Success of the #1 Seeds at the Championship Event

[Max Lobovsky]

Originally Posted by Karthik

I'm not sure why I found this to be so interesting. It's no surprise that the #1 seeds have been so successful, especially with the ability to pick from anywhere within the field.

I think that is the main reason, not just a little bonus. From what I have seen, there are very different games played during qualifying matches and during semis and finals (and sometimes quarters). Very often, the robots that got highest seed were not nearly the best in finals. They usually just had a reliable, but modest score (consistent hangers are a great example). In semi and final matches, these high seeds were often seen giving up their points in favor of doing negative points to the other teams bots that could put some serious points on the board.