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SUMMARY:FTC Qualifying Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Official regional competition where robotics teams showcase their engineering designs\, compete in alliance matches\, and vie for advancement to state or regional championships. \n\n\n\nEvent Structure and Format \n\n\n\n\nMorning Activities: Teams check in\, set up in the pit area\, undergo rigorous robot hardware and safety inspections\, and participate in formal judging interviews.\n\n\n\nJudging Sessions: Teams present their engineering portfolios to judges and discuss their design process\, strategy\, and community outreach.\n\n\n\nQualification Matches: Robots compete in a series of randomized multi-team alliance matches to build rankings.\n\n\n\nAlliance Selection: Top-ranked teams choose alliance partners for the final elimination brackets.\n\n\n\nElimination Rounds & Finals: Head-to-head bracket matches determine the event’s winning alliance.\n\n\n\n\nAwards and Advancement \n\n\n\n\nAwards Ceremony: Teams are recognized for robot performance\, design innovation\, community outreach\, and team spirit\, highlighted by the prestigious Inspire Award.\n\n\n\nAdvancement: Top-performing teams and award winners earn the opportunity to advance to higher-level tournaments\, such as Super-Qualifiers or Regional/State Championships
URL:https://www.firstindianarobotics.org/event/ftc-qualifying-tournament-5/
LOCATION:Avon High School\, 7575 E County Rd 150 S\, Avon\, Indiana\, 46123
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SUMMARY:FTC State Championship
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) State Championships concluded in February and March 2026\, marking the peak of regional competition for the archaeology-themed DECODE season. Local tournaments throughout the winter qualified top teams to advance to their respective state tournaments\, which ultimately decided the teams that earned invitations to the 2026 FIRST World Championship in Houston. [1\, 2\, 3\, 4\, 5] \n\n\n\nKey Highlights of the 2026 State Championship Season \n\n\n\n\nTheme & Mechanics: The DECODE challenge tasked teams (grades 7-12) with designing\, programming\, and operating robots to simulate archaeological digs—uncovering artifacts and decoding hidden structures through both autonomous functions and driver-controlled periods. [1\, 2]\n\n\n\nNew Advancement Rules: The 2025–2026 season introduced a point-based event management ranking system. Rather than strict traditional sequential advancement slots\, a modified formula awarded points based on qualification ranking\, playoff progression\, and judged award tiers (such as the prestigious Inspire Award). [1\, 2]
URL:https://www.firstindianarobotics.org/event/ftc-state-championship-3/
LOCATION:University of Indianapolis Nicoson Hall\, 3957 Campus Wy I\, IN USA\, Indianapolis\, Indiana\, 46227
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