Record Number of Replays in Elims?

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Originally Posted by rsisk

Not sure if you are referencing Curie 2011 or Vegas 2014 regarding the not warranting a replay, but the interference at Vegas did change the game, the ball was headed straight for the 1717 HP with 1717 waiting for the ball right in front of him. The cameraman knocked the ball back into the field of play and it had to be chased down on the opposite of the field under heavy defense. It could very easily have cost them 15-20 seconds to retrieve the ball vs the couple seconds catching/tossing would take.

The interference at Vegas did not significantly change the outcome of the semifinals match. The margin of victory of the first match was 78 points (203 to 125). This is more than the 60 points of a perfect cycle (and how many perfect cycles have we seen with a catch?). A perfect cycle under heavy defense takes much longer than 15 or 20 seconds, and would still not have been enough to change the outcome of the match. The actions of the cameraman did not significantly impact the outcome of this match.

There was a match at Vegas on Friday, Q-41, where a referee punched a ball that was coming at him. The result of this match was a tie. In this case the referee's actions did have a very significant impact on the outcome of the match, as 15-20 seconds chasing down the ball could have drastically changed the outcome of this match. No replay was given for this match.

I would like to see the head referee and the FTA be more consistent in their decisions of what merits a replay based on outside interference and the significance of it's impact on the outcome of the match.