The results are in!
During the FIRST Championships, the 5th Gear exhibit held preliminary tournaments that culminated in the Virtual Championship saturday.
The following teams won preliminary tournaments of different formats:
- Playoff tournament #1 - Team 585, the Cyberpenguins
- Playoff tournament #2 - Team 1834, Evolution
- FRC Style Tournament - Team 2638, Rebellion, with 1209, the Robohornets as runners up (A thourough tournament that required a lot of the participating teams)
- Playoff tournament #3 - Team 585, the Cyberpenguins
- Double elimination tournament - Team 585, the Cyberpenguins
Yes, that's right, the Cyberpenguins won 3 of the 5 preliminary tournaments. Also of note was team Talon (FRC 1598), and Elo is Awesome (FRC 578), who did well in one or more of the above tournaments.
The 6 teams listed above were invited back to play in the Virtual Championship, a double elimination tournament. The finalists were
Jacob, Max, and Jeremy of team 585, the Cyberpenguins.
The
5th Gear Virtual Champions were
Tim, Cody, and Jon of Team 1209, the Robohornets. The final match can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKzuBOyR5O0. Other videos from the 5th Gear exhibit, including a mascot match and a mobbing of Dean Kamen can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/lachoneus21
Thank you all for participating, and to those of you who gave us feedback on how to best spend our efforts to make 5th Gear into a great virtual simulation tool for future FRC seasons!