The team whIRLwind Amsterdam reached it highest ranking in its long history in the RoboCup competition. The initial rounds were played via the Swiss system, so the whole tournement they encountered high ranked opponents.
This were the results of the initial rounds:
- RedbackBots – whIRLwind Amsterdam 1:8
- HTWK Robots – whIRLwind Amsterdam 8:1
- TBDInha-United – whIRLwind Amsterdam 0:10
- whIRLwind Amsterdam – RoboRoos 4:2
- B-Human – whIRLwind Amsterdam 11:1
Ranked #5 they had an additional play-in game, to reach the quarterfinals.
- whIRLwind Amsterdam – RoboEireann 7:0
Next the quarter-final on a large field:
- Invic – whIRLwind Amsterdam 0:2
In the semi-final again a game #1:
- B-Human – whIRLwind Amsterdam 9:0
And finally the runner-up final:
- whIRLwind Amsterdam – Rhoban 2:9
Overall, a very succesfully tournament for team whIRLwind Amsterdam at the RoboCup 2026 in Incheon, South-Korea. Only the games against the top-3 teams were lost, all other games were won.