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The '''2016 NXL Texas Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 29 April to 1 May 2016 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was the second event of the league's 2016 national season and included ten professional and amateur competitions.[1][2]

[[Los Angeles Infamous]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] 7–6 in the final according to the official match record.[3]

== Dates and venue ==
The tournament took place at Texas Motor Speedway, 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth. Playing fields and the accompanying trade show were established on grass outside the motor-racing circuit.[1][2]

The trade show and team check-in began on Thursday, 28 April. X-Ball competition began on Friday, 29 April, while traditional five-player competitions were scheduled to begin on Saturday or Sunday. Tournament play concluded on 1 May.[2]

== Competition formats ==
The official registration record lists 189 registered and paid team entries across ten competitions.[1]

Professional, Semi-Pro and Division 2–4 X-Ball were advertised with 16-minute game times. Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5; the registration record specifies five-minute game times for Divisions 3 and 4.[1]

Open Pump five-player competition was listed with five-minute game times, while Open ten-player competition had ten-minute game times. Both were scheduled for Sunday.[1]

== Professional competition ==
Los Angeles Infamous won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, the team defeated San Diego Dynasty, TradeMyGun Outlaws, Los Angeles Ironmen and Houston Heat.[3]

Infamous then defeated San Antonio X-Factor 5–1 in the quarter-finals and ac Dallas 5–4 in the semi-finals. In the final, Infamous defeated Edmonton Impact 7–6.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Infamous's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || San Diego Dynasty || 5 || 3
|-
| Preliminary || TradeMyGun Outlaws || 4 || 3
|-
| Preliminary || Los Angeles Ironmen || 8 || 4
|-
| Preliminary || Houston Heat || 6 || 5
|-
| Quarter-final || San Antonio X-Factor || 5 || 1
|-
| Semi-final || ac Dallas || 5 || 4
|-
| Final || Edmonton Impact || 7 || 6
|}

== Results ==
The following tables list the leading four finishers in every competition with published placings. The Open Pump competition had three teams.[4]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Los Angeles Infamous || Edmonton Impact || ac Dallas || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| Semi-Pro || Sacramento DMG || ac Diesel || Brooklyn Bears || P.C. Katana
|-
| Division 2 || Houston Zone || Carolina Breakout || SHOCK || DBS Supersonics
|-
| Division 3 || Texas PhalanX || PLUMLIFE || NRG Elite || West Coast Sharks
|-
| Division 4 || N.O. Bounty || SA Notorious || KickN Factory || Lethal Threat
|}

=== Five-player, pump and ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Chi-Town Fury || Twisted Militia || Storm Riders || Elite
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Miami Devious EFX || SA Misfits || LVPP OUTKAST || TOG
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Texas PhalanX Red || Odessa Outlaws || Mayhem Laredo || Az goats
|-
| Open Pump five-player || West Coast Sharks 1 || California Bears || Dallas Storm || —
|-
| Open ten-player || Washington Winstons || Tsunami || Annapolis A-Team 10Man || Team Zone
|}

== Place in the season ==
The Texas Open followed the [[2016 NXL Las Vegas Open]] and preceded the [[2016 NXL Nashville Open]], scheduled for 24–26 June in Smyrna, Tennessee.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2016 NXL Las Vegas Open]]
* [[2016 NXL Nashville Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4661/info PBLeagues – Texas Open: official event information, dates, venue, registration totals, formats and season calendar, 29 April–1 May 2016.]
# [https://paintball.media/event/nxl-texas-open/ Paintball Media – “NXL Texas Open”. Contemporary event announcement describing the Texas Motor Speedway venue, trade show and competition schedule.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/DVkDlcjqDCpu7e7K#games PBLeagues – Los Angeles Infamous: official 2016 Texas Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4661/rankings PBLeagues – Texas Open: official final divisional placings.]

[[Category:National Xball League events]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
[[Category:Paintball in Texas]]
[[Category:2010s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2016 in paintball]]

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