Is the FIRST District point system algorithm correct?

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Along similar lines - I've noticed small errors in how my team's district points are calculated. I believe my team is short 5 points for winning a semi-final match in a series we ultimately lost, but maybe I did the calculation wrong. I'm bringing this up here to ask - who should we direct inquiries about district point calculations to in order to verify these numbers? This would probably answer both of our questions.

The five points per match won are only given to the alliance that wins the series:

All Teams on the Alliance winning a particular playoff series, who participate in matches with their
robots, receive 5 points per match won. In most cases, this will usually mean Teams will receive 10
points at each of the Quarter Final, Semi-Final, and Final levels, unless a backup robot is called in to
play

Emphasis mine.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Steven Donow

The five points per match won are only given to the alliance that wins the series:



Emphasis mine.

Drat, thanks. Guess we gotta do better in quals at Rhode Island then. Thanks for clarifying; these new fangled "district points" confuse old schoolers like me.

At that point, though, why label it as "5 points per win" instead of just "10 per round advanced"?

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

At that point, though, why label it as "5 points per win" instead of just "10 per round advanced"?

Back-up bots.

[Anthony Galea]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

$@#$@#$@#$@#. Guess we gotta do better in quals at Rhode Island then. Thanks for clarifying; these new fangled "district points" confuse old schoolers like me.

At that point, though, why label it as "5 points per win" instead of just "10 per round advanced"?

A backup bot could be called in before match 3 of a semifinals series which they then win, meaning that the backup bot gets 5 points and the team they replaced gets 5 points.

[dag0620]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Drat, thanks. Guess we gotta do better in quals at Rhode Island then. Thanks for clarifying; these new fangled "district points" confuse old schoolers like me.

At that point, though, why label it as "5 points per win" instead of just "10 per round advanced"?

You only get points for matches you participate in. 9 times out of 10, it ends up being 10 points per round. However if your team was to break down, and a backup was called in your second or third semi-match, and your alliance advances, you would only get 5 points, and the backup would only get 5 points for that round.