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== History ==

=== Early competition (2022) ===

Drakaina was registered with PBLeagues on 19 August 2022, with Skarnes recorded as its home town. Its earliest documented NXL tournament appearance was at the 2022 European Championships in Dreux, France.[1]

The tournament featured a two-team women's Xball competition between Drakaina and [[Karma (paintball team)|Karma]]. Drakaina won all three matches, recording victories of 7–2, 5–0 and 5–3 to finish first.[6]

=== European championship (2023) ===

Drakaina competed in the inaugural full season of WNXL Europe in 2023.

The team opened the season with second place at the Netherlands Invitational, losing the final to [[Belladonna]]. It subsequently won the British Invitational in July, defeating Belladonna 3–1 in the final.[1][7]

At the European Championships in Dreux, held from 30 August to 3 September 2023, Drakaina advanced to the semi-finals, where it defeated [[HBI W]] 4–3. The team then defeated Belladonna 4–2 in the final to claim the European Championships event title.[8]

Drakaina finished the season with 296 championship points, ahead of Belladonna on 292 and Karma on 279, becoming the first full-season WNXL Europe champion.[2]

Following its European success, Drakaina competed at the [[2023 NXL World Cup]] in the United States, finishing tenth among twelve teams in the women's professional division.[1]

=== Continued competition (2024–2025) ===

Drakaina returned for the 2024 WNXL Europe season, finishing second at both the Portugal Invitational and British Invitational before placing third at the European Championships.

These results secured second place in the overall season standings with 285 points, five behind Belladonna.[3]

The team's 2024 Portugal Invitational squad included Finnish player Senja Marjamaa, who made her first appearance with Drakaina at the event. The team defeated HBI W 5–0 in the semi-finals before losing the final to Belladonna 3–1.[9]

Drakaina also competed domestically in Norway, winning the opening Elite division event of the 2024 Norwegian Paintball League season.[1]

In 2025, Drakaina finished third at the Portugal Invitational, second at the Contenders Cup in the Czech Republic and fourth at the European Championships.

At the Contenders Cup, Marjamaa again represented Drakaina as the team reached the final against Belladonna.[10]

Drakaina finished third in the 2025 European season standings with 279 points.[4]

=== 2026 season ===

Drakaina continued competing in both the WNXL Europe and Norwegian Paintball League in 2026.

The team finished third at the WNXL Czech Cup before winning the British Invitational in July. It subsequently finished fifth at the European Championships in Dreux.[1]

Drakaina ended the WNXL Europe season in third place with 279 points, tied on points with second-placed Karma but ranked behind the Spanish team.[5]

In domestic competition, Drakaina won the Division 1 event at the Norwegian Paintball League's second round in Molde in June 2026.[11]