4 Match Finals & Biggest Tie Match

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Sunbun

I think that the FMS is only capable of three matches per set of two alliances. It can't really "create" a 4th match, so when there's a tie someone has to manually go and "replay" one of the matches that tied.

This is why Final 4 is actually "Final 1." You can see this happening around TBA when the winners of Final 3 aren't actually the regional winners.

Which is exactly in compliance with the rules in Section 9.

Originally Posted by 9.4.3

In order to allow equal time between matches for all ALLIANCES, the order of play will be:
QF1-1, QF2-1, QF3-1, QF4-1,
Then QF1-2, QF2-2, QF3-2, QF4-2,
Then QF1-3*, QF2-3*, QF3-3*, QF4-3*
Then any QF replays due to ties*
Then SF1-1, SF2-1, SF1-2, SF2-2, SF1-3*, SF2-3*
Then any SF replays due to ties*
Then F-1, F-2, F-3*
Then any F replays due to ties*
(* - if required)

(Note "replays due to ties")

[Mark McLeod]

We played a 5 match final at SBPLI in 2006

This year we played a 6 match quarterfinal at WPI losing the last tied match by a penalty (ball stuck under our robot).
We were still playing quarterfinals AFTER the first set of semifinal matches were started.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

We played a 5 match final at SBPLI in 2006

This year we played a 6 match quarterfinal at WPI losing the last tied match by a penalty (ball stuck under our robot).
We were still playing quarterfinals AFTER the first set of semifinal matches were started.

If I remember correctly, you were playing after the semifinal matches ended. I'd never seen that before.

[Vermeulen]

There were a lot of ties this year... We had two qualification matches end in ties, and then our third quarterfinal match ended in a tie.