2013 Greater Kansas City Regional

[Alpha Beta]

2nd Registration opens tomorrow, and we've got 8 slots left before we go to wait pool status.

1. 937
   
2. 938
   
3. 967
   
4. 1209
   
5. 1710
   
6. 1723
   
7. 1730
   
8. 1737
   
9. 1763
   
10. 1764
    
11. 1769
    
12. 1775
    
13. 1777
    
14. 1785
    
15. 1802
    
16. 1806
    
17. 1810
    
18. 1827
    
19. 1847
    
20. 1939
    
21. 1982
    
22. 1984
    
23. 1986
    
24. 1987
    
25. 1994
    
26. 1997
    
27. 2001
    
28. 2164
    
29. 2167
    
30. 2335
    
31. 2341
    
32. 2345
    
33. 2346
    
34. 2353
    
35. 2357
    
36. 2359
    
37. 2410
    
38. 2560
    
39. 2874
    
40. 3485
    
41. 3528
    
42. 3784
    
43. 3973
    
44. 4154
    
45. 4455
    
46. 4522

For those of you looking for a good week 3 regional, here are some facts.

A lot of parity in the field.

• No team has ever captained the winning alliance more than once. (2007 = 935; 2008 = 476; 2009 = 1806; 2010 = 2345; 2011 = 525; 2012 = 1986)
• No team has ever been on the winning alliance more than twice.

A deep top end. In 2012...

• 5 teams went on to seed #1 at another regional event: 16, 935, 1986, 2996, 3528
• 9 Teams total were part of alliances that won a regional
• 1/4th of last years field (16/64 teams) attended champs.

Currently 4 states are represented

• Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

[treffk]

It is going to be a tough event like always! :-)

[CalTran]

You forgot that if you didn't win the year before, you won last year, then you have a pretty good shot at being the winning alliance the next year
2008 - 476 1802 1806
2009 - 1806 931 1208
2010 - 2345 525 931
2011 - 525 1730 3784
2012 - 1986 16 3784

It's statistics I tell you. Prediction, right now, and first: Either Bomb Squad or Titanium will be on the winning alliance next year.

[Alpha Beta]

Did you know...

3784, Bit by Bit 4-H Robotics, has never lost a regional. They share the record of 2 KC regional wins with 3 other teams (1806, 931 & 525). In 2013 they have a chance to be the first team in KC Regional history to win 3 in a row.

[Aren_Hill]

Silly little team from the middle of Iowa is joining, should be fun

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Aren_Hill

Silly little team from the middle of Iowa is joining, should be fun

Neutrinos and your old team Winnovation (Illinois) too. Expecting some innovative machine designs to salivate over.

Did you know...
1730 has qualified for championships every year except for the two times they earned the WFFA at the KC Regional. Beware the curse of Woodie Flowers.

edit: 1710 is the only team to both win the WFFA at KC and qualify for champs that same year. (Chairman's and WFFA both in 2009).

[Blackphantom91]

Originally Posted by Aren_Hill

Silly little team from the middle of Iowa is joining, should be fun

It would be nice to have you and just like Alpha beta said you guys always are pushing the envelope when it comes to designs and whats possible.

I think this regional is a really deep regional every year. Its allways interesting to see what teams come up with from 1730's incredible active appendage to unique craftsmanship of 525 there is always a great team throughout with unique Ideas.

I'm excited for the new season and to see what new things the midwest region has to show.

[rbrown1]

Aaron, we are looking to break that curse.

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by rbrown1

Aaron, we are looking to break that curse.

No doubt you can. That would require your team winning a third WFFA in KC. And while 2 from the same team in KC was already unprecidented, 3 still wouldn't shock me as much as your mentors do for your team and the rest of the region.

Did you know...
3528 won a regional (Oklahoma 2012) as the #1 seed in only their second year as an FRC team. That is tied for the fastest any team attending the KC regional has achieved such a feat. 1730 also accomplished this at Boilermaker 2007.

1625 was close being the top pick of the #2 seed in their second season and going on to win the 2006 Wisconsin regional.
1775 was even closer being the top pick of the #1 seed in their second season, and going on to win the inaugural KC Regional in 2007. They were the #2 seed that year.
1810, 1997, 2996 and 3784 won their rookie seasons as late picks in the draft, or emergency replacements.

[Bruce Newendorp]

We will miss seeing all of our friends in Kansas City this year. Unfortunately the Kansas City date conflicts with our spring break so it did not work out for us this year. We really enjoyed being here the last few years.

We will be heading north to Duluth instead.

[pwnageNick]

PWNAGE 2451 will be attending Greater KC Regional for a second year in a row!

-Nick

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Bruce Newendorp

We will miss seeing all of our friends in Kansas City this year.

We will miss playing with 525, as well as several of our St. Louis area friends like 1094, 1208, and 1985. We will have to fight our way to champs in hopes of meeting up with you all again.

Did you know...
The #1 seeded alliance has won every year at the KC regional except for 2008. That year the #8 seed with 476, 1806, and 1802 pulled off the Cinderella story.
But before you think the #1 seed alliance always wins in a run-away...

• Last year the #1 seed (1986, 16 & 3784) was pressed to a 3rd game in both the quarters and semis, escaping the final quarter final game by 1 point with a basket in the last 6 seconds.
• And in 2010 the #1 alliance (2345, 525, & 931) needed a 3rd match in the finals to overcome (1625, 16, and 2410). 1625 played on Einstein that year. 16 was the #1 seed in Chicago and a division finalist at champs. 2410 went on to be the #1 seed at Oklahoma later that season.

[Nemo]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

And in 2010 the #1 alliance (2345, 525, & 931) needed a 3rd match in the finals to overcome (1625, 16, and 2410). 1625 played on Einstein that year. 16 was the #1 seed in Chicago and a division finalist at champs. 2410 went on to be the #1 seed at Oklahoma later that season.

I was just telling somebody about those finals yesterday! Overall, that year KC was a really tough regional, and the finals in particular were a great show.

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by pwnageNick

PWNAGE 2451 will be attending Greater KC Regional for a second year in a row!

Great to have PWNAGE on board. We'll try to get used to the new number.

Did you know...

6 of the 54 teams registered have earned a Regional Chairman's Award at some point in their history. Of those 6 only 1710 actually earned one in Kansas City.

• 1625 (2009, 2010)
• 1710 (2009, 2012)
• 1730 (2011)
• 1986 (2009)
• 1987 (2009, 2010)
• 2996 (2011)

11 teams have earned an Engineering Inspiration Award. (Thanks NASA for helping to fund these teams' way to the Championship.)

• 1625 (2008, 2011)
• 1710 (2011)
• 1730 (2009, 2010)
• 1764 (2010, 2011, 2012)
• 1939 (2008)
• 1986 (2011, 2012)
• 1987 (2008, 2012)
• 2164 (2010, 2012)
• 2341 (2010, 2012)
• 2359 (2011)
• 2451 (2012) as team #2949

[pwnageNick]

Great to have PWNAGE on board. We'll try to get used to the new number.

As we all are...

-Nick