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The '''2016 NXL season''' was the [[National Xball League]]'s United States tournament season, comprising five events from March to November. [[Edmonton Impact]] won the professional championship, while P.C. Katana finished first in Semi-Pro.[1]

== Calendar ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Dates !! Venue !! Location
|-
| [[2016 NXL Las Vegas Open|Las Vegas Open]]
| 18–20 March 2016
| Craig Ranch Regional Park
| North Las Vegas, Nevada
|-
| [[2016 NXL Texas Open|Texas Open]]
| 29 April–1 May 2016
| Texas Motor Speedway
| Fort Worth, Texas
|-
| [[2016 NXL Nashville Open|Nashville Open]]
| 24–26 June 2016
| Sharp Springs Park
| Smyrna, Tennessee
|-
| [[2016 NXL Great Lakes Open|Great Lakes Open]]
| 12–14 August 2016
| Victory Park
| North Ridgeville, Ohio
|-
| [[2016 NXL World Cup|World Cup]]
| 3–6 November 2016
| 6000 West Osceola Parkway
| Kissimmee, Florida
|}

Sources: PBLeagues event records.[2][3][4][5][6]

== Formats ==

The 2016 rulebook specified a timed, multiple-point format for Professional, Semi-Pro and Division 2–4 X-Ball. Matches ended when time expired with one team ahead, or when a team reached its division's mercy-rule lead.[7]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Regulation playing time !! Mercy-rule lead
|-
| Professional || 16 minutes || Seven points
|-
| Semi-Pro || 15 minutes || Five points
|-
| Division 2 || 15 minutes || Five points
|-
| Division 3 || 12 minutes || Four points
|-
| Division 4 || 12 minutes || Four points
|}

The professional division comprised 16 teams. The rulebook also provided for split-deck scheduling, in which two matches alternated points on the same field.[7]

Alongside X-Ball, the event programme included separate five-player, ten-player and pump competitions. World Cup also included Amateur ten-player, Division 500 five-player and Amateur two-player divisions.[8][9][10][11][12]

== Professional competition ==

Edmonton Impact won Las Vegas, Great Lakes and World Cup. Los Angeles Infamous won Texas, while Houston Heat won Nashville.[8][9][10][11][12]

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Winner !! Runner-up
|-
| Las Vegas Open || [[Edmonton Impact]] || [[San Diego Dynasty]]
|-
| Texas Open || [[Los Angeles Infamous]] || Edmonton Impact
|-
| Nashville Open || [[Houston Heat]] || Edmonton Impact
|-
| Great Lakes Open || Edmonton Impact || San Diego Dynasty
|-
| World Cup || Edmonton Impact || [[Moscow Red Legion]]
|}

Sources: official event placings.[8][9][10][11][12]

=== Final professional standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Season points
|-
| 1 || Edmonton Impact || 972
|-
| 2 || Los Angeles Infamous || 814
|-
| 3 || [[San Antonio X-Factor]] || 799
|-
| 4 || Houston Heat || 768
|-
| 5 || Moscow Red Legion || 749
|}

Source: PBLeagues final season standings.[1]

== Divisional event winners ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Las Vegas[8] !! Texas[9] !! Nashville[10] !! Great Lakes[11] !! World Cup[12]
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball
| Brooklyn Bears
| Sacramento DMG
| New York Outlaws
| P.C. Katana
| Distortion
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| Montreal Image
| Houston Zone
| Preferred mob
| DZ AllStars
| Toronto Chargers
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| Annapolis A-Team
| Texas PhalanX
| NRG Elite
| Gucci Gang
| Noobies
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Camp Pendleton Raiders Black
| N.O. Bounty
| Stingray All Stars
| Detroit Action
| XPX FACTORY
|-
| Open ten-player
| Bad Company
| Washington Winstons
| Washington Winstons
| Quintons Army
| Quintons Army
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Chi-Town Fury
| Chi-Town Fury
| Chi-Town Fury
| Armagedon GUA
| Pekin Prestige
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| Baltimore Savage
| Miami Devious EFX
| Coastal Virginia Afterburn
| Combat
| Vicious Bunnys
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Azgoats
| Texas PhalanX Red
| Texas PhalanX Red
| Texas PhalanX Red
| Clean Up Crew
|}

The pump winners at Las Vegas, Texas, Nashville and World Cup were LA Hitmen.com, West Coast Sharks 1, West Coast Sharks 1 and Dirtbags respectively.[8][9][10][12]

At World Cup, MAF won Amateur ten-player, West Coast Sharks 5 won Division 500 five-player, and The Moist Cubes won Amateur two-player.[12]

== Season champions ==

The following teams finished first in the final published standings for the principal divisions contested across multiple events.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First-placed team !! Season points
|-
| Professional X-Ball || Edmonton Impact || 972
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball || P.C. Katana || 451.05
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || Bay State Bandits || 443.41
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || Annapolis A-Team || 443.36
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Camp Pendleton Raiders Black || 414.24
|-
| Open ten-player || Washington Winstons || 317.5
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Armagedon GUA || 321.78
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Baltimore Savage || 405.58
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Az goats || 177.5
|-
| Open pump five-player || West Coast Sharks 1 || 360
|}

Texas PhalanX Red accumulated 300 points in Division 5 five-player, but the final standings marked the team as unplaced after moving division.[1]

== Promotion and changes to the professional field ==

Seattle Uprising competed professionally in 2016 after winning the previous season's Semi-Pro standings. Following the 2016 season, Semi-Pro champion P.C. Katana moved into the professional division for 2017.[13]

TRADEMYGUN OUTLAWS finished last in the 2016 professional standings but remained in the professional field at the 2017 Las Vegas Open.[1][14]

Upton 187 cRew announced its dissolution in December 2016. This was a separate development from its ninth-place season finish.[1][15]

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2015 NXL season]]
* [[2017 NXL season]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2016 PBLeagues – National XBall League: 2016 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4564/info PBLeagues – 2016 Las Vegas Open: event information.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4661/info PBLeagues – 2016 Texas Open: event information.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4770/info PBLeagues – 2016 Nashville Open: event information.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4844/info PBLeagues – 2016 Great Lakes Open: event information.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4885/info PBLeagues – 2016 World Cup: event information.]
# [https://paperzz.com/doc/7331473/nxl-rules-2016---nxl-paintball National Xball League – NXL Rules 2016, reproduced by Paperzz; sections 5.6 and 8.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4564/rankings PBLeagues – 2016 Las Vegas Open: final placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4661/rankings PBLeagues – 2016 Texas Open: final placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4770/rankings PBLeagues – 2016 Nashville Open: final placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4844/rankings PBLeagues – 2016 Great Lakes Open: final placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/4885/rankings PBLeagues – 2016 World Cup: final rankings.]
# [https://paintballruinedmylife.com/2016/12/14/pc-katana-going-pro-2017/ Paintball Ruined My Life – PC Katana Going Pro in 2017, 14 December 2016.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/scores/L316/E5174/scores/s255_c8.html PBLeagues – 2017 NXL Las Vegas Open: professional results.]
# [https://paintballruinedmylife.com/2016/12/18/upton-187-crew-call-quits/ Paintball Ruined My Life – Upton 187 cRew Call It Quits, 18 December 2016.]

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