Upcoming Events
1-13: FTC Midlands Scrimmage 3 - FTC Upstate Scrimmage 3
1-20: FLL East Regional
1-27: FLL West Regional - FTC East Qualifying Tournament
Upcoming Events 1-13: FTC Midlands Scrimmage 3 - FTC Upstate Scrimmage 3 1-20: FLL East Regional 1-27: FLL West Regional - FTC East Qualifying Tournament
SC FIRST Tech Challenge
West Qualifying Tournament
Event Details
Date: February 3, 2024
Location: Fountain Inn High School
644 Quillen Avenue
Fountain Inn, SC 29644
Time: 7:30 am - 6:30 pm
Opening Ceremony 10:40 am
Awards Ceremony ~ 6:00 pm
Live Streaming & Updates
This event will be streamed live here: https://firstsc.link/stream
Live updates are also available on the Orange Alliance website: https://theorangealliance.org/events/2324-SC-FIQ
Event Information
Volunteer to Help
For more information contact
Paul Sullivan, Tournament Director
(kcroboticsteam@gmail.com)
or
Linda Stewart, SC FTC Program Delivery Partner (linda.stewart@firstsouthcarolina.org)
Event Maps
Food Options
It is recommended that non-drive team participants/attendees purchase their food outside the team lunch break window of 12:00-12:45 pm so that Drive Team members can get their food more quickly while they have a break from matches.
CONCESSIONS:
Breakfast Items: Muffins/Poptarts - $2, Coffee - $1, Hot Chocolate - $1
All Day Items: Candy Bars - $2, Chips/Snacks - $2, Bottled Coke Product Drinks/Water - $3
Lunch Only Items: Hot Dog - $3, Hot Dog Plate (including 2 beef hotdogs, chips, drink) - $7
Payment by cash or Venmo
Lunch Pre-order:
Chick-Fil-A Meal options: Chicken Sandwich Box ($15), Nuggets Box ($15), or Choice of Two Salads with cold chicken ($15.00) or salad only ($12.50)
Pre-Order Link: Chick-Fil-A Preorders
Orders and Payment due by 2/1/24 at 4pm - No walkups on Event Day.
Payment by Venmo or Check payable to Laurens High School Robotics Team
Local Restaurants:
Arby’s, Captain D’s, Chick-Fil-A, Cook Out, McDonald’s, Popeyes, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Zaxby’s along with some other local eateries.
Submission Deadlines
| Submission or Event Activity |
Date | Time | Notes/Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean's List Nomination Submission |
1/15/24 | 11:59 pm | Submit nomination from your Lead Coach FIRST dashboard |
| Optional Award Video Submissions |
1/24/24 | 11:59 pm | Submit links to your video submission(s) for Promote and/or Compass Award using this form: Optional Award Submission Form |
| In-Person Robot Competition and Judging | 2/3/24 | 7:30 am-6:00 pm | Fountain Inn High School, Fountain Inn |
| Special Robot Aesthetics Award | 1/27/24 | 7:30 am-9:00 pm | See Participation Instructions, Rubric, and Voting Rules here: Robot Aesthetic Award Details |
Competing Teams
| Team # | Team Name | Location |
| 208 | Runic Robotics | Lugoff |
| 327 | The Lobotomists | Hartsville |
| 673 | Subatomic Tomahawks | Gaffney |
| 753 | The GreenVillains | Greenville |
| 772 | Golden Dragons | Hartsville |
| 10021 | The Red Legion | Greenville |
| 11444 | Garnet Squadron | Columbia |
| 13661 | Cygons (Cyborg Dragons) | Rock Hill |
| 15773 | Robodogs | Newberry |
| 17621 | Sea Dawgs | Lugoff |
| 18308 | Team RocketForge | Winnsboro |
| 20835 | Burg Bots | Orangeburg |
| 21384 | SDS Griffins | Spartanburg | 22534 | The Function Machine | Hartsville |
| 22851 | FC^2 Robotics | Winnsboro |
| 22972 | Excalibur | Hartsville |
| 23345 | Sterling Stormers | Greenville |
| 23397 | Area 51 Robotics | Laurens |
| 24048 | Mecha Mavericks | Winnsboro |
| 24110 | Positive Electrons | Due West |
| 24686 | Blue Daemons | Greenville |
| 24911 | Otterwans | Lancaster |
| 24916 | Sanders' Cyber Tigers | Columbia |
| 24974 | GrippyThings | Columbia |
| 24979 | Eagles | Columbia |
| 25236 | SYNERZI | Greer |
| 25244 | Blue Devil Mechanics Unified | Columbia |
General Schedule
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Volunteer Check-In | |
| 7:30 AM | Team Check‐In | |
| 7:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Robot Inspections |
| 7:50 AM | 10:05 AM | Judging Presentations/Interviews |
| 10:10 AM | 10:30 AM | Drivers Meeting (all drivers and coaches should attend) |
| 10:30 AM | 10:40 AM | Queuing for first morning matches |
| 10:40 AM | 11:00 AM | Opening Ceremony |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Qualifying matches |
| 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 12:35 PM | 12:45 PM | Queuing for first afternoon matches |
| 12:45 PM | 3:45 PM | Qualifying matches |
| 3:45 PM | 4:15 PM | Alliance selection |
| 4:15 PM | 4:30 PM | Break |
| 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Elimination matches |
| 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Awards and Closing Ceremony |
| 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | Load Out Pit Area |
This event is hosted by FRC 4451, Robotz Garage, Fountain Inn High School, Greenville County CTE Department
Event Sponsor is Bosch
