Editing 2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major

The '''2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major''' was a paintball tournament held from 17 to 19 June 2022 in Royersford, Pennsylvania, United States. It formed part of the [[National Xball League]] (NXL) United States season and included Women's National Xball League (WNXL) competition. [[Dynasty|San Diego Dynasty]] won the professional tournament, while The Heroines won the WNXL competition.[1][2][3]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 17–19 June 2022. The venue was located at 547 Royersford Road, Royersford, Pennsylvania.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2022 NXL Lone Star Open]] on the league's United States calendar.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and WNXL X-Ball, semi-professional and Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, amateur 10-player competition, Open mechanical seven-player competition and three-player competition.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Published format
|-
| Professional and WNXL 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
|-
| Amateur 10-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Female Open, amateur and novice three-player
| Three-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

== Professional competition ==

San Diego Dynasty defeated Houston Heat 7–1 in the professional final. The victory was Dynasty's fourth consecutive NXL major event win.[3][4]

In the semi-finals, Dynasty recovered from a 5–2 deficit against Baltimore Revo to reach the final. The contemporary NXL report credited the team's adjustment to Revo's centre-field attack as a factor in the comeback.[4]

Archie Montemayor received the event most valuable player award, while Blake Yarber was named finals most valuable player.[4]

== WNXL competition ==

Six teams entered WNXL X-Ball. The Heroines defeated Destiny 5–2 in the final.[1][2][3]

== Divisional competition ==

Blast Camp won the semi-professional tournament, defeating Colorado BLITZ 5–0 in the final. Leverage won Division 2 X-Ball with a 5–3 victory against New York BRAVE.[3]

New York Wrecking Crew defeated Brooklyn Raptors 4–1 in the Division 3 X-Ball final. Wolves 5 defeated PR JESTERS 4–2 to win Division 5 X-Ball.[3]

== Results ==

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 15 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| San Diego Dynasty
| Houston Heat
|-
| WNXL X-Ball
| The Heroines
| Destiny
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| Blast Camp
| Colorado BLITZ
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| Leverage
| New York BRAVE
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| New York Wrecking Crew
| Brooklyn Raptors
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Tribe
| Tiki's Factory Revo
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Wolves 5
| PR JESTERS
|-
| Amateur 10v10
| Extreme Rage
| NRG 10 Man
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| Extreme Rage
| New Jersey Vikings
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| Palm Beach Vipers
| Faceless
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| Hostile Ground
| Enemy of the State
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Arsenal XL
| WalkEmDown
|-
| Female Open three-player
| Journey
| FEMMES FAMILY
|-
| Amateur three-player
| Didn't Make It First Round
| E.C. Rampage
|-
| Novice three-player
| Blackhawks 2
| Bucktown
|}

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2022 NXL Lone Star Open]]
* [[2022 NXL Golden State Open]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7647/info PBLeagues – NXL Mid-Atlantic Major: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7647/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Mid-Atlantic Major: final standings, 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7647/scores PBLeagues – NXL Mid-Atlantic Major: match scores, 2022.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/2022-nxl-mid-atlantic-major-event-recap National Xball League – 2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major Event Recap, written in partnership with Quinn Nadu and Iconic Paintball, 24 June 2022.]

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