CANCELED: Oxford Winter Wonderland VEX IQ Robotics Competition ES/MS
Open Tournament
- Date
- 31-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-25-2519
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 32
- Event Region
- Mississippi
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 30-Sep-2025 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 13-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 12-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $55.00
- This event has been canceled.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The main tournament will take place Saturday along with awards Saturday afternoon. Please be flexible as our agenda is tentative and subject to change. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Volunteers: Please consier volunteering to help out! Here is the link to sign up.
Concessions: Food(Pizza, drinks, snacks, candy) will be available on site for purchase. Please bring cash to support our program!
Consent Forms: All participants must have a Participant Release Form on file. It is the responsibility of the Team’s Primary Contact to make sure this occurs. A link to the instructions on how to submit a Participant Release Form is found HERE.
Digital Notebook: A digital Engineering Notebook (or scanned copy of a written notebook) must be submitted to qualify for the Excellence Award and Design Award. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebooks must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation RSM. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum.
Inspection: Inspection is scheduled first thing in the morning. All teams must pass inspection to be allowed to compete in either skills or qualification matches. Please be prepared and ensure that your robot will pass inspection BEFORE the competition by reviewing the INSPECTION CHECKLIST.
Interviews: All teams will be interviewed in-person at the event. Judges will come to interview teams in the morning prior to qualification matches and will leave a note at your table if they miss you. Please leave a representative at your pit area at all times so they can come get you when the judges are ready for your team.
Tournament: Teams should carefully review the GAME MANUAL. Know the rules!!
If you have any questions or issues prior to the day of the event, please feel free to contact Charley Sabatier by email at [email protected].
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 31-Jan-2026
Venue/Location:409 Washington Avenue
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026
- Notebooks Due at 5:00 pm
Friday, Jan 23, 2026
- Event Setup 3:00 - 6:30 pm
Saturday, Jan 24, 2026
- 8:00 am--Doors open
- 8:30 am--Inspection & skills begin
- 10:00 am-- Drivers meeting
- 11:00 am--Qualification matches begin (skills ends)
- 12:00 pm--Lunch break
- 12:30 pm--Qualification matches resume
- 3:00 pm--Alliance selection
- 3:15 pm--Finals begin
- 3:30 pm--Awards
Volunteer
Volunteers: Please consier volunteering to help out! Here is the link to sign up.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If weather, a local emergency, or other restriction cause us to cancel or modify the scheule for this event, all teams will be notified via email.
Refund and Payment Policies
Due to the financial commitment on the part of the event partner, no refunds will be possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Judging Format
In Person Team Interviews
Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event in the pit area in the morning during the skills competition.
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions
A digital Engineering Notebook (or scanned copy of a written notebook) must be submitted to qualify for the Excellence Award and Design Award. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Notebooks must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation EEM. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum.
Waitlist
35 teams are on the waitlist for this event.