Paintball Magazine Paintball Magazine Nov 2019 Issue | Page 33

their quarterfinal match, 4-3. Joy Division Parity rules the semipro division with beat Breakout Spa 4-3 and Moscow Red six teams within striking distance of the Legion crushed Paris Camp Carnage 7-2. leaderboard heading into Amsterdam. Of the twenty semipro teams entered In the semifinals Golden State Kings in the Amsterdam NXL Europe World played a tough game against Joy Division. Championships only Breakout Spa II Ultimately Joy Division just couldn’t close would win their four preliminary round out the game—Golden State Kings 5, Joy games. Amsterdam Heat had no losses, Division 4. Moscow Red Legion continued with two wins and two draws. All but two their strong play in the semifinals beating of the remaining teams won at least one Edmonton Impact 7-5. game. The Pro Xball finals were set—it was Moscow Red Legion, two time 2019 NXL Europe winners versus Golden State Kings, two time 2019 finalists trying to get their first win. As expected the final match-up was a great one—a one-point game. Golden State Kings would break through, handing Moscow Red Legion their first loss of the event. The Golden State Kings get the win, 4-3. Interestingly enough, the four quarterfinal Semipro matchups all ended in blowouts. Breakout Spa II beat Bulldogs 4-0; Rangers Warsaw beat SL Benfica 4-2, in the only sort of close game; Manchester Firm speed-bumped Vienna United; and Amsterdam Heat rolled Bad Boys Sevenum 5-1. www.paintball.media 033