Shoals FTC Qualifying Tournament
Shoals FTC Qualifying Tournament
February 13, 2027 All day
Official regional competition where robotics teams showcase their engineering designs, compete in alliance matches, and vie for advancement to state or regional championships.
Event Structure and Format
- Morning Activities: Teams check in, set up in the pit area, undergo rigorous robot hardware and safety inspections, and participate in formal judging interviews.
- Judging Sessions: Teams present their engineering portfolios to judges and discuss their design process, strategy, and community outreach.
- Qualification Matches: Robots compete in a series of randomized multi-team alliance matches to build rankings.
- Alliance Selection: Top-ranked teams choose alliance partners for the final elimination brackets.
- Elimination Rounds & Finals: Head-to-head bracket matches determine the event’s winning alliance.
Awards and Advancement
- Awards Ceremony: Teams are recognized for robot performance, design innovation, community outreach, and team spirit, highlighted by the prestigious Inspire Award.
- Advancement: Top-performing teams and award winners earn the opportunity to advance to higher-level tournaments, such as Super-Qualifiers or Regional/State Championships