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I don't think the change from open registration to "qualifying" registration was done to increase competitiveness. But rather, to stem to excessive growth of the championship event.
Since registration is still "open" (just to half the number of teams per year), I don't believe that the competitiveness of the championship has changed.
The most profound change on competitiveness at The Championship has been the increasing number of competitive teams.
However, the atmosphere at regionals has changed. Teams that need to qualify in order to attend the Championships are focusing more attention on winning the competition then I've seen in previous years.
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