2025 NXL World Cup
The 2025 NXL World Cup was the final tournament of the 2025 National Xball League United States season, held from 12–16 November 2025 in Kissimmee, Florida. The venue was on West Osceola Parkway, opposite the Gaylord Palms Resort. Three-player X-Ball competition began on 12 November, followed by the main tournament from 13–16 November. [1][2]
Tampa Bay Damage won both professional five-player X-Ball and professional three-player X-Ball. The Heroines won professional WNXL X-Ball. The season championships went to PaintballFIT in professional five-player X-Ball, Edmonton Impact in professional 3v3 and The Heroines in WNXL. [3][4][5]
Venue and programme
[edit]The official event page gave the venue address as 5990 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, opposite the Gaylord Palms Resort. [1]
The programme included professional and divisional X-Ball, three-player X-Ball, conventional three-player and five-player competition, youth divisions, women's divisions, Masters, ten-player competition and Classic Mounds formats. Military competition included the Commander's Cup and a Veterans International match. Collegiate X-Ball was also included in the registration programme. [1][2]
The event included a trade show, professional autograph sessions and championship matches on the main professional field. [1]
Formats and championship structure
[edit]Professional five-player X-Ball comprised 24 teams. Red Legion, PaintballFIT, Edmonton Impact and Breakout Spa formed a four-team championship bracket, with all four advancing directly to the quarter-finals. The remaining 20 teams played in four preliminary groups, with the leading two teams in each group advancing to the opening knockout round. [6]
Semi-Pro and Divisions 2–5 also had four-team championship brackets whose entrants advanced directly to their respective quarter-finals. Other entrants competed through preliminary and knockout rounds for the remaining places. [6]
The published registration settings listed professional five-player X-Ball at 15 minutes with a six-point mercy rule, and WNXL at 15 minutes with a five-point mercy rule. Professional 3v3 was listed at seven minutes with a three-point mercy rule, with separate East and West groups. Open and Amateur three-player X-Ball used six-minute matches with a three-point mercy rule. [2]
Professional five-player X-Ball
[edit]Tampa Bay Damage defeated Edmonton Impact 3–2 in the quarter-finals and TonTon FSU 5–4 in the semi-finals. PaintballFIT reached the final by defeating Houston Heat 5–4 and San Antonio X-Factor 5–2. [7]
Damage led the final 2–0 at half-time. Both teams scored twice in the second half, giving Damage a 4–2 victory. PaintballFIT nevertheless finished first in the season standings. [4][5]
| Round | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-final | San Antonio X-Factor | 6–0 | Breakout Spa |
| Quarter-final | PaintballFIT | 5–4 | Houston Heat |
| Quarter-final | Tampa Bay Damage | 3–2 | Edmonton Impact |
| Quarter-final | TonTon FSU | 5–4 | Red Legion |
| Semi-final | PaintballFIT | 5–2 | San Antonio X-Factor |
| Semi-final | Tampa Bay Damage | 5–4 | TonTon FSU |
| Final | Tampa Bay Damage | 4–2 | PaintballFIT |
Source: PBLeagues professional match results. [7]
Professional three-player X-Ball
[edit]Professional 3v3 took place on Wednesday, 12 November, with 24 entrants divided between East and West groups. [1][2]
Tampa Bay Damage finished first and Edmonton Impact second in the official final standings. Impact won the professional 3v3 season championship, ahead of Damage. [3][5]
WNXL
[edit]Ten teams entered professional WNXL X-Ball. Dallas Vibe defeated San Francisco Sirens 5–0 in one semi-final, while The Heroines defeated Femmes Fatale 4–1 in the other. The Heroines won the final 2–1 against Dallas Vibe. [2][8]
The victory also secured the WNXL season championship for The Heroines. Women's amateur five-player and three-player competition were held as separate categories. [3][5]
Divisional results
[edit]The following table records the winners of the other categories with published final placings. Division numbers are abbreviated as D2–D5. [3]
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Semi-Pro X-Ball | New York Wrecking Crew |
| D2 X-Ball | Rejects |
| D3 X-Ball | NR FACTORY |
| D4 X-Ball | Ohio Outlaws |
| D5 X-Ball | Protocol D5 |
| Masters X-Ball | Aftershock |
| Commander's Cup | Marines |
| Veterans International | Veteran Militia |
| D3 five-player | NMI |
| D4 five-player | FZR |
| D5 five-player | Tampa Bay Exile |
| WNXL Amateur five-player | NJ High Rollers |
| Youth Advanced five-player | Filthy Kids |
| Youth Beginner five-player | YPL Allstars |
| Amateur ten-player | Smoke |
| Classic Mounds ten-player | NXS |
| Classic Mounds seven-player | Image |
| Classic Mounds five-player | Aftershock |
| Open three-player X-Ball | Wyldside Distortion |
| Amateur three-player X-Ball | Panda Express Elite |
| WNXL three-player | VXNS |
| Open three-player | NXS |
| Amateur three-player | The Lost Boys |
| Intermediate three-player | PR1ME CATS |
| Novice three-player | 2 Slow 2 Bunker |
| Youth three-player | Iron kids |
Season championships
[edit]World Cup results completed the season standings. PaintballFIT won professional five-player X-Ball with 1,052 points, ahead of Red Legion on 984. Edmonton Impact won professional 3v3 with 670 points, while The Heroines won WNXL with 393. [5]
Other season winners in categories contested across multiple events were: [5]
| Category | Season champion |
|---|---|
| Semi-Pro X-Ball | Jungle Cats |
| D2 X-Ball | Noobies |
| D3 X-Ball | NR FACTORY |
| D4 X-Ball | Gunnerz |
| D5 X-Ball | Protocol D5 |
| D3 five-player | NMI |
| D4 five-player | JakkBoyz |
| D5 five-player | Tampa Bay Exile |
| WNXL Amateur five-player | NJ High Rollers |
| Youth Advanced five-player | Filthy Kids |
| Amateur ten-player | Smoke |
| Classic Mounds seven-player | Image |
| Classic Mounds five-player | Aftershock |
| WNXL three-player | Dallas Dolls 3v3 1 |
| Amateur three-player | Doc's Raiders |
| Intermediate three-player | Nomadz |
| Novice three-player | Hasbeens D5 |
| Youth three-player | Shenanikids |
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Jungle Cats, previously competing as BR Factory, finished first in the Semi-Pro season standings and earned promotion to the professional division for 2026. New York Wrecking Crew won the Semi-Pro World Cup tournament but did not win the season championship or its associated professional place. [4][5]
NRG Elite was relegated from the professional division following the 2025 season. [9]
See also
[edit]- National Xball League
- Women's National Xball League
- 2025 NXL Lone Star Open
- 2025 MLPB Pro 3v3 World Championship
References
[edit]- National Xball League – 2025 World Cup of Paintball: venue and event programme, November 2025.
- PBLeagues – World Cup: dates, venue, registration categories and formats, 12–16 November 2025.
- PBLeagues – World Cup: official final placings, November 2025.
- Brandon Olson, Paintball Dirt – Weekly Newsletter: World Cup Results!, 17 November 2025.
- PBLeagues – National XBall League: final 2025 season rankings.
- PBLeagues – World Cup: championship brackets and advancement structure, November 2025.
- PBLeagues – NXL World Cup 2025: professional X-Ball match results.
- PBLeagues – NXL World Cup 2025: WNXL X-Ball match results.
- Brandon Olson, Paintball Dirt – Weekly Newsletter: Houston Heat Changes Ownership.