12.3   Regional Pool

All Regional event teams not already qualified for the FIRST Championship are ranked together in the “Regional Pool” based on the points earned from their first two regional events. This list helps ensure the top performing teams across events qualify for the FIRST Championship and allows for the consideration of performance across multiple events for teams. Awarding points at the first two events, with a projection if a team has only played one event, rewards consistent performance over the season without being punitive to single-event teams.

The global Regional Rankings webpage shows all regional teams in rank order by their assigned points. Teams are invited to the FIRST Championship from the Regional Pool on a weekly basis beginning after Week 2.

Our goal is to release enough slots each week so that the same proportion of Championship slots have been filled as events have been completed. For example, 47 of 69 (~68%) Regional Events will be completed after Week 4, and we plan to have approximately the same percentage of Regional slots filled by that point as well.

12.3.1   Single-event team points calculation

If a team has only played one event at the end of the interval, they are awarded second event points using this formula:

This model is based on a regression of Event 1 vs Event 2 points in 2023 and 2024. This calculation projects how many points would be earned by the average team who earned X points at their first event. If the result is not a whole number, the value is rounded to the nearest integer.