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FIRST Championship Qualification
Dec 01, 2021
Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics Competitors
Edited 12/1/2021 to right likelihood a District workforce is added to the Precedence Waitlist.
As we famous on this weblog concerning the change to FIRST Championship for 2022, eligibility for FIRST Championship should change, given the decreased capability.
In making selections in eligibility modifications, we saved in thoughts these guiding ideas, in no order:
Characterize District and non-District groups in roughly the identical proportion as they’re in FIRST Robotics Competitors as a complete
Stability illustration between discipline efficiency and cultural award development
Prioritize groups who earned their technique to FIRST Championship in the course of the 2022 season
Decrease modifications to conventional eligibility
Maximize the possibilities of a full FIRST Championship
Listed below are the modifications:
Pre-qualified groups are restricted to Corridor of Fame groups that earned their FIRST Championship Chairman’s Award within the final ten years
If a Chairman’s Award winner from the final ten years isn’t in a position to attend, one other Corridor of Fame workforce could be chosen as a alternative
Regionals initially qualify the Chairman’s Award winner, Engineering Inspiration Award winner, Captain of the successful alliance, and first choose of the successful alliance. There isn’t any computerized wildcard.
Regional Rookie-All-Star Award winners, successful alliance second picks, and successful alliance backup groups (if a backup workforce joined the successful alliance) are positioned on a Precedence Waitlist.
Open FIRST Championship slots are stuffed utilizing the Precedence Waitlist till it’s exhausted. At that time, slots are stuffed utilizing the traditional open Waitlist
The method for choosing groups from the Precedence Waitlist is but to be finalized.
Invites from the Precedence Waitlist will start early within the competitors season.
Please observe that the Precedence Waitlist is probably not exhausted relying on Championship invitation acceptance charges.
A wildcard is generated if a workforce that has already certified for the FIRST Championship qualifies once more at a Regional occasion. Wildcards are issued on this order:
Successful alliance second choose
Rookie All-Star Award winner
Successful alliance backup robotic (if collaborating)
Finalist alliance captain
Finalist alliance first choose
Finalist alliance second choose
Finalist alliance backup robotic (if collaborating)
FIRST Championship allocations for Districts are decided by the method in Part 11.9.2 of the 2020 FIRST Robotics Competitors Sport Handbook, nevertheless, the waitlist allowance proportion drops from 10% to 0%
This allowance accounted for the truth that Districts have assured slots on the FIRST Championship however can even ship groups from the Waitlist. Because the Precedence Waitlist does not going embrace District groups, and the traditional Waitlist is probably not used, eliminating this allowance will increase the preliminary District allocation and prioritizes qualifying groups.
Districts ship the next groups which can be historically despatched to FIRST Championship:
District Championship-level
Chairman’s Award winners,
Engineering Inspiration Award winners,
Rookie All-Star Award winners,
all members of the successful alliance, and
as many groups in District-points whole order to fill the allocation.
Essential Notice: A District that has their Championship the weekend earlier than the FIRST Championship could make modifications to this development plan to accommodate their groups in a approach they really feel is greatest. Adjustments, if any, haven’t but been finalized and shall be communicated later.
I’m wanting ahead to a full and enjoyable FIRST Championship in April 2022!
Frank
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