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Re: Number of Matches at the Championship

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Originally Posted by Pat Fairbank
For those teams who perform consistently at the same level, seven matches are plenty to accurately determine their ranking.
I don't entirely agree with this. Due to alliance partners, there are factors which teams can't control. Regardless of how good your robot is, a 1v3 match is next to impossible to win. I know for a fact that our robot consistently malfunctioned to the point where most of our alliance partners were playing 2v3 matches at best. If you have more matches, those sorts of factors even themselves out, and the robots who are the best do end up on top.

If you have fewer matches, such as the 7 at championships, one or two matches with malfunctioning or no-show alliance partners can mean the difference between a top 8 seed and the middle of the pack, regardless of how perfectly your own robot preformed.

This does again reinforce the importance of scouting. There is no reason such a robot should not be picked for eliminations, but given the limited number of matches, they would probably end up lower ranked that they might deserve.

That said, I don't see any resonable way to increase the number of matches at championships short of making in longer.
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