[Racer26]

All I can say is, just wait for next week, at GTRW (ON2), when the likely top seeded alliance of 1114/2056 has a lot bigger pool of talent to choose from for the 24th pick.

Its been interesting at the 2 Ontario regionals thus far. Both times, its come down to the last round of matches to decide if 1114 would be the #1 seed, with 3161, 1815, and 610 all within closing distance at round 11 of the matches. Good luck for 1114 kept them in the #1 seed, with successful coopertition in their last Qualification match at GTRE from 2852, and a well timed unlucky match for 3161 in the last round at WAT.

Someone else seeding #1 would certainly make for a more even distribution of the firepower. A matchup of 1114/907 vs 188/2056 would certainly be more even than 1114/2056 vs 907/188. Would it make for better matches? I'm not sure; there is definitely something to watching the expert level at which an 1114/2056 alliance plays the game each year.

To me, the Montreal regional put up the most interesting show. The high volume of rookies, and the lack of any significant veteran powerhouses (the closest thing was 176 and 2590), lead to an impressively even matching in the eliminations. A quarter-final, both semi-finals (alliances 1,2,3, and 5), and the finals (alliances 1,3) all went to 3 rounds, with admittedly low, but at least close scores.