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The '''2023 WNXL World Cup''' was the final professional event of the [[2023 WNXL season]], held as part of the [[2023 NXL World Cup]] in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. The parent tournament ran from 8 to 12 November 2023, with professional WNXL competition listed for 9–12 November.[1]

[[Dallas Vibe]] defeated [[Cheetahs]] 4–2 in the final to win the event. Cheetahs nevertheless secured the professional season championship after finishing runner-up at all three rounds.[2][3][5]

== Venue and formats ==

The tournament took place at the NXL World Cup site, 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

The professional women's division featured 12 teams playing 15-minute Xball matches with a five-point mercy rule. Each team played four preliminary matches. The top three teams from each bracket advanced, with bracket winners The Heroines and Cheetahs receiving semi-final byes.[1][2]

Separate women's competitions included WNXL Amateur five-player and WNXL three-player divisions.[1][3]

== Professional match results ==

=== Preliminary round ===

Each match is listed once below.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| The Heroines || 6–1 || St. Louis Arch Angels
|-
| The Heroines || 5–0 || Suricatos W
|-
| The Heroines || 6–1 || Drakaina
|-
| The Heroines || 3–2 || Dallas Vibe
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 7–3 || Femmes Fatale
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 6–4 || Drakaina
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 5–0 || Suricatos W
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 7–6 || Suricatos W
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 6–1 || St. Louis Arch Angels
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 5–0 || Drakaina
|-
| Suricatos W || 6–2 || St. Louis Arch Angels
|-
| Drakaina || 5–2 || St. Louis Arch Angels
|-
| Cheetahs || 3–0 || New Jersey High Rollers
|-
| Cheetahs || 6–1 || Karma
|-
| Cheetahs || 6–1 || Northern Lights
|-
| Cheetahs || 3–2 || Belladonna
|-
| Belladonna || 5–1 || New Jersey High Rollers
|-
| Belladonna || 3–2 || Northern Lights
|-
| Belladonna || 5–4 || Destiny
|-
| Destiny || 5–0 || Northern Lights
|-
| Destiny || 5–0 || Karma
|-
| Destiny || 5–4 || New Jersey High Rollers
|-
| New Jersey High Rollers || 5–3 || Karma
|-
| Northern Lights || 6–4 || Karma
|}

=== Play-offs ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Quarter-final || Destiny || 6–3 || Belladonna
|-
| Quarter-final || Dallas Vibe || 4–2 || Femmes Fatale
|-
| Semi-final || Cheetahs || 3–1 || Destiny
|-
| Semi-final || Dallas Vibe || 3–2 || The Heroines
|-
| Final || Dallas Vibe || 4–2 || Cheetahs
|}

Source: official tournament scores.[2]

== Professional final standings ==

The following table lists all 12 participating teams and their official finishing positions.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || Dallas Vibe || 200
|-
| 2 || Cheetahs || 192
|-
| 3 || The Heroines || 186
|-
| 4 || Destiny || 180
|-
| 5 || Femmes Fatale || 172
|-
| 6 || Belladonna || 168
|-
| 7 || New Jersey High Rollers || 164
|-
| 8 || Suricatos W || 160
|-
| 9 || Northern Lights || 125
|-
| 10 || Drakaina || 90
|-
| 11 || Karma || 55
|-
| 12 || St. Louis Arch Angels || 20
|}

== Professional season championship ==

Cheetahs entered World Cup one point behind The Heroines and Destiny. Their third consecutive runner-up finish brought their total to 384 points, securing the season championship ahead of The Heroines on 379.[4][5]

Dallas Vibe's World Cup victory lifted them to fourth overall, behind Destiny. The event championship and season championship were therefore won by different teams.[3][4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Season position !! Team !! Sunshine State !! Windy City !! World Cup !! Total
|-
| 1 || Cheetahs || 96 || 96 || 192 || 384
|-
| 2 || The Heroines || 93 || 100 || 186 || 379
|-
| 3 || Destiny || 100 || 93 || 180 || 373
|-
| 4 || Dallas Vibe || 86 || 84 || 200 || 370
|-
| 5 || Femmes Fatale || 90 || 90 || 172 || 352
|-
| 6 || New Jersey High Rollers || 82 || 86 || 164 || 332
|-
| 7 || Northern Lights || 80 || 80 || 125 || 285
|}

Source: official professional WNXL season rankings.[4]

== Women's amateur competition ==

The WNXL Amateur five-player competition was listed for Saturday, 11 November, using five-minute games.[1]

San Francisco Sirens defeated Midwest Warmaidens by two points to nil in the final.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || San Francisco Sirens || 200
|-
| 2 || Midwest Warmaidens || 192
|-
| 3 || Suricatos Women || 186
|-
| 4 || Sacramento Storm || 180
|}

Source: official event rankings.[3]

Suricatos Women won the WNXL Amateur five-player season championship with 582 points, ahead of Sacramento Storm on 463, San Francisco Sirens on 296 and Midwest Warmaidens on 285.[4]

== Women's three-player competition ==

Black Magic defeated Inland Empire Runaways by two points to nil in the WNXL three-player final.[2]

== See also ==

* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[2023 NXL World Cup]]
* [[2023 WNXL Sunshine State Major]]
* [[2023 WNXL Windy City Major]]
* [[2023 WNXL season]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8196/info PBLeagues – World Cup 2023: event dates, Kissimmee venue and competition formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8196/scores PBLeagues – World Cup 2023: professional WNXL, WNXL Amateur five-player and WNXL three-player match scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8196/rankings PBLeagues – World Cup 2023: final event rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2023 PBLeagues – National Xball League 2023 season rankings: professional WNXL and WNXL Amateur five-player.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/nxl-world-cup-recap-dynasty-wins-historic-fourth-straight-pbfit-perfect-pro-paintball National Xball League – NXL World Cup Recap, Dynasty Wins Historic Fourth Straight, PBFit Perfect, Quinn Nadu, 22 November 2023.]

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