We all worried, hoped, worked and programmed, but still: We didn’t make it to the semi-final.

During the day we played against the Fumanoids and the WF Wolves.

 

We didn’t lose in a regular match, all round robin games ended 0:0, that’s why a penalty shootout took place.

To ensure a decision was made, the rules were changed: The goal was placed slightly to the right, so that no robot would have to walk over the line where two pieces of grass met, which posed a problem for all teams.

Additionally the procedure was set to five rounds: First a normal penalty kick was required, in the second try it was allowed to walk through the penalty area, in the third the point was to move the ball furthest towards the goal, in the fourth to move furthest in the direction of the goal, and in the last to move furthest.

The first round went eventless. In the second round the Fumanoids, the Bold Hearts and Photon managed to get the ball into the goal. The Wolves used their big robot, twice the size of our Darwins, which managed to walk further in the fourth round, while Tamara fought against the artificial turf and got stuck.

 

It’s slightly irritating that we performed better in the matches and managed to touch the ball, which not all teams did, but well.. .

We are going to be referees for the remaining matches, and will be concentrating on being able to walk on artificial turf in China.