So which one is more exciting? Regionals or the Championship?

[Backer95020]

Personally I believe the championship is more exciting, because you've seen what your robot can do and you know that the teams participating will give a real good match. The teams are also more experienced. Plus you get to meet a lot more people from different parts of the nation/world at the championship.

[Anubuss]

Give me a good Midwest Regional or West Michigan, and a FIRST season can be complete. Championships are always good because of the scale. But statisticly, MWR and WMR are some of the hardest regionals out there. And odds are you'll play ever team at the regional, giving you a better chance to see some heavy hitters go at it, where as Championships has the chance you'll never play a team you want to. (I wanted to see my team go up against 71 but they weren't in our division, and they didn't come to WMR this year )

[psych0gambit]

the Florida regional was probably the most exciting event I have been to. The Buckeye was really crazy (mascots and referees were dancing in the field, lots of people dancing all over the place) but it was still really quiet in the stands. The championships was really great experience but it wasnt as exciting and loud as the Florida regional.

[FlipperGiggles]

The Championship was def. the best. You got to see the robots you had only heard about, and you got to play with the best. Not only that, but you got to go to a different city and meet new people. Even thought VCU was great, Atlanta was better. We even did better there than at our regional.

[BandChick]

Although I like Regionals because they're smaller and easier to scout, I have to say Championships wins the prize for me.

Regionals are great because I can see my "close" friends. Like 103 and 222 and the teams I can't really just hang out and visit with on a daily basis. But those are the teams I see more than anything.

Championships is awesome because I get to meet new people. See my friends that livei n California, Canada, Texas, Georgia, and the places I couldn't even IMAGINE driving to (at least, not with my current car). You finally get to see the teams and the people you've been talking to all year on CD. Checking out the "infamous" robots that are not on your local coast. It's a great feeling because there's so much more to experience.

[tiffany34990]

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i would say championship is more exciting because you see all these great teams that you wouldn't see @ the regionals...some ppl just have to see 111, 71 and many others up close if ya know what i mean...chance to play those powerhouses are always fun...

championship and regionals both have their postive attributes....i just have to be glad i've been able to attend competitions over the years

[santosh]

I voted Championships. Although we get a lot more recogition ot Peachtree and more people know us there, Championships is what this is all about. You go to the regional to make the Championships. It is the best of the best competing. And then during the last match of the entire competition, everyone is on their feet all 20,000+ people watching 6 robots go at it. That is just purely crazy.

You can meet so many more people. And there is ultimate frisbee there on the field outside.

And thn the hotels are fun. At peachtree, a lot of the teams drive there and back everyday, but at the Ga Dome, it isn't possible so all the teams ar together at the hotels and can hang out with each other.

[Ryan Dognaux]

Regionals got my vote. You have more matches at regionals, so it is more exciting for each individual team. Also, it is in a smaller area when compared to the Championships, so the crowd and music all get hyped up more. At regionals I had more energy to cheer and whatnot because I didn't have to walk so far to the pits and back. At nationals I was exhausted and just didn't cheer as much as I did at regionals.

[Ashley Christine]

The regionals seemed to have more energy to me. Esp cuz they arent really able to do all the fun songs at nats cuz there is no place to dance

[David V]

Nationals for the sheer numbers. You've got tons of teams in the hotels to hang out with, tons of teams outside, everywhere. And finals on Einstein are great.

[ShaneP]

I voted Championships. It was a hard decision. During the championships I was a little more concentrated. But because the regionals are the first competitions of the year, to me they are a little more nerve-wrecking. By the time you get to nationals you are used to the surrondings(music, crowd, etc.). When you get to Einstein it is back to or over the nerve level of regionals again.

Both are a lot of fun and it is great to be around all the robots and competion.

[george56]

championships for the simple reason that there are 4 times more teams/people than at a given regional

[UlTiMaTeP]

Regionals are my vote. The Championship has better teams, is very paced, excitement, but completely draining. Regionals are a bit more loose and fun.