13.4   FIRST Championship Playoffs

The 8 division Champions play a Double Elimination style tournament as described in section 10.6 Playoff MATCHES to determine the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition Champions. Exact MATCH timing is provided to FIRST Championship Playoff teams. ALLIANCES are paired as shown in Figure 13‑1.

Figure 13‑1 FIRST Championship playoff bracket

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.