Editing 2026 NXL Lone Star Open

The '''2026 NXL Lone Star Open''' was the fourth tournament of the 2026 [[National Xball League]] United States season. It took place from '''17–20 September 2026''' at Audubon Park in Garland, Texas. [1][2]

[[Tampa Bay Damage]] won professional five-player X-Ball, defeating [[Russian Legion|Red Legion]] 8–7 in the final. SMSC Ladyz won the women's five-player competition. [3][4]

== Venue and schedule ==
The event registration records identified the venue as Audubon Park, 730 West Oates Road, Garland, Texas. [1]

The overall event dates were 17–20 September. Professional five-player X-Ball and the principal divisional X-Ball competitions were scheduled from Friday, 18 September, to Sunday, 20 September. Division 5 X-Ball was scheduled for Friday and Saturday. [1]

== Formats ==
Completed categories included professional, Semi-Pro and Division 2–5 X-Ball; conventional Division 3–5 and women's five-player competition; Amateur, Intermediate and Novice three-player competition; Classic Open five-player and seven-player competition; and Amateur ten-player competition. [1][3]

The published registration settings listed:
* Professional five-player X-Ball: 15 minutes with a six-point mercy rule.
* Semi-Pro and Division 2 X-Ball: 15 minutes with a five-point mercy rule.
* Division 3 and Division 4 X-Ball: 12 minutes with a four-point mercy rule.
* Division 5 X-Ball: ten minutes with a three-point mercy rule. [1]

== Professional five-player X-Ball ==
Twenty teams entered professional X-Ball, with ten advancing from the preliminary stage. [1][4]

Tampa Bay Damage defeated Seattle Uprising 5–2 in the quarter-finals and TonTon Arsenal 10–4 in the semi-finals. Red Legion advanced through the opening knockout round with a 6–0 victory over CK Hurricanes, then defeated PaintballFIT 5–4 and Edmonton Impact 7–5. [4]

Damage won the final 8–7. [4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Winner !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Opening knockout round || Red Legion || 6–0 || CK Hurricanes
|-
| Opening knockout round || Perris ASG Aftermath || 9–3 || Chicago Aftershock
|-
| Quarter-final || Edmonton Impact || 6–4 || San Diego Dynasty
|-
| Quarter-final || Red Legion || 5–4 || PaintballFIT
|-
| Quarter-final || TonTon Arsenal || 8–2 || Perris ASG Aftermath
|-
| Quarter-final || Tampa Bay Damage || 5–2 || Seattle Uprising
|-
| Semi-final || Red Legion || 7–5 || Edmonton Impact
|-
| Semi-final || Tampa Bay Damage || 10–4 || TonTon Arsenal
|-
| Final || Tampa Bay Damage || 8–7 || Red Legion
|}
Source: PBLeagues match results. [4]

== Professional three-player competition and MLPB Cup ==
The published registration categories and final standings did not list professional three-player X-Ball conferences or a separate MLPB Cup competition at this event. [1][3]

== Women's competition ==
Women's competition took place in the conventional WNXL five-player category. SMSC Ladyz defeated Sparrows by two games to one in the final. OKC Vengeance finished third. Professional WNXL X-Ball was not listed among the event's registration categories or final results. [1][3][4]

== Divisional results ==
The following table lists the winner and runner-up in every other completed tournament category. [3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Winner !! Runner-up
|-
| Semi-Pro X-Ball || Las Vegas Shock || New Jersey Jesters
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball || AG Knights || Panda Express Elite
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball || WAR || Smoke
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball || Defy Kidz || LORDS
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball || Team Blank || Shut Up They're Trying
|-
| Division 3 five-player || NMI || Veteran Militia Zulu
|-
| Division 4 five-player || Elite Dynasty || Tampa Bay Exile
|-
| Division 5 five-player || Nola Savages || PDK
|-
| Amateur ten-player || PHILIPPINES || Houston VcK
|-
| Classic Open seven-player || Aftershock || PHILIPPINES
|-
| Classic Open five-player || PHILIPPINES || Aftershock
|-
| Amateur three-player || Outlaw AP Society || THE NOBODYS
|-
| Intermediate three-player || NMI || Cutthroat
|-
| Novice three-player || Team Hyperion Black || The Meanies D5
|}

Las Vegas Shock defeated New Jersey Jesters 4–3 in the Semi-Pro X-Ball final. [4]

== See also ==
* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2026 NXL Midwest Open]]
* [[2026 NXL World Cup]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9321/info PBLeagues – Lone Star Open: dates, Audubon Park venue, registration categories and formats, 17–20 September 2026.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/lonestar-open National Xball League – 2026 Lone Star Open: official event information.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9321/rankings PBLeagues – Lone Star Open: final divisional placings, September 2026.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9321/scores PBLeagues – Lone Star Open: professional, women's and divisional match results, September 2026.]

== External links ==
* [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/lonestar-open Official event page]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/9321/rankings Complete final placings]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/9321/scores Match results]

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