2023 NXL Lone Star Major
The 2023 NXL Lone Star Major was a paintball tournament held from 28 to 30 April 2023 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, Texas, United States. It was the second major event of the National Xball League (NXL) United States season. San Diego Dynasty won the professional competition, defeating Houston Heat in overtime in the final.[1][2]
Dates and venue
[edit]The official event dates were 28–30 April 2023. The venue was Old Settlers Park, 3300 East Palm Valley Boulevard, Round Rock, Texas.[1]
A separately registered practice session was scheduled for Thursday, 27 April, at the same venue.[3]
Competition formats
[edit]The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, divisional and youth five-player competition, WNXL amateur five-player competition, Classic formats, amateur 10-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 |
| Divisional, youth and WNXL amateur five-player | Five-minute games |
| Open five-player | Five-minute games |
| Open Classic seven-player | Seven-minute games |
| Amateur 10-player | 10-minute games |
| Amateur, novice and youth three-player | Three-minute games |
Source: official event information.[1]
Women's competition
[edit]The women's category was WNXL amateur five-player. Suricatos Women won ahead of Inland Empire Runaways. No professional WNXL X-Ball competition appeared in the event programme or final standings.[1][4]
Professional competition
[edit]San Diego Aftermath and New York Xtreme each completed the preliminary round undefeated with four wins. Dynasty recovered from an opening defeat against Los Angeles Infamous to finish its preliminary group with three wins and one loss.[2]
Dynasty defeated MLKings 2–0 in the wildcard round and New Orleans Hurricanes 5–1 in the quarter-finals. Houston Heat defeated New York Xtreme 3–2 in its quarter-final.[2]
The semi-finals brought Dynasty against San Antonio X-Factor and Houston Heat against Los Angeles Infamous. Dynasty and Heat progressed to the championship match, which Dynasty won in overtime.[2]
Results
[edit]The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 17 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[4]
| Competition | First | Second |
|---|---|---|
| Professional X-Ball | San Diego Dynasty | Houston Heat |
| Semi-professional X-Ball | PaintballFIT.com | Blast Camp |
| Division 2 X-Ball | New York Wrecking Crew | Shut up we're trying |
| Division 3 X-Ball | tppcrew | Competitive Edge |
| Division 4 X-Ball | Austin Notorious D4 | NJ BOMBSQUAD |
| Division 5 X-Ball | Tribe Powerhouse | All Mixed Up Gold AMU |
| Amateur 10v10 | Houston VcK | Maple Leaf Chiefs |
| Open Classic seven-player | FZR | Extreme Rage |
| WNXL amateur five-player | Suricatos Women | Inland Empire Runaways |
| Classic Open five-player | Extreme Rage | IndyStorm |
| Division 3 five-player | Suricatos | Papeletto |
| Division 4 five-player | Dropouts | TKO Texas KnockOut |
| Division 5 five-player | SMSC | PPS Mayhem |
| Youth five-player | Dangerous Toys | CountDown Kidz |
| Amateur three-player | Lost Dutchman | Delta Tango Foxtrot |
| Novice three-player | Bri | ColdBlooded Predators |
| Youth three-player | Salty Smurfs | SUWT KIDS |
See also
[edit]- National Xball League
- 2023 NXL Sunshine State Major
- 2023 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major
- Paintball in the United States
References
[edit]- PBLeagues – NXL Lone Star Major: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2023.
- National Xball League – Deep in the Heart of Texas, Dynasty Extends Historic Run, written in partnership with Iconic Paintball by Quinn Nadu, 1 May 2023.
- PBLeagues – NXL Lone Star Major Practice, 27 April 2023.
- PBLeagues – NXL Lone Star Major: final standings, 2023.