Paintball Magazine March 2018 Issue | Page 110

The NXL/Boston Paintball Five-Man Winter Classic took place the last weekend of January. Held at Austin Tindall Park in Kissimmee, Florida, the event’s five man is very reminiscent of old school NPPL paintball—where amateur teams actually get to compete against the pros. It’s a unique opportunity for divisional players to see what’s it’s really like to play against the highest level players in the game, and to see how they stack up. The Winter Classic Five-Man final results were as follows: Open (Pro) First place: Edmonton Impact Second place: Houston Heat Third place: San Antonio X-Factor Fourth place: San Diego Dynasty Fifth: NY Xtreme Amateur First place: Combine Worr Games Running simultaneously with the five-man Second place: Palm Beach Venom is the Boston Paintball Combine, where pro players share their knowledge with divisional Rookie players, coaching and teaching them. First place: Combine XO There’s a scouting session where