Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

The following teams didn't make the cut:

48
93
111
193
217
245
292
308
341
422
461
548
744
781
829
1058
1086
1089
1285
1311
1325
1511
1675
1676
1714
1720
1730
1806
2252
2338
2502
2587
2648
2826
2832
2950
3015
3193
3301
3337
3481
3504
3548
3641
3847
3928
3940
4004
4329
4499
4587
4607
4901
4954
4967
5188

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

I don't think the IRI acceptance committee (or whatever their title is?) invites any "second" twins or multiple teams from the same school. They started by only inviting one of 70/494 a couple years ago. They also rejected 193.

Makes a lot more sense. I almost wrote a post expressing my shock at them not being invited.

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

Correct. If there are multiple teams from one school, we invite one and trust they will all join together. That lets us extend the invitation to more teams / more schools.

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

Congrats to all the teams who made it this year! This is gonna be an incredible competition, I can tell.

List of the 16 FiM teams competing:

1. 27 Team RUSH
2. 33 Killer Bees
3. 51 Wings of Fire
4. 67 The HOT Team
5. 74 Team C.H.A.O.S.
6. 107 Team R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S.
7. 469 Las Guerrillas
8. 494 Martians
9. 503 Frog Force
10. 573 Mech Warriors
11. 862 Lightning Robotics
12. 910 The Foley Freeze
13. 1023 The Bedford Express
14. 1718 The Fighting Pi
15. 2337 The EngiNERDs
16. 3098 The Captains

Sorry if I missed anybody, this is mostly off the top of my head. Again congrats, looking forward to seeing you all there!

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

It seems like you forgot 3098 - The Captains

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

That list of teams* combine for 10 event wins this year, and an additional 13 finalist trophies.

And that's the group that didn't get in.

*341 is two of those wins, 1285 was one gold and one silver.

Team 108 is ecstatic to be invited to play with the big boys.

My kids are way too happy tonight to plan.

... But I know that IRI will receive our acceptance over the weekend.

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

Once Again, it will be the best event of the year!!!
Can't hardly wait!

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

What do the axis' represent?

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

The Fighting Calculators are excited to attend for our second year in a row, should be a great competition as always!

Also happy to see our partners from champs 2056 and 399 being invited.

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

Looks like vertical axis is adjusted uOPR, while horizontal axis is number of teams with at least that OPR. A cumulative uOPR distribution turned on its side... so that the difference in OPR is clear.

For example, looking at 60 on the x-axis gives the minimum OPR (on the y-axis) of the top 60 teams at the MSC, in Archimedes, or at the IRI.

Edit: that puts us about where I expected, right around the middle of the pack with a uOPR of 80ish (I think). This is going to be one crazy IRI!

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

Y = Adjusted OPR Value
X = Teams ranked Highest to lowest OPR at event

at IRI, every team but one has Adj_OPR value of >40.
Will be most competitive event of 2014.

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

Team 1625 is honored to be accepted, looks like its going to be some tough but fun competition!

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

I'm happy that Florida will be well represented this year! And for PINK 233 to be able to show their stuff again.

My prayers are with you guys. Good luck and may the best Floridian prevail.

Re: IRI - 2014 Team Invitations
 

You know the normal qualification system needs work if 9/76 teams attending IRI didn't play at the World Championship.