Elimination Tie in NC

[MikeE]

Originally Posted by Qbot2640

The very first match in eliminations at the NC Regional ended in a tie...so we waited to see what the resolution was. Well, the first tie breaker is assist points...they were identical, the second tie breaker was auto points...they were also identical, thus it ended an ACTUAL tie. Red then beat blue in two more matches, never the less it was interesting.

There are actually a couple more steps in the tie-breaker process which makes this even more unusual.

5.4.4 Elimination Scoring
In the Elimination MATCHES, Teams do not earn Qualification Points; they earn a Win, Loss or Tie. Within each series of the Elimination MATCH bracket, the first ALLIANCE to win two (2) MATCHES will advance.

In the case where the MATCH score of each ALLIANCE is equal, the tie is broken by awarding an extra point to the ALLIANCE with (in the following order):

highest number of FOUL points awarded (i.e. the ALLIANCE that played the cleaner MATCH)
if FOUL points are equal, highest number of ASSIST points
if ASSIST points are equal, highest number of AUTO points
if AUTO points are equal, highest sum of TRUSS and CATCH points

If the criteria above are equal, the MATCH is a Tie. Additional matches will be played if needed.