Rule when there is a no-show for alliance match

[surgeon]

During an official tournament, we had a situation where our alliance team dropped their robot 1 min before the match. The judges called them up to stage and gave 30 sec grace wait time to participate. The robot was in several pieces so it was not possible. Only one team completed the match.

What is the rule or how is a score determined on this match?

Thanks.

[Karthik]

@surgeon

During an official tournament, we had a situation where our alliance team dropped their robot 1 min before the match. The judges called them up to stage and gave 30 sec grace wait time to participate. The robot was in several pieces so it was not possible. Only one team completed the match.

What is the rule or how is a score determined on this match?

Let’s take a look at the VEX IQ Challenge Highrise Game Appendix to see what it says on the matter.

@VEX IQ Challenge Highrise Game Appendix

For a Qualifying Match, if no member of a team is present in the driver station at the start of a match, that team is declared a “no show” and will receive zero (0) points. A “no show” is treated exactly the same as a Disqualification. The team’s alliance partner will receive all points scored in this Match.

Thus, if only one team competes in a match, with no member of the other team present, the team with no one present is a “no show” and receives zero points for the match. The who was present will receive all points scored in the match as they normally would.