Medford High School’s Robotics Team is ready for the Botball Challenge. Join us as we cheer the team on to victory, Saturday, April 12th in Lowell!
Thirteen students will be participating this year’s Botball Robotics Tournament: Justin Campbell, Kevin Nguyen, Jeremy Prestigiovanni, Binit Shrestha, Nathanael Victor, Emma Zec, Chanel Thomas, Serena Do, Christopher Ellis, Simon Ospenson, Ronaldson Bellande, Joseph Farah, and Christopher Sheehan.
Location:
University of Massachussetts Lowell: Costello Gymnasium
261 Riverside Dr.
Lowell, MA 01854
Schedule for the Tournament Day
8:00 AM – Registration / Open Practice
10:00 AM – Seeding Rounds Begin
1:00 AM – Lunch Break
2:00 PM – Double Elimination Rounds Begin
5:30 PM – Awards Presentation Begins
What is Seeding Rounds?
Seeding rounds take place before double elimination. There will be three seeding rounds for each team. In seeding, teams play the game unopposed, but both sides are scored since a team may score points for the other side. The seeding round score is (your side score) – (opponent side score). During seeding rounds your opponent’s score will always be zero unless your team scores points on your opponent’s side.
What is Double Elimination Round?
A team is out of the double elimination tournament when it has lost two games. Initial matches are decided by KIPR tournament software using seeding round scores. Matches and table sides during a tournament are determined as the tournament progresses using KIPR tournament software. The two teams for a match play each other and the highest score at the end of the game wins (subject to tie-breakers and special scoring conditions). Double elimination scores do not affect ranking, only wins and losses.
What is Alliance Matches?
At selected tournaments, if a team is eliminated from the double elimination tournament before the finals of double elimination play, that team may sign up to play in alliance matches. Alliance matches will pair up two teams to play the game collaboratively with the goal of scoring the most points. Each team will bring one robot to the table to run simultaneously. The teams will place their robots in any of the starting boxes (i.e. both on the pink side, both on the teal side, or split between the pink and teal side).
What is the Game Challenge?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX9ZIH7VPI4
This year, there are 24 teams competing in New England Region, including Malden High School, Winchester High School, and Malden Catholic.