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Originally Posted by Ether
Did they mention why?
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Originally Posted by Shane_Iron
There was a lot of secrecy between the teams, and we let them know before alliance selection that they would be our first pick and they said they would decline. Then we had other teams telling us that Skunk Works 1983, would be choosing them for second pick and we decided to use that to our advantage. I also do believe that they may have wanted to be captains but we didn't want to take the chance of them being on Skunk Works alliance.
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I kind of wish there was a Central Washington District Event thread to discuss this. It was a great event! Everyone was on the edge of their seats as to what the final rankings would be.
The alliance selections were a classic example of "scorched earth", where the final top 8 rankings did not match most people's pick lists.
Most teams had 1983, 4450, and 1318 as the top 3 teams on their pick lists. When 3711 seeded first, they knew that 1983 and 4450 would decline them. I haven't seen 1983 and 4450's pick lists, but it's possible 3711 wasn't high enough on their lists to justify accepting an invitation from them. Thus, 3711 did the smart thing. They chose 4450 first, had them decline, and then chose 1318 who was outside the top 8. This broke up any combinations of 1983, 4450, and 1318.
I am not sure why the #3 alliance of 4450, 2147, and 4495 lost in the quarterfinal rounds, but it's possible the alliance just didn't gel well enough. Some alliances are still working out the kinks in quarters. I didn't get to watch the matches because my team was also playing in quarters. Either way, 4450 has a very, very good robot.
Congrats to 3711, 1318, and 2926 for making the final rounds (and eliminating us), and 1983, 4061, and 2149 for an absolutely dominant performance at CWU!