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Lets put this into a different context. Suppose two NFL football teams knows that they will make the playoffs if they each tie in their final game against each other. Is it right for the two teams to discuss, and decide that they will play the game, and predetermine that it ends in a tie? First, this is against the bylaws of the NFL. Second, (in my opinion) this is completely unethical, and unfair to all of the teams who played fairly. The game should be played, and the team that wins should be allowed to go to the playoffs. If the game happens to end in a tie without any form of collusion, then it would be fair.
This fixing of matches is unfair to all the teams who spent time building a robot that plays the game correctly. The teams that have the best robots, the best strategy, and the best driving ability are no longer the teams that win.
Not only this, but it is not fun to watch a game that is fixed. There is no element of surprise, or anything to attract interest.
Good luck to all of those teams out there who play the game to the best of their ability.
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