Editing 2019 NXL World Cup

The '''2019 NXL World Cup''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 7 to 10 November 2019 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. It concluded the league's five-event United States national season.[1]

[[Houston Heat]] defeated [[Russian Legion|Moscow Red Legion]] 7–6 in the professional final to win its second consecutive NXL World Cup. [[San Antonio X-Factor]] won the professional season championship, finishing three points ahead of Red Legion.[2][3]

== Dates and venue ==
Competition took place from Thursday, 7 November, to Sunday, 10 November 2019. The official event record gives the venue address as 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida.[1]

== Competition formats ==
Professional X-Ball used 15-minute games 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. Other formats included Open Pump, Classic five-player, Open and Amateur ten-player, Mounds five-player and ten-player, and several three-player divisions.[1]

Separate championship competitions were held for Division 3 X-Ball, Division 4 X-Ball and Division 4/5 five-player RaceTo-2. These were distinct from the corresponding main-event divisions.[1][4]

== Professional competition ==
Houston Heat won three of its four preliminary matches, defeating Los Angeles Ironmen, TradeMyGun Outlaws and MLKings, while losing 5–4 to San Diego Dynasty.[5]

Heat then defeated Seattle Uprising 4–3 in the quarter-finals and San Antonio X-Factor 6–0 in the semi-finals. In the final, Heat defeated Moscow Red Legion 7–6.[5]

Paintball Media's contemporary report confirmed Heat's tournament victory and identified X-Factor as the professional season champions.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Opponent !! Heat's score !! Opponent's score
|-
| Preliminary || Los Angeles Ironmen || 7 || 1
|-
| Preliminary || TradeMyGun Outlaws || 3 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || MLKings || 4 || 2
|-
| Preliminary || San Diego Dynasty || 4 || 5
|-
| Quarter-final || Seattle Uprising || 4 || 3
|-
| Semi-final || San Antonio X-Factor || 6 || 0
|-
| Final || Moscow Red Legion || 7 || 6
|}

== Results ==
The following tables show the leading four published placings in all 21 recorded competitions. Open Pump had two teams.[4][6]

=== X-Ball ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Professional || Houston Heat || Moscow Red Legion || San Antonio X-Factor || ac Dallas
|-
| Semi-Pro || Toulouse TonTons || CEPP DMG || ac Diesel || Noobies
|-
| Division 2 || Wisconsin Infamous || Brawl || Padres || New England Wreckage
|-
| Division 3 || PaintballFIT.com || Florida Falcons || Huntsville Hype || Space Cadets
|-
| Division 4 || New York BRAVE || Ultra || Carolina Crisis Bronze || Proedge Paintball Factory
|}

=== Five-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 || Miami Reapers Black || UNREAL || Armagedon GUA || Take Notes
|-
| Division 4 || West Coast Deplorables || OKC BREAKOUT || Wisconsin Anarchy Outlaws || Tsunami
|-
| Division 5 || Hollywood Collision || Shut Up They're Trying || VB Assassins || Omenz
|-
| Open Pump || Texas Legends Pump || Scorpions Black || — || —
|-
| Classic || Destiny_PE || Rufianes || Midgard by Titans || Amsterdam Mayhem
|}

=== Ten-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || NRG Elite 10-Man || NYX Outlaws || Washington Winstons || Alligators and Turtles
|-
| Amateur || Hostile Ground 3 || Gang Land Krew || PPS SFO || Beer League Paintball
|}

=== Mounds competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open five-player || Extreme Rage || Saberwolves || OPP || Doc warriors
|-
| Open ten-player || Saberwolves || Saints || Extreme Rage || DESTINY California
|}

=== Three-player competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Open || N J Jesters || Backwoods Rednecks || Caribbean || Veteran Militia Zulu
|-
| Amateur || Robsquad || Hunters || AC Kansas City Powered By GI Sportz || TNB
|-
| Division 5 || SRP We Didnt Make Sunday || F.R.F.P.P killers || The Claws || Grizzlies 3man
|-
| Female Open || PBLADIES || Destiny LP || Indy Storm Fatale || Team USA Paintball
|}

=== Separate championship competitions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Competition !! First !! Second !! Third !! Fourth
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball championship || TOG || Palm Beach Venom || New England Outlawz || Huntsville Hype
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball championship || SA Notorious || Palm Beach Reckless || AC Kansas City || KC Missouri Allstars
|-
| Division 4/5 five-player RaceTo-2 championship || Coon and Friends || Ghost Life || Dude Crew || Columbus LVL
|}

== Season championships ==
World Cup completed the national season following the Las Vegas, Texas, Philadelphia and Chicago Opens. Event victories and season championships were separate honours.[3]

San Antonio X-Factor finished first in the professional standings with 886 points, followed by Moscow Red Legion on 883 and World Cup winners Houston Heat on 870.[3]

The final standings list the following leaders in divisions contested across multiple national events:[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Season leader !! Points
|-
| Professional X-Ball || San Antonio X-Factor || 886
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball || ac Diesel || 453.19
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || CEP || 453.23
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || PaintballFIT.com || 484.48
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Ultra || 465.76
|-
| Division 3 five-player || Veteran Militia || 431.30
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Veteran Militia Charlie || 399.87
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Shut Up They're Trying || 298.30
|-
| Open ten-player || Washington Winstons || 432.50
|-
| Amateur ten-player || Hostile Ground 3 || 351.25
|-
| Open Mechanical five-player || Scorpions || 269.50
|-
| Open three-player || N J Jesters || 350.18
|-
| Amateur three-player || Fox 4 Darkside || 436.38
|-
| Division 5 three-player || Tacodile Supreme 2 || 176.34
|}

The published standings place the Las Vegas and World Cup pump competitions in separate tables. Reverent Mercs leads the Las Vegas table and Texas Legends Pump leads the World Cup table, each with 100 points.[3]

The Mounds, Classic, Female Open three-player and separate championship divisions appear with World Cup as their only event in the national standings. Their victories should therefore be distinguished from championships accumulated across several national rounds.[3]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2019 NXL Chicago Open]]
* [[2018 NXL World Cup]]
* [[Houston Heat]]
* [[San Antonio X-Factor]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6251/info PBLeagues – World Cup: official event information, dates, Kissimmee venue and formats, 7–10 November 2019.]
# [https://paintball.media/houston-heat-wins-pro-div-at-2019-nxl-world-cup/ Paintball Media – “Houston Heat Wins Pro Div At 2019 NXL World Cup”, 11 November 2019.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2019 PBLeagues – 2019 National XBall League season rankings: final standings and individual event placings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6251/scores PBLeagues – World Cup: official competition scores, including the separate championship divisions.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/team/roster/qBVYhua34xpaqNCx#games PBLeagues – Houston Heat: official 2019 World Cup match schedule and scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/6251/rankings PBLeagues – World Cup: official final divisional and side-event placings.]

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