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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Who were the highest seeded teams not picked for finals at your event(s) and why?
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At the Davis Sacramento Regional, we were ranked 12th out of 40 teams at the end of qualifying. We were not picked because....? I have no clue why, only guesses. I think the most frustrating part is, the 37th ranked team was selected to the #1 alliance as their third member. Again, why? I have no clue only guesses.
#1 guess) Team recognition and scouting.
My team has very few members, only 6 at comp. this year, none of which will willingly approach other teams and speak with them. Not even to introduce themselves.
Scouting was carried out by most teams at this regional. The funny part is, we hosted FSN. Only had three or four teams showed interest. We had all of the team and match pairing data loaded. Not a single team spent the time to upload the match scouting data they collected. Therefore, it was an unused resource.
Admittedly, we didn't do any scouting what so ever. Our entire time was spent working to get our bot to function the way we designed it. It never even saw carpet until our first match Friday. Fortunately for us, our driver was able to adapt quickly to it and turned what could have been a major disappointment into an incredibly effective defensive robot. That one aspect, along with some very good alliance partners, is what earned us the #12 position.
Am I complaining? No, not really. I truly believe in following the rules. Otherwise, there is no need for them at all. Alliance selection this year has a new flavor and this years game has an incredible amount of strategies that can be applied to it. Thus, teams are taking a slightly different approach to alliance selection. Team make-up is incredibly important. The fact that we really could not contribute on the offensive side may have weighed heavily teams decisions to pass us over.