2013 Championship Curie Division

[EricH]

Originally Posted by iVanDuzer

Should not have been called interfering with a climb. Climbing requires contact with the pyramid. The only reason 148 was touching the pyramid was because they were pushed there. Since the contact with the pyramid was independent of the act of climbing (148 had to break contact with the pyramid to line up again to climb properly), it should have been a 20 point technical foul and red should have won.

No, it should not have been just a 20-point foul.

G30
Regardless of who initiates the contact, a ROBOT may not contact an opponent ROBOT

A. contacting its PYRAMID or
B. touching the carpet in its LOADING ZONE.

Violation: FOUL. If purposeful or consequential, TECHNICAL FOUL. If an opponent's CLIMB is affected, each affected opponent ROBOT will be granted credit for a Level 3 CLIMB at the end of the MATCH.

First off, you are correct that it's a 20-point technical foul (purposeful and consequential being the reason).

However, you don't have to interfere with a climb to get the 30 tacked on. You just have to affect it. If you affect it (and I would consider that potentially breaking raised hooks and forcing a realignment is most certainly affecting a climb, thank you very much--don't believe me, I'll try it on you and ask if you were affected), then it's a technical foul plus 30.

148 was attempting a climb, their climb was affected, and in the process they contacted the tower. If they hadn't contacted the tower, no foul. If they hadn't been attempting a climb, 3-20 points in fouls. But they contacted the tower due to opponent action (though initiator of an action does not matter in this case), and their climb was affected after lining up had begun. When a climb begins--whether it's when you latch on or when you start lining up--is a matter of interpretation.