General Info
General Info
Vancouver Island Season Opener - Override
November 21, 2026
Shawnigan Lake School
1975 Renfrew Road.
- Doors open at 8am at the Shawnigan Lake School Sportsplex.
- Inspection starts at 830am. Qualifying matches start at 930am. Playoff Alliance rounds start at 300pm (ish)
- Minimum of 6 qualiftying matches for each robot.
- Lunch provided.
- Enter through the West Gate at 1975 Renfrew Road.
- $100 per robot.
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This is a qualification event for the Vancouver Island region of British Columbia.
- Venue
- Shawnigan Lake School - Sportsplex
- Address
- 1975 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia V8H 2G6, Canada
- Dates
- November 21, 2026
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 11
- Event Region
- Vancouver Island (BC)
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 30-Oct-2026 00:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 18-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Saturday November 21
- Price
- CA$100.00
Agenda
Saturday November 21, 2026
8:00 am - Doors open.
8:00 am to 9:45 am - Robot inspection.
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Both main fields open for Skills Runs (Local teams are encouraged to do this in the AM).
9:45 am - Opening ceremonies/Driver Information.
10:00 am - Engineering Notebook submission deadline.
10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Qualifying matches.
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch - meals provided by Shawnigan. Both main courts open for Skills runs with out of town teams have first priority in the queue. There will be a concession for students to purchase food and drinks in addition to the pizza order. Coaches, referees, and volunteers receive a free lunch in coach’s room.
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Qualifying matches continue.
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm - Alliance partners are picked. Sixteen alliances (32 teams) advance to elimination round.
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm - Elimination rounds and finals.
4:00 pm - Awards ceremony & closing remarks.
4:30 pm - Clean up by local coaches, parents and teams.
Stream
Webcast There is no webcast for this event.
Travel Info
Date: 21-Nov-2026 Shawnigan Lake School - Sportsplex 1975 Renfrew Road Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia V8H 2G6 Canada Travel Info Enter through the West Gate at 1975 Renfrew Road and park in the large parking lot by the Sportsplex and Ice Arena.
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. • All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a copy of their notebook (in a physical book, or on a computer) to submit to the judges.
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteers needed for judges. If interested please contact Paul Doig at pdoig@shawnigan.ca
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If the weather is terrible, a notice will be provided Friday November 20 by 800pm PST indicating if the tournament is still happening. If there is a need to cancel due to bad weather, full refunds will be provided to each registered robot.