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The '''2026 NXL Mid-Atlantic Open''' was the second tournament of the 2026 [[National Xball League]] United States season. It took place from '''30 April–3 May 2026''' on grass property outside Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware. [1][2]

[[Tampa Bay Damage]] won professional five-player X-Ball, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] 7–1 in the final. Royal City Seadogs won the East professional three-player conference, while Impact won the West conference. Damage also finished first in the separately recorded MLPB Cup three-player competition. [3][4]

== Venue and schedule ==
The tournament venue was Dover Motor Speedway, with the event address listed as 1201 Persimmon Tree Lane, Dover, Delaware. The playing fields occupied grass property outside the speedway. [1][2]

Thursday, 30 April, included professional three-player competition, team practices and an NXL All-Star match. The main five-player X-Ball tournament ran from Friday, 1 May, to Sunday, 3 May. [1][2]

The event programme also included a trade show and a Laps for Charity activity at the speedway on Saturday, 2 May. [2]

== Formats ==
Completed categories included professional, Semi-Pro and Division 2–5 X-Ball; East and West professional three-player X-Ball; the MLPB Cup; Amateur three-player X-Ball; conventional divisional and women's five-player competition; Amateur, Intermediate and Novice three-player competition; Classic Open five-player and seven-player competition; and Amateur ten-player competition. [1][3]

The published registration settings listed:
* Professional five-player X-Ball: 15 minutes with a six-point mercy rule.
* Semi-Pro and Division 2 X-Ball: 15 minutes with a five-point mercy rule.
* Division 3 and Division 4 X-Ball: 12 minutes with a four-point mercy rule.
* Division 5 X-Ball: ten minutes with a three-point mercy rule.
* Professional three-player X-Ball: 12 minutes with a five-point mercy rule.
* Amateur three-player X-Ball: six minutes with a three-point mercy rule. [1]

== Professional five-player X-Ball ==
Twenty teams entered professional X-Ball, with ten advancing from the preliminary stage. [1][4]

Tampa Bay Damage defeated CK Hurricanes 3–1 in the quarter-finals and Red Legion 4–3 in the semi-finals. Edmonton Impact advanced through the opening knockout round with a 5–1 victory over Seattle Uprising, then defeated Los Angeles Ironmen 3–2 and PaintballFIT 4–1. [4]

Damage won the final 7–1. [4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Opening knockout round || TonTon Arsenal || 6–0 || Perris ASG Aftermath
|-
| Opening knockout round || Edmonton Impact || 5–1 || Seattle Uprising
|-
| Quarter-final || Red Legion || 7–1 || TonTon Arsenal
|-
| Quarter-final || Tampa Bay Damage || 3–1 || CK Hurricanes
|-
| Quarter-final || Edmonton Impact || 3–2 || Los Angeles Ironmen
|-
| Quarter-final || PaintballFIT || 4–3 || San Diego Dynasty
|-
| Semi-final || Tampa Bay Damage || 4–3 || Red Legion
|-
| Semi-final || Edmonton Impact || 4–1 || PaintballFIT
|-
| Final || Tampa Bay Damage || 7–1 || Edmonton Impact
|}
Source: PBLeagues match results. [4]

== Professional three-player X-Ball ==
Twenty-four teams entered professional three-player X-Ball, divided equally between East and West conferences. Each conference produced its own champion. [1][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Conference !! Champion !! Final score !! Runner-up
|-
| East || Royal City Seadogs || 7–2 || Orlando Red Legion
|-
| West || Edmonton Impact || 3–2 || Los Angeles Ironmen
|}
Source: PBLeagues match results. [4]

=== MLPB Cup ===
The event records separately listed a four-team MLPB Cup three-player X-Ball competition. Tampa Bay Damage finished first, followed by San Antonio X-Factor, Edmonton Impact and Royal City Seadogs. These placings were separate from the East and West conference championships. [1][3]

== Women's competition ==
Women's competition was held in the conventional WNXL five-player category. Sparrows finished first, TCP Diamond Machine second and NJ High Rollers third. The event's registration and final results did not list professional WNXL X-Ball or WNXL three-player X-Ball categories. [1][3]

== Divisional results ==
The following table lists the winners in every other completed tournament category. [3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Winner
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball || Blast Camp
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || AG Knights
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || Legacy Gorillas
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || New Jersey Filthy 4
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball || New Jersey Filthy 5
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Papeletto
|-
| Division 4 five-player || INTENT
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Ragtags
|-
| Amateur ten-player || MB55
|-
| Classic Open seven-player || Team Smoke
|-
| Classic Open five-player || Image
|-
| Amateur three-player X-Ball || Team Smoke
|-
| Amateur three-player || Shitters
|-
| Intermediate three-player || ThunderCats
|-
| Novice three-player || NJ CRASH
|}

Blast Camp defeated Preferred mob 3–1 in the Semi-Pro final. [4]

== All-Star competition ==
An NXL All-Star X-Ball match between East and West teams formed part of the Thursday programme. The registration information listed a 20-minute match. [1][2]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2026 NXL Tampa Bay Open]]
* [[2026 NXL Midwest Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9319/info PBLeagues – Mid-Atlantic Open: dates, Dover venue, entries and formats, 30 April–3 May 2026.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/mid-atlantic-open National Xball League – 2026 Mid-Atlantic Open: venue description and event programme.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9319/rankings PBLeagues – Mid-Atlantic Open: final divisional, conference and MLPB Cup placings, 2026.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9319/scores PBLeagues – Mid-Atlantic Open: match results and knockout brackets, 2026.]

== External links ==
* [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/mid-atlantic-open Official event page]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/9319/rankings Complete final placings]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/9319/scores Match results]

[[Category:National Xball League events]]
[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
[[Category:Paintball in Delaware]]
[[Category:2020s in American paintball]]
[[Category:2026 in paintball]]

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