Vancouver Island Season Opener @ Shawnigan
Shawnigan Lake Robotics Tournament
- Date
- 21-Nov-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- VE-V5-26-67014
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 11
- Event Region
- Vancouver Island (BC)
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 30-Oct-2026 00:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 18-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Saturday November 21
- Price
- CA$100.00
General Info
Vancouver Island Season Opener - Override
November 21, 2026
Shawnigan Lake School
1975 Renfrew Road.
- Doors open at 8am at the Shawnigan Lake School Sportsplex.
- Inspection starts at 830am. Qualifying matches start at 930am. Playoff Alliance rounds start at 300pm (ish)
- Minimum of 6 qualiftying matches for each robot.
- Lunch provided.
- Enter through the West Gate at 1975 Renfrew Road.
- $100 per robot.
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This is a qualification event for the Vancouver Island region of British Columbia.
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 21-Nov-2026
Venue/Location:1975 Renfrew Road
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia V8H 2G6
Canada
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Saturday November 21, 2026
8:00 am - Doors open.
8:00 am to 9:45 am - Robot inspection.
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Both main fields open for Skills Runs (Local teams are encouraged to do this in the AM).
9:45 am - Opening ceremonies/Driver Information.
10:00 am - Engineering Notebook submission deadline.
10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Qualifying matches.
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch - meals provided by Shawnigan. Both main courts open for Skills runs with out of town teams have first priority in the queue. There will be a concession for students to purchase food and drinks in addition to the pizza order. Coaches, referees, and volunteers receive a free lunch in coach’s room.
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Qualifying matches continue.
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm - Alliance partners are picked. Sixteen alliances (32 teams) advance to elimination round.
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm - Elimination rounds and finals.
4:00 pm - Awards ceremony & closing remarks.
4:30 pm - Clean up by local coaches, parents and teams.
Volunteer
Volunteers needed for judges.
If interested please contact Paul Doig at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If the weather is terrible, a notice will be provided Friday November 20 by 800pm PST indicating if the tournament is still happening. If there is a need to cancel due to bad weather, full refunds will be provided to each registered robot.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
A full refund will be provided.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
A full refund will be provided.
Please make payments out to Shawnigan Lake School
Health and Safety Policies
If you are sick while on site, we have a health clinic and the Cowichan Hospital is in Duncan.
Date: 21-Nov-2026
Shawnigan Lake School - Sportsplex1975 Renfrew Road
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia V8H 2G6
Canada
Travel Info
Enter through the West Gate at 1975 Renfrew Road and park in the large parking lot by the Sportsplex and Ice Arena.
Webcast
There is no webcast for this event.
Judging Format
Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply.
- All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a copy of their notebook (in a physical book, or on a computer) to submit to the judges.
Waitlist
1 teams are on the waitlist for this event.