2019 NXL Las Vegas Open

The 2019 NXL Las Vegas Open was a National Xball League (NXL) paintball tournament held from 8 to 10 March 2019 at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It opened the league's five-event United States national season.[1]

Edmonton Impact won the professional tournament, defeating Houston Heat 3–1 in the final.[2]

Dates and venue

Competition took place at Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 West Craig Road, North Las Vegas, from Friday, 8 March, to Sunday, 10 March 2019.[1]

The accompanying trade show, registration and scheduled team practices began on Thursday, 7 March. A contemporary itinerary published by Paintball Media advertised practice sessions across seven fields and professional-field coverage through GoSports.[3]

Competition formats

The 20-team professional division was advertised as 15-minute X-Ball with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-Pro and Division 2 used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule. Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule.[1]

Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, alongside Open Pump and Open Mechanical five-player. These formats were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

Open and Amateur ten-player divisions had ten-minute game times. Three-player competition was offered in Open, Amateur and Novice divisions, with three-minute game times.[1]

Professional competition

Edmonton Impact won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, Impact defeated Los Angeles Infamous, P.C. Katana, Scottsdale Elevation and Baltimore Revo.[2]

Impact then defeated San Antonio X-Factor 3–2 in the quarter-finals and Moscow Red Legion 7–2 in the semi-finals. In the final, Impact defeated Houston Heat 3–1.[2]

Round	Opponent	Impact's score	Opponent's score
Preliminary	Los Angeles Infamous	9	3
Preliminary	P.C. Katana	6	4
Preliminary	Scottsdale Elevation	6	0
Preliminary	Baltimore Revo	4	3
Quarter-final	San Antonio X-Factor	3	2
Semi-final	Moscow Red Legion	7	2
Final	Houston Heat	3	1

Results

The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 15 competitions. Open Mechanical five-player and Novice three-player each had three teams.[4][5]

X-Ball

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Professional	Edmonton Impact	Houston Heat	San Diego Aftermath	Moscow Red Legion
Semi-Pro	Ralph Boyz	Columbus LVL	Gulf Coast Hurricanes	CEPP DMG
Division 2	STRUGGLE	CEP	Houston Zone	CO Blitz
Division 3	PaintballFIT.com	Bayside Raiders	SA Notorious FsU	TOG
Division 4	Victoria	SLT	Proedge Paintball Factory	Kickn Factory

Five-player competitions

Competition	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Division 3	RAMPAGE	Veteran Militia	West Coast Sharks 3	Phoenix Legacy
Division 4	Vikings Brasil	Paradox	RIT Big Cats	SDS
Division 5	Maui Mixed Plate Gold	Wolverine Hooligans	Phoenix Legacy 4	LVPP.net
Open Pump	Reverent Mercs	RUTHLESS	DREAM TEAM	L.A. Aztecas
Open Mechanical	Reverent Mercs Mech	Scorpions	The Ruling Elite	—

Ten-player competitions

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Open	Washington Winstons	PLUMLIFE	Annapolis A-Team 10Man	SF XPLOSIV
Amateur	Beer League Paintball	Tsunami	NARCOS	Hostile Ground 3

Three-player competitions

Division	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Open	Backwoods Rednecks	N J Jesters	Money Team	XPX
Amateur	LVPP OUTKAST	Fox 4 Darkside	THOSE GUYS	Woodkings 4lyff
Novice	Ruling Saints	Supreme leader Kim	Population Control	—

Subsequent event

The next event on the United States national calendar was the 2019 NXL Texas Open, scheduled for 3–5 May in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]

References