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12 FIRST Championship Tournament

At the 2024 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems, teams are split into 8 divisions. The process used to assign teams to their division is as follows:

  • Rookies are assigned randomly, team by team, sequentially to divisions (i.e. a team in Division 1, a team in Division 2, a team in Division 3, a team in Division 4, a team in Division 5, a team in Division 6, a team in Division 7, a team in Division 8, then back to Division 1 again, until Rookies are all assigned to a division).
  • Step 1 is
    repeated
    with veteran teams.

Each division plays a standard tournament as described in Section 10.5 Qualification

MATCHES
and Section 10.6 Playoff
MATCHES
to produce the division Champions. Those 8 division Champions proceed to the Championship Playoffs, on the Einstein
FIELDS
, to determine the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition Championship Winners, per Section 12.4 FIRST Championship Playoffs.

12.1 Advancement to the FIRST Championship

Details on how teams earn eligibility to attend the FIRST Championship are posted on the FIRST Championship eligibility webpage.

12.2 4-ROBOT
ALLIANCES

There is no provision for

BACKUP TEAMS
at the FIRST Championship.

Instead, before each division Playoff Tournament,

ALLIANCES
are selected per the process as described in Section 10.6.1
ALLIANCE
Selection Process, however the process continues with a third round of selection as follows.

Round 3: The same method is used for each

ALLIANCE CAPTAIN
’S third choice except the selection order is reversed again, with
ALLIANCE
1 picking first and
ALLIANCE
8 picking last. This process results in 8
ALLIANCES
of 4 teams each.

ALLIANCES
may start with any 3 of the 4
ROBOTS
on their
ALLIANCE
during division Playoff
MATCHES
and during the Championship Playoffs.
ALLIANCES
submit
LINEUPS
for their
MATCHES
as described in Section 10.6.4
LINEUPS
.

12.3 FIRST Championship Pit Crews

FIRST distributes buttons to the

ALLIANCE CAPTAINS
during the
ALLIANCE CAPTAIN
meeting, which takes place on the division
FIELDS
. These buttons provide the necessary access to the
ARENA
for pit crew members.

C301 *Wear your buttons.

Only team members wearing proper buttons are allowed on the

ARENA
floor during division and Playoff
MATCHES
.

Violation:
MATCH
won’t start until the situation is corrected. Those not displaying identification must
leave
the
ARENA
.

Teams should assume they may be chosen for an

ALLIANCE
and think about the logistics of button distribution and set a plan prior to the
ALLIANCE
selection process. It is each
ALLIANCE CAPTAIN
’S responsibility to distribute buttons to their pit crew members.

12.4 FIRST Championship Playoffs

The 8 division Champions play a Double Elimination style tournament as described in Section 10.6 Playoff

MATCHES
to determine the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition Champions. Exact
MATCH
timing is provided to FIRST Championship Playoff teams.
ALLIANCES
are paired as shown in Figure 12‑1.

Figure 12‑1 FIRST Championship playoff bracket

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During the Einstein Finals, if the

MATCH
score of each
ALLIANCE
is equal, the
MATCH
is replayed. In this circumstance, the
LINEUP
may be changed.

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11 District Tournaments

Teams advance through the season depending on the events at which they compete: Regional or District. This section details how District teams advance from District qualifying events, to their District Championship.

13 Event Rules

FIRST is committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and as such, FIRST makes reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities that request accommodation. If a participant needs an accommodation for an event, please talk to a volunteer at the event or contact your local leadership before the event so they can help ensure the accommodation is provided. Local leadership may make exceptions to event rules to allow for reasonable accommodations given the exceptions do not create an undue hardship or cause safety concerns.