Admin: Replace with verified dates, Joyce Park venue, formats, professional and WNXL results, East/West 3v3 finals and all remaining divisional winners; omit an unverified Midwest MLPB Cup.

2026-11-02T22:02:39Z

Replace with verified dates, Joyce Park venue, formats, professional and WNXL results, East/West 3v3 finals and all remaining divisional winners; omit an unverified Midwest MLPB Cup.

Show changes

Admin: Create 2026 NXL Midwest Open article with verified Joyce Park venue, dates, formats, professional and WNXL results, East/West 3v3 championships, divisional winners and the single-entry youth listing.

2026-11-02T19:02:33Z

Create 2026 NXL Midwest Open article with verified Joyce Park venue, dates, formats, professional and WNXL results, East/West 3v3 championships, divisional winners and the single-entry youth listing.

New page

The '''2026 NXL Midwest Open''' was the third tournament of the 2026 [[National Xball League]] United States season. It took place from '''25–28 June 2026''' at Joyce Park in the Fairfield–Hamilton area of Ohio. The tournament was promoted as a Cincinnati-area event. [1][2]

[[Edmonton Impact]] won professional five-player X-Ball, defeating Seattle Uprising 6–5 in overtime. [[The Heroines]] won professional [[Women's National Xball League|WNXL]] X-Ball. [[Tampa Bay Damage]] and [[San Diego Dynasty]] won the East and West professional three-player X-Ball conferences respectively. [3][4]

== Venue and schedule ==
The tournament took place at Joyce Park. PBLeagues listed the event address as 122 Joe Nuxhall Way, Fairfield, Ohio, while the NXL promotional page used a Hamilton address for the park. [1][2]

Thursday, 25 June, included professional and Amateur three-player X-Ball, team practices, registration and the trade show. The main professional and divisional programme continued from Friday, 26 June, to Sunday, 28 June. [1][2]

== Formats ==
The event included professional, WNXL, Semi-Pro and Division 2–5 X-Ball; East and West professional three-player X-Ball; 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]

Published registration settings included:
* Professional five-player X-Ball: 15 minutes with a six-point mercy rule.
* WNXL, 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]

Edmonton Impact began its knockout campaign with a 6–0 victory over Chicago Distortion, then defeated San Diego Dynasty 4–3 and Red Legion 8–6. Seattle Uprising reached the final by defeating San Antonio X-Factor 7–5 and TonTon Arsenal 5–3. [4]

Impact won the final 6–5 in overtime. [4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Opening knockout round || Edmonton Impact || 6–0 || Chicago Distortion
|-
| Opening knockout round || Red Legion || 8–2 || Houston Heat
|-
| Quarter-final || Edmonton Impact || 4–3 || San Diego Dynasty
|-
| Quarter-final || Red Legion || 6–3 || Tampa Bay Damage
|-
| Quarter-final || Seattle Uprising || 7–5 || San Antonio X-Factor
|-
| Quarter-final || TonTon Arsenal || 5–4, overtime || PaintballFIT
|-
| Semi-final || Edmonton Impact || 8–6 || Red Legion
|-
| Semi-final || Seattle Uprising || 5–3 || TonTon Arsenal
|-
| Final || Edmonton Impact || 6–5, overtime || Seattle Uprising
|}
Source: PBLeagues match results. [4]

== Professional three-player X-Ball ==
Professional three-player X-Ball took place on Thursday, 25 June. Twenty-four teams were divided equally between East and West conferences, with separate conference championships. [1][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Conference !! Champion !! Final score !! Runner-up
|-
| East || Tampa Bay Damage || 5–4, overtime || Orlando Red Legion
|-
| West || San Diego Dynasty || 4–3 || Detroit Infamous
|}
Source: PBLeagues match results. [4]

=== MLPB Cup ===
The published Midwest Open registration categories and final placings did not list a separate MLPB Cup competition. The professional three-player results were recorded under the East and West conferences. [1][3]

== WNXL ==
Eleven teams entered professional WNXL X-Ball. The Heroines defeated Bear Ridge Saints 5–0 in the quarter-finals and Dallas Vibe 3–2 in the semi-finals. Femmes Fatale reached the final by defeating Northern Lights 6–5 in overtime. [1][4]

The Heroines won the final 4–2 against Femmes Fatale. [4]

The separate women's conventional five-player competition was won by Sparrows, who defeated NJ High Rollers by two games to one in the final. [4]

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

{| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Winner
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball || New York Wrecking Crew
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || Gulf Coast Ragtag Army
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || Outlaw AP Prime
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Hydra Kidz
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball || New Jersey Filthy 5
|-
| Division 3 five-player || KNOXVILLE KNIGHTS
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Hydra
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Nola Savages
|-
| Amateur ten-player || LVL
|-
| Classic Open seven-player || Image
|-
| Classic Open five-player || Image
|-
| Amateur three-player X-Ball || WAR
|-
| Amateur three-player || Big Bill's Warriors
|-
| Intermediate three-player || INTENT
|-
| Novice three-player || Bear Ridge 5
|}

=== Youth entry ===
The Youth Advanced five-player standings listed AG Kids as the sole team, with zero ranking points. This single-entry listing is distinct from the contested divisional championships above. [3]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[2026 NXL Mid-Atlantic Open]]
* [[2026 NXL Lone Star Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/info PBLeagues – Midwest Open: dates, Joyce Park venue, entries and formats, 25–28 June 2026.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/midwest-open National Xball League – 2026 Midwest Open: venue, event programme and spectator information.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/rankings PBLeagues – Midwest Open: final divisional and conference placings, June 2026.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/scores PBLeagues – Midwest Open: professional, WNXL and divisional match results, June 2026.]

== External links ==
* [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/midwest-open Official event page]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/rankings Complete final placings]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/scores Match results]

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

2026 NXL Midwest Open - Revision history

Admin: Replace with verified dates, Joyce Park venue, formats, professional and WNXL results, East/West 3v3 finals and all remaining divisional winners; omit an unverified Midwest MLPB Cup.

Admin: Create 2026 NXL Midwest Open article with verified Joyce Park venue, dates, formats, professional and WNXL results, East/West 3v3 championships, divisional winners and the single-entry youth listing.