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Originally Posted by J_Horning
When we chose team 70 as a partner, the young girl replied with a giant smile "Team 70 graciously denies". Then Team 494 (same high school as Team 70) did the same thing.
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Teams 70 & 494 may have been looking to "re-join" the twins for the finals, or, maybe they just wanted the opportunity to lead their own alliances. There is nothing wrong with that choice. Either way, it was probably a very awkward situation for the students on the field from all of the teams involved. Unless someone from one of those teams wants to post their reasons, we should not speculate.
Teams in the Top 8 have earned the right to choose their partners and probably have scouting data to help them determine what they think a strong combination will be. The decision to deny an invitation should not be taken as a bad move, but simply a team exercising their choice of how to continue into the tournament.