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About WCI
The 2025 West Coast Invitational will happen on Sunday, June 1st, 2025 from 8am - 6pm, at Hazen High School (1101 Hoquiam Ave NE, Renton, WA 98059)
Venue & Parking Information
- Parking Information: Parking is available on site at Hazen High School's parking lot. Please refer to the left/top diagram below for parking locations.
- WCI Event Areas: All competition zones and facilities for WCI are highlighted in the right/bottom diagram (note: this diagram is rotated 90 degrees clockwise compared to the previous diagram).
- Arrival Time: See the schedule below.
Schedule
- Our current (tentative) schedule for the event can be found below.
- We will be running one field this year (along with a practice field)
- Please note that the times listed below are only estimates and are subject to delay.
| Time | What |
|---|---|
| Day 0 (May 31st, 2025) | |
| 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Field Set Up |
| Day 1 (June 1st, 2025) | |
| 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM | Volunteers Arrive |
| 8:30 AM | Venue Opens |
| 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM | Team Check-in |
| 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM | Team Robot Inspection |
| 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM | Practice Matches |
| 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM | Opening Ceremonies/Driver's Meeting |
| 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM | Qualification Matches |
| 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 12:45 PM to 3:45 PM | Qualification Matches |
| 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM | Alliance Selection |
| 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM | Playoff Matches |
| 6:05 PM to 6:15 PM | Closing Ceremonies |
| 6:30 PM | Venue Closes |
| 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Teardown |
Format
- The event will follow standard Into the Deep season format, with the exception that there will be 4 alliances of 2 instead of the usual.
- There will be qualification matches, alliance selection, eliminations, and awards at the end (see schedule for more detail).
Payment
Payment is only $25 USD per team, based on a first come, first served policy. Additionally, you can pay additional increments of $25 to compete with additional robots.
- Teams will receive information regarding how to pay after registration via email.
- We will never ask you for your credit card information in Discord, email, phone call, or other means.
- All payments will be made through a secure payment processor (Stripe).