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== United States competition structure ==

=== Professional and divisional competition ===

The principal five-player competition is Professional X-Ball. Other X-Ball divisions include Semi-Professional and Divisions 2–5. Conventional five-player divisions are listed separately from X-Ball, even where their player classifications have the same division number.[18][19]

Teams receive event placings and season-ranking points. An event championship, World Cup championship and season points championship are separate achievements.[5][6]

The league has used promotion from Semi-Professional competition into the professional division. Its 2021 account of the promotion race described the Semi-Professional season title as carrying an invitation to the following year's professional competition.[20]

Promotion and relegation outcomes depend on the relevant season's regulations and results. They should not be inferred solely from a team's absence from a later entry list.

=== Women's National Xball League ===

The [[Women's National Xball League]] was introduced through an exhibition match at World Cup on 13 November 2021. The match featured teams named Fire and Ice and preceded the first regular WNXL season in 2022.[21][22]

Professional WNXL uses five-player X-Ball and has separate event results and season standings. Women's amateur five-player and women's three-player competitions have also appeared at selected national events.[5][18][19]

The 2026 professional WNXL programme identified the first, third and fifth national events as its United States rounds.[23]

=== Youth, Masters and other categories ===

Selected events offer youth and Masters competition. World Cup also includes specialised competitions such as the Commander's Cup, Veterans International and collegiate paintball, with their availability and registration arrangements documented separately.[19][24]

These categories are not interchangeable with the national professional championship.