National X-Ball League's Paintball Tournament Back At Gaelic Park

OAK FOREST, IL — The nonstop adrenaline of the 2018 National X-Ball League (NXL) Midwest Championship comes to Chicago Gaelic Park, September 14 – 16, 2018. Over 1,600 players will compete during this three-day tournament, including the best professional paintball players internationally, ready to showcase their skills for the title. The National Xball League is the largest in Northern America and of its kind in the world.

Adrenaline junkies from all walks of life at Chicago Gaelic Park

“Gaelic Park is a premier location for an event like this,” said Jim Garrett, President / CEO for the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We welcome all the players and visitors of this tournament to Oak Forest. We value the 2,300 in attendance last year and this event is a prime example of how cooperation from the City of Oak Forest and Chicago Gaelic Park produced a win-win for everyone. This event brings money to the region, as these players and families stay overnight and spend money around the area.”

These paintball players have a common love for this sport and are adrenaline junkies that come from all walks of life and all over the world. Five players on each end of the field compete in a timed competition playing game after game until the clock expires and the game is then called. Teams then work their way through the preliminary round to earn a spot in the highly sought after Sunday finals competition,

where a champion in each skill bracket is crowned. The NXL holds events around the country leading up to a World Cup finale that will take place in November in Florida. Gaelic Park is the fourth stop on the five-stop tour.

There will be something for everyone, so bring the whole family to check out the vendors and onsite food trucks as well as live DJ and corn-hole. If you’re interested in the sport feel free to ask questions as the best in the business will all be there to share their knowledge of the sport or try your hand at the paintball shooting range!

Trade show and divisional game spectators are welcome free of charge and parking is also free.

Those wanting to sit in the Pro Field Grandstands are able to purchase tickets for $10 day/$25

for three days for adults and $5 per day/$15 for three days for children. You can purchase tickets at: nxl.ticketleap.com/nxl-chicago-open-2017 or on-site the day of the event.

The Championship takes place at Gaelic Park 6119 147th St., Oak Forest, Ill. Feel free to check out

the website at www.NXLPaintball.com

The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago’s 63 south and southwest suburbs. The Chicago Southland CVB markets the Chicago Southland region as a destination for meetings and conventions, group tour, sports events and leisure. For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouthland.com

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