General Info
General Info
Welcome to our third annual competition in the Capital of Canada, held at the top independent school in Ottawa, Ashbury College. The event will be offered to Ontario teams to qualify for the Ontario Provincial Championship in elevated competition experiences.
All participants, including parents, coaches, mentors, and students, must follow the rules for Ashbury College.
- Indoor shoes are only allowed at the main gym, including the competition field, pit areas, etc. Bleachers are exempt from this.
- Water only at the main gym, including the competition field, pit areas, etc. No food or drinks are allowed.
- All wheels of dollies that will enter the main gym must be cleaned before entering.
- No building/repairing robots on the gym floor and no tools can be left on the gym floor either.
Competition Preparation
This event is sure to be fast-paced and exciting. All teams should come prepared for the competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
- Review the rules and the code of conduct, and run through the inspection checklist.
- Check the VEX Forum and the Q&A for official rule updates and changes.
- Carefully read all of the information contained in this tournament posting
- Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
- Prepare for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
- Ensure that you have the latest version of the firmware.
- Venue
- 362 Mariposa Ave
- Address
- 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 0T3, Canada
- Dates
- January 23, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 23
- Event Region
- Ontario
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 28-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 28-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 8-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 8-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- CA$225.00
Agenda
Ashbury College Vex VRC Qualifying Tournament
Saturday, Jan. 23rd, 2027
Ashbury College
Agenda (Subject to change)
Friday, Jan 22nd, 2027
4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Teams may offload robots and tools. There will be no inspections done.
Saturday, Jan 23rd, 2027
7:30 A.M.Volunteers arrive
8:00 A.M. Venue Opens, inspection begins, practice fields open
9:00 A.M. Opening Ceremonies – Auditorium
9:30 A.M. Skills field opens
9:15 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Qualification Matches Begin: All robots must be inspected by 10:00 A.M. to compete.
12:00 P.M. to 12:45 P.M. – Lunch
12:45 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. – Qualification Matches
3:30 P.M. - Skills and practice fields close
3:45 P.M. Alliance selection
4:00 P.M. to 4:45 P.M. Finals
5:30 P.M. Award Presentation, Closing ceremonies, and cleanup.
Stream
https://youtube.com/live/16ZWf7z6lWU
Webcast Everyone can access the live feed of the event from the following link. It will follow both fields in the competition. https://youtube.com/live/16ZWf7z6lWU
Travel Info
Date: 23-Jan-2027 362 Mariposa Ave 362 Mariposa Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1M 0T3 Canada Travel Info We are located at 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario. Teams can access the event via the enterance on Glenwood where there is wheel chair access and a roundabout for buses to drop off/pick up teams. Parking There is limited parking at the front of the school; however, we will open the staff parking lot off Springfield Rd. Buses drop off at the Glenwood Ave. entrance to easily offload equipment for the event, and they can park at St. Laurent Mall. There is no on-site parking for buses. Signs and volunteer guides will be present at the event's start to help orient teams to the school.
Judging Format
Judging Format The event will have all judging in person. The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in person on the day of the event. Teams ensure that a digital copy of their notebook is on VEX Events 1 week before the competition for the judges to review.
Volunteer
Volunteer If you are interested in volunteering, please use the following link to sign up for your role, and please include your phone number. We will contact you with further details. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AAAAB2FA7FDC25-62341571-2027#/
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of an emergency or poor weather, teams will be notified as soon as possible. If there is the possibility of poor weather, a call for running the event will be sent out 48 hours before the day of the event.