2023 Championships
The championships for the NHRL 2023 season will be held on November 11th. This is going to be the 7th event in our 2023 season and consists entirely of invite-only brackets. In the first 6 events of our seasons, the top 4 bots in each bracket who did not already qualify for the championships get an invite.
Tournament Format
For November, we will run a special tournament format: a 3-round qualifier. The quick summary is: If you win 2 fights in the qualifier, you make it into the bracket. If you lose 2 fights, you are out.
In more detail, for each weight class, all bots will be seeded by rank and placed into a single group. In the first round, the highest seed will fight the lowest seed.
In the second round, all 1-0 bots will fight each other, and all 0-1 bots will fight each other. Any 1-0 bot that wins its fight will immediately qualify for the bracket with a high seed. Any 0-1 bot that loses its fight is eliminated.
In the third round, only 1-1 bots will remain. The winner qualifies for the bracket with a low seed, and the loser is eliminated.
Only 50% of bots will make the bracket. 2-0 bots will get the higher bracket seeds, ordered by original seeding. 2-1 bots will get the lower bracket seeds, again ordered by original seeding.
Qualified Robots
The following robots qualified for the championships in 2023. Qualifying means finishing in the final 4 for your weight class of all bots that have not already qualified in any of the 6 regular season events. In the event of a tie or a duplicate both bots will be admitted. You cannot qualify more than once.
Any bots who are not coming will be noted like this.
3lb Weight Class
| Robot Name | Qualifying Event | Weight Class | Weapon Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Púca | January 28th 2023 | 3lb | Drum/Beater |
| Kickstart | January 28th 2023 | 3lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Wicked Twister | January 28th 2023 | 3lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Off Beat | January 28th 2023 | 3lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Chubby Unicorn | March 18th 2023 | 3lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Voxel v.1 | March 18th 2023 | 3lb | Drum/Beater |
| BeetleJuice | March 18th 2023 | 3lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Clyde | March 18th 2023 | 3lb | Flamethrower |
| Droopy | May 6th 2023 | 3lb | Dual Horizontals |
| Caldera | May 6th 2023 | 3lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Fully Defined | May 6th 2023 | 3lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Synthesis | May 6th 2023 | 3lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Silent Spring | June 24-25th 2023 | 3lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Jet Lag | June 24-25th 2023 | 3lb | Drum/Beater |
| Hot Wings | June 24-25th 2023 | 3lb | Grabber |
| Blackbird | June 24-25th 2023 | 3lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Supreme Ruler | August 12th 2023 | 3lb | Lifter |
| Ratfish | August 12th 2023 | 3lb | Flipper/Lifter |
| Spartan | August 12th 2023 | 3lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Silent X | August 12th 2023 | 3lb | Horizontal/Vertical Spinner |
12lb Weight Class
| Robot Name | Qualifying Event | Weight Class | Weapon Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrential | January 28th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Hooligan | January 28th 2023 | 12lb | Drum/Beater |
| Torrent | January 28th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Yoshimi | January 28th 2023 | 12lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Saiko! | March 18th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Pramheda | March 18th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Full Court | March 18th 2023 | 12lb | Chair |
| Black Jack | March 18th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Maximizer | May 6th 2023 | 12lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Krunk | May 6th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Carmen | May 6th 2023 | 12lb | Eggbeater Spinner |
| Voxel (12lb) | May 6th 2023 | 12lb | Drum Spinner |
| Superscope | June 24-25th 2023 | 12lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Cthulhu | June 24-25th 2023 | 12lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Disko | June 24-25th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Ugee | June 24-25th 2023 | 12lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Timber Viper | August 12th 2023 | 12lb | Grappler |
| Swagmore | August 12th 2023 | 12lb | Beater Bar |
| Night Crawler | August 12th 2023 | 12lb | Beater Bar |
| Buzzzz-Kill | August 12th 2023 | 12lb | Horizontal Undercutter |
30lb Weight Class
| Robot Name | Qualifying Event | Weight Class | Weapon Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVA | January 28th 2023 | 30lb | Drum/Beater |
| Squire | January 28th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Kablooey Tango | January 28th 2023 | 30lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| DeathPact | January 28th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| MegatRON | March 18th 2023 | 30lb | Hammersaw |
| Phenomenon | March 18th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| STF | March 18th 2023 | 30lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Anxieti | March 18th 2023 | 30lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Waddles! | May 6th 2023 | 30lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| Kitchen Grill | May 6th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Chibata | May 6th 2023 | 30lb | Horizontal Spinner |
| RIPperoni | May 6th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Yahoo | June 24-25th 2023 | 30lb | Drum |
| Agent P | June 24-25th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Knock Off White | June 24-25th 2023 | 30lb | Axe |
| Emulsifier | June 24-25th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Vorion | August 12th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Synthesis 30 | August 12th 2023 | 30lb | Vertical Spinner |
| Polyester | August 12th 2023 | 30lb | Clusterbot |
| Fracas | August 12th 2023 | 30lb | Grappler |
