All about NHRL Pro Tour 2026

The 2026 NHRL Pro Tour will be 3 high-stakes, best-in-class events, culminating in the NHRL Pro World Championships in December.

The first Pro Tour Event is May 16th hosted in Norwalk, CT at The House of Havoc, where the best fighting robots from February, March, and April's Open Tournament will come to earn their spot in the World Champs.

QUALIFIED BOTS SO FAR

3LB:

  1. Anubis
  2. BRZRKR
  3. Chainsaw Kitty
  4. Colossus
  5. Pinevictus
  6. Shadi's Girlfriend
  7. The Wall PT2
  8. War?HARD!

12LB:

  1. Bigheera
  2. Buzzzz-Kill
  3. Caldera 12
  4. Carolina Reaper
  5. Grim Ripper (12lb)
  6. Robo-Cat
  7. That's a lot of TPU
  8. Xenomorph

30LB:

  1. Gored
  2. KaZaA Lite
  3. Killswitch
  4. maccabot
  5. Phenomenon
  6. quack.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

Each weight class will feature 24 of the best competitors in that class. We will split them into 6 groups of 4 each. Each bot in a group fights every other bot in their group once, for a total of 3 Round Robin fights.

At the end of the group stage, we will eliminate all the 3rd and 4th-place bots. Only half the field will remain.

KNOCKOUT STAGE

The remaining 12 bots in each weight class survive to the knockout stage. The top 4 group stage bots by group stage record and seed will advance to the knockout bracket. The remaining 8 bots will fight in a Play-In to earn their spot in Prime Time.

PRIME TIME

In each weight class, the 4 winners of the Play-In will face the top 4 group stage bots in Prime Time. We will get to see the best of the best fight inside our cages to earn the top prize, and improve their seeding for the NHRL Pro World Championships in December.