Episode
BattleBots: WorldChampionshipVII Roundof16
Overview
Tonight is the Round of 16, and there is no holding back! These lone-surviving bots will clash in hopes of breaking into the quarterfinals. Tonight’s action will be bigger, louder, and deadlier than anything we’ve ever seen. Will the perennial favorites mow through the competition, or will we witness an all-time upset? Nothing is safe here in the postseason, and these teams know it. Some of them have made it this far before, others are here for the first time, but they all have the same goal in mind: to hoist the Giant Nut. Who’s it gonna be?
Details
- Series
- BattleBots
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2023-05-18
- Runtime
- 83 min
Episode context
WorldChampionshipVII Roundof16 is Episode 18 in Season 8 of BattleBots. It aired on 2023-05-18. The runtime is 83 min.
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Episode 17: 8 More to Fall
The World Championship continues with the best combat robots in the world competing for the ultimate prize: the Giant Nut. The second half of the Round of 32 will see eight do-or-die battles -- winners progress to the Round of 16, and the losers go home.
Episode 19: World Championship VII Finals
The World Championship VII Finals have arrived! Tonight, the most thrilling tournament in the sport’s history reaches its epic conclusion. Eight of the baddest bots in the world leave no screw unturned in their quest for BattleBots immortality. A grueling gauntlet awaits, but at the end of it all, one team will be crowned BattleBots World Champion and hoist the most coveted trophy in all of robot combat, the Giant Nut!
More episodes from this season
Episode 16: WorldChampionshipVII Roundof32
The World Championship kicks off with the best combat robots in the world competing for the ultimate prize: the Giant Nut. The first half of the Round of 32 will see eight do-or-die battles -- winners progress to the Round of 16, and the losers go home.
Episode 15: The Big Reveal
It’s the final qualifying round, and 12 teams face one more fight before the Round of 32 lineup can finally be unveiled. First, defending champion Tantrum faces Whiplash. While some teams are confident of a top seeding in the tournament, others are just desperate to make the cut. Before the big reveal, Minotaur, the bull from Brazil, looks to take revenge on the master of voodoo -- Witch Doctor -- in the most anticipated grudge match of all time.
Episode 14: The Unbeatables
Black Dragon has never been knocked out; Riptide has destroyed every opponent in seconds; these two formidable foes face each other in the ultimate match up.
Episode 13: Pizza Party
With dreams of World Championship glory only a few weeks away, anxious, desperate, and dangerous robots are barreling into the arena and putting everything on the line. Tonight, more teams will wrap up their qualifying season with their fourth and final fight. While some seek a coveted top seed in the tournament, others just want to avoid a humiliating defeat. As the roller coaster ride to the Giant Nut nears its apex, it’s the last chance to hop on board for the ultimate robot ride.
Episode 12: Jaws and Claws
With the World Championship VII tournament just around the corner, the race for the Giant Nut kicks into top gear. Tonight’s fight card features some of the biggest names in the sport jockeying for tournament seedings in their final fight of the qualifying rounds. And in what could be a preview of this year’s Championship Final, in the MAIN Event, for the first time ever SawBlaze will face the formidable flipping power of Hydra.
Episode 11: Never Say Die
Buckle up for a bumpy ride. For some of tonight’s teams, it’s Do or Die – they must either win the battle or go home. And there’s a Main Event so violent, sparks will be bouncing off the BattleBox, as one robot dies and the other fries. But will victory go to Bloodsport or Rotator?
Episode 10: Mid-Season Mayhem
World Championship VII has reached week 10, and the pressure is on! We’re about two-thirds of the way through the qualifiers, and with the Round of 32 just a few weeks away, time is running out for teams to make lasting impressions and prove they’re tournament-material. Tonight will be no different, as we’ve got an eclectic mix of hard-hitting favorites.
Episode 9: You Want a Pizza Me?
As teams take on their third qualifying fight of the season, some are in dire need of a season-saving victory while others look to storm ahead to a top seed in the World Championship Tournament. It's nonstop action and carnage, and it all builds to a kill-or-be-killed main event between two superstars—End Game and HyperShock.
Episode 8: Mirror, Mirror
Some of the biggest names in the sport are jockeying for top seeds in the fight card. Huge looks to keep its perfect season intact, Quantum hopes to go 3-0 against the unkillable Black Dragon, Beta has a showdown with Shatter, and Blip faces its sister team Tantrum.
Episode 7: Violent Night
In Vegas, where dreams are made and broken, the stakes are climbing for 14 more teams in the World Championship qualifiers. Expect an extra big helping of destruction as Cobalt and Minotaur collide in a Main Event so violent, it should be rated "R."