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# DuckFightClub
> DuckFightClub is a livestreamed MicroDuck simulator sumo event. Eight teams train reinforcement-learning control policies for Pollen Robotics' 25 cm open-source MicroDuck biped, launch them into a shared simulator, and fight best of 3 in a single-elimination bracket until one policy becomes the QuackDown Champion and wins the Golden Beak Belt. QuackDown is broadcast-first and streams on October 2, 2026.
Important: fights happen in the MicroDuck simulator, not with physical robots. There is no cash betting — DuckFightClub does not operate a betting platform.
## Event
- [Format](https://duckfight.club/#bracket): 8 teams, single-elimination bracket (four quarterfinals, two semifinals, one final). No byes.
- [Rules](https://duckfight.club/#rules): Each bout is best of 3 rounds — first policy to win 2 takes it; a 1:1 split goes to a decider. A round is won by driving, tripping, or pushing the opposing policy out of the circle. All fights run in the MicroDuck simulator at fixed event settings on one consistent arena.
- [Title](https://duckfight.club/#title): The winner takes the Golden Beak Belt, awarded on stream after the final.
- [Schedule](https://duckfight.club/#schedule): Registration opens Sep 9, teams announced Sep 16, policy submission freeze Sep 23, bracket reveal Sep 26, QuackDown main card Oct 2, 2026.
## Take part
- [Register a team](https://duckfight.club/#register): Submit a team, contact email, location, roster, and shield color to enter the bracket.
- [Sponsor the arena](https://duckfight.club/#sponsors): Claim sponsor placements — mat center (from $2,000), apron ring boards (from $500/board), or back-wall naming rights "DuckFightClub by ___" (from $15,000).
- [Host a showdown](https://duckfight.club/#showdowns): Run a local DuckFightClub chapter in your city, conference, or lab. Upcoming showdowns, RSVP on Luma: [Prise de bec](https://luma.com/j0dh2r2n) (Paris, at Generation AI, Dec 1–3, 2026) and [Ànec amb xips](https://luma.com/h2kp79g9) (Barcelona, date TBA).
- [FAQ](https://duckfight.club/#faq): Common questions about the event, training, the bracket, and rules.
## Build a fighter
- [MicroDuck RL repo](https://github.com/pollen-robotics/microduck_rl): Reinforcement-learning code for training MicroDuck control policies.
- [MicroDuck simulator](https://huggingface.co/spaces/pollen-robotics/microduck-simulator): The simulator teams use to test movement, pushing, and recovery.
- [Meet MicroDuck](https://pollen-robotics.com/microduck/): Pollen Robotics' open-source 25 cm biped robot that inspired the event.
