**FIRST EMAIL**/2008 FRC Connecticut "Double Regional"

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

Because the playoffs run faster this way, the GTR organizers have adapted by allowing 12 teams to pick alliance partners, and then giving the top four alliances a "bye", ensuring that teams that would likely earn a spot in the playoffs at a smaller regional still get to play. I seem to recall that more than once an underdog #10 or #11 alliance has made a serious run for the championship.

Actually, in 2004, the first year of the Super Regional at GTR, there were 16 alliances in the eliminations rounds. In 2006, the second GTR Super Regional (2005 was a standard regional), it was scaled back to 12 alliances.

As for doubling up of awards, in 2004 and 2006 the following awards were doubled up: Imagery, GM Industrial Design, Motorola Quality, Spirit and Rookie All-Star.