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They are probably planning to bring teams in from the wait-list. It is entirely possible that FIRST is purposely showing lower capacities for some regionals than they can actually hold. If so, this is most likely to allow rookies and veterans who haven't registered for a regional to attend at least one event. I cannot believe that FIRST would ever allow a rookie team registering for a second regional to get preference over a veteran team that is not signed up for any regionals. I don't think that would be "gracious professionalism" by any standard.
Also, are more regionals in the works? It is possible, though somewhat unlikely, that FIRST, after seeing the mad dash for regional spots, is planning to create more events to allow every team to register for one or two events.
Finally, we may see some teams be asked to choose between regionals. If a team has more than three (or even two) events, they may be asked which ones they really want to attend, and then be limited to a certain number. It isn't the best solution, but when faced with some teams registered for four events, ond others not registered for any, FIRST may have no choice but to limit attendance.
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