State Championship - Tertiary Competition Options 2022
ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
North Carolina has received 6 invitations to regional and national post season events. Our top 6 ranked teams from the State Championship will have the option at attend one of the events below. We encourage all teams to review the list and decide which events your team would be interested in pursuing BEFORE the Award Ceremony on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Top ranked teams will only have a few days to decide on where they will go. Selections will be made in rank order starting with 1st Place Champion. Deciding which events are right for your team in advance, will help you make a quick decision based on what is left if your team ranks in the top 6. Alternate teams (ranks 7 - 14) will be identified just in case any of our top 6 teams are unable to attend one of the events.
IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES
World Festival: April 20-23 2022 (Houston, Texas)
Number of Invitations: 1
Event Website: https://www.firstchampionship.org/
Registration fees covered by N.C. A&T. Travel fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
Worlds is the pinnacle of the FIRST competitions and the only tertiary event that hosts all programs, with hundreds of teams from around the world including FLL Discover, FLL Explore, FLL Challenge, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition.
This event will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas. There are 110 FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams invited about half from the US and Canada and about half from the rest of the World.
Razorback Open Invitational: May 19-22, 2022 (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Number of Invitations: 2
Event Website: https://fllrazorback.com/
Registration fees, travel fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
This event will be held on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. There are about 80 teams invited mostly from North American regions but also Australia, Israel, Japan, Korea and Spain. NC teams have been enjoying the Razorback since 2015, the inaugural year.
REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES
Western Edge Open Invitational: May 13-15 2022 (Online)
Number of Invitations: 2
Registration fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
This is a new event this season. It is being organized by the Southern California FLL Region. It will be a North American event with more than 80 teams from all over the US and Canada invited. More, and up to date, information to come.
Asia Pacific Open: June 2-5 2022 (Online)
Number of Invitations: 1
Event Website: https://firstaustralia.org/asia-pacific-open-championship/
Registration fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
This event has been held many times in person and was held in 2021 remotely. The organizing group is from Australia. There are more than 40 International teams invited. More, and up to date, information to come.
IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES
World Festival: April 20-23 2022 (Houston, Texas)
Number of Invitations: 1
Event Website: https://www.firstchampionship.org/
Registration fees covered by N.C. A&T. Travel fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
Worlds is the pinnacle of the FIRST competitions and the only tertiary event that hosts all programs, with hundreds of teams from around the world including FLL Discover, FLL Explore, FLL Challenge, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition.
This event will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas. There are 110 FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams invited about half from the US and Canada and about half from the rest of the World.
Razorback Open Invitational: May 19-22, 2022 (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Number of Invitations: 2
Event Website: https://fllrazorback.com/
Registration fees, travel fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
This event will be held on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. There are about 80 teams invited mostly from North American regions but also Australia, Israel, Japan, Korea and Spain. NC teams have been enjoying the Razorback since 2015, the inaugural year.
REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES
Western Edge Open Invitational: May 13-15 2022 (Online)
Number of Invitations: 2
Registration fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
This is a new event this season. It is being organized by the Southern California FLL Region. It will be a North American event with more than 80 teams from all over the US and Canada invited. More, and up to date, information to come.
Asia Pacific Open: June 2-5 2022 (Online)
Number of Invitations: 1
Event Website: https://firstaustralia.org/asia-pacific-open-championship/
Registration fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
This event has been held many times in person and was held in 2021 remotely. The organizing group is from Australia. There are more than 40 International teams invited. More, and up to date, information to come.
