2013 Greater Toronto East Regional

[JohnSchneider]

All the Debbie downers here seem to be forgetting their worlds qualifications will drop down to the finalists after/if they win a regional.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by animenerdjohn

All the Debbie downers here seem to be forgetting their worlds qualifications will drop down to the finalists after/if they win a regional.

I don't think it works that way, I could be wrong though.

I thought only qualifications earned at an event THIS year are passed down.

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

I don't think it works that way, I could be wrong though.

I thought only qualifications earned at an event THIS year are passed down.

That's what I'm talking about. They seem to be talking about all Canadian regionals not just GTR-E. just reminding them that everything changes at their second event.

[Undertones]

1114 and 2056 as well as all the other teams that competed on Einstein last year were guaranteed a spot at Championships because of the interference.
I think that if 1114/2056 wins GTRE their spot would get passed on because of the new "wild card" system.

[DampRobot]

Does anyone have photos/videos/info about 1114 or 2056's robot? I'm really interested in the strategic decisons that these strategy-centric teams made this year.

[nikeairmancurry]

Originally Posted by Undertones

1114 and 2056 as well as all the other teams that competed on Einstein last year were guaranteed a spot at Championships because of the interference.
I think that if 1114/2056 wins GTRE their spot would get passed on because of the new "wild card" system.

Not in this case.

Please note: Championship status based on pre-qualification (Original and Sustaining Teams, Hall of Fame Teams, 2012 FIRST Championship Winners and Einstein Teams) has no effect on this system. Only performance during the 2013 season is considered.

[Bochek]

1114 is in the first match of the day today! Tune in at www.watchfirstnow.com/gtr

[AmoryG]

Is 188 not competing? I see them in the list of teams, but they're nowhere in the match schedule.

[Bochek]

Originally Posted by AmoryG

Is 188 not competing? I see them in the list of teams, but they're nowhere in the match schedule.

188 is no longer a team.

[Jibsy]

Originally Posted by AmoryG

Is 188 not competing? I see them in the list of teams, but they're nowhere in the match schedule.

Unfortunately, they were one of the teams that had to drop this year due to the Ontario teacher union labour dispute. Hopefully they will be back next year!

[AmoryG]

Oh, that's disappointing. I was hoping to see them compete.

Wow. 133 points by 2056 and alliance. Looks like for a floor-load-only robot, they're really rocking the competition.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

Wow. 133 points by 2056 and alliance. Looks like for a floor-load-only robot, they're really rocking the competition.

Not that I would expect anything less from 2056, but their execution is simply amazing. They've clearly been practicing their butts off with that machine. Watching their last match, it was almost like the robot said this: 'No discs on the floor? Oh look at this convenient pile of discs our HP left for us, brb for more scoring'.

Awesome.

[Bongle]

Was watching 1114 and 2056. In 1114's first match, they were at best ~24 seconds between scorings. 2056 was about 22 seconds between unloadings. Seemed to be more defense played on 1114's match though and their loader wasn't perfect, so maybe they can get that down to 20 seconds per 4 discs.

[engunneer]

2056 also has an impressive last-second hang.