FIRST Festival of Champions

[Ty Tremblay]

EXPANDING THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE EVEN FURTHER…

Two years ago we announced the expansion of FIRST Championship to two events – these plans were met with a lot of questions, concerns, and excitement. Much of the feedback we received was about how a decisive winner would be crowned – while FIRST is not about winning or losing, we promised to explore options for how the winning FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition Alliances from each Championship might meet and compete.

INTRODUCING THE FIRST FESTIVAL OF CHAMPIONS!
JULY 28-29, 2017 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

As promised, we did explore options and we think we came up with a thrilling, meaningful, and ultimately unforgettable way to honor our world-class teams that rise to this level. The FIRST Festival of Champions will take place where it all began, in New Hampshire (where the inaugural FIRST competition was held over 25 years ago), and is designed to be an experiential reward that includes:

• Robots
• Education
• Camaraderie
• Once-in-a-lifetime opportunities such as VIP tours of FIRST Headquarters and Dean Kamen’s company DEKA Research and Development, as well as a celebratory dinner at Dean Kamen’s home in Bedford, N.H.

Recognizing outstanding competitors
The winning FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition Alliances from both Championship events will meet in competition on Saturday, July 29. Chairman’s and Inspire Award-winning teams from both Championships will not be competing with their robots, but they will have important roles and places of honor during the playoff event. Unlike other official FIRST events, there are no registration fees for those teams earning the opportunity to participate.

You’re invited! Like all FIRST events, the FIRST Festival of Champions is free and open to as many in-person spectators as we can safely accommodate.

Join the celebration and #makeitloud! We’ll be live streaming the event so our entire Community can be a part of the celebration. Be sure to stay connected with us and #makeitloud on social media!

Stay tuned!
We’re very excited to further expand the FIRST Championship experience and honor teams with the FIRST Festival of Champions in New Hampshire this summer! Please continue to check back here and stay connected with FIRST on social media for additional details about this special event.

https://www.firstchampionship.org/festival-of-champions

[JohnSchneider]

Still not the same given there's possibly new drive teams, and a team isn't coming off of a gauntlet of robot endurance. Feels more like an "All Star Game" than a Super Bowl. Step in the right direction though, and I'm glad they listened to criticism.

[Aur0r4]

MAKE CHAMPS GREAT AGAIN

[gafftron]

You can cook a lot of cheesecake in 3 months.

[James1902]

Isn't this around the same time IRI usually is? Not that that's a dealbreaker, just curious to see how teams will plan their summers.

Excited to see how it goes this year.

[GaryVoshol]

No joy for FLL








































Again.

[Rangel(kf7fdb)]

First thought is what happens if a team can't make it. I know a competition we compete in is likely to coincide with the Festival and I'm sure there are a number of reasons why many teams wouldn't be able to make it. I think being allowed to ask a member of the finalist alliance from the same alliance position to take your place should be allowed in the event that your team can't attend. Either way I like the idea of the event and like that FIRST is acknowledging that there probably should be one final championship alliance.

[connor.worley]

Sucks to be on the west coast!

[wilsonmw04]

man, I guess we can never be satisfied can we?

[Ty Tremblay]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

man, I guess we can never be satisfied can we?

Chief Delphi is the Goldilocks of the internet.

[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

man, I guess we can never be satisfied can we?

It's like the motto of FRC's last world Chairmans award winner. "It's not enough."

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

man, I guess we can never be satisfied can we?

Would it be CD if it was any different?

[Aidan Cox]

Can't say I'm surprised at the amount of salt on this thread, just another day on Chief Drama.

With #2Champs being a solidified thing, this Festival sounds like a step in the right direction. Perfect solution? Maybe not, but it's not an event I can roast like the Thanksgiving turkey before it has even happened. Can't argue with how it might interfere with teams' IRI plans though. Interested to see what other details will be released in the upcoming months.

Also happy to see an event of this scale take place here in NH. Home of HQ, Manchester really hasn't had anything to attract FIRSTers from other areas since GSR stopped.

Stay positive folks, we have a whole season to get through first.

[marshall]

Originally Posted by Aidan Cox

Can't say I'm surprised at the amount of salt on this thread, just another day on Chief Drama.

Hey man, you need salt to prepare for the snow this weekend.

Actually, I think that there have been some good points in this thread and it seems like most people are ok with it but it's not a great solution.

[itsjustjon]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Would it be CD if it was any different?

If it were any different, it would be a better ChiefDelphi.