Editing 2016 NXL Great Lakes Open

The '''2016 NXL Great Lakes Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 12 to 14 August 2016 at Victory Park in North Ridgeville, Ohio, United States. It was the fourth event of the league's five-event national season.[1][2]

[[Edmonton Impact]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[San Diego Dynasty]] 6–3 in the final.[3][4]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place at Victory Park, 7777 Victory Lane, North Ridgeville, from Friday, 12 August, to Sunday, 14 August 2016.[1]

The venue's contemporary announcement described the tournament as the second annual NXL Great Lakes Open. Alongside tournament play, the event offered a paintball trade show, professional player autograph sessions and public shooting activities. General admission and parking were free, with separate grandstand and VIP options.[2]

The organisers also advertised an introductory intramural tournament for Sunday, 14 August, offering three-player and five-player groups with rental equipment.[5]

== Competition formats ==
The official registration record lists 154 registered and paid team entries across the national event's competition groups.[1]

Advertised X-Ball game times were:
* Professional: 16 minutes.
* Semi-Pro and Division 2: 15 minutes.
* Divisions 3 and 4: 12 minutes.[1]

Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, with five-minute game times. Open Pump five-player competition was also listed with five-minute game times, while Open ten-player competition had ten-minute game times.[1]

Only one team entered Open Pump. The published placings list West Coast Sharks 1 first, without ranking points; this listing does not establish that a contested pump tournament took place.[1][6]

== Professional competition ==
Edmonton Impact began with a 7–5 preliminary defeat to San Antonio X-Factor, then defeated ac Dallas, Los Angeles Ironmen and Tampa Bay Damage to reach the knockout rounds.[3]

Impact defeated Boom 7–2 in the quarter-finals before meeting X-Factor again in the semi-finals. Impact won the rematch 8–2 and subsequently defeated San Diego Dynasty 6–3 in the final.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Impact's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || San Antonio X-Factor || 5 || 7
|-
| Preliminary || ac Dallas || 7 || 3
|-
| Preliminary || Los Angeles Ironmen || 8 || 3
|-
| Preliminary || Tampa Bay Damage || 7 || 0
|-
| Quarter-final || Boom || 7 || 2
|-
| Semi-final || San Antonio X-Factor || 8 || 2
|-
| Final || San Diego Dynasty || 6 || 3
|}

== Results ==
The following tables list the leading four finishers in each competition with published placings. Open Pump had only one listed entrant.[6]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Edmonton Impact || San Diego Dynasty || San Antonio X-Factor || Houston Heat
|-
| Semi-Pro || P.C. Katana || Louisville Asylum || Distortion || Sacramento DMG
|-
| Division 2 || DZ AllStars || Bay State Bandits || Baltimore Nasty || Montreal Image
|-
| Division 3 || Gucci Gang || Noobies || Annapolis A-Team || Connecticut Outlaws
|-
| Division 4 || Detroit Action || New England Crusade || N.O. Bounty || OUTLAWS
|}

=== Five-player, pump and ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Armagedon GUA || West Coast Sharks || Inside Out || Storm Riders
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Combat || Whiteout || Trouble N Paradise || LVPP OUTKAST
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Texas PhalanX Red || Drive || Cleveland Chaos || Detroit Action III
|-
| Open ten-player || Quintons Army || Thunder Ducks || Detroit Thunder || Bad Company
|-
| Open Pump five-player || West Coast Sharks 1 (sole entrant) || — || — || —
|}

== Place in the season ==
The Great Lakes Open followed the [[2016 NXL Nashville Open]]. The remaining event on the national calendar was the [[2016 NXL World Cup]], scheduled for 3–6 November in Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2015 NXL Great Lakes Open]]
* [[2016 NXL Nashville Open]]
* [[2016 NXL World Cup]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4844/info PBLeagues – Great Lakes Open: official event information, dates, venue, registration totals, formats and season calendar, 12–14 August 2016.]
# [https://www.victoryparkohio.com/news_article/show/601325 Victory Park Ohio – “NXL Great Lakes Open – August 12–14, 2016”. Contemporary venue announcement.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/wia2WqMxxdUnC45q#games PBLeagues – Edmonton Impact: official 2016 Great Lakes Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://www.paintballwincount.com/impact-wins-great-lakes-open-nxl-2016 Rusty Glaze, Paintball Win Count – “Impact WINS Great Lakes Open – NXL 2016”, 15 September 2016.]
# [https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0103/8499/Victory_Park_Ohio_-_2016_Great_Lakes_Open_Press_Release.pdf Victory Park Ohio – 2016 Great Lakes Open press release, including the advertised intramural tournament.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4844/rankings PBLeagues – Great Lakes Open: official final divisional placings.]

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