# Team 9668: Malfunctionz

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Rookie year 2024.

## Who backs them

- School: West High School
- Sponsors: West High School Foundation, Arconic Foundation, Steel Plate Fabricators, Macawber Engineering, McMurry & Company, NASA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knoxwestrobotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **28.87**, rank 2171 of 3708 (41.5th percentile)
- Record: 4-6-0 over 10 matches (40% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.2, teleop 22.8, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 27%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smoky Mountains Regional | 2026tnkn | 3 | 33 | 4-6-0 | 15 |  | 28.9 |  | 10 |

## 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.

- 2026 – now: Malfunctionz
- 2024 – 2025: West Robotics

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 1, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2024 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 28.9 | 2171 / 3708 | 41.5 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17.9 | 2722 / 3687 | 26.2 | 11-10-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 2740 / 3475 | 21.2 | 6-15-0 | 2 |

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