Quarter-Final 1/4:
Liar 2 v Wedge Devolution

Liar 2 is the powerful flipping axlebot with thwackbot capabilities. How did Martijn bring this powerful vapour to the quarter-finals?
-In the eliminator he had an easy bout with Cyrilium 2, which ended up OOTA very quickly.
-In the heat semi-final Liar 2 had a tougher match with Weapon Synergy, but eventually 20kg was deemed to be too light for each cluster and they were flipped sky-high.
-In the heat final Liar 2 met Gabriel II, a fellow flipper, who was beaten after a hard fight.

Wedge Devolution is also a flipper, but a more practical wedge design. How did Steven bring this robot through Heat H?
-The eliminator round so him drawn up against Woodpecker, which caused some damage, but was defeated by the sheer strength of the flipper and the effectiveness of the simple design.
-A much harder fight followed in the heat semi-finals with Wedginator 6.0. Wedge Devo started badly, but eventually stacked Kody and threw him OOTA to win.
-Razer had had an easy route to the heat final, but Wedge Devolution put a stop to his reign of terror, making use of its superior speed and agility to out-manoeuvre the ex-world champions.

Booth 1: Martijn M Benschop
Booth 2: Steven McGregor

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, SMASH!!

The first of our two quarter-finalists get off the mark, patrolling the edge of the arena, surveying each other to try and seek out any weak spots from afar. Wedge Devolution goes on the attack first, heading straight for Liar 2 and getting under the side!
FLIP!
Over goes Martijn, but Liar 2 is invertible and gets behind Wedge Devolution to get a flip of its own in!
FLIP!
Wedge Devo goes up and comes crashing down onto its wheels, and now turns to face Martijn again, ramming in and flipping Liar 2 again, before continuing the onslaught and flipping it onto the angle grinder! Liar 2 drives away and Wedge Devo pursues, getting underneath and using the flipper again! Liar 2 flops over once more, and Martijn is beginning to feel the heat now as Wedge Devo attacks again, flipping Liar onto the flame pit! In desperation Liar 2 starts spinning, and in goes Wedge Devo!
CRASH!
One of the spikes on Liar 2 gets stuck under Wedge Devo€™s flipper, and Martijn pulls Steven onto the flame pit! Wedge Devo fires the flipper and reverses out of trouble, but Martijn follows and flips Steven into the corner! Wedge Devo quickly self-rights, but is flipped again by the arena spike, so when he self-rights again Liar 2 has arrived in the corner! Seeing no other way out Steven slams into Liar and fires the flipper, lifting Liar 2 a little of the ground so that Steven can escape! But Martijn isn€™t fooled and continues its pursuit of Wedge Devolution, getting underneath again and sending Steven into a forwards somersault across the arena and straight into the pit release button! Wedge Devo self-rights and turns to meet Liar 2, this time getting in underneath and throwing Martijn over! Steven follows up that attack, flipping Liar 2 again and ramming it into the corner where it is flipped by the arena spike back onto Wedge Devo€™s flipper, and Steven obliges again, this time Liar 2 balances on the barrier for a moment before falling back into the arena! Martijn goes into another spin, but this time he just knocks Wedge Devolution away, and Steven quickly gets back in on the attack and flips Liar 2 so that Martijn is stacked on the arena wall! The crowd gasps- is Liar 2 going the same way as Wedginator 6.0 did back in Heat H?
No is the answer, as Liar 2 uses its flipper to get down off the wall and spins again, thwacking Wedge Devo€™s side armour. But the armour holds up well and Steven gets under Liar 2 again, this time throwing him into the corner, where Martijn is stacked by the spike! And now it seems Steven has a chance as one of Liar 2€™s spikes is hooking it to the wall, and in drives Wedge Devolution to finish this match off!
FLIP!
Liar 2 hits the macrolon protecting the audience and slides down the wall slowly, finally coming to rest on the camera tracks. The crowd roars with delight while Martijn bangs his head on the side of the booth in frustration, and in the other booth Steven jumps up and down in glee!

WEDGE DEVOLUTION IS THE FIRST SEMI-FINALIST!

Steven€™s wedge design was too practical for Liar 2, and Martijn finds himself OOTA and out of the competition!

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Supreme Glory Omega v Storm II