什么是混合锦标赛模式?
混合锦标赛模式将级别分组锦标赛的部分内容与混合赛事的部分内容结合在一起。 在混合模式中,两个级别将一起进行资格赛,但评判、技能和淘汰赛将在各自的级别组中分别进行。
This model was beta tested in the 2024-25 season by the RECF and local Event Partners at two V5RC events in South Dakota. The beta test was conducted by Chris Stewart (Senior Regional Support Manager for the upper midwest US), the South Dakota V5 State ERC Event Partner, and the Event Partner of the final pre-championship V5RC event in the region.
为什么要测试混合锦标赛模型?
2024-25 赛季的官方资格标准中增加了以下规则,以确保各个级别的团队都能公平地代表 VEX 机器人世界锦标赛,并增加每个级别的奖项数量:
- 赛事地区锦标赛必须是单一级别(不能混合)。
- 例外:如果某个赛事区域中某个项目的两个年级各只分配有一个 (1) VEX 机器人世界锦标赛名额,则该赛事区域可以选择举办混合赛事区域锦标赛或分割赛事区域锦标赛(每个年级一个)。
在南达科他州和其他小型和/或农村赛事地区,一个项目的一个年级可能有足够的队伍在单年级锦标赛中赢得三个世界锦标赛席位,而另一个年级则太小,无法填补单年级锦标赛的席位。
South Dakota had 22 high school teams and 6 middle school teams registered for the 2024-25 V5 season. By the rules in that season, South Dakota was required to have a split Event Region Championship, but with only 6 middle school teams their state tournament would not have been very enjoyable.
This imbalance was not addressed by the REC Foundation Qualifying Criteria at that time, and was the reason for the beta test. In the beta test of the Hybrid Tournament Type, the South Dakota high school and middle school teams competed against and alongside each other in qualification matches. Following the conclusion of qualification matches, each age group participated in its own alliance selection, in which only teams of the particular age group could participate. Each grade level was also independently ranked for judging and Robot Skills Challenge matches. The end result was an engaging and competitive event that culminated in each grade level receiving its own set of awards.
How Does the Hybrid Model Work?
This model requires that two separate events be listed on RobotEvents.com for each event. In the case of the beta tests, this meant one for middle school teams and one for high school teams. 每个赛事还需要有两个锦标赛管理文件,每个级别一个。
与往常一样,球队将报名参加适合其年级的当地赛事或冠军赛事。 每个活动都将在 RobotEvents 和 Tournament Manager 中创建为为期两天的活动,于周五和周六举行。
周五早上,将对 RobotEvents 和 Tournament Manager 中的两项赛事进行以下更改。 年龄级别反映了 Beta 测试事件,为了便于解释:
- 中学活动的日期(两者中较小的一个)将在 RobotEvents 中手动更改为与较大活动不重叠的占位日期。
- 高中赛事(规模较大的赛事)将从单一年级改为混合赛事,并且初中队伍将被手动添加到现在的混合赛事中。
- 中学活动日期将重新调整为实际活动日期。
- 将中学队伍添加到混合赛事后,将为这两个赛事创建锦标赛管理器文件。
- 混合赛事在 TM 中照常设置,所有队伍都进行资格赛。
- 虽然中学赛事不会用于资格赛,但必须生成一小部分资格赛,以便中学球队稍后参加自己的联盟选拔。
评判和机器人技能挑战赛将按每个年龄组分别进行追踪和排名。 中学生机器人技能挑战赛成绩将被纳入中学生赛事。
资格赛结束后,我们将使用通常为优秀奖打印的评委报告来记录中学队伍的排名名单。 然后这些队伍将被从联盟选择中移除,就像他们提前离开活动一样。
高中联盟的选拔将照常进行,不涉及初中球队。
For middle school, the EP will use the manual alliance selection feature in the Middle School only Tournament Manager file. 根据这些球队在资格赛中取得的排名,他们将通过联盟选拔程序来确定他们的联盟分组。
高中球队将进行淘汰赛,一直到半决赛,然后停止。 然后,中学队伍将进行尽可能多的比赛,以确定哪些队伍将参加中学决赛。
三局两胜制决赛将采用交替级别比赛,以便各队有时间修理、充电和冷却机器人。
每个年级将获得自己的一套评判奖项、自己的技能冠军和自己的锦标赛冠军。
注意:此格式已在 2024-25 赛季的特定活动中进行了测试,并且仅在获得 REC 基金会区域支持经理的许可和参与后才可在 25-26 赛季使用。