2023 WNXL season

The 2023 WNXL season comprised the United States professional and amateur competitions of the Women's National Xball League. The professional championship had three rounds, while the amateur five-player standings covered five events. Cheetahs won the professional season championship, and Suricatos Women finished first in the amateur standings.[1]

Calendar and formats

Professional WNXL competition used five-player Xball with 15-minute matches and a five-point mercy rule. Amateur five-player competition used five-minute games.[2][3][4][5][6]

The following dates are those of the host NXL events; individual WNXL divisions did not necessarily compete throughout each event.

Dates	Event	Venue	WNXL competition
10–12 March 2023	Sunshine State Major	NXL World Cup site, 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida	Professional Xball and amateur five-player
28–30 April 2023	Lone Star Major	Old Settlers Park, Round Rock, Texas	Amateur five-player
16–18 June 2023	Mid-Atlantic Major	547 Royersford Road, Royersford, Pennsylvania	Amateur five-player
15–17 September 2023	Windy City Major	Chicago Gaelic Park, Oak Forest, Illinois	Professional Xball and amateur five-player
8–12 November 2023	World Cup	NXL World Cup site, 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida	Professional Xball and amateur five-player

Sources: official event information.[2][3][4][5][6]

The professional division had eight entries at Sunshine State and Windy City, expanding to twelve at World Cup. The World Cup professional programme was listed for 9–12 November, with amateur five-player competition scheduled for 11 November.[2][5][6]

Professional competition

Event results

Event	Winners	Runners-up	Source
Sunshine State Major	Destiny	Cheetahs	[7]
Windy City Major	The Heroines	Cheetahs	[8]
World Cup	Dallas Vibe	Cheetahs	[9]

Destiny won the Sunshine State Major with a 3–1 victory over Cheetahs in the final. It was Destiny's first WNXL event victory, following three runner-up finishes in 2022. Destiny defeated Femmes Fatale 4–0 in the semi-finals, while Cheetahs defeated The Heroines 4–2.[7]

The Heroines won all six of their matches at Windy City. They defeated Femmes Fatale 4–2 in the semi-finals and Cheetahs 2–1 after overtime in the final. Cheetahs had reached the final by beating Destiny 3–1.[8]

Dallas Vibe won World Cup. Cheetahs' third consecutive runner-up finish secured the professional season championship, distinguishing the season title from the final event's championship.[9][10]

Final professional standings

All teams appearing in the official professional season standings are listed below. World Cup awarded twice the points of an equivalent placing at either preceding round.[1][9]

Position	Team	Season points
1	Cheetahs	384
2	The Heroines	379
3	Destiny	373
4	Dallas Vibe	370
5	Femmes Fatale	352
6	New Jersey High Rollers	332
7	Northern Lights	285
8	Belladonna	168
9	Suricatos W	160
10	St. Louis Arch Angels	102
11	Drakaina	90
12	Sacramento Diamonds	84
13	Karma	55

Source: PBLeagues final season standings.[1]

Amateur five-player competition

Event winners

Event	First-placed team
Sunshine State Major	Carbon
Lone Star Major	Suricatos Women
Mid-Atlantic Major	Suricatos Women
Windy City Major	Suricatos Women
World Cup	San Francisco Sirens

Sources: official season standings and event results.[1][9][11]

The Sunshine State event results identify Carbon as the amateur winners. The season standings instead credit the corresponding first-place result and 100 points to Sacramento Storm. These records are reproduced under their respective published names.[1][11]

Suricatos Women were the only team listed in the Mid-Atlantic amateur results, receiving first place and 100 points.[12]

Final amateur standings

Position	Team	Season points
1	Suricatos Women	582
2	Sacramento Storm	463
3	San Francisco Sirens	296
4	Midwest Warmaidens	285
5	Inland Empire Runaways	96