General Info
General Info
VIQRC I Level Up I The Paxman Pits (ES/MS)
Judging offered: No
Welcome to the 2nd edition of The Paxman Pits!
Whilst the robot inspection begins at 8:30am, you may arrive from 8am onwards.
On arrival, please drive up to the automatic gates in front of the main car park. From there, you will be directed to your school’s allocated minibus parking bay and then escorted to the Main Hall where the tournament will be taking place.
Whilst lunch is not provided, teas, coffees, pastries and biscuits will be available to all staff with water available to students throughout the day.
The finals matches are scheduled for 2pm with the Awards and Closing ceremony set for 3pm. Please note that this event is only available to students, their coaches and essential school staff. We are unable to accommodate any other visitors wishing to spectate.
We look forward to welcoming you to Paxman Academy and wish you an enjoyable and memorable experience.
- Venue
- Paxman Academy
- Address
- Paxman Avenue, Colchester, Essex CO2 9DB, United Kingdom
- Dates
- October 22, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- No Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- N/A
- Capacity
- 16
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- United Kingdom
- Max Registrations per Org
- 3
- Priority Registration Opens
- 7-Sep-2026 04:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 21-Sep-2026 04:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 15-Oct-2026 04:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- N/A
- Price
- FREE
Agenda
8:30am Check-in I Robot Inspections I Free Practice
9:30am Welcome & Introduction
9:45am Qualification Matches I Robot Skills
1:30pm Lunch
2pm Finals Matches
3pm Awards
Judging Format
Judging Format No Judging
Volunteer
Volunteer If you would like to volunteer for this Tournament, please contact me at Jonathan.Crosby@paxmanacademy.school Alternatively, please call Paxman Academy on 01206 413813 and ask to be put through to the Science department.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy I will send out emails regarding any emergency/bad weather should the situation arise.
Division Finals
Division 1
| # | Red Team | Score | Blue Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86.0 | ||
| 2 | 76.0 | ||
| 3 | 54.0 | ||
| 4 | 48.0 | ||
| 5 | 27.0 | ||
| 6 | 1.0 |