I've just re-read Frank's blog posts, his responses to comments and both CD threads.
In the CD thread for the initial blog Kim
posed several questions:
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What I am more interested in are the questions that are not touched on in this document & blog:
1. How many World CMP slots is each District going to get?
2. How do Legacy/HoF teams play into the number of slots? What if a Legacy/HoF wins an outside regional slot?
3. What auto-qualifies a team for World CMP from DCMP? Chairmans is noted in the document, but does that mean 0-EI and 0-RAS auto-qualify (even though at regionals EI & RAS have auto-qualified teams in past years).
4. How many of each award do District Championships get to give out (CA, EI, RAS, WF, DL come to mind).
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I thought it would be useful to revisit these questions in light of the updates.
Firstly Frank's follow up post yesterday clarified Q2 and answers Q1 with a very clear justification and tantalizing hints of the future
There is also an answer to Q3 within the revised
District Points Summary
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Engineering Inspiration and Rookie All-Star Award winners at the District event level will compete at the District Championship level for those specific awards, even if they do not rank high enough to compete with their robots.
Winning one of these awards at the District Championship will also earn them a slot at the FIRST Championship regardless of their final rank in their districts
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So we know at least 1 EI and 1 RAS will be auto-bid to the FIRST Championship.
Which brings us to Q4: how many awards are given at the District Championship?
I don't see a direct answer to that question in the blog posts or points summary, although there is a potential hint that multiple DCAs will be awarded (my emphasis)
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Winning a District Championship Chairman’s Award will earn the Team a slot at the FIRST Championship regardless of their final rank in their district.
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To me winning
a DCA rather than
the DCA suggests multiple DCAs at the District Championship, but I don't see clarification for other awards.
Am I missing something or reading too much into the word choice of an indefinite article?