The eleventh season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on Discovery Channel on January 6, 2022. This is the fourth season of Battlebots to premiere on Discovery Channel and the sixth season since the show was rebooted in 2015. The show continued to use their modified logo, with a pair of "B"'s, making a "BB" logo atop the term "BATTLEBOTS", as well as the subtitle, "Fight Night" for qualifying rounds.
MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian return to host for the eleventh season, as well as arena announcer Faruq Tauheed and "Bot Whisperer" Pete Abrahamson.
Brand new this season, in the ever evolving sport of combat robotics, the BattleBox changes with the inclusion of an "upper deck", complete with its own set of spinning saw blades, totally adds new geometry angles to the playing surface.
Also new for this season, BattleBots has changed locations from Los Angeles, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, now known as "The Fight Capital of the World".
Filming The matches took place between Monday, August 23, 2021, culminating on September 4, 2021. Qualifying fights took place on August 23, 24, 27, and 28, with two fight cards each day from 12 pm-4 pm and 6 pm-10 pm. Tournament rounds took place on August 29 and 31, and September 2, 3, and 4. As with the qualifying rounds, there were two rounds of fights each day at the same times as the qualifiers.
Caesars Entertainment Studios, at 4165 Koval Lane, was the new venue for the battlebox and the pits. Previously, competitions had taken place in the former Boeing Post 52 building at the Long Beach Airport.
Judges This season, the judges score on an 11-point scale: 5 points for damage; 3 points for aggression; and 3 points for control.
The current judges are: former BattleBots contenders, Derek Young, Lisa Winter, and Jason Bardis.
Contestants This season marked the 22nd year of the BattleBots competition. The lineup features 62 of the best heavyweight robots to fight head-to-head in the Battle Arena.
Every team will fight up to three times in the qualifying rounds. Their goal is to earn a spot in the top 32 in the winner-take-all championship tournament and ultimately become the 2021 BattleBots World Champion.
Contestants Robot Builder(s) Hometown Fight Record Big Dill Emmanuel Carrillo Seattle, WA –‡ Black Dragon Gabriel Gomes Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2–1 Blacksmith Al Kindle Edison, NJ 1–2 Blip Aren Hill Mountain View, CA 3–0 Bloodsport Justin Marple Somerville, MA 2–1 Captain Shrederator* Brian Nave Ormond Beach, FL 2–1 Claw Viper* Kevin Milczewski Seattle, WA 1–2 Cobalt John Mladenik Oceanside, CA 2–1 Copperhead Robert Cowan Erie, CO 2–0 Deadlift* Ryan Shulski Indianapolis, IN 0–2 Deep Six* Dustin Esswein Norfolk, VA 1–2 Defender* Jason Vasquez Thousand Oaks, CA 2–1 Double Jeopardy Evan Woolley Irvine, CA –‡ Dragon Slayer Jordan Neal Denton, TX 1–2 DUCK! Hal Rucker Palo Alto, CA 0–3 End Game Jack Barker Auckland, New Zealand 3–0 Free Shipping Gary Gin San Leandro, CA 0–3 Fusion Reese Ewert Dorchester, WI 1–2 Ghost Raptor Chuck Pitzer San Jose, CA 0–2 Gigabyte John Mladenik Oceanside, CA 2–1 Glitch Kyle Miller Roseville, CA 3–0 GruffSam McAmisHoliday, FL 1–2 HiJinx Jen Herchenroeder Santa Rosa, CA 2–1 HUGE Jonathan Schultz South Windsor, CT 2–1 Hydra Jake Ewert Dorchester, WI 1–2 HyperShock Will Bales Miami, FL 2–0 Icewave Marc DeVidts Burlingame, CA 2–1 JackPot* Jeff Waters Las Vegas, NV 2–0 Jäger* Ralf Schneider Gemünden am Main, Germany 0–2 Kraken Matt Spurk Titusville, FL 0–3 Lock-Jaw Donald Hutson San Diego, CA 0–3 Lucky Mark Demers Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2–1 MadCatter Martin Mason Pomona, CA 2–1
Robot Builder(s) Hometown Fight Record Malice Adrian "Bunny" Sauriol San Jose, CA 1–2 Mammoth Ricky Willems Baltimore, MD 1–2 Minotaur Marco Antonio Meggiolaro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2–1 ORBY Blade Cheog Gyu Hwang Seoul, South Korea 1–2 Overhaul Charles Guan Atlanta, GA 0–2 P1 Brandon Zalinsky Hudson, NH 2–1 Pain Train Evan Arias Staten Island, New York 0–2 Pardon My French* Philippe Voyer Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada 0–2 Perfect Phoenix Tyler Nguyen Herndon, VA –‡ Rampage* Melaina Knox Port St. Joe, FL 0–2 Retrograde* Aaron Lucas Venice, CA 1–2 Ribbot David Jin Worcester, MA 3–0 Riptide Ethan Kurtz Tarzana, CA 2–1 Rotator Victor Soto Miami, FL 2–0 Rusty David Eaton Antioch, IL 0–2 SawBlaze Jamison Go Cambridge, MA 2–1 Shatter!* Adam Wrigley Brooklyn, NY 2–0 Skorpios Zachary Lytle Moraga, CA 1–2 Slammo!* Craig Danby Raleigh, NC 0–2 SMEEEEEEEEEEE* Joe Fabiani New York City, NY 1–1 SubZero* Logan Davis Irving, TX 0–3 Switchback* Greg Needel Dallas, TX 1–2 Tantrum Alex Grant & Ginger Schmidt Mountain View, CA 2–0 Tombstone Ray Billings Placerville, CA 2–1 Triple Crown* Todd Mendenhall Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 0–1 Uppercut Alex Hattori Cambridge, MA 2–0 Valkyrie* Leanne Cushing Cambridge, MA 2–1 Whiplash Matthew Vasquez Newbury Park, CA 2–0 Witch Doctor Andrea Gellatly (née Suarez) Miami Springs, FL 2–1 Yeti Greg Gibson & Christian Carlberg San Luis Obispo, CA 2–1 * These bots participated in untelevised fights aired as YouTube exclusives.
Seeding End Game (3-0) Ribbot (3-0) Whiplash (2-0) Sawblaze (2-1) Uppercut (2-0) Rotator (2-0) Blip (3-0) Copperhead (2-0) Mammoth (1-2) * In replacement For Glitch Jackpot (2-0) (Home Team) Tantrum (2-0) Shatter! (2-0) Hypershock (2-0) Cobalt (2-1) Madcatter (2-1) Minotaur (2-1) Bloodsport (2-1) Black Dragon(2-1) Yeti (2-1) P1 (2-1) Riptide (2-1) Gigabyte (2-1) Tombstone (2-1) Witch Doctor (2-1) Lucky (2-1) Valkyrie (2-1) Captain Shrederator (2-1) HUGE (2-1) HiJinx (2-1) Icewave (2-1) Hydra (1-2) vs. Defender (2-1) Skorpios (1-2) vs. Malice (1-2)
Tournament bracket
Knockout stage
Notes '* Glitch was the #9 seed set to fight Witch Doctor but had to withdraw due to mechanical issues.
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