Decatur Hope Academy Qualifying Tournament

Event Information

Date

Saturday February 6, 2016

Venue

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Hope Academy
955 N. Calhoun Street
Decatur, IL 62521

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed.

Parking:

Teams should only park in the N. Calhoun Street parking lot.
Note: The only doors that will be unlocked are the main entrance doors on N. Calhoun Street.

Concession Stand:

Hope Academy Concession Stand:
Drinks, Chips, Candy, and Other Items

Lunch Arrangements:

Option 1:: Whole pizza orders
1 Topping: sausage, cheese, or pepperoni pizzas are $10 per pizza (8 Slices)
1 Gluten Free Pizza is $10 (6 slices)
2 Liter Bottles Soda, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Cherry Coke, $4.
Cups, plates, napkins provided
Pizzas will be available @ 12:30.
Place order and make payment at team check-in by 8:30 a.m.
Exact cash is preferred. Make checks payable to: 4-H RoboStorms FTC
Option 2:: Jimmy Johns sandwich delivery Call and pay Jimmy Johns at 145 Merchant Street 217-423-8323 Please call by 10:00 a.m.
Jimmy Johns sandwich pick-up Call 217-872-8282 Pick up at 2950 N. Water, Pershing Northgate Shopping Center.
Option 3:: Bring your own or send someone out
There are a number of take out restuarants nearby or feel free to bring in your own food.

Agenda

7:00 am	Some Volunteers Arrive
7:30 am	Teams Arrive Pits Open and Team Check-In Begins
7:50 am	Team Check-In Closes
8:00 am	Hardware and Software Inspection, Judging Begins
9:30 am	Judging and Inspections End
9:40 am	Drivers/Coaches Meeting
10:00 am	Opening Ceremonies
10:30 am	Qualification Matches Begin
12:30 pm	Lunch Break
1:00 pm	Qualification Matches Resume
3:15 pm	Alliance Selection
3:30 pm	Start Elimination Matches
5:00 pm	Awards and Closing Ceremonies
6:00 pm	Event Complete

Note: All times are subject to change. We will work hard to maintain this agenda but occasionally things happen outside our control. Please pay attention to announcements in case changes are necessary.

Lodgings:

There are a number of hotels within a few miles of Hope Academy.

Wifi:

In order to eliminate the possibility of interference with the FTC Robotics Control System, Hope Academy will be preventing access to all Wifi networks in the venue on the day of the event to limit possible interference, meaning no Wifi access will be available.

Registration Information

Registered:

#	Team #	Team Name	Location
1	116	Crazy Eights	Chicago
2	2923	Kaybots	Kankakee
3	5085	Newton's Lawyers	Shiloh
4	5294	THE j IS SILENT	Batavia
5	6222	SaintBots	Quincy
6	6675	Chargers	Carthage
7	6746	D-Wingers	Moline
8	6933	Construction Zone	Pontiac
9	6994	Roberto	Marseilles
10	6995	Mechagojira	Marseilles
11	7007	Techno Bots	Chicago
12	7030	RoboMinds	Chicago
13	7089	Cyborg Eagles	La Grange
14	7129	Robo Raiders	Troy
15	7207	M-Fusion	Belvidere
16	7317	Quest Gators	Peoria
17	7619	Robohawks	Broadlands
18	7737	Technical Difficulties	Batavia
19	8128	Techno-Raptors	Moline
20	8620	Wormgear Warriors	Edwardsville
21	8648	Manual Academy RoboRams	Peoria
22	8873	Advantage robotics	Kildeer
23	8899	EP Robo Raiders	East Peoria
24	8943	OOPS!	O'Fallon
25	9163	Quest Lady Gators	Peoria
26	9506	Quadratic Crushers	Heyworth
27	9593	Dimly Lit Bulbs	Millstadt

Tournament Results:

Competition Results:

Winning Alliance
Captain:	7030	RoboMinds	Chicago, IL
1^st Selected:	6933	Construction Zone	Pontiac, IL
2^nd Selected:	8620	Wormgear Warriors	Edwardsville, IL

Finalist Alliance
Captain:	7007	TechKnow Bots	Chicago, IL
1^st Selected:	7129	Robo Raiders	Troy, IL
2^nd Selected:	7207	M-Fusion	Belvidere, IL

Judged Awards:

Motivate Award
The Motivate Award recognizes outstanding team spirit shown though costumes and outfits, team support, and other methods of standing out and raising attention. Teams that reach out to their schools and community to raise awareness of FIRST and their FTC efforts have done so in a variety of cool and inventive methods - this winner is no exception. Here is what the judges had to say:
This team overcame many obstacles, but embraced their mistakes. They scouted out a way to show their enthusiasm through the day. They can check winning the motivate award off their purple list.
Winner:	8943, OOPS!, O'Fallon, IL

Connect Award
The Connect Award is a bit different than the Motivate Award. Winners of the Connect Award have done a great deal of community outreach not only to spread the word about FIRST but specifically to include engineers, scientists, and other technology professionals into their outreach efforts. This creates connections between teams, FIRST, and the professional world that can last years beyond their participation in FTC. Connect Award winners also develop and execute plans to fund their team including clear goals and objectives - including how they can give back to their community in the future. Here is what the judges had to say:
This team connected using their words, Showing their robots is not just for nerds. Their greatest fundraiser was for the birds,
Winner:	5085, Newton's Lawyers, Shiloh, IL

Rockwell Collins Innovate Award
The Rockwell Collins Innovate Award is robot specific. It celebrates teams who come up with innovate solutions to the Game Challenge that most others have overlooked. These solutions can't just look good - they've got to work... at least most of the time. Historically, some of the most innovative breakthroughs in science and technology have come when fresh thinking is applied to a known problem. This year's Rockwell Collins Innovate Award winners demonstrated that type of thinking. Here is what the judges had to say:
This team showed other teams what spirit is all about. This team lights the path to success. They built their success on a very solid foundation.
Winner:	2923, Kaybots, Kankakee, IL

PTC Design Award
We are happy that PTC has offered to sponsor the PTC Design Award. The intent of this award is to expand the challenge, inspiring teams to incorporate industrial design into their robots. These elements can be shown in the simplicity of the design as it applies to the tasks, the look and feel of the robot, and how the design allows us to think of robots in new ways. The Design aspects must serve a function - but they should also differentiate the robot in a unique fashion - not an easy task with a limited set of parts and game challenge. Here is what the judges had to say:
Spending multiple nights sketching extruding, and dimensioning,a design was born.During competition repeated battles occurred against election pairs in unwanted territory.Finally, even in spite of rejection from machine shops for fabrication,
Winner:	7089, Cyborg Eagles, LaGrange, IL

Highest Seed Rookie Award
Celebrates the highest-seeded rookie team at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds.
Winner:	8899, EP Robo Raiders, East Peoria, IL

Rookie Award
Winner:	8873, Advantage robotics, Kildeer, IL

Dean's List Semi Finalists
Winner:	Antowane Griffin from Team 116, Crazy Eights, Chicago, IL

Control Award
The Control Award is given to the Team that demonstrates innovative thinking in the control system to solve Game challenges such as Autonomous Operation, enhancing mechanical systems with intelligent control, or using sensors to achieve better results on the Field. Here is what the judges had to say:
This team did more than dip their TOE in control. Despite their shirts, this team was never BLUE. Our HATS are off to the winner of this award, which goes to team 6995, Roberto.
Winner:	6995, Roberto, Marseilles, IL

Judges Award
The Judges Award is given at the discretion of the Judges to a Team they have encountered whose unique efforts, performance or dynamics merit recognition, yet the Team does not fit into any of the existing Award categories. Here is what the judges had to say:
This team secured their legacy by starting many, many new teams. Their doors were always open as crazy as it seems. There was no static, this decision clearly rates. The winners of the Judges Award is 116 - The Crazy Eights!
Winner:	116, Crazy Eights, Chicago, IL

Think Award
Every team at this event has had to think - hopefully a lot. The Think Award recognizes the team that has successfully thought, organized, and documented their journey from their starting point to their final design. The engineering notebook is the record of this journey. Just like in real life, teams that can document their process have the best chance at learning from it and improving on it. Here is what the judges had to say:
If you want to learn the design process, read this team’s book. The colors of ink used are truly eye-popping. With five volumes, this team documented their entire journey from start to finish.
Winner:	7129, Robo Raiders, Troy, IL

Inspire Award
The Inspire Award is the highest award given by FTC. The winner of the Inspire Award is automatically eligible for advancement to the next tournament level. The Inspire Award winner is the 'prototype' for what we'd like to see all teams achieve as part of the FIRST Tech Challenge. They do many of the things mentioned in the other awards. The difference is that they've tied these together in a comprehensive manner resulting in success in the competition, outreach to the community, robot design, team spirit, and engineering accomplishment. That's a tall order but we've got some great candidates for this award today. Here is what the judges had to say:
This team did a lot with a little. Their robot did well putting balls in the middle. Protecting their team with orange cones, The inspire Award goes to Construction Zone.
Winner:	6933, Construction Zone, Pontiac, IL
2nd Runner Up:	7207, M-Fusion, Belvidere, IL	3rd Runner Up:	5085, Newton's Lawyers, Shiloh, IL

Advancement Criteria to the 2014-2015 Illinois FTC Championship Tournament

Rank	Team #	Team Name	Award	Qualify for IL FTC Championship Tournament
1	N/A	N/A	Qualifier Host Team	not applicable
2	6933	Construction Zone	Inspire Award Winner	yes
3	7030	Robo Minds	Winning Alliance Captain	yes
4	7207	M-Fusionl	Inspire Award 2^nd place	yes
5	6933	Construction Zone	Winning Alliance, 1^st team selected	already advancing
6	5085	Newton's Lawyers	Inspire Award 3^rd place	yes
7	8620	Wormgear Warriors	Winning Alliance, 2^nd team selected	yes

Check here to review the advancement criteria for Cascade Effect. A minimum of three (3) teams shall advance from each Qualifier to the State Championship. The number of teams advancing from each Qualifier and the League Championship to the State Championship is based on the number of teams competing at each event. Qualifiers with a greater number of teams will advance more teams. Until the actual number of teams at each event is verified, allocation of extra slots will not be determined.