2017 Battlecry@WPI
On May 19 to May 21, 2017, Morpheus competed at the 18th Battlecry@WPI. While setting up our pit, we were amused to realize that our pit was in the exact same spot as our pit at the 2017 WPI District Event. During the qualification matches, we were able to score a two-rotor-auto with Team 5846 (Southcoast Corsairs) and Team 88 (TJ^2). Unfortunately, we had a rough match schedule and did not seed as highly as we hoped. In Alliance Selection, we were selected by Team 5030 (The Second Mouse) to join Alliance 5. Our random pick selected Team 138 (Entropy) to round out our alliance. With our alliance, we were aiming to score four rotors, several KPA, and three climbs in every match. In the eighth-finals, each of the 20 alliances played two matches. From there, the alliances with the top eight scores would be made the eight alliances for the quarterfinals and on. Our alliance scored 411 points in the first match, which placed us at the second ranked alliance going into the quarterfinals. In the second round of eighth-finals, three other alliances scored higher than 411, so we became the fifth ranked alliance for the quarterfinals. Although our alliance was doing great, we were ultimately eliminated in the quarterfinals by Alliance 4, which was lead by our friends on Team 238 (Crusaders). Morpheus had a great time at the 2017 Battlecry and would like to congratulate Team 319 (Big Bad Bob), Team 133 (B.E.R.T.), and Team 839 (Rosie Robotics) on winning the event!