Team Avatar Team 8429 - Valence Robotics (2026)

Family/Community


From: Durham, North Carolina, USA
District: FIRST North Carolina
Rookie Year: 2020


2026 Sponsors: Duke Pratt School of Engineering/Duke Electrical & Computer Engineering Department/Gene Haas/Intuitive Foundation/Molex/Corning/AREA 27 & Family/Community


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FNC District Wake County Event #1

  March 6 to March 8, 2026

Alliance
Selection		 Awards Event
Total
20 15 30 10 75
Qualification Matches
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Rank: 3 of 29
Record: 9 Wins, 2 Losses and 1 Ties - 12 Matches Played (0 Disqualifications)

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Qualification 1   Sat 3/7 - 11:27 AM 8429 3229 9788 3336 4828 6502 32 27
Qualification 9   Sat 3/7 - 1:39 PM 11179 10302 8429 435 4561 11285 53 67
Qualification 15   Sat 3/7 - 2:55 PM 8429 435 10072 11353 3336 6240 22 22
Qualification 19   Sat 3/7 - 3:37 PM 2059 8429 4828 11161 10302 11353 99 30
Qualification 24   Sat 3/7 - 4:27 PM 10354 6502 10302 8429 11179 4795 40 144
Qualification 29   Sat 3/7 - 5:17 PM 10072 6240 9042 9559 8429 10354 18 35
Qualification 32   Sat 3/7 - 5:57 PM 8738 9559 9042 8429 4861 5919 59 73
Qualification 35   Sat 3/7 - 6:26 PM 587 11353 4795 8738 3336 8429 70 131
Qualification 41   Sat 3/7 - 7:22 PM 587 10121 8429 3229 10072 3459 90 40
Qualification 44   Sat 3/7 - 7:51 PM 5919 11161 3229 11353 8429 4816 36 44
Qualification 51   Sun 3/8 - 10:15 AM 10354 3459 8429 9042 4795 5160 93 94
Qualification 54   Sun 3/8 - 10:42 AM 435 4861 10121 9042 8429 6502 54 140
Playoff Matches
View Playoffs Event Page
Record: 0 Wins and 0 Losses
Alliance Selection: Captain of Alliance 2

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Match 3 (R1)   Sun 3/8 - 2:00 PM Alliance 2 Alliance 7

184

90

11353 4795 8429 4828 587 3336
Match 8 (R2)   Alliance 2 Alliance 6

136

82

8429 4795 11353 9788 5919 10302
Match 11 (R4)   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

200

187

4561 10121 2059 8429 4795 11353
Match 13 (R5)   Alliance 2 Alliance 6

170

141

8429 4795 11353 9788 5919 10302
Final 1   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

214

233

4561 10121 2059 8429 4795 11353
Final 2   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

181

93

4561 10121 2059 8429 4795 11353
Final Tiebreaker   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

177

195

4561 10121 2059 8429 4795 11353

FNC District Elon University Event

  March 20 to March 22, 2026

Alliance
Selection		 Awards Event
Total
17 15 20 5 57
Qualification Matches
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Rank: 7 of 29
Record: 7 Wins, 5 Losses and 0 Ties - 12 Matches Played (0 Disqualifications)

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Qualification 3   Sat 3/21 - 11:23 AM 4861 4795 11285 6240 4935 8429 129 118
Qualification 9   Sat 3/21 - 12:20 PM 4561 587 3506 9559 4829 8429 228 104
Qualification 15   Sat 3/21 - 1:57 PM 7918 587 8429 4935 4561 6729 117 160
Qualification 18   Sat 3/21 - 2:27 PM 7763 6502 7890 8429 11297 10412 143 99
Qualification 21   Sat 3/21 - 3:04 PM 5919 8429 8757 7763 9607 11146 154 41
Qualification 29   Sat 3/21 - 4:25 PM 7890 8429 10304 2640 4795 5919 144 214
Qualification 34   Sat 3/21 - 5:14 PM 3822 8757 587 2640 8429 4861 71 194
Qualification 39   Sat 3/21 - 6:01 PM 8429 6729 9297 10412 2640 6240 218 55
Qualification 43   Sat 3/21 - 6:43 PM 1533 900 2640 8429 3822 6502 172 215
Qualification 48   Sun 3/22 - 9:55 AM 6240 8757 6729 3506 7763 8429 72 220
Qualification 52   Sun 3/22 - 10:38 AM 8429 1533 4795 4935 4829 9297 177 158
Qualification 55   Sun 3/22 - 11:09 AM 10354 8429 4561 7918 3822 900 221 198
Playoff Matches
View Playoffs Event Page
Record: 0 Wins and 0 Losses
Alliance Selection: Round 1 of Alliance 2

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Match 3 (R1)   Sun 3/22 - 2:04 PM Alliance 2 Alliance 7

240

174

10304 8429 4561 900 587 2640
Match 8 (R2)   Alliance 2 Alliance 3

250

152

10304 8429 4561 6502 5919 1533
Match 11 (R4)   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

231

153

9559 3506 4795 10304 8429 4561
Match 13 (R5)   Alliance 2 Alliance 5

256

218

10304 8429 4561 4935 7890 9607
Final 1   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

278

161

9559 3506 4795 10304 8429 4561
Final 2   Alliance 1 Alliance 2

253

170

9559 3506 4795 10304 8429 4561

FIRST North Carolina State Championship

  April 9 to April 12, 2026

Alliance
Selection		 Awards Event
Total
45 33 21 0 99
Qualification Matches
View Qualifications Event Page
Rank: 18 of 50
Record: 6 Wins, 6 Losses and 0 Ties - 12 Matches Played (0 Disqualifications)

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Qualification 4 Fri 4/10 - 2:15 PM 7890 11146 8429 2059 6500 4534 169 247
Qualification 10 Fri 4/10 - 3:09 PM 9150 9559 8429 4561 5607 2640 95 129
Qualification 18   Fri 4/10 - 4:24 PM 9559 8746 10121 3506 8429 2724 47 288
Qualification 28   Sat 4/11 - 9:52 AM 8429 10077 3196 11146 9788 10248 160 52
Qualification 35   Sat 4/11 - 10:57 AM 4795 3196 7763 1225 8429 9297 245 175
Qualification 43   Sat 4/11 - 12:05 PM 2682 2724 4828 8429 1533 8757 218 157
Qualification 54   Sat 4/11 - 1:58 PM 11179 11353 5160 8205 8429 6004 97 231
Qualification 67   Sat 4/11 - 3:54 PM 9150 9297 7890 7918 8429 10302 150 270
Qualification 75   Sat 4/11 - 5:05 PM 11417 11353 8429 3336 6888 10302 168 101
Qualification 82   Sat 4/11 - 6:06 PM 8429 8727 4829 9496 1225 10077 278 471
Qualification 91   Sun 4/12 - 9:54 AM 8429 6502 8738 3459 11417 11285 387 60
Qualification 99   Sun 4/12 - 11:12 AM 8738 3229 7890 5607 8746 8429 235 229
Playoff Matches
View Playoffs Event Page
Record: 0 Wins and 0 Losses
Alliance Selection: Round 1 of Alliance 6

Match Start Time Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Red Final Blue Final
Match 4 (R1)   Sun 4/12 - 1:29 PM Alliance 3 Alliance 6

257

412

6500 5160 3506 8429 8727 7890
Match 8 (R2)   Alliance 2 Alliance 6

286

264

7763 4795 4561 8429 8727 7890
Match 10 (R3)   Alliance 6 Alliance 5

271

198

7890 8727 8429 8738 4828 3229
Match 12 (R4)   Alliance 6 Alliance 1

383

438

7890 8727 8429 9032 6004 9496

FIRST Championship - FIRST Robotics Competition

  April 29 to May 2, 2026


FIRST Championship - FIRST Robotics Competition - Milstein Division presented by Qualcomm Incorporated

  April 29 to May 2, 2026


District teams are ranked against all teams in their district and the final rankings, once all district events have been played, are used to determine eligibility for District Championships and/or the FIRST Championship. More Info...

Total Points: 231
Rank: 9 of 120 teams in the FIRST North Carolina District (Full Rankings )

Qualified for District Championship: Yes (DistrictEventImpact)
Qualified for FIRST Championship: Yes (DistrictPoints)
Team 8429 had the following district points activities in the 2026 season:
Event/Activity Total
FNC District Wake County Event #1 75
FNC District Elon University Event 57
FIRST North Carolina State Championship 99
If Team 8429 is tied with any other FIRST North Carolina teams in total District Ranking Points, the tie will be broken using the following criteria:

Level Description Value
Level 1 Total Playoff Round Performance Points 71
Level 2 Max Playoff Round Performance Points 30
Level 3 Total Alliance Selection Points 63
Level 4 Max Alliance Selection Points 33
Level 5 Total Qualification Points 82
Level 6 Highest Match Score 412
Level 7 Second Highest Match Score 387
Level 8 Third Highest Match Score 383
Level 9 Random Sort ---