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Event updates, competition news, deadlines and important notices.
- Notice· October 25, 2026
2026–27 season: dates not yet announced
Official dates, the new prompt and the Round 1 deadline will be posted here once NYC Public Schools confirms them.
- Results· May 9, 2026
2026 Mayor's Cup champions crowned at the NYC Video Game Festival
P.S. 889 (Brooklyn), NEST+m (Manhattan) and Tottenville High School (Staten Island) won the elementary, middle and high school divisions.
- News· May 9, 2026
First-ever BOTB Shoutcasting Challenge winners called the finals live
Student commentators provided live play-by-play for the 2026 finals.
- News· May 5, 2026
Fifteen finalist teams advance to the 2026 finals
Three teams from each borough, one per division, advanced after a record 3,395 students took part this season.
- Event update· October 21, 2025Brooklyn
Sixth annual Battle of the Boroughs launches with Pier 6 prompt
Round 1 asked teams to reimagine Pier 6 at MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.