[Dan 1038]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

They were also short handed in quarterfinals, too. 2056 tipped in the first match and 16's accumulator was bent and missed half of the first match and the second, forcing 1038 to play the second match. It seemed that thier lack of consistency caught up with them against tougher opponents.

1114 was blocked (not intentionally it seemed) in both hybrids, so they did not have thier usualy advantage heading into teleoperated mode.

What can you say, it's IRI! The perfect storm of gremlins felled the giant! For our alliance it went something like this...

Quarterfinal 1 - 2056 gets tipped early by a trackball in possession of a blue alliance bot and the bomb squad snaps thier left leg... We still win due to Simbotics contribution!

Quarterfinal 2 - We are called up to play for 16, no significant mishaps - we win

Semifinal 1 - Bomb Squad back in action, but 1114 loses thier radio about 3 sec into hybrid, The Bomb Squad and 2056 make a valiant attempt but are unable to stop the Kilobyte led blue alliance...

Semifinal 2 - 2056 never moves - loose battery lug turns up to the the culprit, great performance by both sides with over 200 points scored and a margin of victory of less than 10 - with no penalties, even with the blue alliance power play. Great match!

On behalf of 1038, I would like to thank the Bomb Squad, Simbotics, and 2056 for allowing us the opportunity to play in the IRI eliminations - very cool for our kids. Until next year....