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Originally Posted by XaulZan11
Looks like the new regional as capacity for 32 teams. Is there a reason the Ontario regionals are seem to be typically smaller than other regionals?
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Regionals usually start with a low cap and raise it later in the registration timetable, to reserve spots for rookies, local teams, etc. This cap will likely go up at a later date.
GTR West last year (2014) was only 30 teams, and was hosted at Crescent High School, where 610 originates. It's possible that the venue for GTR Central is also smallish, and they only plan to invite 30-40 teams.
As Ontario continues to develop their infrastructure (fields, volunteers, etc.) I could see that they are gradually moving towards something like a district system, with more, smaller events hosted in venues which aren't quite as fancy as expensive, and which keep the competition pool small and each team's match count high. Even if they aren't officially a district, they can still get some of benefits while slowing building towards the transition. But someone from FIRST Canada would have to say more about this, if it's even anywhere close to the truth at all. Merely speculation on my part.