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'''Halcyon''' (also known as '''Halcyon Paintball Team''') is a British women's competitive [[paintball]] team that competed in the [[Women's National Xball League]] (WNXL) Europe during the 2023 season. The team also participated in domestic women's competition organised by the [[Central Premier Paintball Series]] (CPPS).[1][2]

Halcyon finished fourth in the 2023 WNXL Europe season standings and placed third at the 2023 CPPS Ladies Cup.[2][3]

== History ==

=== 2023 season ===

Halcyon was registered with [[PBLeagues]] on 31 May 2023, with the United Kingdom listed as its home country and CPPS as its home field.[1]

The team's first documented WNXL appearance was at the 2023 NXL British Invitational, held from 7 to 9 July. Competing against [[Drakaina]], [[Belladonna]] and [[Karma (paintball team)|Karma]], Halcyon finished fourth among four teams.[4]

On 23 July 2023, Halcyon competed in the CPPS Ladies Cup, a three-player women's tournament featuring five teams. Halcyon finished third, behind PsychoBabes and Black Cats.[2]

The team subsequently travelled to Dreux, France, for the [[2023 NXL European Championships]], held from 30 August to 3 September.

Halcyon competed in the women's professional division alongside Drakaina, Belladonna, Karma and [[HBI W]]. The team finished fifth among five competitors.[5]

Its tournament campaign included a 4–2 defeat against HBI W, a 6–1 defeat against Belladonna, a 5–0 defeat against Karma and a 5–0 defeat against Drakaina.[5]

Halcyon concluded the 2023 WNXL Europe season in fourth place overall, accumulating 176 championship points from its two tournament appearances.[3]

== Tournament results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Tournament
! Division
! Position
|-
| 2023
| NXL British Invitational
| WNXL Xball
| 4th of 4
|-
| 2023
| CPPS Ladies Cup
| Women's 3-Man
| 3rd of 5
|-
| 2023
| [[NXL European Championships]]
| WNXL Xball
| 5th of 5
|}

== Sponsorship ==

British paintball retailer [[Just Paintball]] identified Halcyon as one of its sponsored teams in its coverage of the 2023 NXL European Championships.[6]

== See also ==

* [[Women's paintball]]
* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[NXL Europe]]
* [[Central Premier Paintball Series]]
* [[Belladonna]]
* [[Drakaina]]
* [[Karma (paintball team)|Karma]]
* [[HBI W]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/team/9nQRWf6SNSG1nfze PBLeagues, "Halcyon", official team profile and tournament history.]
# [https://www.justpaintball.co.uk/blogs/news/cpps-ladies-cup Just Paintball, "CPPS Ladies Cup 2023", tournament report and results, July 2023.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/403/seasonRankings/2023 PBLeagues, "2023 Season Rankings: NXL Europe".]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/pVWejxLiTXnQ0GYl PBLeagues, "Halcyon at British Invitational", 7–9 July 2023, match results.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/CzDJxELs9phdICbK PBLeagues, "Halcyon at European Championships", 30 August – 3 September 2023, match results.]
# [https://www.justpaintball.co.uk/blogs/news/gb-paintball-nxl-european-championships-2023 Just Paintball, "GB Paintball – NXL European Championships 2023", September 2023.]

== External links ==

* [https://pbleagues.com/team/9nQRWf6SNSG1nfze Halcyon on PBLeagues]
* [https://www.instagram.com/halcyonpaintballteam/ Halcyon Paintball Team on Instagram]

[[Category:Paintball teams]]
[[Category:British paintball teams]]
[[Category:European paintball teams]]
[[Category:Women's paintball]]

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