I attended the VIQC Taiwan Open Elementary Group Competition as a scorekeeper referee. Unlike field reset, the scorekeeper referee has the job of counting the score of each match and confirming the score with the team members.
We have two scorekeeper referees and one head referee watching one field at a time. There are four fields in total, and two will run simultaneously. There are a total of four scorekeeper referees and two head referees on the tournament field.
There were a total of 30 practice matches, 240 qualification matches, and 30 final matches. The whole competition is split into two days. During the first day, teams get to run skills challenges in the morning. While practice matches and 100 qualification matches will be played in the afternoon.
The second day is a little more busy since there are a total of 170 matches that will be played. We barely have time to rest, and we spend most of the time standing and walking between fields. Despite the uneasy job of a scorekeeper referee, I still enjoy the experience a lot.
I got to communicate and talk with the teams while confirming the score. I was also able to chat with other scorekeeper referees. I helped with robot inspection and scorekeeping, these were really a great experience and super fun to enjoy.
