By Josh Silverman, Photos by Gary Baum,
Erik Chateau & Dave Stufflebeam
With the 2018 paintball tournament season
rapidly approaching, paintball leagues all
over the world are finalizing their event dates,
locations, rules, prizes and sponsors, while the
teams that play them have begun to practice,
get their jersey orders in and figure out travel
details for inaugural events. With the usual
off-season pro team and player moves, new
event venues and announcements, nothing
is carved in stone, but one thing is certain: it’s
shaping up to be a hell of a season!
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2018 NXL
For 2018, professional paintball in the United
States will again be under the NXL banner,
with five 2018 events spanning the nation
from March through November. The league
will begin 2018 in early March with an event
in Las Vegas, then head to Fort Worth, Texas
in early May. The NXL will return to Atlantic
City, New Jersey after a successful event
there in 2017 with their third event of the ’18
season slated for late June. Chicago will play
host to the home stretch in mid-September
before the league hosts the epic World Cup
in Florida in early November, following up on
a remarkable 2017 World Cup at the Gaylord
Palms Resort in Kissimmee. A webcast will