BattleBots season 7

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BattleBots
Season 7
BattleBots (ABC) (season 2) poster.jpg
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseJune 23 (2016-06-23) –
September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)
Season chronology
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The seventh season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on ABC on June 23, 2016 and concluded on September 1, 2016. It was the second season since the show was rebooted in 2015 and was the last season to be broadcast on ABC.

Contents

In November 2015, ABC announced that it had renewed the BattleBots revival for a second season, featuring an expansion to a 32-team field. [1] [2]

Former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose returned from the previous season to host this second season of BattleBots on ABC. Also returning from last season were Faruq Tauheed as the arena announcer and Alison Haislip as the sideline and behind the scenes reporter. Molly McGrath has been replaced by Samantha Ponder as the presenter.

Robots in season 7, as in season 6, competed in one 250-pound weight class, as opposed to the multiple weight classes in seasons 1–5.

Judges

Judging the matches for this season were former BattleBots competitor and special effects artist Fon Davis, the face of Nerdist, Jessica Chobot, and new judge, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor Clark Gregg, as well as celebrity guest judges MythBusters host Adam Savage (episode 2), NFL tightend Vernon Davis (episode 6), and Vsauce creator Michael Stevens (episode 7).

Contestants

This season saw teams from six different countries competing with their robots. Four from Canada, five from the United Kingdom, and one each from Australia, France and Brazil. Competitors from the U.S. hail from fourteen different states from Florida down south, all the way up to Alaska.

Contestants

Pre-qualifying

Of the 48 available spots, 44 robots were chosen by the selection committee. However, they could not agree on the last four spots out of 12 evenly matched bots. During this pre-qualifying round, those 12 teams faced off in a "Rumble," where three bots entered the arena together and battled in a single 3-minute round without hazards. Only one bot from each rumble moved on to the Qualifying round. This round of the competition aired on May 10, 2016, as a special episode before the season began. Although 44 robots were chosen to go to qualifying automatically, one had mechanical problems and was replaced by a wildcard pick from the pre-qualifying losers.

EpisodeRumbleWinnerLosersMethodTime
1
(May 10, 2016)		1 Son of Whyachi Creepy Crawlies UltraViolent KO [x] 1:16
2 Blacksmith Basilisk Gemini UD [y] 3:00
3 Mohawk Invader Lycan KO [x] 2:52
4 Black Ice Bad Kitty Skorpios KO [x] 2:35
  The robot was the winner of the rumble and moved on to the Qualifying Round.
  These robots were the losers of the rumble and were eliminated.
  This robot was passed through pre-qualifying to qualifying as a last minute replacement for a robot with mechanical issues.

x KO: Knockout
y UD: Unanimous Decision
z SD: Split Decision

Qualifying

The 48 qualified robots battle against elimination. The 24 winning robots advance to the round of 32, the 24 losing robots are admitted to the wildcard pool, in which eight will also advance to the round of 32 on July 7, 2016.

EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
2
(June 23, 2016)		1 Bronco Blacksmith KO [x] 2:16
2 Captain Shrederator Death Roll KO [x] 2:04
3 Beta Lucky UD [y] 3:00
4 [lower-alpha 1] Icewave SubZero UD [y] 3:00
5 [lower-alpha 1] The Ringmaster Ultimo Destructo KO [x] 1:48
6 [lower-alpha 1] Escape Velocity OverDrive UD [y] 3:00
7 [lower-alpha 1] Tombstone Black Ice KO [x] 1:01
8 Minotaur Photon Storm KO [x] 1:41
9 Chomp The Disk O' Inferno SD [z] 3:00
10 HyperShock UltraViolent KO [x] 1:30
11 Complete Control Bombshell UD [y] 3:00
12 [lower-alpha 1] Bite Force Mohawk KO [x] 1:36
13 [lower-alpha 1] ChromeFly Bucktooth Burl UD [y] 3:00
14 [lower-alpha 1] Warrior Clan Splatter UD [y] 3:00
15 [lower-alpha 1] Stinger Nightmare KO [x] 0:44
16 Warhead The Obwalden Overlord KO [x] 2:59
3
(June 30, 2016)		1 Brutus Moebius KO [x] 0:47
2 Son of Whyachi Ghost Raptor KO [x] 1:05
3 Yeti Lock-Jaw UD [y] 3:00
4 [lower-alpha 1] Poison Arrow Mega Tento UD [y] 3:00
5 [lower-alpha 1] Cobalt Overhaul KO [x] 1:26
6 [lower-alpha 1] Razorback SawBlaze SD [z] 3:00
7 [lower-alpha 1] Red Devil Wrecks KO [x] 1:56
8 Witch Doctor Rotator KO [x] 0:42
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Only highlights from these battles were shown
  The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 32.
  The robot was chosen as a "Wildcard" pick and moved on to the Round of 32.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

x KO: Knockout
y UD: Unanimous Decision
z SD: Split Decision

Tournament

Seeding

  1. Tombstone
  2. Bronco
  3. Witch Doctor
  4. Bite Force
  5. Stinger
  6. Son of Whyachi
  7. Minotaur
  8. Icewave
  9. Beta
  10. Complete Control
  11. Hypershock
  12. Yeti
  13. Chomp
  14. Cobalt
  15. Razorback
  16. Brutus
  17. Lock-Jaw*
  18. Ghost Raptor*
  19. Bombshell*
  20. Captain Shrederator
  21. Lucky*
  22. Warrior Clan
  23. Warhead
  24. Overhaul*
  25. Nightmare*
  26. Blacksmith*
  27. Poison Arrow
  28. Mega Tento*
  29. The Ringmaster
  30. Red Devil
  31. Chrome Fly
  32. Escape Velocity

* = Robots that have been awarded a Wildcard

Season 7 Tournament Bracket
 
 Round of 32 Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 #1 TombstoneKO [x]
 
 
 
  #32 Escape Velocity
 
 #1 TombstoneKO [x]
 
 
 
  #16 Brutus
 
 #16 BrutusSD [z]
 
 
 
  #17 Lock-Jaw
 
 #1 TombstoneUD [y]
 
 
 
  #9 Beta
 
  #8 Icewave
 
 
 
 #25 NightmareKO [x]
 
  #25 Nightmare
 
 
 
 #9 Beta KO [x]
 
 #9 BetaKO [x]
 
 
 
  #24 Overhaul
 
 #1 TombstoneUD [y]
 
 
 
  #12 Yeti
 
 #4 Bite ForceUD [y]
 
 
 
  #29 The Ringmaster
 
  #4 Bite Force
 
 
 
 #13 Chomp UD [y]
 
 #13 ChompKO [x]
 
 
 
  #20 Captain Shrederator
 
  #13 Chomp
 
 
 
 #12 YetiKO [x]
 
  #5 Stinger
 
 
 
 #28 Mega TentoSD [z]
 
  #28 Mega Tento
 
 
 
 #12 YetiKO [x]
 
 #12 YetiKO [x]
 
 
 
  #21 Lucky
 
  #1 TombstoneKO [x]
 
 
 
  #19 Bombshell
 
 #2 BroncoKO [x]
 
 
 
  #31 ChromeFly
 
 #2 BroncoKO [x]
 
 
 
  #15 Razorback
 
 #15 RazorbackKO [x]
 
 
 
  #18 Ghost Raptor
 
  #2 Bronco
 
 
 
 #7 MinotaurKO [x]
 
 #7 MinotaurKO [x]
 
 
 
  #26 Blacksmith
 
 #7 MinotaurKO [x]
 
 
 
  #23 Warhead
 
  #10 Complete Control
 
 
 
 #23 WarheadKO [x]
 
  #7 Minotaur
 
 
 
 #19 Bombshell KO [x]
 
  #3 Witch Doctor
 
 
 
 #30 Red DevilKO [x]
 
  #30 Red Devil
 
 
 
 #19 BombshellUD [y]
 
  #14 Cobalt
 
 
 
 #19 BombshellKO [x]
 
 #19 BombshellKO [x]
 
 
 
  #27 Poison Arrow
 
  #6 Son of Whyachi
 
 
 
 #27 Poison ArrowKO [x]
 
 #27 Poison Arrow KO [x]
 
 
 
  #11 HyperShock
 
 #11 HyperShockKO [x]
 
 
  #22 Warrior Clan
 

x KO: Knockout
y UD: Unanimous Decision
z SD: Split Decision

Round of 32

EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
4
(July 7, 2016)		 1 Yeti Lucky KO [x] 2:44
2 Minotaur Blacksmith KO [x] 3:00
3 Bronco ChromeFly KO [x] 1:00
4 Red Devil Witch Doctor KO [x] 1:27
5
(July 21, 2016)		 1 Warhead Complete Control KO [x] 1:26
2 Razorback Ghost Raptor KO [x] 1:36
3 Tombstone Escape Velocity KO [x] 0:45
4 Poison Arrow Son of Whyachi KO [x] 0:58
6
(July 28, 2016)		 1 Beta Overhaul KO [x] 3:00
2 HyperShock Warrior Clan KO [x] 2:12
3 Mega Tento Stinger SD [z] 3:00
4 [lower-alpha 1] Nightmare Icewave KO [x] 0:48
5 [lower-alpha 1] Brutus Lock-Jaw SD [z] 3:00
6 [lower-alpha 1] Bombshell Cobalt KO [x] 1:45
7 [lower-alpha 1] Bite Force The Ringmaster UD [y] 3:00
8 Chomp Captain Shrederator KO [x] 2:08
  1. 1 2 3 4 Only highlights from these battles were shown
  The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 16.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

x KO: Knockout
y UD: Unanimous Decision
z SD: Split Decision

Round of 16

EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
7
(August 4, 2016)		 1 Minotaur Warhead KO [x] 1:11
2 Poison Arrow HyperShock KO [x] 2:32
3 Bombshell Red Devil UD [y] 3:00
4 Bronco Razorback KO [x] 1:21
8
(August 25, 2016)		 1 Tombstone Brutus KO [x] 0:59
2 Beta Nightmare KO [x] 2:59
3 Yeti Mega Tento KO [x] 0:44
4 Chomp Bite Force UD [x] 3:00
      The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Quarterfinals.
      The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

    x KO: Knockout
    y UD: Unanimous Decision
    z SD: Split Decision

    Quarterfinals

    EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
    9
    (September 1, 2016)    		 1 Yeti Chomp KO [x] 2:24
    2 Tombstone Beta UD [y] 3:00
    3 Bombshell Poison Arrow KO [x] 1:35
    4 Minotaur Bronco KO [x] 2:54
        The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Semifinals.
        The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

      x KO: Knockout
      y UD: Unanimous Decision
      z SD: Split Decision

      Semifinals

      EpisodeBattleWinnerLoserMethodTime
      10
      (September 1, 2016)      		 1 Bombshell Minotaur KO [x] 2:50
      2 Tombstone Yeti UD [y] 3:00
          The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Final.
          The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

        x KO: Knockout
        y UD: Unanimous Decision
        z SD: Split Decision

        Non-Tournament Rumble

        A special fan-favorite rumble took place in episode 10 alongside the Semifinals and the Final.

        EpisodeRumbleWinnerLosersMethodTime
        10
        (September 1, 2016)        		 1 Bite Force Witch Doctor Wrecks KO [x] 2:12
            The robot was the winner of the rumble.
            These robots were the losers of the rumble.

          x KO: Knockout
          y UD: Unanimous Decision
          z SD: Split Decision

            Final

            EpisodeBattleChampionLoserMethodTime
            10
            (September 1, 2016)            		 1 Tombstone Bombshell KO [x] 0:53
                The robot was the winner of the battle and became the champion of BattleBots 2016.
                The robot was the loser of the battle and became the runner-up of BattleBots 2016.

              x KO: Knockout
              y UD: Unanimous Decision
              z SD: Split Decision

              Episodes

              No.
              overall              		No. in
              season              		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
              (millions)
              991"The Gears Awaken"May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)1.97 [3]

              Twelve robots compete in a "Rumble" to advance to the Qualifying Round. Three bots enter the arena together and battle in a single 3-minute round without hazards.

              The winners were: Son of Whyachi (KO, 76 seconds), Mohawk (KO, 172 seconds), Blacksmith (UD), and Black Ice (KO, 155 seconds).
              1002"Robots Activate: Qualifying Round Begins"June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)3.91 [4]

              The first 32 of the 48 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Qualifying Round. UltraViolent was selected as a wildcard pick from the pre-qualifying round.

              The winners were: Bronco (KO, 136 seconds), Captain Shrederator (KO, 124 seconds), Beta (UD), Icewave (UD), The Ringmaster (KO, 108 seconds), Escape Velocity (UD), Tombstone (KO, 61 seconds), Minotaur (KO, 101 seconds), Chomp (SD), HyperShock (KO, 90 seconds), Complete Control (UD), Bite Force (KO, 96 seconds), ChromeFly (UD), Warrior Clan (UD), Stinger (KO, 44 seconds), and Warhead (KO, 179 seconds).
              1013"There Will Be Bot Blood: The Qualifying Round Concludes"June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)3.59 [5]

              The remaining of the 48 teams, competed in a head to head matchup of the Qualifying Round.

              The winners were: Brutus (KO, 47 seconds), Son of Whyachi (KO, 65 seconds), Yeti (UD), Poison Arrow (UD), Cobalt (KO, 86 seconds), Razorback (SD), Red Devil (KO, 116 seconds), and Witch Doctor (KO, 42 seconds).
              1024"We're Gonna Need a Bigger Bracket: The Round of 32, Part 1"July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)3.45 [6]

              The wildcard picks were revealed and the first battles of the Round of 32 were completed. The wildcards from Qualifying were; Blacksmith, Lucky, Bombshell, Nightmare, Ghost Raptor, Lock-Jaw, Mega Tento, and Overhaul.

              The winners were: Yeti (KO, 164 seconds), Minotaur (KO, 180 seconds), Bronco (KO, 60 seconds), and Red Devil (KO, 87 seconds).
              1035"Shake, Battle and Roll: The Round of 32, Part 2"July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)2.96 [7]

              The Round of 32 continued with four more battles.

              The winners were: Warhead (KO, 86 seconds), Razorback (KO, 96 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 45 seconds), and Poison Arrow (KO, 58 seconds).
              1046"The Good, the Bot, and the Ugly: The Round of 32 Concludes"July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)3.24 [8]

              The Round of 32 concluded with eight battles.

              The winners were: Beta (KO, 180 seconds), HyperShock (KO, 132 seconds), Mega Tento (SD), Nightmare (KO, 48 seconds), Brutus (SD), Bombshell (KO, 105 seconds), Bite Force (UD), and Chomp (KO, 128 seconds).
              1057"Not So Sweet 16: The Round of 16 Part 1"August 4, 2016 (2016-08-04)3.32 [9]

              The first half of the Quarterfinals began.

              The winners were: Minotaur (KO, 71 seconds), Poison Arrow (KO, 152 seconds), Bombshell (UD), and Bronco (KO, 81 seconds).
              1068"Rise of the Machines: The Round of 16 Part 2"August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)3.43 [10]

              The second half of the Quarterfinals began.

              The winners were: Tombstone (KO, 59 seconds), Beta (KO, 179 seconds), Yeti (KO, 44 seconds), and Chomp (UD).
              1079"Gr8 Expectations: The Quarterfinals"September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)5.61 [11]

              Eight robots fight their way to the Championship as the Quarterfinals conclude.

              The winners were: Yeti (KO, 144 seconds), Tombstone (UD), Bombshell (KO, 95 seconds), and Minotaur (KO, 174 seconds).
              10810"One Shining Bot: The Championship"September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)5.61 [11]

              The final four robots fight their way in the BattleBox until one single bot is crowned champion. Also, a special fan-favorite robot rumble between Bite Force, Witch Doctor and Wrecks. (Winner: Bite Force by KO, 132 seconds)

              The winners were: Bombshell (KO, 170 seconds) and Tombstone (UD) with Tombstone (KO, 53 seconds) winning the Championship.

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