2015 MRI

[Puneet4778]

Just two days left until competition! Can't wait to see all of the familiar faces! Good luck to everyone participating.

[Shrub]

This is going to be really exciting. I can't wait to see all these great teams *____*

[Ginger Power]

MRI was awesome this year! Thanks to 1816 and 2052 for being great alliance partners! Also thanks to 2472 for being an awesome fourth robot! As usual thanks to 2175! It seems like we're either with or against each other in elims in every competition we both attend!

[Caleb Sykes]

Qualification and Elimination Results:

Final Qualification Standings
Rank    Team    QS
1	1816	14
2	9001	12
3	3130	12
4	4549	12
5	4778	12
6	4624	12
7	4607	10
8	2175	10
9	3883	10
10	5271	10
11	2530	10
12	3630	10
13	2052	8
14	8	8
15	4536	8
16	4859	8
17	3081	8
18	2220	8
19	4511	8
20	2491	8
21	4993	8
22	2498	6
23	2502	6
24	2472	6
25	4648	6
26	2823	6
27	2574	6
28	2606	6
29	2531	4
30	2181	4
31	2177	4
32	3699	4
33	2846	0

4663 and 3184 were no shows I believe. 
9001 was 2175's second entry
8 was 2052's second entry

Elimination alliances and results:
alliance 1: 1816 2052 4607 2472 W
alliance 2: 9001 3130 2502 2491 F
alliance 3: 4549 3883 2530 8 SF
alliance 4: 4778 2175 4624 4536 SF

1 beats 4 in 2 matches
2 beats 3 in 2 matches
1 beats 2 in 3 matches

[wajirock]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

MRI was awesome this year! Thanks to 1816 and 2052 for being great alliance partners! Also thanks to 2472 for being an awesome fourth robot! As usual thanks to 2175! It seems like we're either with or against each other in elims in every competition we both attend!

Thanks! You guys were awesome as well! The finals were incredibly intense! We couldn't have won without you!

[jajabinx124]

MRI was indeed intense and fun to watch during eliminations! Thanks to 1816 for choosing us! Thanks to 4607 and 2472 for being excellent alliance partners! MRI was fun and I can't wait till next year! Thanks to all those competed! Congrats to the scholarship winners from 2175! I hope new members on everyone's team got a taste of what competition atmosphere feels like.

[Puneet4778]

Our first time attending MRI was incredible! Thanks for being awesome alliance partners 2175 and 4624, we played some very close matches. Congrats to the champs! This season is going to be competitive with so many awesome teams.

[Chief Hedgehog]

Thank You Firebears for such a great event. You were great hosts at a great venue!

I love how Aerial Assist shapes up over the course of the qualification rounds and then really comes to life during eliminations! You can feel the excitement build as the competitors play the quals and really feel out the competition and then come into the elims like prize fighters as the alliances battle every second of the matches.

Thank you 1816 for choosing us, it was the first time we were able to play alongside you in an elim situation and my kids were excited to play with you, 2052, and 2472.

3883 played the elims like a beast. I would hate to be on the receiving end of their charges - awesome drive train!

I loved the fact that the 5 remaining teams from the MSHSL State Tourney all made it into the elims - you could feel the energy in the air during each of the rounds.

This was 4607's first off-season event and we were bit by the bug. Hopefully we are able to make it to Minne-Mini (I registered our team as we were driving back to Becker).

[Chief Hedgehog]

HELP! I just realized that we left our gamepiece at MRI ! It is pretty unmistakable - it is blue and has our CIS 4607 logo plastered on it. If you grabbed it, please PM me and I will figure out how to get it back.

Thanks!

-Coach Jurek

[Shrub]

Good luck!!! I'm sure someone already has it.

All in all, MRI was crazy in a good way, especially that final match. Awesome. I'd like to congratulate the two scolarship winners on 2175 and all teams for attending and participating! Also, sorry our lead scout walked off the field. She was too nervous to focus on the fact that you stay on the field.

I wanted to ask, how many teams switched out drive teams for matches, and how did that go? I know when I was Human Player it was slightly chaotic and I have a newfound respect for human players now. (I also noticed about 3/4 through matches a team was looking for their drive team... Hopefully they were found in time)

[Ginger Power]

Does anybody know if MRI was recorded and if so where the videos can be found?

[Shrub]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Does anybody know if MRI was recorded and if so where the videos can be found?

I recorded a few of the final matches 3883 was in but it was mainly focused on our bot. I could ask my mentor for them (they were on his fancy camera) if you're still interested.

[Chief Hedgehog]

We graduated our entire drive team last year. The 4 we had on the drive team at MRI never had been in the station before.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by Shrub

I recorded a few of the final matches 3883 was in but it was mainly focused on our bot. I could ask my mentor for them (they were on his fancy camera) if you're still interested.

Yeah definitely!

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Does anybody know if MRI was recorded and if so where the videos can be found?

I suggested to Tom that for next year, it would be easy to rig up a wide angle video camera (e.g. GoPro) with power and signal cable. Suspend it from the divider curtain which was positioned directly over mid-field--- running cables over to the balcony. The curtain could be lifted to a height that results in the camera just capturing the field and driver stations. Somebody with equipment and who lives geographically closer than me could volunteer to make that happen next year on Friday before the tournament !?