2009 Wisconsin Regional

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Originally Posted by XaulZan11

I think Wisconsin should be very exciting. After 1625 there will be a drop off, but then there will be plenty of teams right at the next level. Should make scouting and alliance selection even more crucial, I think.

I wouldn't necessarily say there will be a drop off between 1625(us) and the rest of the bots, but more of a different level of strategy. The whole entire game this year relies more on the strategy of the alliance/team. From what i hear 1732 played defense practically the whole day Thursday at MW and for the most part shut down 1114 in those practice matches. Also from what i gathered in the quarterfinals of MW the #8 alliance changed their strategy after the first match. They effectively changed it because they caused the big upset of beating 71, 1114, and 1000. Our strategy played out very well for us at MW and hopefully it will do the same at Wisconsin. I think its fair to say that every robot has its own weakness.

I also want to say look out for 2039. They improved greatly over MW and should be considered a threat. 1732, 2022, 2338 are good bots and should be watched. My opinion for the top 8:

1) 1625
2) 2039
3) 1732
4) 93
5) 171
6) 141
7) 1024
8) 2022