Lightweights


Ad Infinitum - Alex M and W
Another Night at the Bar - Martijn Benschop

Just a Little Baldur - Alex Holt
Anti-Virus - Kody Kunz




Middleweights


Scorpion Bite - Alex M and W
Waiting for the Axe to Fall - Martijn Benschop

Sith - Alex Holt
Solstice - Kody Kunz



Heavyweights


IFHW - Alex M and W
Flick of the Wrist - Martijn Benschop

Black Panther Queen - Alex Holt
Wedginator Reborn - Kody Kunz




Superheavyweights


Eurypterus - Alex M and W
Sheer Heart Attack - Martijn Benschop

Red Knight - Alex Holt
Red Flag - Kody Kunz



Lightweights


Ad Infinitum - Alex M and W
Another Night at the Bar - Martijn Benschop

65%-35% Another Night at the Bar. This is the sort of fight its good at.

Im going to lean to the Bar on this one, as the way it damages opponents

will create warps in the long outriggers on Ad Infinitums hull. This will

make maneuvering, and pushing the Bar around very difficult, and to

complicate that further, its central drum will be flimsy in the face of a

true-blooded high-power spinner. Some points go back to the loser, because

I still have to be critical about the Bars stability. Every time the

weapon spins down enough, it will maneuver sloppily.

Just a Little Baldur - Alex Holt
Anti-Virus - Kody Kunz

55%-45% Anti-Virus - for the priorities enumerated in the stats. I had to

do a double-take, because the designs are similar - 4 wheeled invertible

pushers with a leverage device on the front. At first glance Baldur looks

more carefully constructed, so this would be close. Anti-Virus puts its

priorities where they matter for this fight: speed and pushability. Baldur

focuses on armour, as an anti-spinner. So while it looks like Baldur would

win to an outsider, it would be sluggish and easier to push. Anti-virus

would get its opponent into walls more often and harder, and thats what

wins these types of fights.




Middleweights


Scorpion Bite - Alex M and W
Waiting for the Axe to Fall - Martijn Benschop

65%-35% Scorpion Bite - two robots that specialize in weapons, both

threatening a knockout. Scorpion Bite presents less area for the Axe to

attack with its weapon range, so Alex is likely to get a victory here.

Small points go back for the small chance that the Axe hits something and

breaks it, particularly the weapon axle (which is unlikely).


Sith - Alex Holt
Solstice - Kody Kunz

70%-30% Solstice - a very big spinner vs a robot that isnt particularly

equipped to handle them. It could end better in competitions that allow

modifications before a fight, or have a smaller arena with less room for a

spinner to power its weapon. Im going to give this to Solstice.



Heavyweights}


IFHW - Alex M and W
Flick of the Wrist - Martijn Benschop

55% Flick of the Wrist - Alex is going to disagree probably. I think he

doesnt have as much leverage as he thinks he has though. Those things on

the side of IFHW? They look low. Theyre actually perfect anchor points for

Flick to sneak a spike under and push it into a wall with. Its a similar

case as with Black Panther Queen, actually, with a similar outcome. Small

points go back to IFHW for its strong flipping front, which would likely be

more spectacular than anything Flick could manage to do. Not enough to fix

the control disadvantage.


Black Panther Queen - Alex Holt
Wedginator Reborn - Kody Kunz

This was tough. I gave it to Wedginator at 51%-49%, mostly because it has a

clear leverage advantage from the front and a lot of maneuverability. BPQ

has a tendancy to recover from flips and pins, so its close. Its likely

both would hold the other against a wall for a significant period.



Superheavyweights


Eurypterus - Alex M and W
Sheer Heart Attack - Martijn Benschop

60%-40% SHA. Both robots basically put equal emphasis on their drivetrains,

a 6-wheel vs a tank. The distinction comes from leverage, which SHA has due

to its drum. A direct collision would favor Eury, but front/side collisions

either way would favor SHA due to its tracks (which wedges cant get under

easily). Small points go back though, because these advantages are small,

and the fight mostly depends on driving. Neither can do anything

spectacular to the other, perhaps SHA being a bit more interesting overall,

but Eury would definitely have better control. Even if Eury lost some wedge

panels, I doubt SHA threatens a knockout against it. Its a close fight.

Red Knight - Alex Holt
Red Flag - Kody Kunz

51%-49% Red Knight - the front stabilizers on Red Flag that helped it so

much in the past will suddenly hurt it against this aggressive horizantal

spinner. I think RF has the weapon advantage, but this time (unlike the SHA

fight), RK has a good setup for getting around that scary front, and taking

something important off. Small points go back to Kody due to his robots

weapon advantage. Its likely he can damage RK whatever happens, and it

wont be pretty, but the concept of a knockout is a bit high against him.


So lets look at the numbers:


Kody Kunz - 55.67% who will be sharing the title with
Alex M and W - 55.67%, since they somehow tied.
Alex H - 47.5%
Martijn B - 41.17% hey at least you broke 40!

Now as to who won the weight classes, which is really what matters:

Lightweights
Alex Holt - 58%
Kody - 56.67%
Alex M and W - 52.67%
Martijn B - 32.67%

Middleweights
Alex M and W - 58.67%
Kody K - 56%
Alex H - 40.33%
Martijn B - 45%

Heavyweights
Alex M and W - 58.67% again!
Kody K - 51%
Martijn B - 46.67%
Alex H - 43%

Superheavyweights
Kody K - 59.33%
Martijn B - 52%
Alex M and W - 52%
Alex H - 40%

Well thats it. 3 rounds, everyone wins. Fun times were had.

Some interesting things:

-I spent more time compiling the statistics than writing.
-Alex Holt is the only one to win something despite losing a majority of fights (lightweights).
-Sheer Heart Attack was my favorite robot in the comp, mostly because it was the only non-wheeled entrant.
-If we re-tally everything going by win/loss, two people would be tied for each category, because no robot won all 3 fights.