Euro 2012 - Poland

[NSKuber]

Ok. I was just surprised by that fact(and because 2x2 is my main discipline ) 2 rounds is still better then 0, considering I have 1-2 competitions a year.

[NathanKearney]

Hello all,

I'm an American and I'll be traveling through Europe this fall, and I'm planning on attending this competition. Some of you may remember me from the 2010 UK Open. I've a few questions that I hope you all can help me answer.

As a solo traveler who speaks not a word of Polish (I do speak a bit of French and German), I really would like to make sure I'm staying at the main hostel with most of the competitors. Do you anticipate running out of rooms? Should I book a bed more or less immediately to ensure a spot?

I'm going to traveling very light, and it won't be feasible to carry all of my cubes. I'll definitely bring my 3x3, but for everything else I'd be fine just borrowing cubes to compete. Any reason I shouldn't follow this plan?

I'm not an experienced traveler, so forgive me if this is a stupid question. Do I need to worry about visas or any problems entering Poland on a US passport? Will I be able to just fly into Wroclaw as a tourist without issue?

I think that's everything. Thanks in advance for your help, looking forward to meeting everyone in October.


EDIT:

Nevermind. I don't meet the qualifications for hardly any of the events. There's really no point in going just to do 3x3. Have fun guys.

[Crazycubemom]

@ NathanKearney,

Poland is one of EU Country, so no visa be needed to get enter Poland on a US Passport

[blakedacuber]

What's the legal alcoholic consumption age in Poland:P?

[theZcuber]

What's the legal alcoholic consumption age in Poland:P?

18

[blakedacuber]

thanks

[Kev43]

Concerning non-europeans competitors, will it be like in Euro 2010 ?

If I remember correctly, they were able to compete in all rounds except finals.

[TMOY]

wut ? Is it Rowe who's scaring you ?

Of course non-Europeans can compete in the finals, they simply aren't eligible to titles, trophies and prizes. At Euro 2010 Amos Tay qualified for the 3^3 finals, and as a result there were 13 finalists instead of 12.

[superti]

At Euro 2010 Amos Tay qualified for the 3^3 finals, and as a result there were 13 finalists instead of 12.

I have a question about it...
for example

at the begining of National or Continental competition, the 3x3 final, are fixed in 12 participants. the 12 qualificated are
1º france
2º italy
3º Peru.
4º chile
5º USA
6º thayland
7º morrocco
8º japan
9º japan
10º china
11º indonesia
12º Canada.

13º spain

¿¿ how many people pass to finals... 12 , 21, 22...30...40....???
i think , that 12 participants pass to finals, no more. And the first three national or continental participantes win the titles.
In this example. the 2 first france or italy, and the third spanish.

[Ron]

¿¿ how many people pass to finals... 12 , 21, 22...30...40....???

Of course this is up to the organisers. Preferably communicated before the competition.
For Euro 2012 we do not have many non European competitors (yet), so we could do it the same as we did for Euro 2010. Maybe not for all events.
For German Nationals 2010 we did 'Best 12 Germans and better non-Germans'. For German Nationals 2011 we did 'Best 8 Germans and max. 4 better non-Germans.' In both cases the top 3 Germans got a certificate and top 3 overall non-Germans.
So basically you look at the number and quality of 'foreign' competitors. Then decide which scenario is best.