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Originally Posted by rtfgnow
For anyone wondering, you can find out about the current scheduling algorithm here. You can also download it and try to create schedules for yourself. |
One thing to note about this season that is different than the previous seasons is that the FTA needs to get permission from FIRST HQ to run the scheduling a second time. In the past it was not unheard of to re run it if for example the LRI knew that it was likely that a team would not be through inspection in time to play in match 1 or 2. So the FTAs in our area would consult with the LRI before they ran the schedule and then generate another schedule if they felt it was a good idea.
I do think something seems to be broken with regards to the smaller event sizes used in districts. For example on my team at the first event we attended we played against one team 3 times at a 40 team event. Of course our luck was such that the team in question was a known powerhouse and ended up being the #1 seed. We did not play with them a single match. With a 40 team event and 12 matches there really shouldn't be a case where teams face each other 3 times and do not face off against other teams at least once.
So I do think that a recheck of the parameters used for the software to determine what an acceptable schedule is should be reexamined.