Editing 2022 WNXL Sunshine State Major

The '''2022 WNXL Sunshine State Major''' was the first regular-season tournament of the [[Women's National Xball League]] (WNXL). It took place during the [[2022 NXL Sunshine State Major]] on 11–13 March 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida.[1][2]

[[Dallas Vibe]] won the six-team competition undefeated, defeating [[Destiny (paintball team)|Destiny]] 5–3 in the final. The victory followed the league's introductory [[2021 WNXL World Cup exhibition|Fire and Ice exhibition]] in November 2021.[2][3]

== Venue and format ==

The tournament used the NXL World Cup site at 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee. The official registration record listed six paid WNXL entries, fifteen-minute X-Ball matches and a six-point mercy limit.[1]

Each team played four preliminary matches. The leading four teams advanced to the semi-finals, followed by the championship final.[3]

== Participating teams and final standings ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Team
! Event points
|-
| 1
| [[Dallas Vibe]]
| 100
|-
| 2
| [[Destiny (paintball team)|Destiny]]
| 96
|-
| 3
| [[The Heroines]]
| 93
|-
| 4
| [[Femmes Fatale|Femmes Fatales]]
| 90
|-
| 5
| [[Sacramento Diamonds]]
| 86
|-
| 6
| [[Cheetahs (paintball team)|Cheetahs]]
| 84
|}

Placings and points follow the official event results. Femmes Fatales is the spelling used in that record.[4]

== Preliminary matches ==

The following are the twelve preliminary results. They are grouped for reference rather than presented as a chronological schedule.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! Score
! Opponent
|-
| Dallas Vibe
| 7–6
| Femmes Fatales
|-
| Dallas Vibe
| 6–3
| Cheetahs
|-
| Dallas Vibe
| 7–2
| Sacramento Diamonds
|-
| Dallas Vibe
| 5–3
| The Heroines
|-
| The Heroines
| 6–1
| Destiny
|-
| The Heroines
| 7–1
| Femmes Fatales
|-
| The Heroines
| 7–1
| Sacramento Diamonds
|-
| Destiny
| 7–4
| Sacramento Diamonds
|-
| Destiny
| 6–0
| Cheetahs
|-
| Destiny
| 4–2
| Femmes Fatales
|-
| Femmes Fatales
| 6–0
| Cheetahs
|-
| Sacramento Diamonds
| 7–2
| Cheetahs
|}

Dallas Vibe led the preliminary standings, followed by the Heroines, Destiny and Femmes Fatales. Sacramento Diamonds and Cheetahs were eliminated.[3]

== Playoffs ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Round
! Winner
! Score
! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final
| Destiny
| 5–4
| The Heroines
|-
| Semi-final
| Dallas Vibe
| 5–4
| Femmes Fatales
|-
| Final
| Dallas Vibe
| 5–3
| Destiny
|}

Both semi-finals were decided by one point. Dallas Vibe then defeated Destiny to finish with six wins from six matches and become the first regular-season WNXL event champion.[2][3]

The published WNXL score record does not list a third-place match; the official final placings put the Heroines third and Femmes Fatales fourth.[3][4]

== Related women's competition ==

The wider NXL event also offered a separate Women's Open three-player division, using three-minute games. Destiny won that category ahead of Diamonds' Edge and Hooties Paintball. These results were separate from professional WNXL X-Ball.[1][4]

== See also ==

* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[2022 NXL Sunshine State Major]]
* [[2021 WNXL World Cup exhibition]]
* [[2022 WNXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7537/info PBLeagues – 2022 Sunshine State Major: dates, venue, entries and formats.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/2022-nxl-sunshine-state-major-recap-dynasty-wins-g-i-sportz-dominates-x-ball-in-a-history-first National Xball League – 2022 NXL Sunshine State Major Recap: Dynasty wins, G.I. Sportz dominates X-Ball in a history first, 21 March 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7537/scores PBLeagues – 2022 Sunshine State Major: WNXL preliminary and playoff scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7537/rankings PBLeagues – 2022 Sunshine State Major: official final placings and event points.]

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