# Team 5839: Blue Whales

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Rookie year 2016.

## Who backs them

- School: High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University Jiangning Campus & High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University & Nanjing Jianning Middle School & Nanjing Foreign Language School
- Sponsors (2018): Dassault Systèmes (China), Innovation First International (Shenzhen) Limited, Ford Motor Research & Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai SAHZE Information Technology Co., Ltd., Hong Ai Foundation Charity Limited, Nanjing Educational Technology Center, Shanghai Deman Electronics Technology Co., Ltd., School of Electrical Engineering at Southeast University (SEUSEE)
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blue-whale-frc-5839-892038104245286
- X: https://twitter.com/bluewhale_5839

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 8, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 2 | 2018, 2017 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 2 | 2018, 2017 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2018 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2018 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2017 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2016 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Shanghai Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | Shenzhen Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Shenzhen Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist |
| 2016 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | 84.8 | 1600 / 3617 | 55.8 | 21-22-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 92.5 | 853 / 3331 | 74.4 | 19-9-0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 22.7 | 1902 / 3114 | 38.9 | 15-10-0 | 2 |

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The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/5839](https://www.match13.com/team/5839).

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