Orange County Open Elementary School and Middle School
Vex IQ Level Up
- Date
- 9-Jan-2027 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- VE-IQ-27-66617
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 50%+
- Event Region
- California - South
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 3-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 29-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 12/26/2026
- Price
- $185.00
General Info
Welcome to the Orange County Open VEX IQ Competition!
We are excited to welcome teams back for hosting the Orange County Open. Our goal is to provide a well-organized, competitive, and student-centered event where teams can meet one another, demonstrate good sportsmanship, and enjoy a fun and exciting day of VEX IQ competition.
Teams should come prepared for competition and are encouraged to review the current Game Manual, make sure their robots meet all inspection requirements, and bring fully charged batteries, controllers, and any necessary spare parts.
Important Deadlines
* Registration Payment Deadline: January 5th at 5:00 PM
* Engineering Notebook Submission Deadline: December 26 at 5:00 PM
Additional tournament information, including the event schedule, check-in and inspection details, venue information, and other important reminders, will be emailed to the Primary and Secondary Team Contacts prior to competition day. Please make sure your contact information on RobotEvents is current and monitor your email for event updates.
Parents, family members, and friends are welcome to attend and support their teams. We ask everyone to respect event staff, volunteers, competition procedures, and designated student-only areas so we can maintain a safe and student-centered competition environment.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All Remote Judging
Thank you for joining us for the Orange County Open. We look forward to another exciting year of competition and can’t wait to welcome all of the teams!
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All Remote Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 9-Jan-2027
Venue/Location:355 Rush Lily
Irvine, California 92620
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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(Times are subject to change due to the number of teams participating.)
8:00-8:45AM – Doors open for volunteers
8:45-9:15AM – Team Check-in and Inspections
9:30-9:45AM - Drivers Meeting
9:45-12:30PM – Qualifying & Skills matches begin
12:30-1:15PM – Lunch Break
1:15-3:30PM – Qualifying matches continue
3:30-3:45PM – Final matches preparation
3:45-4:30PM – Final Matches and Awards Ceremony
4:30-5:00PM – Clean Up
5:00PM – Door closes
Volunteer
We appreciate everyone who is able to help and many volunteer responsibilities require no previous knowledge or experience.
If you wish to volunteer with us, or know a group, or have a field, please contact [email protected] for more information.
Seeking Volunteer Roles:
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Field Reset
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Inspector
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Judge
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Queuing
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The tournament will go on unless the interstates are closed for bad weather. Coaches will be contacted via email or phone based on the registration information in the event of a cancellation due to inclement weather.
If the event is canceled, then "CANCELED" will appear in the title of the event.
If your team has emergency, please contact [email protected]
Refund and Payment Policies
Payment Deadline
Payment must be completed by December 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Teams that have not completed payment by this deadline will be moved to the waitlist.
If the Event Partner Cancels the Event
If the event is canceled by the Event Partner, all registered teams will receive a full refund. Refunds will be issued by check to the original payer.
If a Coach/Mentor Withdraws or Does Not Attend
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More than 14 days before the event: A full refund will be available.
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14 days or less before the event: No refund will be issued.
Judging Format
Remote Judging
- All remote team interviews will be conducted via Zoom.
- Approximately three weeks before the event, we will email registered teams’ coaches with instructions to sign up for their preferred interview time slots.
- All interview details and Zoom information will be communicated via email.
- Engineering Notebook Submission Deadline: December 26 at 5:00 PM
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.