2016 Duluth Regional Discussion

[Phoenix Spud]

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone (and snow!) in a week. Don't forget to come by the FIRST Ladies tea on Thursday at 9:30AM in the Lake Superior Ballroom.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone (and snow!) in a week. Don't forget to come by the FIRST Ladies tea on Thursday at 9:30AM in the Lake Superior Ballroom.

You may be sorely dissipointed in our snow totals... it's pretty pathetic. I forgot you were THAT Thunder Down Under! I would've had you higher in my predictions

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

You may be sorely dissipointed in our snow totals... it's pretty pathetic. I forgot you were THAT Thunder Down Under! I would've had you higher in my predictions

Plus, I hear it might get above freezing while we're there!

Looking forward to next week - I can't wait to see this game played!

[Caleb Sykes]

Qual 32 at Lake Superior had a successful capture.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

Qual 32 at Lake Superior had a successful capture.

And Breach.
Two high goal shooters on one alliance helps for sure, especially considering no shots made in auto.

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by waialua359

And Breach.
Two high goal shooters on one alliance helps for sure, especially considering no shots made in auto.

Yes, there was a breach as well, but the capture was particularly impressive because it is the first qual capture I have seen, and may have been the first capture. The 30pt auto on both sides was also impressive, since I haven't seen that yet.

Was 2823 fully on the batter at the end of the match? It looked like they rolled off based on camera view.

[jwhite]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

Yes, there was a breach as well, but the capture was particularly impressive because it is the first qual capture I have seen, and may have been the first capture. The 30pt auto on both sides was also impressive, since I haven't seen that yet.

Was 2823 fully on the batter at the end of the match? It looked like they rolled off based on camera view.

We were on; it was close, but we were fully supported. From the stands you couldn't tell, but from the sidelines it was obvious.

That was a great match

Cheers,

Jeremy

[hutchMN]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Notes: 2502 will be ridiculous at this event. That's my prediction. That isn't to say I think the regional will be noncompetitive. There is a lot of parity in the field, and I think that will show when a low seeded alliance comes out of nowhere to win.

So who's ready for some robots!!!

I guess someone did their homework, but 5172 was the best team there. I still can't believe we were able to pull out the win. It was a great event and 2502 had a blast. Thanks to all the wonderful volunteers for making this a great event.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by hutchMN

I guess someone did their homework, but 5172 was the best team there. I still can't believe we were able to pull out the win. It was a great event and 2502 had a blast. Thanks to all the wonderful volunteers for making this a great event.

My predictions were a lot closer on the Northern Lights side of things. Not terrible considering I hadn't seen most of the teams!

[Ichlieberoboter]

Team 2499 had a lot of issues this year with our robot, but it was still a lot of fun. Quals match 64 was especially rough for us because our entire alliance lost communication with their robots so we just sat there unable to do anything. We had a couple other communication issues that made our robot disconnect and in one match someone on our team put in a dead battery when we told him to change it (). We did have some matches where it was working though, and those were definitely a lot of fun. Everyone did a great job today and it was a really exciting competition. Congrats to Denfeld, the Hawaiian Kids, Mystery Machine, Crimson Robotics, Patriotics, and everyone else who competed.

[CJ_Elliott]

On behalf of 2502, thank you to all the volunteers, referees, mentors, inspectors and all others that helped with the Northern Lights and Lake Superior Regionals. Special shout out to 2883 (F.R.E.D) and 5232 (Talons), our alliance partners. Good job 5172 (Gators) for their worlds qualification and 3132 (Thunder Down Under) for winning chairmans.

[jajabinx124]

Congrats to Team 4009, 359, and 6175 for winning the Lake Superior regional! You guys were putting up some big points throughout the tournament. Big shoutout to our alliance partners 5690 and 2227! It was certainly a wild ride to the finals for our alliance. Also congrats to team 2526 for winning chairman's at lake superior and to team 4009 DNA for winning Engineering Inspiration! (thanks for the wildcard DNA!) Also huge shoutout to team 4607 CIS, you guys nearly knocked us out of the quarterfinals and honestly it could of gone either way with your killer defense- I wish you guys luck at North Star!

Congrats to 2883, 2502, and 5232 for winning the Northern Lights regional and the double deccer! I'm super happy to hear that 2883 won their first regional.. well deserved for sure FRED! As for 2502, I'm not surprised that they won at Northern Lights- they have a beast of a robot and I can't wait until we get to compete with them at 10,000 lakes! Also super glad to hear that 5172 the gators got a wildcard from 2502, I can't wait to see them at champs and at state cause I've been hearing nothing but good things their team/robot.

Overall thanks to the volunteers, inspectors, referees, judges, etc. who helped put up 2 great events! I'm sad this was my last time going up to the Decc as a student on a team, but I'll be back next year as a volunteer

[Caleb Sykes]

Does anyone have video of the double DECCer match?

[hutchMN]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

Does anyone have video of the double DECCer match?

We will be posting it later today.

[BOSS]

I would like to thank the organizers and volunteers for this great event the competition was great and the overall atmosphere this year was out of this world. Special shout out to team 2502 and 5232 for being a part of our alliance. 2502's bot was an animal it shot the lights out in playoffs. I would not be surprised to see them win another regional this season. 5232 I felt was a steal for a third pick as they were a great defense breaker.
Also congratulations goes out to the Gators 5172, all I can say is wow what a shooter going to be fun playing at the next 3 events.
Nice job 2512 on the robot but also the amount of work your team does to put this event on.
Events like this will surely keep moving Minnesota to becoming the not just the State of Hockey but perhaps the State of Robotics.
Thanks again to everyone and we hope to see you at Iowa, Worlds, or State.