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[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by ewankoff

what about the winning alliance

The winners get a win.

qp's are used to rank teams with the same number of wins and losses.

Teams that are winning are usually the ones who think about qp's, because the top 2 to 4 alliances may have the same win-loss record. I saw 126 help an opponent onto the ramp to increase the losing alliance's score during UTC NE. This action boosted 126's qp and helped them finish as #1 seed at the event.

I agree that most teams do not have time to think about qp's. We had the third highest qp average at NE, because we lost some high scoring rounds , not because we had time to think about qp's.

[Jake177]

From Section 8.3.3 of the rules:
At the completion of each Qualification Match, each team will eceive a win, loss or tie depending on the final score. Each team on the winning alliance will receive two Qualifying Points. Each team on the losing Alliance will receive zero Qualifying Points. In the event of a tie Match Score, all six teams will receive oneQualifying Point.
The winning alliance teams will receive a number of Ranking Points equal to the un-penalized score (the score without any assessed penalties) of the winning or losing alliance, whichever un-penalized score is lower.
The losing alliance teams will receive a number of Ranking Points equal to their final score (with any assessed penalties).

Not to nit pick, but QP's are the points you get based on wins/losses/ties. Ranking Points are the points you get based on the losing alliance's score.