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Originally Posted by Dan Swando
The event is the same, the only thing that's changed is the venue. There were international teams when it was called Nationals in 1998, there are still international teams now that it's the Championship.
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The event has most definitely changed.
I wasn't around for the "National Championship" years, but I am pretty good at learning history. Back in "the day", there were no regionals outside the US. FIRST Lego League was not part of the event. There were no conference presentations. Until 2002, every team in FRC could participate without restriction.
Even ignoring size and location, the Nationals of the 20th Century and the FIRST Championships of the 21st are qualitatively different.