Upsets, Oh My!

[Allison K]

Originally Posted by flippy147852

Michigan seems to be somewhat immune to this trend so far:

Week 1
-Traverse City: 1 defeats 3
-Kettering: 1 defeats 3

Week 2
-Gull Lake: 1 defeats 2
-Waterford: 1 defeats 6

So far, the #1 seed is 4/4. #2 fares far worse, making it to the finals only once so far.

Perhaps our rankings are more representative as every team gets 12 qualifying matches at districts as opposed to the 8-9 that teams are getting at regionals. I haven't the time to run numbers at the moment, but more accurate seeding could be a contributing factor around here.

[vikesrock777]

Originally Posted by Eagleeyedan

That was a really fun match to play in and very exciting when we won Apparently our alliance's strategy was a very good one since we used the same strategy against all our opponents and came out on top. Usually we have to switch it up for the semi-finals when our new opponents counter-strategize.

For those of us who missed the Lake Superior matches, do you mind enlightening us as to what this wonderful strategy was?

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

^The game is already the most strategically deep game in the modern era (in my opinion),

I strongly agree. This game is incredibly strategically complex. There are so many different valid strategic decisions, it makes for quite exciting matches, and a lot of potential for upsets.

[Eagleeyedan]

Originally Posted by vikesrock777

For those of us who missed the Lake Superior matches, do you mind enlightening us as to what this wonderful strategy was?

Two shooters, one a climber one just a shooter, and one defensive climber blocking the opponents best robot and keeping the defense away from the two shooters. The shooters just went back and forth from the feeder station to the back of the pyramid to shoot so we couldn't be defended against very well and we alternated from shooting to feeding so we didn't get in each other's way. Then, the climbers climbed while the plain shooter either kept shooting or protected the climbers. Worked like a charm and it was very hard to defend against.