• Fighting Robots Association Heavyweight Championships 2005

      The Fighting Robots Association Heavyweight Championships 2005 hosted by Roaming Robots during the Roaming Robots 2005 Winter Tour.

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      Beast
      Behemoth
      Big Nipper
      Chompalot
      Dantomkia
      Edge Hog
      Ewe 2
      Hades
      Kan-Opener
      Kronic
      Merlin
      Pressure
      Ripper
      Storm 2
      Tanto
      Taurus
      Terminal Ferocity
      Terrorhurtz
      Tough As Nails
      Velocirippa

      Seeds
      The competition had six seeded robots which were seeded in the place they finished the previous year in the 2004 UK Championships.

      1. Terrorhurtz
      2. Big Nipper
      3. Ewe 2
      4. Storm 2
      5. Ripper
      6. Kronic

      Competition Format
      Just like the previous year, there was four qualifier rounds which were shows where the robots fought in one-on-one qualifier battles throughout the tour. The top 12 point scorers went through to the finals where they fought in a knockout competition to determine the 2005 UK Champion.

      Winners names are in bold

      Round 1 - Merthyr Tydfil 24th/25th September
      Taurus Vs Kan-Opener
      Merlin Vs Velocirippa

      Round 2 - Portsmouth 8th/9th October
      Pressure Vs Taurus
      Merlin Vs Terminal Ferocity
      Storm 2 Vs Hades
      Kronic Vs Beast
      Dantomkia Vs Tough As Nails
      Behemoth Vs Tanto
      Tough As Nails Vs Hades

      Round 3 - Macclesfield 16th October
      Ripper Vs Edge Hog
      Beast Vs Big Nipper
      Chompalot Vs Velocirippa
      Terrorhurtz Vs Kan-Opener
      Ewe 2 Vs Tanto

      Round 4 - Birmingham 6th November
      Pressure Vs Storm 2
      Ripper Vs Kronic
      Behemoth Vs Terrorhurtz
      Ewe 2 Vs Chompalot
      Big Nipper Vs Terminal Ferocity

      Finals - Folkestone November 26th/27th November

      Round 1
      Taurus Vs Merlin
      Big Nipper Vs Terrorhurtz
      Behemoth Vs Tanto
      Ripper Vs Tough As Nails
      Beast Vs Chompalot - Chompalot couldn't make it so Beast made it through easily
      Kronic Vs Storm 2

      Quarter-Finals
      Terrorhurtz Vs Merlin - Due to a high amount of damage, Merlin couldn't fight in the losers melee
      Beast Vs Tough As Nails
      Behemoth Vs Kronic

      Losers Melee
      Tough As Nails Vs Kronic

      Semi-Finals
      Terrorhurtz Vs Behemoth
      Beast Vs Kronic

      3rd Place Playoff
      Behemoth Vs Beast

      Grand-Final
      Terrorhurtz Vs Kronic

      2005 UK Heavyweight Championship Winner: Kronic
      Second Place: Terrorhurtz
      Third Place: Behemoth