Answered: Blocking Opponents from Entering Zones

[Highwayman]

If a team were to use their robot block their opponents from returning to their scoring zones by parking/driving in front of or in the opposing 5 point zone would they be responsible if they were pushed into the 10 point zone by their opponents?

SG10 says robots may not contact opposing 10 and 20 pt zones

<SG10> Robots may not contact the opposing Alliance’s 10 Point Zone or 20 Point Zone.
a. Robots may not contact an opposing Robot that is contacting opposing Robot’s 10 Point Zone, 20 Point Zone, or Starting Bar.

and G13 says robots may not cause their opponents to violate rules.

<G13> Intentional strategies causing an opponent to violate a rule are not permitted, and will not result in an infraction on the opposing alliance.

This is similar to being pushed into the climbing zone in NbN, in which case you said it does not matter how the robot ended up in the climbing zone, but I want to make sure it’s the same for this year.
So if it is the same, being pushed into the 10 point zone would result in a violation of SG10 and could result in a DQ if the situation was match affecting so long as the opposing team is trying to score and not merely trying to draw a foul, and therefore robots must be careful when going near the opposing zones. Is this correct?

[Karthik]

@Highwayman

If a team were to use their robot block their opponents from returning to their scoring zones by parking/driving in front of or in the opposing 5 point zone would they be responsible if they were pushed into the 10 point zone by their opponents?

For the most part, yes.

@Highwayman

So if it is the same, being pushed into the 10 point zone would result in a violation of SG10 and could result in a DQ if the situation was match affecting so long as the opposing team is trying to score and not merely trying to draw a foul, and therefore robots must be careful when going near the opposing zones. Is this correct?

This is a good explanation. Provided that team is trying to get to their Zones for a purpose other than drawing a penalty, this would be an <SG10> violation. Robots should be very careful when near the opposing Zones.