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The '''2019 NXL Texas Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 3 to 5 May 2019 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was the second event on the league's United States national calendar.[1]

[[Russian Legion|Moscow Red Legion]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Ac Dallas|ac Dallas]] 6–1 in the final.[2]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place at Texas Motor Speedway, 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, from Friday, 3 May, to Sunday, 5 May 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. Open and Amateur three-player divisions had three-minute game times.[1]

== Professional competition ==
Moscow Red Legion won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, the team defeated Tampa Bay Damage, Scottsdale Elevation, Seattle Uprising and ac Dallas.[2]

Red Legion then defeated Edmonton Impact 8–7 in the quarter-finals and San Antonio X-Factor 7–3 in the semi-finals. The final produced a second meeting with ac Dallas, which Red Legion won 6–1.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Red Legion's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || Tampa Bay Damage || 7 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || Scottsdale Elevation || 7 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || Seattle Uprising || 5 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || ac Dallas || 3 || 2
|-
| Quarter-final || Edmonton Impact || 8 || 7
|-
| Semi-final || San Antonio X-Factor || 7 || 3
|-
| Final || ac Dallas || 6 || 1
|}

=== Individual award ===
[[Leonid Smotrov]] received the event's Carbon Golden Barrel award.[3]

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 13 competitions. Open ten-player and Open Mechanical five-player each had two teams; Open three-player had three.[4]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Moscow Red Legion || ac Dallas || San Antonio X-Factor || Houston Heat
|-
| Semi-Pro || ac Diesel || TBD Jits || CEPP DMG || Toulouse TonTons
|-
| Division 2 || Grit || CEP || STRUGGLE || New England Wreckage
|-
| Division 3 || PaintballFIT.com || Plumlife Des Moines Detox || NRG Elite Alpha || Texas PhalanX Black
|-
| Division 4 || Nasty X || GREED || Victoria || SK Elite
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || RAMPAGE || Veteran Militia || Miami Devious || Texas Reapers
|-
| Division 4 || The Anunnaki || Indy Storm || West Coast Deplorables || Veteran Militia Charlie
|-
| Division 5 || Shut Up They're Trying || GFK || Bayou Games Factory || Texas Twisters
|-
| Open Mechanical || Scorpions || POSSUM || — || —
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Washington Winstons || Backdoor Bandits || — || —
|-
| Amateur || Beer League Paintball || PPS SFO || Hydrafitgear.com || Destiny Army
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Backwoods Rednecks || Buc-ee's Florida boys || Death Stalkers || —
|-
| Amateur || XPX || Evergreen Wild Salmon || Fox 4 Darkside || USA Womens Paintball Team
|}

== Subsequent event ==
The next event on the United States national calendar was the [[2019 NXL Philadelphia Open]], scheduled for 21–23 June in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2019 NXL Las Vegas Open]]
* [[2019 NXL Philadelphia Open]]
* [[2018 NXL Texas Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6248/info PBLeagues – Texas Open: official event information, dates, Texas Motor Speedway venue, formats and national calendar, 3–5 May 2019.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/PBk8BkDwLM0o7DVr#games PBLeagues – Moscow Red Legion: official 2019 Texas Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://www.paintballwincount.com/golden-barrels Paintball Win Count – “Golden Barrels”: 2019 Texas Open award listing for Leonid Smotrov.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6248/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:2019 in paintball]]

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