Editing 2018 NXL Europe Basildon-London Open

The '''2018 NXL Europe Basildon-London Open''' was a [[paintball]] event held at Barleylands in Billericay, United Kingdom, from 5 to 8 July 2018. The professional competition ran from 6 to 8 July. Edmonton Impact defeated Moscow Red Legion 7–2 in the professional final, while New Zealand's [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]] finished ninth.[1][2][3]

== Format ==
The professional division used 15-minute X-Ball matches with a five-point mercy rule. The programme also included semi-professional and divisional competitions, ten-player and three-player competitions, and a separate EPBF men's national-team championship.[1]

== Results ==

=== Professional ===
PBLeagues records the following final placings, also reproduced in PbNation's contemporary report.[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Edmonton Impact
|-
| 2 || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| 3 || TonTons Flingueurs
|-
| 4 || Houston Heat
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| 5 || FiveStar Lleida
|-
| 6 || Offenburg Comin at Ya
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| 7 || PPArena Pilsen
|-
| 8 || Breakout Spa
|-
| 9 || [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]
|-
| 10 || Paris Camp Carnage
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| 11 || Cologne Hurricanes
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| 12 || Joy Division
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| 13 || Ronholt Blast
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| 14 || Outrage
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| 15 || MLKings
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| 16 || All Starz Red Storm
|-
| 17 || Manchester Firm
|}

Edmonton Impact won the final against Moscow Red Legion 7–2.[3]

=== Semi-professional ===
The leading four teams in Semi-Pro X-Ball were:[2][3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team
|-
| 1 || Amsterdam HEAT
|-
| 2 || Cryptonomics
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| 3 || Droogs Frankfurt
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| 4 || Lucky 15s Staffordshire
|}

== EPBF men's championship ==
The separate EPBF men's national-team competition was scheduled for 5–6 July. Russia finished first, followed by the United States and France.[1][2]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5977/info PBLeagues: Basildon-London Open — event information]. Event dates, location, divisions and formats.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5977/rankings PBLeagues: Basildon-London Open — final placings].
# [https://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=5944275 John, “Edmonton Impact wins 2018 Pro Xball NXL Europe Basildon-London Open - season rankings”], PbNation, 9 July 2018.

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