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2027 Union City - Brawl in the Bears Den - Qualifying Tournament

VEX V5 Robotics Competition Override

Date
23-Jan-2027 Add to Calendar
Event Code
VE-V5-27-67079
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Capacity
32
Spots Open
-
Event Region
Pennsylvania - West
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Standard Registration Opens
11-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
6-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
1/16/2027
Price
$50.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

Union City presents our bi-annual - Brawl in the Bears Den - V5RC tournament for the V5RC "Override" season for Western Pennsylvania.

This event is intended for Western PA Region Teams to qualify for the State Competition.  If your team is outside our region, we welcome you to our region and hope you enjoy the competition.

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 23-Jan-2027

Venue/Location:
Union City High School
105 Concord Street
Union City, Pennsylvania 16438
United States

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Agenda

  • 8:00 AM Doors Open

  • 8:00 - 9:00 AM Inspections

  • 9:15 AM Drivers Meeting

  • 9:30 AM Skills Start (Each team gets a maximum of 3 runs each per drive and autonomous)

  • 9:30 - 11:45 AM Qualifying Matches/ Skills/ Interviews

  • 11:45 - 12:30 PM Lunch Break

  • 12:30 - 2:30 PM Qualifying Matches/ Skills/ Interviews Continued

  • 2:30 PM Skills Field closes

  • 2:30-3:00 PM Alliance Selection

  • 3:00 - 4:00 PM Finals

  • 4:15 - 4:45 PM Awards Ceremony

  • 4:45 PM Clean up

Volunteer

If interested in volunteering contact Joshua Mumau at [email protected] or call/text me at (814)573-9221

Teams will be responsible for field setup after the completion of their match scoring. We will be utilizing volunteers from our school, but will also need coaches and mentors to fill roles when they are at the competition. Responsibilities for volunteers will be determined after registration has closed, but may occur as late as competition day. We may be offering a discounted cost to attend the event for teams who provide a volunteer.  More information regarding this will be provided at a later date.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We will make a call by the night prior to January 23rd if a weather emergency warrants cancellation. This event will not be rescheduled

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will only be issued in the event of a weather cancellation or extenuating circumstance as determined by the Event Partner. You may contact [email protected] to discuss the circumstances.

Judging Format

  •  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. 
  • Remote Judging of the Engineering Notebooks will take place the week prior to the event (Notebook links in VEX Events need to be updated by Friday. January 15, 2027.