Team 254 Presents: Chezy Champs 2015 [Archive]

Pat Fairbank

22-05-2015, 14:18

Team 254 is excited to announce the second annual Chezy Champs!

Chezy Champs is a highly competitive, fun-packed event held at Bellarmine College Prep in September. We will be playing an improved version of Recycle Rush, so make sure your bots are ready to roll!

When: Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20, 2015 (plus Friday evening load-in)
Where: Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California
Registration: $300 ($600 for field-side pit)
Capacity: 38 teams
Event features:

Entertaining show, competent volunteers, and a focus on the team experience
254-style photo shoots for all robots Friday evening
Food trucks
Blue banners and awesome trophies
Rule changes that go further than IRI in fixing Recycle Rush

Applications
Fill out this application form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rCjyS2bpbSucszAD6B4DVpMQjOaQ3EMTS55cfevTowE/viewform). If more teams than we have room for apply before the deadline, selections will be made based on criteria that include competitiveness, locality, and other factors.

Timeline

Application open: Friday, May 22
Application closed: Sunday, June 7 at 9pm PDT
Team list finalized, invitations sent: Tuesday, June 9
Registration payment due: Tuesday, July 14 at 9pm PDT

Volunteers
We need many volunteers to make Chezy Champs a success! If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Bf4MjDKllKHRS-rVSo03FC16jSD04FFf4N5A9KRS5dE/viewform).

sanddrag

22-05-2015, 14:30

THANK YOU 254! We are SO ready for this again. If our application is selected, we'll be there!

Pauline Tasci

22-05-2015, 15:03

YES YES YES!! I've been hoping you guys would announce this since champs ended.
Can't wait to see your game modifications.

tickspe15

22-05-2015, 15:08

When will the rule changes be announced? I'm sure many teams, including mine, will factor the changes into their decision.

Bob Steele

22-05-2015, 15:11

Just posted our application. We had a GREAT time last year and want to do it again!! Maybe you guys can get the rules right.

Scott Kozutsky

22-05-2015, 15:25

Rule changes that go further than IRI in fixing Recycle Rush

Details?

Jared Russell

22-05-2015, 15:50

Details?

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/b9/b90bb687d42c2f6477271fc2a5ee543701ed160240fc950d4b 45afa53cf0fa56.jpg

M1KRONAUT

22-05-2015, 16:09

That was quick. Someone asked about it earlier today!

I wish my team was closer. It would be really nice to do some off-season events.

cadandcookies

22-05-2015, 16:21

That was quick. Someone asked about it earlier today!

I wish my team was closer. It would be really nice to do some off-season events.

You do know that there are typically 3-4 offseason competitions in MN, and a number of workshops events, right?
Hopefully someday I'll be able to make it over for Chezy Champs. Last year's event looked like a blast, and I anticipate this years to be as fantastic.

Shrub

22-05-2015, 17:42

I'd road trip if I could. Hopefully there's a stream! :D

dis gon be gud

Jean Tenca

22-05-2015, 18:33

Man! We really wish we could go. Hopefully next year we'll have the time and budget for it :D

hunterteam3476

22-05-2015, 21:17

I can't wait for Chezy Champs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XlYj1iyAlk

RamZ

22-05-2015, 21:39

Team 4 will definitely be applying! We'd love to get the chance to compete with all the great teams that'll be at Chezy Champs!

billbo911

23-05-2015, 12:50

2073's application is submitted!
We are looking forward to this excellent event again this year.

As for rule changes, I'm hoping processed/non-processed litter becomes less of an issue. It made scoring for the Ref's a bit more difficult than necessary.

Would it also be possible to allow Robots to move Litter across the Co-op platform without penalty? That might make for some interesting strategy adjustments as well as allow for some interesting mechanism designs between now and then.

Pat Fairbank

23-05-2015, 16:11

Here is the tentative list of rule changes for Chezy Champs:

Each alliance may place up to three additional recycling containers anywhere on their side of the field, except for the AUTO ZONE, prior to the match.

The left-hand (when viewed from the alliance station) line of five gray totes against the step will be right-side up.

The right-hand (when viewed from the alliance station) line of five gray totes against the step will be removed and the totes will be placed in the alliance station instead. The space they occupied will be filled by moving the remaining nine right-hand landfill totes up against the step, while maintaining their orientation relative to each other.

During the autonomous period, robots may not contact the two recycling containers on the left side of the step (when viewed from the alliance station). Violation: Red card.

No points are awarded for processed or unprocessed litter, but litter in recycling containers will be scored as per the official rules.

One alliance's litter may not contact anything on the other alliance's side of the field. Violation: Yellow card.

Litter may be introduced over the alliance station wall at any point during the teleoperated period.

Causing yellow totes to transfer to the other side of the field while attempting to coopertate will not result in a foul.

Yellow totes are counted as gray totes when scored on the scoring platform, during the entire tournament.

Playoff rounds are head-to-head, best of three, using the 2014 bracket structure.

Any number of alliance members may be within the human player zone during the teleoperated period.

Alliance members may contact the chute door and totes simultaneously.

Teams must be able to demonstrate, if asked by the head referee, that their robot fits within the TRANSPORT CONFIGURATION, but may transport their robot however they see fit.

Dave McLaughlin

23-05-2015, 16:27

Here is the tentative list of rule changes for Chezy Champs:

Our Poofs, Who art in San Jose, hallowed be thy game; Thy off season come, thy will be done in California as it should have been in St. Louis. Give us this day our daily corn dog; and forgive us our falling stacks as we forgive those whose stacks fall against us; and lead us not into auto can temptation but deliver us from alliance selection. Amen.

-The Our EJ Prayer

Vale

23-05-2015, 17:09

Here is the tentative list of rule changes for Chezy Champs:

Whoa, that is beautiful. Sounds like these matches are going to be intense. Glad that the litter is basically sealed in, too.

As an East Coaster with school to attend, I'm really really hoping that there is a good stream of this. I can't wait for this to happen! :D

dodar

23-05-2015, 17:13

Might want to change 11 and 12 from "Alliance Members" to "Alliance Drive Teams"

Abhishek R

23-05-2015, 18:12

Any number of alliance members may be within the human player zone during the teleoperated period.

Alliance members may contact the chute door and totes simultaneously.

This effectively eliminates the chute door as one HP can hold the door open while another feeds totes into the chute. Any plans to physically get rid of the door altogether?

EricH

23-05-2015, 18:16

This effectively eliminates the chute door as one HP can hold the door open while another feeds totes into the chute. Any plans to physically get rid of the door altogether?

Not a bad idea, that. Speaking from the perspective of someone dealing with this at a pre-season event, I think the tote landing was more consistent.

Ali Ahmed

23-05-2015, 19:13

Each alliance may place up to three additional recycling containers anywhere on their side of the field, except for the AUTO ZONE, prior to the match.

1) Are the extra 3 RCs allowed to be in contact with a robot? Can they be supported, fully or otherwise, by a robot? Do the original RCs have to be within the staging zones, as per the official FRC rules?

2) When will the corn dog food truck be on campus?

Pat Fairbank

23-05-2015, 19:30

This effectively eliminates the chute door as one HP can hold the door open while another feeds totes into the chute. Any plans to physically get rid of the door altogether?
That was the original thought, but someone pointed out that some robot designs might depend on the door existing, to control tote velocity or the like. What we are going with seems like a good compromise.

Are the extra 3 RCs allowed to be in contact with a robot? Can they be supported, fully or otherwise, by a robot? Do the original RCs have to be within the staging zones, as per the official FRC rules?There's no restriction on how the extra RCs can be placed or what they can contact. You just obviously can't put them in the auto zone get a free container set. The original RCs have to be in compliance with the official rules, though like IRI we won't make a fuss about teams adjusting them while setting up.

Eugene Fang

23-05-2015, 20:02

10. Playoff rounds are head-to-head, best of three, using the 2014 bracket structure.

Time to special case Chezy Champs on The Blue Alliance... :p

sanddrag

26-05-2015, 10:15

To whom to do we make checks payable? Although we won't know the application status until June 9th, I need to put a check request in with the school while we're still in session, which only lasts another week, in order to make the July payment deadline.

Thanks.

Nathan Rossi

26-05-2015, 11:20

5. No points are awarded for processed or unprocessed litter, but litter in recycling containers will be scored as per the official rules.

6. One alliance's litter may not contact anything on the other alliance's side of the field. Violation: Yellow card.

Thank you.

Pat Fairbank

26-05-2015, 14:47

To whom to do we make checks payable?
You can make checks payable to Bellarmine College Prep. We'll also be providing a credit card option for teams who prefer that.

Mike Schreiber

26-05-2015, 15:12

G24 ROBOTS may not cause TOTES, RECYCLING CONTAINERS, and/or LITTER to completely transfer from their side of the FIELD,
or from the STEP, onto the opposite side of the FIELD.
VIOLATION: FOUL. If egregious or strategic, RED CARD and offending ROBOT will be DISABLED.

I'll throw this out there since we're not going.

With the chute door held open would a passive mechanism using only bearings (think flat 254 ramp) allow you to throw totes onto the other side of the field at your opponents by slamming them through the chute door as hard as you possibly can? Can a human throw it hard it enough to knock over a stack? My guess is this wouldn't work, but boy do I want to see someone try.

Also, gaurd rail blocking still sounds legal.

pabeekm

26-05-2015, 18:20

Yellow totes are counted as gray totes when scored on the scoring platform, during the entire tournament.

Does this mean alliances will get to battle over the completed co-op stacks? I know it's horrible, yet for some cruel reason I still really want to see it happen. :o

Pat Fairbank

26-05-2015, 23:12

Also, gaurd rail blocking still sounds legal.
We are updating the wording of #4 to take care of that:

4. During the autonomous period, robots may not contact the two recycling containers on the left side of the step (when viewed from the alliance station), or attempt to prevent the opposing alliance from doing so. Violation: Red card.

Jared Russell

27-05-2015, 02:04

I'll throw this out there since we're not going.

With the chute door held open would a passive mechanism using only bearings (think flat 254 ramp) allow you to throw totes onto the other side of the field at your opponents by slamming them through the chute door as hard as you possibly can? Can a human throw it hard it enough to knock over a stack? My guess is this wouldn't work, but boy do I want to see someone try.

I strongly recommend that any teams thinking about doing this actually try it first.

Mike Marandola

27-05-2015, 02:14

I strongly recommend that any teams thinking about doing this actually try it first.

Yeah, I don't know if a tote could even knock down a full stack if it was a foot in front of the door.

ay2b

27-05-2015, 18:57

When: Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20, 2015 (plus Friday evening load-in)

Volunteers
We need many volunteers to make Chezy Champs a success! If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Bf4MjDKllKHRS-rVSo03FC16jSD04FFf4N5A9KRS5dE/viewform).

This is unfortunate timing, as I already have plans, tickets & reservations to attend another event that weekend. Lots of fun stuff happens on the west coast in the fall. Hopefully I can make it back to Chezy Champs next year.

sanddrag

28-05-2015, 11:43

Will there be Friday night field practice again?

Pat Fairbank

28-05-2015, 15:27

Will there be Friday night field practice again?
Yes. We're planning on having everything set up earlier than last year, too, so there should be a good couple hours of practice rounds.

Tweedy399

28-05-2015, 16:39

Pat Fairbank

29-05-2015, 13:13

Will four Recycling Containers still be on the step? If so on the right side of the landfill where totes have been removed is the line marking the landfill in the same place or will teams be able to set up closer to the step in Autonomous.
The placement of RCs on the step and all markings on the field will remain the same as in the official rules.

Jeremy Germita

31-05-2015, 03:25

Application sent for 5012!

Chezy Champs was one of our favorite events and we hope to have the opportunity to attend again!

Pat Fairbank

02-06-2015, 00:18

Hi everyone,

We came to the realization today that the timeline is kind of aggressive and we're not really in a hurry since Chezy Champs is a few weeks later this year. So we're going to push the dates back by a month:

Applications closed: Sunday, July 5 at 9pm PDT
Team list finalized, invitations sent: Thursday, July 9
Registration payment due: Thursday, August 6 at 9pm PDT

If any team needs an early heads-up as to whether they will make the roster, due to travel planning or whatnot, shoot an e-mail to chezychamps@team254.com and we will do our best to accommodate.

jmullins16

15-06-2015, 01:25

Is there an ACK on the application process? It's been a few days and we've not heard anything.

Pat Fairbank

15-06-2015, 17:50

Is there an ACK on the application process? It's been a few days and we've not heard anything.
We weren't planning on doing acks until after the deadline, but here's the list of teams that have signed up thus far:

115
254
399
670
687
696
766
841
846
971
973
1351
1671
1678
1983
2073
2135
2473
2485
2907
3476
3598
3859
4403
4543
5012
5026
5499

There's still room for 10 more teams.

Pat Fairbank

09-07-2015, 18:53

I'm happy to say that we'll be able to accommodate all the teams that applied at Chezy Champs. Here's the roster:

115
254
399
604
649
670
687
696
766
841
846
968
971
973
1351
1671
1678
1836
1868
1983
2073
2085
2135
2473
2485
3256
3309
3476
3598
3859
4135
4322
4403
4543
5012
5026
5499

If you're on the list, watch your e-mail inbox in the next few days for details about registration payment. Any questions can be sent to chezychamps@team254.com.

Tweedy399

27-07-2015, 12:32

Will biteforce be at Chezy Champs?

AdamHeard

27-07-2015, 12:35

Will biteforce be at Chezy Champs?

Maybe it will play in a 2014 exhibition match?

Thad House

27-07-2015, 12:43

Maybe it will play in a 2014 exhibition match?

Man, that'd almost make the 10 hour trip worth it.

Tweedy399

27-07-2015, 13:37

Maybe it will play in a 2014 exhibition match?

That would be amazing!

Jacob Bendicksen

19-08-2015, 23:54

Will the day-to-day schedule be similar to last year's?

Pat Fairbank

20-08-2015, 12:59

Will the day-to-day schedule be similar to last year's?
Yes, so far it's looking like it will be the same. The tentative schedule has been posted at http://chezychamps.com.

Pat Fairbank

21-08-2015, 16:39

We are now taking pre-orders for Chezy Champs souvenirs and lunches. The order form is up at http://chezychamps.com/preorders.

Souvenir-wise, we'll be selling Chezy Champs T-shirts and hats, and Team 254 hats (all pictured on the form). At the event itself you'll also be able to buy sunglasses and Team 254 T-shirts.

Regrettably, we do not have the logistical capabilities to ship pre-orders; they are for pickup at the event only.

Pat Fairbank

15-09-2015, 00:13

We've posted the preliminary match schedule for Chezy Champs on The Blue Alliance (https://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2015cc)! We'll use this schedule if all 31 teams who have registered and paid show up.

I've also attached it in PDF and CSV formats here.

TDav540

15-09-2015, 00:24

MikLast

15-09-2015, 10:12

Looks like there is only one team not from CA for the past two years (props to Skunkworks) is this because nobody else from outside of CA tried to register?

Gregor

15-09-2015, 10:55

Looks like there is only one team not from CA for the past two years (props to Skunkworks) is this because nobody else from outside of CA tried to register?

148 and 1318 were there in 2014.

AdamHeard

15-09-2015, 14:49

Anyone want to set up a component OPR calc (tote, container, co-op, etc...) for chezy champs?

Please and thank you.

Bob Steele

15-09-2015, 16:56

Looks like there is only one team not from CA for the past two years (props to Skunkworks) is this because nobody else from outside of CA tried to register?

That would be my guess. It is difficult to arrange the out of state travel so early in the school year. They had spots open I believe so I don't think they turned anyone down.

tickspe15

15-09-2015, 18:16

NickE

15-09-2015, 18:19

I've attached the preliminary pit map for Chezy Champs.

Thad House

15-09-2015, 18:26

We(1318) were able to make Chezy Champs work in 2014 because it was the weekend before school started. The decision to move chezy champs back a few weeks made it so that the students would have needed to miss school in order to make the trip. Unfortunately this years game does not make the missed school and expense worth it.

Exactly what Spencer said. Its much easier to have a trip during the summer, rather then less then 2 weeks after school has started. I know the decision to run it during school was to allow new members to see, but it does make it much harder for further teams to attend.

Dunngeon

15-09-2015, 18:34

Anyone want to set up a component OPR calc (tote, container, co-op, etc...) for chezy champs?

Please and thank you.

955 OPR needed a tweak, it should work now.

955 OPR (http://frc-team-955.github.io/955-OPR-Calculator/)

MikLast

15-09-2015, 20:21

148 and 1318 were there in 2014.
i missed that when i looked this morning, thanks for pointing that out!

We(1318) were able to make Chezy Champs work in 2014 because it was the weekend before school started. The decision to move chezy champs back a few weeks made it so that the students would have needed to miss school in order to make the trip. Unfortunately this years game does not make the missed school and expense worth it.
Exactly what Spencer said. Its much easier to have a trip during the summer, rather then less then 2 weeks after school has started. I know the decision to run it during school was to allow new members to see, but it does make it much harder for further teams to attend.

Makes sense. If next years game was better, would you register? Or would the timing still force a no-go?

saikiranra

16-09-2015, 04:04

Anyone want to set up a component OPR calc (tote, container, co-op, etc...) for chezy champs?.

Attached is the OPR, EPR, and component OPRs for each CC team from their last official event.

I can try to do more/different calculations upon request.

AdamHeard

16-09-2015, 12:22

Attached is the OPR, EPR, and component OPRs for each CC team from their last official event.

I can try to do more/different calculations upon request.

I meant realtime stats on performance at the event ;)

NickE

16-09-2015, 19:22

We have had a last minute team addition. Revised pit map is attached.

A new preliminary match schedule will be posted on The Blue Alliance soon.

Pat Fairbank

17-09-2015, 10:47

The new match schedule is up.

Jeremy Germita

17-09-2015, 17:40

Here are the results of the Monte Carlo simulations (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1473331#post1473331)of the newest match schedule. Should be interesting to see how it will shake out in the end with teams bringing new strategies, new drivers, and even new robots to the event.

Number AvgRank Max Min
254 1.197149 5.0 1.0
971 2.406955 7.0 1.0
1678 2.715465 8.0 1.0
3476 3.885312 10.0 1.0
973 5.134426 12.0 1.0
3309 6.588689 17.0 2.0
2085 7.032599 18.0 2.0
670 7.83595 19.0 3.0
1983 9.910763 22.0 4.0
399 10.467073 26.0 4.0
1868 12.005918 26.0 5.0
3256 13.032494 29.0 5.0
1351 13.331743 28.0 5.0
687 13.975645 29.0 5.0
4543 14.741107 30.0 5.0
1671 15.169689 31.0 6.0
649 17.269231 31.0 6.0
1836 17.596864 31.0 7.0
846 19.545118 31.0 8.0
5012 20.983944 32.0 8.0
115 21.469537 31.0 9.0
3859 22.190447 31.0 9.0
766 23.254094 32.0 10.0
696 23.767438 32.0 10.0
5499 25.215507 32.0 11.0
2073 26.765487 32.0 12.0
841 26.840353 32.0 12.0
2135 26.9089 32.0 12.0
604 27.249039 32.0 12.0
968 27.805572 32.0 13.0
2473 29.709371 32.0 16.0
5026 31.998121 32.0 29.0

Brian Maher

17-09-2015, 18:23

Torrance

19-09-2015, 13:11

Just a reminder that the livestream is up and running and Qual Matches have started! GameSense is doing an awesome job commentating matches. http://www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#layout=0&view_0=2015cc-1

JB987

19-09-2015, 13:48

Outstanding video, display, production guys! Streaming flawless too!

Noudvanbrunscho

19-09-2015, 14:03

Outstanding video, display, production guys! Streaming flawless too!

Totally agree. Awsome quality

EmileH

19-09-2015, 16:36

Is the stream down for anyone else?

dcarr

19-09-2015, 16:38

Is the stream down for anyone else?

Yes

first3234

19-09-2015, 16:40

Yep

EmileH

19-09-2015, 16:40

Back up now.

Ty Tremblay

19-09-2015, 16:43

Is the stream down for anyone else?

Sorry about that. The internet here in the venue went down for a few minutes.

dcarr

19-09-2015, 18:52

Stream appears to be down at the time of this post.

Edit: (mostly) back

EmileH

19-09-2015, 19:01

Seems to be in and out...cuts out every 2-3 minutes.

dcarr

19-09-2015, 19:03

Seems to be in and out...cuts out every 2-3 minutes.

Same experience here

Ty Tremblay

19-09-2015, 19:26

It turns out that streaming 1080p 60fps video while uploading 1080p 60fps video to YouTube was a little much for this network to handle. Chezy Champs has stopped the uploads for now and the stream is back and stable.
Unfortunately, the stream availability would have happened regardless of which streaming service was used.

Guess we can't have everything. :P

Brian Maher

20-09-2015, 13:53

I'm enjoying the announcers.

"It's Team 254!"
"The Simbots!"

Anteprefix

20-09-2015, 13:57

Looks like stream is down again.

Navid Shafa

20-09-2015, 14:16

Looks like stream is down again.

We're back up. Apologies for the stream downtime issues. We're battling connectivity issues here at the venue.

Hallry

20-09-2015, 14:43

Brian Maher

20-09-2015, 14:48

Elimination Alliances:
1. 254 - 973 - 604
2. 3476 - 971 - 968
3. 1678 - 1671 - 5012
4. 1983 - 3309 - 841
5. 399 - 846 - 3256
6. 2085 - 115 - 1351
7. 670 - 649 - 5499
8. 1836 - 696 - 3859

1836 declined 670.

A World Championship alliance reunion on Alliance #3.

"Team 971, the Robonauts is delighted to accept"

Also, some OPRs:

1. 254 - 973 - 604 ---- 137.58 + 93.99 + 12.14 = 243.71
2. 3476 - 971 - 968 ---- 106.78 + 96.25 + 14.07 = 217.10
3. 1678 - 1671 - 5012 ---- 103.10 + 83.87 + 11.21 = 198.18
4. 1983 - 3309 - 841 ---- 63.08 + 63.64 + 22.49 = 149.21
5. 399 - 846 - 3256 ---- 55.48 + 28.58 + 12.31 = 96.37
6. 2085 - 115 - 1351 ---- 58.38 + 42.75 + 7.16 = 108.29
7. 670 - 649 - 5499 ---- 26.27 + 15.85 + 14.53 = 56.65
8. 1836 - 696 - 3859 ---- 24.18 + 22.93 + 37.68 = 84.79

Nato

20-09-2015, 19:01

Chezy Champs is going to a rubber Finals Match 3 between the #1 and #2 alliances. Saw 300 points broken. It's a good time to tune in if you haven't already...

EDIT: Goes to #2 alliance with a score of 318-314 with a total of 15 (8 on blue, 7 on red) recycling containers scored.

http://www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#layout=2&view_0=2015cc-1

TDav540

20-09-2015, 19:13

That was a spectacular event to watch. The finals matches were great. They may not have completely fixed Recycle Rush, but they sure did make it better.

Hallry

20-09-2015, 19:13

To answer your question, yes, you fixed Recycle Rush (to the best that anyone could). That last finals match was absolutely incredible to watch. Congrats to both the winners and the finalists for their incredible efforts.

Noudvanbrunscho

20-09-2015, 19:22

congratulations to team 3476, 971 and 968..
Can we conclude that team 3476 was the best team in Recycle Rush with 4x42+ 10ish points?

Gregor

20-09-2015, 19:37

Are match videos available anywhere?

congratulations to team 3476, 971 and 968..
Can we conclude that team 3476 was the best team in Recycle Rush with 4x42+ 10ish points?

1023 was doing that and autonomous consistently at IRI.

TDav540

20-09-2015, 19:39

congratulations to team 3476, 971 and 968..
Can we conclude that team 3476 was the best team in Recycle Rush with 4x42+ 10ish points?

2122 was doing pretty close to that too at IRI.

254 during the regular season could do it as well.

Eugene Fang

20-09-2015, 19:45

Are match videos available anywhere?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKqzB6PVkWvtrGUWl0nv4gQ/videos

They will be on The Blue Alliance soon.

Jacob Bendicksen

20-09-2015, 20:21

HUGE kudos to Team 254 and Bellarmine College Prep for an extraordinarily well-run event - I had a fantastic weekend. Also, thanks to 3476 for feeding me this weekend, and congrats on the win :)

asid61

20-09-2015, 20:33

That was beautifully done. I had a fantastic time at the event, and the final matches were perfect. There were just the right number of cans on the field in the end!
Congratulations to 3476, 971, and 968 for winning! 968's stack was the clincher, amazingly, to put them alliance over 254/973/604.

AlexanderTheOK

20-09-2015, 21:14

chezy champs continues to take first place in my heart on logistics. I didn't get to be there this year, but over the stream you could tell the organizers were just as calm and...well... organized as last year.

Rachel Lim

20-09-2015, 23:05

After Chezy Champs last year, we were talking about it at a leaders meeting shortly after, and I said something like "it's exactly what I would expect if 254 was running an event." That's still true, and thank you to 254 for another amazingly well organized/run event, including everything from the modified game to the amazing video/audio quality (that was so good that a couple of us watched our matches from the TV in the hallway instead of going into the gym).

Congratulations to the winning alliance, 3476 + 971 + 968, and to the finalist alliance, 254 + 973 + 604. Those were some very, very intense matches, and probably the closest head-to-head matches that I've seen in person this year.

linuxboy

21-09-2015, 03:10

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKqzB6PVkWvtrGUWl0nv4gQ/videos

They will be on The Blue Alliance soon.

I'm not seeing the playoff matches in here. Am I not seeing them, or will they be posted later?

Michael Corsetto

21-09-2015, 11:39

Huge congrats to 3476, 971 and 968 on the win. Special kudos to the kids on 971 for designing, building, and executing such an awesome machine over the summer. Your hard work paid off!

Once again, 1678 had a blast at Chezy Champs! 254 puts on the most fantastic event. Great atmosphere, friendly volunteers, bullet proof FMS, team-centered culture, quality audio/video production. Like we saw last year, 254 is raising the bar and showing everyone in California what is possible with a little money and a lot of hard work!

We're still trying to decide if we'll go to Chezy Champs North or Chezy Champs South in 2016, if we get a choice at all... :rolleyes:

-Mike

Pat Fairbank

21-09-2015, 11:57

I'm not seeing the playoff matches in here. Am I not seeing them, or will they be posted later?
We had to tear down the A/V computer before it could upload the playoff matches. One of our students is working on completing the uploads.

tindleroot

21-09-2015, 12:15

We're still trying to decide if we'll go to Chezy Champs North or Chezy Champs South in 2016

Don't worry, you still have one more year until the split happens;)

Jeremy Germita

21-09-2015, 14:07

We had a wonderful time at Chezy Champs! As always, the atmosphere was relaxed, but the action on the field was intense.

Thanks to 254 and company for running the event. The rule changes came pretty darn close to fixing recycle rush. We are grateful to them for the opportunity to compete this weekend. Shout out to the swamp coolers and the volunteers who moved them around throughout the weekend. You da real MVPs.

Thanks to our alliance partners, 1678 and 1671. It was nice to finally see the 3 of us on the field, with 118 being there through our cangrabbers. It's always fun to play with these two. It's too bad Murphy's law struck us in the semifinals.

Congrats to 3476, 971, and 968 on the win! 3476 has been on fire all weekend, getting better and better each match. We were certainly excited to see them pull off a W. 971's rebuild was a beautiful, effective machine that was definitely one of our favorite robots this weekend. To 968 - your robots have been an inspiration to me since I was a student. It's always really cool to see RAWC do well.

I'm sure I've missed a lot of people and teams.

See you at Battle at the Border!

Citrus Dad

21-09-2015, 16:34

Elimination Alliances:
A World Championship alliance reunion on Alliance #3.

... of all 4 teams. 5012 was using "Bane" the hooks from 118 to grab center cans. It was very fun to do this.

Dave Smith

21-09-2015, 16:47

Kudos to the Team 256 and all the volunteers for pulling off another outstanding competition, and thank to Bellarmine for their support for for picking up the power bill. The rule changes sure helped change the character of the competition in a good way.

And wow, what an amazing final match.

R.C.

21-09-2015, 17:04

Kudos to the Team 256

Yay! Go 256!

All joking aside, the event was hella fun.

marcusbernstein

21-09-2015, 17:56

Team 1836: The Milkenknights had a lot of fun at Chezy Champs and would like to thank team 254 for hosting a phenomenal offseason event.

Congratulations to teams 3476, 971, and 968 for winning it all against a tough finalist alliance in 254, 973, and 604.

Starting my fourth year on the team off as an alliance captain and personally representing our team at alliance selection was a new and very interesting learning experience for me, and my team really enjoyed working with team 696 again (they picked us at ventura) and 3859 for the first time on our elims alliance.

We would also like to thank teams 3309 and 1678 for helping us fix our elevator before our first elims match and teams 254, 696, 3859, and 1983 for helping us fix our intake before our second elims match.

itsjustjon

21-09-2015, 18:12

Thanks to 254 for a fantastic off-season event and huge congrats to the winning alliance!

For me, that final match was more interesting than watching 2015 Einstein finals!

AdamHeard

21-09-2015, 19:25

Another awesome Chezy Champs.

It is the most pleasant, relaxed, professional and well run event we've ever competed at.

Congrats to our buddies on 3476, 971 and 968. Awesome to see these teams perform so well. Also great to see a team I've been a long time fan of (968) win the event for the alliance.

Thanks to our partners 254 and 604. Always good to play with the poofs, and we're very sorry to 604 that this game is so awful that them sitting was the best strategy.

Looking forward to a great event next year!

EmileH

21-09-2015, 20:17

Pat: "Up first on the red alliance, it's Team 973!"
Tom: "It's the fighting AdamHeards!"

Dave Smith

21-09-2015, 20:58

Yay! Go 256!

All joking aside, the event was hella fun.

Doubling down on an off-by-one.

BrendanB

21-09-2015, 22:24

Videos of the finals can be found over here on one of 971's Youtube channels.

https://www.youtube.com/user/smanrobotics/videos

Thank you to 254, 604, 968, 971, 973, & 3476 for an incredible set of matches! Recycle Rush wasn't perfect but those matches were some of the most exciting to watch of the year.

Travis Schuh

22-09-2015, 00:50

1023 was doing that and autonomous consistently at IRI.

Also up there with those performances is 254 doing an auto and 4 capped stacks out of the landfill. 254 continues to show that they can field top performing robots and drive teams, in addition to putting on world class events. Thanks for continuing to make Chezy Champs such a fun time (despite the recycle rush).

We had a real blast playing with 3476 and 968. Thanks again for picking us and making such great partners, we look forward to playing with both of you in the future!

Huge thanks to 254, 973, and 604 for some amazing finals matches. You guys were a top notch alliance, it just goes to show what we missed seeing at champs.

Pat Fairbank

22-09-2015, 01:01

PayneTrain

22-09-2015, 02:25

logank013

22-09-2015, 13:03

Also up there with those performances is 254 doing an auto and 4 capped stacks out of the landfill. 254 continues to show that they can field top performing robots and drive teams, in addition to putting on world class events. Thanks for continuing to make Chezy Champs such a fun time (despite the recycle rush).

We had a real blast playing with 3476 and 968. Thanks again for picking us and making such great partners, we look forward to playing with both of you in the future!

Huge thanks to 254, 973, and 604 for some amazing finals matches. You guys were a top notch alliance, it just goes to show what we missed seeing at champs.

4 capped stacks out of the landfill? Anyone got a video? I personally thought that 254 was the best robot this year as far as 1 robot goes, but landfill bots make for better for alliance selection due to overuse of the human player station. This would prove 254 as the best HP and Landfill bot...

AdamHeard

22-09-2015, 13:06

4 capped stacks out of the landfill? Anyone got a video? I personally thought that 254 was the best robot this year as far as 1 robot goes, but landfill bots make for better for alliance selection due to overuse of the human player station. This would prove 254 as the best HP and Landfill bot...

They did it in a qual, and several times in elims.

They are definitely the best landfill robot, and the best HP robot.

logank013

22-09-2015, 13:10

They did it in a qual, and several times in elims.

They are definitely the best landfill robot, and the best HP robot.

cool, did they ever do full landfill at worlds? I always thought they did 1 stack from the landfill and 3 from the human player every match. Obviously, they would have been limited to 3 full stacks at worlds due to the rules. Then again, a team that amazing may have been able to stack upside down stacks if they invent some sort of 135 lift system that uses plungers. 135's was for their can though.

Jared Russell

22-09-2015, 13:13

cool, did they ever do full landfill at worlds? I always thought they did 1 stack from the landfill and 3 from the human player every match. Obviously, they would have been limited to 3 full stacks at worlds due to the rules. Then again, a team that amazing may have been able to stack upside down stacks if they invent some sort of 135 lift system that uses plungers. 135's was for their can though.

It is worth noting that there was no noodle throwing allowed at Chezy Champs, which made things a bit less chaotic in the landfill.

logank013

22-09-2015, 13:21

It is worth noting that there was no noodle throwing allowed at Chezy Champs, which made things a bit less chaotic in the landfill.

I forgot about that rule change. Many teams such as 2056 and 1114 should have been consistent at 3 full stacks in the landfill but weren't due to noodles in the way. The rule change is good for productivity of landfill robots but stinks for teams like mine who had a human player that has been referred to as "a god of a human play" on CD and was good at throwing noodles. Haha. And 254's drive system wasn't really the best for going over noodles if I remember right...

Plus 254 made their first stack for each match in the landfill and was insanely fast but that was before noodles got in the way. 254 with the correct drive would have been an amazing landfill bot. Keep up the good work guys. I always love seeing 254 machines.

BrennanB

22-09-2015, 14:58

They did it in a qual, and several times in elims.

They are definitely the best landfill robot, and the best HP robot.

I'm not sure you could say definitely... There are a lot of very good teams out there. 254 I would say definitely comes out on top with well roundness for 2015, but there are some more specialist robots that would definitely give them a run for their money.

Congrats to both the finalist alliances, those were some fantastic matches!

Bob Steele

22-09-2015, 16:49

The Skunks had another great time at Chezy Champs!!
thanks go to Team 3309 and team 841 who accepted our invitations to play in the finals.

They were great team mates and we hope to team up again next year.
The game was fun to play and certainly the changes made in the rules could have made the St. Louis finals different. It was a different game and seemed to play better for many teams. It was always played right to the end of every match as shown in the finals. Very exciting to see so many stacks go up. 15 stacks were up in the very final match.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and worked at the event!! You were all very gracious and a joy to work with and be around.
Thanks to all of the teams. Even though we were the only non-California team there, we felt right at home.

Hopefully we will be able to come back next year.... with bumpers....

sanddrag

22-09-2015, 17:41

Another top quality event by Team 254. Although our robot didn't perform as well as we hoped, our students and mentors had a good experience and we enjoyed the event. I know that it's no small undertaking to put on an event like this, and we appreciate all your hard work to make it happen.

Citrus Dad

22-09-2015, 20:25

They did it in a qual, and several times in elims.

They are definitely the best landfill robot, and the best HP robot.

I think 3476 might have had them out of the HP. In quals they put up 5 stacks, albeit one without a cap.

Pauline Tasci

23-09-2015, 01:47

Code Orange, team 3476, had a blast working with 971 and 968 in elims, mad props to 971 for a complete redesign that was executed extremely well.
Thanks 254 for hosting one of our favorite events of the year, and the only one who has came close to fixing recycle rush..

GKrotkov

23-09-2015, 02:59

Hi everyone,

We've put together a feedback survey (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UQ8KBd8FrZJPu_MsoifuFgCs96wyEKHOFK2BqxQXWsc/viewform) to help us improve Chezy Champs for next year. If you were there or watched the webcast, please fill it out!

Thanks,

Pat Fairbank
Event Manager, Chezy Champs 2015

For those of use who watched the webcast, would you like us to mark fields that we can't comment on, like "Volunteer Helpfulness", or "Traffic Flow" a 5? A 10? What will best help you get the data you want?

Jared Russell

23-09-2015, 10:14

For those of use who watched the webcast, would you like us to mark fields that we can't comment on, like "Volunteer Helpfulness", or "Traffic Flow" a 5? A 10? What will best help you get the data you want?

Give us whatever you feel like and then make a note in the comment field :cool:

JackFisher

25-09-2015, 03:23

I think 3476 might have had them out of the HP. In quals they put up 5 stacks, albeit one without a cap.

You're forgetting that during season, 254 didn't have 3 extra easy to grab cans. And in a match they would co-op, landfill a stack, and then make three stacks from human player, all the while avoiding their tether and noodles on the field. 3476 spent the entire match at the HP station and had all their cans set right next to their ramp. Efficient, but easy set up.

JackFisher

25-09-2015, 03:41

I think what everyone loved about chezy champs was no noodle throwing. For champs, 973 set up a worst-case noodled landfill to practice with:https://youtu.be/OhSe7BvzLS0

sciencenuetzel

26-09-2015, 08:49

Do you guys always use the bandroom for your practice field?

Pat Fairbank

27-09-2015, 18:48

For any of the teams who took advantage of the photo opportunity, you can find your robot photos here (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B35GdDGiqgHxS01aQWZEa2V3OWs&usp=sharing).

Akash Rastogi

27-09-2015, 19:39

For any of the teams who took advantage of the photo opportunity, you can find your robot photos here (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B35GdDGiqgHxS01aQWZEa2V3OWs&usp=sharing).

These are gorgeous photos. More offseason events should do something like this!

sanddrag

27-09-2015, 19:46

For any of the teams who took advantage of the photo opportunity, you can find your robot photos here (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B35GdDGiqgHxS01aQWZEa2V3OWs&usp=sharing).The photo you have labeled as 5499_Confirm is actually 968.

josesantos

27-09-2015, 20:01

The photo you have labeled as 5499_Confirm is actually 968.

Looks like they were switched. "968_Confirm_Team" is actually 5499.

marcusbernstein

28-09-2015, 02:14

It looks like a couple of teams are missing from that folder. The first one I noticed is my team (1836). Our robot has a black 6 wheel drivetrain (4 coulson 2 omnis) and black/blue elevator. I also noticed 1678 and 973's pictures are also missing. I am not sure if they went to have their robots photographed, but I am sure my team had ours. The confusion was probably because our robot is missing our team numbers.