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Main Contest Spring 2026 Results

On Saturday, 18th April, 2026, UKMARS held its annual Micromouse contest event at King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon.

It was a great day with, I think, the largest number of entries ever. Here are the results:

Junior Drag Race – Bracket Diagram

Round 1

Alexander Step (C‑3PO) - 8.374 ──────────┐  
                                         ├── Alexander Step (8.374)
Kit Gaston‑Ferrett (KES Kit) - 11.376 ───┘  

Justin Liu (KES Blobby) - 10.949 ────────┐  
                                         ├── Justin Liu (10.949)
Lucas Gosling (KES Lucas) - 12.615 ──────┘

(Byes awarded to 6 fastest seeds)

Quarter Final

Peter Probin (DNF) ──────────────────────┐
                                         ├── Alexander Step (10.185)
Alexander Step (C‑3PO) - 10.185 ─────────┘

Arnav Sahai (KES Arnav) - 8.085 ─────────┐
                                         ├── Arnav Sahai (8.085)
Fergus Crinion (KES Fergus) - 8.692 ─────┘

Ruichen Luo (KES Ruichen) - 5.650 ───────┐
                                         ├── Ruichen Luo (5.650)
Justin Liu (KES Blobby) - 10.816 ────────┘

Ryan Chandra (KES Ryan) - 7.413 ─────────┐
                                         ├── Ryan Chandra (7.413)
Maxwell Zujans (KES Max) - 9.418 ────────┘

Semi Final


Alexander Step (C‑3PO) - 9.653 ──────────┐
                                         ├── Alexander Step
KES Arnav (KES Arnav) - DNF ─────────────┘

Ruichen Luo (KES Ruichen) - 6.099 ───────┐
                                         ├── Ruichen Luo
Ryan Chandra (KES Ryan) - 8.416 ─────────┘

Final

Alexander Step (C‑3PO) - 11.697 ─────────┐
                                         ├── Ruichen Luo 
Ruichen Luo (KES Ruichen) - 5.923 ───────┘

Drag Race Junior Prizes

Position Builder Robot Best Time (s)
1 Ruichen Luo KES Ruichen 5.923
2 Alexander Step C‑3PO 9.653
3 Ryan Chandra KES Ryan 8.416

Junior Drag Race – Performance Statistics

Rank Builder Robot Fastest Time (s)
1 Ruichen Luo KES Ruichen 5.650
2 Ryan Chandra KES Ryan 7.413
3 Arnav Sahai KES Arnav 8.085
4 Fergus Crinion KES Fergus 8.692
5 Alexander Step C‑3PO 8.374
5 Maxwell Zujans KES Max 9.418
6 Justin Liu KES Blobby 10.816
7 Kit Gaston‑Ferrett KES Kit 11.376
9 Lucas Gosling KES Lucas 12.615

Notes

  • “Fastest Time” is the fastest recorded time for each competitor during the knockout.

Consistency Scores (where more than one run recorded)

Builder Robot Best (s) Worst (s) Spread (s)
Ruichen Luo KES Ruichen 5.650 6.099 0.449
Ryan Chandra KES Ryan 7.413 8.416 1.003
Alexander Step C‑3PO 8.374 11.697 3.323
Justin Liu KES Blobby 10.816 10.949 0.133
Arnav Sahai KES Arnav 8.085 DNF –

Senior Drag Race

Quarter Final

Neil Stevenson (Hammertime Quad) - 2.084 ─┐
                                          ├── Neil Stevenson
David Hannaford (Tug) - 4.760 ────────────┘

Chris Balmforth (Redline) - 1.907 ────────┐
                                          ├── Chris Balmforth
David Hannaford (Airspeed) - DNF ─────────┘

Bernard Grabowski (Missile) - 6.956 ──────┐
                                          ├── Bernard Grabowski
David Hannaford (Pyline) - DNF ───────────┘

Wild Goose is fastest seed. BYE → advances to Semi Final

Semi Final

Wild Goose (1.778) ───────────────────────┐
                                          ├── Tim Foden
Hammertime Quad (2.024) ──────────────────┘

Redline (1.832) ──────────────────────────┐
                                          ├── Chris Balmforth
Missile (6.853) ──────────────────────────┘

Final

Wild Goose (1.811)  ──────────────────────┐
                                          ├── **Winner: Wild Goose**
Redline (1.843) ──────────────────────────┘

Final Standings – Senior Drag Race

Rank Robot Builder Best time
1 Wild Goose Tim Foden 1.778
2 Redline Chris Balmforth 1.832
3 Hammertime Quad Neil Stevenson 2.024
4 Tug David Hannaford 4.760
5 Missile Bernard Grabowski 6.853
6 Airspeed David Hannaford DNF
7 Pyline David Hannaford DNF

Consistency Scores (where more than one run recorded)

Builder Robot Best (s) Worst (s) Spread (s)
Tim Foden Wild Goose 1.778 1.811 0.033
Chris Balmforth Redline 1.832 1.907 0.075
Neil Stevenson Hammertime Quad 2.024 2.084 0.060
Bernard Grabowski Missile 6.853 6.956 0.103

Junior Line Followers

Run Times

Robot Builder Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Run
Ap-sap Rob Probin DNS – – –
C-3PO Alexander Step DNS – – –
KES Arnav Arnav Sahal 50.97 DNF DNF 50.97
KES Blobby Justin Liu 38.01 DNF 35.17 35.17
KES Fergus Fergus Crinion DNF DNF DNF –
KES Kit Kit Gaston-Ferrett 52.63 52.25 52.29 52.25
KES Lucas Lucas Gosling 44.95 43.31 DNF 43.31
KES Maxwell Maxwell Zujans DNF DNF DNF –
KES Ruichen Ruichen Luo DNF DNF DNF –
KES Ryan Ryan Changra 55.03 55.06 55.22 55.03
VectorX Muhammad Rafay DNS – – –
  • DNS – Did Not Start
  • DNF – Did Not Finish

Full Leaderboard (Including DNF and DNS)

Position Robot Builder Best Run
1 KES Blobby Justin Liu 35.17
2 KES Lucas Lucas Gosling 43.31
3 KES Arnav Arnav Sahal 50.97
4 KES Kit Kit Gaston-Ferrett 52.25
5 KES Ryan Ryan Changra 55.03
6 KES Fergus Fergus Crinion DNF
7 KES Maxwell DNF
8 KES Ruichen DNF
9 Ap-sap Rob Probin DNS
10 C-3PO Alexander Step DNS
11 VectorX Muhammad Rafay DNS

Senior Line Followers

Run Times

Robot Builder Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Run
Airspeed David Hannaford 68.09 DNF 68.33 68.33
Brian_1 Steve Baines DNS – – –
Fiz Bernard Grabowski 18.13 DNS DNS 18.13
MiniRed 1 Chris Balmforth 26.45 23.89 23.63 23.64
MiniRed 2 Chris Balmforth 26.61 DNF DNS 26.61
Monty Gemini Green Neil Stevenson 41.38 DNF 39.05 39.05
Monty Pi Neil Stevenson 31.84 27.36 DNS 27.84
Mouseship Enterprise Neil Stevenson DNF DNS DNS –
Pyline David Hannaford DNF DNF – –
Squibble John Flanagan 47.56 DNF 47.90 47.56
Wild Goose Tim Foden DNF DNF DNF
Wiz Bernard Grabowski DNF
  • DNS – Did Not Start
  • DNF – Did Not Finish

Leaderboard (One Prize Per Builder Rule)

Position Robot Builder Best Run
1 Fiz Bernard Grabowski 18.13
Wiz Bernard Grabowski DNF
2 MiniRed 1 Chris Balmforth 23.64
MiniRed 2 Chris Balmforth 26.61
3 Monty Pi Neil Stevenson 27.84
Monty Gemini Green Neil Stevenson 39.05
Mouseship Enterprise Neil Stevenson DNF
4 Squibble John Flanagan 47.56
5 Airspeed David Hannaford 68.33
Pyline David Hannaford DNF
6 Wild Goose Tim Foden DNF
7 Brian_1 Steve Baines DNS

Line Follower Course

You can find the 2026 line follower course here: 2026 Line Follower

Junior Pursuit Race (One Medal Per Owner)

Mouse Builder Position
KES Blobby Justin Liu 1
KES Fergus Fergus Crinion 2
KES Ruichen Ruichen Luo 3
KES Arnav Arnav Sahai 4
C-3PO Alexander Step 5
KES Lucas Lucas Gosling 6
KES Ryan Ryan Changra 7
KES Maxwell Maxwell Zujans 8
KES Kit Kit Gaston-Ferrett 9

Senior Pursuit Race (One Medal Per Owner)

Mouse Builder Position
Wild Goose Tim Foden 1
MiniRed2 Chris Balmforth 2
MiniRed1 Chris Balmforth
PO Bernard Grabowski 4
Pyline David Hannaford 5
Monty Pi Neil Stevenson 6
Monty Gemini Green Neil Stevenson
Mouse Ship Enterprise Neil Stevenson
Squibble John Flanagan 9

Senior Wall Followers

Rank Mouse_Name Contestant BestRun (s)
1 Zip Bernard Grabowski 24.951
2 StarFire Rob Probin 33.462
3 Monty Pi Neil Stevenson 36.703
4 Lasermouse David Hannaford 52.357
5 Erratic David Hannaford 259.488

Junior Wall Followers

Rank Mouse_Name Contestant BestRun (s)
1 KES Nat/Krish Nathaniel Rogers 85.974

Run Times

Mouse_Name Contestant Run1 Run2 Run3 Run4 Run5 BestRun
Zip Bernard Grabowski 24.951 – – – – 24.951
Erratic David Hannaford 79.488 – – – – 79.488
StarFire Rob Probin 35.515 33.462 – – – 33.462
Monty Pi Neil Stevenson 37.937 36.703 – – – 36.703
Lasermouse David Hannaford 52.357 – – – – 52.357
KES Nat/Krish Nathaniel Rogers 107.834 85.974 – – – 85.974

Senior Maze Solvers

Rank Mouse_Name Contestant BestRun
1 MR32 Peter Harrison 15.547
2 Mr fusion Derek Hall 21.195
3 HAL 900 Jim Chidley 23.472
4 Monty Mini Neil Stevenson 32.297
5 SerpentScamper Paul Busby 35.325
6 Monty Gemini Purple Neil Stevenson 36.619
7 PicOne Turbo Jim Chidley 38.278
8 St.AutonoMouse James Burrows 94.788
9 Decimus 5A Peter Harrison 51.629
10 G2 Paul Busby 112.216
11 Topaz Bernard Grabowski 162.826
12 Pymaze David Hannaford 181.556

Junior Maze Solvers

Rank Mouse_Name Contestant BestRun
11 Totoro Nirvaan 216.701

Maze Solver Run Times (in order of entry, excluding DNS)

Mouse_Name Contestant Run1 Run2 Run3 Run4 Run5 BestRun
Totoro Nirvaan 216.701 – – – – 216.701
Topaz Bernard Grabowski 162.826 – – – – 162.826
PicOne Turbo Jim Chidley 60.477 38.278 – – – 38.278
G2 Paul Busby 123.643 112.216 – – – 112.216
Monty Mini Neil Stevenson 55.963 32.297 – – – 32.297
Monty Gemini Purple Neil Stevenson 56.797 43.186 38.915 36.619 – 36.619
Pymaze David Hannaford 181.556 – – – – 181.556
SerpentScamper Paul Busby 84.509 35.764 35.325 – – 35.325
St.AutonoMouse James Burrows 94.788 – – – – 94.788
HAL 900 Jim Chidley 42.550 23.472 – – – 23.472
Mr fusion Derek Hall 39.482 21.195 – – – 21.195
MR32 Peter Harrison 41.146 17.730 15.547 – – 15.547
Decimus 5A Peter Harrison 51.629 – – – – 51.629

Half Size Maze Solvers

Mouse_Name Contestant Run1 Run2 Run3 Run4 Run5 BestRun
Half Monty Neil Stevenson 1:27.371 DNF DNF 1:17.82 – 1:17.82
Half Monty 2 Neil Stevenson DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF –
Paz Bernard Grabowski DNF DNF – – –

Winner

Neil Stevenson – Half Monty

Half Size Wall Followers

Mouse_Name Contestant Run1 Run2 Run3 BestRun
Half Monty Neil Stevenson – – – –
Half Monty 2 Neil Stevenson DNF DNF DNF –
Satsuma Bernard Grabowski 20.89 19.41 – 19.41

Winner

Bernard Grabowski – Satsuma

Half Size Maze

Uses the same 16×16 map as the Classic contest

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