Congratulations to 294, 67, and 177!

[Norman J]

Echoing many before me, congrats on your win. So many people thought (me included) that 469 and 1114 had it in the bag, but man, were we wrong! 3 amazing robots, you really deserved the win! Congratulations!

[Rick Wagner]

Originally Posted by Shishkaa585

Congrats form Team 585, The Cyber Penguins!!
All of the teams did great this year and cant wait till next years game!

@294
Hope you guys found our batteries up to par

Thanks to 585 and the other teams who lent us batteries. We couldn't have done it without you. We have all the batteries in our crate and will be returning them to their owners.

Thanks to all for the kind words of congratulations and encouragement. It was an awesome experience for the whole team.

[littlek050844]

On behalf of my entire team i would just like to say congrats to each of you guys.
67- It seemed like we couldnt get away from you guys. Between the two great semifinal matches at MSC and then the finals on Newton. Your team is really a great model team for FIRST and you deserve everything you have acheived. It has been awesome playing against you guys and we hope to see you at IRI or other off season events
294- All i can say is great job. Being able to take the number one seed on Newton was really an acheivement. Although I never saw you guys play until the elims, you had a great bot. Alot of the top bots on Newton had the same general layout(tunnel bot, kick from all zones, ball sucker), you guys just put it all together perfect. Great job in elims and you deserve the championship.
177- 5 consecutive years on Einstiein? wow! 67 and 294 did a great job on their 3rd pick. You guys came together when they needed and did all that you could. Great job controlling the middle zone for your alliance and hanging in almost every match. You guys were really a big reason that your alliance won all their matches.

All of you great job this year and you all deserve that you got. Hope to see you all next year in St. Louis. Enjoy your guys win now because you never know what will happen next year

[Penny]

Congrats to one beach robot from another one!!!! On behalf of the Beach Bots, we're thrilled to have you bring the World Championship trophy back to Southern California!

[Steve Kaneb]

Add my congratulations to the teams.

294, I saw you guys in LA, and you did not disappoint there or at championships. Your control of the far zone as a fullback was nothing short of heroic. No team I saw was better able to deal with the defense that 2041 was dishing out. You were able to disrupt the Curie alliance's cycle to start a cycle of your own consistently.

67, no team this season that I saw was as smooth as you were at transitioning from putting balls into the goal from the middle to putting balls into the goal from the near zone. The knowledge and experience to be in the right zone at the right time made it seem as though you were in both at once.

177, speaking as someone who has had the pleasure of working with you at multiple competitions, I can say definitively that if someone doubts your scouting, then they haven't done their homework. Your control of the middle and your hanging made you look good in matches, but your contribution goes far beyond that. Perhaps people will give you more credit for your strategic dominance.

With that said, Einstein's matches were very enjoyable to watch, from an entertainment standpoint and from a strategic standpoint.

[lightsandmusik]

Originally Posted by littlek050844

294- All i can say is great job. Being able to take the number one seed on Newton was really an acheivement. Although I never saw you guys play until the elims, you had a great bot. Alot of the top bots on Newton had the same general layout(tunnel bot, kick from all zones, ball sucker), you guys just put it all together perfect. Great job in elims and you deserve the championship.

We really should congratulate our driver Ryan as well for being such an amazing driver and Team Captain. We're really going to miss him and the rest of our seniors next year.

And thanks 67 and 177 for being such fantastic alliance partners! We couldn't have done it without you!