2022 NXL Lone Star Open
The 2022 NXL Lone Star Open was a National Xball League (NXL) paintball tournament held from 29 April to 1 May 2022 at Giant Party Sports Paintball & Airsoft Park in Allen, Texas, United States. Tampa Bay Damage won the professional competition, defeating Edmonton Impact through a deciding one-on-one between Jacob Edwards and Brandon Cornell.[1][2]
Dates and venue
[edit]The official event dates were 29 April–1 May 2022. The venue was Giant Party Sports Paintball & Airsoft Park, 4404 Dillehay Drive, Allen, Texas.[1]
The tournament followed the 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major on the league's United States calendar.[1]
Competition formats
[edit]The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, Open mechanical seven-player competition, and amateur, novice and female Open three-player competition.[1]
| Competition | Published format |
|---|---|
| Professional X-Ball | 15-minute matches; six-point mercy rule |
| Semi-professional and Division 2 X-Ball | 15-minute matches; five-point mercy rule |
| Division 3 and Division 4 X-Ball | 12-minute matches; four-point mercy rule |
| Division 5 X-Ball | 10-minute matches; three-point mercy rule |
| Division 3–5 five-player | Five-minute games |
| Open mechanical seven-player | 10-minute games |
| Amateur, novice and female Open three-player | Three-minute games |
Source: official event information.[1]
Professional participation and layout
[edit]Fifteen teams entered the professional division. The event used a blind field layout, which teams encountered at the tournament rather than receiving in advance.[1][2]
Professional competition
[edit]San Diego Dynasty and San Antonio X-Factor were eliminated before the Sunday playoffs. New Orleans Hurricanes reached the playoffs in their second professional NXL event.[2]
In the semi-finals, Edmonton Impact defeated Houston Heat 4–3 in overtime, while Tampa Bay Damage defeated NRG Elite 5–1.[2]
The final finished regulation play tied at 3–3. Sudden-death overtime produced no winning point, and the match proceeded to one-on-one play. Bryan Smith and Zach Yachimec contested the first pairing without scoring. Jacob Edwards then eliminated Brandon Cornell to secure the championship for Damage.[2]
The victory was Damage's first event win since 2013.[2]
Results
[edit]The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 13 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[3]
| Competition | First | Second |
|---|---|---|
| Professional X-Ball | Tampa Bay Damage | Edmonton Impact |
| Semi-professional X-Ball | Blast Camp | Annapolis A-Team |
| Division 2 X-Ball | KC Missouri Allstars | Leverage |
| Division 3 X-Ball | Texas Cyclone | Omaha Jamz |
| Division 4 X-Ball | Houston Zone | Tropic Thunder |
| Division 5 X-Ball | Storm Riders | Outlaw Anodizing Red |
| Open mechanical seven-player | MAXT | Valhalla |
| Division 3 five-player | GREED | Palm Beach Vipers |
| Division 4 five-player | ARF Storm Riders | Murder inc |
| Division 5 five-player | Texas Titans Black | ac kidz |
| Female Open three-player | Valkyries | Paintball Ladies |
| Amateur three-player | Innocent Bystanders | Didn't Make It First Round |
| Novice three-player | Midwest Ropers | Oklafornia Boys |
Houston Heat finished third in the professional standings.[3]
See also
[edit]- National Xball League
- 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major
- 2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major
- Paintball in the United States
References
[edit]- PBLeagues – NXL Lone Star Open: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2022.
- National Xball League – Tampa Bay Damage wins behind the 1v1 talent of Jacob Edwards; NXL Lone Star Open Recap, written in partnership with IconicPB by Quinn Nadu, 5 May 2022.
- PBLeagues – NXL Lone Star Open: final standings, 2022.