Robot Combat League National Championship - Revision history

RobotRobot: Qualifying-event counts match the growth data: 2024 champs 125 (was 126), 2025 champs 166, 2026 champs 214 events / 3,906 robots

2026-10-18T01:20:58Z

Qualifying-event counts match the growth data: 2024 champs 125 (was 126), 2025 champs 166, 2026 champs 214 events / 3,906 robots

RobotRobot: Tidy: merge facts from the RCL page's old history (98 and 126 qualifying events, RoboGames), results links in the championships table, 2023 photo, link to points explanation

2026-10-18T01:03:56Z

Tidy: merge facts from the RCL page's old history (98 and 126 qualifying events, RoboGames), results links in the championships table, 2023 photo, link to points explanation

RobotRobot: New page: every RCL National Championship (2023–2026) with the top three robots in each class, linked to their RobotCombatEvents.com profiles

2026-10-18T00:52:08Z

New page: every RCL National Championship (2023–2026) with the top three robots in each class, linked to their RobotCombatEvents.com profiles

New page

The '''Robot Combat League National Championship''' is the yearly championship of the '''[[Robot Combat League]]''' (RCL). The top-ranked robots from hundreds of independent local events across North America are invited to fight for a national title in each of the League's ranked weight classes, from 150 g [[Fairyweight]]s to 30 lb [[Featherweight]]s. The first championship was held in 2023. This page lists every championship and its top three robots in each class, with links to each robot's profile on '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/ RobotCombatEvents.com]''' (RCE), where the full results are kept.

See also '''[[Major Competitions]]''' and '''[[Robot Combat League]]'''.

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==How it works==
* '''Qualifying.''' Robots earn League points by placing at participating local events during the season, which runs from March 1 to the last day of February. Each robot's season score comes from its best three events, and the top-ranked robots in each class are invited to the championship.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/league_faq] Current rankings are on the '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/types RCE rankings page]'''.
* '''Bracket sizes.''' Since 2024, the target has been 32 robots each in Fairyweight, Plastic Antweight, Antweight and Beetleweight, and 16 each in Hobbyweight, Featherweight and Sportsman. If a ranked robot can't attend, the next robot in the rankings is invited.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250] Because fewer robots compete in the bigger classes, the 12 lb and 30 lb classes have had open registration since 2025, with rankings used for seeding.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503]
* '''Format.''' Every class is a double-elimination tournament, with standard '''[[SPARC]]''' rules and a few event-specific additions, such as a 250 mph weapon tip-speed limit (since 2025) and stopping a match if a robot's batteries are fully exposed. Robots that earned their points under other rules must be updated to meet SPARC rules. If two robots from the same team meet, they must fight, or the winner is decided by a coin toss.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991]

==Championships==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Venue !! Classes !! Event page
|-
| [[#2023 – Seattle|2023]] || May 5–7, 2023 || Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, Washington || 6 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853 RCE]
|-
| [[#2024 – San Jose|2024]] || April 18–21, 2024 || San Jose Event Center, San Jose, California (alongside RoboGames) || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250 RCE]
|-
| [[#2025 – Santa Ana|2025]] || May 2–4, 2025 || Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, California || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503 RCE]
|-
| [[#2026 – Salt Lake City|2026]] || June 19–21, 2026 || Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991 RCE]
|}

==Champions by class==
{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! 2026
|-
| [[Fairyweight|150 g Fairyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/770/resources/2323 Root MEAN Square]''' Team Allennella || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/318/resources/6586 Ditto]''' Level 5 Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2085/resources/8700 Splinter]''' Shadow Combat Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2206/resources/19713 Spam Plan]''' Complified Creations
|-
| [[Plastic Antweights|1 lb Plastic Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/984/resources/6112 Fully Dogga]''' Painfully Obvious Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1621/resources/7893 Axolotl Questions]''' Treacherous Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/741/resources/2788 Pac Attac]''' RoboWarner || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/6155/resources/18555 Kingpin]''' Phosphor Robotics
|-
| [[Antweight|1 lb Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1762/resources/5794 Dulce de Lucha]''' Rayze Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/806/resources/2429 Flippin the Bird]''' Striped Might || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/420/resources/12146 Ishtar]''' Impulse Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2085/resources/7616 Fission]''' Shadow Combat Robotics
|-
| [[Beetleweight|3 lb Beetleweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/315/resources/1045 Lynx]''' IBA LABS || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1876/resources/10893 Tut]''' Station 68 || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/356/resources/2009 Droopy]''' Surrenderbotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/796/resources/7622 Strikepoint]''' Team Thagomizer
|-
| [[Hobbyweight|12 lb Hobbyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/31/resources/233 Quicksilver]''' The Bot Brothers || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/746/resources/7627 Full Court]''' Three Point Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2042/resources/9612 Creature]''' Combat Ready Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/746/resources/7627 Full Court]''' Three Point Robotics
|-
| [[Featherweight|30 lb Featherweight]] || ''not held'' || '''Jubileu''' || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/198/resources/7494 Lil Lash]''' Team Whiplash || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1063/resources/21069 HSS]''' High Energy Failures
|-
| [[Sportsman Classes|30 lb Sportsman]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/17/resources/1302 Grill Master]''' Food Fight || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/3037/resources/11101 Meme Theme!]''' Capybara Biggus Piggus Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2065/resources/7482 Ralph]''' RoboFreaks || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/978/resources/27944 HS1 Sport]''' Team Wedges
|}

==2023 – Seattle==
The first championship was held at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, next to the Space Needle, with robots that qualified in the 2022–23 season. Featherweights were ranked that season, but the class couldn't run because no suitable arena was available. Hobbyweights and Sportsman robots fought in a 12 × 16 ft steel-floored arena with a pit, and magnets weren't allowed in the Plastic Antweight and Sportsman classes.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853]

{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! Champion !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Robots !! Results
|-
| [[Fairyweight|150 g Fairyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/770/resources/2323 Root MEAN Square]''' Team Allennella || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/21/resources/114 Dark Bullit]''' Dark Forces || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/770/resources/2345 Jolly Rancher]''' Team Allennella || 18 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853/competitions/1143 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Fairyweight_2023 bracket]
|-
| [[Plastic Antweights|1 lb Plastic Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/984/resources/6112 Fully Dogga]''' Painfully Obvious Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1018/resources/2999 The Captain]''' Revelation Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/416/resources/2951 Mod Bot]''' Orange Eyeball Slicers || 17 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853/competitions/1144 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_PlasticAnt_2023 bracket]
|-
| [[Antweight|1 lb Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1762/resources/5794 Dulce de Lucha]''' Rayze Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/972/resources/3583 Mudskipper]''' y_0 Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/972/resources/3584 Super Space Turtle]''' y_0 Robotics || 32 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853/competitions/1145 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Antweight_2023 bracket]
|-
| [[Beetleweight|3 lb Beetleweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/315/resources/1045 Lynx]''' IBA LABS || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1319/resources/3965 Firecracker]''' Slam Dunk || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/207/resources/582 Thunder Child]''' Mutually Assured Destruction || 32 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853/competitions/1146 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Beetleweight_2023 bracket]
|-
| [[Hobbyweight|12 lb Hobbyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/31/resources/233 Quicksilver]''' The Bot Brothers || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/124/resources/1825 Son of Kram]''' Team Small Robots || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/40/resources/96 Sling Blade]''' Bax Attack || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853/competitions/1147 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Hobbyweight_2023 bracket]
|-
| [[Sportsman Classes|30 lb Sportsman]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/17/resources/1302 Grill Master]''' Food Fight || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/240/resources/4192 Llama Sheen]''' Canadian Carnage Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/25/resources/1126 Storm Rider]''' Team Bad Ideas || 10 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853/competitions/1148 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Sportsman_2023 bracket]
|}

==2024 – San Jose==
The second championship was held at the San Jose Event Center at the same time as RoboGames, and added full-combat 30 lb Featherweights. It used SCAR's arenas, with metal floors and no pits, and followed SCAR's magnet rule (a robot's magnets mustn't be strong enough to hold it upside down on a steel plate).[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250]

{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! Champion !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Robots !! Results
|-
| [[Fairyweight|150 g Fairyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/318/resources/6586 Ditto]''' Level 5 Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1256/resources/3769 Slipper]''' Turnabot || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1256/resources/3773 Squeezy]''' Turnabot || 33 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250/competitions/1970 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Fairyweight_2024 bracket]
|-
| [[Plastic Antweights|1 lb Plastic Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1621/resources/7893 Axolotl Questions]''' Treacherous Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1018/resources/2999 The Captain]''' Revelation Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2006/resources/8318 Deatharang]''' ADHD || 33 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250/competitions/1967 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_PlasticAnt_2024 bracket]
|-
| [[Antweight|1 lb Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/806/resources/2429 Flippin the Bird]''' Striped Might || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2438/resources/8802 Tiramisu]''' Terror Treats || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2085/resources/7616 Fission]''' Shadow Combat Robotics || 24 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250/competitions/1971 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Antweight_2024 bracket]
|-
| [[Beetleweight|3 lb Beetleweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1876/resources/10893 Tut]''' Station 68 || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/207/resources/582 Thunder Child]''' Mutually Assured Destruction || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1876/resources/10308 Brick]''' Station 68 || 18 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250/competitions/1969 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Beetleweight_2024 bracket]
|-
| [[Hobbyweight|12 lb Hobbyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/746/resources/7627 Full Court]''' Three Point Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/124/resources/1825 Son of Kram]''' Team Small Robots || '''Xupa-cabra''' || 10 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250/competitions/1968 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Hobbyweight_2024 bracket]
|-
| [[Featherweight|30 lb Featherweight]] || '''Jubileu''' || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/135/resources/10583 Kablooey Tango]''' Team Valkyrie || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/427/resources/7060 Pepe Silvia]''' Sunny Robotics || 6 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250/competitions/2005 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Featherweights_2024 bracket]
|-
| [[Sportsman Classes|30 lb Sportsman]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/3037/resources/11101 Meme Theme!]''' Capybara Biggus Piggus Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/250/resources/2061 Banana Smash]''' Team Ice || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/300/resources/3891 Crunch Time]''' Rad Robotics || 6 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250/competitions/1966 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Sportsman_2024 bracket]
|}

==2025 – Santa Ana==
The third championship was held at Discovery Cube Orange County, a children's science museum, in partnership with the museum. It used SPARC v1.4 rules and introduced a 250 mph weapon tip-speed limit and a one-unstick-per-match rule; competitors who touch the arena to move a robot lose by TKO.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503]

{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! Champion !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Robots !! Results
|-
| [[Fairyweight|150 g Fairyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2085/resources/8700 Splinter]''' Shadow Combat Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/318/resources/6586 Ditto]''' Level 5 Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/3778/resources/13188 Geo]''' Doohickey Robotics || 32 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503/competitions/3399 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Fairyweight_2025 bracket]
|-
| [[Plastic Antweights|1 lb Plastic Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/741/resources/2788 Pac Attac]''' RoboWarner || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2425/resources/10424 Kestrel]''' Vollen Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/3580/resources/12990 Legion]''' Assault & Batteries || 31 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503/competitions/3401 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_PlasticAnt_2025 bracket]
|-
| [[Antweight|1 lb Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/420/resources/12146 Ishtar]''' Impulse Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2085/resources/7616 Fission]''' Shadow Combat Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2388/resources/8664 Claw Dragon]''' CW MC Robotics || 26 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503/competitions/3402 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Antweight_2025 bracket]
|-
| [[Beetleweight|3 lb Beetleweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/356/resources/2009 Droopy]''' Surrenderbotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/124/resources/7296 Púca]''' Team Small Robots || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/3305/resources/18476 Z3phyr]''' Astro Labs || 26 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503/competitions/3398 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Beetleweight_2025 bracket]
|-
| [[Hobbyweight|12 lb Hobbyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2042/resources/9612 Creature]''' Combat Ready Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/746/resources/7627 Full Court]''' Three Point Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/198/resources/2002 Whomper]''' Team Whiplash || 15 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503/competitions/3403 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Hobbyweight_2025 bracket]
|-
| [[Featherweight|30 lb Featherweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/198/resources/7494 Lil Lash]''' Team Whiplash || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/427/resources/7060 Pepe Silvia]''' Sunny Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/978/resources/13308 HS1]''' Team Wedges || 12 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503/competitions/3397 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Featherweights_2025 bracket]
|-
| [[Sportsman Classes|30 lb Sportsman]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2065/resources/7482 Ralph]''' RoboFreaks || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/250/resources/2061 Banana Smash]''' Team Ice || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/985/resources/10231 Rumble Bumble]''' Seattle Gaze || 10 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503/competitions/3400 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Sportsman_2025 bracket]
|}

==2026 – Salt Lake City==
The fourth championship was held in Hall 3 of the Salt Palace Convention Center. Nearly 4,000 robots competed at more than 200 qualifying events that season. It used SPARC v1.6 rules. The insect classes fought on wooden floors, with a push-out area in the Fairyweight arena, and the 12 lb and 30 lb classes on a 12 × 16 ft metal floor.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991]

{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! Champion !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Robots !! Results
|-
| [[Fairyweight|150 g Fairyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2206/resources/19713 Spam Plan]''' Complified Creations || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/736/resources/3248 briklit]''' team good team || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/318/resources/6586 Ditto]''' Level 5 Robotics || 35 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991/competitions/7689 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/https_challonge_com_rcl_championship_fairyweight_2026 bracket]
|-
| [[Plastic Antweights|1 lb Plastic Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/6155/resources/18555 Kingpin]''' Phosphor Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1746/resources/11249 Danger Zone]''' Stray Cats || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2876/resources/19412 Dark Tide]''' HOP Bots || 32 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991/competitions/7691 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/https_challonge_com_rcl_championship_plasticant_2026/standings bracket]
|-
| [[Antweight|1 lb Antweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2085/resources/7616 Fission]''' Shadow Combat Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/207/resources/5959 The Darkest Timeline]''' Mutually Assured Destruction || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/3009/resources/17616 Appropriation]''' Late Night Combat Robotics || 22 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991/competitions/7692 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Antweight_2026 bracket]
|-
| [[Beetleweight|3 lb Beetleweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/796/resources/7622 Strikepoint]''' Team Thagomizer || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2085/resources/10815 Fragment X]''' Shadow Combat Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/3305/resources/18476 Z3phyr]''' Astro Labs || 23 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991/competitions/7694 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Beetleweight_2026 bracket]
|-
| [[Hobbyweight|12 lb Hobbyweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/746/resources/7627 Full Court]''' Three Point Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/984/resources/27294 Pyre]''' Painfully Obvious Robotics || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1514/resources/18670 CLIP IT]''' Not Sure Yet || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991/competitions/7693 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Hobbyweight_2026 bracket]
|-
| [[Featherweight|30 lb Featherweight]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/1063/resources/21069 HSS]''' High Energy Failures || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/978/resources/13308 HS1]''' Team Wedges || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/2570/resources/20462 Maccabot]''' Team Scrap Yard || 4 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991/competitions/7688 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Featherweights_2026 bracket]
|-
| [[Sportsman Classes|30 lb Sportsman]] || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/978/resources/27944 HS1 Sport]''' Team Wedges || '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/groups/250/resources/2061 Banana Smash]''' Team Ice || '''HS2 Sport''' || 10 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991/competitions/7690 RCE] · [https://challonge.com/RCL_Championship_Sportsman_2026 bracket]
|}

==Repeat podium finishers==
Robots that have finished in the top three of the same class more than once:
* '''Ditto''' (150 g Fairyweight) – 1st in 2024, 2nd in 2025, 3rd in 2026
* '''Fission''' (1 lb Antweight) – 3rd in 2024, 2nd in 2025, 1st in 2026
* '''Full Court''' (12 lb Hobbyweight) – 1st in 2024, 2nd in 2025, 1st in 2026
* '''Banana Smash''' (30 lb Sportsman) – 2nd in 2024, 2nd in 2025, 2nd in 2026
* '''The Captain''' (1 lb Plastic Antweight) – 2nd in 2023, 2nd in 2024
* '''Thunder Child''' (3 lb Beetleweight) – 3rd in 2023, 2nd in 2024
* '''Z3phyr''' (3 lb Beetleweight) – 3rd in 2025, 3rd in 2026
* '''Son of Kram''' (12 lb Hobbyweight) – 2nd in 2023, 2nd in 2024
* '''HS1''' (30 lb Featherweight) – 3rd in 2025, 2nd in 2026
* '''Pepe Silvia''' (30 lb Featherweight) – 3rd in 2024, 2nd in 2025

==Notes==
* Places come from each class's results on RobotCombatEvents.com, which the organizers enter after the event. The "Robots" column counts robots with a recorded place.
* A few robots that weren't registered on RCE before the event were entered under temporary records, so they have no profile link and their team isn't shown.

==See also==
* '''[[Robot Combat League]]''' – how the League and its rankings work
* '''[[Major Competitions]]'''
* '''[[Events]]''' – find a local qualifying event
* '''[[SPARC]]''' – the rules used at the championship

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 ==2024 – San Jose==
-The second championship drew its robots from 126 qualifying events. It was held at the San Jose Event Center alongside '''[[Major Competitions#RoboGames|RoboGames]]''', and added full-combat 30 lb Featherweights. It used SCAR's arenas, with metal floors and no pits, and followed SCAR's magnet rule (a robot's magnets mustn't be strong enough to hold it upside down on a steel plate).[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250]
+The second championship drew its robots from 125 qualifying events. It was held at the San Jose Event Center alongside '''[[Major Competitions#RoboGames|RoboGames]]''', and added full-combat 30 lb Featherweights. It used SCAR's arenas, with metal floors and no pits, and followed SCAR's magnet rule (a robot's magnets mustn't be strong enough to hold it upside down on a steel plate).[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250]
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 ==2025 – Santa Ana==
-The third championship was held at Discovery Cube Orange County, a children's science museum, in partnership with the museum. It used SPARC v1.4 rules and introduced a 250 mph weapon tip-speed limit and a one-unstick-per-match rule; competitors who touch the arena to move a robot lose by TKO.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503]
+The third championship, with robots from 166 qualifying events, was held at Discovery Cube Orange County, a children's science museum, in partnership with the museum. It used SPARC v1.4 rules and introduced a 250 mph weapon tip-speed limit and a one-unstick-per-match rule; competitors who touch the arena to move a robot lose by TKO.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503]
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 ==2026 – Salt Lake City==
-The fourth championship was held in Hall 3 of the Salt Palace Convention Center. Nearly 4,000 robots competed at more than 200 qualifying events that season. It used SPARC v1.6 rules. The insect classes fought on wooden floors, with a push-out area in the Fairyweight arena, and the 12 lb and 30 lb classes on a 12 &times; 16 ft metal floor.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991]
+The fourth championship was held in Hall 3 of the Salt Palace Convention Center. 3,906 different robots competed at 214 qualifying events that season (see '''[[Growth of Robot Combat]]'''). It used SPARC v1.6 rules. The insect classes fought on wooden floors, with a push-out area in the Fairyweight arena, and the 12 lb and 30 lb classes on a 12 &times; 16 ft metal floor.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991]
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 The '''Robot Combat League National Championship''' is the yearly championship of the '''[[Robot Combat League]]''' (RCL). The top-ranked robots from hundreds of independent local events across North America are invited to fight for a national title in each of the League's ranked weight classes, from 150 g [[Fairyweight]]s to 30 lb [[Featherweight]]s. The first championship was held in 2023. This page lists every championship and its top three robots in each class, with links to each robot's profile on '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/ RobotCombatEvents.com]''' (RCE), where the full results are kept.
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 ==How it works==
-* '''Qualifying.''' Robots earn League points by placing at participating local events during the season, which runs from March 1 to the last day of February. Each robot's season score comes from its best three events, and the top-ranked robots in each class are invited to the championship.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/league_faq] Current rankings are on the '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/types RCE rankings page]'''.
+* '''Qualifying.''' Robots earn League points by placing at participating local events during the season, which runs from March 1 to the last day of February; the championship is held a few months after the season ends. Each robot's season score comes from its best three events, and the top-ranked robots in each class are invited to the championship (see '''[[Robot Combat League#Determining points and rankings|how points are calculated]]''').[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/league_faq] Current rankings are on the '''[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/types RCE rankings page]'''.
 * '''Bracket sizes.''' Since 2024, the target has been 32 robots each in Fairyweight, Plastic Antweight, Antweight and Beetleweight, and 16 each in Hobbyweight, Featherweight and Sportsman. If a ranked robot can't attend, the next robot in the rankings is invited.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250] Because fewer robots compete in the bigger classes, the 12 lb and 30 lb classes have had open registration since 2025, with rankings used for seeding.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503]
 * '''Format.''' Every class is a double-elimination tournament, with standard '''[[SPARC]]''' rules and a few event-specific additions, such as a 250 mph weapon tip-speed limit (since 2025) and stopping a match if a robot's batteries are fully exposed. Robots that earned their points under other rules must be updated to meet SPARC rules. If two robots from the same team meet, they must fight, or the winner is decided by a coin toss.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991]
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 ==Championships==
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-! Year !! Dates !! Venue !! Classes !! Event page
+! Year !! Dates !! Venue !! Classes !! Results
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-| [[#2023 – Seattle|2023]] || May 5&ndash;7, 2023 || Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, Washington || 6 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853 RCE]
+| [[#2023 – Seattle|2023]] || May 5&ndash;7, 2023 || Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, Washington || 6 || [[#2023 – Seattle|Top three]] · [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853 RCE event]
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-| [[#2024 – San Jose|2024]] || April 18&ndash;21, 2024 || San Jose Event Center, San Jose, California (alongside RoboGames) || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250 RCE]
+| [[#2024 – San Jose|2024]] || April 18&ndash;21, 2024 || San Jose Event Center, San Jose, California (alongside RoboGames) || 7 || [[#2024 – San Jose|Top three]] · [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250 RCE event]
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-| [[#2025 – Santa Ana|2025]] || May 2&ndash;4, 2025 || Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, California || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503 RCE]
+| [[#2025 – Santa Ana|2025]] || May 2&ndash;4, 2025 || Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana, California || 7 || [[#2025 – Santa Ana|Top three]] · [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/2503 RCE event]
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-| [[#2026 – Salt Lake City|2026]] || June 19&ndash;21, 2026 || Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah || 7 || [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991 RCE]
+| [[#2026 – Salt Lake City|2026]] || June 19&ndash;21, 2026 || Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah || 7 || [[#2026 – Salt Lake City|Top three]] · [https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/6991 RCE event]
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 ==2023 – Seattle==
-The first championship was held at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, next to the Space Needle, with robots that qualified in the 2022&ndash;23 season. Featherweights were ranked that season, but the class couldn't run because no suitable arena was available. Hobbyweights and Sportsman robots fought in a 12 &times; 16 ft steel-floored arena with a pit, and magnets weren't allowed in the Plastic Antweight and Sportsman classes.[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/853]
+[[File:Watching large arena 1600.jpg|thumb|300px|A match in the large arena at the 2023 championship in Seattle]]
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 ==2024 – San Jose==
-The second championship was held at the San Jose Event Center at the same time as RoboGames, and added full-combat 30 lb Featherweights. It used SCAR's arenas, with metal floors and no pits, and followed SCAR's magnet rule (a robot's magnets mustn't be strong enough to hold it upside down on a steel plate).[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250]
+The second championship drew its robots from 126 qualifying events. It was held at the San Jose Event Center alongside '''[[Major Competitions#RoboGames|RoboGames]]''', and added full-combat 30 lb Featherweights. It used SCAR's arenas, with metal floors and no pits, and followed SCAR's magnet rule (a robot's magnets mustn't be strong enough to hold it upside down on a steel plate).[https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/1250]
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