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Unread 05-05-2016, 10:18
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Re: Championships in 2017

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Originally Posted by Drakxii View Post
Also I guess I just don't understand why it's good to have JRFLL/FLL/FTC championships overshadowed by FRC's. Why should these programs and students have their own championships (or atleast an FTC and FLL/JRFLL champs) where they are the ones on the main stage instead of a side show?
As a four-time FTC World Championship attendee (all four years FTC was in the Dome), I definitely support keeping the programs together. For me, the most amazing thing about Worlds is not just the bringing together of the top FTC teams, but also being a part of the whole FIRST championships; super-regionals offers a similar caliber of competition, but the experience is notably lesser off the filed.

To end with a post of mine from last year:
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Originally Posted by maths222 View Post
I understand that most FRC participants don't care about seeing FTC and FLL, and to be honest, I probably wouldn't either if I participated in FRC. However, it is the other direction which is much more significant (at least from my perspective). One of the biggest things that made the World Championship so special and different from other tournaments, like super-regionals, was the opportunity to see and interact with FRC teams and robots, and by splitting the programs, the FTC championships immediately feel less big and magical.
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