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- "Get ready for an unforgettable showdown in Las Vegas this September – December! BattleBots Destruct-A-Thon is bringing you a series of World Championship VIII pre-qualifier events featuring the biggest names in robotic combat. Each weekend, four elite teams will face off in intense round-robin battles, showcasing their unrivaled fighting prowess. Witness the most feared robots in the sport go head-to-head with rising stars."
- — Official BattleBots website description[1]
BattleBots FaceOffs is the name of a non-televised BattleBots event taking place from September until December 2024 and to be uploaded to YouTube thereafter. The FaceOffs are taking place during selected weekends of the BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon live shows, as part of an updated show format introduced following Destruct-A-Thon's resumption on September 6, 2024.
During a June 2024 BattleBots panel hosted at Open Sauce, Greg Munson confirmed that across the months of September, October and November, various teams would compete in "mini-tournaments" with the view for these fights to be posted exclusively to their YouTube channel.[2] The plan is for these to consist of seven round robin style tournaments with four robots billed per group, totalling 28 competitors in total. Despite what the logo suggests, calling these "World Championship VIII pre-qualifiers", it is unknown whether performances in these round robin fights will result in automatic qualification into the subsequent televised season. These fights will be uploaded to YouTube, with Facebook Supporters receiving early access.[1]
According to Greg Munson, these battles will be uploaded to YouTube in the weeks spanning late 2024 and early 2025; a window publicized by official BattleBots social media posts promoting the FaceOff groups.[3] In addition to fight footage, BattleBots aim to produce behind-the-scenes content.[4]
Each FaceOffs group winner will be awarded a Giant Washer award, previously presented to Team RioBotz at the end of the Proving Ground All Star Week from April 2024. Once all eight groups have concluded, there are plans for a "FaceOffs Championship" amidst the highest-ranked robots.[5]
August Announcements[]
The seven groups were originally set to take place across the days of September 6-8, 20-22, 27-29, October 4-6, 18-20, 25-27 and November 1-3, but it was announced on August 6, 2024 by the Skorpios and Malice teams that plans for BattleBots FaceOffs to occur on these dates were "in limbo".[6][7] It was subsequently reiterated by various builders (including the Skorpios and Malice teams themselves) that the FaceOffs were still planned to go ahead; a matchup between Malice and Lucky was announced for a revised date of September 26.[8][9][10]
With BattleBots needing more time to prepare for the event, the group containing Slammo!, Cobalt, Warthog and JackPot was postponed from September 6-8 to December 20-22.[11] The official website later listed Vertigo as fighting in this group instead of JackPot, and UFWoe ultimately dropped out in favor of Rusty.
In mid-September, another group was announced, containing Minotaur, Free Shipping, Claw Viper and Big Dill.
There are also two reserve robots, though one of these is unknown.[12]
* According to numerous competitors, swaps are happening to allow for more members per team to be able to attend. Reworked groups are yet to be confirmed.
** Dates are subject to change.
*** Announced by a Team Malice Instagram post (August 12, 2024) to take place on September 26.[10] This was later followed by an August 19 post confirming JackPot and HyperShock would swap groups. HyperShock itself and Vertigo would then also be swapped.
**** Rusty directly replaced UFWoe in this group.
***** This group was added to the schedule on September 12, 2024.
****** Revised dates listed by the official BattleBots website as of August 20, 2024.
Trivia[]
- BattleBots FaceOffs is the first untelevised event to take place since the 2019 and 2022 re:MARS all:STARS events.
- Team Horizon initially announced their titular robot would be competing in BattleBots FaceOffs before revealing Calypso would take part instead, as was the plan all along.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://battlebots.com/tickets/
- ↑ BattleBots/Open Sauce 2024 Panel "Combat Robots Through the Ages"
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/battlebots/videos/2424485647747948
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/battlebots/posts/pfbid06rHqqkAkgtUMHJiRQ2y4XfrCzcxEZ3xP7HzCrepMHLX1868haCgxYvoyrrVkepmdl
- ↑ https://battlebots.com/faceoffs/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C-VdTE3v7YH/?hl=en
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C-VcaUaPaaz/?hl=en
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/pfbid02nkZ47nhoPABbg22dmbVo1VKKRT4GLXZy96a1qbhHF9erMS9gyYVD99R2nydtVHfDl
- ↑ Public YouTube comment by Skorpios Battlebot, addressing continued plans to film BattleBots FaceOffs, August 10, 2024
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.instagram.com/malice_battlebots/reel/C-jew56pSa7/
- ↑ Public message by Craig Danby in the Out of the Arena Discord server
- ↑ Everything We Know About BATTLEBOTS FACE-OFF!!!
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