Just a reminder that BC14 registration opens Tuesday at 1200! It fills fast!
http://www.wpi.edu/+bc
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In response to doing best 2-of-3 in the eighth-finals, it actually has been quite a few years since we did that. Some years, we run 2 matches per alliance in the eighth-finals, either you win both or we do a combined score to move on. There simply isn't time to risk running 3 matches in the eighth-finals. However, we analyze the outcomes at regionals each year before we finalize our decision on one match vs two matches in the eighth. If there are lots of contested elims, we'd go for 2, otherwise we do 1.
We are also considering other options, like 1 match only, unless the score is closer than X pts in which case we'd play two.
The reason the 16th finals are being considered to get a best 2-of-3 format is because the closer the two alliances, the more evenly matched they tend to be and the more likely it is that the lower seed may win. We are constantly trying to balance the idea of fairness to the teams with the length of the day!