Editing 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major

The '''2022 NXL Sunshine State Major''' was a paintball tournament held from 11 to 13 March 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. It opened the [[National Xball League]] (NXL) United States season and included the inaugural Women's National Xball League (WNXL) event. [[Dynasty|San Diego Dynasty]] won the professional competition, while Dallas Vibe won the WNXL competition.[1][2]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 11–13 March 2022. The venue was listed as NXL World Cup, 6000 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and WNXL X-Ball, semi-professional and Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, amateur 10-player competition, Open mechanical seven-player competition and three-player competition.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Published format
|-
| Professional and WNXL X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; six-point mercy rule
|-
| Semi-professional and Division 2 X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; five-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3 and Division 4 X-Ball
| 12-minute matches; four-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| 10-minute matches; three-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3–5 five-player
| Five-minute games
|-
| Amateur 10-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Female Open, amateur and novice three-player
| Three-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

== Professional competition ==

San Diego Dynasty defeated Latin Saints 5–2 in the professional final, recording its third consecutive professional NXL event victory.[2]

The Latin Saints reached the final in their debut professional NXL tournament. Their playoff run included a 7–3 wildcard victory against Los Angeles Infamous and a quarter-final win against Edmonton Impact.[2]

Columbus LVL defeated Red Legion 5–4 in the quarter-finals before losing to the Saints in the semi-finals. Dynasty defeated San Diego Aftermath 4–3 in the other semi-final.[2]

== Inaugural WNXL competition ==

Six teams entered the inaugural WNXL competition. Dallas Vibe completed the event with a 6–0 match record and defeated Destiny 5–3 in the final. The Heroines finished third.[1][2][3]

The event also introduced the free NXL LIVE webcast, which covered WNXL and semi-professional competition.[2]

== Divisional competition ==

Leverage won Division 2 X-Ball after recovering from a two-point deficit against East Coast Effect in the final. New York Wrecking Crew won Division 3 X-Ball with an undefeated 7–0 record, conceding four points across the tournament.[2]

== Results ==

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 15 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| San Diego Dynasty
| Latin Saints
|-
| WNXL X-Ball
| Dallas Vibe
| Destiny
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| PaintballFIT.com
| Austin Notorious
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| Leverage
| East Coast Effect
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| New York Wrecking Crew
| Seattle Ninjas
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Hooties Paintball
| Tribe
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| PRALLSTARZ
| Tiki's Factory Revolution
|-
| Amateur 10v10
| Extreme Rage
| PHILIPPINES
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| Extreme Rage
| Wiseguys
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Palm Beach Vipers
| Papeletto Dark
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| South Florida STORM
| Broward Boyz
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Asian Assassins
| Semi Serious
|-
| Female Open three-player
| DESTINY
| Diamonds' Edge
|-
| Amateur three-player
| Didn't Make It First Round
| Resurrection CS
|-
| Novice three-player
| Annihilators 3 man
| D7 Recball
|}

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2022 NXL Lone Star Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7537/info PBLeagues – NXL Sunshine State Major: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2022.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/2022-nxl-sunshine-state-major-recap-dynasty-wins-g-i-sportz-dominates-x-ball-in-a-history-first National Xball League – 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major Recap: Dynasty wins, G.I. Sportz dominates X-Ball in a history first!, 21 March 2022; written in partnership with Iconic PB.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7537/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Sunshine State Major: final standings, 2022.]

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