Midwest Paintball Championship Coming Soon to Oak Forest

OAK FOREST, IL - High speed, adrenaline and competition is heading to Oak Forest next month with the 2017 National X-Ball League's Midwest Championship.

The NXL event is set for Thursday, Sept. 8-1o, in Chicago Gaelic Park, with a special media day on Sept. 7. The three-day tournament will feature more than 200 teams, including the best professional paintball players from all over the Midwest as well as internationally, compete for the top prize.

The National Xball League is the premiere tournament paintball series in Northern America and the largest of its kind in the world. This event is a high-speed; adrenaline filled outdoor activity that brings competitors of all walks of life together for the common love of the game.

NXL teams typically consist of five players (with the exception of a 2-on-2 and 10-on-10 division) on each side of the field in a timed competition as teams play game after game until the clock expires and a winner is announced.

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 and format is crowned. The series consists of five event stops that include Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlantic City, Chicago Southland and the World Cup finale in Orlando at the end of year.

• WHEN: Thursday, September 7, 2017
• 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Can accommodate earlier for morning shows!!!!)
• WHERE: Chicago Gaelic Park
• 6119 147th St.,
• Oak Forest, Ill 60452
• www.NXLPaintball.com
• WHO: Matt Engles, mattengles22@gmail.com, 713-855-4745

The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago’s 62 south and southwest suburbs. The Chicago Southland CVB markets the Chicago Southland region as a destination for leisure, meetings and conventions, group tour and sports events.

For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouthland.com.

Info and photos via Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau