Toronto Open, Fall 2015 - Biggest 1-day WCA competition!

Xtremecubing said:

There's a 1:00 4x4 cutoff, that is steep.

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IAmEpic2004 said:

plzplzplz let the 4x4 cutoff be 1:30... not gonna happen tho... i sad... i cri evrytiem ;_;

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My dreams, crushed

the cutoff is only so harsh because there are so many competitors. how would it be possible for 100+ people (guessing how many ppl would make a 1:30 cut) to finish an ao 5 in a 1 day comp?

This is gonna be my first comp. I'm kinda slow at everything. How does it feel when you go to a competition and don't do good? Is it normal to be slower in competition? I need to mentally prepare myself

ZZTrooper said:

This is gonna be my first comp. I'm kinda slow at everything. How does it feel when you go to a competition and don't do good? Is it normal to be slower in competition? I need to mentally prepare myself

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It feels terrible to do badly in comps

yes, most people do badly at their first comp

to mentally prepare yourself: dont care. the more you care, the more you get nervous. thats why 'quitting' works.

It'll be so hard to get a table lol

Anyone staying at Courtyard by Marriot? (The one thats like a minute away from the YMCA)

TOF Schedule

The schedule is officially out! Done at 5:20? Wow, thought it would be like 7 or so.

ZZTrooper said:

This is gonna be my first comp. I'm kinda slow at everything. How does it feel when you go to a competition and don't do good? Is it normal to be slower in competition? I need to mentally prepare myself

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Do not expect anything at your first competition. Take it all in. Try to enjoy yourself (even if, when you actually compete, you will hear every little noise around you, and feel like a thousand eyes watching your every moves. Try to keep in mind this is not reality -- in fact, other people are encouraging you).

Think of it this way: most people cannot solve the cube, let alone do it quickly in front of a few hundred speed cubers! ALL competitors should be proud of themselves.

ZZTrooper said:

This is gonna be my first comp. I'm kinda slow at everything. How does it feel when you go to a competition and don't do good? Is it normal to be slower in competition? I need to mentally prepare myself

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My advice is, when you get nervous (which probably happen) breath deeply and stay loose. Shake it out and pretend like you don't care.

As per request, I made a Pick 'Em for this competition:

http://goo.gl/forms/pFCK2D1X1k

Pick who you think will get 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each event, etc. I'll post the results here after the comp

Damn can't go. Ugh. All comps missed this year. I better have time next year!!!

on the train headed to Toronto!

Seems like a pretty packed schedule, with 250 people.

YouCubing said:

Seems like a pretty packed schedule, with 250 people.

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Actually 281 + walk-ups.

seemed to have gone on schedule, idk how you guys did it but gj

AlexMaass said:

seemed to have gone on schedule, idk how you guys did it but gj

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canadiancubing's organization is on point. I wasnt there (wish I was!) but being able to pull off a 1-day comp with that many people is insane (smart move only having 6 events).

I forgot my 42 mm mini 3x3 at the comp. I am not sure about the brand(as I had just traded for it), but it was stickerless, and had a very unusual logo on the white side. If anyone knows anything please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Someone left Mirror Blocks behind on one of the tables. Let me know if you're missing yours so I can give it back to you next competition.

PenguinsDontFly said:

canadiancubing's organization is on point. I wasnt there (wish I was!) but being able to pull off a 1-day comp with that many people is insane (smart move only having 6 events).

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From what I heard, the execution of the competition was a joint effort of both Dave Campbell and James Hildreth. They each ran a separate room in the YMCA with their own equipment, as no room in that building could host that many competitors. That gave them 20+ stations, which is more than enough to serve 250 people for the day.

Kit Clement said:

From what I heard, the execution of the competition was a joint effort of both Dave Campbell and James Hildreth. They each ran a separate room in the YMCA with their own equipment, as no room in that building could host that many competitors. That gave them 20+ stations, which is more than enough to serve 250 people for the day.

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Awesome!