Congratulations to the winning alliance of 2122, 2996, and 3191. We were extremely happy to see 2996 earn a well deserved Chairman's award. We have a notable history with the Cougars and Tators, so we were pleased to see them in their success.
Thank you to all of the volunteers for the time you dedicated to help run this event. 399 was excited to attend this event for the third time in the last four years.
Thank you to the head ref and the reffing crew. As I watched the tension build up in elimination rounds, I saw continued patience and composure as they discussed and dealt with the issues. During QF 1-2, we were hit with a field fault issue. After a long discussion among refs and both alliances, the decision was to contact a higher-up. Thank you to the opposing alliance for respecting the call that was made, as we would have if it had gone in the other direction.
During the replay of QF 1-2, it was incredibly upsetting to see the damaged state that 1339's robot was left in. Though we couldn't tell which collision caused the damage, I, along with our manufacturing lead, were immediately in their pit with our tools and hardware to see what could be done to get them into the next match. One of their members better assessed the damages and said it would take much more time to fix it than was available. It was tough to see the frustration on the students' faces as they had to make the decision to call in a back up. I hope the best for 1339 as they head to Colorado.
Technical fouls caused the loss of 3 of our matches during the elimination rounds. While frustrating, we understand that it is simply a product of this game and its many detailed rules. Our loss in the semi-finals was tough to deal with, as we don't have a complete comprehension on what happened or the reasoning behind it.
We were told that our third alliance partner trapped the opposing alliance's ball(a form of possession). After careful review of the match video, we could still not perfectly pinpoint the moment the infraction occurred.
Here is the video:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dfjmny25g...ll-final-7.mp4
We believe the call was made at 2:04, though we can clearly see the ref actively pointing our partner towards the end of the match. We understand we couldn't show the refs any videos, so we held back, and moved on.
Thank you to our alliance partners 1619 and 2594. You were fantastic to associate with, and all kept gracious and professional as we went fell into tough times. It was a pleasure meeting you all.
Again, thank you to all of the volunteers for helping make this event happen.
Now, we prepare for Vegas.
