General Information

Join System Overload for System Overload's W Comp.

What to Expect

A full day of VEX competition and collaboration
Standard competition and judged awards

Venue: 1801 Echo Hollow Rd
Address: 1801 Echo Hollow Road, Eugene, Oregon 97402, United States
Dates: January 9, 2027
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: 32
Spots Open: 10
Event Region: Oregon
Max Registrations per Org: 6
Priority Registration Opens: 2-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens: 16-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 1-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: Jan. 1st, 2027
Price: $50.00

Agenda

System Overload’s W Comp

Event Hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Time Event Schedule 8:00–9:30 AM Doors Open, Team Check-In, Pit Setup, and Robot Inspection
Teams check in, set up their pit areas, complete robot inspection, and prepare for competition. Skills fields may open if available. 9:30–9:35 AM Teams Report to the Competition Area
Drivers, coaches, and team representatives gather for the opening meeting. 9:35–10:00 AM Opening Ceremony and Driver Meeting
Welcome, schedule review, field procedures, safety expectations, and important competition reminders. 10:00 AM–12:00 PM Qualification Matches and Judging Interviews
Qualification matches begin while scheduled judging interviews take place. Teams should monitor both schedules. 12:00–12:30 PM Lunch Break
Competition pauses for lunch. 12:30–2:00 PM Qualification Matches Continue
Remaining qualification matches and judging interviews are completed. 2:05–2:30 PM Rankings and Alliance Selection Preparation
Final rankings are confirmed and alliance captains prepare for selection. 2:30–3:00 PM Alliance Selection
Top-ranked teams select their alliance partners for the elimination tournament. 3:00–4:30 PM Elimination Matches and Finals
Alliances compete through the elimination bracket and championship match. 4:30–5:00 PM Awards and Closing Ceremony
Competition awards, judged awards.

Schedule is subject to change. Teams should listen for announcements throughout the event.

Judging Format

Judging Format Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Submissions are due on January 1st, 2027

Volunteer

Volunteer We always appreciate volunteers. Please contact robotics@systmvexu.com?subject=RE-WORKSHOP-26-5082%20VOLUNTEERING

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Bad weather should not affect this event. In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible. Students should make sure their contact information in events.vex.com is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.