2017 NXL Atlantic City Open
The 2017 NXL Atlantic City Open was a National Xball League (NXL) paintball tournament held from 23 to 25 June 2017 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It followed the 2017 NXL Texas Open on the league's national calendar.[1]
Moscow Red Legion won the professional tournament, defeating Tampa Bay Damage 4–3 in the final. MLKings won the Semi-Pro division.[2][3]
Dates and venue
[edit]Competition took place at Bader Field, 545 North Albany Avenue, Atlantic City, from Friday, 23 June, to Sunday, 25 June 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 mechanical five-player competition. Ten-player games were listed with ten-minute game times. Although advertised as Mechanical Open, the mechanical competition was classified as Intermediate in the official results.[1][4]
Amateur and Novice two-player competitions were advertised with three-minute game times. Their records were maintained separately through the NXL 2vs2 Series.[1][5]
Professional competition
[edit]Moscow Red Legion began with a 4–3 preliminary defeat to Los Angeles Infamous before defeating Seattle Thunder, P.C. Katana and Houston Heat.[2]
In the knockout rounds, Red Legion defeated San Diego Dynasty 8–3 in the quarter-finals and San Antonio X-Factor 5–3 in the semi-finals. The team then defeated Tampa Bay Damage 4–3 in the final.[2]
A contemporary announcement from MacDev confirmed the professional victory and MLKings' Semi-Pro win at the same event.[3]
| Round | Opponent | Red Legion's score | Opponent's score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | Los Angeles Infamous | 3 | 4 |
| Preliminary | Seattle Thunder | 7 | 2 |
| Preliminary | P.C. Katana | 8 | 1 |
| Preliminary | Houston Heat | 5 | 3 |
| Quarter-final | San Diego Dynasty | 8 | 3 |
| Semi-final | San Antonio X-Factor | 5 | 3 |
| Final | Tampa Bay Damage | 4 | 3 |
Results
[edit]The following tables show the leading four published placings in each competition. The mechanical division lists three teams.[4][5]
X-Ball
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Moscow Red Legion | Tampa Bay Damage | San Antonio X-Factor | Edmonton Impact |
| Semi-Pro | MLKings | Scottsdale Elevation | Distortion | Brooklyn Bears |
| Division 2 | NRG Elite | Colorado BLITZ | San Diego Aftermath | LA Boom |
| Division 3 | Narcos | NJ Jesters Silver | Palm Beach Vipers | Royal Flush |
| Division 4 | HVP Wrecking Crew | NRG Elite Alpha | Nasty Gold | Project Mayhem |
Five-player and ten-player competitions
[edit]| Competition | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 3 five-player | DC Justice | Sauceboyz | West Coast Sharks 3 | Storm Riders |
| Division 4 five-player | ThunderCats | Coastal Virginia Afterburn | Quiet Storm | Critical Lvpp Outkast |
| Division 5 five-player | Detroit Action IV | West Coast Sharks 5 | OTP United | Check Six Paintball |
| Mechanical Intermediate five-player | THE eNMEy | Master Blasters Black | Inception Indesign | — |
| Open ten-player | Fox 4 Darkside | Washington Winstons | AAF 2 | DC Dev |
Two-player competition
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | Apex Predators | CTM | Shinigami | Buffalo CashOut |
The separately maintained Amateur two-player record lists 25 teams but does not assign finishing positions or ranking points. An Amateur winner cannot therefore be identified from that record.[5]
Subsequent event
[edit]The next major event on the league's calendar was the 2017 NXL Chicago Open, scheduled for 8–10 September in Oak Forest, Illinois.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- PBLeagues – Atlantic City Open: official event information, dates, Bader Field venue, formats and calendar, 23–25 June 2017.
- PBLeagues – Moscow Red Legion: official 2017 Atlantic City Open match schedule and scores.
- MacDev, Bourke – “MacDev Teams win Pro and Semi Pro Atlantic City NXL”, 28 June 2017.
- PBLeagues – Atlantic City Open: official final X-Ball, five-player, mechanical and ten-player placings.
- PBLeagues – New Jersey NXL Atlantic City Open: Novice two-player placings and the unplaced Amateur team listing.