2023 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major

The 2023 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major was a paintball tournament held from 16 to 18 June 2023 in Royersford, Pennsylvania, United States. It formed part of the National Xball League (NXL) United States season. Tampa Bay Damage won the professional competition, defeating San Antonio X-Factor in the final.[1][2][3]

Dates and venue

The official event dates were 16–18 June 2023. The venue was located at 547 Royersford Road, Royersford, Pennsylvania.[1]

The tournament followed the 2023 NXL Lone Star Major and preceded the 2023 NXL Windy City Major on the league's United States calendar.[1]

Competition formats

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]

Professional competition

Tampa Bay Damage defeated Houston Heat 3–2 in the semi-finals. San Antonio X-Factor eliminated San Diego Dynasty in the other semi-final, ending Dynasty's opportunity to win a fourth consecutive event.[3]

The final between Damage and X-Factor was ultimately decided through one-on-one play. Jacob Edwards eliminated Tom Guest to secure the tournament victory for Damage. Edwards also received the event most valuable player award.[3]

Divisional competition

PaintballFIT.com defeated Blast Camp in overtime to win its third consecutive semi-professional event of the season.[3]

DBS FACTORY defeated Underground 3–1 in the Division 3 X-Ball final. Baltimore Braves won Division 4 X-Ball, defeating Immortal Kings 3–2.[3]

Women's competition

The WNXL amateur five-player category had one registered team, Suricatos Women, which was listed first in the final standings. No professional WNXL X-Ball category appeared in the event programme or results.[1][2]

Results

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 17 categories listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[2]

Competition	First	Second
Professional X-Ball	Tampa Bay Damage	San Antonio X-Factor
Semi-professional X-Ball	PaintballFIT.com	Blast Camp
Division 2 X-Ball	AG Knights	Malicious
Division 3 X-Ball	DBS FACTORY	Underground
Division 4 X-Ball	Baltimore Braves	Immortal Kings
Division 5 X-Ball	Suicide Squad	570 Bucks
Amateur 10v10	CRBN	Enemy 1
Open Classic seven-player	Image	NME
WNXL amateur five-player	Suricatos Women	— (sole entry)
Classic Open five-player	Spread Eagle Tavern	PHILIPPINES
Division 3 five-player	Veteran Militia	Suricatos
Division 4 five-player	ScheiBe	NYC Storm Riders
Division 5 five-player	Strange	Noobies
Youth five-player	Enemy Kidz	AG Kids
Amateur three-player	XPX	Los Lobos
Novice three-player	Denial	JUSTICE
Youth three-player	AG Kids	Montressor's Marauders Gold

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