Competition format:
5 heats of 6 robots. Initial 3 1v1s from which the winner goes through whilst losers have to fight a redemption melee to qualify. Straight knockout till Heat winner is declared, with 2nd place going into a redemption melee.
In the final, all 2nd place robots fight for the final position, and then format repeats with the 6 robots in the final.
-Heat 1-
Serious Business vs Captain Doom (Winner)
Good Boi vs Nightingale (Winner)
Drizzle vs Futamishi (Winner)
Serious Business vs Good Boi vs Drizzle (Winner)
Captain Doom (Winner) vs Futamishi
Nightingale vs Drizzle (Winner)
Captain Doom (Winner) vs Drizzle
Event video: https://youtu.be/EyLI9RBkhUQ
-Heat 2-
Snappy (Winner) vs Mini Spinny
OMG! vs Bourbon (Winner)
Limpet (Winner) vs Hard Knox
Mini Spinny (Winner) vs OMG! vs Hard Knox
Snappy (Winner) vs Bourbon
Limpet (Winner) vs Mini Spinny
Limpet (Winner) vs Snappy
Event video: https://youtu.be/GPmFViItaEg
-Heat 3-
WeeWoo (Winner) vs Dr. Thwackenstein
Maximum Ogredrive (Winner) vs Rev 2
Snippers Mcgee vs Flick (Winner)
Dr. Thwackenstein vs Rev 2 (Winner) vs Snippers Mcgee
WeeWoo vs Maximum Ogredrive (Winner)
Flick vs Rev 2 (Winner)
Maximum Ogredrive vs Rev 2 (Winner)
Event video: https://youtu.be/t9JMivLHSYk
-Heat 4-
SCD (Winner) vs Apex BW
The Berg vs Big Wedge Energy (Winner)
Claws 2 (Winner) vs Léim
Apex BW (Winner) vs The Berg vs Léim
SCD (Winner) vs Big Wedge Energy
Claws 2 (Winner) vs Apex BW
SCD (Winner) vs Claws 2
Event video: https://youtu.be/EzJvcrFoddw
-Heat 5-
Saw Loser (Winner) vs Sir Lance-a-Frog
Zero Gravitas (Winner) vs Anxt
K2 (Winner) vs Pinwheel
Sir Lance-a-Frog vs Anxt (Winner) vs Pinwheel
Saw Loser (Winner) vs Zero Gravitas
K2 (Winner) vs Anxt
Saw Loser vs K2 (Winner)
Event video: https://youtu.be/CV2_5cUmX0Q
Redemption melee
Drizzle vs Snappy (Winner) vs Maximum Ogredrive vs Claws 2 vs Saw Loser
-Final-
Captain Doom (Winner) vs K2
SCD vs Limpet (Winner)
Rev 2 vs Snappy (Winner)
K2 (Winner) vs SCD vs Rev 2
Captain Doom vs Limpet (Winner)
Snappy vs K2 (Winner)
Limpet vs K2 (Winner)
Event video: https://youtu.be/GmgL0IBFb-YQ
Awards:
Bugglebots 2018 Champion: K2
Dung Beetle: Sir Lance-a-Frog
Best Newcomer: Claws 2
Best Driver: Maximum Ogredrive
Best Design: Saw Loser
Sportsmanship: Flick