2023 NXL Windy City Major
The 2023 NXL Windy City Major was a paintball tournament held from 15 to 17 September 2023 at Chicago Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois, United States. It formed part of the National Xball League (NXL) United States season. Tampa Bay Damage won the professional competition, defeating Houston Heat 3–1 in the final. The Heroines won the Women's National Xball League (WNXL) competition.[1][2][3]
Dates and venue
[edit]The official event dates were 15–17 September 2023. The venue was Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, Illinois.[1]
The tournament followed the 2023 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major and preceded the 2023 NXL World Cup on the league's United States calendar.[1]
Competition formats
[edit]The programme included professional and WNXL X-Ball, semi-professional and Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, WNXL amateur five-player competition, Classic five-player and seven-player competitions, amateur 10-player competition and three-player competition.[1]
| Competition | Published format |
|---|---|
| Professional X-Ball | 15-minute matches; six-point mercy rule |
| WNXL, 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 and WNXL amateur five-player | Five-minute games |
| Open Classic five-player | Five-minute games |
| Open Classic seven-player | Seven-minute games |
| Amateur 10-player | 10-minute games |
| Amateur and novice three-player | Three-minute games |
Source: official event information.[1]
Professional competition
[edit]Tampa Bay Damage defeated Houston Heat 3–1 in the professional final, securing its second consecutive event victory after winning the Mid-Atlantic Major.[3][4]
Damage's result strengthened its position in the season championship race heading into World Cup, with San Diego Dynasty still leading the professional standings.[4]
WNXL competition
[edit]Eight teams entered WNXL X-Ball. The Heroines defeated Cheetahs 2–1 in the final.[1][2][3]
A separate WNXL amateur five-player competition featured four registered teams. Suricatos Women finished first, ahead of San Francisco Sirens.[1][2]
Divisional competition
[edit]PaintballFIT.com defeated Blast Camp 3–1 in the semi-professional final, winning its fourth consecutive event of the season.[3][4]
Shut up we're trying defeated New York Wrecking Crew 5–2 in the Division 2 X-Ball final.[3]
Results
[edit]The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 16 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[2]
| Competition | First | Second |
|---|---|---|
| Professional X-Ball | Tampa Bay Damage | Houston Heat |
| WNXL X-Ball | The Heroines | Cheetahs |
| Semi-professional X-Ball | PaintballFIT.com | Blast Camp |
| Division 2 X-Ball | Shut up we're trying | New York Wrecking Crew |
| Division 3 X-Ball | tppcrew | MW TRIBE |
| Division 4 X-Ball | Jackpot | Noobies |
| Division 5 X-Ball | Houston Zone D5X | Wastelanders |
| Amateur 10v10 | Extreme Rage | Enemy |
| Open Classic seven-player | Extreme Rage | Beer League Paintball |
| WNXL amateur five-player | Suricatos Women | San Francisco Sirens |
| Open Classic five-player | Extreme Rage | Spread Eagle Tavern |
| Division 3 five-player | Struggle Paintball | MIDWEST Bounty |
| Division 4 five-player | TKO Texas KnockOut | Veteran Militia Zulu |
| Division 5 five-player | BC Boys | SMSC |
| Amateur three-player | Boss Paintball Products | DBS Factory |
| Novice three-player | Chicago Envy | Eat My Ballz |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- PBLeagues – NXL Windy City Major: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2023.
- PBLeagues – NXL Windy City Major: final standings, 2023.
- PBLeagues – NXL Windy City Major: match scores, 2023.
- National Xball League – NXL Windy City Major Recap, Tampa Bay: Back to Back, PBFit: Best Divisional Team Ever?, written in partnership with Iconic Paintball by Quinn Nadu, 25 September 2023.