Welcome to the DC VEX IQ Tournament.  This event is hosted by Capitol City Robotics.

This is a DC Qualifying event open to elementary and middle school teams.  This event is open to the public.  During the Tournament, teams will have at least three opportunities to participate in both Driving Skills and Programming Skills Challenges in addition to tournament matches.

In the Pit area there will be a minimum of two practice fields.  Teams are expected to practice good sportsmanship in sharing the fields and ensuring scoring elements are replaced when a team finishes a practice round.

DETAILS

• This event will be held in-person
• Interview Judging will be held in-person
• Food will NOT be served at the venue, please make arrangement with your team to bring or order food 

LOCATION

• Our tournament will be held in the Rita Bright Family and Youth Center, 2500 14th Street Northwest
• There is street parking only so please plan accordingly

Agenda

TIME                                ACTIVITY

8:00 a.m.                         Doors Open

8:15 a.m.                         Inspection / Check In Open

9:00 am                           Check In Deadline

9:30 am                           Opening Ceremony/ Drivers Meeting

10:00 – 1::00 pm             Qualification Matches, Judging Interviews and Skills Challenges

1:00 – 1:45 pm                Lunch Break 

1:45 – 3:00 pm                 Qualification Matches

3:30 – 4:00 pm                 Finals Matches – finals –  5 alliances   Top 10 teams in ranking*

                                         *could change to 6 depending on event size

4:00 pm                           Awards Ceremony

Skills Challenge field will be open from 10:00 am – 1:45 pm

Teams are permitted up to three (3) tries for Robot Skills and three (3) tries for Programming Skills.