General Info

The West Michigan Robotics Event Partners have joined together to run the fifth annual "Mega League" where up to 115 teams can register to complete.  Area event partners will host 20+ league nights over eight weeks and then top ranked teams will compete in separate state qualifying HS and MS finals tournaments.

The significance of the Mega League is it allows teams to gain competition experience before the Saturday tournaments start. Making a mistake at a league session is much less costly to a team's success. Students will learn from watching others to help them optimise their robot design, work in the pits away from their home court, understand the field control system, gain strategy experience, and build relationships by collaborating with other teams. 

** 2024 League Session Dates **

With over 20 league session dates, this is a GREAT value to all teams.

Session selection will open on September 15 on a first come, first served basis.  Registered teams will be emailed the information to select their session dates and a schedule will be published online.  (Note: Bulk date selection can be done for larger organizations - simply email [email protected] for a spreadsheet template.)

Click this link for a printable schedule.

Mega League Rules
<MLR01> We will follow all competition rules of the latest game Manual.
<MLR02> Teams may request to compete on more nights. Teams with less than four nights selected will be given preference otherwise it’s based on first request.
<MLR03> Schedule change requests must be submitted at least 24 hours before a league night.
<MLR04> Some event dates are reserved for middle school teams, noted at MS Only.
<MLR05> This specific event will not have awards. The top 24 qualified teams from each age group will be invited to the Mega Leage finals (more details below).

Skills
<MLS01> Skills will be offered starting at session 10. Teams will be allowed a maximum of three drivers skills and three programming skills per league night as time permits.

Mega League Finals - Qualifications
<MLF01> There will be separate invitational finals event for both middle and high school teams.
<MLF02> The top 24 teams from each age group will be invited based on the combined ranking (by average win points/match) of all of the league nights as determined by the Vex Tournament Manager software.
<MLF03> To qualify for the finals, teams are required to compete in at least four league sessions.
<MLF04> To qualify for the finals, teams must also compete at least once in each Session Block (A,B,C). The session calendar is split into three blocks.
<MLF05> The finals will be scheduled across two nights. All league scores will be reset. The first night will have five qualification rounds and skills, the second night will have two qualification rounds, skills, elimination alliance selection, elimination rounds, and awards. 

Finals
The HS event championship finals will be held at Grandville Robotics Center on Mon, Nov 18 & and Tue, Nov 19.
The MS event championship finals will be held at Hudsonville High School on Mon, Nov 25 & and Tue, Nov 26.

Volunteering
League sessions are a great opportunity for volunteers (queue, referee, scorekeepers, technology) to learn and gain experience before the tournament season starts. Click on the Volunteer tab for more information.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: No Judging