Editing 2015 NXL Great Lakes Open (section)

== Formats ==

The NXL used timed X-Ball matches rather than PSP's RaceTo system. It also offered traditional single-point five-player competition and open ten-player paintball.[3]

The event listing specified the following formats and game limits:[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! Format !! Published game time
|-
| Professional || X-Ball || 16 minutes
|-
| Semi-professional || X-Ball || 16 minutes
|-
| Division 2 || X-Ball || 16 minutes
|-
| Division 3 || X-Ball || 16 minutes
|-
| Division 4 || X-Ball || 16 minutes
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Single-point five-player || 5 minutes
|-
| Open ten-player || Ten-player || 10 minutes
|}

Division 3 five-player and open pump five-player were also advertised. Both recorded zero entries in the registration listing and have no published final placings.[1][2]

The NXL's announced rules prohibited outside coaching. The league used APPA player classification and registration.[3]