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The '''2020 NXL Mid-Atlantic Open''' was a cancelled [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament scheduled for 25–28 June 2020 in Virginia. The planned venue was The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, in the Richmond region. The event was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

== Scheduled event ==

The tournament was scheduled to begin on 25 June 2020 at The Meadow Event Park. Contemporary reporting by ''VPM'' on 1 April stated that the event remained on the calendar while numerous other sporting events in the Richmond region had been postponed. Organisers expected approximately 2,000 visiting participants and family members.[1]

A subsequent contemporary report identified the full scheduled dates as 25–28 June 2020 and referred to the tournament as the Richmond, Virginia event.[2]

== Cancellation ==

The NXL announced the Virginia event's cancellation through its Facebook page on 5 May 2020, according to a contemporary account published by ''Zen and the Art of Paintball'' on 11 May.[2]

The cancellation followed that of the [[2020 NXL Texas Open]]. The same report confirmed that the planned Chicago tournament had also been cancelled and described proposals for smaller regional competitions later in the year.[2]

The Virginia tournament did not take place, and no professional or divisional results were awarded.

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2020 NXL Texas Open]]
* [[2020 NXL Chicago Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://www.vpm.org/news/2020-04-01/regional-sports-tourism-industry-suffering-under-coronavirus VPM – Regional Sports Tourism Industry Suffering Under Coronavirus, 1 April 2020.]
# [https://zenandtheartofpaintball.com/2020/05/11/the-age-of-covid-paintball-what-did-they-know-and-when-did-they-know-it/ Zen and the Art of Paintball – The Age of Covid Paintball – What did they know and when did they know it?, 11 May 2020.]

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Admin: Create article documenting the cancelled 2020 NXL Virginia event, its scheduled 25–28 June dates, Meadow Event Park venue and 5 May cancellation, using contemporary sources.