Winning a Match vs. Winning Strategically

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by rick.oliver

Under these circumstances, I cannot think of an ethical (or even gray area) which would justify a team "throwing" a match.

The big one you can never get rid of is when you're playing the #1 seed, you're the second best robot at the event, and you have a better alliance. There's no way to prevent that kind of match throwing, since there will always be an incentive to keep a better team #1 seed if you are the guaranteed first pick.