In the quarterfinals all of the favored teams won . San Antonio X-Factor beat New York Xtreme 3-2 , Houston Heat beat Baltimore Revo 3-2 , Tampa Bay Damage handled their business against New Orleans Hurricanes 3-1 and San Diego Dynasty sent Red Legion home 4-2 .
For the first time in a long time the season ’ s top four Pro teams all made it to the semifinals and these battles showed how good and close in talent these teams really are . First up it was Houston Heat besting San Diego Dynasty 5-4 in one of the best games of the event . And not to be outdone , Tampa Bay Damage ended San Antonio X-Factor ’ s run 3-2 in another great matchup .
And in the finals the trend would continue as Tampa Bay Damage beat Houston Heat 3-1 , winning back-to-back events for their first time since they won the Northeast Open and World Cup in 2011 .
The Semipro Games
Let ’ s just start with this … PaintballFit . com and Blast Camp could step into the Pro Division at the 2023 World Cup and both would finish in the top ten . Heading into Chicago , PaintballFit . com won each of the first three Semiprofessional NXL events and their final-round competition in each of those events has been Blast Camp . In a division that is bursting at the seams with talent , these two teams stand head and shoulders above the rest . And there is little doubt that Noobies and Nasty , the third and fourth ranked Semipro teams , could be competitive in the Pro Division today .
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