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Hello Teams! Once again, I�m pleased to let you know that FIRST Tech Challenge will invite teams to apply for a waitlist spot for the FIRST World Championship tournament that serves their region. As we expand the event to 160 teams in both Houston and Detroit, I�m glad to have the opportunity to share the excitement of this grand event with even more students! Here�s what you need to know about the waitlist: Your team can apply for the waitlist for the Championship Tournament that serves your region through the team dashboard at firstinspires.org .  Login to your team's dashboard Click on the pull down button labeled "Event Options" and select "View Team Events" Click on the button labeled "Find An Event" Click on the Blue Name of the Championship Event that appears The event will pop open in a new window Click on the button labeled "Waitlist". You will then be registered to the waitlist. The waitlist is open now, and will remain open throug...

I�m excited to share with you that FIRST Tech Challenge will once again invite teams to apply for a waitlist spot for the FIRST World Championship tournament that serves their region! I love that we can share the excitement and the sense of community that this once-in-a-lifetime event provides with even more students. Here�s how it will all work! We will have a waitlist for both FIRST World Championship Tournaments. Your team can apply for the waitlist if you registered for the season, and if you participated in a FIRST Tech Challenge competition at any level in the   FIRST RELIC RECOVERY season. Each FIRST World Championship Tournament will have about 36 waitlist spots, these spots will be shared between the US Super-Regions and the outside North America countries that participate in FIRST Tech Challenge.  You can apply for the waitlist through the team dashboard at firstinspires.org starting January 16 th at noon, Eastern Time. The waitlist will be open until Februa...

Why has FIRST Tech Challenge added a waitlist component to the World Championship? In April of 2016, FIRST announced the addition of a second FIRST Championship. We did this so that we could make the life-changing excitement and inspiration of the FIRST Championship more accessible, available, and affordable to more kids and teams. This decision doubled the number of spots available for FIRST Tech Challenge teams at the World Championship, and created some interesting opportunities for advancement. Our FIRST Tech Challenge Super-Regionals were instituted over three years ago to address the growing number of Regional Championships, and the relatively smaller number of teams advancing to the next level. It solved that problem with great success as we head into year four of the Super-Regional format. This year FIRST Tech Challenge will expand the percentage of teams advancing from countries outside North America, expand the percentage of teams advancing from Super-Regionals, and institut...