The 2056 Streak has ended!

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by philso

When 1114 picked 2056, Karthik said something about "getting the band back together". It seems that they weren't the only ones...

"No, you cannot pick Team 1477."

[anishde]

Originally Posted by CalTran

"No, you cannot pick Team 1477."

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The Stronghold Waterloo seems to have easily been the most exciting yet, and a well-deserved victory to 610, 1241, and 3560. In addition, congratulations to 2056 on their third RCA...while the longtime Einstein giants may have finally lost a regional, this year's Waterloo really exemplifies the strength and calibre of the Ontario teams on a level never seen before. Still, the end of OP's streak is simply a new chapter in their history. Winning 23 consecutive titles is no small feat, and I think we could see a certain team from Stoney Creek, Ontario on Einstein this year...

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by anishde

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The Stronghold Winning 23 consecutive titles is no small feat, and I think we could see a certain team from Stoney Creek, Ontario on Einstein this year...

In general, I think many great teams this year will seed high based on the current ranking system with a much better chance of reaching Einstein.
No, one bad match, can affect the standings like in other years where record mattered first. Good teams have a better chance of capturing with random partners than bad ones. I'm going to assume at Champs that the breaching ranking point is a given for almost all matches.

[thinker&planner]

Has anyone made a shirt yet?

I would buy a few, and I'm sure OP could make a killer fundraiser out of it.

[Peyton Yeung]

Originally Posted by thinker&planner

Has anyone made a shirt yet?

I would buy a few, and I'm sure OP could make a killer fundraiser out of it.

I think this is a bit different than the "Poof goes the curse" Curie Curse shirts...

[thinker&planner]

Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung

I think this is a bit different than the "Poof goes the curse" Curie Curse shirts...

Oh yikes, I didn't mean a shirt celebrating the END of a streak, I meant a shirt celebrating the streak itself. (now I see how my previous post could be confusing)

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by waialua359

In general, I think many great teams this year will seed high based on the current ranking system with a much better chance of reaching Einstein.
No, one bad match, can affect the standings like in other years where record mattered first. Good teams have a better chance of capturing with random partners than bad ones. I'm going to assume at Champs that the breaching ranking point is a given for almost all matches.

Yeah I agree. One bad match can't really affect the standings like in years past. (for example 2014, if you lost a match you lost 2 ranking points so that was a bummer and yes, if you lose a match this year you lose 2 ranking points as well, but you have the possibility of making that up with breach/capture ranking points) The capture rate will be high at champs. Good teams will not have as much as trouble ranking high because essentially many great teams can contribute to the majority of the capture by themselves- even if they get paired up with some bad partners they might still capture as long as their partners can move onto the batter. Champs will be interesting.

Agreed, the breaching point should be a guarantee almost every match at champs.

[CJ_Elliott]

Originally Posted by jajabinx124

Yeah I agree. One bad match can't really affect the standings like in years past. (for example 2014, if you lost a match you lost 2 ranking points so that was a bummer and yes, if you lose a match this year you lose 2 ranking points as well, but you have the possibility of making that up with breach/capture ranking points) The capture rate will be high at champs. Good teams will not have as much as trouble ranking high because essentially many great teams can contribute to the majority of the capture by themselves- even if they get paired up with some bad partners they might still capture as long as their partners can move onto the batter. Champs will be interesting.

Agreed, the breaching point should be a guarantee almost every match at champs.

With the tower strength now at 10 idk if the cap is as garunteed

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by CJ_Elliott

With the tower strength now at 10 idk if the cap is as garunteed

Yeah I agree. It's gonna make it harder for teams to capture at champs, and qualification match defense will also make it more of a challenge. Capturing at champs will happen many times in quals, but not as common or as guaranteed as we thought before. The GDC definitely wanted to make capturing tougher, even if it is just 2 more boulders in a tower it still changes things.

[CJ_Elliott]

Originally Posted by jajabinx124

Yeah I agree. It's gonna make it harder for teams to capture at champs, and qualification match defense will also make it more of a challenge. Capturing at champs will happen many times in quals, but not as common or as guaranteed as we thought before. The GDC definitely wanted to make capturing tougher, even if it is just 2 more boulders in a tower it still changes things.

With how teams were doing pre-champs the GDC just made it so that no one team (excluding insane matches... and 254) can cap by themselves

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by CJ_Elliott

With how teams were doing pre-champs the GDC just made it so that no one team (excluding insane matches... and 254) can cap by themselves

I think it's right on the edge where the very top tier of shooters can capture by themselves still, under no defense.

[philso]

Originally Posted by CalTran

"No, you cannot pick Team 1477."

I will ask them if they felt left out when I see them at Lone Star this weekend