Strength/grip is also a factor.
In the finals at NECMP, we (2067) were slightly faster than 175 when grabbing the RCs.
They went for the two middle ones, and we went the two on the right side.
However, 175 would always end up with two, and we'd only get one.
Our canburglars are a bit flimsy and don't grip all that well, so 175 could rip the left RC from our hook.
See this video for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCNmGJqVHbE
Similar strength battles happened against other teams too.
But if two teams both have an iron grip on the RCs, then some interesting things could happen.