Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back

As a referee, I would like guidance on how to apply the Match Affecting logic when opposing teams commit the violation. It is probably easiest to explain this with Park Zone violations.

Here's the real world scenario:

1. In the last 20 seconds, Blue Robot 1 contacts Red Robot 1 while Red Robot 1 is in / in contact with the Red Park Zone
2. In the last 20 seconds, Red Robot 2 contacts Blue Robot 2 while Blue Robot 2 is in / in contact with the Blue Park Zone
3. Red 1 Parks (solo), neither Blue Robot Parks
4. As scored on the field, Red wins the match by 8 points

My interpretation (hopefully correct) was that because Blue did not achieve their park, that 8 points should be considered for whether the violation was Match Affecting. Given Red won by 8, those 8 points for the Park for Blue would have changed the outcome from a Red Win to a Tie match, and therefore Red Robot 2 should be DQed for a Match Affecting violation.

A. Is this the correct interpretation? B. Had Red 1 not parked, the match score would have been a tie, and it would seem no DQs would apply. Is that the correct interpretation? C. If the answer to B is no DQs, it seems somewhat unfair to punish Red for successfully parking (in spite of the potential SG11 violation), given both Red and Blue committed the same (or equivalent) violations.

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