Editing 2025 MLPB Pro 3v3 World Championship

The '''2025 MLPB Pro 3v3 World Championship''' was a four-team professional paintball tournament held on 1 August 2025 at The Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World, Florida. Organised under the [[Major League Paintball]] banner, it featured teams from the [[National Xball League]] and was broadcast live on ESPN2.[1][2][3]

[[Edmonton Impact]] won the championship, defeating [[San Diego Dynasty]] 6–5 in the final.[4]

== NXL relationship and qualification ==
The organiser described the championship as a competition for the four leading teams in the NXL professional season rankings. The participating teams were PaintballFIT, San Diego Dynasty, Edmonton Impact and Red Legion.[2][5]

The championship used a separate Major League Paintball event record. It was distinct from the regular NXL professional three-player competition introduced at the [[2025 NXL Midwest Open]], and its results were not included among the events contributing to the published NXL three-player season standings.[1][6]

== Date and venue ==
The tournament took place on Friday, 1 August 2025, at The Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World. The official event record listed the address as 700 South Victory Way, Orlando, Florida.[1]

Spectator admission was free, with gates scheduled to open at 9.30 am.[1]

== Rules ==
The championship used a modified three-player X-Ball format designed for the event.[2][5]

* Matches lasted ten minutes.
* Each player began each point with one hopper and two pods of paint.
* The clock continued running between points until the final 30 seconds, when it stopped between points.
* Points were scored by pressing the buzzer at the opposing team's start station.
* A tied match proceeded directly to a 30-second sudden-death one-on-one.
* If neither player won the one-on-one, the team with the fastest point victory during regulation advanced.
* The playing field measured 120 feet by 100 feet.

These arrangements differed from the standard five-player NXL professional format and from the seven-minute professional three-player games advertised for the Midwest Open.[2][5][7]

== Competition ==
The four teams contested two opening matches, recorded as preliminary brackets in the official scoring system. Each winner advanced to the final.[4]

Edmonton Impact defeated PaintballFIT 7–4, while San Diego Dynasty defeated Red Legion 6–4. Impact then defeated Dynasty 6–5 to win the championship.[4]

=== Match results ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Opening match || Edmonton Impact || 7–4 || PaintballFIT
|-
| Opening match || San Diego Dynasty || 6–4 || Red Legion
|-
| Final || Edmonton Impact || 6–5 || San Diego Dynasty
|}

=== Final placings ===
The official final standings recorded the following order.[8]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || Edmonton Impact
|-
| 2 || San Diego Dynasty
|-
| 3 || PaintballFIT
|-
| 4 || Red Legion
|}

== Broadcast ==
The championship formed part of ESPN8: The Ocho, ESPN's showcase of less widely televised sports. ESPN scheduled the live paintball broadcast on ESPN2 from 10 to 11 am Eastern Time on 1 August 2025.[3]

The event was subsequently available as a 57-minute programme on Major League Paintball PLUS.[9]

== See also ==
* [[Major League Paintball]]
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2025 NXL Midwest Open]]
* [[2025 NXL Lone Star Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9033/info PBLeagues – Pro 3v3 XBall World Championship: official event information, 1 August 2025.]
# [https://www.majorleaguepb.com/3v3-world-championship-espn Major League Paintball – Pro 3v3 World Championship on ESPN2: qualification, format and broadcast information.]
# [https://us.espnpressroom.com/press-releases/2025/07/espn8-the-ocho-returns-july-31-august-3-as-the-ultimate-destination-for-seldom-seen-sports-and-absurd-athleticism/ ESPN Press Room – ESPN8: The Ocho Returns July 31–August 3 as the Ultimate Destination for Seldom-Seen Sports and Absurd Athleticism, July 2025.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9033/scores PBLeagues – Pro 3v3 XBall World Championship: match results.]
# [https://www.iconicpaintball.com/post/major-league-paintball-espn-3v3-mega-thread Quinn Nadu, Iconic Paintball – Major League Paintball ESPN 3v3 Mega Thread, 28 July 2025.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2025 PBLeagues – National XBall League: 2025 season rankings, professional three-player division.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/8926/info PBLeagues – 2025 Midwest Open: competition formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9033/rankings PBLeagues – Pro 3v3 XBall World Championship: final placings.]
# [https://www.mlpbplus.com/videos/prog-major-league-paintball-3v3-world-championship Major League Paintball PLUS – Major League Paintball 3v3 World Championship, 2025.]

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