Skills score to reach Worlds

[Rick_TYler]

@creatorthomas

We have a skills only event happening in Indiana tomorrow that is worlds top 50 only, since they already finalized the state worlds spots back on Monday. So it might depend on the RECF rep for the state. One of our teams got their worlds invite via the state skills score.

If you read the event description, it was not an official qualifying event.

[creatorthomas]

I know, but it was a weird event. Started as a TSA only event, then opened up. I guess I thought that wording meant scores there wouldn’t get you into the state competition, obviously since it was after the state tournament. But I see what you mean now by nothing for the state at all.

[Karthik]

@Rick TYler

Can you please point us to the written documentation of this? When I was an RECF regional support manager, that is not how I did it, but I am not with RECF any longer and they might be doing things differently now. I never sent out the Worlds invitation from state skills until after all official events in the state, including skills-only tournaments, were complete.

Hey Rick,

I believe it’s new for this year:

Immediately following the completion of a State/Regional/Provincial Championship event, the skills challenge rankings will be finalized and the top teams in the Robot Skills Challenge may be eligible
to fill unused state/regional/provincial/national spots for 2017 VEX Worlds. All scores posted after
the state/regional/provincial championship will be included on the World Skills Rankings until March
13, 2017.

From this document: http://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2016/08/vrc-qualifying-criteria.pdf

[Rick_TYler]

Thanks, Karthik. Always read the documentation…

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Thank you @Karthik for saving me the time to post the document.