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Re: Regional Space Shortage
I like the idea of double fields, it makes it easy to add space without over crowding championship.
An 80 team event with two fields is doable, it also increases the pace of matches which is good for spectators. We do that at all of our VEX Events and it runs very smoothly. It's definitely harder in FRC and requires a lot more space but there are several venues that could easily do it.
If you have a double field event could you run a 2nd elimination bracket just for fun? Pick a standard 24 team bracket and play it on one field then get the next 8 teams in the ranking and draft again. Sort of like the NIT in college basketball. You would still alternate which field is playing a match but one of the fields decides the event winner while the other field just gives more teams playing time and something for the fans to watch between matches.
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