# Team 8229: Balikbayan Bots

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Rookie year 2020.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors: UNLV College of Engineering, NASA, DoDSTEM, Gene Haas Foundation, Boeing, BAE Systems, Altair, WCP, Las Vegas Rotary
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/balikbayanbots
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balikbayanbots

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **148.06**, rank 272 of 3708 (92.7th percentile)
- Record: 22-18-0 over 40 matches (55% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 29.5, teleop 118.3, endgame 0.3
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 92%, RP2 29%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Idaho Regional | 2026idbo | 4 | 5 | 8-4-0 | 36 | 3 | 135.7 |  | 57 |
| Las Vegas Regional | 2026nvlv | 6 | 27 | 4-6-0 | 20 | 8 | 94.8 |  | 20 |
| Galileo Division | 2026gal | 8 | 18 | 7-3-0 | 30 | 1 | 148.1 |  |  |
| Einstein Field | 2026cmptx | 8 |  |  |  | 4 | 148.1 |  |  |
| Chezy Champs | 2026cc | 29 | 39 | 3-7-0 | 14 |  | 121.9 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Championship Division Winner (2026gal)
- Regional Finalists (2026idbo)
- Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026idbo)

## 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.

- 2025 – now: Balikbayan Bots
- 2020: Pollobots

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 3, over 1 season
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2026)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 1 | 2026 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2026 |
| Winner | 1 | 2026 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Einstein Field | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 148.1 | 272 / 3708 | 92.7 | 22-18-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 49.2 | 767 / 3687 | 79.2 | 20-10-0 | 3 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/8229](https://www.match13.com/team/8229).

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