ProBots Returns!
Welcome to the third season of ProBots 2024 everyone! We are happy to be back with another ProBots season. A new season also brings with it a chance to crown a new ProBots champion.
This announcement post will explain our new format, and cover key information for the third season of ProBots 2024.
Key Dates*
Ladder Cut off: October 17th, 2024
Initial Submission: October 27th, 2024, 23:00 UTC
Week 1 - Thursday, Oct 31st
Week 2 - Thursday, November 7th
Week 3 - Thursday, November 14th
Second Submission: November 16th, 2024, 23:00 UTC
Week 4 - Thursday, November 21st
Week 5 - Thursday, November 28th
Final Submission: November 30th, 2024, 23:00 UTC
Week 6 - Thursday, December 5th
Humans vs ProBots: December 5th, 2024, 23:00 UTC
Week 7 - Thursday, December 12th*
Week 8 - Saturday or Sunday December 14/15th TBD*
*Dates are subject to change.
Upgrades, New Stuff, Special event!- Season 3
This ProBots season is our best yet! We’ve streamlined our production, reaching new heights of efficiency and minimizing on-stream issues. But that’s not all! We’ve got a top-secret, never-before-seen special event planned for the season finale. Stay tuned! 
In this final season of 2024, we’ll be welcoming five* new bots and three new authors!
New bots - Old authors
Deimos - TeamEris (#1 on the ladder above the legendary Eris, talk about teamkill!)
Dodo - SamOgon
New bots - New authors
Tartarus - Martincho506
TerrAIn - vvinter
Arty - Whitepuma
We’ll also be welcoming back BanYoshi to the talent team as a commentator, joining Endersword as his Co-commentator and Drekken as the host.
Season 3 of ProBots 2024 will use the classic GSL two-stage tournament format.
We have a new hub page! http://probots.versusai.net/
The Format
Our format for this season will be a two-stage format.
It will begin with a double elimination group stage. Each of these 4 groups will have 4 bots, 2 of which will advance to the round of 8.
Games in this stage are all best of 3.
The second stage of the tournament will be a single elimination playoff bracket, with 8 bots that advanced through the group stage.
Round of 8 matches will be best of 3.
Semi Finals matches will be best of 5.
The Grand final match will be a best of 7.
Seeding
We will be using the same seeding rules as used in the previous season of ProBots. For more information on seeding, as well as how it plays out in the new tournament format, check the season rulebook below!
- Deimos - TeamEris
- DominionDog - Fidolina
- Xena - TeamXena
- Caninana - Ratosh
- MicroMachine - RaphRR
- Ketroc - Ketroc
- Sharkbot - Sharknice
- BenBotBC - blosier
- SharpenedEdge - DrInfy
- 12PoolBot - Phantom
- Dodo - SamOgon
- TyrT - Tyr
- t-bone - Hammer
- Tartarus - Martincho506
- TerrAIn - vvinter
- Arty - Whitepuma
*Each seed may change based on submissions.