General Info
General Info
Trailblazer Robotics is thrilled to present this VEX IQ tournament for Middle School students. We anticipate a day brimming with robotics competition and enthusiasm. We can't wait to witness the brilliance of all teams!
Participants should submit their notebooks in physical format at the competition for the Judge awards such as Excellence, Design or Innovate Awards evaluation. Those with digital notebooks should print them for submission.
Every participant is required to fill out the participant release form. This form, also accessible in Spanish, needs to be completed just once for the entire season, encompassing all events.
- Venue
- 20 Level Creek Rd NW
- Address
- 20 Level Creek Road Northwest, Buford, Georgia 30518, 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
- N/A
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 5
- Event Region
- Georgia
- Max Registrations per Org
- 7
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 10/10/26
- Price
- $85.00
Agenda
Event Schedule
10:00 AM: Doors Open & Check-In
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM: Skills Matches & Inspections
(45 minutes allocated for teams to run skills challenges immediately as doors open)
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM: Drivers Meeting & Welcome
(Brief buffer to organize teams before qualifications begin)
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Qualification Matches (Part 1)
(First block of the qualification matches starting right at 11:00 AM, A skills Field will be open)
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
(30-minute pause midway through qualifications, Skills Field will be closed)
1:00 PM – 2:35 PM: Qualification Matches (Part 2)
(Second block concluding exactly at the 2:35 PM end time, Skills field will be open till 2:00)
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM: Finals & Awards Ceremony
(Tournament wrap-up right after qualifications end)
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.
Volunteer
Volunteer Anyone interested in volunteering, please contact Ankith Kashyap at ankith.kashyap09@gmail.com .
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If severe weather or other emergency situations arise that pose travel or safety concerns for the majority of teams, the event might be delayed or called off. We will promptly inform all teams of any updates or changes.
Division Finals
Division 1
| # | Red Team | Score | Blue Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 192.0 | ||
| 2 | 180.0 | ||
| 3 | 96.0 | ||
| 4 | 94.0 | ||
| 5 | 84.0 | ||
| 6 | 81.0 | ||
| 7 | 11770W Alpharetta, Georgia | 60.0 | |
| 8 | 44.0 |
- Excellence Award - Elementary School (IQ)
- Excellence Award - Middle School (IQ)
- Teamwork Champion Award (IQ)
- Robot Skills Champion (IQ)
- Robot Skills 2nd Place (IQ)
- Teamwork 2nd Place Award (IQ)
- Design Award - Elementary School (IQ)
- Design Award - Middle School (IQ)
- Innovate Award (IQ)
- Judges Award (IQ)
- Think Award (IQ)