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Originally Posted by Chris is me
You can see those different pairings of elite teams in qualifications! At least 4 of the alliances my team was on could have made a decent run at Championship, if not all of them.
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But what you see in qualifications is a fundamentally different style of play. You never have to go to a second match which includes strategy changes, another chance to prove yourself, or the need to hold your ground for another victory. You don't get to select an alliance that plays to its internal strengths, and you don't get to develop the chemistry between teams nearly to the degree as you do in eliminations. Yes, at IRI the field is so deep that you are likely to be on spectacular alliances that have chances at victory during the qualifications, but it only emphasizes the subtle differences between teams that make certain alliances successful. Look back through the years of IRI at alliances who were shut down in the eliminations despite being expected to dominate. In eliminations many more factors become integral to success compared to qualifications, in my opinion. Qualifications just don't give the same intricacies that elimination rounds do. Instead they allow for a wider field, and give you somewhat accurate rankings of who performed the best under given circumstances.