In the Ocho-Finals Tampa Bay Damage won a hard-fought game against NY Xtreme 4-1 . Thunder then beat Uprising in the battle of Portland -based teams . San Antonio X-Factor ran all over ML Kings 6-2 and San Diego Aftermath beat previously unbeaten Baltimore Revo and continued their Jackal and Hyde season at least one more round .
The Pro quarterfinals were as interesting as always . Houston Heat beat San Antonio X-Factor 1-0 , which is likely a first in the NXL Pro ranks . San Diego Dynasty took every shot San Diego Aftermath threw at them and held on for a one-point win , 4-3 . France ’ s Toulouse TonTons , one of the longest running paintball teams in the world beat a strong Seattle Thunder team 3-1 . And Tampa Bay Damage stunned the
NXL Chicago Major winner 4-1 . In the semifinals Tampa Bay Damage took care of the TonTons 3-1 , while San Diego Dynasty mercy-ruled Houston Heat 8-2 in another shocking match .
All of these games , from the 40 matches in the preliminary rounds to the five following rounds and now to the finals led us to the battle for first place …. San Diego Dynasty versus Tampa Bay Damage . And in the end , it was no battle at all as Dynasty steamrolled Damage 7-1 . San Diego Dynasty had themselves and event … Champions Cup winners , Pro Xball winners and season series rankings winners . What a year it ’ s been for Dynasty , with three first place finishes and back to back to back World Cup wins for the three-peat . Dynasty has now won five of the last seven NXL events and may be playing their best ball ever .
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