FIRST Lego League Open Championships

FIRST LEGO League Open Championships are robotics competitions held and managed by FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Partners to bring FLL teams from many states, regions and countries together to compete in host cities around the world. These are the highest level of FLL competitions that are managed by organizations other than FIRST. The FIRST-managed global competition for FLL is FLL World Festival. There are usually multiple Open Championships each year.

FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship

2006 EINDHOVEN

The 2006 FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship was held May 6,7 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The venue was the Technical University of Eindhoven. 84 teams from 27 countries competed for the Awards in this year's season "Ocean Odyssey".

2007 BODØ

The 2007 FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship was held from May 16 to 21 in Bodø, Norway. There were 66 teams from Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.^[1]

The theme for the competition was Nano Quest to challenge participating teams to research and design new solutions using nanotechnology. It also had a standard FLL tournament for the teams to compete. There were many awards in the competitions including FLL OEC Champion's Award, Research Award, Presentation Award, Robot Design Award, Programmers Award, Innovative Design Award, Robot Performance Award, Coach/Mentor Award, Teamwork Award, Against All Odds Award, and Team Spirit Award.^[2]

2009 COPENHAGEN

The open championship for 2009 was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from May 1 to May 3. The event was called Children's Climate Call with teams answering a call to address the global issue of climate change. The event followed standard FLL championship with a tournament and presentation. There were many awards in technical, project presentation, and special recognition categories. The highest award was FLL OEC Champion's Award. Fifty five teams from 29 countries and states around the world presented their solutions in two groups, Climate Connections and Climate Actions. The participants also enjoyed a visit by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.^[3]

2010 ISTANBUL

The 2010 First Lego League Open European Championship was held June 2,3 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey. 56 teams competed for the Awards. The venue was the Haliç Congress Center which has a rich historical background. In the old etchings, the area of center can be seen as a slaughterhouse. The building took its recent neoclassic form in the 1920s.

Haliç Congress Center contains four different types of buildings. These buildings are; Cinema Building, Concert Hall, Theatre Building and Exhibition Hall. All of them are equipped with the latest technology. The center is located in the inner area of Haliç (Golden Horn).

2011 Delft

The 2011 FLL Open European Championship was held June 2–4 in Delft, Netherlands.^[5] 67 teams competed at the event held at the Delft University of Technology. The competition theme was Body Forward, on the topic of biomedical engineering.

2012 Mannheim

The FLL Open European Championship took place in Mannheim, Germany, from June 6 to June 9, 2012. It hosted 67 teams from more than 35 countries. The competition theme was Food Factor, on the topic of food safety.

2013 Paderborn

The Open European Championship 2013 took place in Paderborn, Germany, from May 7 to May 10, 2013. It hosted 54 teams from more than 35 countries. The competition theme was Senior Solutions. This year, the teams had to find solutions to help older people in their daily lives, thus improving their life quality.

• FLL OEC 2013 Web
• FLL OEC 2013 Robot Game Scoring
• FLL OEC 2013 Awards
• FLL OEC 2013 Statistical Results

2014 Pamplona

The Open European Championship 2014 will take place in Pamplona, Spain, from May 28 to May 31, 2014. The event gathered 95 FLL teams, over 1.500 attendees, from 41 countries all over the world.

• FLL OEC 2014 Web
• Press Release
• Final Report
• YouTube Channel
• Blog
• Facebook Group
• Flickr

2016 Tenerife

The Open European Championship 2016 will take place in Tenerife, Spain, from May 4 to May 7, 2016.

FIRST LEGO League Asia-Pacific Open Championship

2008 TOKYO

The 2008 FIRST LEGO League Open Asian Championship was held from April 27 to 29 in Tokyo, Japan. The event was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. There were 55 teams from Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States that joined the competition in the theme of Power Puzzle.^[7]

The following awards were given:^[8]

• Teamwork Award -　St. Geralds Castlebar Clan (Ireland)
• Team Spirit Award - Young Girls CJD (Germany)
• Quality Research Award -　The Flaming Blades (Singapore)
• Innovative Design Award - 7 de sec+2 (Spain)
• Creative Presentation Award - Sunny (China)
• Innovative Solution Award - DAS Important Penguins (Saudi Arabia)
• Robot Dependability Award - NARA Education University JHS (Japan)
• Technical Award - Lego Extrem (Norway)
• Robot Performance 3rd Award -　Winning Eleven (China)
• Robot Performance 2nd Award -　Jolly Roger (Sweden)
• Robot Performance 1st Award -　icNRG (Netherlands)
• Judge's Award -　TECNO Wurth (Brazil)
• Total Presentation Award - GO ENASON (Malaysia)
• Champions Award - Jolly Roger (Sweden)

2010 KAOSHIUNG

The 2010 First Lego League Open International Championship was held May 6–8, 2010 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 64 teams from 24 countries competed for the Awards. The venue was the Kaohsiung Arena. The Kaohsiung Arena is located at the intersection of Bo'ai Road and Sinjhuangzai Road. It extends over a total area of 56,000 square meters. This state-of-the-art and multifunctional sports arena, with a seating capacity of 15,000, is also known to the citizens of Kaohsiung as 'Xiaojudan'.^[10]

2013 SYDNEY

The 2013 First Lego League Asia-Pacific Open Championship was held in Macquarie University, Sydney, from the 4th to 6 July 2013. 30 teams came from countries including India, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Egypt, Australia and Thailand.

2015 SYDNEY

The 2015 First Lego League Asia-Pacific Open Championship was held at Macquarie University, Sydney, from the 10th to 12 July 2015. More than 40 teams from around the globe came to participate.^[11]

FIRST LEGO League North American Open Championship

2009 DAYTON OH

FIRST LEGO League United States Open Championship was held for the first time from May 7 to 9 at Wright State University campus in Dayton, Ohio. It was the first national level competition of FIRST LEGO League in the United States not organized by FIRST. The event was organized by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Wright State University. There were 60 teams around the country each of which was the Championship's Award winner of each state/region. Each team completed 9 tasks on a competition table in a 2.5 minute robot round. Teams also meet with judges for evaluation of their robot design, programming and their problem-solving strategies, and their research project, which is tied to the Challenge theme.^[12] There were many award categories with the top three winners receiving Champion's Awards.

2011 Carlsbad CA

The 2011 FLL North American Open Championship was held May 21–22 in Carlsbad, California. 76 teams competed at the event held at LEGOLAND California.^[14] The competition theme was Body Forward. The awards given were:^[14]

• Champion
• Robot Performance
• Robot Design
• Project
• Core Values
• Judges' Awards

2012 Carlsbad CA & Winter Haven, FL

The first of two 2012 North American Open Championships will be held May 18–20 in Carlsbad, California at LEGOLAND California. It will be joined by its newly opened sister park Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, FL which will also host a tournament May 4–6.^[14] The competition theme is Food Factor.

FIRST LEGO League International Open Championship Canada

2014 TORONTO, Canada

The 2014 FIRST LEGO League International Open Canada was held June 4–7 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The venue was the University of Toronto, downtown campus, specifically in Varsity Arena. 72 teams from countries around the world will be competing for robotic supremacy in the "Nature's Fury" theme. For more information on the event, please visit http://fllinternationalopen.org/canada/.

^[15]

FIRST LEGO League Open Africa Championship

2015 Johannesburg

The 2015 First Lego League Open Africa Championship was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from the 5th to 7 May 2015.

FIRST LEGO League Razorback Invitational Championship

2015 Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

The FLL Razorback Invitational is a 72-team, invitational, FIRST LEGO League, championship tournament that was most recently held May 14–17, 2015, on the University of Arkansas campus. The event is hosted by the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. For more information on the event, please visit http://www.fllrazorback.com/.

References

1. ↑ Team Presentations, FLL OEC - accessed May 24, 2009
2. ↑ And the awards go to..., FLL OEC - accessed May 24, 2009
3. ↑ Danish Crown Prince visits Children's Climate Call, FLL OEC - accessed May 25, 2009
4. ↑ Award winners Climate Connections, FLL OEC - accessed May 25, 2009
5. ↑ "FLL OEC 2011: Delft". OEC. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
6. ↑ "Total award overview" (PDF). OEC. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
7. ↑ FLL Open Asian Championship 2008, Tokyo, participating team list, FLL OAC - accessed May 24, 2009
8. ↑ http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2008/05/21/1064.html
9. ↑ http://soapbox.msn.com.tw/user_player_setting.aspx?code=94fba398-727c-490b-8c7a-6b43ddb36385
10. ↑ http://www.flloic.org.tw/
11. ↑ http://firstaustralia.org/news/asia-pacific-open-championship-results/
12. ↑ FIRST LEGO LEAGUE UNITED STATES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP COMES TO WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base - News Release - accessed May 24, 2009
13. ↑ 2009 FIRST LEGO League United States Open Championship Award Winners, 2009 FLL US Open - accessed May 24, 2009
14. 1 2 3 "2011 North American Open Tournament" (PDF). FIRST. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
15. ↑ http://fllinternationalopen.org/canada/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/FLL-International-Open-Award-Winners-2.pdf

External links

• 2009 FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship
• 2009 FIRST LEGO League United States Open Championship
• 2010 FIRST LEGO League Open International Championship
• FIRST
• 2014 Canadian Open

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