Editing 2019 NXL Chicago Open

The '''2019 NXL Chicago Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 13 to 15 September 2019 at Chicago Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois, United States. It was the fourth event on the league's United States national calendar.[1]

[[San Antonio X-Factor]] won the professional tournament, defeating [[Ac Dallas|ac Dallas]] 3–2 in the final.[2]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place at Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest, from Friday, 13 September, to Sunday, 15 September 2019.[1]

A separate NXL 3vs3 National Championship was held at the same venue on Sunday, 15 September.[3]

== Competition formats ==
The 20-team professional division was advertised as 15-minute X-Ball with a six-point mercy rule. Semi-Pro and Division 2 used 15-minute games with a five-point mercy rule. Divisions 3 and 4 used 12-minute games with a four-point mercy rule.[1]

Traditional five-player competition was offered in Divisions 3, 4 and 5, alongside Open Mechanical five-player. These competitions were listed with five-minute game times.[1]

Open and Amateur ten-player divisions had ten-minute game times. Three-player competition was offered in Open, Amateur and Novice divisions, with three-minute game times.[1]

The separately registered NXL 3vs3 National Championship offered a Novice division, also with three-minute game times. Its results were distinct from the Chicago Open's regular Novice three-player competition.[3][4]

== Professional competition ==
San Antonio X-Factor won all seven of its recorded matches. During the preliminary round, the team defeated Seattle Uprising, TradeMyGun Outlaws, San Diego Aftermath and Baltimore Revo.[2]

X-Factor then defeated Edmonton Impact 4–2 in the quarter-finals and Houston Heat 5–4 in the semi-finals. In the final, X-Factor defeated ac Dallas 3–2.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! X-Factor's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || Seattle Uprising || 9 || 4
|-
| Preliminary || TradeMyGun Outlaws || 6 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || San Diego Aftermath || 7 || 1
|-
| Preliminary || Baltimore Revo || 4 || 0
|-
| Quarter-final || Edmonton Impact || 4 || 2
|-
| Semi-final || Houston Heat || 5 || 4
|-
| Final || ac Dallas || 3 || 2
|}

=== Individual award ===
Matt Jackson of ac Dallas received the event's Carbon Golden Barrel award.[5]

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four published placings in each regular Chicago Open competition.[6]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || San Antonio X-Factor || ac Dallas || Houston Heat || San Diego Dynasty
|-
| Semi-Pro || Toulouse TonTons || Colorado BLITZ || Hurricanes || CEPP DMG
|-
| Division 2 || Brawl || Royal City Seadogs II || GRIT || FcK
|-
| Division 3 || CWE POWER || Seattle Ninjas || Noobies || Plumlife Des Moines Detox
|-
| Division 4 || Sac DMG || Carolina Crisis Bronze || The Hooligans || Ultra
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Veteran Militia || Thunderstruck || RAMPAGE || OBR
|-
| Division 4 || OKC BREAKOUT || West Coast Deplorables || SDS || Veteran Militia Charlie
|-
| Division 5 || Shut Up They're Trying || Tantrum || Urban Legends || Rotten Kids
|-
| Open Mechanical || Destiny_PB || Scorpions || Sudden Impact || Majestic AF
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || NRG Elite 10-Man || Washington Winstons || DST Alumni || TMG Ratpack
|-
| Amateur || Destiny Army || Hostile Ground 3 || Evans Ironmen || Hostile Ground
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || Caribbean || Night and Day Painting || Grit Red || NE Wreckage
|-
| Amateur || Destiny || Fox 4 Darkside || CARIBBEAN WAWAWA || XPX
|-
| Novice || Competitive Edge || Vikings Valhalla || Struggle Paintball || Plumlife Des Moines
|}

=== NXL 3vs3 National Championship ===
The separately recorded Novice national championship had seven registered teams. Its leading four finishers were:[3][4]

{| class="wikitable"
! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Los Pistoleros || Austin Kings Gold || Houston Dark Side || Black Flag Gold
|}

== Subsequent event ==
The final event on the United States national calendar was the [[2019 NXL World Cup]], scheduled for 7–10 November in Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2019 NXL Philadelphia Open]]
* [[2019 NXL World Cup]]
* [[2018 NXL Chicago Open]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6250/info PBLeagues – Chicago Open: official event information, dates, Chicago Gaelic Park venue, formats and national calendar, 13–15 September 2019.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/dIvlKpF23azPqVSY#games PBLeagues – San Antonio X-Factor: official 2019 Chicago Open match schedule and scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6465/info PBLeagues – NXL 3vs3 National Championship: official event information, venue, date and Novice format, 15 September 2019.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6465/rankings PBLeagues – NXL 3vs3 National Championship: final Novice placings.]
# [https://www.paintballwincount.com/golden-barrels Paintball Win Count – “Golden Barrels”: 2019 Chicago Open award listing for Matt Jackson.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6250/rankings PBLeagues – Chicago Open: official final divisional placings.]

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