Each year will have a page that looks very similar to this, and will be available two weeks before the competition. The match schedules will not be updated until the first day of competition; sometime in the early afternoon, once all teams have checked in and robots have passed inspection.
Teams can use this information to look up who they will be competing with/against. This is very useful in planning out your match strategies and determining good alliance partner pairings.
American 50/50 (16346A)
TBD
Colorguard (16346R)
TBD
Teams are not ranked in the traditional way based on your Win - Loss ratio. Since two teams are playing simultaneously and are working cooperatively to score points, there is no winner or loser in a match. Instead, teams are ranked based on their average match score. The top 16 teams are guaranteed entry into the finals. In the finals, teams will get automatically paired up with another team to create an "Alliance" and they will get one chance to score as many points as possible. The Alliance who scores the most points; in their one match, will win their division and move on to the overall finals in the VEX Arena.
Teams are ranked based on the traditional Win - Loss ratio. Two teams are paired together randomly, as an "alliance" during qualification matches and compete against other alliances. If a team earns a top spot in their division, they are given a better opportunity to choose to form an alliance with another team during the alliance selection process. Only the top 8 alliances will move into the division finals and compete for the opportunity to compete in the World Championship Finals matches in the VEX Arena.
ALL TIMES ARE CURRENTLY ESTIMATES
This is the official VEX TV site, where you can watch all that is happening:
Opening Ceremonies
IQ 4/28 @ 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
Division Qualification Matches
IQ - Day 1 - 4/28 @ 4:00pm-5:25pm EST
IQ - Day 2 - 4/29 @ 8:15am-5:20pm EST
IQ - Day 3 - 4/30 @ 8:15am-11:45am EST
Division Finals
IQ - Day 3 - 4/30 @ 12:30pm-2:30pm EST
Closing Ceremony
IQ 4/30 @ 3:00pm-5:00pm EST
Above are download links for both the Android and Apple downloads for VEX VIA. This is a highly valuable app for tracking the team's match schedule, scores, and rankings. We suggest "hearting" your favotite teams, so they are easier to track.
Provides a searchable game manual and scoring assistant. This is useful for familiarizing yourselves with the rules prior to watching the matches. You can also use the scoring calculator to track match scores in real time.