The Third World Championship

The Third World Championship was the third of three special Robot Wars championships in which robots from all over the world competed against each other, representing their respective countries. The third World Championship was broadcast as part of Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars and was broadcast on March 28, 2004. The championship was hosted by Craig Charles and Jayne Middlemiss with commentary provided by Jonathan Pearce.

Format
The championship featured 12 robots from around the world, representing their respective countries. Before the championship, seven qualifiers were held to decide which robots would qualify for the tournament. The other five places were reserved for the European Champion, the final two robots from The Seventh Wars, the Dutch Champion and the top robot from Sweden. The robots were drawn into four heats, featuring three robots each, in which the four robots would compete in a single melee battle. One robot from each heat progressed to the semi-finals, with the two winners of the semi-finals moving onto the final.

Competing robots
Spartacus (USA), Hard (Belgium), Supernova (Sri Lanka), Pulverizer (The Netherlands), Snake Bite (Switzerland), Crushtacean (South Africa), Ansgar 3 (Germany), Storm II (UK), Tornado (UK), Typhoon 2 (UK), Tough As Nails (Holland), Rawbot (Sweden).

 