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Philadelphia Regional Comments
I posted this in the Philadelphia Regional thread and it is appropriate here also:
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Congrats to all Philly Teams
This was the fourth Philly Regional I have attended, and by far it was the most competetive. I have never attended any regional (7 total) where the final eight alliances were so strong and so evenly matched. The top 4 alliances were eliminated by the bottom 4, yet the quality of gameplay never diminished. There were no weaknesses in any of these alliances, and all teams in the playoffs deserve a loud CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
It's interesting to see how all the local teams in this regional are improving and developing together. These past few years as we've met at one or two regionals, and also at the many off-season competitions in this area, a very strong core of good teams have developed, and it showed these past three days.
Here's looking forward to Nationals. Good Luck to all the teams making the trip, and look for more excitement as we "Stack Attack" during the upcoming off-season.
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With all eight alliances being so strong, I'm not sure which team should have been replaced. That is one of the perils of attending such a strong regional; we only had three rookie teams, and two of them won their way into the playoffs. I'm sure other teams with good robots were disappointed at not being selected. Philadelphia did not have robots breaking down and sitting idly during the playoff matches, as I have observed in other regionals. I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay of the playoffs, even after we were eliminated. Though there were glitches and calls we may have disagreed with, the Philadelphia Regional was a success, and it was indicative of the great competitions we will see here in the future.
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