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The '''2019 NXL Philadelphia Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 21 to 23 June 2019 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the third event on the league's United States national calendar.[1]

[[San Antonio X-Factor]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Russian Legion|Moscow Red Legion]] 7–6 in the final.[2]

== Dates and venue ==
Despite its Philadelphia title, the tournament took place in Blue Bell. The official event record identifies the venue as ''Valley Forge'', at 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell.[1]

Contemporary sports-tourism reporting identifies the site as Montgomery County Community College and describes the event as a partnership involving the college and the Valley Forge Sports Team.[3]

Competition ran from Friday, 21 June, to Sunday, 23 June 2019.[1]

== Competition formats ==
The 20-team professional division was advertised as 15-minute X-Ball with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-Pro and Division 2 used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule. Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule.[1]

Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, alongside Open Mechanical five-player. These competitions were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

Open and Amateur ten-player divisions had ten-minute game times. Three-player competition was offered in Open, Amateur and Novice divisions, with three-minute game times.[1]

== Professional competition ==
San Antonio X-Factor won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, the team defeated P.C. Katana, Sacramento DMG, TradeMyGun Outlaws and Moscow Red Legion.[2]

X-Factor then defeated Baltimore Revo 2–1 in the quarter-finals and Seattle Uprising 4–2 in the semi-finals. The final produced a second meeting with Red Legion, which X-Factor won 7–6.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! X-Factor's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || P.C. Katana || 6 || 3
|-
| Preliminary || Sacramento DMG || 7 || 1
|-
| Preliminary || TradeMyGun Outlaws || 4 || 1
|-
| Preliminary || Moscow Red Legion || 6 || 4
|-
| Quarter-final || Baltimore Revo || 2 || 1
|-
| Semi-final || Seattle Uprising || 4 || 2
|-
| Final || Moscow Red Legion || 7 || 6
|}

=== Individual award ===
[[Archie Montemayor]] received the Golden Barrel award. A contemporary report published by Infamous Paintball also identified him as the finals and event MVP, crediting him with 52 confirmed eliminations.[4]

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 14 competitions. Open ten-player had three teams.[5]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || San Antonio X-Factor || Moscow Red Legion || San Diego Dynasty || Seattle Uprising
|-
| Semi-Pro || Toulouse TonTons || Columbus LVL || Gulf Coast Hurricanes || ac Diesel
|-
| Division 2 || Blastcamp Revolution || CEP || Brawl || GRIT
|-
| Division 3 || PaintballFIT.com || Garden State G.O.A.T.s || SA Notorious FsU || Space Cadets
|-
| Division 4 || Nasty X || Sac DMG || Clutch || Victoria
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Tampa Bay Revolution || Take Notes || Veteran Militia || Twisted Vibe
|-
| Division 4 || SDS || BAMF OG || Immortal Kings || Lower Middle Class
|-
| Division 5 || VB Assassins || Veteran Militia Echo || Nasty Teal || BOMBSQUAD GOLD
|-
| Open Mechanical || Destiny_PB || 13th Predators || Apex Legionnaires || Scorpions
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Washington Winstons || Ricos Raiders || Philly Golden Seals || —
|-
| Amateur || ThunderCats 10 man || Just Us 2 || Montco Mustangs || Ninja Squad
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || N J Jesters || Caribbean || Tufel Hunden VM Bois || Buc-ee's Florida boys
|-
| Amateur || Eddie Daws Fan Club || Fox 4 Darkside || Young Gunz || Rampage 3man
|-
| Novice || Buffalo CashOut || Tacodile Supreme 2 || Relentless Supreme || MVP EQuiLiBriUm
|}

== Subsequent event ==
The next event on the United States national calendar was the [[2019 NXL Chicago Open]], scheduled for 13–15 September in Oak Forest, Illinois.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2019 NXL Texas Open]]
* [[2019 NXL Chicago Open]]
* [[San Antonio X-Factor]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6249/info PBLeagues – Philadelphia Open: official event information, dates, Blue Bell venue, formats and national calendar, 21–23 June 2019.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/Sp5gxVbWpsQyKfrM#games PBLeagues – San Antonio X-Factor: official 2019 Philadelphia Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/nasc/NASC080819.php NASC Get in the Game eNews – “Paintball tournament draws players, spectators to Pennsylvania”, 8 August 2019. Contemporary report identifying Montgomery County Community College as the venue.]
# [https://infamouspaintball.com/blogs/events-news/x-factor-takes-1st-place-pro-dna Infamous Paintball – “X-Factor Took 1st Place @ 2019 NXL Philadelphia Open”, 24 June 2019.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6249/rankings PBLeagues – Philadelphia Open: official final divisional placings.]

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