Editing 2021 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major

The '''2021 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major''' was a paintball tournament held from 25 to 27 June 2021 in Royersford, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the second major event of the [[National Xball League]] (NXL) United States season. [[Houston Heat]] won the professional competition, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] 5–3 in the final.[1][2]

== Dates and venue ==

The tournament took place at 547 Royersford Road, Royersford, Pennsylvania. The official event dates were 25–27 June 2021.[1]

It followed the [[2021 NXL Sunshine State Major]], held in Florida from 30 April to 2 May.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, amateur 10-player competition, Classic five-player competition, and open, amateur and novice three-player competition.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Published format
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; six-point mercy rule
|-
| Semi-professional and 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
|-
| Classic five-player
| Five-minute games; 5.5 balls-per-second classification
|-
| Amateur 10-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Three-player
| Three-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

== Professional competition ==

Houston Heat entered the event following the addition of Tyler Harmon and the return of Konstantin Fedorov after an absence associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Heat defeated Edmonton Impact 5–3 in the final. San Diego Dynasty finished third and San Diego Aftermath fourth. Fedorov received the CRBN Golden Barrel award for the most eliminations.[2][3]

Dynasty reached the semi-finals despite injuries that reduced its available roster. The contemporary event report highlighted extensive playing time for Blake Yarber, Ryan Greenspan and Marcello Margott during the team's run.[2]

== Divisional competition ==

Annapolis A-Team recovered from an early 0–2 deficit to defeat Blast Camp 6–5 in the semi-professional final. Austin Notorious won Division 2 X-Ball, beating Killers 5–3.[2]

New York BRAVE defeated AG Knights to win Division 3 X-Ball, while Coalition defeated DBS Factory 6–2 in the Division 4 final.[2]

== Results ==

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 14 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| Houston Heat
| Edmonton Impact
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| Annapolis A-Team
| Blast Camp
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| Austin Notorious
| Killers
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| New York BRAVE
| AG Knights
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Coalition
| DBS Factory
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Tropic Thunder
| BOMBSQUAD
|-
| Amateur 10v10
| STRUGGLE
| Devotion
|-
| Classic five-player
| Annihilators
| All-Americans 2
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Veteran Militia
| High Rollers
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| War Goons
| 787 CHAOS
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Tropic Thunder 5
| Dah Savages
|-
| Open three-player
| LA All Stars 3
| Free Smoke
|-
| Amateur three-player
| Jungle Cats
| PA Legacy
|-
| Novice three-player
| 3 Savages
| 787Chaos
|}

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2021 NXL Sunshine State Major]]
* [[2021 NXL Golden State Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7250/info PBLeagues – NXL Mid Atlantic Major: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2021.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/2021-nxl-mid-atlantic-major-event-recap National Xball League – 2021 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major Event Recap, written by Quinn Nadu, 3 July 2021.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7250/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Mid Atlantic Major: final standings, 2021.]

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[[Category:Paintball in Pennsylvania]]
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