2018 NXL Europe Chartres Open

The 2018 NXL Europe Chartres Open was a NXL Europe paintball tournament held in Chartres, France, from 13–15 April 2018. Houston Heat won Professional X-Ball, defeating Edmonton Impact 5–4 in the final. New Zealand's Expendables finished fourth.[1][2][3]

Venue and format

The official event listing gave the venue address as 6 Rue du Médecin Général Beyne, Chartres. Professional X-Ball used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule.[1]

The tournament also included Semi-Professional X-Ball, Divisions 2–4 X-Ball, Division 5 five-player paintball, Open ten-player paintball and Open three-player paintball.[2]

Professional results

Place	Team
1	Houston Heat
2	Edmonton Impact
3	TonTons Flingueurs
4	Expendables
5	PPArena Pilsen
6	MLKings
7	Moscow Red Legion
8	Joy Division
9	Emelya Red Storm
10	FiveStar Lleida
11	Offenburg Comin at Ya
12	Cologne Hurricanes
13	Ronholt Blast
14	Paris Camp Carnage
15	Breakout Spa
16	Manchester Firm
17	All Starz Red Storm
18	Outrage

Source: official PBLeagues placings.[2]

Semi-finals and finals

Stage	Winner	Score	Opponent
Semi-final	Houston Heat	2–1	Expendables
Semi-final	Edmonton Impact	5–4	TonTons Flingueurs
Third-place match	TonTons Flingueurs	5–4	Expendables
Final	Houston Heat	5–4	Edmonton Impact

Source: official tournament score archive.[3]

New Zealand participation

Expendables' tournament registration identified its hometown as Feilding, New Zealand.[4]

The team won all four preliminary matches and defeated Moscow Red Legion 5–4 in the quarter-final. It subsequently lost 2–1 to Houston Heat in the semi-final and 5–4 to TonTons Flingueurs in the third-place match.[3] Fourth place earned Expendables 84.12 ranking points.[2]

Other division winners

Division	Winner
Semi-Professional X-Ball	RMG Mercs
Division 2 X-Ball	Fighter Pro Shar Perm
Division 3 X-Ball	Buzoters
Division 4 X-Ball	Furax
Division 5 five-player	Piratas
Open ten-player	Breakout Spa 10-man
Open three-player	Machine