Most Exciting Regional.

[Nawaid Ladak]

waterloo and then Midwest

[TwIsTeD2]

I loved the GTR i live in mississauga and it was so much fun every one was into it and so meny people say its the best one people came from ohio and bc. it was so cool every one was nice and the hosts were great. Lol the wizerds really made me laugh. good job

[TwIsTeD2]

Some more pics

[Cory]

Of the competitions I attended (LA, SVR, Vegas) and watched online, I thought Vegas was the most exciting.

However, I didn't get to see any of the others that people have been mentioning as being really exciting (GTR, WMR, etc).

[Grant Cox]

Between what I've seen in real life and online, I'd say West Michigan had the most exciting finals matches, and Detroit had the most.. intense? Not sure what word to use.. there was soo muuchh defense played, it was almost painful to watch haha. I heard GLR was good too, but I didn't get to see it.

[BorisTheBlade]

I would have to say Davis in the first round of quarter finals the #1 vs #8 went to FIVE ROUNDS. in match 1 two of the bots team 100 and 997 tipped over the crowed went balistic. second round 100 997 and 1458 pull off the win. round three intense match ends in a tie. round 4 they messure #8 alliances ramps first and one robot is short and gets 15 points. you think its all over then all of a sudden #1 allaince is short TOO! the crowd goes insane. round 5 #8 alliance ramp bot's ramps fall down and it goes south from there but I think if that didnt happen it could have easily gone to 6 matches at the least. It would have made for a very intense final.

then a semi final round went to the third round. one alliance got both bots on the ramps last second to squeak out a win the crowd jumps in the stands. match ends and the ramps fall down and the other alliance wins and the whole arena becomes practicaly defining from the roars.

by far the best regional I have ever been too.

[Alpha 997]

Originally Posted by BorisTheBlade

I would have to say Davis in the first round of quarter finals the #1 vs #8 went to FIVE ROUNDS. in match 1 two of the bots team 100 and 997 tipped over the crowed went balistic. second round 100 997 and 1458 pull off the win. round three intense match ends in a tie. round 4 they messure #8 alliances ramps first and one robot is short and gets 15 points. you think its all over then all of a sudden #1 allaince is short TOO! the crowd goes insane. round 5 #8 alliance ramp bot's ramps fall down and it goes south from there but I think if that didnt happen it could have easily gone to 6 matches at the least. It would have made for a very intense final.

then a semi final round went to the third round. one alliance got both bots on the ramps last second to squeak out a win the crowd jumps in the stands. match ends and the ramps fall down and the other alliance wins and the whole arena becomes practicaly defining from the roars.

by far the best regional I have ever been too.

I thought we tied the following two matches then won two times. Or maybe I was just too shocked to remember.

Yeah, imaging being on the alliance team of the number 1 seed and having your ramp robot, that has never been tipped before, on its side seconds into the competition. Then having a ring stuck to the flag pole of your best scorer. After spending half a minute to take off the ring of the best scorer, the best scorer gets tipped over too!!! One minute into the match, you are completely shocked. The 8th seed had just punched you in the face and you are dumbfounded. You then try to fight your way back. But then the other team fight you back just as hard, keep matching your score. It was insanely intense for us the drive team if not for the crowd.

[Otaku]

Oh man. 997 and 100 got knocked over, and I swear, everybody in the crowd lost their freaking mind (including all of 675). It was less a "punch" and more a "wrecking ball".

You guys did great, though.

Amazing regional.

[pakratt1991]

Davis,
the quarter finals... 5 matches for one round... 2 ties

[Mark Pierce]

It is a testament to the game design and the growth of the FIRST program that there are so many well supported arguments for most exciting. As little as four years ago, this subject could easily be discussed among maybe five undisputed "Most Exciting" regionals. Obviously, other regions have caught up with the early regionals. While I think West Michigan continued it's seven year tradition of having some of the most exciting matches anywhere, it seems the gap has shrunk considerably.

I really didn't see all that many matches this year, so I can't pass judgment, but why limit the excitement criteria to the playing field? At Arizona, many new teams showed up with inoperable or illegal robots. By Friday morning all of them were on the field thanks to help from established teams. It seems there was lots of excitement in those pits that day. Every award ceremony has it's share of excitement. This year the Arizona mentor thank you and West Ottawa's announcement of the State Senate's declaration of March as Michigan FIRST Robotics Month come immediately to mind. I will forever remember last year's WMR Woodie Flowers Award.

The thrills of a heroic repair, a well deserved award, a compliment on our efforts, the growth of our team members, making new friends.... These can make a memorable and exciting FIRST regional as much as a close match.

[Gene F]

I had ring side seats for VCU, Peachtree and Palmetto. I have to say the intensity grew as the season progressed. My vote would be Palmetto. As covered is some other threads even the Refs were challenged. But, based on the trend I saw, the Championship is going to be much more extreme!

[Cartwright]

I thought Long Island was pretty exciting. There were two MCs, and they competed by the colors, that added more zest and friendly competition to the event. But Boilermaker Regional was awesome! At the award ceremonies they used smoke, and a locomotive rose from the stage! IT WAS SWEET!

[AndyB]

Wisconsin was simply amazing. Especially come finals time. That final match was the best I've ever seen other than maybe the finals of last year's IRI.

[EricH]

Tossup: Lone Star for defense (though I only watched the eliminations), San Diego for everything.

[Rich Ross]

Im quite partial to West Michigan, as it is year in and year out one of THE TOP regionals. I liked Midwest for suspense though (5 finals matches) and Waterloo for domination