2017 NXL Texas Open
The 2017 NXL Texas Open was a National Xball League (NXL) paintball tournament held from 5 to 7 May 2017 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It followed the 2017 NXL Las Vegas Open on the national calendar.[1]
Houston Heat won the professional tournament, defeating Edmonton Impact 5–4 in the final.[2]
Dates and venue
[edit]Competition took place at Texas Motor Speedway, 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, from Friday, 5 May, to Sunday, 7 May 2017.[1]
Competition formats
[edit]Professional, Semi-Pro and Division 2–4 X-Ball were advertised with 16-minute game times. Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, with five-minute game times.[1]
The event also included Open ten-player and Intermediate mechanical five-player competition. Ten-player games were listed with ten-minute game times.[1][3]
Amateur and Novice two-player competitions were advertised with three-minute game times and recorded separately through the NXL 2vs2 Series. The separate event record identifies the competition date as 7 May.[1][4]
Open Pump five-player competition was offered for registration but attracted no entries and has no published results.[1][3]
Professional competition
[edit]Houston Heat won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, Heat defeated Tampa Bay Damage, Chicago Aftershock, Seattle Uprising and San Antonio X-Factor.[2]
Heat then defeated Los Angeles Infamous 5–1 in the quarter-finals and Tampa Bay Damage 6–2 in the semi-finals. In the final, Heat defeated Edmonton Impact 5–4.[2]
| Round | Opponent | Heat's score | Opponent's score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | Tampa Bay Damage | 7 | 1 |
| Preliminary | Chicago Aftershock | 8 | 3 |
| Preliminary | Seattle Uprising | 8 | 2 |
| Preliminary | San Antonio X-Factor | 5 | 4 |
| Quarter-final | Los Angeles Infamous | 5 | 1 |
| Semi-final | Tampa Bay Damage | 6 | 2 |
| Final | Edmonton Impact | 5 | 4 |
Results
[edit]The following tables show the leading four published placings in each division. The mechanical division lists three teams.[3][5]
X-Ball
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Houston Heat | Edmonton Impact | Tampa Bay Damage | San Antonio X-Factor |
| Semi-Pro | Sacramento DMG | Brooklyn Bears | New York Xtreme | Distortion |
| Division 2 | Ralph Boyz | Chi-Town Fury | NRG Elite | Houston Zone |
| Division 3 | TBD Jits | Camp Pendleton Raiders Black | Capital Edge DMG | Seattle Ninjas |
| Division 4 | Texas PhalanX Gray | Nasty Gold | Texas PhalanX Red | Tulsa Rage |
Five-player and ten-player competitions
[edit]| Competition | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 3 five-player | West Coast Sharks 3 | South Texas Grind | Storm Riders | Austin ChaoS |
| Division 4 five-player | Miami DVS | Miami Devious CRU | Tampa Bay Revolution | Bloody Knuckles |
| Division 5 five-player | Shut up we're trying | Pro Edge Army IIII | Skeleton Crew | OKC BREAKOUT |
| Mechanical Intermediate five-player | THE eNMEy | POSSUM | Capital Edge Daggers-Mech | — |
| Open ten-player | AAF 2 | Washington Winstons | Just Send It | Fox 4 Darkside |
Two-player competition
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amateur | The pluckers and wing | Greenwich Yacht Club | Jablo | The Gruesome Twosome |
The separate two-player results record also lists a Novice division, but does not assign finishing positions or ranking points to its listed teams. No Novice winner is therefore identified here.[5]
Subsequent event
[edit]The next major event on the league's calendar was the 2017 NXL Atlantic City Open, scheduled for 23–25 June in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- PBLeagues – Texas Open: official event information, dates, Texas Motor Speedway venue, formats, registration divisions and calendar, 5–7 May 2017.
- PBLeagues – Houston Heat: official 2017 Texas Open match schedule and scores.
- PBLeagues – Texas Open: official final X-Ball, five-player, mechanical and ten-player placings.
- PBLeagues – NXL 2vs2 Series: calendar listing “Texas NXL Dallas Open” on 7 May 2017.
- PBLeagues – Texas NXL Dallas Open: Amateur two-player placings and the unplaced Novice team listing.