After many years of planning, we are pleased to announce that coming January 2022, Canada will play host to it’s first ever Signature Event, the Battle at the Border. This event aims to take signature events to the next level, elevating both the level of competition, and the production value that has come to be expected when an Event Partner is given this incredible opportunity. We have already seen dozens of questions on various social media platforms, so I thought I would take some time now to answer just a few of those questions.
This event will feature both a VEX IQ Challenge tournament, as well as a VEX Robotics Competition Event. The event will feature 2 independent IQ events, with Middle School and Elementary competing separately on our first day of competition. Days 2 and 3 will be host to our VRC Teams, as MS and HS teams compete in a blended tournament.
Our beautiful venue for this event is the Scotiabank Convention Center, home to an incredible 1000+ tiered seat theatre which will be our main competition venue over the weekend. In addition to this, 5 incredible ballrooms will ensure teams have avid pit practice, and skills space.
Located just 250 steps from one of the 7 Wonders of the World, teams will enjoy all that Niagara Falls has to offer, as we are actively partnering with Niagara Tourism to provide teams unique opportunities, and advantageous pricing on many fun activities in the area! With over 14,000 hotel rooms in the area, there will be plenty of options when it comes to your accommodation needs.
Over the next few months, our team will be putting together a series of videos to provide you and your teams with everything they need to make this event the most successful (and fun!) it can be. These videos will focus on topics such as “places to stay”, “things to do” and of course, you’ll get a peak behind the curtain at the amazing venue that you’ll be doing battle in!
We are thrilled to provide teams from around the world a chance to come visit the amazing Country of Canada and we hope to see many of you, in January 2022.
Check out the event trailer here
Feel free to leave any questions below and our project lead, James, will get back to them in due time!
