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The '''2015 NXL season''' was the first season of the relaunched [[National Xball League]] national paintball circuit. Three tournaments took place in the United States: the Great Lakes Open, Virginia Beach Open and World Cup. [1][2]

[[Edmonton Impact]] won the professional season championship after winning the opening two events. [[San Diego Dynasty]] won World Cup and finished second overall, one point ahead of [[San Antonio X-Factor]]. Seattle Uprising won the Semi-Pro season championship. [2]

== Background and relationship with PSP ==
The NXL returned as a national professional and amateur tournament series in 2015. Contemporary coverage described a new ownership structure and a three-event calendar, while [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] had suspended its remaining season. [1][3]

The NXL introduced its own competition programme and rules, including timed X-Ball matches in place of PSP's RaceTo structure. It used the American Paintball Players Association classification and registration system. [1]

The NXL season standings comprise its three tournaments. The [[2015 PSP Dallas Open]] was a separate PSP event and was not included in the NXL championship totals. [2]

== Calendar ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Event !! Dates !! Venue
|-
| 1 || [[2015 NXL Great Lakes Open]] || 5–7 June 2015 || Victory Park, North Ridgeville, Ohio
|-
| 2 || [[2015 NXL Virginia Beach Open]] || 7–9 August 2015 || Hunt Club, Virginia Beach, Virginia
|-
| 3 || [[2015 NXL World Cup]] || 15–18 October 2015 || West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida
|}
Sources: PBLeagues event records. [4][5][6]

The Virginia Beach tournament was initially advertised as the '''Mid-Atlantic Open'''. The final event records use Virginia Beach Open. [5][7]

== Formats and rules ==
The league offered timed five-player X-Ball in Professional, Semi-Pro and Divisions 2–4. Conventional five-player competition, pump competition and Open ten-player competition were also included during the season. [1][2]

The launch announcement prohibited coaching and specified a nominal firing-rate limit of ten balls per second, with electronic readings of up to 10.5 balls per second accepted. It also announced live webcasts for the events. [1]

Virginia Beach registration records listed 16-minute X-Ball matches across Professional, Semi-Pro and Divisions 2–4. Conventional five-player games were listed at five minutes and ten-player games at ten minutes. [5]

World Cup additionally recorded Open X-Ball, Division 5 five-player and Masters competition. [8]

== Professional competition ==
Sixteen professional teams competed at each event. Impact defeated the field at both Great Lakes and Virginia Beach, with San Antonio X-Factor finishing second at both tournaments. Dynasty won World Cup ahead of Houston Heat. [2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Winner !! Runner-up
|-
| Great Lakes Open || Edmonton Impact || San Antonio X-Factor
|-
| Virginia Beach Open || Edmonton Impact || San Antonio X-Factor
|-
| World Cup || San Diego Dynasty || Houston Heat
|}
Source: PBLeagues season results. [2]

Impact finished sixth at World Cup but retained the season championship with 540 points. Dynasty finished on 494 points and X-Factor on 493. [2]

=== Leading professional season standings ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Points
|-
| 1 || Edmonton Impact || 540
|-
| 2 || San Diego Dynasty || 494
|-
| 3 || San Antonio X-Factor || 493
|-
| 4 || Houston Heat || 471
|-
| 5 || ac DALLAS || 426
|}
Source: PBLeagues complete season standings. [2]

== Divisional event winners ==
The table distinguishes tournament victories from overall season championships. A dash indicates that the category has no result listed for that event. [8][9][10]

{| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Great Lakes !! Virginia Beach !! World Cup
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball || Distortion || Seattle Uprising || Seattle Uprising
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || AAF || Miami Rage || Montreal Image
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || DZ AllStars || Proedge Army || HOUSTON HATE
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Houston Notorious FSU || DBS Supersonics || Capital Edge DMG Titanium
|-
| Open ten-player || Storm Riders || Inman Eagles || Avalanche
|-
| Division 3 five-player || — || Maryland Militia || Maryland Militia
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Pekin Prestige || Scumdogs || Jungle Bears
|-
| Open pump five-player || — || The Loony Toons || Dirtbags
|-
| Division 5 five-player || — || — || weR1
|-
| Open X-Ball || — || — || San Diego Dynasty
|-
| Masters five-player || — || — || Bad Company Masters
|}

== Divisional season champions ==
Seattle Uprising won the Semi-Pro championship after finishing second at Great Lakes and winning Virginia Beach and World Cup. [2]

Other champions in categories contested at multiple events were: [2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Season champion !! Points
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || Brooklyn Bears || 271.15
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || DZ AllStars || 254.66
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || DBS Supersonics || 284.88
|-
| Open ten-player || ROGUE || 206.63
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Maryland Militia || 200
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Pittsburgh Bombers || 246.91
|-
| Open pump five-player || The Loony Toons || 140
|}

Open X-Ball and Division 5 five-player appear in the season standings through World Cup alone, led respectively by Dynasty and weR1. Their listings should be distinguished from championships accumulated across multiple tournaments. [2]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2015 PSP season]]
* [[2016 NXL season]]

== References ==
# [https://paintball.media/the-new-nxl-everything-you-need-to-know/ John Amodea, Paintball Media – The New NXL: Everything You Need To Know, 1 May 2015.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2015 PBLeagues – National XBall League: complete 2015 season standings and event placings.]
# [https://viewer.joomag.com/paintball-magazine-july-2015-issue/0548846001435490793/p22 Paintball Magazine – Coverage of the relaunched NXL, July 2015, p. 22.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4145/info PBLeagues – Great Lakes Open: dates and Victory Park venue, 5–7 June 2015.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4238/info PBLeagues – Virginia Beach Open: dates, Hunt Club venue and formats, 7–9 August 2015.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4310/info PBLeagues – World Cup: dates and Kissimmee venue, 15–18 October 2015.]
# [https://paintball.media/event/nxl-mid-atlantic-open/ Paintball Media – NXL Mid-Atlantic Open: Virginia Beach event announcement, August 2015.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4310/rankings PBLeagues – 2015 World Cup: final results.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4145/rankings PBLeagues – 2015 Great Lakes Open: final results.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4238/rankings PBLeagues – 2015 Virginia Beach Open: final results.]

== External links ==
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2015 Complete season standings]

[[Category:National Xball League seasons]]
[[Category:Paintball in the United States]]
[[Category:2010s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2015 in paintball]]

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