Protocol opened the 2025 season with back-toback wins in Tampa and Atlantic City in Division Five Xball – and they would make a strong bid to three-peat in Cincinnati. All that stood between Protocol and a chance at a third straight win was S. N. A. F. U. 2, playing their first event of the season. And the unknown beat the known in this one 2-1 as the three-peat try falls just short. S. N. A. F. U. 2 would go on to beat Space Monkeys D5 in the finals 3-2.
Other Play
In what we now know was preparation for the coming ESPN paintball show at Disney’ s Wide World of Sports, Major League Paintball held its new Pro 3V3 in Cincinnati. A field of 18 teams would face off in this new division and San Antonio X-Factor would walk away champions with six wins in their seven games played. Edmonton Impact, Baltimore Arsenal and Tampa Bay Damage would round out the top four.
Lockdown OGs defeated the Philippines in the Amateur 10V10; Doc’ s Raiders beat Aftershock in the Open 7V7; Dallas Dolls knocked off the NJ High Rollers in the WNXL 5V5; Aftershock won the Open 5V5 over Brazil’ s Papeletto Team; WPG Konvicts took first place with their win over Madigascar’ s NMI in Division Three 5V5; Magic City Vulcans knock off Puerto Rico’ s Reapers in Division Four 5V5; NY Chaos won the Division Five 5V5; Filthy Kids won the Youth Advanced 5V5; Dallas Dolls took home the gold in the WNXL 3V3; Doc’ s Raiders won the Amateur 3V3; NFO New York handled their business in the Division Four 3V3; And KYF Kidz beat Plan B to win the Division Five 3V3.
That’ s a wrap from Cincinnati. We’ ll see you all at the Lone Star Open in September.
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