Read it and weep! My state worlds slots (Virginia) were reduced by two spots for middle school and high school. Haven’t read it all yet.
Link?
Looks essentially the same as previous years, other than the 50 spots for robot skills at worlds. I did not see any clarification on robot skills ties. Is the assumption that the earliest recorded score has precedence?
The number of spots is based upon how many teams competed in your region last year relative to the total number in the world. My region is also down. Most likely the total teams in the world is up.
The teams every year always grows. If your state grows at a slower rate than average world wide less spots will be alocated to your state.
Leagues do a little better for State qualifier. 16 team leagues get 2 team alliance winners, instead of just Excellence winner from before.