The 2056 Streak has ended!

[M217]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

I feel terrible for all of the teams involved but this is history right here.

I never thought it was going to end but it has happened.

I don't feel terrible for 2056. And I sure hope their members don't feel terrible about today either.
They've created what is arguably the best robot in the world this year. They've participated in some of the most intense matches of FIRST history this year. I wouldn't be surprised if they win CMP this year. If we think this is all over because of a lost tiebreaker match at the most competitive regional in the world, we need to go back and rethink what FRC is actually about -- To quote one of those cheesy catchphrases that rings with an exceptional amount of truth, this is about "More than just Robots." And it's about more than just winning. It's about Inspiration.
Yes, their regional win streak is over, capped off at 23. But they still hold another streak, even more impressive than their regional victories, that I don't think this determined Canadian team will ever lose. They've managed to inspire us, all of us, every single year since their inception. And for that, hats off to OP robotics, perhaps the most inspirational team in FIRST.

[RoboAlum]

So first Golden States and FC Barcelona streak ends now OPs streak is over. This is just a bad week for streaks.

[Akash Rastogi]

Warriors lose.
2056 loses.
Maybe this means Syracuse can beat North Carolina?

[swwrobotics]

What was the final score? Blue alliance hasn't been showing anything for a bit and I just saw this

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by swwrobotics

What was the final score? Blue alliance hasn't been showing anything for a bit and I just saw this

210-200

[Landonh12]

Wow. I was following this all day at work and got worried about the streak when I saw the semifinal scores.

2056 pulled something off that is unrivaled. To win every regional in your existence up until now is something to be tremendously proud of. This streak is probably one of the greatest streaks in the history of... Well, anything, whether it be sports, games, or whatever else you can think of.

Hats off to everyone involved in the finals at Waterloo. I can't wait to watch the matches when I get home.

[Raggy]

Absolutely amazing. What 2056 pulled off is just crazy. Great job guys. That's all I can really say. Wow.

[Basel A]

It's easy to make this about 2056, but it's not. They're playing up to their usual incredible standard. The "next tier" in Ontario has made huge strides and have been very competitive with 1114 and 2056 for the last few years. Once that happened, it was really only a matter of time. Many congratulations to 1241 and 610.

[natejo99]

What an impressive streak. Both sides played extremely well, and it resulted in some very close, tough matches. Congrats to 1241, 610, and 3560 for a well deserved win today!

[Sohaib]

Hats off to 2056 on an incredible streak. They inspire many teams to push harder.

Realistically however, along with their greatness, luck played a huge part in their streak, there's many events they should've lost, which they won, by pure luck.

Taking nothing away from them however, they're magnificent. With the streak ending, they're still the same team.

[mschwab013]

Originally Posted by RoboAlum

So first Golden States and FC Barcelona streak ends now OPs streak is over. This is just a bad week for streaks.

I was thinking the exact same thing. But these streaks will stand for a lot of years.

[Nathan Streeter]

I'm sad to see 2056 (and 1114) lose... breaking 2056's regional winning streak and leaving 1114 without a regional win this year. They both built excellent robots, have tremendous teams, and would've won almost any other regional.

That said, 1241 and 610 both competed tremendously and are fielding excellent robots this year (in addition to strong recent years). The field in Ontario has undergone a tremendous transformation in the last 5-8 years, going from a relatively mediocre middle tier, to a very large number of highly competitive teams.

[iVanDuzer]

There's an important distinction between losing and being beaten. Losing implies that you, well, lost. Being beaten is when there's really nothing you could have done - you just come up against a hot alliance and they happened to come out on top.

2056, you've lost a couple competitions over the years, but ONWA 2016 isn't one of them. You were beaten, and there is no shame in that. None at all. So proud of all my family and friends on one of the most remarkable teams in FIRST.

Now, story time. When the streak started, way way back at Waterloo in 2007, the current record holder for consecutive regional wins starting from a rookie season (aka the "truly undefeated" streak) was 254, with 5 wins.

It's fitting that it ends here, where it began, against a team that could have ended the streak at five. GTR 2009, 188, 610, and 1305 came this close to beating 2056, 1114, and 2185. A flukey rule and a last-second supercell broke the Poofs' record. A ridiculously close Finals 3 match broke 2056's streak. That's poetic.

OP Robotics will go down in FRC history with the likes of the Beatty Beast, and the Bobcats' impressive Einstein streak. 2056 has done something that no other team will come close to accomplishing ever again. That's something to be happy about.

I'm all over the place here. But I'll end with this super cheesy quote: "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

[Justin Montois]

The 2056 streak will never be matched.

More impressive to me though, as I was field side for the finals matches, was how the members of 2056 handled themselves after the final scores were posted. There was no tears, no bad feelings, just congratulating their alliance members and their opponents on a great regional.

Of course, what would we expect from one the most respected teams from first, but seeing it happen in person when even I felt terrible that they had lost was truly something special.

Congratulations on an incredible run, and to quote one of their mentors "We'll just start a new one next week"

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by iVanDuzer

There's an important distinction between losing and being beaten. Losing implies that you, well, lost. Being beaten is when there's really nothing you could have done - you just come up against a hot alliance and they happened to come out on top.

2056, you've lost a couple competitions over the years, but ONWA 2016 isn't one of them. You were beaten, and there is no shame in that. None at all. So proud of all my family and friends on one of the most remarkable teams in FIRST.

Please elaborate on which competitions they "lost".

And, I also disagree that they did not lose. If 1114 did not loose comms their first match they would have probably won IMO. And also if the blue alliance robot(Forgot which team so sorry) did not loose comms in the they might have won both matches. Also if 2056 completed their scale they would have won.

I think this was a fair loss for them and I do not think either alliance played their best.

Which.... Scares me.