2025 NXL Midwest Open

The 2025 NXL Midwest Open was the third tournament of the 2025 National Xball League season, held at Joyce Park in Fairfield, Ohio, from 19 to 22 June 2025. Professional three-player X-Ball took place on Thursday, followed by the main professional, women's and divisional competitions.[1]

Red Legion won the professional X-Ball division, defeating TonTon FSU 5–3 in the final. The Heroines won the WNXL division with a 3–1 victory over Femmes Fatale.[2]

Dates and venue

The official registration record listed the event at Joyce Park, 122 Joe Nuxhall Way, Fairfield, Ohio, from 19 to 22 June 2025.[1]

The NXL's promotional page advertised the main tournament for 20–22 June and described Joyce Park as being outside Cincinnati. The professional three-player competition extended the published event schedule to Thursday, 19 June.[1][3]

Competition formats

The published programme specified 15-minute professional X-Ball matches with a six-point mercy rule. WNXL, Semi-Professional and Division 2 used 15-minute matches with a five-point mercy rule. Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute matches with a four-point mercy rule, while Division 5 used ten-minute matches with a three-point mercy rule.[1]

Professional three-player X-Ball was listed with seven-minute games. Other formats included divisional, women's and youth five-player competition, Classic Open five-player and seven-player competition, Amateur ten-player competition, and women's, Amateur, Intermediate, Novice and Youth three-player categories.[1]

Professional X-Ball

Twenty teams contested the professional division, with ten advancing from the preliminary round.[2]

Red Legion defeated Edmonton Impact 8–4 in the quarter-finals before reaching the final against TonTon FSU. Red Legion won the final 5–3. Houston Heat finished third and San Antonio X-Factor fourth in the official standings.[2][4]

PaintballFIT, winner of the preceding two events, finished fifth after losing 2–1 to X-Factor in the quarter-finals.[2][4]

Professional three-player competition

The Thursday professional three-player X-Ball competition attracted 18 teams. San Antonio X-Factor finished first, Edmonton Impact second and San Diego Dynasty third.[1][4]

This competition had separate results from the main professional five-player X-Ball tournament.[4]

Women's competition

Ten teams contested WNXL X-Ball. The Heroines defeated Femmes Fatale 3–1 in the final, with Dallas Vibe finishing third and Suricatos fourth.[1][2][4]

The final was a rematch of the teams' semi-final at the 2025 NXL Tampa Bay Open. Heroines player Daniela Rojas described the Midwest victory as a response to that earlier defeat. Rojas received the WNXL overall MVP award, while Nana Blanco received the finals MVP award.[5]

Dallas Dolls won the separate women's five-player competition. The women's three-player category featured two Dallas Dolls entries, with Dallas Dolls 3v3 1 finishing ahead of Dallas Dolls 3v3 2.[4]

Divisional and additional results

The following table lists the first two finishers in the remaining published categories.[4]

Division	First	Second
Semi-Professional X-Ball	BR Factory	New Jersey Jesters
Division 2 X-Ball	New York BRAVE	Noobies
Division 3 X-Ball	New Jersey Filthy	AG Knights
Division 4 X-Ball	Smoke Red	SUWT HYDRA
Division 5 X-Ball	S.N.A.F.U. 2	Space Monkeys D5
Amateur ten-player	LockDown OGs	PHILIPPINES
Classic Open seven-player	Doc's Raiders	Aftershock
Classic Open five-player	Aftershock	Papeletto Team
Women's five-player	Dallas Dolls	NJ High Rollers
Division 3 five-player	WPG Konvicts	NMI
Division 4 five-player	Magic City Vulcans	Reapers
Division 5 five-player	New York Khaos	TCP Nano Machine
Youth Advanced five-player	Filthy Kids	Hydra Kidz
Women's three-player	Dallas Dolls 3v3 1	Dallas Dolls 3v3 2
Amateur three-player	Doc's Raiders	Assets
Intermediate three-player	NFO NEW YORK	Real Trash
Novice three-player	KYF Kidz	PLAN-B
Youth three-player	TCP Micro Machine	CountDown Kidz

The Youth three-player placings listed CountDown Kidz second without ranking points.[4]

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