New Championship Layout 2015

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

I wonder if teams would even show up to the venue on Saturday if they were not picked on Friday.

This has to be the main concern with Friday night alliance selections. Obviously all of us on CD would stick around, but nobody wants to see empty stands for Einstein, least of all FIRST with their sponsors, VIPs, and speakers.

From a team perspective, I don't think Friday night or Saturday morning is absolutely superior. In a game like this one, where strategising is incredibly important, being able to work with your partners all evening is great. But in a more regular game, I'd prefer to have the time to refine a pick list. Currently, that last half hour before alliance selections is just awful. Would personally lean towards Saturday morning alliance selections, with a break afterwards (there's time for it, gone are 2 hours of quals, only adding about an hour to Einstein).