FIRST Lego Challenge League Open Championships are robotics competitions held and managed by FIRST Lego League Partners to bring FIRST Lego League Challenge teams from many states, regions and countries together to compete in host cities around the world. These are the highest level of FIRST Lego League competitions that are managed by organizations other than FIRST. The FIRST-managed global competition for FIRST Lego League is the FLL World Festival. There are usually multiple Open Championships each year.
FIRST Lego League Open European Championship
2006 Eindhoven, Netherlands The 2006 FIRST Lego League Open European Championship was held May 6,7 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The venue was the Technical University of Eindhoven. 84 teams from 27 countries competed for the Awards in this year's season "Ocean Odyssey".
2007 Bodø, Norway The 2007 FIRST Lego League Open European Championship was held from May 16 to 21 in Bodø, Norway. There were 66 teams from Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.Team Presentations , FLL OEC - accessed May 24, 2009
The theme for the competition was Nano Quest to challenge participating teams to research and design new solutions using nanotechnology. It also had a standard FLL tournament for the teams to compete. There were many awards in the competitions including FLL OEC Champion's Award, Research Award, Presentation Award, Robot Design Award, Programmers Award, Innovative Design Award, Robot Performance Award, Coach/Mentor Award, Teamwork Award, Against All Odds Award, and Team Spirit Award.And the awards go to... , FLL OEC - accessed May 24, 2009
Year / theme Award name Team City, state/country 2007 / Nano Quest FLL OEC Champions Award Amaze Robinho Istanbul, Turkey 2007 / Nano Quest Project Award RISbotics Eindhoven, Netherlands 2007 / Nano Quest Research Award Amaze Robinho Istanbul, Turkey 2007 / Nano Quest Presentation Award Widcombe Wrobotiers Bath, United Kingdom 2007 / Nano Quest Robot Design Award, 1st place RISbotics Eindhoven, Netherlands 2007 / Nano Quest Robot Design Award, 2nd place JunkYard Babies Borlänge, Sweden 2007 / Nano Quest Programmers Award Nano-X-Titus Pekin, IL, United States 2007 / Nano Quest Innovative Design Award Widcombe Wrobotiers Bath, United Kingdom 2007 / Nano Quest Robot Performance Award, 1st place Compass China 2007 / Nano Quest Robot Performance Award, 2nd place First Edition Borlänge, Sweden 2007 / Nano Quest Coach/Mentor Award Yellow River Children China 2007 / Nano Quest Teamwork Award Super Hyper Quantum Kangaroos Portland, OR, United States
2009 Copenhagen, Denmark The open championship for 2009 was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from May 1 to May 3. The event was called Children's Climate Call with teams answering a call to address the global issue of climate change. The event followed standard the standard FIRST Lego League championship format with a tournament and presentation. There were many awards in technical, project presentation, and special recognition categories. The highest award was the OEC Champion's Award. Fifty-five teams from 29 countries and states around the world presented their solutions in two groups, Climate Connections and Climate Actions. The participants also enjoyed a visit by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.Danish Crown Prince visits Children's Climate Call , FLL OEC - accessed May 25, 2009
Year / theme Award name Team City, state/country 2009 / Climate ConnectionsAward winners Climate Connections , FLL OEC - accessed May 25, 2009 FLL OEC Champion's Award NXT Generations Denmark 2009 / Climate Connections Robot Performance Award, 1st place Equipe Terradróide Brazil 2009 / Climate Connections Robot Performance Award, 2nd place Jiangzhe united team China
2010 Istanbul, Turkey The 2010 FIRST Lego League Open European Championship was held June 2,3 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey. 56 teams competed for the Awards. The venue was the Haliç Congress Center which has a rich historical background. In the old etchings, the area of center can be seen as a slaughterhouse. The building took its recent neoclassic form in the 1920s.
Haliç Congress Center contains four different types of buildings. These buildings are; Cinema Building, Concert Hall, Theatre Building and Exhibition Hall. All of them are equipped with the latest technology. The center is located in the inner area of Haliç (Golden Horn).
Year / theme Award name Team City, state/country 2010 Smart Move FLL OEC Champions Award Team Singapore Singapore 2010 Smart Move Project Award DAS Saudi Arabia 2010 Smart Move Robot Performance Award, 1st place Integra Turkey 2010 Smart Move Robot Performance Award, 2nd place MCGBots Germany 2010 Smart Move Teamwork Award Integra Turkey 2010 Smart Move Robot Design Award Superboom South Africa 2010 Smart Move Research Award Techno Future Egypt 2010 Smart Move Programming Award Toin Robotics Jr. Japan 2010 Smart Move Team Spirit Award C-Force China 2010 Smart Move Innovative Solution Award Die See Turkey 2010 Smart Move Innovative Design Award RobotixTreme Switzerland 2010 Smart Move Creative Presentation Award Caro Aces Germany 2010 Smart Move Against All Odds Award Van Gölü Canavarlai Turkey 2010 Smart Move Coach / mentor Award Olleh Korea!!! South Korea 2010 Smart Move Jury Award Argonautes Spain
2011 Delft, Netherlands The 2011 FIRST Lego League Open European Championship was held June 2–4 in Delft, Netherlands. 67 teams competed at the event held at the Delft University of Technology. The competition theme was Body Forward, on the topic of biomedical engineering.
Year / Theme Award name Team City, State/Country 2011 / Body Forward Champion's Award 1st Place AttraktivUndPreiswert Germany 2011 / Body Forward Champion's Award 2nd Place Infinity Netherlands 2011 / Body Forward Champion's Award 3rd Place Al-Xavier Thailand
2012 Mannheim, Germany The FIRST Lego League Open European Championship took place in Mannheim, Germany, from June 6 to June 9, 2012. It hosted 67 teams from more than 35 countries. The competition theme was Food Factor, on the topic of food safety.
Award Place Team Country FLL OEC Champion 1st BINTULU HAWKS Malaysia 2nd INC.8 India 3rd Red Hot Tomatoes Israel Robot Game 1st H.C Union China 2nd Straight into T-junction Japan 3rd Mechatronic Ants Spain Robot Design / Mechanical Design 1st NXT Generation Denmark 2nd CIBERBOTS Mexico 3rd Emeq Eagles Israel Robot Design / Programming 1st SAP Robonova XL Germany 2nd Robo-Raptors Canada 3rd H.D.U. team China Robot Design / Strategy and Innovation 1st Westside USA 2nd mindfactory Switzerland 3rd LEGObusters Netherlands Core Values / Inspiration 1st The Moovers USA 2nd SAP ReMovers 4.0 Germany 3rd Food Kidz Netherlands Core Values / Teamwork 1st Epunkt e. Germany 2nd NXTeam Sweden 3rd DaCubs South Africa Core Values / Gracious Professionalism 1st SAP 40 Termin8tors Ireland 2nd The KookaGumJoeys Australia 3rd Roosters Slovenia Project / Research 1st TIC TAC TOE Libanon 2nd St Thomas´Food-o-bots UK 3rd Sci-Borgs Canada Project / Innovative Solutions 1st SAP MoonWalkers 4.0 India 2nd LEGO Master Norway 3rd Giants Lebanon Project / Presentation 1st ApoioBot Brazil 2nd Sunny United South Korea 3rd Lucky 7 Turkey Judges Award Crusoebots 2.0 Chile Adult Coach Mentor Award Emeq Eagles Israel Youth Mentor Award Simon Hagen, Epunkt e. Germany
2013 Paderborn, Germany The Open European Championship 2013 took place in Paderborn, Germany, from May 7 to May 10, 2013. It hosted 54 teams from more than 35 countries. The competition theme was Senior Solutions. This year, the teams had to find solutions to help older people in their daily lives, thus improving their life quality. FLL OEC 2013 Web FLL OEC 2013 Robot Game Scoring FLL OEC 2013 Awards FLL OEC 2013 Statistical Results
2014 Pamplona, Spain The Open European Championship 2014 took place in Pamplona, Spain, from May 28 to May 31, 2014. The event gathered 95 FLL teams, over 1.500 attendees, from 41 countries all over the world.
Award Place Team Country FLL OEC 2014 Champion 1st Mechatronic Ants Spain 2nd The Incredibots USA 3rd Watt's 2 Clean? The Netherlands
2016 Tenerife, Spain The Open European Championship 2016 took place in Tenerife, Spain, from May 4 to May 7, 2016. 89 FIRST Lego League teams from 40 countries from all over the world competed in the Trash Trek challenge at the OEC. The teams had to find solutions for better recycling, waste management and waste reduction.
AwardPlaceTeamCountryFLL OEC Champion1stSESI Robotics SchoolBrazil2ndGalaxy RobosJordan3rdTeam PolyGoneIndiaRobot-Game1stMonteBotMontenegro2ndCassapeiaGermany3rdTalentumSAPSlovakiaRobot-Design / Mechanical1stTalentumSAPSlovakia2ndRobot ArtistsRepublic of Korea3rdMonteBotMontenegroRobot-Design / Programming1stCassapeiaGermany2ndFLL 1010Germany3rdAC/DC/EGBrazilRobot-Design / Strategy & Innovation1stGlendal I BotsAustralia2ndOVERCLOCK AXULARSpain3rdBlack&WhiteSloveniaCore Values / Inspiration1stEpiscopal Collegiate LegoCatsUnited States2ndA.C.M.E.Italy3rdRobokids UnitedPakistanCore Values / Teamwork1stROBOCOONSMexico2ndOrganized KaosUnited States3rdI-SET Hey That's UsSouth AfricaCore Values / Grasious Professionalism1stSESI MEGASNAKESBrazil2ndSAPHARIGermany3rdRoboSuns OS KoperSloveniaProject / Research1stTechno-fusionLebanon2ndTeam FanaticDenmark3rdROBO AXIONGreeceProject / Innovative Solution1stFrancoDroidBrazil2ndTribloxEstonia3rdRubbish RunnersUnited KingdomProject / Presentation1stTechCOEBrazil2ndKRONOS La VallSpain3rdELI-minator-GangGermanyJudges / Rising Star1stIncredible SquirrelsSpain2ndSiberian HeartsRussia3rdde aFvaLLbustersThe NetherlandsJudges / Entrepreneurship1stAngry BullsMexico2ndNo LimitsFrance3rdTEZUKAYAMA AlphaJapanJudges / Coach1stMonteroMontenegro2nd1068 IsraelIsrael3rdX-LANDERS 6.0The NetherlandsVolunteerSara Ibaceta
2017 Aarhus, Denmark The 2017 FIRST Lego League Open European Championship took place in Navitas Research Institute in Aarhus, Denmark from May 25 to 28, 2017. A total of 118 teams from 50 countries from all over the world attended the invitational championship in Aarhus, Denmark. AwardPlaceTeamCountryChampions AwardGoldTeam PhantomMalaysiaSilvermindfactorySwitzerlandBronzeProject BucephalusAustraliaRobot Performance1stSAPHARIGermany2ndRe(h)scueGermany3rdRoboSuns OS KoperSloveniaMechanical Design Award1stBeaversSpain2ndTECMADEBrazil3rdIntersection ConferoTurkeyProgramming Award1stSAPHARIGermany2ndHFG-RoboSGermany3rdThe BaggerbustersNetherlandsStrategy and Innovation Award1stFIRST FUJISAN ROARJapan2ndTeam SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousIndia3rdGSG RobotsGermanyInspiration Award1stDutch DeltaNetherlands2ndMaynard Wine GumsEngland3rdVoyager 6United StatesCore Values Award1stPARROTSSpain2ndNXT EV3lutionDanmark3rdElectronic FalconsSpainGracious Professionalism Award1stGalilegosBrazil2ndStem CellsAustralia3rdENIGMAIndiaBest Research Award1stImagineersSouth Africa2ndSESI CERQUIBOTICOSBrazil3rdDYCI Blue Ocean 10PhilippinesInnovative Solution Award1stBlack&WhiteSlovenia2ndUnderConstructionLebanon3rdAmazeing 10Hong Kong SARPresentation Award1stFuture FalconsUAE2ndBright EngineersJordan3rdSmartiesNorwayRising Star AwardTeam ApolloAustraliaAgainst All Odds AwardNAS TeamLebanonBest Mentor AwardDYCI Blue Ocean 10Philippines
FIRST LEGO League Asia-Pacific Open Championship
2008 Tokyo, Japan