We just returned from watching our grandson compete for his 4th year in the World Championship VEX Robotics in Louisville, Ky. Some 600 High Schools qualififird from al over the world. The 600 team were divided into 6 divisions of about 90-100 teams each. Each team played 10 matches (ramdomly selected). Trent (our grandson) finished with a 9-1 record placing him 4th in his division. The top 8 team then selected teams from the remaining. #1 team selected our son #4 so they were the number one seed in the round of 8 alliance teams. Each team kept selecting until each alliance had 3 teams. Then #1 played #8 which his alliance won. But they then faced #4 team which had 2 strong Chince tema that were using a difficult defence and his tema had to go for a 2nd match which they also lost and were eliminted.
In the past Trent's alliance had made it to the finals where each division (6) sent an alliance of 3 teams.
He stil had a good time and won the VEX Build Award as one of the best designed and professional looking robots.
