Editing 2023 WNXL season

The '''2023 WNXL season''' comprised the United States professional and amateur competitions of the [[Women's National Xball League]]. The professional championship had three rounds, while the amateur five-player standings covered five events. [[Cheetahs]] won the professional season championship, and Suricatos Women finished first in the amateur standings.[1]

== Calendar and formats ==

Professional WNXL competition used five-player Xball with 15-minute matches and a five-point mercy rule. Amateur five-player competition used five-minute games.[2][3][4][5][6]

The following dates are those of the host NXL events; individual WNXL divisions did not necessarily compete throughout each event.

{| class="wikitable"
! Dates
! Event
! Venue
! WNXL competition
|-
| 10–12 March 2023
| [[2023 WNXL Sunshine State Major|Sunshine State Major]]
| NXL World Cup site, 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida
| Professional Xball and amateur five-player
|-
| 28–30 April 2023
| [[2023 NXL Lone Star Major|Lone Star Major]]
| Old Settlers Park, Round Rock, Texas
| Amateur five-player
|-
| 16–18 June 2023
| [[2023 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major|Mid-Atlantic Major]]
| 547 Royersford Road, Royersford, Pennsylvania
| Amateur five-player
|-
| 15–17 September 2023
| [[2023 WNXL Windy City Major|Windy City Major]]
| Chicago Gaelic Park, Oak Forest, Illinois
| Professional Xball and amateur five-player
|-
| 8–12 November 2023
| [[2023 WNXL World Cup|World Cup]]
| NXL World Cup site, 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida
| Professional Xball and amateur five-player
|}

Sources: official event information.[2][3][4][5][6]

The professional division had eight entries at Sunshine State and Windy City, expanding to twelve at World Cup. The World Cup professional programme was listed for 9–12 November, with amateur five-player competition scheduled for 11 November.[2][5][6]

== Professional competition ==

=== Event results ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! Winners
! Runners-up
! Source
|-
| Sunshine State Major
| [[Destiny]]
| [[Cheetahs]]
| [7]
|-
| Windy City Major
| [[The Heroines]]
| [[Cheetahs]]
| [8]
|-
| World Cup
| [[Dallas Vibe]]
| [[Cheetahs]]
| [9]
|}

Destiny won the Sunshine State Major with a 3–1 victory over Cheetahs in the final. It was Destiny's first WNXL event victory, following three runner-up finishes in 2022. Destiny defeated Femmes Fatale 4–0 in the semi-finals, while Cheetahs defeated The Heroines 4–2.[7]

The Heroines won all six of their matches at Windy City. They defeated Femmes Fatale 4–2 in the semi-finals and Cheetahs 2–1 after overtime in the final. Cheetahs had reached the final by beating Destiny 3–1.[8]

Dallas Vibe won World Cup. Cheetahs' third consecutive runner-up finish secured the professional season championship, distinguishing the season title from the final event's championship.[9][10]

=== Final professional standings ===

All teams appearing in the official professional season standings are listed below. World Cup awarded twice the points of an equivalent placing at either preceding round.[1][9]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Season points
|-
| 1
| Cheetahs
| 384
|-
| 2
| The Heroines
| 379
|-
| 3
| Destiny
| 373
|-
| 4
| Dallas Vibe
| 370
|-
| 5
| Femmes Fatale
| 352
|-
| 6
| New Jersey High Rollers
| 332
|-
| 7
| Northern Lights
| 285
|-
| 8
| Belladonna
| 168
|-
| 9
| Suricatos W
| 160
|-
| 10
| St. Louis Arch Angels
| 102
|-
| 11
| Drakaina
| 90
|-
| 12
| Sacramento Diamonds
| 84
|-
| 13
| Karma
| 55
|}

Source: PBLeagues final season standings.[1]

== Amateur five-player competition ==

=== Event winners ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! First-placed team
|-
| Sunshine State Major
| Carbon
|-
| Lone Star Major
| Suricatos Women
|-
| Mid-Atlantic Major
| Suricatos Women
|-
| Windy City Major
| Suricatos Women
|-
| World Cup
| San Francisco Sirens
|}

Sources: official season standings and event results.[1][9][11]

The Sunshine State event results identify Carbon as the amateur winners. The season standings instead credit the corresponding first-place result and 100 points to Sacramento Storm. These records are reproduced under their respective published names.[1][11]

Suricatos Women were the only team listed in the Mid-Atlantic amateur results, receiving first place and 100 points.[12]

=== Final amateur standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Season points
|-
| 1
| Suricatos Women
| 582
|-
| 2
| Sacramento Storm
| 463
|-
| 3
| San Francisco Sirens
| 296
|-
| 4
| Midwest Warmaidens
| 285
|-
| 5
| Inland Empire Runaways
| 96
|}

Source: PBLeagues final season standings.[1]

== See also ==

* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[2022 WNXL season]]
* [[2024 WNXL season]]
* [[2023 NXL season]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2023 PBLeagues – 2023 National Xball League season rankings, professional WNXL and WNXL Amateur 5v5.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7927/info PBLeagues – Sunshine State Major: dates, venue, divisions and formats, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8016/info PBLeagues – Lone Star Major: dates, venue, divisions and formats, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8098/info PBLeagues – Mid-Atlantic Major: dates, venue, divisions and formats, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8150/info PBLeagues – Windy City Major: dates, venue, divisions and formats, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8196/info PBLeagues – World Cup: dates, venue, divisions and formats, 2023.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/dynasty-wins-the-sunshine-state-major-behind-mvp-performance-from-marcello-margott NXL – Dynasty wins the Sunshine State Major behind MVP Performance from Marcello Margott, 7 April 2023.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/nxl-windy-city-major-recap-tampa-bay-back-to-back-pbfit-best-divisional-team-ever NXL – Windy City Major recap: Tampa Bay back to back, PBFit best divisional team ever?, 25 September 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8196/rankings PBLeagues – 2023 World Cup final rankings.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/nxl-world-cup-recap-dynasty-wins-historic-fourth-straight-pbfit-perfect-pro-paintball NXL – World Cup recap: Dynasty wins historic fourth straight, PBFit perfect, 22 November 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7927/rankings PBLeagues – 2023 Sunshine State Major final rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8098/rankings PBLeagues – 2023 Mid-Atlantic Major final rankings.]

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