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The '''2023 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major''' was a paintball tournament held from 16 to 18 June 2023 in Royersford, Pennsylvania, United States. It formed part of the [[National Xball League]] (NXL) United States season. [[Tampa Bay Damage]] won the professional competition, defeating [[San Antonio X-Factor]] in the final.[1][2][3]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 16–18 June 2023. The venue was located at 547 Royersford Road, Royersford, Pennsylvania.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2023 NXL Lone Star Major]] and preceded the [[2023 NXL Windy City Major]] on the league's United States calendar.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, divisional and youth five-player competition, WNXL amateur five-player competition, Classic formats, amateur 10-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
|-
| Divisional, youth and WNXL amateur five-player
| Five-minute games
|-
| Open five-player
| Five-minute games
|-
| Open Classic seven-player
| Seven-minute games
|-
| Amateur 10-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Amateur, novice and youth three-player
| Three-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

== Professional competition ==

Tampa Bay Damage defeated Houston Heat 3–2 in the semi-finals. San Antonio X-Factor eliminated San Diego Dynasty in the other semi-final, ending Dynasty's opportunity to win a fourth consecutive event.[3]

The final between Damage and X-Factor was ultimately decided through one-on-one play. Jacob Edwards eliminated Tom Guest to secure the tournament victory for Damage. Edwards also received the event most valuable player award.[3]

== Divisional competition ==

PaintballFIT.com defeated Blast Camp in overtime to win its third consecutive semi-professional event of the season.[3]

DBS FACTORY defeated Underground 3–1 in the Division 3 X-Ball final. Baltimore Braves won Division 4 X-Ball, defeating Immortal Kings 3–2.[3]

=== Women's competition ===

The WNXL amateur five-player category had one registered team, Suricatos Women, which was listed first in the final standings. No professional WNXL X-Ball category appeared in the event programme or results.[1][2]

== Results ==

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 17 categories listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| Tampa Bay Damage
| San Antonio X-Factor
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| PaintballFIT.com
| Blast Camp
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| AG Knights
| Malicious
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| DBS FACTORY
| Underground
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Baltimore Braves
| Immortal Kings
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Suicide Squad
| 570 Bucks
|-
| Amateur 10v10
| CRBN
| Enemy 1
|-
| Open Classic seven-player
| Image
| NME
|-
| WNXL amateur five-player
| Suricatos Women
| — (sole entry)
|-
| Classic Open five-player
| Spread Eagle Tavern
| PHILIPPINES
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Veteran Militia
| Suricatos
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| ScheiBe
| NYC Storm Riders
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Strange
| Noobies
|-
| Youth five-player
| Enemy Kidz
| AG Kids
|-
| Amateur three-player
| XPX
| Los Lobos
|-
| Novice three-player
| Denial
| JUSTICE
|-
| Youth three-player
| AG Kids
| Montressor's Marauders Gold
|}

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2023 NXL Lone Star Major]]
* [[2023 NXL Windy City Major]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8098/info PBLeagues – NXL Mid-Atlantic Major: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8098/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Mid-Atlantic Major: final standings, 2023.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/23-nxl-mid-atlantic-major-recap National Xball League – '23 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major Recap, written in partnership with Iconic Paintball by Quinn Nadu, 21 June 2023.]

[[Category:National Xball League events]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:2020s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2023 in paintball]]

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