08:00 AM - 08:00 PM, Saturday, August 15, 2026 | EagleBank Arena, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Teams 1–10: Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Elite Eight Championship
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Team Check-in & Pit Setup — Group A & B teams occupy Pit Areas 1–10
08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
Morning Practice Session — main field open for Group A & B test flights
08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Opening Remark
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Game 1 (Group A): Team 1 + Team 2 vs Team 3 + Team 4 (Team 5 standby)
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Game 2 (Group B): Team 6 + Team 7 vs Team 8 + Team 9 (Team 10 standby)
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Game 3 (Group A): Team 1 + Team 3 vs Team 4 + Team 5 (Team 2 standby)
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Game 4 (Group B): Team 6 + Team 8 vs Team 9 + Team 10 (Team 7 standby)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Game 5 (Group A): Team 2 + Team 5 vs Team 1 + Team 4 (Team 3 standby)
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Game 6 (Group B): Team 7 + Team 10 vs Team 6 + Team 9 (Team 8 standby)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Game 7 (Group A): Team 2 + Team 3 vs Team 5 + Team 1 (Team 4 standby)
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Game 8 (Group B): Team 7 + Team 8 vs Team 10 + Team 6 (Team 9 standby)
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Game 9 (Group A): Team 3 + Team 5 vs Team 4 + Team 2 (Team 1 standby)
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Game 10 (Group B): Team 8 + Team 10 vs Team 9 + Team 7 (Team 6 standby)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Morning Session Awards Ceremony — announce Elite Eight qualifiers A1, A2, B1, B2
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Morning Session Load-out — morning teams clear Pit Areas 1–10
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch Break (1 Hour)
Teams 11–20: Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Elite Eight Championship
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Afternoon Team Check-in & Pit Setup — Group C & D teams occupy Pit Areas 1–10
01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Afternoon Practice Session — main field open for Group C & D test flights
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Opening Remark
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Game 1 (Group C): Team 11 + Team 12 vs Team 13 + Team 14 (Team 15 standby)
02:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Game 2 (Group D): Team 16 + Team 17 vs Team 18 + Team 19 (Team 20 standby)
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Game 3 (Group C): Team 11 + Team 13 vs Team 14 + Team 15 (Team 12 standby)
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Game 4 (Group D): Team 16 + Team 18 vs Team 19 + Team 20 (Team 17 standby)
03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Game 5 (Group C): Team 12 + Team 15 vs Team 11 + Team 14 (Team 13 standby)
03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Game 6 (Group D): Team 17 + Team 20 vs Team 16 + Team 19 (Team 18 standby)
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Game 7 (Group C): Team 12 + Team 13 vs Team 15 + Team 11 (Team 14 standby)
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Game 8 (Group D): Team 17 + Team 18 vs Team 20 + Team 16 (Team 19 standby)
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Game 9 (Group C): Team 13 + Team 15 vs Team 14 + Team 12 (Team 11 finishes)
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Game 10 (Group D): Team 18 + Team 20 vs Team 19 + Team 17 (Team 16 finishes)
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Afternoon Session Awards Ceremony — announce Elite Eight qualifiers C1, C2, D1, D2
04:50 PM - 05:00 PM
Afternoon Session Load-out — afternoon teams clear Pit Areas 1–10
2v2 Cross-Alliance Brackets to 1v1 Grand Finale
05:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Elite Eight Strategy, Tech Setup & Dinner
06:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Quarter-Final 1 (2v2): [A1 + C2] vs [D2 + B1]
06:30 PM - 06:45 PM
Quarter-Final 2 (2v2): [B2 + C1] vs [A2 + D1]
06:45 PM - 07:00 PM
Semi-Final (2v2): QF1 Winning Alliance vs QF2 Winning Alliance
07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
3rd Place Match (1v1): Losing semi-final partners battle for the Bronze Trophy
07:15 PM - 07:35 PM
Grand Finale (1v1): Winning semi-final partners face off for the ARC 2026 Championship Title
07:35 PM - 08:00 PM
Closing Ceremony, Trophies & Full-Arena Photo