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Originally Posted by martin417
The 8th seed didn't win at Atlanta, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The number one seeded alliance won. The main reason they won is that they had a good bot to start with, and were able to pick first. They picked an unseeded team that arguably had one of the best bots at the competition. This is my problem with the seeding. Why were some of the best teams not in the 8?
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You my good friend are mistaken. There are four divisions in Atlanta. In Newton, the #8 alliance (190, 987, 177) beat the #1 alliance, then the #4 alliance, then the #3 alliance to win the division. In Arhci, the #8 fell to the #1. In Gallileo, the #8 beat the #1 and then the #5 (I believe) before falling in the division finals. In Curie, the #8 also fell to the #1.
So far, we have #8's going to the finals and winning their division. However, remember that #8 alliance who won Newton? They are also the reigning FIRST Robotics Competition world champions. So not only the #8 seed win at Atlanta, they won Atlanta
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