Editing 2021 NXL World Cup

The '''2021 NXL World Cup''' was a paintball tournament held from 11 to 14 November 2021 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. It concluded the [[National Xball League]] (NXL) United States season. [[Dynasty|San Diego Dynasty]] defeated [[San Antonio X-Factor]] 7–6 in the professional final and finished first in the professional season standings.[1][2][3]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 11–14 November 2021. The venue was listed as NXL World Cup, 6000 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2021 NXL Windy City Major]], held in September.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, amateur 10-player competition, mechanical Mounds competitions, and three-player competition. Separate female Open X-Ball and three-player categories were also advertised.[1]

Professional X-Ball used 15-minute matches with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-professional and Division 2 matches used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule. Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule, while Division 5 used 10-minute games with a three-point mercy rule.[1]

The mechanical Mounds programme offered five-player, seven-player and 10-player competitions. Female Open X-Ball was scheduled as a 20-minute competition.[1]

== Professional competition ==

San Diego Dynasty defeated San Antonio X-Factor 7–6 in the professional final, retaining the World Cup title it had won in 2020.[2][5]

Dynasty also secured the professional season championship, finishing with 677 ranking points.[3]

== Event results ==

The following table records the winners and runners-up in the ranked competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| San Diego Dynasty
| San Antonio X-Factor
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| Carolina Crisis
| Brawl
|-
| Female Open X-Ball
| FIRE
| ICE
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| New England Wreckage
| TPP Totem
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| Sac DMG
| Carolina Crisis Bronze
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Dynamic
| Texas Cyclone
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Tropic Thunder
| Step bros
|-
| Mechanical Mounds Open 10v10
| Extreme Rage
| Adrenaline--
|-
| Amateur 10v10
| Mutiny
| Maple Leaf Chiefs
|-
| Mechanical Mounds Open seven-player
| Extreme Rage
| Adrenaline-
|-
| Mechanical Mounds Open five-player
| Extreme Rage
| BTA
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| RAMPAGE
| Veteran Militia
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| Voodoo D4
| 787 CHAOS
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| PR ALLSTARZ D5
| Tropic Thunder 5
|-
| Open three-player
| The Catalina Wine Mixer
| Stoner Coons
|-
| Amateur three-player
| Delta Tango Foxtrot
| DBS
|-
| Division 5 three-player
| Ronnie and the beers
| Wookies
|}

=== Female competition ===

FIRE defeated ICE 9–3 in the female Open X-Ball match.[2]

The event standings also contained a female Open three-player category, but displayed no finishing places or ranking points. No winner is assigned here from that record.[4]

== Season championships ==

World Cup event winners and overall season champions were not necessarily the same teams. New Orleans Hurricanes finished first in the semi-professional season standings despite Carolina Crisis winning the World Cup tournament.[3][4]

The following table records season leaders in the principal competitions contested across multiple events.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Season champion
! Ranking points
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| San Diego Dynasty
| 677
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| New Orleans Hurricanes
| 362
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| Austin Notorious
| 296
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| Philadelphia A's
| 283
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Coalition
| 300
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Tropic Thunder
| 200
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Veteran Militia
| 296
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| 787 CHAOS
| 288
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Tropic Thunder 5
| 196
|-
| Amateur 10v10
| Extreme Rage
| 329.53
|-
| Classic five-player
| Annihilators
| 200
|-
| Open three-player
| Wiseguys
| 358
|-
| Amateur three-player
| SeaBears
| 245.62
|-
| Division 5 three-player
| 787Chaos
| 186
|}

== Promotion and relegation ==

Ac Dallas was relegated from the professional division at the conclusion of the season. New Orleans Hurricanes earned promotion for 2022 by winning the semi-professional season championship.[5][6]

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[Paintball World Cup]]
* [[2021 NXL Windy City Major]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7349/info PBLeagues – NXL World Cup 2021: dates, venue, registration and competition formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7349/scores PBLeagues – NXL World Cup 2021: match scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2021 PBLeagues – National XBall League: 2021 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7349/rankings PBLeagues – NXL World Cup 2021: final event standings.]
# [https://www.bunkerkings.com/blogs/bnkr-kngs-wks-paintball-blog/2021-world-cup-recap Bunkerkings – 2021 World Cup Recap, 2021.]
# [https://www.iconicpaintball.com/post/2021-offseason-rumor-mill-archive Iconic Paintball – 2021 Pro Paintball Offseason Rumor Mill Archive, entry dated 16 December 2021: New Orleans Hurricanes join the NXL Pro Ranks after AC Dallas is Relegated.]

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