2006 GTR - Super Regional

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Ricky Q.

GTR Alliances:

1 1114 1503 865
2 378 296 912
3 1680 1305 1419
4 229 217 4
5 703 610 1325
6 49 1006 907
7 1241 522 1334
8 1547 781 63
9 1353 48 772
10 1281 1219 45
11 65 854 1346
12 843 771 188

QF Matchups:

8v9
7v10
5v12
6v11

Alliances 1,2,3, and 4 have byes.

Still no update to the match results at FIRST website as of this writing.

From my notes, the eliminations went like this:

8v9 was won by 9 in straight matches.
7v10 was won by 7 in three matches -- 10 won the second.
5v12 was won by 5 in straight matches.
6v11 was won by 6 in straight matches.

Quarterfinals were won by the top four alliances, all in straight matches.

SF1: 2v3 was won by 3 in straight matches.
SF2: 1v4 was won by 1 in three matches, with 4 winning the opener -- this was hands-down the most exciting set of 3 matches I've seen in 2006. Division by Chicken really put a scare on the top alliance.

Finals: 1v3. Wow! Three triplets, all Canadian teams, 1305 shooting very well, on-field repair of 1680 before match 3 with parts and labor provided by their opponents, mounting excitement generated by Karthik, 1620 getting on the field as 1st standby. The 1v4 semifinal was still the best played set of matches I saw, but the final couldn't be beat for drama! Won by the top alliance in three matches, with 3 winning the opener.

SF2 and the finals at GTR reinforced the (by now majority) view that autonomous is the key to victory in Aim High.