Charged Up (FIRST)
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Season Information | |
| Number of teams | 3,324[2] |
| Number of regionals | 61[1] |
| Number of district events | 105 |
| Championship location | Houston George R. Brown Convention Center |
| FIRST Championship Awards | |
| Impact Award winner | 321 - "RoboLancers"[a] |
| Woodie Flowers Award winner | Mark Buckner - Team 4265 |
| Founder's Award winner | Donald Bossi - former President of FIRST |
| Champions | 1323 - "MadTown Robotics" 4414 - "HighTide" 4096 - "Ctrl-Z" 2609 - "BeaverworX" |
Charged Up, stylized as CHARGED UP and officially known as Charged Up presented by Haas for sponsorship reasons, was the FIRST Robotics Competition game for the 2023 season.[3] The game is part of the FIRST-wide FIRST Energize theme for the 2022-2023 season, which focuses on energy and sustainable development. The season's kickoff event occurred on January 7, 2023, and was streamed live on Twitch.[4]
As in the 2022 season, the 2023 season featured only one championship event as opposed to the two events that took place from 2017 to 2019 (and that were planned for 2020).[5] In an effort to increase the number of teams that can attend the championship, there were no Week 7 events during the season to allow late-qualifying teams more time to prepare for the event and travel to Houston. Additionally, on October 20, 2022, FIRST announced that the championship will be expanded to at least 600 teams in 8 divisions, making it the largest event in FRC history.[6]
Field and Scoring
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Charged Up is played on a 27 feet (8.2 m) by 54 feet (16 m) field covered in grey carpet. The field is surrounded by low polycarbonate walls on the long sides and taller alliance station walls on the short sides. The Single Substations (part of the human player stations) on the long sides also feature a taller wall made of wire mesh panels.[7]
The field is divided in half by a white line, and each half includes one alliance's Community and the other alliance's Loading Zone. The primary scoring areas are the two Communities (one per alliance), which are located near the two alliance station walls. Robots begin the match fully contained within their alliance's Community. Each Community includes a Grid where game pieces can be scored and a Charging Station that robots can drive onto and balance on during the autonomous period and towards the end of the match.[7]
Game Pieces
[edit]There are two game pieces in Charged Up: Cones and Cubes. Cones are yellow rubber cones, approximately 1 foot (30 cm) tall with an approximately 8 inches (20 cm) square base. Cubes are cube-like objects made of purple fabric that are inflated to approximately 9.5 inches (24 cm) when measured from face to face. Cubes have rounded corners and may not have flat surfaces.[7]
Player Areas
[edit]Alliance Stations
[edit]There are two alliance stations on the short sides of the field, one for each alliance. Each station is divided into three smaller stations where the teams that make up the alliance control their robots. The opposing alliance's Loading Zone is located on the far side of each alliance's station when viewed from the scoring table.[7]
Loading Zones
[edit]The Loading Zones, or human player stations, are used to introduce game pieces onto the field and form a right angle around the two far corners of the field. Each Zone consists of a Single Substation and a Double Substation, with the former located on a long side of the field and the latter located on a short side next to the opposing alliance's station. Each substation includes a portal that human players can place game pieces into.[7] The Single Substation's portal is a ramp that drops the game piece onto the field, while the Double Substation's portal can either be used to drop a piece onto the field or place the piece on a sliding shelf for one of the alliance's robots to pick up.
Scoring Areas
[edit]Grids
[edit]The six Grids (three for each alliance) are located in front of their respective alliance station wall. Each set of grids consists of two outer grids and a coopertition (co-op) grid, each of which are divided into three rows (top, middle, and bottom). Within each grid, game pieces can be placed on nine Nodes, with two Nodes reserved for Cubes and four Nodes reserved for Cones. The remaining three Nodes, known as hybrid nodes, can accept either game piece. Alliances earn points for placing game pieces on the Nodes, with more points awarded for pieces scored on Nodes in the top and middle rows of each grid.[7]
Alliances can also earn points by placing game pieces on three adjacent Nodes in the same row, which is known as a Link. Prior to the FIRST Championship, an alliance could earn the Sustainability Bonus ranking point (RP) by creating five links. This threshold could be lowered to four for both alliances if both of the co-op grids had at least three game pieces placed in them.[7] After Week 6, the bonus threshold was increased to six links and can be lowered to five through the co-op grids.
The post-Week 6 modifications also added rules to allow alliances to earn Supercharge points after filling their set of Grids. Once this is accomplished, 3 Supercharge points are earned if an additional game piece is scored on a Node regardless of the Node's row. [7]
Charging Stations
[edit]The two Charging Stations (one for each alliance) are 8 feet (2.4 m) by 6.5 feet (2.0 m) rectangular structures located approximately 8 feet (2.4 m) from the edge of their respective alliance's Grids and centered on the width of their alliance's Community. Similar to the bridges in Rebound Rumble, the Charging Stations can be driven onto and balanced by robots in order to earn points in both the autonomous and teleoperated periods. While the stations are large enough to fit all three of an alliance's robots, only one robot can score points on their alliance's station during the autonomous period.[7]
In both periods, points can be earned if a robot Docks or Engages with their alliance's station. A robot is Docked if they are only contacting their Charging Station and/or other objects (ex. other robots) that are directly or transitively supported by the station. A Docked robot is also Engaged if their Charging Station is level and all other robots from their alliance that are contacting the station are Docked. Additionally, alliances can earn the Activation Bonus RP by scoring at least 26 Charging Station points during the match.[7]
Scoring Summary
[edit]| Action | Autonomous | Teleoperated | Ranking Points
(in Qualification) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robot exits Community | 3 points | ||
| Game piece on bottom row | 3 points | 2 points | |
| Game piece on middle row | 4 points | 3 points | |
| Game piece on top row | 6 points | 5 points | |
| Supercharge bonus | 3 points | ||
| Link | 5 points | ||
| Docked | 8 points (Max one robot) | 6 points | |
| Docked and Engaged | 12 points (Max one robot) | 10 points | |
| Park | 2 points | ||
| Sustainability Bonus | 1 RP | ||
| Coopertition Bonus | Sustainability Bonus threshold reduced to 5 for both alliances | ||
| Activation Bonus | 1 RP | ||
| Win | 2 RP | ||
| Tie | 1 RP | ||
| Foul | 5 points to opposing alliance | 5 points to opposing alliance | |
| Tech Foul | 12 points to opposing alliance | 12 points to opposing alliance |
Events
[edit]
The 2023 regular season is divided into six weeks, with many events occurring simultaneously during each week. After the end of the regular season, teams that have qualified compete in the FIRST Championship in Houston.[8]
Week 1
[edit]| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST Israel (ISR) District Event #1 | Ra'anana, Central District, Israel | February 26 – 28 | 1576 Voltrix, 1577 Steampunk, 1690 Orbit |
| Canadian Pacific Regional | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | February 28 – March 3 | 4613 Barker Redbacks, 359 Hawaiian Kids, 244 RoboDawgs 3D |
| ISR District Event #2 | Ra'anana, Central District, Israel | March 1 – 3 | 7112 EverGreen, 7039 XO, 3339 BumbleB |
| South Florida Regional | West Palm Beach, Florida | March 1 – 4 | 3653 Botcats, 695 Bison Robotics, 179 Children of the Swamp |
| Arkansas Regional | Searcy, Arkansas | March 1 – 4 | 4766 Team SCREAM Jr., 16 Bomb Squad, 6586 Tuskin' Raiders |
| Lake Superior Regional | Duluth, Minnesota | March 1 – 4 | 4011 Pi Robotics, 1714 MORE Robotics, 6045 Sabre Robotics |
| Northern Lights Regional | Duluth, Minnesota | March 1 – 4 | 4624 Rebel Alliance, 5913 Patriotics, 2052 KnightKrawler |
| Regional Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | March 1 – 4 | 6702 Stingbots, 3478 Lambot, 4635 Botbusters |
| Utah Regional | West Valley City, Utah | March 1 – 4 | 9138 Robo Hawks, 4499 The Highlanders, 2240 Brute Force |
| Peachtree (PCH) District Albany Event | Albany, Georgia | March 2 – 4 | 5828 Westover Robotics, 6919 The Commodores, 1683 Techno Titans |
| FIRST In Michigan (FIM) District Escanaba Event | Escanaba, Michigan | March 2 – 4 | 3175 Knight Vision, 857 Superior Roboworks, 8382 The Pebbles-Robotics of Kingsford |
| FIM District Calvin University Event | Grand Rapids, Michigan | March 2 – 4 | 2771 Code Red Robotics the Stray Dogs, 3357 COMETS, 6081 Digital Dislocators |
| FIM District Jackson Event | Spring Arbor, Michigan | March 2 – 4 | 4453 The Red Hot Chili Bots, 302 The Dragons, 4381 Twisted Devils |
| FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | Flint, Michigan | March 2 – 4 | 8728 Argonauts, 1506 Metal Muscle, 5460 Strike Zone |
| FIM District Milford Event | Highland Township, Michigan | March 2 – 4 | 9204 Hidden Treasures, 67 The HOT Team, 3538 RoboJackets |
| New England (NE) District Granite State Event | Salem, New Hampshire | March 2 – 4 | 5687 The Outliers, 3467 Windham Windup, 8023 LRTC Androscoggin Argonauts |
| FIRST In Texas (FIT) District Waco Event | Waco, Texas | March 2 – 4 | 2881 Lady Cans, 624 CRyptonite, 8088 Bionic Panthers |
| Pacific Northwest (PNW) District Clackamas Academy Event | Oregon City, Oregon | March 2 – 4 | 1540 Flaming Chickens, 3218 Panther Robotics, 5920 VIKotics |
| Hueneme Port Regional | Port Hueneme, California | March 2 – 5 | 4414 HighTide, 1678 Citrus Circuits, 696 Circuit Breakers |
| Izmir Regional | İzmir, İzmir Province, Turkey | March 3 – 5 | CANCELED[9] |
| FIRST Indiana (FIN) District Mishawaka Event | Mishawaka, Indiana | March 3 – 5 | 6721 Tindley Trailblazers, 3490 CyberTooth, 461 Westside Boiler Invasion |
| NE District SE Mass Event | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | March 3 – 5 | 3314 Mechanical Mustangs, 88 TJ², 4473 Delta Prime Robotics 4-H Team |
| FIRST North Carolina (FNC) District UNC Asheville Event | Asheville, North Carolina | March 3 – 5 | 8833 Buzz City Robotics, 4795 Eastbots, 587 The Hedgehogs |
| Ontario (ONT) District Georgian Event | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | March 3 – 5 | 1114 Simbotics, 7659 HNMCS Robotics, 4039 MakeShift Robotics |
| ONT District Newmarket Complex Event | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | March 3 – 5 | 2056 OP Robotics, 2200 MMRambotics, 4951 CDS Cyclones |
| FIRST Mid-Atlantic (FMA) District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Horsham, Pennsylvania | March 3 – 5 | 5865 Peddie Robotics, 433 Firebirds, 2539 Krypton Cougars |
| FIRST Chesapeake (CHS) District Blacksburg Event | Blacksburg, Virginia | March 3 – 5 | 2363 Triple Helix Robotics, 401 Copperhead Robotics, 3373 Team RoboHawk |
| FIT District Dallas Event | Allen, Texas | March 3 – 5 | 5682 Equus Engineering, 2468 Team Appreciate, 3005 RoboChargers |
| PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Snohomish, Washington | March 3 – 5 | 2930 Sonic Squirrels, 2910 Jack in the Bot, 1778 Chill Out |
Week 2
[edit]| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Regional | Chicago, Illinois | March 8 – 11 | 930 Mukwonago BEARs, 111 WildStang, 7460 Avi and Friends |
| St. Louis Regional | St. Louis, Missouri | March 8 – 11 | 6420 Fire Island Robotics, 4143 MARS/WARS, 1706 Ratchet Rockers |
| Great Northern Regional | Grand Forks, North Dakota | March 8 – 11 | 2883 F.R.E.D, 5172 Gators, 6146 Blackjacks |
| Oklahoma Regional | Shawnee, Oklahoma | March 8 – 11 | 2945 Steel Mustangs, 6244 Stealth Panther Robotics, 1619 Up-A-Creek Robotics |
| PCH District Dalton Event | Dalton, Georgia | March 9 – 11 | 8865 Dacula Droids, 2974 Walton Robotics, 6340 The Marist Manatees |
| FIM District Kettering University Event #2 | Flint, Michigan | March 9 – 11 | 68 Truck Town Thunder, 494 Martians, 3098 Waterford Robotics |
| FIM District Lansing Event | Mason, Michigan | March 9 – 11 | 3655 Tractor Technicians, 6610 Robot Roll Call, 1481 The Riveters |
| FIM District St. Joseph Event | St. Joseph, Michigan | March 9 – 11 | 5843 Flurb, 3620 Average Joes, 5712 Hemlock's Gray Matter |
| FIT District Belton Event | Belton, Texas | March 9 – 11 | 5414 Pearadox, 3802 RoboPOP, 3743 Eagle Bots |
| PNW District Wilsonville Event | Wilsonville, Oregon | March 9 – 11 | 2471 Team Mean Machine, 1425 Error Code Xero, 6465 Mystic Biscuit |
| Central Valley Regional | Fresno, California | March 9 – 12 | 1323 MadTown Robotics, 973 Greybots, 6657 Arborbotics |
| Orange County Regional | Costa Mesa, California | March 9 – 12 | 987 HIGHROLLERS, 4415 EPIC Robotz, 4276 Surf City Vikings |
| Ventura County Regional | Port Hueneme, California | March 9 – 12 | 4414 HighTide, 4481 Team Rembrandts, 4 Team 4 ELEMENT |
| Southern Cross Regional | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | March 9 – 12 | 4613 Barker Redbacks, 5988 Narooma High RoboRebels, 6510 Pymble Pride |
| Mersin Regional | Mersin, Mersin Province, Turkey | March 10 – 12 | CANCELED[9] |
| NE District Waterbury Event | Waterbury, Connecticut | March 10 – 12 | 1071 Team MAX, 230 Gaelhawks, 8085 MOJO |
| CHS District Bethesda Event | Bethesda, Maryland | March 10 – 12 | 2900 Mighty Penguins, 1731 Fresta Valley Robotics Club, 4099 The Falcons |
| FIM District Wayne State University Event | Detroit, Michigan | March 10 – 12 | 1189 The Gearheads, 7769 The CREW, 6029 Railbots |
| FNC District Johnston County Event | Clayton, North Carolina | March 10 – 12 | 7671 Fire Hazard, 4829 Titanium Tigers, 435 Robodogs |
| FMA District Mount Olive Event | Mount Olive, New Jersey | March 10 – 12 | 1923 Midknight Inventors, 125 NUTRONs, 484 Roboforce |
| NE District Rhode Island Event | Glocester, Rhode Island | March 10 – 12 | 6329 The Bucks' Wrath, 6328 Mechanical Advantage, 509 Red Storm |
| PCH District Anderson Event | Anderson, South Carolina | March 10 – 12 | 4451 ROBOTZ Garage, 1102 M'Aiken Magic, 6961 SIbots |
| FIN District Princeton Event | Princeton, Indiana | March 10 – 12 | 7617 RoboBlazers, 4272 Maverick Robotics, 8116 Hatchet Robotics |
| FIT District Channelview Event | Channelview, Texas | March 10 – 12 | 118 Robonauts, 5427 Steel Talons, 5923 WildC.A.T.S. |
| ISR District Event #3 | Ra'anana, Central District, Israel | March 12 – 14 | 6738 Excalibur, 4590 GreenBlitz, 3065 Jatt High School |
Week 3
[edit]| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISR District Event #4 | Ra'anana, Central District, Israel | March 15 – 17 | 2230 General Angels, 2630 Thunderbolts, 4320 The Joker |
| Arizona East Regional | Scottsdale, Arizona | March 15 – 18 | 2659 RoboWarriors, 6036 Peninsula Robotics, 668 The Apes of Wrath |
| Heartland Regional | Olathe, Kansas | March 15 – 18 | 1987 Broncobots, 3184 Blaze Robotics, 2457 The Law |
| Orlando Regional | Orlando, Florida | March 15 – 18 | 179 Children of the Swamp, 180 S.P.A.M, 1902 Exploding Bacon |
| Central Illinois Regional | Peoria, Illinois | March 15 – 18 | 1756 Argos, 4143 MARS/ WARS, 4096 Ctrl-Z |
| Miami Valley Regional | Cincinnati, Ohio | March 15 – 18 | 695 Bison Robotics, 1732 Hilltopper Robotics, 1708 AMP'D Robotics |
| Magnolia Regional | Laurel, Mississippi | March 15 – 18 | 3039 Wildcat Robotics, 4336 Ramageddon Robotics, 5045 SpartaBot, 3753 BulahBots! |
| Finger Lakes Regional | Rochester, New York | March 15 – 18 | 1591 Greece Gladiators, 3015 Ranger Robotics, 3003 TAN(X), 6868 Cadet Robotics |
| Regional Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico | March 15 – 18 | 6348 PrepaTec - HORUS, 6647 PrepaTec - VOLTEC Robotics, 3527 PrepaTec - Balam Esmeralda |
| Brazil Regional | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | March 10 – 12 | 7563 SESI SENAI MEGAZORD, 1156 Under Control, 9168 AGROBOT |
| FIT District Fort Worth Event | Fort Worth, Texas | March 16 – 18 | 3005 RoboChargers, 6672 Fusion Corps, 5613 ThunderDogs |
| FIM District Belleville Event | Belleville, Michigan | March 16 – 18 | 3668 TroBots, 4362 CSPA Gems, 9182 Tech Tr1be |
| NE District Western NE Event | Springfield, Massachusetts | March 16 – 18 | 176 Aces High, 195 CyberKnights, 8604 Alpha Centauri |
| FIM District Muskegon Event | Muskegon, Michigan | March 16 – 18 | 4381 Twisted Devils, 3538 RoboJackets, 6005 Cardinaltronics |
| FIT District San Antonio Event | San Antonio, Texas | March 16 – 18 | 2468 Team Appreciate, 2687 Team Apprentice, 8573 Rogue-Rangers LEGACY |
| FIM District Traverse City Event | Traverse City, Michigan | March 16 – 18 | 2834 Bionic Black Hawks, 3767 Titans, 7155 The Robotic Rangers, 5110 Robo Herd |
| FIM District Detroit Event | Detroit, Michigan | March 16 – 18 | 2337 EngiNERDs, 1701 RoboCubs, 7856 UPAD Fusion, 5756 REC'in Crew |
| PNW District SunDome Event | Yakima, Washington | March 16 – 18 | 2910 Jack in the Bot, 2147 CHUCK, 4125 Confidential |
| FIM District Standish-Sterling Event | Standish, Michigan | March 16 – 18 | 302 The Dragons, 1506 Metal Muscle, 6533 BeaverTech |
| San Francisco Regional | San Francisco, California | March 16 – 19 | 971 Spartan Robotics, 972 Iron Claw, 8016 Eco Robotics |
| Los Angeles Regional | El Segundo, California | March 16 – 19 | 687 The Nerd Herd, 5199 Robot Dolphins From Outer Space, 702 Bagel Bytes, 6833 Phoenix Robotics |
| NE District North Shore Event | Reading, Massachusetts | March 17 – 19 | 88 TJ², 1768 Nashoba Robotics, 6201 The Highlanders, 4311 Swampscott Currents |
| FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | March 17 – 19 | 2539 Krypton Cougars, 341 Miss Daisy, 9027 PATH to Domination |
| FMA District Robbinsville Event | Robbinsville Township, New Jersey | March 17 – 19 | 3314 Mechanical Mustangs, 2495 Hive Mind, 9015 Questionable Engineering |
| ONT District Western University Engineering Event | London, Ontario, Canada | March 17 – 19 | 4907 Thunderstamps, 1325 Inverse Paradox, 5870 League of Logic |
| CHS District Portsmouth Event | Portsmouth, Virginia | March 17 – 19 | 2363 Triple Helix Robotics, 5804 TORCH, 539 Titan Robotics |
| ONT District Humber College Event | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 17 – 19 | 4476 W.A.F.F.L.E.S., 7558 ALT-F4, 5596 Wolverines |
| FNC District Wake County Event | Rolesville, North Carolina | March 17 – 19 | 7890 SeQuEnCe, 4795 Eastbots, 8757 GeodeBots |
| FNC District Mecklenburg County Event | Charlotte, North Carolina | March 17 – 19 | 1533 Triple Strange, 4290 Bots on Wheels, 6512 Coastal CATastrophe, 6214 PHEnix |
| PNW District Bonney Lake Event | Bonney Lake, Washington | March 17 – 19 | 1778 Chill Out, 2522 Royal Robotics, 3393 Horns of Havoc |
| PCH District Gwinnett Event | Lawrenceville, Georgia | March 17 – 19 | 1771 Tigerbytes, 4188 Columbus Space Program, 2415 WiredCats |
| CHS District Alexandria Event | Alexandria, Virginia | March 17 – 19 | 8592 Newton², 1727 REX, 2421 RTR Team Robotics |
Week 4
[edit]| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island Regional #1 | Hempstead, New York | March 20 – 22 | 3015 Ranger Robotics, 1468 Hicksville J-Birds, 2875 CyberHawks |
| FIRST Israel District Championship | Jerusalem | March 20 – 23 | 1577 Steampunk, 1690 Orbit, 5135 Black Unicorns |
| Wisconsin Regional | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | March 22 – 25 | 1732 Hilltopper Robotics, 1714 MORE Robotics, 8847 Milwaukee Cyber Cheese |
| Iowa Regional | Cedar Falls, Iowa | March 22 – 25 | 6424 Stealth Panther Robotics, 4329 Lutheran Robotics, 1785 Blue Springs Robocats |
| Hawaii Regional | Honolulu, Hawaii | March 22 – 25 | 4253 Raid Zero, 359 Hawaiian Kids, 2445 RoboKAP |
| Regional Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | March 22 – 25 | 4400 Cerbotics - Peñoles, 4635 PrepaTec - Botbusters, 3526 PrepaTec - Blue Ignition |
| Colorado Regional | Denver, Colorado | March 22 – 25 | 1339 AngelBotics, 4499 The Highlanders, 1799 Wired-Up! |
| Central Missouri Regional | Sedalia, Missouri | March 22 – 25 | 3184 Blaze Robotics, 4766 Team SCREAM Jr., 5809 The Jesubots 5809 |
| Arizona West Regional | Glendale, Arizona | March 22 – 25 | 5199 Robot Dolphins From Outer Space, 498 The Cobra Commanders, 1165 Team Paradise |
| Long Island Regional #2 | Hempstead, New York | March 23 – 25 | 694 StuyPulse, 870 TEAM R.I.C.E., 533 The PSIcotics |
| PNW District Oregon State Fairgrounds Event | Salem, Oregon | March 23 – 25 | 2521 SERT, 2990 Hotwire, 1359 Scalawags |
| PCH District Hartsville Event | Hartsville, South Carolina | March 23 – 25 | 4451 ROBOTZ Garage, 1102 M'Aiken Magic, 4748 M'Aiken Magic |
| FIM District Midland Event | Midland, Michigan | March 23 – 25 | 5216 E-Ville Empire, 5231 The Radical Jays, 5114 Titanium Tigers |
| FIM District West Michigan Event | Allendale, Michigan | March 23 – 25 | 4855 Ramageddon, 3357 COMETS, 27 Team RUSH |
| FIM District LSSU Event | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | March 23 – 25 | 3655 Tractor Technicians, 7768 The AutoMatons, 4392 The Deceivers |
| ONT District University of Waterloo Event #1 | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | March 23 – 25 | Simbotics 1114, 8764 Thunder Robotics, 3683 Team DAVE |
| FIT District Houston Event | Houston, Texas | March 23 – 25 | 3847 Spectrum -△◅, 2585 Impact, 118 Robonauts |
| FIM District Lakeview Event #1 | Battle Creek, Michigan | March 23 – 25 | 4810 I AM Robot, 9312 NERD Spark, 5675 WiredCats |
| PCH District Carrollton Event | Carrollton, Georgia | March 23 – 25 | 2974 Walton Robotics, 6340 The Marist Manatees, 1311 Kell Robotics |
| San Diego Regional | La Jolla, California | March 23 – 26 | 973 Greybots, 1538 The Holy Cows, 4419 Team Rewind |
| Minnesota North Star Regional | La Crosse, Wisconsin | March 23 – 26 | 5232 Talons, 876 Thunder Robotics, 4693 Axiomatic Aftermath |
| Tallahassee Regional | Tallahassee, Florida | March 23 – 26 | 6722 LED Robotics, 180 S.P.A.M, 4592 M3 Mighty Mechanical Mustangs |
| Sacramento Regional | Davis, California | March 23 – 26 | 254 The Cheesy Poofs, 1678 Citrus Circuits, 3189 Circuit Breakers |
| FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | Pembroke, North Carolina | March 24 – 26 | 4828 RoboEagles, 2642 Pitt Pirates, 7763 Carrborobotics |
| NE District UNH Event | Durham, New Hampshire | March 24 – 26 | 133 B.E.R.T., 6329 The Bucks' Wrath, 7913 "Bear"ly Functioning |
| FIM District Troy Event #1 | Troy, Michigan | March 24 – 26 | 67 The HOT Team, 1718 The Fighting Pi, 8115 Platinum Peacocks |
| FIN District Tippecanoe Event | Lafayette, Indiana | March 24 – 26 | 461 Westside Boiler Invasion, 328 Penn Robotics Golden Rooks, 7457 suPURDUEper Robotics |
| FMA District Warren Hills Event | Washington, New Jersey | March 24 – 26 | 3142 Aperture, 7045 MCCrusaders, 555 Montclair Robotics |
| CHS District Timonium Event | Timonium, Maryland | March 24 – 26 | 1629 Garrett Coalition (GaCo), 836 The RoboBees, 6863 Squirrels, 9072 TigerBots |
| PNW District Sammamish Event | Bellevue, Washington | March 24 – 26 | 5827 Code Purple, 2910 Jack in the Bot, 7461 Sushi Squad |
| Istanbul Regional | Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey | March 24 – 26 | 9077 The Crown, 7748 TECHTOLIA ROBOTICS, 8015 The Cheetahs |
| NE District Greater Boston Event | Revere, Massachusetts | March 24 – 26 | 125 NUTRONs, 3467 Windham Windup, 8626 Cyber Sailors |
| FMA District Seneca Event | Tabernacle, New Jersey | March 24 – 26 | 5895 Peddie Robotics, 1807 Redbird Robotics, 5457 Falcobots |
| ONT District North Bay Event | North Bay, Ontario, Canada | March 24 – 26 | 6864 Gryphtech Robotics, 4152 Hoya Robotics, 1305 Ice Cubed |
| CHS District Glen Allen Event | Glen Allen, Virginia | March 24 – 26 | 401 Copperhead Robotics, 384 SPARKY, 611 Saxons |
| FIM District Lakeview Event #2 | Battle Creek, Michigan | March 25 – 27 | 4381 Twisted Devils, 5559 Gear Grinders, 2767 Stryke Force |
Week 5
[edit]| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosphorus Regional | Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey | March 27 – 29 | 6838 X-SHARC, 7444 Moon Star Robotics, 9264 HUNTERS |
| New York Tech Valley Regional | Albany, New York | March 29 – April 1 | 3015 Ranger Robotics, 1796 RoboTigers, 4930 Electric Mayhem |
| Buckeye Regional | Cleveland, Ohio | March 29 – April 1 | 4028 The Beak Squad, 695 Bison Robotics, 5667 The Digital Eagles |
| Festival de Robotique Regional | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | March 29 – April 1 | 3990 Tech For Kids, 3996 RIKITIK, 5618 PLS |
| Smoky Mountains Regional | Knoxville, Tennessee | March 29 – April 1 | 2451 PWNAGE, 1730 Team Driven, 6517 So-Kno Robo |
| Bayou Regional | Kenner, Louisiana | March 29 – April 1 | 4522 Team SCREAM, 4635 PrepaTec - Botbusters, 2080 Torotics |
| Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Minneapolis, Minnesota | March 29 – April 1 | 2052 KnightKrawler, 5913 Patriotics, 7258 Robolobos - Hiawatha Collegiate |
| Greater Kansas City Regional | Lee's Summit, Missouri | March 29 – April 1 | 4213 MetalCow Robotics, 1987 Broncobots, 2359 RoboLobos |
| Seven Rivers Regional | La Crosse, Wisconsin | March 29 – April 1 | 2338 Gear It Forward, 111 WildStang, 5586 Bond Brigade |
| Idaho Regional | Nampa, Idaho | March 29 – April 1 | 3647 Millennium Falcons, 4175 Coded Summit, 6036 Peninsula Robotics |
| Aerospace Valley Regional | Lancaster, California | March 29 – April 1 | 7157 μBotics, 4414 HighTide, 7042 Poly Rabbotics |
| Monterey Bay Regional | Seaside, California | March 29 – April 1 | 1323 MadTown Robotics, 5940 BREAD, 6998 Unipards |
| Las Vegas Regional | Las Vegas, Nevada | March 29 – April 1 | 4270 Crusaders, 359 Hawaiian Kids, 9287 Bionic Bengals |
| PCH District Macon Event | Macon, Georgia | March 30 – April 1 | 4730 Terminators, 6919 The Commodores, 6829 Ignite Robotics |
| FIN District Greenwood Event | Greenwood, Indiana | March 30 – April 1 | 5188 Area 5188: Classified Robotics, 1555 Cryofrost, 1501 Team THRUST |
| FIM District Kentwood Event | Kentwood, Michigan | March 30 – April 1 | 4391 BraveBots, 2075 Enigma Robotics, 9215 T-Town Tech |
| FIM District Livonia Event | Livonia, Michigan | March 30 – April 1 | 3641 The Flying Toasters, 5907 CC Shambots, 6532 TechnoPaths |
| FIM District Macomb Community College Event | Warren, Michigan | March 30 – April 1 | 6085 Green Devil Bots, 3175 Knight Vision, 5460 Strike Zone |
| FIM District Saline Event | Ann Arbor, Michigan | March 30 – April 1 | 3322 Eagle Evolution, 6081 Digital Dislocators, 8895 Redwolves Robotics |
| FIM District Troy Event #2 | Kentwood, Michigan | March 30 – April 1 | 5612 Robo-Raptors, 1684 The Chimeras, 7211 Hollywood |
| ONT District Windsor Essex Great Lakes Event | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | March 30 – April 1 | 4678 CyberCavs, 5596 Wolverines, 4907 Thunderstamps |
| FIT District Amarillo Event | Amarillo, Texas | March 30 – April 1 | 4206 Robo Vikes, 3676 Redshift Robotics, 1745 The P-51 Mustangs |
| NE District Hartford Event | Hartford, Connecticut | March 31 – April 2 | 195 CyberKnights, 230 Gaelhawks, 7694 THE IRON LIONS |
| NE District WPI Event | Worcester, Massachusetts | March 31 – April 2 | 2370 IBOTS, 6763 FUSION, 1757 Wolverines |
| FIRST North Carolina District Championship | Greenville, North Carolina | March 31 – April 2 | 3229 Hawktimus Prime, 7890 SeQuEnCe, 587 The Hedgehogs |
| FMA District Montgomery Event | Montgomery, New Jersey | March 31 – April 2 | 1923 The MidKnight Inventors, 1403 Cougar Robotics, 8714 Robo Griffins' |
| ONT District McMaster University Event | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | March 31 – April 2 | 2056 OP Robotics, 1325 Inverse Paradox, 4992 Sparbotics |
| FMA District Bensalem Event | Bensalem, Pennsylvania | March 31 – April 2 | 272 Cyber Crusaders, 1391 The Metal Moose, 5624 TIGER TECH Robotics |
| FIT District Space City Event | Houston, Texas | March 31 – April 2 | 8144 Red Chair Robotics, 6357 The Spring Konstant, 231 High Voltage |
| PNW District Auburn Event | Auburn, Washington | March 31 – April 2 | 2046 Bear Metal, 3663 CPR - Cedar Park Robotics, 5683 Riverside Robotics |
Week 6
[edit]| Event | Location | Date | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | Fairfax, Virginia | April 5 – 8 | 2199 Robo-Lions, 2363 Triple Helix Robotics, 1731 Fresta Valley Robotics Club |
| Peachtree District Championship | Emerson, Georgia | April 5 – 8 | 281 The Green Villains, 1746 OTTO, 8736 The Mechanisms |
| FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | April 5 – 8 | 3314 Mechanical Mustangs, 5895 Peddie Robotics, 3142 Aperture |
| New England FIRST District Championship | West Springfield, Massachusetts | April 5 – 8 | 1757 Wolverines, 176 Aces High, 1699 Robocats |
| New York City Regional | New York, New York | April 5 – 8 | 8159 Golden Horn, 1796 RoboTigers, 694 StuyPulse |
| Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | April 5 – 8 | 1591 Greece Gladiators, 930 Mukwonago BEARs, 2656 Quasics |
| Rocket City Regional | Huntsville, Alabama | April 5 – 8 | 7072 O.G.R.E., 4499 The Highlanders, 3937 Breakaway |
| Green Country Regional | Tulsa, Oklahoma | April 5 – 8 | 1561 ROBODUCKS, 6424 Stealth Panther Robotics, 2333 S.C.R.E.E.C.H. |
| Silicon Valley Regional | San Jose, California | April 5 – 8 | 254 The Cheesy Poofs, 1678 Citrus Circuits, 2489 The Insomniacs, 100 The Wildhats |
| FIRST in Texas District Championship | Houston, Texas | April 5 – 8 | 118 Robonauts, 3005 RoboChargers, 8576 Golden Warriors Robotics |
| FIRST Ontario District Championship | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | April 5 – 8 | 2056 OP Robotics, 2200 MMRambotics, 4992 Sparbotics |
| Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | Cheney, Washington | April 5 – 8 | 2910 Jack in the Bot, 2046 Bear Metal, 948 NRG (Newport Robotics Group), 1983 Skunk Works Robotics |
| FIRST in Michigan District Championship | University Center, Michigan | April 6 – 8 | 6090 Wayland Wildcats, 1506 Metal Muscle, 217 ThunderChickens |
| FIRST Indiana District Championship | Anderson, Indiana | April 6 – 8 | 7617 RoboBlazers, 5010 Tiger Dynasty, 7657 ThunderBots |
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST Championship | Houston, Texas | April 19 – 22 |
FIRST Championship Results
[edit]The following tables show the winners of each division and the divisional playoff results.
Division Winners
[edit]| Division | Captain | 1st Pick | 2nd Pick | 3rd Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archimedes | 8085 | 6328 | 972 | 687 |
| Newton | 4329 | 1746 | 3184 | 5804 |
| Galileo | 1678 | 3476 | 461 | 59 |
| Hopper | 1323 | 4414 | 4096 | 2609 |
| Curie | 6329 | 148 | 818 | 302 |
| Milstein | 3655 | 6672 | 5895 | 5419 |
| Daly | 5460 | 125 | 870 | 2590 |
| Johnson | 2075 | 973 | 9312 | 4607 |
Divisional Playoff
[edit]Elimination Bracket
[edit]As with all other events this season, the Championship divisional playoff follows a double elimination format. All matchups are best-of-one with the exception of Einstein Finals, which is a best-of-three series.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Einstein Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Archimedes | 187 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newton | 189 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newton | 149 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hopper | 174 | |||||||||||||||||
| Galileo | 168 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hopper | 202 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hopper | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
| Curie | 189 | |||||||||||||||||
| Curie | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milstein | 174 | |||||||||||||||||
| Curie | 204 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daly | 192 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daly | 211 | |||||||||||||||||
| Johnson | 199 | Hopper | 2 match wins | |||||||||||||||
| Daly | 0 match wins | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||
| Daly | 211 | |||||||||||||||||
| Archimedes | 166 | Galileo | 208 | Curie | 181 | |||||||||||||
| Galileo | 176 | Daly | 201[b] | Daly | 203 | |||||||||||||
| Johnson | 201 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newton | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milstein | 164 | Johnson | 203 | |||||||||||||||
| Johnson | 207 | |||||||||||||||||
Einstein Finals
[edit]| Division | Final 1 | Final 2 | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper | 213 | 209 | 2 |
| Daly | 141 | 208 | 0 |
References
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