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The '''2022 NXL Windy City Major''' was a paintball tournament held from 9 to 11 September 2022 at Chicago Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois, United States. It formed part of the [[National Xball League]] (NXL) United States season. [[Edmonton Impact]] won the professional competition, defeating [[Russian Legion|Red Legion]] in the final. Heavy rain on Sunday caused the scheduled NXL All-Star game to be postponed.[1][2][3]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 9–11 September 2022. The venue was Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, Illinois.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2022 NXL Golden State Open]] and preceded the [[2022 NXL World Cup]] on the league's United States calendar.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, amateur 10-player competition, Open mechanical seven-player competition and three-player competition.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Published format
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; six-point mercy rule
|-
| Semi-professional and Division 2 X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; five-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3 and Division 4 X-Ball
| 12-minute matches; four-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| 10-minute matches; three-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3–5 five-player
| Five-minute games
|-
| Amateur 10-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Female Open, amateur and novice three-player
| Three-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

== Professional competition ==

New Orleans Hurricanes completed the preliminary round undefeated with a 4–0 record. Edmonton Impact and San Antonio X-Factor each finished their preliminary group with three wins and one defeat.[3]

Impact defeated Houston Heat in overtime in the semi-finals, while Red Legion eliminated San Diego Dynasty.[3]

In the final, Impact established a 3–0 lead. Red Legion recovered two points, but Impact held off its final attack to win the tournament. Alex Goldman received the event most valuable player and Golden Barrel awards.[3]

== All-Star game postponement ==

An NXL All-Star game was scheduled for Sunday as a 20-minute X-Ball match between Team Bredthauer (Red) and Team Martinez (Blue).[1][4]

Heavy rain caused the league to postpone the match, with contemporary reporting identifying World Cup as the intended replacement occasion.[3]

Although the registration system displayed the two teams in a numbered order, its score record contained no match score or wins. That entry does not establish a completed All-Star result at the Windy City Major.[2][4]

== Divisional competition ==

Blast Camp won the semi-professional tournament against Austin Notorious, recording its third event victory of the season. STRUGGLE defeated East Coast Effect 6–5 in the Division 2 X-Ball final.[3]

New York Wrecking Crew won Division 3 X-Ball with a 4–1 final victory against Shut up we're trying. Tribe defeated Tropic Thunder to win Division 4 X-Ball.[3]

== Results ==

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 14 completed competitions listed in the official final standings. The postponed All-Star game is excluded. Team names follow the event record.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| Edmonton Impact
| Red Legion
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| Blast Camp
| Austin Notorious
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| STRUGGLE
| East Coast Effect
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| New York Wrecking Crew
| Shut up we're trying
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Tribe
| Tropic Thunder
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Sbs
| Storm Riders
|-
| Amateur 10v10
| Extreme Rage
| PHILIPPINES
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| MAXT
| Extreme Rage
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Palm Beach Vipers
| Veteran Militia
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| MW TRIBE
| Veteran Militia Echo
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Dropouts
| Hostile Ground 3
|-
| Female Open three-player
| Journey
| FEMMES FAMILY
|-
| Amateur three-player
| Outlaw Anodizing Red
| Faceless
|-
| Novice three-player
| SHAKEDOWN
| Team Legacy
|}

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2022 NXL Golden State Open]]
* [[2022 NXL World Cup]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7648/info PBLeagues – NXL Windy City Major: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7648/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Windy City Major: final standings, 2022.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/nxl-windy-city-major-brings-impact-one-step-closer-to-season-title-after-a-wild-finish-in-chicago National Xball League – NXL Windy City Major brings Impact one step closer to season title after a wild finish in Chicago, written in partnership with Iconic Paintball by Quinn Nadu, 22 September 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7648/scores PBLeagues – NXL Windy City Major: match scores and unscored All-Star entry, 2022.]

[[Category:National Xball League events]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball in Illinois]]
[[Category:2020s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2022 in paintball]]

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