FTC Qualifying Tournament
FTC Qualifying Tournament
February 20, 2027 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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