Editing 2018 NXL Texas Open (section)

== Competition formats ==
The professional division had 20 teams and was advertised as 15-minute X-Ball with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-Pro and Division 2 used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule, while Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule.[1]

Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, alongside Open Mechanical five-player competition. These formats were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

Open and Amateur ten-player competitions had ten-minute game times. Open and Amateur three-player competitions had three-minute game times. No two-player or pump competition appears in the event's registration or final results records.[1][4]