Editing 2025 WNXL Tampa Bay Open

The '''2025 WNXL Tampa Bay Open''' was the opening professional event of the [[2025 WNXL season]], held from 7 to 9 March 2025 at the Raymond James Stadium tournament site in Tampa, Florida, United States. It formed part of the [[2025 NXL Tampa Bay Open]].[1][4]

[[Femmes Fatale]] won the professional women's competition, defeating [[New Jersey High Rollers]] 5–1 in the final. Ten professional teams participated, alongside a separate women's five-player competition.[1][2][3]

== Venue and formats ==

The official event record identifies the venue as Raymond James Stadium, 3600 North Himes Avenue, Tampa, Florida.[1]

The professional women's division used 15-minute Xball matches with a five-point mercy rule. Each team played four preliminary matches within two brackets, with the top two teams from each bracket advancing to the semi-finals.[1][2]

The separate women's five-player competition was listed for Sunday, 9 March, using five-minute games.[1]

== Professional match results ==

=== Preliminary round ===

Each preliminary match is listed once below.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| The Heroines || 4–1 || San Francisco Sirens
|-
| The Heroines || 4–0 || Tiki's Ohana
|-
| The Heroines || 4–1 || New Jersey High Rollers
|-
| The Heroines || 5–0 || The Immortal Angels
|-
| New Jersey High Rollers || 5–1 || The Immortal Angels
|-
| New Jersey High Rollers || 3–2 || Tiki's Ohana
|-
| New Jersey High Rollers || 4–1 || San Francisco Sirens
|-
| San Francisco Sirens || 3–4 || The Immortal Angels
|-
| San Francisco Sirens || 4–2 || Tiki's Ohana
|-
| Tiki's Ohana || 4–2 || The Immortal Angels
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 5–0 || Northern Lights
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 5–4 || Suricatos
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 4–2 || Femmes Fatale
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 6–1 || Baltimore Nevermores
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 5–0 || Baltimore Nevermores
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 5–1 || Northern Lights
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 5–2 || Suricatos
|-
| Northern Lights || 5–2 || Baltimore Nevermores
|-
| Northern Lights || 5–4 || Suricatos
|-
| Suricatos || 5–0 || Baltimore Nevermores
|}

=== Play-offs ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final || New Jersey High Rollers || 3–2 || Dallas Vibe
|-
| Semi-final || Femmes Fatale || 5–4 || The Heroines
|-
| Final || Femmes Fatale || 5–1 || New Jersey High Rollers
|}

Source: official tournament scores.[2]

== Professional final standings ==

The following table lists all ten professional participants and their official finishing positions.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || Femmes Fatale || 100
|-
| 2 || New Jersey High Rollers || 96
|-
| 3 || The Heroines || 93
|-
| 4 || Dallas Vibe || 90
|-
| 5 || Northern Lights || 86
|-
| 6 || Suricatos || 84
|-
| 7 || San Francisco Sirens || 82
|-
| 8 || Tiki's Ohana || 80
|-
| 9 || The Immortal Angels || 45
|-
| 10 || Baltimore Nevermores || 10
|}

== Women's five-player competition ==

Dallas Dolls defeated NJ High Rollers 2–1 in the semi-final. Protocol XX then defeated Dallas Dolls 2–0 in the final.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || Protocol XX || 100
|-
| 2 || Dallas Dolls || 96
|-
| 3 || NJ High Rollers || 93
|-
| 4 || BR Barbies || 90
|}

Source: official event rankings.[3]

== See also ==

* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[2025 NXL Tampa Bay Open]]
* [[2024 WNXL World Cup]]
* [[2025 WNXL Midwest Open]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8786/info PBLeagues – Tampa Bay Open 2025: dates, Raymond James Stadium venue and competition formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8786/scores PBLeagues – NXL Tampa Bay Open 2025: professional WNXL and women's five-player match results.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8786/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Tampa Bay Open 2025: professional WNXL and women's five-player final standings.]
# [https://shop.dyepaintball.com/blogs/news/nxl-tampa-recap DYE Paintball – NXL Tampa Recap, coverage of the March 2025 season opener.]

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