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Qualification Matches will occur according to the official Match schedule. This schedule will indicate Alliance partners, Qualification Match times, and, if the event has multiple Fields, which Field each Qualification Match will be played on.
• Practice Matches may be included in the Match Schedule at some events, but are not required. If Practice Matches are run, every effort must be made to equalize practice time for all Teams.
• A Qualification Match can only start before its scheduled time if all Teams, Robots, and assigned volunteers are at the Field and ready to play.
• Any multi-division event must be approved by VEX Robotics prior to the event, and divisions must be assigned in sequential order by Team number.
• The official Match Schedule is subject to changes at the Event Partner’s discretion. Events should generally wait to generate the Match Schedule until all Teams have checked in and passed Robot inspection, or when it has been confirmed that Teams will not be participating.
• If a Team must be removed from the Finals Match schedule after Finals Alliances have been formed (see <T12b>), the Event Partner can use the full-event Disqualification feature in TM to remove that Team from their scheduled Finals Match. Their spot in the Finals Alliance will be filled manually by the Event Partner by the next-highest-ranked Team that is not already in a Finals Alliance. If that Team is unavailable or unwilling to participate, the Event Partner can manually select the next-highest-ranked and available Team. If no replacement Team is available, the remaining half of that Alliance will play alone.

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