[thefro526]

Look at the Field. There were awesome robots that seeded really deep, and there were a lot of so-so robots that seeded high. Also, they way the Elims played out was crazy. Every Quarter Final Series was pushed to three matches (except 217's QF) and only one higher seed beat the lower seed. There were also 2 inter top 8 selections but they both resulted in Declines.

As far as final rankings go, there were a lot of teams that won regionals or did very well that ranked low. This Always happens at an event like The Championship where great teams play great teams. Remember, one always has to win and one always has to lose. And if you get bad luck and get matched up against awesome robots in 4 of your 7 matches and you're not getting any help then it's just how the game goes. Also, there were a lot of teams who came into Curie and got shut down by strategy and good team work in both the Qualifiers and Elims. There were some teams who came in and played exactly like they did in Regionals and well, word travels on how to beat you.

Needless to say, Curie was awesome.