8:30 Front doors open for event staff and volunteers
9:00 Front doors open for teams / Check-in and inspection begins immediately
10:00 Front doors open for the public
10:15 Inspection deadline / Brief driver’s meeting
10:30 Qualifying matches begin / Skills field opens / Interviews begin
12:30-1:00 Lunch break / Skills field remains open if staffing allows
1:00 Qualifying matches resume
2:15 Qualifying matches finish and Skills field closes
2:30 Alliance Ceremony (16 teams advance) / Judges’ deliberation
2:45 Playoff elimination, 3 rounds (Quarterfinal of 16, Semifinal of 8, Final of 4)
3:15-3:30 First awards, between playoff rounds
4:30 Strict ending time; building will be vacated by 5pm