Should the Number One seed be Alloud to pick the Number Two seed?

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by SpaceBiz

Silly me.

I forgot my main point (woke up at 5:20 for greater dc reigonal today)

There are about 55 regionals
There are now 600 spots at the championship
There were 400 last year, so 200 extra

Insted of giving them to random teams, give them to the 1 through 4 seeds. 55×4 minus the teams that are in 1 thru 4 that also win the competition is less than the 200 extra spots created by the new format.

They don't win the event, just a guaranteed spot at worlds, which they deserve.

Your main point is already solved. The solution is called districts.

In districts, your team earns points based on a number of factors, but most heavily on robot performance. You get a lot of points for being high seeded alliance captains or the first picked team. The points you earn are used to both advance to District Championship, as well as for winning open slots to the World Championshp.

At each District Championship, there are a number of open merit-based slots allocated to teams based upon their points, given to teams in descending order of total points. So if you are a #3 alliance captain at one district event, a first pick by the #2 alliance in a second district, and you make decent progress into the playoff bracket at both districts and the District Championship event, you'll likely earn enough points to qualify for an open spot to the World Championship even if you never come home with a blue banner.