Heats Chaos 2 (UK) vs Manta (USA) vs Mastiff (ITA) vs Ansgar (GER) Only four robots from The First World Championship returned for the Second one from each of the stages: reigning champion Razer, Semi-Finalist Diotoir, Quarter-Finalist Chaos 2, and first-round faller the Poppe Family's new machine, Philipper.
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The final places were given to robots from Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, South Africa, Belgium and the Netherlands, which did not have individual Robot Wars competitions until the subsequent filming of Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1, a month after Extreme Series 1 and Extreme Warriors Season 1. However, it remains unclear whether it or Drillzilla's performances in side events influenced their selection, or whether the damage sustained by The Brute in the main US Championship was severe enough to prevent it from competing.Īnsgar qualified for the championship by winning the German Melee which was broadcast earlier in the series (and also broadcast a year later on German Robot Wars), but Flensburger Power was chosen as a second German entry despite losing that battle. Manta's winning performance in the US Season 1 Civil War competition was also referenced during its introduction in the US broadcast. Ultimately, The Brute would not appear in The Second World Championship instead, the remaining US place was taken up by Season 1 Annihilator champion and Tag Team Terror co-champion Drillzilla. The presence of the latter two, coupled with the phrasing of the press release, also implied a similar selection process to the UK entries, which would have potentially made fellow Semi-Finalist The Brute eligible to compete as well. Panzer Mk 2 was joined by US Season 1 runner-up The Revolutionist and Semi-Finalist Manta. With prize money totaling over $50,000." - Official press release for Extreme Warriors Season 1 applicants, outlining the qualifying process for US World Championship representatives Īccording to an official press release for Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors, US representatives would qualify through winning the main Season 1 US Championship, with Panzer Mk 2 emerging as the overall champion.
Winners will automatically qualify for the Will take place from June 27 to Jin London, England. The pre- and post-match interviews are also omitted, and Refbot’s Extreme 1 countdown buzzer is dubbed over with audio of his Series 5-7/Extreme 2 buzzer. The German broadcast differs in using statistics boards based on those used for the German series, as well as alternative background music, slightly different editing, and an extra replay of Chaos 2's first flip on Mastiff. The first battle was also broadcast as the special event of German Robot Wars Heat B with new commentary being provided by Volker Wolf, although it seemed to be based on the UK version. The US version also featured several extra battle scenes which were edited out of the UK version, including one where Mastiff beached itself on its back during the first heat some battles also featured different background music between the two versions. However, the US version did not announce the competitors' names and countries of origin as they entered the arena instead, Stefan Frank gave them brief introductions before assessing their statistics. The line-up of robots remained the same in both versions and any differences to the battles were minor. In the US version, the championship was hosted by Mick Foley, the pit reporter was Rebecca Grant and commentary was provided by Stefan Frank. In the UK version, the championship was hosted by Craig Charles, the pit reporter was Julia Reed and commentary was provided by Jonathan Pearce. The Second World Championship was one of three tournaments to be contested in multiple versions of Robot Wars.
The winners of each Semi-Final would move on to the final round, to decide the new World Champion. Only one robot would progress from each heat to the Semi-Finals, where they would be paired off and fight in one of two head-to-head battles. The robots were drawn into four heats, each consisting of a single four-way melee. The championship consisted of a knockout tournament featuring sixteen robots from around the world, representing their respective countries. 4.4 Panzer Mk 2 (USA) vs Tornado (UK) vs Philipper (BEL) vs Yeborobo (RSA).4.3 Diotoir (IRE) vs Flensburger Power (GER) vs Razer (UK) vs The Revolutionist (USA).4.2 Whirlpool 70 (SWE) vs Drillzilla (USA) vs NEAT Machine (NED) vs Firestorm 3 (UK).4.1 Chaos 2 (UK) vs Manta (USA) vs Mastiff (ITA) vs Ansgar (GER).