The bot that won three fights in a row earned an automatic spot into the Top 16 and was the first entrant into the 2019 BattleBots Championship, and they also won the Desperado Tournament giant bolt trophy. Like the previous season, this season also featured the mid-season "Desperado Tournament", where eight bots who started the regular competition with a poor record had the opportunity regain their winning ways and get a second chance to battle it out tournament style in the battle box. * These bots participated in fights that were untelevised. The contestants hailed from all over the world from nine countries including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States. (The robot, Electric Ray, entered the BattleBots competition but did not participate after it failed to pass safety tests.) Their goal is to earn a top 16 ranking and qualify for the post-season where there will be knockout rounds until a winner-take-all fight to crown the 2019 BattleBots World Champion. The largest field in the history of the show will feature 68 of the best heavyweight robots (weighing a maximum of 250 pounds) to fight head-to-head in the Battle Arena. This season marked the 20th year of the BattleBots competition. The current judges are former BattleBots contenders, Derek Young, Lisa Winter, and Jason Bardis. This season the judges will score on a 7 point scale: 3 points for damage 2 points for aggression and also 2 points for control. 3.1.1 Desperado Tournament Quarterfinals.