Einstein 2010

[Karibou]

67 177 294 new World Champions. Wow. Spectacular matches. Congratulations!

[dag0620]

Wow Just Wow, thats all I can say

Congrats to 67 294, and 177.

More to come when I calm down.

[EricH]

Congratulations to 67, 294, and 177!

67 joins 71 as the only teams with >2 wins, and the only two teams to win back-to-back Championships. 294 and 177 win for the second time each.

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by smurfgirl

I'm excited to see our friends from CT in the finals! I don't know how 177 manages to do it, but they're continuously impressive.

I take it back- not only congratulations for making the finals, but congratulations for becoming the world champions once more! And two years in a row for team 67! WOW!

[Radical Pi]

WOW! Huge upset in einstein! Great match to all!

btw does anyone have the top 10 list written down?

[AmoryG]

Congrats 177, 67 and 294.

I was hoping for a 3rd match though, that last one was a bit disappointing.

[Sunbun]

Holy crap.

Congrats to 177, 67, and our neighbors 294 in one of the most competitive finals ever. Amazing!

[yodameister]

Congratulations on a great win 294, 67, and 177

[sgreco]

Congrats 294, 177 and 67, definitely deserving champions.

I was shocked that 1114 and 469 lost in the final. It looked like 2041 accidentally blocked some shots in the closing seconds that would have tied it up for blue. Still a very impressive alliance.

[kgzak]

Originally Posted by PriyankP

Congratulations to Team 67, Team 294 and Team 177!! You guys proved all predictions wrong by defeating the favourites. You really deserve it.

Not all predictions, I said way back before Michigan State Champions that 469 would not win The Championship. 469 had an amazing robot but they were beatable. With so many people saying 469 was the best I figured a few teams might find a way to stop them. Nice final matches.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by sgreco

It looked like 2041 accidentally blocked some shots in the closing seconds that would have tied it up for blue.

The announcer said they were stuck and couldn't get out of the goal.

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[Mr. Pockets]

Amazingly played 67, 294, 177. You truly did Breakaway! Enjoy your champion status and can't wait to see you again next year.

1114, 469, 2041: you fought hard. You had the game cracked like an egg and you are without any doubt true masters of robotics. Congrats on an amazing season and best wishes next year.

Thank you to all the teams who competed for the most amazing season! Until next time =)

BTW, anybody have a clue what the song that played on the webcast right after the championship match was?

[sgreco]

Originally Posted by Ether

The announcer said they were stuck and couldn't get out of the goal.

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They were stuck in the far side goal earlier in the match and blocked some shots, but I was referring to the end when they blocked the near side goal, I don't believe they were stuck in that goal. (of course I could be wrong because I wasn't there, I was just watching the webcast, but they appeared out in the open of the field).

[AmoryG]

Originally Posted by kgzak

Not all predictions, I said way back before Michigan State Champions that 469 would not win The Championship.

Well, it's very easy to predict that a particular team wouldn't win the championship. It's much harder to say that an alliance as decent as 469, 1114, and 2041 wouldn't win the championship if they were paired.

[kgzak]

Originally Posted by AmoryG

Well, it's very easy to predict that a particular team wouldn't win the championship. It's much harder to say that an alliance as decent as 469, 1114, and 2041 wouldn't win the championship if they were paired.

Yes it is easy to predict but I would have said that with any alliance. 469 is easy to counter if you play right. and if 469 stays in the tower it is basically a 2 v 3 match. That was the basis of my predictions. Not that 469 had a bad robot but I think they are actually better out of the tunnel than in.