Editing 2021 NXL Golden State Open

The '''2021 NXL Golden State Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 13 to 15 August 2021 at Capital Edge Paintball Park in Sacramento, California, United States. The programme included Open and divisional X-Ball, divisional five-player competition and mechanical seven-player competition. [[Edmonton Impact]] won Open X-Ball, defeating ASG All Stars 5–3 in the final.[1][2]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 13–15 August 2021. The venue was Capital Edge Paintball Park, 9391 Florin Road, Sacramento, California.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2021 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]] and preceded the [[2021 NXL Windy City Major]] on the league's United States calendar.[1]

== Competition formats ==

Open X-Ball was the event's highest competition category. The programme also offered Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition and Open mechanical seven-player competition.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Published format
|-
| Open X-Ball
| 16-minute matches; six-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; five-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3 and Division 4 X-Ball
| 12-minute matches; four-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| 10-minute matches; three-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3–5 five-player
| Five-minute games
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| 10-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

== Open X-Ball ==

Five teams entered Open X-Ball. Edmonton Impact defeated ASG All Stars 5–3 in the final. The league reported that four members of ASG's seven-player roster came from [[Dynasty|San Diego Dynasty]], with the remaining players drawn from the divisional team Gummy Bears.[1][2]

Impact won 35 of the 47 points it played during the tournament. Sacramento XSV finished third, New York Xtreme fourth and Sacramento DMG fifth.[2][3][4]

The official results classified this competition as Open X-Ball, separately from the professional division used at the NXL major events.[3][4]

== Results ==

The following table records the leading teams in all nine competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
! Third
|-
| Open X-Ball
| Edmonton Impact
| ASG All Stars
| Sacramento XSV
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| Colorado BLITZ
| Austin Notorious
| Vegas Brawlers
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| Classic
| Cartel Kidz
| Sac DMG
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Texas Cyclone
| Tension
| Mayhem Black
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Indy Storm X
| MadMen
| —
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| San Jose Royalty
| Wolverines
| CEPP Streetfighters
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Veteran Militia
| Winston Garcia
| Pintura Fresca
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| Cen Cal Alliance
| Looney Tunes
| 787 CHAOS
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Gods Vengeance
| Norcal Synergy Black
| Venomous Bloodline 2
|}

The Division 5 X-Ball standings recorded first and second places for Indy Storm X and MadMen. L.A. Wildcards appeared with a place value of 255 and no ranking points; the record did not award a conventional third place.[3]

== Broadcasting ==

The NXL's contemporary report directed viewers to GoSports.com for recordings of the tournament.[2]

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2021 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]
* [[2021 NXL Windy City Major]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7297/info PBLeagues – NXL Golden State Open: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2021.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/edmonton-impact-wins-golden-state-open-x-ball-division National Xball League – Edmonton Impact wins Golden State Open X-Ball Division!, 17 August 2021, updated 9 September 2021.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7297/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Golden State Open: final standings, 2021.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2021 PBLeagues – National XBall League: 2021 season rankings, Open X-Ball and professional classifications.]

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