[Jay O'Donnell]

Had a blast announcing at Summer Heat again this year. Definitely one of the smoothest events out there, the 58 crew knows what they're doing. And despite only 24 robots (3 of which not built for stronghold), the competition was very entertaining. Lots of amazing defense as well as some great elims matches and high scores.

Elims alliances and results that I can remember:
1: 319, 131, 3931 (3930s 2013 bot) QF
2: 4055, 1768, 3585 SF
3: 4564, 5687, 3609 W
4: 85 (58's practice robot), 58, 3451 QF
5: 1519, 885, 418 (kitbot from first HQ) F
6: 5122, 133 (practice robot since they were also at IRI this weekend), 2175 (kitbot from first HQ) QF
7: 6172, 5459, 271 (172s practice bot) QF
8: 2648, 172, 3930 SF

4564 declined 4055

8 seed upset the 1 seed in the first round due to 2648 shooting out of their mind, as well as some untimely comm issues. almost every alliance was playing defense in some regard, and the 3 seed was able to pull out the win thanks to 4564 and 5687 being able to shoot from close range even with defense on them. Finals match 1 was a 5 point victory for the 5 seed, but a 1519 tip in match 2 changed the momentum, resulting in a large win followed by a 4 point win in match 3, albeit with a penalty in their favor. Overall the elimination rounds were some of the most fun all year for me because I legitimately felt that 4 or 5 alliances could actually win the event.