Editing 2022 WNXL World Cup

The '''2022 WNXL World Cup''' was the third and final event of the inaugural [[Women's National Xball League]] season. It formed part of the [[2022 NXL World Cup]], which was listed for 10–13 November 2022 at 6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida, United States.[1][2]

Eight teams competed. [[The Heroines]] defeated [[Destiny]] 2–1 in the final, winning both the World Cup and the inaugural WNXL season championship.[2][4]

== Venue and format ==

The competition took place at the NXL World Cup tournament site in Kissimmee. The official registration specified 15-minute Xball matches with a five-point mercy rule.[1]

Each team played four preliminary matches. Four teams advanced to the semi-finals, with two qualifying from each bracket, followed by the championship final.[3]

== Participating teams ==

The six teams from the earlier American rounds returned: The Heroines, Destiny, Dallas Vibe, Femmes Fatale, Sacramento Diamonds and Cheetahs. They were joined by Shieldmaidens from Barcelona, Spain, and Suricatos from Colombia.[2][5]

== Match results ==

=== Preliminary round ===

The following table lists each preliminary match once.[3]

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

The Heroines, Destiny, Femmes Fatale and Dallas Vibe each finished the preliminary round with three wins and one defeat and qualified for the semi-finals.[3]

=== Play-offs ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Semi-final || The Heroines || 3–1 || Dallas Vibe
|-
| Semi-final || Destiny || 5–3 || Femmes Fatale
|-
| Final || The Heroines || 2–1 || Destiny
|}

Source: official tournament scores.[3]

=== Final ===

The Heroines established a 2–0 lead after Alexis Lazer won individual confrontations against Kary Blanco and Hailey Leyva in the opening two points. Destiny responded through an attack led by Blanco, reducing the deficit to 2–1 with approximately three minutes remaining.[2]

A subsequent minor penalty hindered Destiny's comeback. The Heroines preserved their lead to secure both the event victory and the season championship. Destiny finished runner-up at all three tournaments in the inaugural season.[2]

== Final standings ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || The Heroines || 200
|-
| 2 || Destiny || 192
|-
| 3 || Femmes Fatale || 186
|-
| 4 || Dallas Vibe || 180
|-
| 5 || Sacramento Diamonds || 172
|-
| 6 || Shieldmaidens || 168
|-
| 7 || Cheetahs || 164
|-
| 8 || Suricatos || 160
|}

Source: official event rankings.[4]

== Season championship ==

The Heroines and Dallas Vibe entered World Cup level on 193 points, one ahead of Destiny. World Cup awarded twice the winner's points available at either of the earlier rounds.[5]

The Heroines' victory brought their total to 393 points, securing the inaugural WNXL season championship ahead of Destiny on 384 and Dallas Vibe on 373.[2][5]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Sunshine State !! Mid-Atlantic !! World Cup !! Total
|-
| 1 || The Heroines || 93 || 100 || 200 || 393
|-
| 2 || Destiny || 96 || 96 || 192 || 384
|-
| 3 || Dallas Vibe || 100 || 93 || 180 || 373
|-
| 4 || Femmes Fatale || 90 || 90 || 186 || 366
|-
| 5 || Sacramento Diamonds || 86 || 84 || 172 || 342
|-
| 6 || Cheetahs || 84 || 86 || 164 || 334
|-
| 7 || Shieldmaidens || — || — || 168 || 168
|-
| 8 || Suricatos || — || — || 160 || 160
|}

Source: official WNXL season rankings.[5]

== See also ==

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

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7751/info PBLeagues – World Cup 2022: event dates, venue and competition formats.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/the-nxl-world-cup-event-recap-dynasty-wins-season-title-races-decided National Xball League and Iconic Paintball – The NXL World Cup Event Recap, Dynasty Wins! Season Title Races Decided, Quinn Nadu, 25 November 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7751/scores PBLeagues – NXL World Cup 2022: WNXL match scores.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7751/rankings PBLeagues – World Cup 2022: final rankings.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/316/seasonRankings/2022 PBLeagues – National Xball League 2022 season rankings: Female – WNXL X-Ball.]

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