Editing 2018 NXL Texas Open

The '''2018 NXL Texas Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 4 to 6 May 2018 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was the second event on the league's United States national calendar.[1]

[[Houston Heat]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] 5–4 in the final.[2]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place at Texas Motor Speedway, 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, from Friday, 4 May, to Sunday, 6 May 2018.[1]

Social Paintball's contemporary event coverage independently confirms the Texas Motor Speedway venue.[3]

== Competition formats ==
The professional division had 20 teams and 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, while 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 competition. These formats were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

Open and Amateur ten-player competitions had ten-minute game times. Open and Amateur three-player competitions 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 ==
Houston Heat won all seven of its recorded matches. In the preliminary round, Heat defeated Seattle Uprising, Chicago Aftershock, New York Xtreme and San Diego Dynasty.[2]

Heat then defeated San Antonio X-Factor 6–4 in the quarter-finals and ac Dallas 4–2 in the semi-finals. The team completed its unbeaten tournament with a 5–4 victory over Edmonton Impact in the final.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Heat's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || Seattle Uprising || 7 || 6
|-
| Preliminary || Chicago Aftershock || 5 || 0
|-
| Preliminary || New York Xtreme || 3 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || San Diego Dynasty || 3 || 2
|-
| Quarter-final || San Antonio X-Factor || 6 || 4
|-
| Semi-final || ac Dallas || 4 || 2
|-
| Final || Edmonton Impact || 5 || 4
|}

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

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Houston Heat || Edmonton Impact || ac Dallas || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| Semi-Pro || San Diego Aftermath || NRG Elite || TonTons Flingueurs || Indianapolis Mutiny
|-
| Division 2 || Preferred mob || Louisville Xtreme || Noobies || Carolina Crisis
|-
| Division 3 || Str8Killas || Seattle Ninjas || VINTAGE || Tulsa Rage
|-
| Division 4 || PaintballFIT.com || MW Tribe || NJ Bomb Squad || Noobies
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Veteran Militia || Elite || TNB || Richmond Rage
|-
| Division 4 || Cen Cal Alliance || Apex Predators || Texas PhalanX white || RAMPAGE
|-
| Division 5 || Renegades || Austin Chaos D5 || Shut Up They're Trying || M.S.A.
|-
| Open Mechanical || Scorpions || POSSUM || NJ Jesters Red || GOG eNEMy
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Los Angeles Ironmen 10 Man || Fck Cancer Allstars || Washington Winstons || —
|-
| Amateur || Narcos || Cottonmouths || MiSFiTS || Louisiana Elite
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || OUTLAWS || Weber County Frostbite || Buc-ee's Florida boys || Xkalibur - Tsunami
|-
| Amateur || Fox Brothers BATTALION || Revolution 3rd String ALL Stars || LOS BOLSONES || Dfw Lost Boyz Blue
|}

== Subsequent event ==
The next event on the United States national calendar was the [[2018 NXL Atlantic City Open]], scheduled for 22–24 June in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2018 NXL Las Vegas Open]]
* [[2018 NXL Atlantic City Open]]
* [[2017 NXL Texas Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5902/info PBLeagues – Texas Open: official event information, dates, Texas Motor Speedway venue, formats and national calendar, 4–6 May 2018.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/IgyIneUG8vAPxqsL#games PBLeagues – Houston Heat: official 2018 Texas Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://www.socialpaintball.com/2018/05/11/2018-nxl-texas-open-paintball-highlight-video/ Israel L., Social Paintball – “2018 NXL Texas Open Paintball Highlight Video”, 11 May 2018.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5902/rankings PBLeagues – Texas Open: official final divisional placings.]

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