General Info
General Info
Looking forward to a fun event. Please considering volunteering to make this event run smoothly
- Venue
- Myers Field House
- Address
- 19 Myers Fieldhouse, Mankato, Minnesota 56001, United States
- Dates
- December 18, 2026
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 47
- Event Region
- Minnesota
- Max Registrations per Org
- 15
- Priority Registration Opens
- 18-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 23-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 11-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- December 4 2026
- Price
- $105.00
Agenda
Tournament Schedule - Subject to change
7:30 am - Doors Open, check in begins
7:30 am - 9:00 am - Inspections
All Teams Need to BE CHECKED IN BY 8:30 AM or call the Event Partner
9:05 am - Drivers Meeting and Opening Ceremony (Robots in matches Q1 and Q2 placed on the field before the start of opening) with special recognition to seniors
9:30 am Qualification Rounds begin, judging begins shortly after
9:30 am - Skills Field Opens, until then they may be used as a practice fields.
9:30 am to 3:30 pm - Qualification Rounds (LUNCH Break 12:30 pm)
3:15 pm - Skills Field Closes when 4 QR matches are left- if teams are in line at that point, they will be able to run a skills run.
3:45 pm - Alliance Selection
4:00 pm - Elimination Rounds Start
5:00 pm - Award announcements - Closing
Note:
Event metrics:
6-8 qualifying matches per team
Cycle time TBD
Judging Format
Judging Format • All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Volunteer
Volunteer Sign up to Volunteer and make this a great tournament: https://signup.com/go/ncKPMRB
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy We will do everything we can to run this event. Please travel accordingly.