Editing 2018 NXL Europe Prague Open

The '''2018 NXL Europe Prague Open''' was a [[NXL Europe]] paintball tournament held in Letňany, Prague, Czech Republic, from 25–27 May 2018. New Zealand's [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]] won Professional X-Ball, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] 5–4 in the final.[1][2][3]

== Venue and format ==
The tournament venue was listed at Beranovych 667/18, Praha Letnany. Professional X-Ball used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule.[1]

Competition also included Semi-Professional X-Ball, Divisions 2–4 X-Ball, Division 5 five-player paintball, Open ten-player paintball and Open and Amateur three-player divisions.[1][2]

== Professional results ==
Expendables led Edmonton Impact 5–1 in the final before Impact reduced the margin to 5–4. Expendables retained the lead to win the tournament.[3][4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team
|-
| 1 || [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]
|-
| 2 || [[Edmonton Impact]]
|-
| 3 || TonTons Flingueurs
|-
| 4 || [[Houston Heat]]
|-
| 5 || Moscow Red Legion
|-
| 6 || Breakout Spa
|-
| 7 || Emelya Red Storm
|-
| 8 || Paris Camp Carnage
|-
| 9 || Joy Division
|-
| 10 || PPArena Pilsen
|-
| 11 || Offenburg Comin at Ya
|-
| 12 || Cologne Hurricanes
|-
| 13 || FiveStar Lleida
|-
| 14 || MLKings
|-
| 15 || Ronholt Blast
|-
| 16 || Manchester Firm
|-
| 17 || Outrage
|-
| 18 || All Starz Red Storm
|}
Source: official PBLeagues placings.[2]

=== Verified knockout scores ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Stage !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final || Edmonton Impact || 6–1 || Houston Heat
|-
| Final || Expendables || 5–4 || Edmonton Impact
|}
Source: contemporary tournament report.[3]

== Other division winners ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Winner
|-
| Semi-Professional X-Ball || Amsterdam HEAT
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || VanGogh
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || Consilium Dei Zuerich
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || MLkings Fun Factory
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Teamsport
|-
| Open ten-player || ML Kings
|-
| Open three-player || PB4F
|-
| Amateur three-player || Serenity
|}
Source: official PBLeagues placings.[2]

== See also ==
* [[NXL Europe]]
* [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5955/info PBLeagues: Prague Open — event information, dates, venue and formats], 25–27 May 2018.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/5955/rankings PBLeagues: Prague Open — official final placings].
# [https://paintball.fi/kimmo-kainulainen/uutiset/1120/expendables-prahan-nxl-turnauksen-voittoon-2018 Kimmo Kainulainen, “Expendables Prahan NXL-turnauksen voittoon 2018”], Paintball.fi, 27 May 2018.
# [https://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=5921074 “Expendables beat Impact to win NXL Prague!”], PbNation, opening report by allout2, 27 May 2018.

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the Czech Republic]]