Editing 2026 WNXL season

The '''2026 WNXL season''' comprised the United States professional and amateur competitions of the [[Women's National Xball League]]. As of '''2 November 2026''', Tampa Bay and Midwest had completed professional five-player competition, while World Cup remained scheduled for November.[1][2][3][4]

== Calendar ==

The dates below cover the host NXL events rather than the playing dates of every WNXL division.

{| class="wikitable"
! Dates
! Event
! Venue
! WNXL competition
! Status on 2 November
|-
| 19–22 March 2026
| [[2026 WNXL Tampa Bay Open|Tampa Bay Open]]
| Raymond James Stadium site, Tampa, Florida
| Professional five-player Xball; three-player Xball; amateur five-player
| Completed
|-
| 30 April – 3 May 2026
| [[2026 NXL Mid-Atlantic Open|Mid-Atlantic Open]]
| Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Delaware
| Amateur five-player
| Completed
|-
| 25–28 June 2026
| [[2026 WNXL Midwest Open|Midwest Open]]
| Joyce Park, Fairfield, Ohio
| Professional five-player Xball; amateur five-player
| Completed
|-
| 17–20 September 2026
| [[2026 NXL Lone Star Open|Lone Star Open]]
| Audubon Park, Garland, Texas
| Amateur five-player
| Completed
|-
| 11–15 November 2026
| [[2026 WNXL World Cup|World Cup]]
| NXL World Cup site, 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida
| Professional Xball; amateur five-player; women's three-player
| Scheduled
|}

Sources: official event information and results.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

== Formats ==

Professional five-player WNXL competition used 15-minute Xball matches with a five-point mercy rule. Tampa Bay and Midwest each had eleven teams. Six teams advanced from the preliminary round, with the top three from each bracket qualifying for the playoffs.[2][3][9][10]

Tampa Bay also staged a separate WNXL three-player Xball competition on 19 March. Its published format used seven-minute matches and a three-point mercy rule. The event programme included WNXL action inside Raymond James Stadium as part of the Thursday stadium programme.[2]

Amateur five-player games used five-minute time limits.[3][5][6]

== Professional five-player competition ==

=== Completed event results ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! Winners
! Final score
! Runners-up
! Source
|-
| Tampa Bay Open
| The Heroines
| 5–0
| New Jersey High Rollers
| [9]
|-
| Midwest Open
| The Heroines
| 4–2
| Femmes Fatale
| [10]
|}

At Tampa Bay, The Heroines defeated Dallas Vibe 2–0 in the semi-finals. New Jersey High Rollers reached the final through overtime victories over Bear Ridge Saints and Femmes Fatale, winning both matches 3–2.[9]

At Midwest, The Heroines defeated Bear Ridge Saints 5–0 in the quarter-finals and Dallas Vibe 3–2 in the semi-finals. Femmes Fatale reached the final by defeating Northern Lights 6–5 after overtime.[10]

=== Standings through 2 November 2026 ===

These are the published standings after the two completed professional rounds, rather than final championship results.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1 || The Heroines || 200
|-
| 2 || Femmes Fatale || 189
|-
| 3 || Dallas Vibe || 183
|-
| 4 || New Jersey High Rollers || 180
|-
| 5 || Bear Ridge Saints || 172
|-
| 6 || San Francisco Sirens || 160
|-
| 7 || Baltimore Nevermores || 140.67
|-
| 8 || Northern Lights || 123.33
|-
| 9 || Thunder Valley Voltage || 92
|-
| 10 || The Royals || 92
|-
| 11 || The Immortal Angels || 90
|}

Source: official season standings.[1]

== Amateur five-player competition ==

=== Completed event results ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! Winners
! Runners-up
! Source
|-
| Tampa Bay Open
| Sparrows
| Bear Ridge SAINTS
| [11]
|-
| Mid-Atlantic Open
| Sparrows
| TCP Diamond Machine
| [7]
|-
| Midwest Open
| Sparrows
| NJ High Rollers
| [12]
|-
| Lone Star Open
| SMSC Ladyz
| Sparrows
| [8]
|}

=== Standings through 2 November 2026 ===

The published scoring rule counted the best three scores, with no more than two regional-event scores. The pre-World Cup table displayed the following counted totals.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Counted points
|-
| 1 || Sparrows || 200
|-
| 2 || NJ High Rollers || 189
|-
| 3 || SMSC Ladyz || 186
|-
| 4 || OKC Vengeance || 186
|-
| 5 || TCP Diamond Machine || 186
|-
| 6 || Bear Ridge SAINTS || 96
|-
| 7 || BANDIDAS PK || 86
|}

Source: official season standings. Teams with equal points retain the published order.[1]

== Three-player competition ==

Dallas Vibe won Tampa Bay's WNXL three-player Xball competition, ahead of Femmes Fatale and The Heroines.[11]

=== Published three-player standings ===

As of 2 November, the official women's three-player season table contained Tampa Bay results only.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1 || Dallas Vibe || 100
|-
| 2 || Femmes Fatale || 96
|-
| 3 || The Heroines || 93
|-
| 4 || New Jersey High Rollers || 90
|-
| 5 || The Immortal Angels || 86
|-
| 6 || The Royals || 84
|-
| 7 || Thunder Valley Voltage || 82
|-
| 8 || Bear Ridge Saints || 80
|}

Source: official season standings.[1]

== World Cup plans ==

As of 2 November 2026, World Cup was scheduled for 11–15 November at 6000 West Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee, Florida.[4]

The published programme listed:

* '''WNXL Xball, 12–15 November:''' 15-minute matches with a five-point mercy rule.
* '''WNXL Amateur five-player, 14 November:''' five-minute games.
* '''Women's WNXL three-player, 15 November:''' three-minute games.[4]

The listed three-minute World Cup women's competition had a different published format from Tampa Bay's seven-minute three-player Xball competition.[2][4]

World Cup results and final season championship outcomes were not available by the article's 2 November cut-off.

== See also ==

* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[2025 WNXL season]]
* [[2026 NXL season]]
* [[2026 WNXL World Cup]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2026 PBLeagues – 2026 National Xball League season standings, consulted 2 November 2026.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9198/info PBLeagues – 2026 Tampa Bay Open: dates, venue, stadium programme and formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/info PBLeagues – 2026 Midwest Open: dates, venue, divisions and formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9322/info PBLeagues – 2026 World Cup: scheduled dates, venue and formats, consulted 2 November 2026.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9319/info PBLeagues – 2026 Mid-Atlantic Open: dates, venue and formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9321/info PBLeagues – 2026 Lone Star Open: dates, venue and divisions.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9319/rankings PBLeagues – 2026 Mid-Atlantic Open final rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9321/rankings PBLeagues – 2026 Lone Star Open final rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9198/scores PBLeagues – 2026 Tampa Bay Open scores and playoff brackets.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/scores PBLeagues – 2026 Midwest Open scores and playoff brackets.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9198/rankings PBLeagues – 2026 Tampa Bay Open final placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/rankings PBLeagues – 2026 Midwest Open final rankings.]

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