Editing 2018 NXL World Cup

The '''2018 NXL World Cup''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 8 to 11 November 2018 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. It concluded the league's five-event United States national season.[1]

[[Houston Heat]] defeated [[Russian Legion|Moscow Red Legion]] 5–4 in the professional final. Heat also won the professional season championship, finishing with 873 points, two ahead of [[Edmonton Impact]].[2][3]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place from Thursday, 8 November, to Sunday, 11 November 2018 at 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

== Competition formats ==
Professional X-Ball used 15-minute games 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. Other formats included Open Pump five-player, Open and Amateur ten-player, Open and Amateur three-player, and Mounds five-player and ten-player competitions.[1][4]

Separate championship divisions were held for Division 3 X-Ball, Division 4 X-Ball and Division 4/5 five-player RaceTo-2. These appear as NAC competitions in the official scores and were distinct from the corresponding open-entry divisions.[1][5]

== Professional competition ==
Houston Heat won three of its four preliminary matches, defeating Sacramento DMG, Scottsdale Elevation and Chicago Aftershock, while losing 6–5 to San Antonio X-Factor.[2]

Heat then won four consecutive elimination matches. The team defeated Los Angeles Infamous 5–4 in the opening knockout round, Los Angeles Ironmen 3–2 in the quarter-finals and ac Dallas 6–3 in the semi-finals.[2]

In the final, Heat defeated Moscow Red Legion 5–4 to win World Cup and secure the professional season title.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Heat's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || Sacramento DMG || 7 || 4
|-
| Preliminary || Scottsdale Elevation || 6 || 0
|-
| Preliminary || Chicago Aftershock || 4 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || San Antonio X-Factor || 5 || 6
|-
| Opening knockout round || Los Angeles Infamous || 5 || 4
|-
| Quarter-final || Los Angeles Ironmen || 3 || 2
|-
| Semi-final || ac Dallas || 6 || 3
|-
| Final || Moscow Red Legion || 5 || 4
|}

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four published placings in every recorded competition, except Open Pump, which lists three teams.[3][4][5]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Houston Heat || Moscow Red Legion || Edmonton Impact || ac Dallas
|-
| Semi-Pro || Indianapolis Mutiny || Montreal Image || San Diego Aftermath || Royal City Seadogs
|-
| Division 2 || Gulf Coast Hurricanes || TBD Jits || Noobies || CEP
|-
| Division 3 || Raw Material || TOG || Killers || JUNGLE CATS
|-
| Division 4 || DSO || TB Notorious || BRAWL || Miami Lost Boys
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Veteran Militia || Armagedon GUA || Miami Devious || Veteran Militia India
|-
| Division 4 || TBD AH-SO || Psychopaths || RAMPAGE || The Deplorables
|-
| Division 5 || DeaD RaBBiTs || WHILS PAINTBALL || Renegades || WFC2
|-
| Open Pump || SOS || Texas Legends Pump || Batteries Not Included || —
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Boom || Nrg 10 Man || MLKings || REIGN
|-
| Amateur || T.B.L || T Town Damage || Paintball Charleston || Evans Ironmen
|}

=== Mounds competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open five-player || All Americans || RECOIL Factory || Scorpions || florida annihilators
|-
| Open ten-player || Saberwolves || All Americans || Annihilators green || Fox 4 Darkside - Blue
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || G.O.A.T.S || Death Stalkers || Tampa Bay Pelicans || TAS All-Stars
|-
| Amateur || WKIT || Seattle Ninjas Black || Seattle Ninjas 69 || Veteran Militia Kilo
|}

=== NAC championship competitions ===
These were separately scored championship divisions, rather than the main World Cup divisional competitions.[5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || LVPP Icemen NAC || Phenomenon NAC || New England Express NAC || Gulf Coast Hurricanes NAC
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Dead Rabbits NAC || DSO NAC || Plumlife NAC || Aggression Paintball NAC
|-
| Division 4/5 five-player RaceTo-2 || Take Notes NAC || Chubby Chasers NAC || E-LEGION NAC || Dekoi NAC
|}

== Season championships ==
World Cup completed the national season following the Las Vegas, Texas, Atlantic City and Chicago Opens. Event victories and season championships were separate honours.[3]

Houston Heat finished first in the professional standings with 873 points, ahead of Edmonton Impact on 871. Semi-Pro was also closely contested: San Diego Aftermath finished with 473.08 points, ahead of World Cup winners Indianapolis Mutiny on 472.59.[3]

The final standings list the following leaders in divisions contested at multiple national events:[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Season leader !! Points
|-
| Professional X-Ball || Houston Heat || 873
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball || San Diego Aftermath || 473.08
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || Camp Pendleton Raiders || 430.05
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || VINTAGE || 452.66
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Noobies || 426.80
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Veteran Militia || 362.14
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Cen Cal Alliance || 326.99
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Austin Chaos D5 || 392.50
|-
| Open ten-player || Washington Winstons || 270.71
|-
| Amateur ten-player || Tsunami || 169.14
|-
| Open Mechanical five-player || Scorpions || 255
|-
| Open three-player || G.O.A.T.S || 229.29
|-
| Amateur three-player || LOS BOLSONES || 357.14
|}

The Open Pump standings list SOS and LA Hitmen.com with 100 points each. SOS won World Cup, while LA Hitmen.com won the Las Vegas Open.[3]

The Mounds and NAC championship divisions appear with World Cup as their only event in the published national standings. Their results should therefore be distinguished from titles accumulated across several national rounds.[3]

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

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5978/info PBLeagues – World Cup: official event information, dates, Kissimmee venue and competition formats, 8–11 November 2018.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/BOdo174TCgxlXZ8O#games PBLeagues – Houston Heat: official 2018 World Cup match schedule and scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2018 PBLeagues – 2018 National XBall League season rankings: final standings and individual event placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5978/rankings PBLeagues – World Cup: official final divisional and side-event placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5978 PBLeagues – NXL World Cup 2018: official scores, including the separately recorded NAC championship competitions.]

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