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Originally Posted by Mr. Lim
4343 was the GTRE finalist alliance captain, and even snagged a #17 in the world ranking on FRCTop25.com in week 2. Had they achieved the same feat at GTRW instead of GTRE, they'd (likely) be going to champs.
Instead, they're going to need to do it all over again in a few weeks to earn a spot at CMP...
Putting myself in 4343's shoes, I think I'd find that frustrating.
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Yup, it's certainly frustrating, especially when you consider that 1114 and 2056 were both pre-qualified as 2012 Einstein bots, and 1114 as a HOF bot, and in addition, our alliance partner in 1241 earned a seat by winning EI.
We'd need to do it again in the coming weeks,
if we can even find the money and get approval to compete at another 2013 regional. As a Catholic school, GTRWest falling on Easter weekend makes that a hard option to sell with the school/board, and Waterloo is at capacity, leaving something more distant like Midwest or Western Canada as the remaining options, which carries more cost.
Another thought I just had though: Had the 4343/1241/216 alliance won, would 1325 have still gotten a seat because of 1241's double qualification and 1114/2056 being prequalified? I think the answer is no.