Editing 2017 NXL Las Vegas Open

The '''2017 NXL Las Vegas Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 17 to 19 March 2017 at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The event included professional and divisional X-Ball, traditional five-player, mechanical, pump, ten-player and two-player competitions.[1]

[[San Diego Dynasty]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] 4–3 in the final.[2][3]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place at Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 West Craig Road, North Las Vegas, from Friday, 17 March, to Sunday, 19 March 2017.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2017 NXL Winter Classic]] on the league's calendar and opened its five-event national series of major tournaments.[1][4]

== Competition formats ==
Professional, Semi-Pro and Division 2–4 X-Ball were advertised with 16-minute game times. Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, with five-minute game times.[1]

Open Pump five-player competition had five-minute game times, while Open ten-player competition had ten-minute game times. A mechanical five-player competition was also held; the final results identify its classification as Intermediate.[1][5]

Amateur and Novice two-player competitions took place on Sunday, 19 March. Their results were recorded separately through the NXL 2vs2 Series.[1][6]

== Professional competition ==
Dynasty won three of its four preliminary matches, defeating ac Dallas, Seattle Thunder and Moscow Red Legion, while losing 6–5 to Boom.[2]

In the knockout rounds, Dynasty defeated Tampa Bay Damage 5–3 in the quarter-finals and ac Dallas 3–1 in the semi-finals before beating Edmonton Impact 4–3 in the final.[2]

Paintball Media's contemporary report highlighted Alex Rodriguez's contribution to the deciding point. With the match tied, less than a minute remaining and Dynasty starting a player short, Rodriguez attacked through the centre, eliminated four Impact players and reached the buzzer. Dynasty then preserved its lead through the remaining seconds.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Dynasty's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || ac Dallas || 6 || 1
|-
| Preliminary || Seattle Thunder || 3 || 1
|-
| Preliminary || Boom || 5 || 6
|-
| Preliminary || Moscow Red Legion || 5 || 4
|-
| Quarter-final || Tampa Bay Damage || 5 || 3
|-
| Semi-final || ac Dallas || 3 || 1
|-
| Final || Edmonton Impact || 4 || 3
|}

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four finishers in every competition with published placings.[3][5][6]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || San Diego Dynasty || Edmonton Impact || ac Dallas || San Antonio X-Factor
|-
| Semi-Pro || Sacramento DMG || Brooklyn Bears || Distortion || Dallas Diesel
|-
| Division 2 || PLUMLIFE || LA Boom || Houston Zone || Colorado BLITZ
|-
| Division 3 || Utah Tropics || Scottsdale Elevation Dos || Project Mayhem || Seattle Ninjas
|-
| Division 4 || Sacramento DMG GOLD || LA Booom || Crimson Rage || MPYR
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Wicked || South Texas Grind || West Coast Sharks 3 || Halfway Decent
|-
| Division 4 || Team Bro Army || Extreme XSV Platinum || Critical Lvpp Outkast || West Coast Sharks 4
|-
| Division 5 || Extreme XSV Silver || Skeleton Crew || Desert Edge D5 || Texas PhalanX white
|-
| Mechanical Intermediate || THE eNMEy || Capital Edge Daggers-Mech || Enemy || Colorado Hitmen
|}

=== Pump and ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open Pump five-player || Dirtbags || LA Hitmen.com || Batteries Not Included || West Coast Sharks 1
|-
| Open ten-player || San Diego Aftermath || AAF 2 || Washington Winstons || Tsunami
|}

=== Two-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Amateur || The Gruesome Twosome || The Inglorious Baxters || Team FDP || Knox United Goons
|-
| Novice || DE Masters of the Universe || DE Voltron || DE ThunderCats || SNCS SOCAL SONICS GOLD
|}

== Subsequent event ==
The next major event was the [[2017 NXL Texas Open]], scheduled for 5–7 May in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2017 NXL Winter Classic]]
* [[2017 NXL Texas Open]]
* [[2016 NXL Las Vegas Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5174/info PBLeagues – Las Vegas Open: official event information, dates, venue, formats and calendar, 17–19 March 2017.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/7sqFAAwhNjgK8cLx#games PBLeagues – San Diego Dynasty: official 2017 Las Vegas Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://paintball.media/dynasty-win-nxl-las-vegas-photo-gallery-inside/ Paintball Media – “Dynasty Wins NXL Las Vegas – Photo Gallery Inside”, 20 March 2017. Contemporary report covering the professional final and divisional winners.]
# [https://paintball.media/?p=2500 Paintball Media – “Everything You Need To Know: NXL Las Vegas 2016”. Despite its headline, the article announces the 17–19 March 2017 event and describes the five-event 2017 national series.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5174/rankings PBLeagues – Las Vegas Open: official final placings for X-Ball, five-player, mechanical, pump and ten-player competition.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5298/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Las Vegas Open 2017: official Amateur and Novice two-player placings.]

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