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8429

BTBA

Valence Robotics

Durham, North Carolina, USARookie year 20202026 record 36-27-1
Season APEX186.7±5B· Established · 64 matches · confidence 100/100Current-season completed matches.

Event APEX, estimated alliance contribution

An estimate of this team's own contribution at Milstein Division, worked out from alliance scores at that event. This is a DIFFERENT number from the Season APEX above, it covers just this one event and isn't compared across the whole season.

Event overall (est)
282.77
Auto (est)
51.69
Teleop (est)
145.03
Endgame (est)
84.31

Experimental team metrics

Estimated from alliance-level scores. Sample-driven, honestly reported with confidence.

FRCinsights calculated
Defensive value (est)
-6.3 pts/match
Clutch (est)
-9.2 pts vs prediction
Sample-weighted confidence
96%
Wins
36
Losses
27
Win %
56%
Data confidence
96/100

2026 event history

The Blue Alliance
District · Mar 6Mar 8 · 14-4-1
APEX 50.4
District · Mar 20Mar 22 · 10-8-0
APEX 81.82
District Championship · Apr 9Apr 12 · 8-8-0
APEX 120.7
Championship · Apr 29May 2 · 4-7-0
APEX 282.77

2026 awards

The Blue Alliance
Judges' Award2026
District Event Finalist2026
District FIRST Impact Award2026
District Event Winner2026
District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist2026

Team media

2026 robot & team media (current season).

The Blue Alliance

Matches by event

All 2026 matches grouped by event, ordered chronologically

The Blue Alliance
District · Mar 6Mar 8
14-4-1
Qualifications
Qual 1
Red842932299788
W 32-27
Qual 9
Red11179103028429
L 53-67
Qual 15
Red842943510072
T 22-22
Qual 19
Red205984294828
W 99-30
Qual 24
Blue8429111794795
W 144-40
Qual 29
Blue9559842910354
W 35-18
Qual 32
Blue842948615919
W 73-59
Qual 35
Blue873833368429
W 131-70
Qual 41
Red587101218429
W 90-40
Qual 44
Blue1135384294816
W 44-36
Qual 51
Red1035434598429
L 93-94
Qual 54
Blue904284296502
W 140-54
Playoffs
Playoff 3 R1
Red1135347958429
W 184-90
Playoff 8 R2
Red8429479511353
W 136-82
Playoff 11 R4
Blue8429479511353
L 187-200
Playoff 13 R5
Red8429479511353
W 170-141
Finals 1
Blue8429479511353
W 233-214
Finals 2
Blue8429479511353
L 93-181
Finals 3
Blue8429479511353
W 195-177
District · Mar 20Mar 22
10-8-0
Qualifications
Qual 3
Blue624049358429
L 118-129
Qual 9
Blue955948298429
L 104-228
Qual 15
Red79185878429
L 117-160
Qual 18
Blue84291129710412
L 99-143
Qual 21
Red591984298757
W 154-41
Qual 29
Red7890842910304
L 144-214
Qual 34
Blue264084294861
W 194-71
Qual 39
Red842967299297
W 218-55
Qual 43
Blue842938226502
W 215-172
Qual 48
Blue350677638429
W 220-72
Qual 52
Red842915334795
W 177-158
Qual 55
Red1035484294561
W 221-198
Playoffs
Playoff 3 R1
Red1030484294561
W 240-174
Playoff 8 R2
Red1030484294561
W 250-152
Playoff 11 R4
Blue1030484294561
L 153-231
Playoff 13 R5
Red1030484294561
W 256-218
Finals 1
Blue1030484294561
L 161-278
Finals 2
Blue1030484294561
L 170-253
District Championship · Apr 9Apr 12
8-8-0
Qualifications
Qual 4
Red7890111468429
L 169-247
Qual 10
Red915095598429
L 95-129
Qual 18
Blue350684292724
W 288-47
Qual 28
Red8429100773196
W 160-52
Qual 35
Blue122584299297
L 175-245
Qual 43
Blue842915338757
L 157-218
Qual 54
Blue820584296004
W 231-97
Qual 67
Blue7918842910302
W 270-150
Qual 75
Red11417113538429
W 168-101
Qual 82
Red842987274829
L 278-471
Qual 91
Red842965028738
W 387-60
Qual 99
Blue560787468429
L 229-235
Playoffs
Playoff 4 R1
Blue842987277890
W 412-257
Playoff 8 R2
Blue842987277890
L 264-286
Playoff 10 R3
Red789087278429
W 271-198
Playoff 12 R4
Red789087278429
L 383-438
Championship · Apr 29May 2
4-7-0
Qualifications
Qual 9
Red842932458808
L 233-455
Qual 17
Blue91408429686
W 369-291
Qual 27
Red842916713707
L 391-675
Qual 44
Red216984294476
L 295-414
Qual 52
Blue28721228429
W 411-197
Qual 70
Blue686948429
W 589-519
Qual 84
Red609084293928
L 447-502
Qual 98
Red842969895462
L 399-512
Qual 106
Blue84293593277
L 414-431
Qual 116
Blue353842910633
W 414-271
Qual 124
Blue7594109508429
L 206-628

Official identity, events, awards, and results from real FIRST data. Contribution metrics are statistically estimated from alliance-level scores, not individually observed, and require a minimum sample size. Model apex-0.4.0, computed 2026-08-15 09:05 UTC.