Editing 2023 NXL Australia WA Round 3

'''2023 NXL Australia WA Round 3''' was the final Western Australian event of the [[2023 NXL Australia]] paintball season. It was listed for 22 October 2023 at [[WASP Paintball]]. [[STK Australia (Australian Paintball Team)|STK Australia]] defeated [[STK Entourage (Australian Paintball Team)|STK Entourage]] in the final. The event-specific listing called it Round 3, although the league's calendar labelled the same date and venue Round 4.[1][2][3]

== Event ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Detail !! Information
|-
| Series || [[2023 NXL Australia]]
|-
| Regional competition || Western Australia
|-
| Event || Final regional round
|-
| Listed date || 22 October 2023
|-
| Venue || [[WASP Paintball]]
|-
| State || Western Australia
|-
| Advertised format || Five-player
|-
| Advertised divisions || Division 1 and Division 2
|-
| Reported turnout || Six teams
|-
| Status || Completed
|}

== Scheduling and round numbering ==
AllEvents' NXL Australia organiser directory lists ''NXL WA – Round 3 2023'' at WASP Paintball on 22 October.[1]

The league calendar instead advertised Round 3 for 23 July and Round 4 for 22 October. Its October entry listed Division 1 and Division 2, with team entry fees of $650 and $550 respectively.[2]

The October listings share a date and venue and are treated here as alternative numbering for the same event. They do not establish two separate October tournaments.

The reason for the changed numbering remains unverified. In particular, the available records do not establish whether the originally advertised July round was cancelled, postponed or renumbered.

== Competition ==
STK Entourage's contemporary report describes the final round of the 2023 Western Australian NXL season as a six-team event. Entourage reported mostly wins or draws during its progress to the final, where it faced STK Australia.[3]

A separate participant post dated 24 October described the WA NXL season as finished and also reported second place behind STK Australia, thanking WASP Paintball and organiser Tim Colgan.[4]

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1st || [[STK Australia (Australian Paintball Team)|STK Australia]]
|-
| 2nd || [[STK Entourage (Australian Paintball Team)|STK Entourage]]
|}

STK Entourage explicitly reported losing the final to STK Australia and taking second place. Its report also identifies [[Menace (Australian Paintball Team)|Menace]] as an opponent, but does not provide Menace's final placing.[3]

The report does not explicitly identify the division. These placings should therefore not be assigned to Division 1 or Division 2 without additional evidence. Further placings and match scores have not been verified.

== See also ==
* [[NXL Australia]]
* [[2023 NXL Australia]]
* [[2023 NXL Australia WA Round 2]]
* [[2023 NXL Australia Finals]]

== References ==
# [https://allevents.in/org/nxl-australia/13365275 AllEvents — NXL Australia organiser directory: “NXL WA – Round 3 2023”, listed for 22 October 2023 at WASP Paintball.]
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20231025135943/https://nxlaustralia.com.au/events/ NXL Australia — Events: calendar listing WA Round 3 for 23 July and Round 4 for 22 October, archived 25 October 2023.]
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/CzTIL_shNfS/ STK Entourage — Final-round report describing six competing teams, STK Australia's victory and Entourage's second place, November 2023.]
# [https://www.instagram.com/p/CyxkpPVrbIU/ Kai (@kai__gb) — Participant report describing the end of the WA NXL season and second place behind STK Australia, 24 October 2023.]

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