Editing 2018 NXL Europe Paris-Chantilly Open

The '''2018 NXL Europe Paris-Chantilly Open''' was a [[NXL Europe]] paintball tournament held in Chantilly, France, from 27–30 September 2018. It was the final event of the inaugural NXL Europe season. [[Edmonton Impact]] defeated [[Houston Heat]] 7–4 in the Professional final, securing the season championship. New Zealand's [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]] finished 15th.[1][2][3]

== Format ==
Professional X-Ball competition ran from 28–30 September, using 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule.[1]

The event also included Semi-Professional and divisional X-Ball, five-player, ten-player and three-player competitions.[1][2]

== Professional results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| 2 || [[Houston Heat]]
|-
| 3 || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| 4 || Joy Division
|-
| 5 || Toulouse TonTons
|-
| 6 || Paris Camp Carnage
|-
| 7 || Cologne Hurricanes
|-
| 8 || Ronholt Blast
|-
| 9 || MLKings
|-
| 10 || Breakout Spa
|-
| 11 || Offenburg Comin at Ya
|-
| 12 || All Starz Red Storm
|-
| 13 || Manchester Firm
|-
| 14 || PPArena Pilsen
|-
| 15 || [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]
|-
| 16 || FiveStar Lleida
|-
| 17 || Outrage
|}
Source: official PBLeagues final placings.[2]

=== Semi-finals and finals ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final || Edmonton Impact || 6–4 || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| Semi-final || Houston Heat || 5–4 || Joy Division
|-
| Third-place match || Moscow Red Legion || 5–0 || Joy Division
|-
| Final || Edmonton Impact || 7–4 || Houston Heat
|}
Source: official tournament score archive.[4]

== New Zealand participation ==
Expendables, registered from Feilding, competed in Professional X-Ball. The team recorded one preliminary win and three losses and did not advance to the knockout rounds.[4][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Opponent !! Expendables score !! Result
|-
| 28 September 2018 || Joy Division || 4–5 || Loss
|-
| 28 September 2018 || Cologne Hurricanes || 3–8 || Loss
|-
| 29 September 2018 || All Starz Red Storm || 6–4 || Win
|-
| 29 September 2018 || Houston Heat || 4–5 || Loss
|}
Source: Expendables' official tournament match record.[5]

Expendables finished 15th and received 21.25 ranking points.[2]

== Other division winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Winner
|-
| Semi-Professional X-Ball || Cryptonomics
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || Bergen Legacy
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || Gidnet Grin
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Dog's D'Amor 2
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Rejects
|-
| Open ten-player || Breakout Spa 10-man
|-
| Open three-player || Extreme Damage Thunder
|-
| Amateur three-player || Commandos
|}
Source: official PBLeagues final placings.[2]

The separately listed under-19 national-team competition was won by Russia, ahead of France and Norway.[2]

== See also ==
* [[NXL Europe]]
* [[2018 NXL Europe Chartres Open]]
* [[2018 NXL Europe Prague Open]]
* [[2018 NXL Europe Basildon-London Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6069/info PBLeagues: Paris-Chantilly Open — event information, dates and formats], 27–30 September 2018.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6069/rankings PBLeagues: Paris-Chantilly Open — official final placings].
# [https://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=5956915 “Edmonton Impact defeats Houston Heat to win Paris NXL”], PbNation, report by John, 30 September 2018.
# [https://pbleagues.com/scores/L403/E6069/scores/s255_c8.html PBLeagues: 2018 NXL Europe Paris-Chantilly Open — Professional X-Ball scores].
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/UZo88a5F4jXOyWgR PBLeagues: Expendables — Paris-Chantilly Open registration and match results].

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in France]]