Biggest upsets of 2016

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by BaileyJoseph166

Not sure I wanted to be reminded of Curie division eliminations from this year...

Same here

[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

The FLR alliance of 20, 639 and 1405 taking home the win. Particularly their semifinal set with 5254, 2791 and 2383.

Originally Posted by scott.smith

Thanks for the shoutout! Also, we were part of the Curie upsets, but our win was not a significant upset itself.

+1. 20 truly constructed the best alliance possible and all three teams executed on it quite impressively. From the time alliance selection finished, I knew whoever won the first semifinal series would win the event.

Originally Posted by Hallry

Similarly, the 2016 Mt. Olive MAR District had an almost perfect reverse bracket. Alliances 1, 2, 3, and 4 were knocked out in the Quarterfinals, Alliances 6 and 8 out in the Semis, and Alliance 5 losing to Alliance 7 in the Finals.

Let's not forget Bridgewater-Raritan, where Mount Olive winners 1676 and 5624 reunited to take home a banner from the #7 spot (again), upsetting the #1 alliance in finals. 1676 played some quality defense and 5624 could take down the tower singlehandedly (even at Champs); they were quite the pairing. I get a kick out of the fact that 1257 brought them together at Mount Olive and then lost to them at Bridgewater.

[rhinobot]

Is no one going to mention Einstein Finals 3? 120-2481-330 vs. 1690-2056-1405, finals match 3 score was 225-225 and the champion title was awarded to teams 120-2481-330 for playing the cleaner match. (Both amazing alliances, by the way, but the crowd was in an uproar!)

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by rhinobot

Is no one going to mention Einstein Finals 3? 120-2481-330 vs. 1690-2056-1405, finals match 3 score was 225-225 and the champion title was awarded to teams 120-2481-330 for playing the cleaner match. (Both amazing alliances, by the way, but the crowd was in an uproar!)

"Upset" generally implies the underrated alliance won. Both alliances here were excellent, and it's hard to say one was heavily favored over the other to win the series.

[rhinobot]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

"Upset" generally implies the underrated alliance won. Both alliances here were excellent, and it's hard to say one was heavily favored over the other to win the series.

Ah well then I agree 100% with Curie playoffs

I was interpreting the term upset as "people were upset about it", carry on

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by rhinobot

Ah well then I agree 100% with Curie playoffs

I was interpreting the term upset as "people were upset about it", carry on

Hahahaha
I wouldn't dare to open that can of worms.

[jayred1127]

The upset on Newton this year. That was cool to watch and unexpected.

[Harrison.Smith]

Going with the majority here.. although I'd say just all of Newton elims. That 7th seed was fun to watch!

[percyjackson]

Not really a match but 4130 was upsetting not bevahse of there team but how it played out. I was at Kettering #2 and they were just killing those defenses. It's a shame that they didn't make it to states and even worlds. They really had a solid defense destroyer robot.

[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by percyjackson

Not really a match but 4130 was upsetting not bevahse of there team but how it played out. I was at Kettering #2 and they were just killing those defenses. It's a shame that they didn't make it to states and even worlds. They really had a solid defense destroyer robot.

This thread is dedicated to the notion of an upset as an unexpected win in a game/sport. While there could be a conversation on losses we're all disappointed about this season, this is meant to be a discussion of against-the-odds victories.

[Connor McBride]

Originally Posted by BaileyJoseph166

Not sure I wanted to be reminded of Curie division eliminations from this year...

I second this

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by AlexanderLuke

Not a match, but the entire 2016 Curie Division could be considered an upset. In every matchup on the bracket, the underdog came out on top. The eighth seed won the division. You can see the bracket at The Blue Alliance.

Similarly, the 2016 Mt. Olive MAR District had an almost perfect reverse bracket. Alliances 1, 2, 3, and 4 were knocked out in the Quarterfinals, Alliances 6 and 8 out in the Semis, and Alliance 5 losing to Alliance 7 in the Finals.

[Skyehawk]

Originally Posted by AlexanderLuke

Not a match, but the entire 2016 Curie Division could be considered an upset. In every matchup on the bracket, the underdog came out on top. The eighth seed won the division. You can see the bracket at The Blue Alliance.

and the finals were decided by three points, it was a curse to have red bumpers...

[Caleb Sykes]

Here are the biggest playoff upsets for individual matches using my Elo model.

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

Here are the biggest playoff upsets for individual matches using my Elo model.

Wow, I didn't expect that semi-final match from the 2016 10,000 lakes regional to be on there. I'm surprised the win likelihood was only 2.6% for blue alliance.