Is there a minimum number of teams required at a skills-only event to make the skills score official on the global list ?
I did not see this mentioned in the qualification criteria.
http://www.roboticseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2015_VRC_HS_Qualifying_Criteria_June7.pdf
Normally questions related to World Championship qualification should be posted in the Official VRC World Championship Q&A, where you can get official clarifications from the REC Foundation. I’ve checked with the REC on this one; yes, you do need 16 events in a “skills only” event for the event to be considered official and to include teams in the Global Skills Rankings.
Thank you for the response Karthik,
16 teams is a definite change from last year’s rules. A minimum team number is important but 16 seems too high from my experience hosting skills-only events in the past. I think it should be closer to 8 teams.
Skills-only events are much easier for new EPs to setup. Telling the registered teams that their scores don’t count because they only had 14 teams attend will be a difficult message to convey.
I will continue this conversation on other channels.
You’re welcome!