@CEA_ATC my daughter is also on a lg Y3 and I realized pretty quickly at our first comp that it would take divine intervention to get a summit bid. This is not a reflection on her fantastic and talented team, but a reflection on the odds of us overcoming all of the amazing older teams out there. Even just the ones in our gym alone are daunting enough.
I'd like to see them do it by age group, but it seems hard to make it fair any way you slice it as long as you're giving out so few bids.
Honestly I don't really know what the answer is, I just share your frustration.
At least with Y5 the amount of teams you have to outscore is smaller. I feel like our Y5 has a great chance to get a bid.. But sometimes I do wish we all had a few extra chances.