[waialua359]

Originally Posted by orangemoore

The biggest threat (in my opinion, in Canada) to 2056 is 1114. If for some reason 1114 ends up on the other side of the glass against 2056, it could end the streak.

With this year's game scoring of total points (average score/match), I highly doubt you will see them on opposite sides of the glass.
In previous games of win vs loses, I can see a bad matchup where that has happened before. But this year, it doesnt matter who you play against. For past Waterloo events, people paid attention to when 1114 played against 2056. This year, the matchup doesnt matter.
In the end, the better teams just end up ranked higher. I cant remember a game where you could lock up the #1 seed after day 1 of qualifications, if ever.

Personally, I'm a fan of it. You are less affected by bad match schedules and bad alliance seeds on the way to the finals. The better alliances win, generally speaking. There is no, good 1-4-5-8 bracket and hoping to be in the 2-3-6-7 bracket if that route is "easier" to get to the finals. Last year that had huge implications, especially since wild cards were being given out.