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**Countdown to Worlds in Houston!**
Teams who qualified for Worlds will be confirmed by HQ on March 23. Check here for details, including housing. Do you have questions? Some teams have been to Worlds before and can advise – use Discord. NOTE – if Regions do not use Worlds slots they get put back in the global pool – HQ looks across all the teams for the next highest in total points. So a team targeted for a Premier Event *could* get called up to Worlds.
World Competition Countdown!
WESTERN EDGE PREMIER EVENT (WEPE) Long Beach CA, May 28-31
There is a FTC Premier Event in Long Beach this year (info here)! Don’t take your robots apart just yet. SoCal is allocated 6-8 slots for WEPE and will fill them based on total points. So if the 8 Worlds teams get in and the 12 Premier teams get an event, SoCal will allocate the Western Edge slots to the next highest ranking SoCal Regional Champs teams.NOTE – if one of the 12 Premier slot teams above asks for an event that is already filled, and therefore does not have an event to attend, SoCal will allocate a spot to that team first. If 2 Premier teams do not get an event, then 2 SoCal spots will be allocated. In the unlikely case where all 12 Premier teams do not get into an event – SoCal will give the top 6-8 teams the Western Edge spots. **HQ has the right to override any decisions or invitations SoCal makes at the regional level.**
Advancements from Championship – Preferencing
SoCal will be advancing 8 teams to Worlds and 12 teams to a Premier event. Per HQ BLOG – mentors need to select a preference order (more info here).
After Regional Champs on March 7, emails are sent to all advancing teams with instructions on how to submit their preferencing list in FTC Scoring. HQ also send emails to the next ~25% of teams encouraging them to make an event preference list in case teams ranked above them decline. Lead Coaches can log into FTC Scoring at any time and submit a ranked choice list of events they would like to attend. You do not have to wait until after their Regional Championship to submit your preference list!
SoCal FTC Registration is closed for the 2025-2026 season.
Registration
Important Information
For the upcoming season, we have launching event registration, with invitations going to mentors. Watch your email!
For new teams, please email info@socalftc.org to get oriented, connected with your League, and welcomed. Want to connect with other SoCal FTC teams? Join us on Discord!
