<SG1>

Starting a Match. At the beginning of a Match, the Robot must be placed such that it meets all of the following criteria:
• Fit within an 11” wide x 20” long x 15” high (279mm x 508mm x 381mm) volume, as checked during inspection per <R3>.
• Positioned within one of the starting positions shown in Figure SG-1. For Teamwork Challenge Matches, the Team listed as Team 1 (printed Match list), listed as red Team (events.vex.com), or listed first (VEXvia) must place their Robot in the starting position that shares a wall with the blue Pyramid Goal. For Teamwork Challenge Matches, the Team listed as Team 2 (printed Match list), listed as blue Team (events.vex.com), or listed second (VEXvia) must place their Robot in the starting position that shares a wall with the red Pyramid Goal.
• Completely stationary (i.e., no motors or other mechanisms in motion) until the Match timer starts. Pre-charging a pneumatic system (e.g., having the Pneumatic Pump running prior to the Match) is the only permitted exception to this rule.
• The starting configuration of the Robot at the beginning of a Match must be the same as a Robot configuration that was checked during Robot inspection.

Figure SG-1: Robots in legal pre-Match starting positions (highlighted in yellow). This rule has additional Violation notes. See Appendix D.