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Unread 01-04-2007, 19:36
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Re: Championship Event - Where the "Random" Match Sorting Really "Shines"

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Originally Posted by Jacob Plicque View Post
Let's look at the results instead of talking about random matches. At the Florida Regional 5 midrank or junior teams (1902-2nd, 1027-3rd,1251-4th, 801-6th, 1270-7th) were among the top 8. The current algorithm assumes that a junior team will have a weak unit while a veteran team will produce a strong robot. If that were true, then 5 or six veteran team should be in the top 8.
That statement isn't quite true. With the current scheduling system, the lower numbered teams each face a [theoretically] harder schedule as they are never paired with another low numbered team, and will typically have to carry their alliance. Thus why low numbered teams rarely emerge captains. You cannot use evidence tampered by this system to advocate against it.
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