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Season of television series
BattleBots
Season 6
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 21 (2015-06-21) –
July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)
Season chronology
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The sixth season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on ABC on June 21, 2015. Also called season 1 if you counting from the reboot.

In February 2015, ABC announced that it was reviving the series after a thirteen-year hiatus, which would feature a 16-team single-elimination tournament.

Former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose hosted, Faruq Tauheed acted as the arena announcer, and Alison Haislip was the sideline and behind the scenes reporter. Molly McGrath was the presenter.

Robots in season 6 competed in one 250-pound weight class, as opposed to the multiple weight classes in seasons 1–5.

Contestants

This season sees teams from only two countries competing with their robots. Five from the United Kingdom and the rest from the United States. Competitors from the US hail from five different states, including fourteen from California.

Contestants
Robot Weapon Builder Hometown Elim. in
California Bite Force Lifter, Grabber Paul Ventimiglia Mountain View, CA Won
California Tombstone Horizontal Bar Spinner Ray Billings Placerville, CA Runner-up
California Bronco Launcher Alexander Rose
Reason Bradley 		Sausalito, CA SF
California Ghost Raptor Horizontal Bar Spinner, Lifter Chuck Pitzer Newark, CA
California Icewave Overhead Bar Spinner Marc DeVidts Burlingame, CA QF
Massachusetts Overhaul Lifter, Grabber Charles Guan Cambridge, MA
California Stinger Lifter Matt Maxham Sacramento, CA
Florida Witch Doctor Vertical Disc Spinner Andrea Suarez Miami Springs, FL
California Chomp Grabber Zoe Stephenson Glendale, CA Ro16
Florida HyperShock Vertical Double Disc Spinner Will Bales Miami, FL
California Lock-Jaw Grabber Donald Hutson San Diego, CA
California OverDrive Lifter Christian Carlberg San Luis Obispo, CA
California Plan X Vertical Bar Spinner Lisa Winter
Mike Winter 		Berkeley, CA
United Kingdom Radioactive Axe Kane Aston Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
United Kingdom Warhead Horizontal Disc Spinner, Grabber, Flamethrower Simon Scott
Ian Lewis 		Poole, United Kingdom
Wisconsin Warrior Clan Launcher, Horizontal Ring Spinner Clint Ewert Abbotsford, WI
Robot Weapon Builder Hometown Elim. in
Florida Captain Shrederator Full Body Shell Spinner Brian Nave Ormond Beach, FL Q
California Complete Control Lifter, Grabber, Flamethrower Derek Young San Francisco, CA
California Counter Revolution Vertical Disc Spinners Curt Meyers San Jose, CA
Florida Mohawk Grabber, Flamethrower Tom Bales Miami, FL
Florida Nightmare Vertical Disc Spinner Jim Smentowski Bradenton, FL
Colorado Razorback Grabber, Lifter Zack Bieber Wellington, CO
Florida Sweet Revenge Horizontal Bar Spinner Nola Garcia
Billy Garcia 		Coral Gables, FL
California Wrecks Vertical Disc Spinner Dan Chatterton Petaluma, CA
United Kingdom Bull Dog Launcher John Frizzle
Ian Watts 		Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom DNC
United Kingdom Chronic Launcher Alan Young Leicester, United Kingdom
California Splatter Vertical Disc Spinner, Lifter Jeff Vasquez Thousand Oaks, CA

SF – Semifinals
QF – Quarterfinals
Ro16 – Round of 16

Q – Qualifying
DNC – Did not compete

Qualifying

There were a total of 28 robots. Bull Dog, Chronic, Splatter, and Counter Revolution were entered as reserve bots; of these, only Counter Revolution was chosen to compete, after Beta had to forfeit due to technical problems, but Beta was able to return for the 2016 season.

Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
1
(June 21, 2015) 		1 Icewave Razorback KO 1:30
2 Plan X Wrecks Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
3 Bite Force Warhead Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
4 Warrior Clan Nightmare KO 1:52
2
(June 28, 2015) 		1 Lock-Jaw Overhaul Decision (Split) 3:00
2 Bronco Witch Doctor KO 0:50
3 Tombstone Counter Revolution KO 0:37
4 Stinger Captain Shrederator KO 1:52
5 OverDrive Chomp KO 1:57
6 Radioactive Sweet Revenge Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
7 HyperShock Mohawk KO 0:35
8 Ghost Raptor Complete Control Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
  1. ^ Only highlights from these battles were shown
  The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 16.
  The robot was chosen as a "Wildcard" pick and moved on to the Round of 16.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

Bracket Phase

Seedings

  1. Tombstone
  2. Icewave
  3. Bite Force
  4. Bronco
  5. Stinger
  6. Lock-Jaw
  7. Warrior Clan
  8. Overdrive
  9. Witch Doctor*
  10. Ghost Raptor
  11. Overhaul*
  12. Warhead*
  13. Plan X
  14. Hypershock
  15. Chomp*
  16. Radioactive

* = Robots that were awarded a Wildcard

Season 6 Tournament Bracket
 Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChampionship
               
  
 
    #1 TombstoneKO
  
    #16 Radioactive
    #1 TombstoneKO
  
    #9 Witch Doctor
    #8 OverDrive
  
    #9 Witch DoctorKO
    #1 TombstoneKO
  
    #4 Bronco
    #5 StingerUD
  
    #12 Warhead
    #5 Stinger
  
    #4 BroncoKO
    #4 BroncoKO
  
    #13 Plan X
    #1 Tombstone
  
    #3 Bite ForceSD
    #2 IcewaveKO
  
    #15 Chomp
    #2 Icewave
  
    #10 Ghost RaptorKO
    #7 Warrior Clan
  
    #10 Ghost RaptorKO
    #10 Ghost Raptor
  
    #3 Bite ForceKO
    #6 Lock-Jaw
  
    #11 OverhaulKO
    #11 Overhaul
  
    #3 Bite ForceSD
    #3 Bite ForceKO
 
    #14 HyperShock
 

KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision

Round of 16

Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
3
(July 5, 2015) 		1 Icewave Chomp KO 1:00
2 Stinger Warhead Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
3 Ghost Raptor Warrior Clan KO 2:57
4 Bronco Plan X KO 0:40
4
(July 12, 2015) 		1 Witch Doctor OverDrive KO 1:24
2 Tombstone Radioactive KO 1:09
3 Overhaul Lock-Jaw KO 2:01
4 Bite Force HyperShock KO 2:41
  The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the quarterfinals.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals in this single-elimination tournament will see four robots move on to the semi-finals.

Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
5
(July 19, 2015) 		1 Bronco Stinger KO 1:18
2 Tombstone Witch Doctor KO 1:01
3 Bite Force Overhaul Decision (Split) 3:00
4 Ghost Raptor Icewave KO 0:46
  The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the semifinals.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

Semi-finals and Championship

The semi-finals and finals in this single-elimination tournament will see a champion bestowed with the BattleBots Giant Nut. A non-tournament rumble took place in episode 6 alongside the semi-finals and finals.

Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time
6
(July 26, 2015) 		1 Tombstone Bronco KO 2:09
2 Bite Force Ghost Raptor KO 1:44
Championship
1 Bite Force Tombstone Decision (Split) 3:00

Non-Tournament Rumble

Episode Rumble Winner Losers
6
(July 26, 2015) 		1 Nightmare Overhaul Witch Doctor
  The robot was the winner of the battle.
  The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
  The robot was the winner of the battle and became the champion of BattleBots 2015.

Episodes

Main article: BattleBots § Episodes

The season ended averaging 4.59 million viewers.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
951"The Battle Begins: Qualifiers, Part 1"June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21)5.44

The first eight of the 28 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the qualifying round.

The winners were; Icewave (KO, 90 seconds), Plan X (UD), Bite Force (UD), and Warrior Clan (KO, 112 seconds).
962"Crunch Time: Qualifiers, Part 2"June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28)4.84

The last 16 of the 28 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the qualifying round.

The winners were; Lock-Jaw (SD), Bronco (KO, 50 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 37 seconds), Stinger (KO, 112 seconds), OverDrive (KO, 117 seconds), Radioactive (UD), HyperShock (KO, 35 seconds), and Ghost Raptor (UD).
973"Full Metal Bracket: Round of 16 Part 1"July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05)4.15

The first eight of the 16 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Round of 16. Warhead, Overhaul, Witch Doctor, and Chomp were selected as Wildcards from Qualifying.

The winners were; Icewave (KO, 60 seconds), Stinger (UD), Ghost Raptor (KO, 177 seconds), and Bronco (KO, 40 seconds).
984"Last Chance to Advance: Round of 16 Part 2"July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)4.07

The last eight of the 16 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Round of 16.

The winners were; Witch Doctor (KO, 84 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 69 seconds), Overhaul (KO, 121 seconds), and Bite Force (KO, 161 seconds).
995"The Great 8: Quarterfinals"July 19, 2015 (2015-07-19)4.45

The final eight teams competed in a head to head matchup of the quarterfinals.

The winners were; Bronco (KO, 78 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 61 seconds), Bite Force (SD), and Ghost Raptor (KO, 46 seconds).
1006"One Bot Rules Them All: Final 4/Finals"July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)4.62

The final four teams competed in a head to head matchup of the semi-finals and the Championship.

The winners were; Tombstone (KO, 129 seconds) and Bite Force (KO, 104 seconds) with Bite Force (SD) winning the Championship.

References

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