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The '''Women's National Xball League''' ('''WNXL''') is a professional women's competitive paintball league established in 2021 as part of the [[National Xball League]] (NXL). The league provides women with a dedicated professional competition in the Xball format, with competitions in the United States and Europe.[1][2]
The '''Women's National Xball League''' ('''WNXL''') is a professional women's [[paintball]] competition established in 2021. Its United States championship operates alongside selected [[National Xball League]] (NXL) tournaments, with separate women's professional results and season standings. The WNXL forms part of [[Major League Paintball]] (MLPB).[1][2]


The WNXL held its first exhibition match in November 2021 and began its inaugural competitive season in 2022. It has subsequently expanded to include professional teams from multiple countries and additional women's amateur divisions.[1][3]
The league debuted with an exhibition at the [[2021 NXL World Cup]] and began regular competition in 2022. Its principal professional format is five-player [[X-Ball]]. Women's amateur five-player, conventional three-player and three-player X-Ball competitions have also appeared at selected events.[3][4][5][6]


== History ==
== History ==


=== Establishment (2021) ===
=== Establishment and exhibition ===


The WNXL was introduced at the 2021 [[NXL World Cup]] as an initiative to increase opportunities and visibility for women in professional paintball.
The NXL introduced the WNXL at World Cup on 13 November 2021. The exhibition brought together players associated with the franchises preparing for the inaugural season, divided into teams named Fire and Ice.[3]


On 13 November 2021, the league staged an exhibition match between two specially assembled teams, Fire and Ice. The match featured players drawn from the franchises preparing to enter the inaugural season.
The match used a twenty-minute X-Ball format. Fire defeated Ice 7–3. The league's contemporary account presented the exhibition as the introduction to a planned six-franchise professional competition in 2022.[3]


Played under Xball rules, the exhibition ended with Fire defeating Ice 7–3.[1]
=== Inaugural season, 2022 ===


=== Inaugural season (2022) ===
Regular WNXL competition began at the [[2022 NXL Sunshine State Major]]. Dallas Vibe won the inaugural tournament, completing a 6–0 match record and defeating Destiny 5–3 in the final.[4]


The first WNXL professional season began at the 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major in March.
The six teams appearing throughout the inaugural three-event championship were:[7]
 
Six teams competed during the inaugural season:


* [[Dallas Vibe]]
* [[Dallas Vibe]]
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* [[Cheetahs (paintball team)|Cheetahs]]
* [[Cheetahs (paintball team)|Cheetahs]]


Dallas Vibe won the inaugural tournament, defeating Destiny 5–3 in the final after completing the event undefeated.[3]
The Heroines won the Mid-Atlantic Major and World Cup, securing the first season championship with 393 points. Destiny finished second with 384 and Dallas Vibe third with 373.[7]
 
World Cup also admitted additional international entrants, including Shieldmaidens and Suricatos. Their inclusion in the final standings should be distinguished from the six teams contesting all three rounds.[7]
 
=== Subsequent seasons ===


The Heroines subsequently won the inaugural season championship, finishing with 393 points ahead of Destiny on 384 and Dallas Vibe on 373.[4]
Cheetahs won the 2023 professional season championship through three runner-up finishes. Destiny, the Heroines and Dallas Vibe each won an individual event, while Cheetahs accumulated the highest season total.[8]


The 2022 World Cup also featured international entrants, including Shieldmaidens from Spain and Suricatos from Colombia.[4]
The Heroines regained the championship in 2024, winning the Mid-Atlantic Major and World Cup. They retained the title in 2025 after victories at the Midwest Open and World Cup.[9][5]


=== Expansion (2023–2026) ===
The professional field changed between seasons. The 2025 standings recorded ten teams participating across the three professional rounds; eleven teams appeared at both completed professional rounds in 2026.[5][6]


The WNXL continued operating as part of the NXL tournament structure, with professional competitions held at selected American events.
== Organisation and MLPB relationship ==


The 2023 season was won by Cheetahs, while The Heroines claimed the 2024 and 2025 championships.[5][6][7]
MLPB describes the WNXL as a partnership between its organisation and established participants in women's paintball. Its stated purpose includes increasing women's participation in the sport.[1]


By 2026, the American professional competition had expanded to 11 teams, including entrants from Canada and Colombia.[12]
The WNXL operates alongside the NXL event programme while maintaining its own professional competition identity and standings. MLPB's tournament competition membership covers WNXL alongside NXL, the [[International Classic Paintball League]] and NXL Europe.[2]


The league also developed additional competition opportunities through women's amateur five-player and three-player divisions.
Registration, schedules, results and season rankings are published through [[PBLeagues International]]. Women's professional and amateur categories are recorded separately.[5][6]


== WNXL Europe ==
A separate women's championship also operates alongside [[NXL Europe]]. Its results are distinct from the United States championship.[1][2]


The WNXL expanded its professional competition structure to Europe, with a separate women's Xball championship documented in [[NXL Europe]] results from 2023.[8]
== Competition formats ==


The 2023 European competition included teams such as:
=== Professional five-player X-Ball ===


* [[Drakaina]]
The principal WNXL professional competition uses five active players per team and repeated points within a timed match. Teams attempt to eliminate opponents and activate the opposing buzzer.
* [[Belladonna]]
* [[Karma (paintball team)|Karma]]
* [[Halcyon (paintball team)|Halcyon]]
* [[HBI W]]


European WNXL competitions have been held alongside NXL Europe events, including the British Invitational and European Championships.
For the 2026 Midwest Open, the registered professional WNXL format specified a fifteen-minute match clock and a five-point mercy limit. The scheduled 2026 World Cup used the same listed conditions.[10][11]


Drakaina won the 2023 European season championship. Belladonna subsequently won the titles in 2024, 2025 and 2026.[8][9][10][11]
The league publishes a dedicated United States professional WNXL rulebook.[12]


== Competition structure ==
=== Women's amateur five-player ===


The WNXL operates within the wider NXL tournament system, with its principal professional competition using the Xball format.
Women's amateur five-player is a separate category from professional WNXL X-Ball. Its registration records specify five-minute games.[10][11]


Matches consist of opposing five-player teams competing to score points within a timed match. Teams accumulate results across designated season events, with rankings used to determine the overall season champion.
In 2025, NJ High Rollers finished first in the WNXL Amateur five-player season standings, ahead of Dallas Dolls. These were separate titles from the Heroines' professional championship.[5]


The professional women's division is distinct from the wider women's amateur competitions, which include five-player and three-player formats.
=== Three-player competition ===


The American and European professional championships maintain separate season rankings.[2][12]
Women's conventional three-player competition and women's three-player X-Ball are also distinct categories.


== Season champions ==
The [[2026 NXL Tampa Bay Open]] included women's three-player X-Ball, won by Dallas Vibe ahead of Femmes Fatale and the Heroines.[13]


=== United States ===
The scheduled 2026 World Cup registration separately listed women's conventional three-player competition with three-minute games. Its announced programme also referred to WNXL three-player X-Ball, so the two descriptions should not be treated as interchangeable formats.[11][14]


The following teams finished first in the WNXL professional season standings.
== United States professional champions ==
 
The following table distinguishes the season points champion from the winner of professional WNXL competition at World Cup.[7][8][9][5]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Season
! Season champion
! Season champion
! Points
! World Cup winner
|-
|-
| 2022
| 2022
| [[The Heroines]] [4]
| The Heroines
| 393
| The Heroines
|-
|-
| 2023
| 2023
| [[Cheetahs (paintball team)|Cheetahs]] [5]
| Cheetahs
| 384
| Dallas Vibe
|-
|-
| 2024
| 2024
| [[The Heroines]] [6]
| The Heroines
| 393
| The Heroines
|-
|-
| 2025
| 2025
| [[The Heroines]] [7]
| The Heroines
| 393
| The Heroines
|}
|}


=== Europe ===
The 2026 season remained incomplete on 2 November, with World Cup still scheduled.[6][11]
 
== United States professional event winners ==
 
The winners below are recorded in the corresponding official season standings.[7][8][9][5][6]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Year
! Season champion
! Event
! Winner
|-
| 2022
| [[2022 NXL Sunshine State Major]]
| Dallas Vibe
|-
| 2022
| [[2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]
| The Heroines
|-
| 2022
| [[2022 NXL World Cup]]
| The Heroines
|-
| 2023
| [[2023 NXL Sunshine State Major]]
| Destiny
|-
| 2023
| [[2023 NXL Windy City Major]]
| The Heroines
|-
|-
| 2023
| 2023
| [[Drakaina]] [8]
| [[2023 NXL World Cup]]
| Dallas Vibe
|-
|-
| 2024
| 2024
| [[Belladonna]] [9]
| [[2024 NXL Las Vegas Major]]
| Dallas Vibe
|-
| 2024
| [[2024 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]
| The Heroines
|-
| 2024
| [[2024 NXL World Cup]]
| The Heroines
|-
| 2025
| [[2025 NXL Tampa Bay Open]]
| Femmes Fatale
|-
| 2025
| [[2025 NXL Midwest Open]]
| The Heroines
|-
|-
| 2025
| 2025
| [[Belladonna]] [10]
| [[2025 NXL World Cup]]
| The Heroines
|-
|-
| 2026
| 2026
| [[Belladonna]] [11]
| [[2026 NXL Tampa Bay Open]]
| The Heroines
|-
| 2026
| [[2026 NXL Midwest Open]]
| The Heroines
|}
 
== 2026 United States competition ==
 
=== Professional teams and provisional standings ===
 
The following eleven teams appeared in the professional standings after Tampa and Midwest. These are provisional positions as of 2 November 2026.[6]
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Points
|-
| 1
| [[The Heroines]]
| 200
|-
| 2
| [[Femmes Fatale]]
| 189
|-
| 3
| [[Dallas Vibe]]
| 183
|-
| 4
| [[New Jersey High Rollers]]
| 180
|-
| 5
| [[Bear Ridge Saints]]
| 172
|-
| 6
| [[San Francisco Sirens]]
| 160
|-
| 7
| [[Baltimore Nevermores]]
| 140.67
|-
| 8
| [[Northern Lights]]
| 123.33
|-
| 9
| [[Thunder Valley Voltage]]
| 92
|-
| 10
| [[The Royals]]
| 92
|-
| 11
| [[The Immortal Angels]]
| 90
|}
|}


== Significance ==
These are teams participating in the United States circuit; the designation does not imply that every team is based in the United States.


The WNXL established a dedicated professional women's championship within the NXL tournament system.
=== Raymond James Stadium programme ===


Its introduction provided an additional competitive pathway for established female players and created opportunities for newer women's teams to participate in professional and amateur competition.
The Tampa opener included WNXL competition inside Raymond James Stadium on 19 March. The announced evening programme included Femmes Fatale against Dallas Vibe and the Heroines against New Jersey High Rollers. Women's three-player X-Ball finals were also included in the stadium programme.[15]


The league also brought women's professional Xball into the NXL's event coverage and webcast programme.
=== Scheduled World Cup ===


Major League Paintball, which oversees the WNXL alongside other paintball competitions, has reported a 62 per cent increase in women's participation at national tournaments since the league's establishment. This figure is reported by the organisation itself.[2]
The [[2026 NXL World Cup]] was scheduled for 11–15 November in Kissimmee, Florida. Its registration programme listed professional WNXL X-Ball from Thursday to Sunday, women's amateur five-player on Saturday and women's conventional three-player on Sunday.[11]
 
The organiser's wider programme also advertised WNXL three-player X-Ball on Wednesday.[14]
 
As of 2 November 2026, these remained scheduled competitions. No 2026 World Cup winner or final United States professional season champion is assigned in this article.
 
== Broadcasting ==
 
Professional WNXL competition is included in the organisation's online tournament coverage. Official NXL event pages direct viewers to the Premier Field broadcast for WNXL and Semi-Professional competition, separately from the principal professional field service.[14]
 
The 2026 Stadium Takeover programme also placed selected WNXL matches and finals within the same stadium presentation as professional NXL competition and the Summit Awards.[15]


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[National Xball League]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[NXL Europe]]
* [[Major League Paintball]]
* [[Women's paintball]]
* [[Women's paintball]]
* [[Xball]]
* [[X-Ball]]
* [[NXL World Cup]]
* [[Paintball World Cup]]
* [[Femmes Fatale]]
* [[PBLeagues International]]
* [[The Heroines]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]
* [[Dallas Vibe]]


== References ==
== References ==


# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/fire-vs-ice-the-debut-of-a-female-professional-paintball-league-the-wnxl NXL, "Fire vs. Ice: The Debut of a Female Professional Paintball League, the WNXL", 18 November 2021.]
# [https://www.majorleaguepb.com/wnxl Major League Paintball – Women's National X-Ball League: official overview.]
# [https://www.majorleaguepb.com/wnxl Major League Paintball, "WNXL", official league overview.]
# [https://www.majorleaguepb.com/memberships Major League Paintball – Memberships and sanctioned competitions.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/2022-nxl-sunshine-state-major-recap-dynasty-wins-g-i-sportz-dominates-x-ball-in-a-history-first NXL, "2022 NXL Sunshine State Major Recap", 21 March 2022.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/fire-vs-ice-the-debut-of-a-female-professional-paintball-league-the-wnxl Quinn Nadu, National Xball League – Fire vs. Ice: The Debut of a Female Professional Paintball League, the WNXL, 18 November 2021.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2022 PBLeagues, National Xball League, 2022 season rankings.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/2022-nxl-sunshine-state-major-recap-dynasty-wins-g-i-sportz-dominates-x-ball-in-a-history-first National Xball League – 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major Recap: Dynasty wins, G.I. Sportz dominates X-Ball in a history first, 21 March 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2023 PBLeagues, National Xball League, 2023 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2025 PBLeagues – 2025 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL and separate women's divisions.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2024 PBLeagues, National Xball League, 2024 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2026 PBLeagues – 2026 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL, consulted 2 November 2026.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2025 PBLeagues, National Xball League, 2025 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2022 PBLeagues – 2022 National XBall League standings: Female WNXL X-Ball.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/403/seasonRankings/2023 PBLeagues, NXL Europe, 2023 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2023 PBLeagues – 2023 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/403/seasonRankings/2024 PBLeagues, NXL Europe, 2024 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2024 PBLeagues – 2024 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/403/seasonRankings/2025 PBLeagues, NXL Europe, 2025 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9320/info PBLeagues – 2026 Midwest Open: professional WNXL and women's five-player formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/403/seasonRankings/2026 PBLeagues, NXL Europe, 2026 season rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9322/info PBLeagues – 2026 World Cup: scheduled dates and women's competition formats, consulted 2 November 2026.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2026 PBLeagues, National Xball League, 2026 season rankings.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/wnxl-pro-x-ball-rulebook National Xball League – United States professional WNXL rulebook.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9198/rankings PBLeagues – 2026 Tampa Bay Open results: women's three-player X-Ball.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/world-cup National Xball League – 2026 World Cup programme and broadcast links, consulted 2 November 2026.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/stadiumtakeover National Xball League – Raymond James Stadium Takeover programme, 19 March 2026.]


== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/ National Xball League official website]
* [https://www.majorleaguepb.com/wnxl Official WNXL overview]
* [https://www.majorleaguepb.com/wnxl WNXL official information]
* [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/ National Xball League]
* [https://pbleagues.com/ PBLeagues official tournament results]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/316 National tournament records on PBLeagues]


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[[Category:Paintball leagues]]
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[[Category:Women's paintball]]
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[[Category:Professional paintball]]
[[Category:Paintball in the United States]]

Revision as of 15:55, 2 November 2026

The Women's National Xball League (WNXL) is a professional women's paintball competition established in 2021. Its United States championship operates alongside selected National Xball League (NXL) tournaments, with separate women's professional results and season standings. The WNXL forms part of Major League Paintball (MLPB).[1][2]

The league debuted with an exhibition at the 2021 NXL World Cup and began regular competition in 2022. Its principal professional format is five-player X-Ball. Women's amateur five-player, conventional three-player and three-player X-Ball competitions have also appeared at selected events.[3][4][5][6]

History

Establishment and exhibition

The NXL introduced the WNXL at World Cup on 13 November 2021. The exhibition brought together players associated with the franchises preparing for the inaugural season, divided into teams named Fire and Ice.[3]

The match used a twenty-minute X-Ball format. Fire defeated Ice 7–3. The league's contemporary account presented the exhibition as the introduction to a planned six-franchise professional competition in 2022.[3]

Inaugural season, 2022

Regular WNXL competition began at the 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major. Dallas Vibe won the inaugural tournament, completing a 6–0 match record and defeating Destiny 5–3 in the final.[4]

The six teams appearing throughout the inaugural three-event championship were:[7]

The Heroines won the Mid-Atlantic Major and World Cup, securing the first season championship with 393 points. Destiny finished second with 384 and Dallas Vibe third with 373.[7]

World Cup also admitted additional international entrants, including Shieldmaidens and Suricatos. Their inclusion in the final standings should be distinguished from the six teams contesting all three rounds.[7]

Subsequent seasons

Cheetahs won the 2023 professional season championship through three runner-up finishes. Destiny, the Heroines and Dallas Vibe each won an individual event, while Cheetahs accumulated the highest season total.[8]

The Heroines regained the championship in 2024, winning the Mid-Atlantic Major and World Cup. They retained the title in 2025 after victories at the Midwest Open and World Cup.[9][5]

The professional field changed between seasons. The 2025 standings recorded ten teams participating across the three professional rounds; eleven teams appeared at both completed professional rounds in 2026.[5][6]

Organisation and MLPB relationship

MLPB describes the WNXL as a partnership between its organisation and established participants in women's paintball. Its stated purpose includes increasing women's participation in the sport.[1]

The WNXL operates alongside the NXL event programme while maintaining its own professional competition identity and standings. MLPB's tournament competition membership covers WNXL alongside NXL, the International Classic Paintball League and NXL Europe.[2]

Registration, schedules, results and season rankings are published through PBLeagues International. Women's professional and amateur categories are recorded separately.[5][6]

A separate women's championship also operates alongside NXL Europe. Its results are distinct from the United States championship.[1][2]

Competition formats

Professional five-player X-Ball

The principal WNXL professional competition uses five active players per team and repeated points within a timed match. Teams attempt to eliminate opponents and activate the opposing buzzer.

For the 2026 Midwest Open, the registered professional WNXL format specified a fifteen-minute match clock and a five-point mercy limit. The scheduled 2026 World Cup used the same listed conditions.[10][11]

The league publishes a dedicated United States professional WNXL rulebook.[12]

Women's amateur five-player

Women's amateur five-player is a separate category from professional WNXL X-Ball. Its registration records specify five-minute games.[10][11]

In 2025, NJ High Rollers finished first in the WNXL Amateur five-player season standings, ahead of Dallas Dolls. These were separate titles from the Heroines' professional championship.[5]

Three-player competition

Women's conventional three-player competition and women's three-player X-Ball are also distinct categories.

The 2026 NXL Tampa Bay Open included women's three-player X-Ball, won by Dallas Vibe ahead of Femmes Fatale and the Heroines.[13]

The scheduled 2026 World Cup registration separately listed women's conventional three-player competition with three-minute games. Its announced programme also referred to WNXL three-player X-Ball, so the two descriptions should not be treated as interchangeable formats.[11][14]

United States professional champions

The following table distinguishes the season points champion from the winner of professional WNXL competition at World Cup.[7][8][9][5]

Season Season champion Points World Cup winner
2022 The Heroines 393 The Heroines
2023 Cheetahs 384 Dallas Vibe
2024 The Heroines 393 The Heroines
2025 The Heroines 393 The Heroines

The 2026 season remained incomplete on 2 November, with World Cup still scheduled.[6][11]

United States professional event winners

The winners below are recorded in the corresponding official season standings.[7][8][9][5][6]

Year Event Winner
2022 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major Dallas Vibe
2022 2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major The Heroines
2022 2022 NXL World Cup The Heroines
2023 2023 NXL Sunshine State Major Destiny
2023 2023 NXL Windy City Major The Heroines
2023 2023 NXL World Cup Dallas Vibe
2024 2024 NXL Las Vegas Major Dallas Vibe
2024 2024 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major The Heroines
2024 2024 NXL World Cup The Heroines
2025 2025 NXL Tampa Bay Open Femmes Fatale
2025 2025 NXL Midwest Open The Heroines
2025 2025 NXL World Cup The Heroines
2026 2026 NXL Tampa Bay Open The Heroines
2026 2026 NXL Midwest Open The Heroines

2026 United States competition

Professional teams and provisional standings

The following eleven teams appeared in the professional standings after Tampa and Midwest. These are provisional positions as of 2 November 2026.[6]

Position Team Points
1 The Heroines 200
2 Femmes Fatale 189
3 Dallas Vibe 183
4 New Jersey High Rollers 180
5 Bear Ridge Saints 172
6 San Francisco Sirens 160
7 Baltimore Nevermores 140.67
8 Northern Lights 123.33
9 Thunder Valley Voltage 92
10 The Royals 92
11 The Immortal Angels 90

These are teams participating in the United States circuit; the designation does not imply that every team is based in the United States.

Raymond James Stadium programme

The Tampa opener included WNXL competition inside Raymond James Stadium on 19 March. The announced evening programme included Femmes Fatale against Dallas Vibe and the Heroines against New Jersey High Rollers. Women's three-player X-Ball finals were also included in the stadium programme.[15]

Scheduled World Cup

The 2026 NXL World Cup was scheduled for 11–15 November in Kissimmee, Florida. Its registration programme listed professional WNXL X-Ball from Thursday to Sunday, women's amateur five-player on Saturday and women's conventional three-player on Sunday.[11]

The organiser's wider programme also advertised WNXL three-player X-Ball on Wednesday.[14]

As of 2 November 2026, these remained scheduled competitions. No 2026 World Cup winner or final United States professional season champion is assigned in this article.

Broadcasting

Professional WNXL competition is included in the organisation's online tournament coverage. Official NXL event pages direct viewers to the Premier Field broadcast for WNXL and Semi-Professional competition, separately from the principal professional field service.[14]

The 2026 Stadium Takeover programme also placed selected WNXL matches and finals within the same stadium presentation as professional NXL competition and the Summit Awards.[15]

See also

References

  1. Major League Paintball – Women's National X-Ball League: official overview.
  2. Major League Paintball – Memberships and sanctioned competitions.
  3. Quinn Nadu, National Xball League – Fire vs. Ice: The Debut of a Female Professional Paintball League, the WNXL, 18 November 2021.
  4. National Xball League – 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major Recap: Dynasty wins, G.I. Sportz dominates X-Ball in a history first, 21 March 2022.
  5. PBLeagues – 2025 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL and separate women's divisions.
  6. PBLeagues – 2026 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL, consulted 2 November 2026.
  7. PBLeagues – 2022 National XBall League standings: Female WNXL X-Ball.
  8. PBLeagues – 2023 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL.
  9. PBLeagues – 2024 National XBall League standings: professional WNXL.
  10. PBLeagues – 2026 Midwest Open: professional WNXL and women's five-player formats.
  11. PBLeagues – 2026 World Cup: scheduled dates and women's competition formats, consulted 2 November 2026.
  12. National Xball League – United States professional WNXL rulebook.
  13. PBLeagues – 2026 Tampa Bay Open results: women's three-player X-Ball.
  14. National Xball League – 2026 World Cup programme and broadcast links, consulted 2 November 2026.
  15. National Xball League – Raymond James Stadium Takeover programme, 19 March 2026.