Editing 2019 NXL Las Vegas Open

The '''2019 NXL Las Vegas Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 8 to 10 March 2019 at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It opened the league's five-event United States national season.[1]

[[Edmonton Impact]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Houston Heat]] 3–1 in the final.[2]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place at Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 West Craig Road, North Las Vegas, from Friday, 8 March, to Sunday, 10 March 2019.[1]

The accompanying trade show, registration and scheduled team practices began on Thursday, 7 March. A contemporary itinerary published by Paintball Media advertised practice sessions across seven fields and professional-field coverage through GoSports.[3]

== 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 Pump and Open Mechanical five-player. These formats were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

Open and Amateur ten-player divisions had ten-minute game times. Three-player competition was offered in Open, Amateur and Novice divisions, with three-minute game times.[1]

== Professional competition ==
Edmonton Impact won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, Impact defeated Los Angeles Infamous, P.C. Katana, Scottsdale Elevation and Baltimore Revo.[2]

Impact then defeated San Antonio X-Factor 3–2 in the quarter-finals and Moscow Red Legion 7–2 in the semi-finals. In the final, Impact defeated Houston Heat 3–1.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Impact's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || Los Angeles Infamous || 9 || 3
|-
| Preliminary || P.C. Katana || 6 || 4
|-
| Preliminary || Scottsdale Elevation || 6 || 0
|-
| Preliminary || Baltimore Revo || 4 || 3
|-
| Quarter-final || San Antonio X-Factor || 3 || 2
|-
| Semi-final || Moscow Red Legion || 7 || 2
|-
| Final || Houston Heat || 3 || 1
|}

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 15 competitions. Open Mechanical five-player and Novice three-player each had three teams.[4][5]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Edmonton Impact || Houston Heat || San Diego Aftermath || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| Semi-Pro || Ralph Boyz || Columbus LVL || Gulf Coast Hurricanes || CEPP DMG
|-
| Division 2 || STRUGGLE || CEP || Houston Zone || CO Blitz
|-
| Division 3 || PaintballFIT.com || Bayside Raiders || SA Notorious FsU || TOG
|-
| Division 4 || Victoria || SLT || Proedge Paintball Factory || Kickn Factory
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || RAMPAGE || Veteran Militia || West Coast Sharks 3 || Phoenix Legacy
|-
| Division 4 || Vikings Brasil || Paradox || RIT Big Cats || SDS
|-
| Division 5 || Maui Mixed Plate Gold || Wolverine Hooligans || Phoenix Legacy 4 || LVPP.net
|-
| Open Pump || Reverent Mercs || RUTHLESS || DREAM TEAM || L.A. Aztecas
|-
| Open Mechanical || Reverent Mercs Mech || Scorpions || The Ruling Elite || —
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Washington Winstons || PLUMLIFE || Annapolis A-Team 10Man || SF XPLOSIV
|-
| Amateur || Beer League Paintball || Tsunami || NARCOS || Hostile Ground 3
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Backwoods Rednecks || N J Jesters || Money Team || XPX
|-
| Amateur || LVPP OUTKAST || Fox 4 Darkside || THOSE GUYS || Woodkings 4lyff
|-
| Novice || Ruling Saints || Supreme leader Kim || Population Control || —
|}

== Subsequent event ==
The next event on the United States national calendar was the [[2019 NXL Texas Open]], scheduled for 3–5 May in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2018 NXL Las Vegas Open]]
* [[2019 NXL Texas Open]]
* [[Edmonton Impact]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6273/info PBLeagues – Las Vegas Open: official event information, dates, Craig Ranch venue, competition formats and national calendar, 8–10 March 2019.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/jyJsC9sY5PPPGEah#games PBLeagues – Edmonton Impact: official 2019 Las Vegas Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://paintball.media/nxl-las-vegas-layouts-news/ John Amodea, Paintball Media – “NXL Las Vegas Layouts & News”, 26 February 2019. Contemporary event itinerary.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6273/rankings PBLeagues – Las Vegas Open: official final divisional placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2019 PBLeagues – 2019 National XBall League season rankings: individual event placings.]

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