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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky
I once again disagree. Waterloo did not IMO have the highest level of play not even close.
Was it high yes highest absolutely not.
What did 2056/1114/5912 "gain". I see 2056 who lost a very long standing streak they showed straight faces on field but lets be real here they are upset. I especially feel bad for the drivers. Then you have 1114 who had their first year without winning a regional. Lastly you have a rookie team 5912 who probably is blaming the loss on them. The only thing I see teams carrying from this is knowing they were part of the reason the streak ended. Even if they really were not.
2056 is an amazing team with an amazing robot this year. The best? no. A championships contender for sure? Absolutely.
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They have gained something referred to as "experience". They have not only observed FRC Stronghold at the highest level of play so far this season, they have actually played it at such a level, giving them invaluable experience as they move on towards the FIRST Championship. Not many other teams have been able to experience this. These high level teams, such as 2056, and 1114, have been able to see the small flaws that can be exploited during their game play. They now have time to figure out how to counter these small exploits, which will make it even harder for them to be beaten as we approach the FRC Championship.
They have, as an analogy, had to climb Everest by competing at Waterloo. It was an extremely tough challenge. Moving onto FRC Championships, they may have to "climb Everest" again, but it will be easier this time, thanks to their invaluable experience gained at Waterloo.
In regards to Waterloo not being the highest level of play that we've seen so far...
-46 Captures in Qualifications
-Average Match Score of 101
-Average Winning Score of 120
-Highest Quals Score was 190
-Highest Elims Score was 212
-Outstanding RP Rankings: 1114 had 44 RP in Quals, 3 robots had 40+ RP
-Lowest ranked team still had 15 RP
Aside from statistics, and coming from a strategy point of view, some of the game play in eliminations specifically was strategically fantastic, with tough defensive play, making these high scores even more impressive.
In regards to teams being disappointed with how they've done...
1114: Started off fairly rough for themselves as a team at GTR East. If you look at how much they've improved over just a few weeks, and very minimal time to work on the robot, it's truly phenomenal. You'd be hard-pressed to find a team who could make the massive amount of improvements that they've been able to make. The degree to which they've been able to improve their robot is an award on it's own. 1114 also won a physical award, the GP award.
2056: 31-7 this season. 16-1 at GTR East. A 23 regional streak. Quite frankly, that's enough said. They've pushed limits that no other FRC team ever has before, they've become an idol that other FRC teams strive to be, strive to work towards. It's highly unlikely that their streak will ever be broken. On top of this, they also won the Chairman's Award.
5912: A rookie team. They won both the Highest Rookie Seed Award and the Rookie All Star Award. On top of that, ranked 26th and a Regional Finalist at what I still believe is the regional at which we've seen the best game play for FRC Stronghold.
Congratulations to not only the winners of the 2016 Waterloo Regional, but to each and every team that competed there for playing at such a difficult regional.