January 22 – 23, 2016
National Robotics Academy hosted their first Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics tournament this year. One of the last middle school only tournaments in Iowa and Nebraska to qualify for the Regional Championship.  Next week’s Benson VEX Robotics Tournament is the last Middle School only VEX Robotics event that is eligible for the Regional Championship qualifications.

This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The Excellence award was awarded to team 1703A (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet Middle School. The Tournament Champions were 3919D (Brobots) from St. Patrick’s Catholic School, 3919C (Young Guns) from St. Patrick’s Catholic School, and 5155H (Noob Crew) from Cross County Robotics.

A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below.

Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics Tournament
Awards

Excellence Award

1703A (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet Middle School were awarded the Excellence Award. This is awarded to a team that exemplifies overall excellence in building a well rounded VEX robotics program. This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship & CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Tournament Champions

Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics Tournament Champions were 3919D (Brobots) from St. Patrick’s Catholic School, 3919C (Young Guns) from St. Patrick’s Catholic School, and 5155H (Noob Crew) from Cross County Robotics. The Tournament Champions are the three team Alliance that wins the Elimination Rounds of the tournament. This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship & CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Tournament Finalist

Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics Tournament Finalists were 1028J ( Murphy’s Law) from Brownell-Talbot, 1703A (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet Middle School, and 5233M (The Shield) from National Robotics Academy, Inc. The Tournament Finalist are the three team Alliance that ends second in the Elimination Rounds of the tournament.

Programming Skills Winner

1703A (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet Middle School recorded the top Programming Skills score at 120 points. This award also qualifies the team for the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Robot Skills Winner

1703A (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet Middle School recorded the top Robot Skills score at 158 points.

Design Award

1028J (Murphy’s Law) from Brownell-Talbot were awarded the Design Award. This is awarded to a team that demonstrates an organized and professional approach to the design process, project and time management and team organization.

Falcon Knight Award

985A (Enlightened Luddites) from Mary Our Queen School were awarded the Sportsmanship Award. This is awarded to the team that ended high in the rankings, doing so with good sportsmanship.

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Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics Tournament
Qualification Round Results

The tournament starts with Qualification Rounds, which are used to determine how you rank during the tournament. This rank is used during alliance selection, where 3 teams are paired off with each other. Each alliance competes in the Elimination rounds, which determines the Tournament Champions and Finalists. The Tournament Champions qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.

rank	team #	team name	wins	losses	ties
1	1028J	Murphy’s Law	5	0	0
2	985A	Enlightened Luddites	5	0	0
3	1073A	OPS – Decoded	5	0	0
4	3919D	Brobots	4	1	0
5	3919C	Young Guns	4	1	0
6	985F	Process of Alumination	4	1	0
7	97841	Cybermen	4	1	0
8	985C	Robohawks	4	1	0
9	167S	Hazard	4	1	0
10	5155G	Sab-bot-age	3	2	0
11	3919B	JackBOTs	3	2	0
12	5233A	Falcon Fortress	3	2	0
13	1073B	OPS – Trojans	3	2	0
14	1062C	OPS – Mustang Black	3	2	0
15	1061B	OPS – Tiggers	3	2	0
16	97841B	Techno Warrior	3	2	0
17	1028H	Triple A	2	3	0
18	985B	Spartans	2	3	0
19	1054B	OPS – DDos	2	3	0
20	5155H	Noob Crew	2	3	0
21	1062B	OPS – Monroe Green	2	3	0
22	1061A	OPS – Lynx	2	3	0
23	1068C	OPS – Big Bang Bears	2	3	0
24	1073F	OPS – Ghost Riders	2	3	0
25	985D	Not Found in Nature	2	3	0
26	1073E	OPS – Computer Maniacs	2	3	0
27	1028Y	D-HYDR8TED Water	2	3	0
28	5233Y	Mini-Marks	2	3	0
29	1068A	OPS – MMU	2	3	0
30	1028X	007Plus1	1	3	1
31	5233M	The Shield	1	4	0
32	5233K	DC West Rookies	1	4	0
33	167M	Flying Potatoes	1	4	0
34	1068B	OPS- Frankilin The Turtle	1	4	0
35	1062A	OPS – Monroe White	1	4	0
36	985E	RoboDragons	0	4	1
37	167T	RoboWasp	0	4	1
38	1061D	OPS – Pumas	0	4	1

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Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics Tournament
Elimination Rounds

The Elimination Rounds are used to determine the Tournament Champions. During the Elimination Rounds, Alliances of three different teams are formed. Each leg of the Bracket is a best of three, with each team in the alliance getting the opportunity to compete.

The Tournament Champions qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship

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Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics Tournament
Programming Skills Challenge Results

rank	team	high score	attempts
1	1073A	120	3
2	3919C	95	2
3	167S	86	1
3	5233A	78	2
4	985F	76	2
6	985A	61	2
5	985D	47	3
6	1028J	45	3
9	985E	39	1
8	5233M	37	2
9	5155G	31	2
12	1028H	30	1
10	5155H	15	1
14	985B	11	1
11	985C	6	3
T-16	5233Y	5	1
T-12	3919D	5	1

Falcon Knight Middle School VEX Robotics Tournament
Robot Skills Challenge Results

rank	team	high score	attempts
1	1073A	158	3
2	1028J	156	3
3	3919C	117	1
4	167S	92	3
3	1028H	81	2
6	985A	75	2
4	985B	61	2
5	985C	61	3
9	5155G	53	3
10	985F	51	1
11	5233M	51	1
12	3919D	41	2
8	1073F	40	3
9	3919B	35	2
10	1061B	28	1
11	985D	25	2
17	5155H	19	2
18	1073E	19	2
12	1073B	12	1
19	985E	12	2
21	5233Y	11	3
14	1062B	9	1
15	97841B	6	1
24	1028Y	4	2

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Note: There is a lot in this post, everything is unofficial. This is done as a summary of the event, and in no way should be used in an official capacity. Do not hesitate to email [email protected]