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<p>Create 2018 NXL Europe Paris-Chantilly Open with verified dates, professional standings, finals scores and division winners; document Expendables’ 15th place and four preliminary results.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;2018 NXL Europe Paris-Chantilly Open&#039;&#039;&#039; was a [[NXL Europe]] paintball tournament held in Chantilly, France, from 27–30 September 2018. It was the final event of the inaugural NXL Europe season. [[Edmonton Impact]] defeated [[Houston Heat]] 7–4 in the Professional final, securing the season championship. New Zealand&#039;s [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]] finished 15th.[1][2][3]<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> Professional X-Ball competition ran from 28–30 September, using 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule.[1]<br /> <br /> The event also included Semi-Professional and divisional X-Ball, five-player, ten-player and three-player competitions.[1][2]<br /> <br /> == Professional results ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Place !! Team<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || [[Edmonton Impact]]<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || [[Houston Heat]]<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Moscow Red Legion<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Joy Division<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Toulouse TonTons<br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Paris Camp Carnage<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Cologne Hurricanes<br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Ronholt Blast<br /> |-<br /> | 9 || MLKings<br /> |-<br /> | 10 || Breakout Spa<br /> |-<br /> | 11 || Offenburg Comin at Ya<br /> |-<br /> | 12 || All Starz Red Storm<br /> |-<br /> | 13 || Manchester Firm<br /> |-<br /> | 14 || PPArena Pilsen<br /> |-<br /> | 15 || [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]<br /> |-<br /> | 16 || FiveStar Lleida<br /> |-<br /> | 17 || Outrage<br /> |}<br /> Source: official PBLeagues final placings.[2]<br /> <br /> === Semi-finals and finals ===<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Stage !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent<br /> |-<br /> | Semi-final || Edmonton Impact || 6–4 || Moscow Red Legion<br /> |-<br /> | Semi-final || Houston Heat || 5–4 || Joy Division<br /> |-<br /> | Third-place match || Moscow Red Legion || 5–0 || Joy Division<br /> |-<br /> | Final || Edmonton Impact || 7–4 || Houston Heat<br /> |}<br /> Source: official tournament score archive.[4]<br /> <br /> == New Zealand participation ==<br /> Expendables, registered from Feilding, competed in Professional X-Ball. The team recorded one preliminary win and three losses and did not advance to the knockout rounds.[4][5]<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Date !! Opponent !! Expendables score !! Result<br /> |-<br /> | 28 September 2018 || Joy Division || 4–5 || Loss<br /> |-<br /> | 28 September 2018 || Cologne Hurricanes || 3–8 || Loss<br /> |-<br /> | 29 September 2018 || All Starz Red Storm || 6–4 || Win<br /> |-<br /> | 29 September 2018 || Houston Heat || 4–5 || Loss<br /> |}<br /> Source: Expendables&#039; official tournament match record.[5]<br /> <br /> Expendables finished 15th and received 21.25 ranking points.[2]<br /> <br /> == Other division winners ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Division !! Winner<br /> |-<br /> | Semi-Professional X-Ball || Cryptonomics<br /> |-<br /> | Division 2 X-Ball || Bergen Legacy<br /> |-<br /> | Division 3 X-Ball || Gidnet Grin<br /> |-<br /> | Division 4 X-Ball || Dog&#039;s D&#039;Amor 2<br /> |-<br /> | Division 5 five-player || Rejects<br /> |-<br /> | Open ten-player || Breakout Spa 10-man<br /> |-<br /> | Open three-player || Extreme Damage Thunder<br /> |-<br /> | Amateur three-player || Commandos<br /> |}<br /> Source: official PBLeagues final placings.[2]<br /> <br /> The separately listed under-19 national-team competition was won by Russia, ahead of France and Norway.[2]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[NXL Europe]]<br /> * [[2018 NXL Europe Chartres Open]]<br /> * [[2018 NXL Europe Prague Open]]<br /> * [[2018 NXL Europe Basildon-London Open]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> # [https://pbleagues.com/event/6069/info PBLeagues: Paris-Chantilly Open — event information, dates and formats], 27–30 September 2018.<br /> # [https://pbleagues.com/event/6069/rankings PBLeagues: Paris-Chantilly Open — official final placings].<br /> # [https://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=5956915 “Edmonton Impact defeats Houston Heat to win Paris NXL”], PbNation, report by John, 30 September 2018.<br /> # [https://pbleagues.com/scores/L403/E6069/scores/s255_c8.html PBLeagues: 2018 NXL Europe Paris-Chantilly Open — Professional X-Ball scores].<br /> # [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/UZo88a5F4jXOyWgR PBLeagues: Expendables — Paris-Chantilly Open registration and match results].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Paintball tournaments in France]]</div>

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