General Info
General Info
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2027
Location: Desert Ridge Middle School
Address: 8400 Barstow Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
Time: 7:30 AM - 4 PM (Door opens at 7 AM)
Event Type: V5RC
This tournament is a qualifying event for the State Championship, and will feature:
Full competition field setup
Skills Challenges
On-site concessions
Practice Field
Pit Areas
Registration Deadline: Saturday, January16, 2026
Registration Fee: $85 per team
Capacity: Limited spots available for 24 teams
- Venue
- Desert Ridge Middle School
- Address
- 8400 Barstow Street Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87122, United States
- Dates
- January 23, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- No Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 20
- Event Region
- New Mexico
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Standard Registration Opens
- 16-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 16-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- January 16, 2027
- Price
- $85.00
Agenda
7:30AM - Team Check-In, Inspection, Pit Setup
9:15AM - Presentation of Colors (LCHS/DRMS JROTC Color Guard) and National Anthem
9:30AM - Driver & Coaches Meeting
10AM-11:30AM - Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches
11:30AM-12:15PM - Lunch Break - Skills Open
12:45PM-1:30PM - Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches
2:00PM - Skills Closes
2:00PM-2:30PM - Alliance Selection
2:30PM - 3:30PM - Eliminations, Finals
3:30PM - 4:00PM - Awards Presentations
Judging Format
Judging Format Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. • No Judging
Volunteer
Volunteer Please contact Laura Williams at laura.williams@aps.edu to volunteer.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy The event will follow APS atheletic and event policy for bad weather.