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Re: 2013 Greater Toronto East Regional
On behalf of the alumni, congratulations Team 781 on our team's first Regional Chairman's Award. I am incredibly impressed by how much work you have done over the past few years.
The powerhouse teams in Ontario have had a huge impact on Ontario teams in multiple ways. In the former CMP qualification system (pre-Wildcards), many Ontario teams began focusing their efforts on the Chairman's award as a way to qualify for champs. It seems to have paid off; 1305, 771, 1241, 1334, 2809 and 781 (I'm probably forgetting some) have all won either Chairman's or EI in recent years.
In response to Mr. Lim's post, I agree that it has been too difficult in the past to qualify based solely on robot performance in Ontario. Teams like 1114 and 2056 have drastically elevated the level of play in Ontario, but unfortunately many second-tier teams never qualify for Champs. I think the best example was in 2011 when Greater Toronto was split into a double regional. 1114 won East with 1503 as their first pick, while 2056 won West with 781. At Champs, both 1114 and 2056 were #1 divisional picks (an incredible achievement). However, both of their partners from Toronto, 1503 and 781, played on Einstein that year. If 1114 and 2056 had played together at GTR that year, these Ontario teams would not have been able to show what they can do on the world stage. Ultimately, this wild card system will be better for us because it will allow more Canadian teams to compete at the highest level.
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