Editing 2018 NXL Chicago Open

The '''2018 NXL Chicago Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 14 to 16 September 2018 at Chicago Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois, United States. It was the fourth event on the league's United States national calendar.[1]

[[Russian Legion|Moscow Red Legion]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Los Angeles Ironmen]] 5–2 in the final. [[San Diego Aftermath]] won Semi-Pro, its third victory in that division during the season.[2][3]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place at Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, from Friday, 14 September, to Sunday, 16 September 2018.[1]

== Competition formats ==
The 20-team professional division 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. 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. These competitions were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

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

== Professional competition ==
Moscow Red Legion won three of its four preliminary matches, defeating Los Angeles Infamous, P.C. Katana and Seattle Thunder, while losing 5–3 to San Diego Dynasty.[2]

Red Legion then defeated San Antonio X-Factor 4–3 in the quarter-finals and Houston Heat 6–1 in the semi-finals. In the final, Red Legion defeated Los Angeles Ironmen 5–2.[2]

Contemporary coverage published by Paintball Ruined My Life on 17 September confirmed Red Legion's professional victory and Aftermath's Semi-Pro win.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Red Legion's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || Los Angeles Infamous || 7 || 5
|-
| Preliminary || P.C. Katana || 5 || 4
|-
| Preliminary || Seattle Thunder || 7 || 1
|-
| Preliminary || San Diego Dynasty || 3 || 5
|-
| Quarter-final || San Antonio X-Factor || 4 || 3
|-
| Semi-final || Houston Heat || 6 || 1
|-
| Final || Los Angeles Ironmen || 5 || 2
|}

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 13 competitions. Open Mechanical five-player had three teams.[4]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Moscow Red Legion || Los Angeles Ironmen || Houston Heat || Baltimore Revo
|-
| Semi-Pro || San Diego Aftermath || Baltimore Nasty || Indianapolis Mutiny || Royal City Seadogs
|-
| Division 2 || Camp Pendleton Raiders || Capital Edge DMG || Preferred mob || Louisville Xtreme
|-
| Division 3 || Blastcamp Revolution || Scumdogs || NRG Elite Alpha || Padres
|-
| Division 4 || PaintballFIT.com || Noobies || TCP Factory || REVO 3
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Veteran Militia || 412 KREW || JUNGLE CATS || POSTAL
|-
| Division 4 || Thunderstruck || Chicago Damage Inc. || Brofessionals || Whiteout II
|-
| Division 5 || Austin Chaos D5 || MW Triumph || Warped HQ || Extreme Stingerz
|-
| Open Mechanical || Steve the Pirates Wrecking Crew || Scorpions || SOS || —
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || FCK Cancer Allstarz || Washington Winstons || Beer League Paintball || Gunfighters
|-
| Amateur || GOATMOB || Struggle Paintball || Cincinnati Devastation || Midwest Bandits
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || CD3 BSB || Casino Royale || Wild Dogs || Death Stalkers
|-
| Amateur || Destiny X || N J Jesters || Seattle Ninjas 69 || Seattle Ninjas Black
|}

== Subsequent event ==
The final event on the United States national calendar was the [[2018 NXL World Cup]], scheduled for 8–11 November in Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2018 NXL Atlantic City Open]]
* [[2018 NXL World Cup]]
* [[2017 NXL Chicago Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5976/info PBLeagues – Chicago Open: official event information, dates, Chicago Gaelic Park venue, formats and national calendar, 14–16 September 2018.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/nMXPUFpPVVPUwNc0#games PBLeagues – Moscow Red Legion: official 2018 Chicago Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://paintballruinedmylife.com/2018/09/17/the-russians-win-chicago-emek-and-etha-bodies-social-smpl-elbow-pads-pbrmw/ Brad Johnson, Paintball Ruined My Life – “The Russians Win Chicago, Emek and Etha Bodies, Social SMPL Elbow Pads – PBRMW”, 17 September 2018.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5976/rankings PBLeagues – Chicago Open: official final divisional placings.]

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