Paintball Magazine August 2017 Paintball.Media Issue | Page 92

Parity reigns in Division Two, where 28 teams
entered the Atlantic City Open and only
one team went 4-0 in the preliminary rounds
and only two teams lost all four games. The
champion of the Division Two preliminary
rounds was definitely San Diego Aftermath
going 4-0 with only one close game. And on
Sunday they did enough to make it to the
semifinals where they finally lost a game—to
NRG Elite. In the other Division Two semifinal
game it was Colorado Blitz beating LA Boom
3-1. In the finals though it was NRG Elite that
would pull off the one-point victory over Blitz
to claim first place. Even with the second
place finish Colorado Blitz would remain on
top of the Division Two leaderboard heading
into event number four in Chicago.
finish in Atlantic City. TBD Jilts are holding
onto the second spot in the season rankings
and they have 9th and 10th place finishes this
season wrapped around a first place Texas
Open win. So at this point in the season very
few teams are out of the title race.
In Atlantic City it was Narcos that would rise
to the top, knocking off the New Jersey esters
Silver in the finals. Narcos has shown steady
improvements as the season progresses with
a 15th place finish in Vegas, 5th place in Texas
and now the first place win in Atlantic City.
Although 32 Division Four teams came to
play in Atlantic City there are only three
teams that have played all three NXL events
this season from the division: SA Notorious,
The 40 team Division Three is also a division Texas PhalanX Gray and Project Mayhem.
of parity where Seattle Ninjas would hold
the top rankings spot even with a 15th place
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