2014 Greater Toronto Regional West

[Mr. Lim]

Week 1 is fast approaching, and the Greater Toronto Regional West (GTRW) has some pretty interesting storylines:

• This is the first time a Week 1 competition has taken place in Canada, and will be Ontario's season opener
• Two defending World Champions are in action here: 610 and 1241
• The original Canadian team 188 returns to competition after a one year hiatus due to the Ontario Teacher Action
• IRI Finalists and FRC Top 25 team 1310 will be competing, and searching for their long overdue 1st ever Regional win
• Local top teams such as 772, 907, 2852, 4001, 4343 and more will all be chomping at the bit to try and finally win a local regional

This will be the first Ontario regional in quite some time that neither 1114 or 2056 will be attending. As a result, a long line of teams that have lived in the shadows of this dominant pair will be gunning for an opportunity to finally win an Ontario regional and punch their ticket to CMP. Ontario gained a reputation for being an "overachieving" area last year, producing 2 of 3 World Champions, 3 of 4 IRI Winners, and a disproportionately high percentage of the FRC Top 25 (20% were from Ontario). Was last year an anomaly, and the region's performance will regress towards the mean? Or will Ontario produce at an even higher level, now that the Teachers' Labour situation has been resolved?

Tune in and find out!

A live stream will be available online at:
http://www.watchfirstnow.com/