2021 NXL World Cup

The 2021 NXL World Cup was a paintball tournament held from 11 to 14 November 2021 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. It concluded the National Xball League (NXL) United States season. San Diego Dynasty defeated San Antonio X-Factor 7–6 in the professional final and finished first in the professional season standings.[1][2][3]

Dates and venue

The official event dates were 11–14 November 2021. The venue was listed as NXL World Cup, 6000 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

The tournament followed the 2021 NXL Windy City Major, held in September.[1]

Competition formats

The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, amateur 10-player competition, mechanical Mounds competitions, and three-player competition. Separate female Open X-Ball and three-player categories were also advertised.[1]

Professional X-Ball used 15-minute matches with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-professional and Division 2 matches used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule. Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule, while Division 5 used 10-minute games with a three-point mercy rule.[1]

The mechanical Mounds programme offered five-player, seven-player and 10-player competitions. Female Open X-Ball was scheduled as a 20-minute competition.[1]

Professional competition

San Diego Dynasty defeated San Antonio X-Factor 7–6 in the professional final, retaining the World Cup title it had won in 2020.[2][5]

Dynasty also secured the professional season championship, finishing with 677 ranking points.[3]

Event results

The following table records the winners and runners-up in the ranked competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[4]

Competition	First	Second
Professional X-Ball	San Diego Dynasty	San Antonio X-Factor
Semi-professional X-Ball	Carolina Crisis	Brawl
Female Open X-Ball	FIRE	ICE
Division 2 X-Ball	New England Wreckage	TPP Totem
Division 3 X-Ball	Sac DMG	Carolina Crisis Bronze
Division 4 X-Ball	Dynamic	Texas Cyclone
Division 5 X-Ball	Tropic Thunder	Step bros
Mechanical Mounds Open 10v10	Extreme Rage	Adrenaline--
Amateur 10v10	Mutiny	Maple Leaf Chiefs
Mechanical Mounds Open seven-player	Extreme Rage	Adrenaline-
Mechanical Mounds Open five-player	Extreme Rage	BTA
Division 3 five-player	RAMPAGE	Veteran Militia
Division 4 five-player	Voodoo D4	787 CHAOS
Division 5 five-player	PR ALLSTARZ D5	Tropic Thunder 5
Open three-player	The Catalina Wine Mixer	Stoner Coons
Amateur three-player	Delta Tango Foxtrot	DBS
Division 5 three-player	Ronnie and the beers	Wookies

Female competition

FIRE defeated ICE 9–3 in the female Open X-Ball match.[2]

The event standings also contained a female Open three-player category, but displayed no finishing places or ranking points. No winner is assigned here from that record.[4]

Season championships

World Cup event winners and overall season champions were not necessarily the same teams. New Orleans Hurricanes finished first in the semi-professional season standings despite Carolina Crisis winning the World Cup tournament.[3][4]

The following table records season leaders in the principal competitions contested across multiple events.[3]

Competition	Season champion	Ranking points
Professional X-Ball	San Diego Dynasty	677
Semi-professional X-Ball	New Orleans Hurricanes	362
Division 2 X-Ball	Austin Notorious	296
Division 3 X-Ball	Philadelphia A's	283
Division 4 X-Ball	Coalition	300
Division 5 X-Ball	Tropic Thunder	200
Division 3 five-player	Veteran Militia	296
Division 4 five-player	787 CHAOS	288
Division 5 five-player	Tropic Thunder 5	196
Amateur 10v10	Extreme Rage	329.53
Classic five-player	Annihilators	200
Open three-player	Wiseguys	358
Amateur three-player	SeaBears	245.62
Division 5 three-player	787Chaos	186

Promotion and relegation

Ac Dallas was relegated from the professional division at the conclusion of the season. New Orleans Hurricanes earned promotion for 2022 by winning the semi-professional season championship.[5][6]

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