Team Dave competed at the Greater Toronto Central Regional from March 2nd to March 5th, 2016, at Ryerson University, in the old Maple Leaf Gardens. Unlike the Stanley Cup-less Maple Leafs, Team Dave won the event, claiming out first regional win ever, in our first event of the season.
We won our first match 88 to 77, and never looked back, ending with a 9-1-0 record. We also placed first in qualifications, with 31 ranking points, four more than the second place team. We consistently breached defenses, climbed, and were often able to defeat the tower as well.
With the first pick, Team Dave selected FRC team 4001, Rams Robotics, and followed up with FRC team 5039, Irish Iron.
Despite being shorthanded for half of the first match and all of the second, we successfully won our quarters series in two games, with the second game coming down to a tiebreaker based on penalties. Team Dave also managed to defeat a tough fourth alliance in two games to advance to the finals. There we defeated the second alliance to claim the blue banner.
Along with winning the regional, we also received the Industrial Design Award for robot quality.
Team Dave will be competing at Waterloo Regional March 31st to April 2nd, and at World Championships in St. Louis April 27th to 30th.
