Teams Holding Multiple Spots For Championships

[Jimmy Nichols]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

This is incorrect - wildcards are generated after a team has earned a qualifying spot at another regional. They do not need to have won the previous regional, only the current regional.

I couldn't find this in the manual, but went back and re-read the Blog post. Thanks!

[SteveB2977]

If there are any waitlist spots open, how is it determined who gets the spot?

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by SteveB2977

If there are any waitlist spots open, how is it determined who gets the spot?

Order on the waitlist. Registration was in the fall. Teams that didn't attend the 2013 Championship get priority, but otherwise it's first come, first serve.

[brandon.cottrell]

1266 won the San Diego Regional and then won Engineering Inspiration at Las Vegas this weekend.

[eli2410]

Originally Posted by Brandon1266

1266 won the San Diego Regional and then won Engineering Inspiration at Las Vegas this weekend.

Congratulations!
Total Number of Spots Opened By These Teams For Waitlist Teams: 28

[pntbll1313]

Originally Posted by eli2410

Congratulations!
Total Number of Spots Opened By These Teams For Waitlist Teams: 28

I think an easier way to do this will be to wait until after Tuesday to see how many teams are officially registered. That should include everyone through all 6 weeks of competition. Then just add the total number of spots that can be generated through district champs and hope it falls below 400.

[Gregor]

772 won EI at North Bay then Chairman's this weekend at Windsor.

1241 won Chairman's at GTRW then EI this weekend at Windsor.

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by pntbll1313

I think an easier way to do this will be to wait until after Tuesday to see how many teams are officially registered. That should include everyone through all 6 weeks of competition. Then just add the total number of spots that can be generated through district champs and hope it falls below 400.

That's not a bad idea... there are 98 total spots for districts:
FiM 32
MAR 18
NE 24
PNW 24

Given that, how many district-eligible teams have earned a spot at a regional? Per http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...80%93More-Info

District teams earning FIRST Championship slots at Regionals do count against the District allocation. Even though a District team may earn their FIRST Championship slot at a Regional, they are still from the District and can be considered part of the District contingent to the Championship. Not counting these slots against the District allocation would allow District representation to exceed their fair share of available slots at the FIRST Championship. Also, it’s important to remember that while a District team can travel to a Regional to earn a slot, it’s not possible for a non-District team to earn a slot within the District system.

After week 5 teams signed up, there were over 250 teams registered for champs (I don't remember the exact number, but I do remember we were on to 2 pages because we went over 250), which gives us an average of about 50 teams registering each week (ignoring pre-qualified teams that didn't earn a spot another way). If we hit that average again this week, we'll be over 300 teams registered. With 98 in districts, probably a few who have already qualified (thus taking two spots, regional and district), and some district teams not being able to make it, I'm going to guess that we'll only have a couple of spots open for waitlist teams at most - probably less than 5, almost certainly less than 10.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

Order on the waitlist. Registration was in the fall. Teams that didn't attend the 2013 Championship get priority, but otherwise it's first come, first serve.

I don't believe that is accurate. Wait lists for regionals/champs have never been based on the order you sign up in. At the regional level it's entirely up to the discretion of the RD. I assume for champs it's up to HQ to decide who they want.

[Ernst]

1732 won Wisconsin and won Chairman's at Midwest.

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by Cory

I don't believe that is accurate. Wait lists for regionals/champs have never been based on the order you sign up in. At the regional level it's entirely up to the discretion of the RD. I assume for champs it's up to HQ to decide who they want.

Order of registration works as a tie-breaker.

[P.J.]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

Given that, how many district-eligible teams have earned a spot at a regional?

3 from Michigan; 27, 217, and 910.

[Peter Matteson]

First just sent out an e-mail saying no waitlist spots would be available:

Greetings 2014 CMP Wait List Team:

Over the past 5 weeks of competition a high percentage of qualifying teams have accepted their invitations to attend the Championship event. Given this acceptance rate and the projected acceptance rates for weeks 6 and 7, we regret we will not be able to offer your team a spot at the Championship event.

For those of you who have completed your events for the season, we want to thank and congratulate you. We look forward to having you with us in 2015. For those of you competing in the remaining events, we wish you the best of luck in qualifying for the Championship!

Warm Regards,

FRC Team Support

[Duncan Macdonald]

Originally Posted by Peter Matteson

First just sent out an e-mail saying no waitlist spots would be available:

Greetings 2014 CMP Wait List Team:

Over the past 5 weeks of competition a high percentage of qualifying teams have accepted their invitations to attend the Championship event. Given this acceptance rate and the projected acceptance rates for weeks 6 and 7, we regret we will not be able to offer your team a spot at the Championship event.

For those of you who have completed your events for the season, we want to thank and congratulate you. We look forward to having you with us in 2015. For those of you competing in the remaining events, we wish you the best of luck in qualifying for the Championship!

Warm Regards,

FRC Team Support

These aren't the same thing.

[legogeek24]

LiveWire 3562 won Engineering Inspiration at Central Valley and Chairman's at Colorado this weekend.