CANADIAN PACIFIC REGIONAL
March 2026
It's the first week of competition season, and we are in Vancouver, Canada, for the Canadian Pacific Regional! 44 teams from around the world came to compete in this event, and we are so proud to be one of them!
QUALIFICATION MATCHES
On the second day of the Canadian Pacific Regional, we started the day off with qualification matches! In qualification matches, 3 selected teams pair up to form an alliance and compete against another alliance. The goal of this year's game, Rebuilt, is to score foam balls into a goal. Each match was full of action, with teams competing head-to-head, shooting balls left and right. Our practice paid off, and in our first match, we took the crown and scored 221 points! With data collected from our scouts and communication between our alliance teams, we countered the enemy alliance throughout the qualification matches. In Qualification 57, we had a closer call, scoring 292 to 289 against the enemy alliance, but we took the crown despite it. Amidst the competition, we made time to repair our robot, refine our strategy, and discuss our upcoming matches with our partner alliances. Meanwhile, our scouts were hard at work, adding data for our scouting review. We ended qualification matches with a record of 10-0-0 (win-loss-tie) and are now moving on to the Alliance Selection!
FINALS
We ended off qualification matches with a ranking of 1, meaning we would have the opportunity to choose our first alliance partner before any other team. Throughout the competition, our team's scouts were hard at work to find teams that would match our playing style and strategies. Based on the information we collected about all teams and robots, we chose Team 3683, Team Dave, to join us in the 1st seed alliance. Through a team-to-team discussion, we decided to invite 9180, Ursa Major Robotics! After they accepted, our alliance was complete, and we began preparing for the upcoming playoff matches.
PRACTICE MATCHES
During day one of the competition, all teams prepared for the coming matches on day two. Teams were assigned practice matches, and if they couldn't make it to a match, other teams could step in for them. We tested our robot, checked shooting lengths, and tested our autonomous system. We made minor changes to ensure our systems worked properly and effectively.
ALLIANCE SELECTIONS
After 2 days of qualification matches and 3 eventful playoff matches, we finally made it to the finals. The 3rd seed alliance with Team 6766, 6390, and 4270 also advanced to the finals, and we would be competing with them in the best-of-3 finals matches. It was so cool to see another team from Hawaii, 4270, make it to the finals with us and compete! Before our first match, team 9180 let us know that they wouldn’t be able to participate in match one due to a broken swerve. We pushed through match one and came out victorious with a score of 296 against 205. In between matches 1 and 2, we helped replace Team 9180’s treads on their swerve that had been worn down to bare metal. All three teams on our alliance worked together to get them back up and running even better than when they came! The second match was super intense, and all teams knew this would make or break winning the tournament. With camaraderie and perseverance, we won our second and last finals match with a whopping score of 409 against 202. Mahalo to Alliance 3, as they were such a joy to compete against. And a huge thank you to our alliance partners for being so kind and working together with us to win the Canadian Pacific Regional!
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LOOKING AHEAD
We are so proud of our Mentor, Malcolm Menor, for receiving the Canadian Pacific Woodie Flowers Finalist award out of all mentors at the competition. We want to give a very special shoutout to Mr. Menor and, alongside our other mentors, who are there for our students through thick and thin!!! Thank you to all the teams who were so courteous and kind throughout the competition. We will take our experience from this competition back to come even stronger for the Hawaii Regional from March 19th to March 22nd. We can't wait to see what's next, Imua Waialua!!