2006 GTR - Super Regional

[akshar]

Congratulations to 1114, 1503 and 865

loose wires, that really is horrible!

[iamthetallpaul]

That was Technologic by Daft Punk

[DanDon]

1680 was dead..........I hope we get an explanation.

[Ianworld]

It appears that they didn't manage to finish the repairs to 1680. They didn't do much more than twitch that last match. A real shame. It turned what would have been an awesome tight match into a slaughter.

And thanks for that song tip. I thought it was pretty awesome too.

[edit: IT appears it was a lose wire on 1680 that stopped them from working.]

[Cory]

Congratulations to 1114 and 1503 on making history. Two teams winning 3 regionals in one season. Simply amazing.

That was a great regional. Definitely the best I've seen all year.

[iamthetallpaul]

It was on an old iTunes commercial.

Yeah, that's too bad about the final match, but still a great regional

[Kit Gerhart]

There is no info on this regional beyond Q96. I'd like to know how the quarter finals and semis went, but there is nothing there. What's the deal?

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Kit Gerhart

There is no info on this regional beyond Q96. I'd like to know how the quarter finals and semis went, but there is nothing there. What's the deal?

The first through fourth alliances sat out the first round of the elims.

I can't recall many specifics from the quarters. One thing that stood out was 4 getting on top the ramp and perfectly blocking 703's autonomous.

In the semis, 229, 217, and 4 faced 1114, 1503, and 865. In the first match 1114 and company lost auton. It looked like they were out of position after that, and lost.

In the next match 1114 won auton, 4 tipped over early in the match, and 1114 ran away with the match.

in the 3rd match, 1114 won auton and ran away with the match again.

[MacFlightSierra]

GTR - the Absolute Best of FIRST, and the Greatest Regional Ever!

To Our Alliance - 378 and 296 - THANK YOU!! YOU ROCK!! We did our best to cover 1680, sorry it didnt work out that well.

Once again, congratulations to 1114, 1503 and 865 for the spectacular win - it was history in the making.

865 Western Tech - please pass our thanks to David Edwards for his programming workshops, and best of luck in Atlanta.

Thanks to 1213, NTCI and all others for your batteries/chargers - it gave us the power we needed.

To all GTR teams - you made it what it is, and it will be better next year:

GO GTR 2007!!

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Ricky Q.

GTR Alliances:

1 1114 1503 865
2 378 296 912
3 1680 1305 1419
4 229 217 4
5 703 610 1325
6 49 1006 907
7 1241 522 1334
8 1547 781 63
9 1353 48 772
10 1281 1219 45
11 65 854 1346
12 843 771 188

QF Matchups:

8v9
7v10
5v12
6v11

Alliances 1,2,3, and 4 have byes.

Still no update to the match results at FIRST website as of this writing.

From my notes, the eliminations went like this:

8v9 was won by 9 in straight matches.
7v10 was won by 7 in three matches -- 10 won the second.
5v12 was won by 5 in straight matches.
6v11 was won by 6 in straight matches.

Quarterfinals were won by the top four alliances, all in straight matches.

SF1: 2v3 was won by 3 in straight matches.
SF2: 1v4 was won by 1 in three matches, with 4 winning the opener -- this was hands-down the most exciting set of 3 matches I've seen in 2006. Division by Chicken really put a scare on the top alliance.

Finals: 1v3. Wow! Three triplets, all Canadian teams, 1305 shooting very well, on-field repair of 1680 before match 3 with parts and labor provided by their opponents, mounting excitement generated by Karthik, 1620 getting on the field as 1st standby. The 1v4 semifinal was still the best played set of matches I saw, but the final couldn't be beat for drama! Won by the top alliance in three matches, with 3 winning the opener.

SF2 and the finals at GTR reinforced the (by now majority) view that autonomous is the key to victory in Aim High.

[VEN]

Great times today...I'd like to thank our programming team for a great set-up, the shooter team for troubleshooting the shooter. Sorry I jumped to conclusions...the battery put into our robot during the 7 vs 10 showdown was dead oh well...stuff happens...GREAT REGIONAL

[Ianworld]

Did anybody record the matches? There were a couple there at the end that I wish I had for posterity. Just some of the best FIRST competition ever.

[Rohan_DHS]

Congrats to the Champions 1114,1503, and 865!!

and also a HUGE thanks to teams 1305, and 1680 who accepted us midway and helped us get into the finals. It's been a pleasure working with you guys! Also sorry to 1419 who got so far but had to drop out .

[StephLee]

Anyone know who won what awards today? They aren't up on the FIRST website yet.

[Richard Wallace]

Autodesk Visualization -- 296
GM Industrial Design -- 378 and 1241
Motorola Quality -- 854 and 1353
Johnson & Johnson Sportsmanship -- 217
Daimler Chrysler Team Spirit -- 772 and 1547
Saturday Judges -- 1963
Rookie Inspiration -- 1935
Rookie All-Star -- 1814 and 1846
Highest Rookie Seed -- 1870
UL Industrial Safety -- 1846
Engineering Inspiration -- 178
Regional Chairman's Award -- 522