Team DAVE’s first visit at the Canadian Pacific Regional in Vancouver, British Columbia was spectacular! In our first regional since 2016, we competed against teams from across the country and world in an event filled with excitement and fun.
DAVE arrived in Vancouver on March 2nd, spending the Tuesday and Wednesday exploring British Columbia. We visited Grouse Mountain, Lee Valley’s suspension bridge, Granville Island, and Stanley Park, immersing ourselves in an unfamiliar yet exciting province.
We started off qualifications on Friday with a strong win, going 7-0 on the first day and ranking 1st. DAVE enjoyed the day interacting with teams from Canada, the United States, China, Vietnam, and Chinese Taipei, forming friendships across the world.
On Saturday, we finished qualification matches with a record of 9-1, ranking 2nd out of 44 teams! DAVE headed right into alliance selection, being chosen by the 1st rank team, 359 – Hawaiian Kids. We rounded off our alliance by selecting a British Columbian team, 9180 – Ursa Major Robotics to join us in Alliance 1.
Alliance 1 headed off to playoff matches, starting off with a dominant win. We encountered troubles in Playoff Match 7, narrowly winning against Alliance 4 with a score of 221-218. From there, we won Playoff Match 11 to make it to the Finals. After going undefeated in Playoffs, Alliance 1 clenched the victory at the Canadian Pacific Regional.
In addition to becoming Regional Winners, DAVE was honoured to be awarded the Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org for our strong autonomous performance and robot design. Thank you to our sponsors, parents, mentors, and supporters for cheering us on along the way! Next up, DAVE competes at the University of Waterloo District Event from March 26th to 28th in our hometown of Waterloo!
