The Hanoitimes - The teams compete in the 1/32 round in the 2010 Vietnam Robocon tournament o­n May 13 received enthusiastic applause from their supporters.

There was tough competition in 12 matches between 24 teams in group E and F. It came down to the last minute of the competition to find out who had their place in the 1/16 round. Some teams even had to depend o­n the sub-score to decide the two top teams of each group.

The highlight of the night was an impressive performance from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology’s BKIT-BOMBY managing to build a pyramid six successive times. After a poor start against Red Star SD-PRO from the Red Star University, BKIT-BOMBY easily defeated LH-VLC from Lac Hong University with a win in the Pharaoh event.

The competition became fiercer as BKIT-BOMBY had to beat T.VIC from Hung Yen University of Education to book a place in the next round.

The team’s efforts paid off as they won another Pharaoh match. Vo Hai Thong, o­ne of the team members said that they were was extremely happy with the stunning wins and will do their best to win the trophy.

The two teams that qualified for the 1/16 round in group E are CDT3 from Red Star University with 6 match points and 153 sub-scores and HY-Tan Thanh Dat with 6 match points and 121 sub-scores.

In group F BKIT-BOMBY and LH-VLC won their places in the next round.

The 2010 Robocon Vietnam o­n May 15 will continue with 16 matches in groups G and H.