Editing 2018 NXL Australia

'''2018 NXL Australia''' comprised regional [[NXL Australia]] paintball competitions and a national finals event. The organiser published four-round calendars for New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. The finals were advertised for 13–14 October at [[Paintball Games Coldstream]]. Surviving reports confirm competition at several events, but do not establish completion of every scheduled round or a complete set of results.[1][2][3][11][12]

== Regional competitions ==
The published regional venues were [[Ultimate Paintball]] in Camden for New South Wales, Paintball Games Coldstream for Victoria, and [[Tactical Operations Paintball|Tactical Ops Paintball]] for Queensland.[1][2][3]

The archived Western Australian events page stated that details were forthcoming; it did not provide a dated 2018 calendar.[13]

== Events ==
Dates below are those advertised in the contemporary calendars or event listing. Confirmation that an event occurred does not necessarily verify play on both advertised days.

{| class="wikitable"
! Advertised dates !! Event !! Venue !! Verified status
|-
| 10–11 February 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Queensland Round 1|Queensland Round 1]]
| Tactical Ops Paintball
| Competition across Saturday and Sunday, including a completed final, documented by a participant report.[3][4]
|-
| 24–25 February 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Victoria Round 1|Victoria Round 1]]
| Paintball Games Coldstream
| Scheduled; completion and results unverified.[2]
|-
| 3–4 March 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia NSW Round 1|NSW Round 1]]
| Ultimate Paintball, Camden
| Completed opening Sydney event and podium documented; the participant report does not independently confirm both playing dates.[1][5]
|-
| 7–8 April 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Victoria Round 2|Victoria Round 2]]
| Paintball Games Coldstream
| League publication documents Super Heroes in Training at the round; completion and results unverified.[2][8]
|-
| 21–22 April 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia NSW Round 2|NSW Round 2]]
| Ultimate Paintball, Camden
| Scheduled; completion and results unverified.[1]
|-
| 19–20 May 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Queensland Round 2|Queensland Round 2]]
| Tactical Ops Paintball
| Opening-day play confirmed on 19 May; completion of the second day and final results unverified.[3][7]
|-
| 23–24 June 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia NSW Round 3|NSW Round 3]]
| Ultimate Paintball, Camden
| Scheduled; completion and results unverified.[1]
|-
| 7–8 July 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Victoria Round 3|Victoria Round 3]]
| Paintball Games Coldstream
| Division 3 competition and its winner confirmed on 7 July; other divisions and second-day play unverified.[2][9]
|-
| 14–15 July 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Queensland Round 3|Queensland Round 3]]
| Tactical Ops Paintball
| Contemporary Rockhampton Rampage report documents the tournament underway; completion and final results unverified.[3][10]
|-
| 4–5 August 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia NSW Round 4|NSW Round 4]]
| Ultimate Paintball, Camden
| Scheduled; completion and results unverified.[1]
|-
| 8–9 September 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Victoria Round 4|Victoria Round 4]]
| Paintball Games Coldstream
| Scheduled; completion and results unverified.[2]
|-
| 13–14 October 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Finals|National finals]]
| Paintball Games Coldstream
| Contemporary player post supports the event's occurrence and Hustle's involvement; final placings and completion of both advertised days unverified.[11][12]
|-
| 20–21 October 2018
| [[2018 NXL Australia Queensland Round 4|Queensland Round 4]]
| Tactical Ops Paintball
| Scheduled in the published Queensland calendar; completion and results unverified.[3]
|}

The Queensland calendar placed Round 4 after the advertised national finals dates. The surviving schedule alone does not establish whether that regional round proceeded as planned.[3][11]

== Verified results ==
The following results are supported by participant reports or a contemporary sponsorship announcement. They are individual event results, not annual championship standings.

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Division or competition !! Verified placings
|-
| [[2018 NXL Australia Queensland Round 1|Queensland Round 1]]
| Division not specified in participant report
| 1st: [[nVs (Australian Paintball Team)|nVs]]; 2nd: [[Calvert Valour (Australian Paintball Team)|Calvert Valour]].[4]
|-
| [[2018 NXL Australia Queensland Round 1|Queensland Round 1]]
| Semi-Pro
| 3rd: [[Renegades (Australian Paintball Team)|Renegades]].[6]
|-
| [[2018 NXL Australia NSW Round 1|NSW Round 1]]
| Division not specified in participant report
| 1st: nVs; 2nd: Cartel; 3rd: [[Sydney Explicit (Australian Paintball Team)|Sydney Explicit]].[5]
|-
| [[2018 NXL Australia Victoria Round 3|Victoria Round 3]]
| Division 3
| 1st: [[Super Heroes in Training (Australian Paintball Team)|Super Heroes in Training]].[9]
|}

The sources do not establish that Renegades' Semi-Pro result at Queensland Round 1 belonged to the same division as the nVs–Calvert Valour final.[4][6]

=== Documented match results ===
At Queensland Round 1, nVs recorded preliminary wins of 4–1 against Calvert Valour and 5–1 against One Life. Their participant report also records wins against Mungers, Blade, Eastside Raw and Hillbillies, followed by victory over Calvert Valour in the final. It does not provide the final's score.[4]

At Queensland Round 2, Renegades reported three wins and one loss after the opening day on 19 May. This was an interim record rather than a final placing.[7]

== National finals ==
The [[2018 NXL Australia Finals]] were advertised for 13–14 October at Paintball Games Coldstream. On 14 October, [[Hustle (Australian Paintball Team)|Hustle]] player Daniel Dansey published a photograph captioned “NXL Australia finals!”, supporting the event's occurrence and his team's involvement.[11][12]

No verified national finals podium or complete annual championship standings have been established from the cited records.

== See also ==
* [[NXL Australia]]
* [[2017 NXL Australia]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180311195350/http://nxlaustralia.com.au/events/nsw.html NXL Australia — NSW Events: 2018 event dates. Archived 11 March 2018.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180311195352/http://nxlaustralia.com.au/events/vic.html NXL Australia — VIC Events: 2018 Victorian Dates. Archived 11 March 2018.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180311195354/http://nxlaustralia.com.au/events/qld.html NXL Australia — QLD Events: 2018 Queensland Dates. Archived 11 March 2018.]
# [https://shop.dyepaintball.com/blogs/news/nathan-macca-mcdonnell-welcomes-2018-with-wins DYE Paintball — “Nathan ‘Macca’ McDonnell Welcomes 2018 with Wins”, participant report, 13 March 2018.]
# [https://shop.dyepaintball.com/blogs/news/sydney-explicit-at-nxl-australia-event-one DYE Paintball — “Explicit at NXL Australia Event One”, Sydney Explicit participant report, 27 March 2018.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/GCPaintballGuys/posts/347429202422194 Renegades — MacDev sponsorship announcement, recording third place in the opening 2018 Queensland NXL Semi-Pro round, Facebook.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/GCPaintballGuys/photos/377514872746960 Renegades — opening-day NXL Round 2 report, recording three wins and one loss, Facebook, 19 May 2018.]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EXltPYphIM NXL Australia — “K2 with Super Heros In Training NXL Vic Round 2”, YouTube; title and description identify the 2018 Victorian second round.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/SHiTPaintballTeam/posts/1899164353717466 Super Heroes in Training — report identifying competition on Saturday, 7 July 2018, and Division 3 victory at Paintball Coldstream, Facebook, published 17 July 2018.]
# [https://www.facebook.com/rockyrampage2018/posts/647304942301968 Rockhampton Rampage — report from the third Queensland NXL tournament at Tactical Ops Paintball, Facebook, July 2018.]
# [https://gunzup.com/league/national-xball-league-australia/#nxl-australia-2018-finals GunzUp — “NXL Australia 2018 Finals” event listing, advertising 13–14 October 2018 at Paintball Games Coldstream. Select the 2018 event.]
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo6A2Osh0ca/ Daniel Dansey — “NXL Australia finals!”, Instagram, 14 October 2018.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20180311195356/http://nxlaustralia.com.au/events/wa.html NXL Australia — WA Events, stating “Details coming soon!”. Archived 11 March 2018.]

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