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Originally Posted by Whatever
As it is, the next team in line at the earlier tournament becomes a lottery team. If they were instead listed as qualified, the next team in line at the later tournament would qualify. It skews the qualification spots to the earlier tournaments. I think that is what the scheme is but I don't find it clear.
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That's a valid point. However, I agree with wgardner:
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Originally Posted by wgardner
IMHO, the Winning Alliance Captain should always, always get a guaranteed spot to advance to the next level at every tournament. Otherwise, robot performance is completely irrelevant!
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It's not a robotics competition if the winning robot doesn't get to advance. I'm not sure what it is at that point.
I appreciate the work that hosts teams do, don't get me wrong. I did robotics in VA, and my team put on a 48-team qualifier every year. It was a lot of work, and host teams help give others a chance to compete at more competitions. That being said, a host team shouldn't advance at the expense of a team who put their heart and soul, and countless hours, into building an amazing robot.