2022 NXL Windy City Major

The 2022 NXL Windy City Major was a paintball tournament held from 9 to 11 September 2022 at Chicago Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois, United States. It formed part of the National Xball League (NXL) United States season. Edmonton Impact won the professional competition, defeating Red Legion in the final. Heavy rain on Sunday caused the scheduled NXL All-Star game to be postponed.[1][2][3]

Dates and venue

The official event dates were 9–11 September 2022. The venue was Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, Illinois.[1]

The tournament followed the 2022 NXL Golden State Open and preceded the 2022 NXL World Cup on the league's United States calendar.[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, Open mechanical seven-player competition and 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
Amateur 10-player	10-minute games
Open mechanical seven-player	10-minute games
Female Open, amateur and novice three-player	Three-minute games

Source: official event information.[1]

Professional competition

New Orleans Hurricanes completed the preliminary round undefeated with a 4–0 record. Edmonton Impact and San Antonio X-Factor each finished their preliminary group with three wins and one defeat.[3]

Impact defeated Houston Heat in overtime in the semi-finals, while Red Legion eliminated San Diego Dynasty.[3]

In the final, Impact established a 3–0 lead. Red Legion recovered two points, but Impact held off its final attack to win the tournament. Alex Goldman received the event most valuable player and Golden Barrel awards.[3]

All-Star game postponement

An NXL All-Star game was scheduled for Sunday as a 20-minute X-Ball match between Team Bredthauer (Red) and Team Martinez (Blue).[1][4]

Heavy rain caused the league to postpone the match, with contemporary reporting identifying World Cup as the intended replacement occasion.[3]

Although the registration system displayed the two teams in a numbered order, its score record contained no match score or wins. That entry does not establish a completed All-Star result at the Windy City Major.[2][4]

Divisional competition

Blast Camp won the semi-professional tournament against Austin Notorious, recording its third event victory of the season. STRUGGLE defeated East Coast Effect 6–5 in the Division 2 X-Ball final.[3]

New York Wrecking Crew won Division 3 X-Ball with a 4–1 final victory against Shut up we're trying. Tribe defeated Tropic Thunder to win Division 4 X-Ball.[3]

Results

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 14 completed competitions listed in the official final standings. The postponed All-Star game is excluded. Team names follow the event record.[2]

Competition	First	Second
Professional X-Ball	Edmonton Impact	Red Legion
Semi-professional X-Ball	Blast Camp	Austin Notorious
Division 2 X-Ball	STRUGGLE	East Coast Effect
Division 3 X-Ball	New York Wrecking Crew	Shut up we're trying
Division 4 X-Ball	Tribe	Tropic Thunder
Division 5 X-Ball	Sbs	Storm Riders
Amateur 10v10	Extreme Rage	PHILIPPINES
Open mechanical seven-player	MAXT	Extreme Rage
Division 3 five-player	Palm Beach Vipers	Veteran Militia
Division 4 five-player	MW TRIBE	Veteran Militia Echo
Division 5 five-player	Dropouts	Hostile Ground 3
Female Open three-player	Journey	FEMMES FAMILY
Amateur three-player	Outlaw Anodizing Red	Faceless
Novice three-player	SHAKEDOWN	Team Legacy

References