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Originally posted by EStokely
Throwing a match.
I can see being in 8th place with 1 or 2 matches to go.
Seed #1 "really" wants us as a partner. Do we screw over our partner for a match to place 9th?
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We were in this unique position last year at nationals. Friday seeding had gone poorly, we were in the the middle of the pack. Saturday morning we were picking up steam and were seeded in the low teens going into our final match (the 2nd to last of the seeding rounds). We knew the #1 seed Team 33 wanted to pick us, but we went out and performed as well as we could for that match. We ended up with a memorable match (a robot rode on our back while we drove to the endzone after balancing) & our highest seeding score at nats and finished .7 out of 8th place.
Our team leader likes to use this as an example of GP for our rookie team members. All teams have an obligation to their alliance partners to try their hardest during every match. If a team throws a match, the low score will lower their partner's ranking and may pull them out of the top 8. Being honest, acting with integrity, and living up to the high standards of a gracious professional are far more important than winning the competition.
Mike