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Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday
I do have a lingering concern, though: every algorithm that's been used for the last several years (to my knowledge) has had the option to set the minimum match spacing. Obviously this is an important parameter, however the value used is often not a good one. Many times the people setting up an event seem to choose a conservative value, especially at smaller regionals (which is where it does the most damage).
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There are a couple problems with that because teams want time in between their rounds, but as you correctly pointed out, in a small-event, you really have no choice. Maybe the software should suggest the *optimal* round spacing depending on the number of teams participating and the number of matches. Either that or someone from FIRST should be responsible to tell the event organizers how to generate a proper match list. There was open communication between FIRST and the FTA's at event(at least at LI) so they were available if we needed help. I also have a feeling this is one of those problems that might never be *completely* solved, but rather we should make the best what we can.