The FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship was an amazing event that finished off one of DAVE’s strongest seasons! At our final event of the season, DAVE competed against the top 100 teams in Ontario for the chance of winning the title of Provincial Champion.
On the first day, DAVE played in six qualification matches on the Science Division, finishing the day ranked 5th with a win-loss record of 5-1. With our recent addition of a deep cage climb, we were able to secure the Barge Ranking Point in 5 of those matches.
The next day, DAVE played in six more matches, finishing qualifications ranked 3rd in our division with a 10-2 record. A highlight of the day was setting the high score on our field with 239 points unpenalized. We finished the day with our scouting meeting, where we utilized our data to determine which teams we would like to partner with for elimination matches the next day.
Day 3 began with Alliance Selection, where we elected to decline an invitation from the #1 seed and instead form our own alliance. We partnered with Team 4476 W.A.F.F.L.E.S. and Team 1285 The Biggest Birds on the third alliance, and quickly got ready for our upcoming playoff matches.
Our alliance went undefeated through the upper bracket, securing our spot in the finals of our division. Our first Finals match ended in a close loss, but quickly rebounded to win the next two matches and punched our ticket to the Grand Finals with a field high score of 249 points. This marked the first time since 2019 that DAVE won our field at Provincials.
In the Grand Finals, we played the winners of the Technology Division, where we lost both matches and finished our season as Provincial Finalists! WWFIRST was represented on both sides of the field, showcasing the strength of the teams in our region.
As of the conclusion of the FIRST World Championship, Team DAVE is ranked #3 in Canada and #11 worldwide. We set multiple world records, and never fell below 15th in the world.
Thank you so much to all of our parents, teachers, mentors, and supporters for helping us make this the most successful Team DAVE season yet. Shout out to our Corporate Sponsors: Benmur Precision Tooling, BR Group Services, BRH Plumbing, First General, Gene Haas Foundation, Melitron, Mitchell Plastics, Quantum Valley Investments, St. David CSS, Westmount Signs & Printing, Woodhouse Group, and WWFIRST for helping us secure our tenth win in team history!