Editing 2026 YPL Mérida Three-Player Opening Round

The '''2026 YPL Mérida Three-Player Opening Round''' was a [[paintball]] tournament listed as ''YPL PRIMER ROUND 3 MAN 2026'', held on 25–26 July 2026 at Drop Shock Gotcha Mérida in Mérida, Mexico, within [[Yucatán Paintball League]].[1] Black ops won Novice and BullFrogs won Juniors in the published final placings.[2]

== Event and format ==
The venue address was listed as Calle 39, Chichí Suárez, Mérida, postcode 97306.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Published format !! Game time
|-
| Novice (D4) || Three-player X-Ball, mercy three || 9 minutes
|-
| Juniors (D6–D5) || Three-player X-Ball, mercy two || 6 minutes
|}

An Elite three-player division was advertised with ten-minute, mercy-four games, but its information page shows no entries and the published placings contain no Elite results.[1][2]

== Results ==
The published final placings list four Novice entries and five Juniors entries.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Novice !! Juniors
|-
| 1 || Black ops || BullFrogs
|-
| 2 || BullFrogs D4 || HellJumpers D5
|-
| 3 || Scorpions Playa || HELLJUMPERS Rising
|-
| 4 || HELLJUMPERS || Scorpion Kids
|-
| 5 || — || piratas paintball tem
|}

=== Finals ===
The playoff records give these final scores:[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Division !! Winner !! Score !! Runner-up
|-
| Novice || Black ops || 3–1 || BullFrogs D4
|-
| Juniors || BullFrogs || 2–0 || HellJumpers D5
|}

BullFrogs also beat HELLJUMPERS Rising 2–1 in the Juniors semi-final. Preliminary leader HellJumpers D5 progressed directly to the final.[3]

== Gaps and discrepancies ==
=== Novice playoff record ===
The Novice preliminary heading describes three teams, but its table lists four. Scorpions Playa is third in that table, while HELLJUMPERS is fourth; the playoff bracket nevertheless places HELLJUMPERS in the semi-final.[3]

That semi-final records BullFrogs D4 with ''A'' and HELLJUMPERS with ''F'', rather than a numerical score. The published placings retain Scorpions Playa third and HELLJUMPERS fourth.[2][3] The recovered records do not explain the playoff selection or coded outcome, so no withdrawal, disqualification or played-match score is inferred.

=== Event title and season context ===
Although the July event title calls it an opening round, the same league calendar lists earlier March and April events, including an April competition described as a final round.[1] The July title is therefore retained as the name of this three-player event, rather than evidence that it was the league's first tournament or sole opening round of 2026.

These event placings do not independently establish final season champions.

== See also ==
* [[Yucatán Paintball League]]

== References ==
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9360/info PBLeagues: ''YPL PRIMER ROUND 3 MAN 2026'', 25–26 July 2026 — event information, venue, formats and calendar].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9360/rankings PBLeagues: ''YPL PRIMER ROUND 3 MAN 2026'' — final event placings].
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/9360/scores PBLeagues: ''YPL PRIMER ROUND 3 MAN 2026'' — preliminary scores and playoff brackets].

== External links ==
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/9360 Mérida three-player event record on PBLeagues]

[[Category:Paintball tournaments in Mexico]]