# Team 2443: Blue Thunder Kahului, Hawaii, USA. Rookie year 2008. ## Who backs them - School: Maui High School - Sponsors: Maui Economic and Development Board (MEDB), Friends of Hawaii Robotics, Boeing Company, Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaii Space Grant Consortium, McDonalds of Hawaii, Maui High School Foundation, Maui High School Learning Center - Website: http://mauihs.k12.hi.us/robotics/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluethunder2443 - X: https://twitter.com/bluethunder2443 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluethunder2443 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **66.45**, rank 1083 of 3708 (70.8th percentile) - Record: 25-15-0 over 40 matches (63% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 9.5, teleop 58.1, endgame -1.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 44%, RP2 9% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hawaii Regional | 2026hiho | 3 | 5 | 8-4-0 | 31 | 3 | 76.7 | | 44 | | Denver Regional | 2026code | 6 | 33 | 4-5-0 | 18 | 1 | 73.6 | | 47 | | Curie Division | 2026cur | 8 | 31 | 6-4-0 | 24 | | 66.4 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional Winners (2026code) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026hiho) - Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026code) ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2009 – now: Blue Thunder - 2008: MHFT (Maui High First Team) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 5 - Awards: 27, over 14 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 6 | 2024, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 | | Winner | 3 | 2026, 2022, 2009 | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2024, 2017, 2016 | | Leadership | 3 | 2019, 2017, 2016 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2026, 2016 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2026, 2023 | | Judges' | 2 | 2025, 2018 | | Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2022, 2018 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2019 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 | | Quality | 1 | 2014 | | Excellence in Design (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Rising All-Star, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | Denver Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Arizona East Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2020 | Del Mar Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Ventura Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2014 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2012 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2011 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2010 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2010 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2008 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 66.5 | 1083 / 3708 | 70.8 | 25-15-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 44.1 | 972 / 3687 | 73.7 | 20-8-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 35.5 | 187 / 3475 | 94.6 | 22-10-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 45.0 | 534 / 3284 | 83.8 | 17-14-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 33.2 | 316 / 3053 | 89.7 | 21-9-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 44.4 | 361 / 2024 | 82.2 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 23.8 | 544 / 3763 | 85.6 | 22-18-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 93.8 | 1193 / 3617 | 67.0 | 14-15-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 82.0 | 1343 / 3331 | 59.7 | 12-12-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 41.6 | 256 / 3114 | 91.8 | 20-14-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 49.6 | 236 / 2873 | 91.8 | 0-2-28 | 2 | | 2014 | 50.7 | 343 / 2697 | 87.3 | 24-19-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 45.5 | 167 / 2510 | 93.4 | 22-8-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 14.5 | 280 / 2332 | 88.0 | 21-11-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 7.8 | 1010 / 2053 | 50.8 | 6-8-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.9 | 401 / 1801 | 77.8 | 10-14-2 | 2 | | 2009 | 19.7 | 461 / 1675 | 72.5 | 16-9-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 10.3 | 923 / 1498 | 38.4 | 5-7-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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