Championship 2014 Proposal

[Jonathan Norris]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

The first, second and quarterfinal rounds would be played on the seperate 4 fields with the semifinal and finals on Einstein. That's exactly how it is played out currently, just we don't have a large extended bracket. Division Finalists are the Championship Quarter-finalists already, we don't don't call them that.

It would make scouting a bit wonky, but that is why I set each division up against themselves first, that way scouts have two or three matches to see what teams can do before they go up against them. And there is the thought of so many teams having to swap seating before the elimination matches and letting everyone know which Field they will be moved to. That can't really be fixed.

However if a change to how the elimination matches are played is something FIRSTers are looking for (and I'm not sure it is), this is an easy change that wouldn't take additional time than is already slotted and end up a more interesting tournament allowing top seeds from same divisions a shot at the prize.

I think it would be fun if this elimination bracket was held all (or most of) Saturday on a central field or two, and was a fully produced show like Einstein is now. They could run it like a double regional alternating between fields for the different sides of the bracket until the final match. That way all the teams could see the great elimination matches. I personally think that would be quite a show...