Editing 2022 NXL Golden State Open

The '''2022 NXL Golden State Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 5 to 7 August 2022 at Capital Edge Paintball Park in Sacramento, California, United States. [[Edmonton Impact]] won the professional competition, defeating [[Los Angeles Ironmen]] 7–1 in the final.[1][2][3]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 5–7 August 2022. The venue was Capital Edge Paintball Park, 9391 Florin Road, Sacramento, California.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]] and preceded the [[2022 NXL Windy City Major]] on the league's United States calendar.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, Open mechanical seven-player competition and amateur, novice and female Open 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
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| Seven-minute games
|-
| Amateur, novice and female Open three-player
| Three-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

=== Professional participation and layout ===

Thirteen teams entered the professional division. Unlike the [[2021 NXL Golden State Open]], whose highest category was Open X-Ball, the 2022 event used a professional classification.[1]

The event used a blind field layout. Contemporary NXL coverage described the Open events and their blind layouts as an additional element of the 2022 professional season. Professional matches were broadcast through GoSports.com.[4]

== Professional and divisional competition ==

Edmonton Impact defeated Los Angeles Ironmen 7–1 in the professional final.[3]

Manawatu Titans won the semi-professional final against PaintballFIT.com 4–3. Vegas Brawlers defeated KC Missouri Allstars 6–1 in Division 2 X-Ball.[3]

Sac DMG won Division 3 X-Ball with a 4–0 final victory against New Cartel, while DMG GANG defeated Altitude Sickness 4–3 to win Division 4 X-Ball.[3]

== Results ==

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 13 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| Edmonton Impact
| Los Angeles Ironmen
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| Manawatu Titans
| PaintballFIT.com
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| Vegas Brawlers
| KC Missouri Allstars
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| Sac DMG
| New Cartel
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| DMG GANG
| Altitude Sickness
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| All Mixed Up Gold AMU
| The Leftovers II
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| Sac Street Fighters
| Bay Area Bad Company
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| DMG Family
| Redrum
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| Alliance
| Papeletto Team
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Bay Area Bad Company D5
| SoutherN California'S - SNCS
|-
| Female Open three-player
| Journey
| Paintball Ladies
|-
| Amateur three-player
| Devoted
| GODS
|-
| Novice three-player
| PRIME SUSPECTS SEMO
| Afterparty
|}

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2021 NXL Golden State Open]]
* [[2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]
* [[2022 NXL Windy City Major]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7649/info PBLeagues – NXL Golden State Open: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7649/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Golden State Open: final standings, 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7649/scores PBLeagues – NXL Golden State Open: match scores, 2022.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/the-golden-state-open-event-preview-nxl-title-race-heating-up National Xball League – The Golden State Open Event Preview, NXL Title Race Heating Up!, written in partnership with Iconic Paintball by Quinn Nadu, 3 August 2022.]

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