Editing 2024 NXL Lone Star Major

The '''2024 NXL Lone Star Major''' was a [[National Xball League]] paintball tournament held at Audubon Park in Garland, Texas, from 26 to 28 April 2024. The event included professional and divisional X-Ball, five-player competition, classic formats, ten-player competition and three-player divisions.[1]

Severe weather interrupted the professional competition. Its postponed play-offs were completed on 20 June 2024 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, immediately before the [[2024 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]. Red Legion finished first, ahead of San Antonio X-Factor.[2][3][4]

== Venue and dates ==
The tournament's Texas venue was Audubon Park, 730 West Oates Road, Garland. The published event dates were 26–28 April 2024.[1]

Flooding, lightning and tornadoes prevented the professional division from concluding in Texas. The NXL subsequently scheduled its remaining play-offs for Thursday, 20 June, at Bader Field in Atlantic City. These matches remained part of the Lone Star Major rather than the Mid-Atlantic Major, which began the following day.[3][4]

== Competition formats ==
The published programme offered the following X-Ball formats:[1]

* Professional: 15-minute matches with a six-point mercy rule.
* Semi-Professional and Division 2: 15-minute matches with a five-point mercy rule.
* Divisions 3 and 4: 12-minute matches with a four-point mercy rule.
* Division 5: ten-minute matches with a three-point mercy rule.

Additional categories included divisional and youth five-player competition, Classic Open five-player and seven-player competition, Amateur ten-player competition, and Amateur, Intermediate and Novice three-player competition. Pump Open five-player competition was also listed.[1]

No separate women's professional or amateur division was listed in the event programme or final standings.[1][2]

== Professional competition ==
Los Angeles Ironmen, Houston Heat and Red Legion each finished the preliminary stage with four wins. Blast Camp also qualified for its first professional Sunday play-off appearance.[3]

The postponed professional matches were played on 20 June. Red Legion defeated Blast Camp 7–1 and Chicago Aftershock 5–3 before facing San Antonio X-Factor in the final.[4] The official final standings placed Red Legion first and X-Factor second.[2]

== Results ==
The following table records the first two teams in each division with published final placings.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball || Red Legion || San Antonio X-Factor
|-
| Semi-Professional X-Ball || New York Wrecking Crew || Greenville Growl
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || New York BRAVE || BEEFY BOYS
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || Texas Titans || PTN
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || EAVL || Austin Notorious FsU D4
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball || Gunnerz || Shut Up They're Trying
|-
| Amateur ten-player || Houston VcK || Maple Leaf Chiefs
|-
| Classic Open seven-player || Valhalla FSU || Spread Eagle Tavern
|-
| Classic Open five-player || Struggle || Crowley Ridge Fight Club
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Veteran Militia || Struggle Paintball
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Outlaw AP Sharks || PB Gateway 1
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Texas Sannin || PB Gateway 2
|-
| Youth five-player || TKO Vale Tudo || Houston Zone Kidz
|-
| Amateur three-player || Jackpot green || Nova Royalty
|-
| Intermediate three-player || Bear Ridge || Uncle Daddy's Baddies
|-
| Novice three-player || Destiny Space City || PDK
|}

The Pump Open five-player listing contained Hollywood Sports Park, KAMANDAG and a third entry, but displayed no ranking points. A completed competitive result is therefore not established here.[2]

== See also ==
* [[2024 NXL season]]
* [[2024 NXL Las Vegas Major]]
* [[2024 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8335/info PBLeagues – Lone Star Major: event information, dates, venue and formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8335/rankings PBLeagues – Lone Star Major: final placings.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/nxl-mid-atlantic-open-full-event-preview National Xball League – NXL Mid Atlantic Major, Full Event Preview, 17 June 2024.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/WNxfwLjxNUrbDKaV PBLeagues – Red Legion at Lone Star Major: match results and dates.]

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[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball in Texas]]
[[Category:2020s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2024 in paintball]]