Best Matches Of All Time

[Jay O'Donnell]

Hey CD,
After watching championships for the past few days, I've been thinking about what the best matches in FRC history might be. I'd like to hear input from people about matches from numerous years. Your nomination could be because it won some teams a regional or a championship, because of a high score, because of a cool moment or an awesome intro, etc. If you have video to go along with it that would be great!

My nomination: 2012, Archimedes Finals Match 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABTTuwNsu6A

[Walter Deitzler]

I know that this is a bit broad, but Galileo elims were super intense! Especially the semi's 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3

[Yipyapper]

I think the World Finals this year were the best matches I've ever seen. Absolutely breathtaking.

[sgreco]

Any of the three Einstein matches in 2008 between 1114, 217, 148 vs. 233, 968, 60. Those matches were epic. I still watch them quite often for entertainment.

[Nuttyman54]

Einstein Finals in 2006 are my favorite matches of all time. Amazing strategy, great play and a final score difference of 4 points.

[A. Estrella 78]

This first one is one of the funniest and the second is a still standing highscore for 2012. This is from my experience. I'm sure there have been some incredible matches before my time. Haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3FzCCJaJi0 Bad Roomba!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Tb4dP2RmA 128!

[nuggetsyl]

2006 FIRST Championship - Newton SF2-2

A-BOMB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSns2...hiuKh0&index=4

[indubitably]

One of the most memorable match moments IMO was in the 2009 Midwest Semifinals, It was the second match between a 111 and 1625 alliance (they ended up winning the regional) and a 217 led alliance. The 217 alliance was down the entire match but a last second super cell full court throw from 2022's human player was scored and shot them into the lead. 111 and 1625 went on to win the rubber match but it was still very exciting when it happened.

[smistthegreat]

The best moment in any match that I have been involved in was 2009 Newton Semifinal 1-2. The number 5 seed alliance, 1507, 121, and 177 was down 1 match to the powerhouse 1 seed of 1625, 234, and 768. It was a tight, defensive match, but at the end, 177's human player hit a buzzer beater full court shot (literally from one corner of the field to the far alliance wall) that somehow bounced into 234's trailer as time expired. In the end, it didn't change the outcome of the match but it was the most exciting moment I've ever seen in FIRST. You can see the video if you go to http://www.rhodewarrior.org/video/index.html and click 2009 then Semifinal 1 Match 2.

[dm224a]

Originally Posted by Jay Money 1058

Hey CD,
After watching championships for the past few days, I've been thinking about what the best matches in FRC history might be. I'd like to hear input from people about matches from numerous years. Your nomination could be because it won some teams a regional or a championship, because of a high score, because of a cool moment or an awesome intro, etc. If you have video to go along with it that would be great!

My nomination: 2012, Archimedes Finals Match 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABTTuwNsu6A

I was only in FIRST for one year, but I'm gonna have to agree with you on this one, I was the photographer for 4143 at World, and this was by far the hardest match I had watched the whole season. We missed Einstein by this much

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Literally.

[PVCpirate]

Originally Posted by smistthegreat

The best moment in any match that I have been involved in was 2009 Newton Semifinal 1-2. The number 5 seed alliance, 1507, 121, and 177 was down 1 match to the powerhouse 1 seed of 1625, 234, and 768. It was a tight, defensive match, but at the end, 177's human player hit a buzzer beater full court shot (literally from one corner of the field to the far alliance wall) that somehow bounced into 234's trailer as time expired. In the end, it didn't change the outcome of the match but it was the most exciting moment I've ever seen in FIRST. You can see the video if you go to http://www.rhodewarrior.org/video/index.html and click 2009 then Semifinal 1 Match 2.

I had to watch a few times to see the one you were talking about, it comes in about 2-3 seconds after the buzzer. What a shot.

[EricH]

I don't remember a video of this one, but 27 shot corner-to-corner in 2008 for a game-winning hurdle. Note that this is a 40" trackball we're talking about, going 8 feet in the air at peak, going diagonally across an FRC field. I don't know that match, or even remember what event, but I remember it was talked about for a while.

[jblay]

For me, my favorite match, without a doubt, is Finals Match 1 on Einstein from 2010. 469 + 1114, thought to be unstoppable, defeated by HOT's buzzer beater hang to win by 2 points. What makes this match so very special is that there is 0 video of this post buzzer hang, just Blair saying "watch this machine fly" and the video pans over to 1114 as the buzzer sounds, they have already pulled off their hang and are just sitting there but 67 is still pulling up, worst camera move in the history of FIRST.

[nicholsjj]

I think this one has to be up there from 2002.Team 71vs Team 60. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmAnkYDUQM

[PVCpirate]

Originally Posted by nicholsjj

I think this one has to be up there from 2002.Team 71vs Team 60. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmAnkYDUQM

I always see these matches with 71 but one thing that never made sense to me, did scoring the balls do anything in that game?