[Anupam Goli]

Wow, what an amazing regional and amazing way to start the competition season! Team 1648 had one heck of a ride throughout the regional. We had a rough practice and first day of competition, but we got things together, and our hard work paid off.

First a couple of thank you's:

Thank you to 1319, who had faith in us even after looking extremely shaky in our first day of matches. Thanks for having us as your top pick, it was an honor to play alongside a team of your fame. Our alliance really worked well together, and I'm excited to play with y'all again at Peachtree.

Also, thank you to 3266 for being the perfect complementary robot for us and 1319. I still don't understand how y'all flew under everyone else's radar, but I guess that speaks about 1319 and our scouts' abilities. Y'all played super clutch in the playoffs, and your performance guaranteed the banner for our alliance.

Thank you to the reffing crew and event staff for making this regional run as smooth as possible and with minimal issues. We've had a wonderful time and a lot of it is because of the regional staff's excellent running of the event.

Finally, some congrats to:

1746 for winning the Engineering Inspiration award and finding their way to championships. I'm super excited that y'all will be at championships alongside us. Hopefully we'll get pits next to eachother again.



We'll see y'all at Peachtree, and at St Louis!