Design award at Worlds?

[tnt]

Who is eligible for Design award at Worlds? I have read some places that only people who won Design/Excellence at state are eligible. I also read because of covid and everything being virtual everyone is eligible that is going to Worlds.

[Iogician]

@tnt

only people who won Design/Excellence at state are eligible.

Yes, this is correct.

[holbrook]

Nope:

https://www.robotevents.com/judging/2020-2021/QA/762

The current Judge Guide (dated 8/14/2020) contains these statements:

“Teams that have won the Excellence Award at VEX Worlds in the previous three years are not eligible for the Excellence Award at VEX Worlds.”

“To be eligible for the Excellence Award at VEX Worlds, a team must have been awarded the Excellence Award at an event that qualifies teams directly to VEX Worlds during the current competition season.”

“To be eligible for the Design Award at VEX Worlds, a team must have been awarded the Excellence Award or Design Award at an event that qualifies teams directly to VEX Worlds.”

These statements do not apply to any Remote VEX Worlds 2021 event.

Additionally, all Excellence Award winners at Remote VEX Worlds 2021 will be eligible for the Excellence award at VEX Worlds 2022.

The Judge Guide has not yet been updated to reflect this policy change.

[Iogician]

My apologies, this is true; I did not do the proper research on the matter and just assumed that the previous precedent would be the case at this year’s World Championship. Had it been in-person, that criteria would have most likely applied, though.