General Info
General Info
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Meta in the Making!
Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Individuals wishing to volunteer, please sign up here
Calling all Judges! Teams will receive 1 skills fast pass for each full day Judging volunteer. 20 yr old+
(Fast Pass = Skip the line)
We will have a full VEX Tournament featuring 3 competition fields with bleacher seating for spectators, 2 skills fields, and 2+ practice fields.
(Portable Competition Fields will be used for this event SKU 276-8242)
There are currently 50 slots for this tournament. Make sure that you are marked as paid by the payment deadline or you may be moved to the waitlist at the discretion of the Event Partner.
Important Notes:
A team will not be included in the match schedule unless registration is complete and check-in has occurred.
Teams must have at least one adult present at all times.
Pit tables and power access will be provided, but teams should bring extension cords and power strips.
Doors Open at 7:30am
Teams need to arrive by 8:15am so that they can be inspected before the 8:45am deadline. Teams that have not checked in by 8:30am will be dropped from the roster so that the match list may be run. Teams that are running late must contact the event partner prior to this cut off if they do not wish to be dropped.
Competition Preparation
All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
Review all game information: https://www.vexrobotics.com/v5/competition
Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. Robots must use VEX V5 parts. Please self inspect before arriving at the tournament using the V5 Robot Inspection Checklist
Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Power strip and extension cord
Laptop computer
Programming cable
Engineering notebook (Required for judged awards)
Banners and other decorations for your team pit table
Giveaways if you have them
Participation and Consent Form
A completed form for all participants must be uploaded to events.vex.com prior to the tournament. Team leaders will need to check that all team members attending the event have completed the online consent form prior to the tournament.
- Venue
- Prince William County Fairgrounds
- Address
- 10624 Dumfries Rd, Manassas, Virginia 20112, United States
- Dates
- October 17, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- 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
- 50
- Spots Open
- 40
- Event Region
- Virginia
- Max Registrations per Org
- 12
- Standard Registration Opens
- 27-Jul-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 5-Oct-2026 12:00pm EST
- Price
- $120.00
Agenda
Tentative Agenda - May change depending on number of competing teams
7:00 AM - Doors Open for Volunteers Only
7:10 AM - Referee’s Meeting
7:20 AM - Judge's Meeting
7:30 AM - Doors Open to public
7:30 AM - Inspection Opens
7:45 AM - Practice Fields open to inspected teams
8:00 AM - Skills Fields open for inspected teams
8:30 AM - Check In Ends
8:45 AM - Inspection Ends
8:45 AM - Drivers Meeting
9:00 AM - Opening Ceremony
9:15 AM - Qualifying Matches Begin
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch Break, Skills Field Closes For Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Qualifying Matches Continue, Skills Field Continues
Skills Field Closes At the beginning of the last Qualifying Match
(After Skills has closed the practice and skills field will be available to those in Elimination Matches)
2:15 PM - Alliance Selection
3:00 PM - Elimination Matches Begin
4:30 PM - Award Ceremony
5:00 PM - Doors Close, All Teams Depart
Stream
https://www.youtube.com/@1xRobotics
Webcast This Event will be livestreamed on the 1x Robotics youtube channel HERE .
Travel Info
Date: 17-Oct-2026 Prince William County Fairgrounds 10624 Dumfries Rd Manassas, Virginia 20112 United States Travel Info Gate 1 See map in image gallery 10624 Dumfries Rd Manassas, VA 20112
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. Judging will be run the same way we conducted judging last season. Once judging opens, it is the team’s responsibility to complete their interview at their convenience. Teams have expressed that this format is much more convenient because they can go when they are ready and prepared.
Volunteer
Volunteer Calling all Judges! Teams will receive 1 skills fast pass for each full day Judging volunteer. 20 yr old+ (Fast Pass = Skip the line) Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Individuals wishing to volunteer, please sign up here Please have names and adult shirt sizes ready while signing up.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If weather causes travel delays or prevents teams from competing, a refund may be available. (This does not apply to teams within a 50 miles radius) Contact 1x@1xrobotics.org before the beginning of the event. Please make sure your team contact information is up to date in your Events.vex.com account in case we need to contact your team prior to the event.