Serpentine Draft Alliance Parings, Like/Dislike

[Steve Kaneb]

Originally Posted by sumadin

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

I believe martin417 is referring to the Peachtree Regional this year, and not the Atlanta Championships last year.

EDIT: On the topic of serpentine drafting, I think very highly of it. At most regional level competitions, the first seed still has a large advantage, as there are not enough high-scoring teams to make it all the way around. At Championships, there is not much of a drop-off, so the #1 alliance can still get quite a good team, and the #8 alliance doesn't have the disadvantage of not being able to pick anyone they want.