2019 NXL Texas Open
The 2019 NXL Texas Open was a National Xball League (NXL) paintball tournament held from 3 to 5 May 2019 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was the second event on the league's United States national calendar.[1]
Moscow Red Legion won the professional tournament, defeating ac Dallas 6–1 in the final.[2]
Dates and venue
[edit]Competition took place at Texas Motor Speedway, 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, from Friday, 3 May, to Sunday, 5 May 2019.[1]
Competition formats
[edit]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 Mechanical five-player. These competitions were listed with five-minute game times.[1]
Open and Amateur ten-player divisions had ten-minute game times. Open and Amateur three-player divisions had three-minute game times.[1]
Professional competition
[edit]Moscow Red Legion won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, the team defeated Tampa Bay Damage, Scottsdale Elevation, Seattle Uprising and ac Dallas.[2]
Red Legion then defeated Edmonton Impact 8–7 in the quarter-finals and San Antonio X-Factor 7–3 in the semi-finals. The final produced a second meeting with ac Dallas, which Red Legion won 6–1.[2]
| Round | Opponent | Red Legion's score | Opponent's score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | Tampa Bay Damage | 7 | 2 |
| Preliminary | Scottsdale Elevation | 7 | 2 |
| Preliminary | Seattle Uprising | 5 | 2 |
| Preliminary | ac Dallas | 3 | 2 |
| Quarter-final | Edmonton Impact | 8 | 7 |
| Semi-final | San Antonio X-Factor | 7 | 3 |
| Final | ac Dallas | 6 | 1 |
Individual award
[edit]Leonid Smotrov received the event's Carbon Golden Barrel award.[3]
Results
[edit]The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 13 competitions. Open ten-player and Open Mechanical five-player each had two teams; Open three-player had three.[4]
X-Ball
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Moscow Red Legion | ac Dallas | San Antonio X-Factor | Houston Heat |
| Semi-Pro | ac Diesel | TBD Jits | CEPP DMG | Toulouse TonTons |
| Division 2 | Grit | CEP | STRUGGLE | New England Wreckage |
| Division 3 | PaintballFIT.com | Plumlife Des Moines Detox | NRG Elite Alpha | Texas PhalanX Black |
| Division 4 | Nasty X | GREED | Victoria | SK Elite |
Five-player competitions
[edit]| Competition | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 3 | RAMPAGE | Veteran Militia | Miami Devious | Texas Reapers |
| Division 4 | The Anunnaki | Indy Storm | West Coast Deplorables | Veteran Militia Charlie |
| Division 5 | Shut Up They're Trying | GFK | Bayou Games Factory | Texas Twisters |
| Open Mechanical | Scorpions | POSSUM | — | — |
Ten-player competitions
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Washington Winstons | Backdoor Bandits | — | — |
| Amateur | Beer League Paintball | PPS SFO | Hydrafitgear.com | Destiny Army |
Three-player competitions
[edit]| Division | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Backwoods Rednecks | Buc-ee's Florida boys | Death Stalkers | — |
| Amateur | XPX | Evergreen Wild Salmon | Fox 4 Darkside | USA Womens Paintball Team |
Subsequent event
[edit]The next event on the United States national calendar was the 2019 NXL Philadelphia Open, scheduled for 21–23 June in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- PBLeagues – Texas Open: official event information, dates, Texas Motor Speedway venue, formats and national calendar, 3–5 May 2019.
- PBLeagues – Moscow Red Legion: official 2019 Texas Open match schedule and scores.
- Paintball Win Count – “Golden Barrels”: 2019 Texas Open award listing for Leonid Smotrov.
- PBLeagues – Texas Open: official final divisional placings.