Clarifying scoring for preliminaries
Raymond Sheh
Hi All!
I've heard some reports that some folks are having a bit of
trouble figuring out their scores (I'm guessing the preliminary
scores) during RMRC. As I'm working on redoing the rulebook, I'd
love to clarify this section as the idea is that everyone should
know where they stand at any point in the competition.
Scoring or the preliminaries is described on page 19 of the
rulebook and states:
● The goal is to score as many points as possible in the test methods. In general, you get one point for getting from the start zone to the end zone and another point for the way back from the end zone to the start zone (and so on). See individual test details for the scoring metric.
● At the end of each run, both the judge and operator must sign
off on the score reached by the judge. Any concerns in scoring are
to be raised immediately with the judge and a member of the OC.
● Every team can repeat a test, as often they want if it is
available and the team has a free time slot available. Only the
best result will be kept for the task and team.
● All scores will be normalized per test method, so that the best team in that test gets 100 points. This calculation is done after all teams have completed all tests in the preliminary round. The other teams get points proportionally. Example: For test method Dexterity 1: If team A scored 20 points and team B scored 10; then at the end of the preliminaries the score of team A will be set to 100 and the score of team B to 50. This way, for each test method the best team gets 100 points.
● This scoring method balances the difficulty level across
differing tests. If a test is so difficult that only one team
attempts it, the team will receive 100 points. Conversely, to
score well in an easier test that everyone can do, teams must be
close to the best.
● The sum of all points of all tests of a team is then multiplied
by the updated TDP score to decide the qualification for the final
round.
The way this is intended to be implemented (and I'm planning to
clarify in the updated rulebook) is that after a team completes a
test, the team's raw score (e.g., the number of laps of a terrain)
is written directly onto the timetable grid for that timeslot and
test. This means that anyone looking at the timetable grid can
immediately see how each team before them performed, who the best
performer is in that test thus far (who would get 100 points
unless someone else does better than them), and the overall scores
for each team up to that point, before the Updated TDM/TDP
multiplier, which should also be known to the teams. Here's an
example from 2019 in Sydney:
Please let us know your thoughts/comments on this, and
particularly any points of confusion and things you'd like
clarified!
Cheers!
- Raymond
-- https://raymondsheh.org