Editing The Leftovers (section)

== History ==

=== Establishment ===

The Leftovers was organised by Matt Engles, who previously served as the NXL's marketing and media director.

Engles established online communities including the NXL Free Agent Group and The Leftovers Team Group to connect players seeking opportunities to compete at tournaments.[1]

The programme allows players without a regular team, or whose existing team is not participating in an event, to join temporary tournament squads.

The earliest registration for the main Leftovers team preserved by [[PBLeagues]] is dated 28 March 2022, with Dallas, Texas, listed as its home town.[2]

The team competed in the 2022 NXL Lone Star Open, Mid-Atlantic Major, Golden State Open and [[Paintball World Cup]].

=== Expansion ===

The programme subsequently expanded to field multiple squads under the Leftovers name.

A second team, '''The Leftovers III''', was registered in October 2022 and competed at the 2022 NXL World Cup.[3]

The organisation also entered a three-player squad under the name '''The Leftovers 3-Man''' at the same tournament.[4]

By 2023, the programme was competing across several NXL divisions, with different squads entered at major events.

The main Leftovers team finished eighth of 19 teams in Division 4 X-Ball at the 2023 Sunshine State Major.[2]

The Leftovers III finished fourth in Division 5 X-Ball at the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Major.[3]

=== 2024 season ===

In 2024, The Leftovers achieved one of its strongest documented tournament results at the NXL Windy City Major.

Competing in Division 4 X-Ball, the team won six consecutive matches before losing 4–0 to Tension in the final.[5]

The Leftovers finished second of 22 teams, earning 95.71 tournament ranking points.

During the same season, The Leftovers III competed in Division 5 X-Ball, finishing fourth of ten teams at the Mid-Atlantic Major.[3]

=== 2025 season ===

The Leftovers continued expanding its tournament participation during 2025.

The main team competed in the NXL Tampa Bay Open, Midwest Open and World Cup, as well as classic paintball tournaments.[2]

Additional squads competed under several names, including:

* The Leftovers III
* The Leftovers IV
* The Leftovers V
* The Leftovers VI
* The Leftovers NOV
* The Leftovers NOV II
* The Leftovers OG
* The Leftovers OG II

The 2025 NXL World Cup included Leftovers entries in X-Ball, novice and Masters divisions.[3][6][7]

The Masters squads competed under the names The Leftovers OG and The Leftovers OG II.[6]