*All Times are tentative and they may be changed before the event
8:30 AM
Doors open, team check-in, inspection, and skills begin
9:30 AM
Team check-in ends
(Teams must be checked in by 9:30 AM, as the match schedule will be generated at that time and cannot be re-run. If your team is running late, please contact the Event Partner immediately.)
10:15 AM
Team & Driver meeting and opening ceremonies
10:30 AM
Qualification matches begin
11:30 AM
Lunch break, qualification matches pause
12:00 PM
JACKS VEXU Robot Showcase and Explanation (During lunch break)
12:15 PM
Lunch ends, qualification matches resume
3:30 PM
Qualification matches & Skills end
Skills will end immediately following the last qualification match.
3:45 PM
Alliance selection
4:00 PM
Elimination matches begin (awards intermixed between rounds)
5:00 PM
Final awards and closing
• Alliances will consist of 2 teams.
• All teams (up to 32) will participate in finals.
(Note: Teams that decline invitations may inadvertently remove themselves from finals.)
• If there is an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend alliance selection in case another team withdraws due to a robot issue.
• All finals matches will be single-round (no best-of-three format).
• Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.