Sixball and Toulouse Purple II dominated the preliminary rounds in Division Four Xball , each sweeping their four games in round one . But it was Reborn that would win the event over Sixball with a 2-0 shutout in the finals . Toulouse Purple would take third place by virtue of their 3-1 win over Consilium Dei Zuerich 4 in the consolation game .
The UBPF ( Nations Cup ) is always one of the most watched events at the NXL Europe tournaments and that dates back to the Millennium Series as well . There are four categories of Nations Cup teams this year : Men ’ s Open Xball , UPBF Veterans ( Masters ) Xball , UPBF Under 19 ( U19 ) and UPBF U16 ( Young Guns ) 3-man . In the past there has been a UPBF Women ’ s Xball event as well .
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And in past years each of the four ( or five ) Euro events would incorporate one of these Nations Cup events . However , this season all four would be included in the NXL European Championships of Paintball because this was the season ’ s only event .
In the Men ’ s Open Xball it was France defeating Russia 4-1 in the finals to take first place . The Czech Republic beat Germany 4-3 to take third place . In the UPBF Veterans it was France again taking first place , this time with a win over the Ukraine vets 4-0 . Poland beat Belgium to take third place . In the Under 19 division France again took first place with a tight 3-2 win over Belgium . And in U16 it was Poland over German , preventing the four event sweep by France .
Kaotiks beat Loustik Rising in the Open Ten- Man Division ; Droogs ( US ) took first in the Open Three-man with a win over Poland ’ s Energy Blue ; and MacDev beat King Size to take first in the Amateur Three-man division .
It ’ s been another crazy year around the world as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be the cause of canceled events of all types around the world . We ’ re all hoping and praying for a full season of pro / am paintball next year globally . We ’ ll see you at the NXL World Cup !
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