Editing 2026 WNXL Tampa Bay Open

The '''2026 WNXL Tampa Bay Open''' was the opening professional event of the [[2026 WNXL season]], held from 19 to 22 March 2026 at the Raymond James Stadium tournament site in Tampa, Florida, United States. It formed part of the [[2026 NXL Tampa Bay Open]].[1]

[[The Heroines]] won the professional five-player competition, defeating [[New Jersey High Rollers]] 5–0 in the final. [[Dallas Vibe]] won the separate WNXL three-player Xball competition.[2][3]

== Venue and stadium programme ==

The official event address was Raymond James Stadium, 3600 North Himes Avenue, Tampa, Florida.[1]

The opening-day Stadium Takeover programme on Thursday, 19 March, included WNXL three-player Xball finals inside the stadium, followed by the Major League Paintball Summit Awards and evening professional five-player matches.[4]

The advertised women's five-player fixtures were The Heroines against New Jersey High Rollers and Femmes Fatale against Dallas Vibe. The published programme placed the Femmes Fatale–Dallas Vibe match in the 8 pm session.[4][5]

The subsequent five-player play-offs used the tournament's Lone Wolf and NXL Pro fields. The WNXL final was listed for 3.10 pm on Sunday, 22 March, on the NXL Pro field.[2]

== Formats ==

The professional five-player division featured eleven teams playing 15-minute Xball matches with a five-point mercy rule. Six teams advanced from the preliminary round, with the top two seeds receiving semi-final byes.[1][2]

The Thursday WNXL three-player Xball competition featured eight teams and used seven-minute matches with a three-point mercy rule. A separate women's five-player competition was listed for Sunday, using five-minute games.[1]

== Professional five-player results ==

=== Preliminary round ===

Each match is listed once below.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| The Heroines || 3–1 || New Jersey High Rollers
|-
| The Heroines || 5–0 || The Immortal Angels
|-
| The Heroines || 5–0 || Thunder Valley Voltage
|-
| The Heroines || 3–1 || Baltimore Nevermores
|-
| Baltimore Nevermores || 3–2 || New Jersey High Rollers
|-
| Baltimore Nevermores || 2–1 || Thunder Valley Voltage
|-
| Baltimore Nevermores || 3–2 || The Immortal Angels
|-
| New Jersey High Rollers || 4–2 || The Immortal Angels
|-
| New Jersey High Rollers || 4–0 || Thunder Valley Voltage
|-
| The Immortal Angels || 3–0 || Thunder Valley Voltage
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 4–3 || Dallas Vibe
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 5–1 || San Francisco Sirens
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 4–3 || The Royals
|-
| Femmes Fatale || 5–2 || Northern Lights
|-
| Bear Ridge Saints || 4–3 || The Royals
|-
| Bear Ridge Saints || 3–2 || Dallas Vibe
|-
| Bear Ridge Saints || 4–1 || Northern Lights
|-
| Bear Ridge Saints || 3–2 || San Francisco Sirens
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 5–0 || San Francisco Sirens
|-
| Dallas Vibe || 5–0 || The Royals
|-
| The Royals || 4–2 || Northern Lights
|-
| San Francisco Sirens || 2–1 || Northern Lights
|}

=== Play-offs ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Round !! Team !! Score !! Opponent
|-
| Quarter-final || New Jersey High Rollers || 3–2 (overtime) || Bear Ridge Saints
|-
| Quarter-final || Dallas Vibe || 4–2 || Baltimore Nevermores
|-
| Semi-final || New Jersey High Rollers || 3–2 (overtime) || Femmes Fatale
|-
| Semi-final || The Heroines || 2–0 || Dallas Vibe
|-
| Final || The Heroines || 5–0 || New Jersey High Rollers
|}

Source: official tournament scores.[2]

=== Final standings ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || The Heroines || 100
|-
| 2 || New Jersey High Rollers || 96
|-
| 3 || Femmes Fatale || 93
|-
| 4 || Dallas Vibe || 90
|-
| 5 || Bear Ridge Saints || 86
|-
| 6 || Baltimore Nevermores || 84
|-
| 7 || The Royals || 82
|-
| 8 || San Francisco Sirens || 80
|-
| 9 || The Immortal Angels || 56.67
|-
| 10 || Northern Lights || 33.33
|-
| 11 || Thunder Valley Voltage || 10
|}

Source: official event placings.[3]

== WNXL three-player Xball ==

Dallas Vibe defeated Femmes Fatale 3–1 in the Thursday final.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || Dallas Vibe || 100
|-
| 2 || Femmes Fatale || 96
|-
| 3 || The Heroines || 93
|-
| 4 || New Jersey High Rollers || 90
|-
| 5 || The Immortal Angels || 86
|-
| 6 || The Royals || 84
|-
| 7 || Thunder Valley Voltage || 82
|-
| 8 || Bear Ridge Saints || 80
|}

Source: official event placings.[3]

== Women's five-player standings ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Team !! Event points
|-
| 1 || Sparrows || 100
|-
| 2 || Bear Ridge Saints || 96
|-
| 3 || Vengeance || 93
|-
| 4 || NJ High Rollers || 90
|-
| 5 || Bandidas || 86
|-
| 6 || SMSC Ladyz || 84
|-
| 7 || TCP Diamond Machine || 82
|}

Source: official event placings.[3]

== See also ==

* [[Women's National Xball League]]
* [[2026 NXL Tampa Bay Open]]
* [[2025 WNXL World Cup]]
* [[2026 WNXL Midwest Open]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9198/info PBLeagues – Tampa Bay Open 2026: dates, venue and competition formats.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9198/scores PBLeagues – Tampa Bay Open 2026: professional WNXL scores, play-off field assignments and three-player Xball final.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9198/rankings PBLeagues – Tampa Bay Open 2026: professional five-player, WNXL three-player Xball and women's five-player placings.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/stadium-takeover National Xball League – Major League Paintball Stadium Takeover of Raymond James Stadium, 19 March 2026 programme.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/tampabayopen National Xball League – Tampa Bay Open 2026: stadium programme and featured WNXL fixtures.]

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