Geneva Open 2008

[mati rubik]

new world records:

2x2 single twice!! 1.36 by Chambon (8 mov solve) and Erik in the same cube 0.96, the same solve

2x2 avg by Edouard Chambon

congratz!!

[ShadenSmith]

Wow. Just, wow.

[Derrick Eide17]

oh wowee....

my EXACT words were very close to shadens.
it was.

"Wow... OH WOW"

[pjk]

A couple others got 1.xx solves on the same scramble. It was only a matter of time before a simple 2x2 scramble came up again.

[Kian]

i agree with shaden.

i have no words.

[Escher]

lol i got a 6 move solution in the UK Open and completely failed to utilise it at all. i got so excited i locked up massively and got a 4.13. still, nobody else seemed to see it and i got second best solve of the comp...
anyway, well done erik and eduoard!

[TMOY]

Don't forget Sheriff who got what's probably the fastest solve with a +2 penalty ever. I am jealous

[Zava]

at hungarian open, we had a 8 move EG case as scramble (white was already done, with an adjacent swap) we asked for another scramble because we found it easy...
anyway, congrats Erik! világrekord!

[Erik]

lol lucky lucky, but hey.. luck is not a crime
Scramble #2 of finals: F' U' F' R2 F2 R U2 R' U F U R2 U F' U2 F2 R' U R F' R U2 R2 U' F
Solution: x2 U R' U' R U R' U'
hint: got to know your sexy moves to see what will happen in inspection...

Can't say I'm proud of it, was too easy, but at least I'm the first person to get WRs on all of the cubes now

Actually Arnaud and me were very sure it was 8 moves, but apparently it was only 7? But it was 8 moves! But actually it wasnt....??

Did you know?

Erik and Arnaud are still talking in English although they are alone and at Arnaud's place now?
Switzerland has no mountains when it's dark outside? But a lot when the light is on?
People in Switzerland drive too.....strict to the rules?
Swiss gas is cheap?
Swiss alcohol is Expensive? (with a captical E)
About everything else in Switzerland is also expensive?
Empty parking places in Switzerland occur less often than a sub-10 on 3x3?
We (Arnaud, Sébastien and Erik) arrived at Svens place at 1:30?
Sven was not even there?
Instead of that a French guy opened the door???? (clement)
Swiss are known for their good clocks but not for their punctuality?
This is because we were running 3 hours behind on schedule?
Kate Voegele makes good music? (click to check myspace)
We did an average of 5 listening to it? (the whole album!)
We also played Luther Vandross once?
Other artists that came by were Offspring and.. well just Offspring?
Arnaud has a LOT of music on his iPOD?
Erik couldn't find much GOOD music on it though?
Erik will now make a list for Arnaud with artists he considers good?
You should check out these results of Arnaud and Charlie?

(bold are the averages)
(Germany 2008) Arnaud van Galen 18.25 25.53 Netherlands 25.71 26.66 24.21 18.25 26.77
(Germany 2008) Charlie Cooper 21.84 25.53 United Kingdom 24.41 21.84 24.59 30.09 27.58

(UK open 2008) Charlie Cooper 21.59 23.81 United Kingdom 21.59 21.75 24.53 25.16 27.84
(Geneva open 2008) Arnaud van Galen 21.13 23.81 Netherlands 21.13 22.11 23.90 26.93 25.41

Speaking of a equal marriage...

[Waynilein]

I couldn't come to this competition, but hopefully I'll be able to go to the Swiss Open in January... I'd love to meet some of you guys IRL ^^.

People in Switzerland drive too.....strict to the rules?

Pretty much everything, not just driving

Other artists that came by were Offspring and.. well just Offspring?

Offspring is awesome. Offspring is AWESOME.