GLR Update 2004

[Sage-Theory6]

On behalf of Theory6, I thank all participating teams for receiving us with generosity and respect. Congratulations to teams 66, 279, and 322 for a well-deserved win, and to every team for making the Great Lakes Regional a memorable event. The Hot Team and TNT exhibited their experience and caught us unawares with clever strategies. Cheers to them!

GLR has been an unparalleled experience for my team, and great preparation for future competitions. It's been an honor.

On a fresh note, I should like to know how Team 279's mascot has such inexhaustible enthusiasm. When I meet him in the afterlife, I mean to ask him.

[Theory6_Aoi]

Thanks to everyone at the GLR for making our time there a total Blast and taking notice of us!

[Mark Pierce]

It's been a while since I've been to GLR. I've heard that the later regionals like WMR have often been more exciting than Great Lakes, but it will be very hard for any regional to beat this event. The matches were extremely close and exciting, the event ran smoothly, and gracious professionalism was everywhere.

Yes, some of the usual veterans were missing (33, 47, 64, 288, etc), but the half dozen or so rookies really stepped up to the plate. Not only 1241, but teams like 1250, whose performance on the field and in the pit could serve as a fine example for any team. Another rookie of note is 1254 whom we helped encourage and start as a team - they did West Michigan proud by staying ahead of us in the rankings for most of the qualifying rounds.

[TheShadow]

It was great to see a rookie team(1241) do so well, there's serious untaped potential in that bot for one with a working(ball dropping) auto mode. And to your human player, greaaaat shooting. Better luck next year, hopefully you will be coming back.