[EricH]

QS:
The Minibot is not a factor in quals, other than winning the match, scoring points, and all that. In elims, in the event of a tie, minibot winner gets one single point in the match score to win the match. (5.4.4)

Ranking: Correct.

Surrogates: Surrogates are not used in eliminations. Backup teams can be called in, but they are never called surrogates. Surrogates are teams who play an extra match in quals to ensure that all teams get the requisite number of matches. They get no qualification or ranking points. See Section 1.6 for the definition. (Note: Always the third match if using the FMS.)

Ranking order: Correct.