2020 Texas BEST and UIL State Championship
December 5 (tentative)
While BTR, UIL, and UTD still plan to have the championships and declare the top teams, we have decided that there will not be a large physical event for this year's championships due to COVID-19 concerns. We are, however, working to determine alternate methods to host championship play. Read more below and stay tuned! Updates will be posted as we know more.
The fifth annual UIL State Championship - BEST Robotics Division will be held around December 5th. The championship is open to high school teams competing in BEST who are members of Texas' University Interscholastic League (UIL). Teams register to participate as a UIL team to be eligible for advancement to the UIL State Championship from their hub competition. The teams not competing for UIL are eligible for the Texas BEST Robotics Championship through the normal BEST advancement process. The Texas BEST Robotics Championship will be hosted jointly with the UIL State Championship.
For all 2020 BEST competitions, either hub or championship, BEST Award teams will give their presentations via a scheduled online meeting with judges and do a video exhibit discussion. All teams shall submit their notebooks for judging online. The spirit and sportsmanship category of the BEST Award is waived for this year -- we simply don't have a good way to judge this category. All online activities will be completed before the robot game play.
More on the robot competitions and how those will happen will be posted here soon. Don't forget, you may also contact your hub for more information.
The fifth annual UIL State Championship - BEST Robotics Division will be held around December 5th. The championship is open to high school teams competing in BEST who are members of Texas' University Interscholastic League (UIL). Teams register to participate as a UIL team to be eligible for advancement to the UIL State Championship from their hub competition. The teams not competing for UIL are eligible for the Texas BEST Robotics Championship through the normal BEST advancement process. The Texas BEST Robotics Championship will be hosted jointly with the UIL State Championship.
For all 2020 BEST competitions, either hub or championship, BEST Award teams will give their presentations via a scheduled online meeting with judges and do a video exhibit discussion. All teams shall submit their notebooks for judging online. The spirit and sportsmanship category of the BEST Award is waived for this year -- we simply don't have a good way to judge this category. All online activities will be completed before the robot game play.
More on the robot competitions and how those will happen will be posted here soon. Don't forget, you may also contact your hub for more information.