Editing NXL Australia (section)

== History ==
=== Development in 2016 ===
The original league website described NXL Australia as an initiative involving [[Hot Shots Paintball|Hot Shots Pro Shop]], regional paintball operators and [[GI Sportz]]. Its advertised structure connected regional series to a national championship and offered the national winners an opportunity to compete at the NXL World Cup in Florida.[1]

[[Paintball Sports ACT]] advertised a four-event National Xball League series for experienced competitors during 2016, beginning on 13 March. This five-player programme was listed separately from its three-player beginners' competition.[2]

In Western Australia, [[WASP Paintball]] advertised a pre-season feeder event for 1 May 2016 at WASP Dizzy Lamb Park, ahead of its regional NXL series commencing in July.[3]

A contemporary participant report confirms that [[2016 NXL Australia Queensland Round 1|Queensland Round 1]] took place on 10 July 2016 at [[Tactical Operations Paintball|TAC OPS]], Rosewood. [[Instinct (Australian Paintball Team)|Instinct]] finished third in its division after defeating [[Prodigy (Australian Paintball Team)|Prodigy]] in the third-place play-off.[5]

In Victoria, [[RAW Paintball]] announced that its third round of 2016 would also serve as the first Victorian NXL Australia round.[6]

=== First national championship ===
The league's original national season was advertised as running from July 2016 to June 2017. Its initial arrangements proposed a championship in Canberra, but the completed [[2017 NXL Australia Finals|2017 national finals]] were held at Coldstream on 11 June.[1][4]

RAW Empire and South East Cartel drew their preliminary encounter and finished that stage equal first. RAW Empire subsequently defeated Cartel in the final. Hustle finished third.[4]

South East Cartel's contemporary report also identifies [[Apparition (Australian Paintball Team)|Apparition]], [[HK Reaper Crew (Australian Paintball Team)|HK Reaper Crew]] and [[Asylum (Australian Paintball Team)|Asylum]] as participants.[4]

=== Later competition records ===
PBLeagues records NXL Australia events in Victoria and New South Wales during 2019, including national finals on 12–13 October. The published finals placings show [[Ballistics Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Ballistics Unit]] winning Division 1 and SEC Grey winning Division 2.[7][8]

The league's surviving website also publishes a 2023 calendar covering Western Australia, ACT/NSW and Victoria. It advertises five-player competition across different regional divisions, marks the first Victorian event as postponed and leaves the finals date to be confirmed. These calendar entries establish advertised arrangements rather than completion or results.[9]