[dgraves702]

I'm wondering if G14 will be assessed during Elimination Rounds, as it can potentially have a much bigger effect than in the qualification matches.

The penalty is assigned to each TEAM in the offending ALLIANCE. In the qualifying matches, those teams will not be together in their next match, so unless by coincidence more than one team is penalized, the effect of the penalty will be minimal.

In ELIMINATION matches though, the alliance stays together, meaning that if they end up with the 3x score, then 64 potential points come off the table before the next match even begins (all four Super Cells and 2 Empty Cells).