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Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2 was the second series of Dutch Robot Wars. It was originally broadcast by BNN on Nederland 2 in 2003. The series was presented by Rob Kamphues, the pit reporter was Bridget Maasland, and commentary was provided by Eric Corton.

The first episode was originally broadcast on March 17, 2003 but the series was postponed soon after due to the war in Iraq. The series returned with two repeats of the first episode on June 16 and June 23, and the breaking news of Prince Johan Friso's engagement preempted the June 30 broadcast. The second episode was finally aired on July 7, with the remaining episodes being shown every week until the Grand Final on August 4.

Format

The series was split into five heats, each featuring eight robots in a straight knock-out to decide the heat champion. The Grand Final was made up of the five heat winners and three "wildcards", chosen from the defeated robots by the show's producers. The eight Grand Finalists battled each other in a straight knock-out to decide the champion.

Heats

Heat A

Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat A

Competing robots: Blackdevil Warzone, Hard, Lizzard, Meshuggah, NAMAZU, Neater, Project Two: Hex'em, The Lethal Swan

Round 1

Lizzard vs Project Two: Hex'em: Lizzard won
Meshuggah vs The Lethal Swan: Meshuggah won
Blackdevil Warzone vs NAMAZU: Blackdevil Warzone won
Hard vs Neater: Neater won

Semi-Finals

Lizzard vs Meshuggah: Lizzard won
Blackdevil Warzone vs Neater: Neater won

Final

Lizzard vs Neater: Lizzard won

Heat B

Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat B

Competing robots: Beaverbot, Impact, Philipper 2, Shapeshifter, Tartarus, The Black Beast, Trazmaniac, Twister

Round 1

Philipper 2 vs Shapeshifter: Philipper 2 won
Tartarus vs Trazmaniac: Trazmaniac won
Beaverbot vs Impact: Impact won
The Black Beast vs Twister: Twister won

Semi-Finals

Philipper 2 vs Trazmaniac: Philipper 2 won
Impact vs Twister: Twister won

Final

Philipper 2 vs Twister: Philipper 2 won

Heat C

Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat C

Competing robots: Alien Destructor 2, Bamm Bamm, Flepser, Hammerhead 2, IDO, Krab-Bot, Slamtilt, Twisted Metal EVO

Round 1

Bamm Bamm vs Flepser: Flepser won
Slamtilt vs Twisted Metal EVO: Twisted Metal EVO won
Hammerhead 2 vs IDO: Hammerhead 2 won
Alien Destructor 2 vs Krab-Bot: Krab-Bot won

Semi-Finals

Flepser vs Twisted Metal EVO: Twisted Metal EVO won
Hammerhead 2 vs Krab-Bot: Krab-Bot won

Final

Krab-Bot vs Twisted Metal EVO: Krab-Bot won

Heat D

Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat D

Competing robots: Amok, Bloody Murder Weapon, Cyclone, Das Gepäck, Gravity, Infinity, Scrap-2-Saur, Tough as Nails

Round 1

Amok vs Cyclone: Cyclone won
Scrap-2-Saur vs Tough as Nails: Scrap-2-Saur won
Bloody Murder Weapon vs Infinity: Bloody Murder Weapon won
Das Gepäck vs Gravity: Gravity won

Semi-Finals

Cyclone vs Scrap-2-Saur: Scrap-2-Saur won
Bloody Murder Weapon vs Gravity: Gravity won

Final

Gravity vs Scrap-2-Saur: Scrap-2-Saur won

Heat E

Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat E

Competing robots: √3, Bluemax, Hoot, ODT-Zero, Pika 3, PulverizeR, Scarab, Vortex Inducer

Round 1

Scarab vs Vortex Inducer: Scarab won
Hoot vs Pika 3: Pika 3 won
Bluemax vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won
√3 vs ODT-Zero: √3 won

Semi-Finals

√3 vs Pika 3: √3 won
PulverizeR vs Scarab: PulverizeR won

Final

√3 vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won

Grand Final

Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Grand Final

Competing robots

Heat winners: Lizzard, Philipper 2, Krab-Bot, Scrap-2-Saur, PulverizeR
Wildcards: Meshuggah, Twister, Bamm Bamm

Round 1

Philipper 2 vs Krab-Bot: Philipper 2 won
PulverizeR vs Twister: PulverizeR won
Lizzard vs Bamm Bamm: Bamm Bamm won
Meshuggah vs Scrap-2-Saur: Scrap-2-Saur won

Semi-Finals

Philipper 2 vs Bamm Bamm: Philipper 2 won
Scrap-2-Saur vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won

Final

Philipper 2 vs PulverizeR: PulverizeR won

Trivia

Heat E competitor Hoot was a loanerbot, one of two reserves present. It replaced Reflex, which withdrew for unknown reasons^[1].

References

↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20030422153441/http://dutchrobotwars.com:80/

[1] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20030422153441/http://dutchrobotwars.com:80/

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-'''Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2''' was the second series of ''[[Dutch Robot Wars]]''. It was originally broadcast on BNN in 2003. The series was presented by [[Rob Kamphues]] and [[Bridget Maasland]], with commentary provided by [[Eric Corton]].
+'''Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2''' was the second series of ''[[Dutch Robot Wars]]''. It was originally broadcast by BNN on Nederland 2 in 2003. The series was presented by [[Rob Kamphues]], the pit reporter was [[Bridget Maasland]], and commentary was provided by [[Eric Corton]].
+The first episode was originally broadcast on March 17, 2003 but the series was postponed soon after due to the war in Iraq. The series returned with two repeats of the first episode on June 16 and June 23, and the breaking news of Prince Johan Friso's engagement preempted the June 30 broadcast.  The second episode was finally aired on July 7, with the remaining episodes being shown every week until the Grand Final on August 4.
 ==Format==
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 ===Heat A===
 {{Main|Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat A}}
-Competing robots: [[Lizzard]], [[Project Two: Hex'em]], [[Meshuggah]], [[The Lethal Swan]], [[Blackdevil Warzone]], [[Namazu]], [[Hard]], [[Neater]]
+Competing robots: [[Blackdevil Warzone]], [[Hard]], [[Lizzard]], [[Meshuggah]], [[NAMAZU]], [[Neater]], [[Project Two: Hex'em]], [[The Lethal Swan]]
 Round 1
 *Lizzard vs Project Two: Hex'em: '''Lizzard won'''
 *Meshuggah vs The Lethal Swan: '''Meshuggah won'''
-*Blackdevil Warzone vs Namazu: '''Blackdevil Warzone won'''
+*Blackdevil Warzone vs NAMAZU: '''Blackdevil Warzone won'''
 *Hard vs Neater: '''Neater won'''
@@ Line 36: / Line 41: @@
 ===Heat B===
 {{Main|Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat B}}
-Competing robots: [[Philipper|Philipper 2]], [[Shapeshifter]], [[Tartarus]], [[Trazmaniac]], [[Beaverbot]], [[Impact]], [[The Black Beast]], [[Twister (Series 7)|Twister]]
+Competing robots: [[Beaverbot]], [[Impact]], [[Philipper|Philipper 2]], [[Shapeshifter]], [[Tartarus]], [[The Black Beast]], [[Trazmaniac]], [[Twister (Dutch)|Twister]]
 Round 1
@@ Line 53: / Line 58: @@
 ===Heat C===
 {{Main|Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat C}}
-Competing robots: [[Bamm Bamm]], [[Flepser]], [[Slamtilt]], [[Twisted Metal Evo]], [[Hammerhead 2]], [[Ido]], [[Alien Destructor|Alien Destructor 2]], [[Krab Bot]]
+Competing robots: [[Alien Destructor|Alien Destructor 2]], [[Bamm Bamm]], [[Flepser]], [[Hammerhead (Dutch)|Hammerhead 2]], [[IDO]], [[Crushtacean|Krab-Bot]], [[Slamtilt]], [[Twisted Metal|Twisted Metal EVO]]
 Round 1
 *Bamm Bamm vs Flepser: '''Flepser won'''
-*Slamtilt vs Twisted Metal Evo: '''Twisted Metal Evo won'''
+*Slamtilt vs Twisted Metal EVO: '''Twisted Metal EVO won'''
-*Hammerhead 2 vs Ido: '''Hammerhead 2 won'''
+*Hammerhead 2 vs IDO: '''Hammerhead 2 won'''
-*Alien Destructor 2 vs Krab Bot: '''Krab Bot won'''
+*Alien Destructor 2 vs Krab-Bot: '''Krab-Bot won'''
 Semi-Finals
-*Flepser vs Twisted Metal Evo: '''Twisted Metal Evo won'''
+*Flepser vs Twisted Metal EVO: '''Twisted Metal EVO won'''
-*Hammerhead 2 vs Krab Bot: '''Krab Bot won'''
+*Hammerhead 2 vs Krab-Bot: '''Krab-Bot won'''
 Final
-*Krab Bot vs Twisted Metal Evo: '''Krab Bot won'''
+*Krab-Bot vs Twisted Metal EVO: '''Krab-Bot won'''
 ===Heat D===
 {{Main|Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat D}}
-Competing robots: [[Amok]], [[Cyclone (Dutch Series)|Cyclone]], [[Scrap-2-Saur]], [[Tough As Nails]], [[Bloody Murder Weapon]], [[Infinity (Dutch Series)|Infinity]], [[Das Gepack]], [[Gravity]]
+Competing robots: [[Amok]], [[Bloody Murder Weapon]], [[Cyclone (Dutch)|Cyclone]], [[Das Gepäck]], [[Gravity]], [[Infinity (Dutch)|Infinity]], [[Scraptosaur|Scrap-2-Saur]], [[Tough as Nails]]
 Round 1
 *Amok vs Cyclone: '''Cyclone won'''
-*Scrap-2-Saur vs Tough As Nails: '''Scrap-2-Saur won'''
+*Scrap-2-Saur vs Tough as Nails: '''Scrap-2-Saur won'''
 *Bloody Murder Weapon vs Infinity: '''Bloody Murder Weapon won'''
-*Das Gepack vs Gravity: '''Gravity won'''
+*Das Gepäck vs Gravity: '''Gravity won'''
 Semi-Finals
@@ Line 83: / Line 88: @@
 Final
-*Scrap-2-Saur vs Gravity: '''Scrap-2-Saur won'''
+*Gravity vs Scrap-2-Saur: '''Scrap-2-Saur won'''
 ===Heat E===
 {{Main|Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Heat E}}
-Competing robots: [[Scarab (Dutch Series)|Scarab]], [[Vortex Inducer]], [[Bluemax]], [[PulverizeR]], [[Pika|Pika 3]], [[Hoot]] [[√3]], [[ODT-Zero]]
+Competing robots: [[√3]], [[Bluemax]], [[Hoot]], [[ODT-Zero]], [[Pika|Pika 3]], [[PulverizeR]], [[Scarab (Dutch)|Scarab]], [[Vortex Inducer]]
 Round 1
 *Scarab vs Vortex Inducer: '''Scarab won'''
-*Blue Max vs PulverizeR: '''PulverizeR won'''
+*Hoot vs Pika 3: '''Pika 3 won'''
-*Pika 3 vs Hoot: '''Pika 3 won'''
+*Bluemax vs PulverizeR: '''PulverizeR won'''
 *√3 vs ODT-Zero: '''√3 won'''
 Semi-Finals
-*Scarab vs PulverizeR: '''PulverizeR won'''
+*√3 vs Pika 3: '''√3 won'''
-*Pika 3 vs √3: '''√3 won'''
+*PulverizeR vs Scarab: '''PulverizeR won'''
 Final
-*PulverizeR vs √3: '''PulverizeR won'''
+*√3 vs PulverizeR: '''PulverizeR won'''
 ==Grand Final==
 {{Main|Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2/Grand Final}}
 Competing robots
-*Heat winners: [[Lizzard]], [[Philipper|Philipper 2]], [[Krab Bot]], [[Scrap-2-Saur]], [[PulverizeR]]
+*Heat winners: [[Lizzard]], [[Philipper|Philipper 2]], [[Crushtacean|Krab-Bot]], [[Scrap-2-Saur]], [[PulverizeR]]
 *Wildcards: [[Meshuggah]], [[Twister (Series 7)|Twister]], [[Bamm Bamm]]
 Round 1
-*Krab Bot vs Philipper 2: '''Philipper 2 won'''
+*Philipper 2 vs Krab-Bot: '''Philipper 2 won'''
 *PulverizeR vs Twister: '''PulverizeR won'''
-*Bamm Bamm vs Lizzard: '''Bamm Bamm won'''
+*Lizzard vs Bamm Bamm: '''Bamm Bamm won'''
 *Meshuggah vs Scrap-2-Saur: '''Scrap-2-Saur won'''
 Semi-Finals
 *Philipper 2 vs Bamm Bamm: '''Philipper 2 won'''
-*PulverizeR vs Scrap-2-Saur: '''PulverizeR won'''
+*Scrap-2-Saur vs PulverizeR: '''PulverizeR won'''
 Final
 *Philipper 2 vs PulverizeR: '''PulverizeR won'''
+==Trivia==
+*Heat E competitor [[Hoot]] was a [[Loanerbots|loanerbot]], one of two reserves present. It replaced [[Reflex]], which withdrew for unknown reasons<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20030422153441/http://dutchrobotwars.com:80/</ref>.
+==References==
+<references/>
 {{Dutch Series 2}}