Canadian Open 2015 - June 6-7 - Waterloo, ON, Canada

[Ollie]

Nice 3BLD single for Sesi and mean for Bill!

 

[Iggy]

Nice 3BLD single for Sesi and mean for Bill!

Bill's 4BLD was great too

Also Jon Tan is getting pretty good at 2x2 singles

Edit: 5.72 3x3 NR single by Bill

 

[antoineccantin]

Okay Dave, no need to rub it in that I missed the podium by 0.01 (actually 0.003) seconds...

 

[Genius4Jesus]

Did you know...
-Craig wore a suit?
-I won the 3rd most prize money?
-Probably because I came 3rd in 3x3?
-And only 3x3 had prize money?
-Kevin Hays showed up?
-Sesi Cadmus showed up?
-She was the only female to podium?
-She was not there to accept her 1st place 3BLD award?
-No 5BLD successes?
-So I judged a lot of big blind DNFs?
-Harris lost the title?
-Jon Tan is Asian?
-I am also Asian?
-Harris Chan is very Asian?
-Bill Wang is super Asian?
-Getting fresh air before the finals is good?
-I am the Canadian born, Asian, Canadian National Champion?
-7 move LL in the finals is blessed?
-Forte and Justin are still alive?
-Limeback 2x2 NAR single?
-Jon Tan 2x2 NR single?
-Clock is hard to scramble?
-Square-1 is hard to scramble?
-My square-1 was scrambled 11 times in an average?
-This was Kit's last Canadian comp for a while?
-BLD was in a different building?
-We stacked a lot of tables and chairs?
-Kevin Hays 7x7 DNF average?
-Ray Vince Ong horse head?
-We waited in a food court during 3x3 finals?
-CO2015 was GJ?

 

[Genius4Jesus]

Goals:

-Break lots of PBs
-Podium in 3x3, 4x4 and OH

-I broke a decent amount of PBs.
-I podiumed in 3x3 and OH.

 

[antoineccantin]

If anyone found a really good Cubetwist clock, please please tell me. I need that thing for Worlds.

 

[Sa967St]

One of the most important questions: which 3x3 finalist had the best entrance music?

Bill Wang - Bill Nye The Science Guy Intro Song
Eric Limeback - Still Waiting
Antoine Cantin - The Imperial March
Harris Chan - One Last Time
Louis Cormier - Back To The Future Theme
Jonathan Esparaz - Mission Impossible Theme
Jonathan Tan - I Believe I Can Fly
Julian David - Can't Stop
Rami Sbahi - Birdland
Kevin Hays - Shake It Off
Forte Shinko - Respect Your Elders
Theodore Chow - Never Gonna Give You Up
Justin Jaffray - Dancing Queen
James Hildreth - All The Way
Daniel Wu - Castle of Glass
Ray Vince Ong - Behold Princess Twilight Sparkle

Also, who had the best bragging rights?

Spoiler: Bill Wang

Spoiler: Eric Limeback

Spoiler: Antoine Cantin

Spoiler: Harris Chan

Spoiler: Louis Cormier

Spoiler: Jonathan Esparaz

Spoiler: Jonathan Tan

Spoiler: Julian David

Spoiler: Rami Sbahi

Spoiler: Kevin Hays

Spoiler: Forte Shinko

Spoiler: Theodore Chow

Spoiler: Justin Jaffray

Spoiler: James Hildreth

Spoiler: Daniel Wu

Spoiler: Ray Vince Ong

 

[Isaac Lai]

One of the most important questions: which 3x3 finalist had the best entrance music?

Bill Wang - Bill Nye The Science Guy Intro Song
Eric Limeback - Still Waiting
Antoine Cantin - The Imperial March
Harris Chan - One Last Time
Louis Cormier - Back To The Future Theme
Jonathan Esparaz - Mission Impossible Theme
Jonathan Tan - I Believe I Can Fly
Julian David - Can't Stop
Rami Sbahi - Birdland
Kevin Hays - Shake It Off
Forte Shinko - Respect Your Elders
Theodore Chow - Never Gonna Give You Up
Justin Jaffray - Dancing Queen
James Hildreth - All The Way
Daniel Wu - Castle of Glass
Ray Vince Ong - Behold Princess Twilight Sparkle

Also, who had the best bragging rights?

Spoiler: Bill Wang

http://i.imgur.com/E1dRacY.jpg?1

Spoiler: Eric Limeback

http://i.imgur.com/0sHb0D4.jpg?1

Spoiler: Antoine Cantin

http://i.imgur.com/qt7jTjk.jpg?1

Spoiler: Harris Chan

http://i.imgur.com/6pvZ0Nz.jpg?1

Spoiler: Louis Cormier

http://i.imgur.com/Mew7irl.jpg?1

Spoiler: Jonathan Esparaz

http://i.imgur.com/mawtsMg.jpg?1

Spoiler: Jonathan Tan

http://i.imgur.com/Opkowgt.jpg?1

Spoiler: Julian David

http://i.imgur.com/sVVgB9O.jpg?1

Spoiler: Rami Sbahi

http://i.imgur.com/bQrgr4o.jpg?1

Spoiler: Kevin Hays

http://i.imgur.com/pzshTi4.jpg?1

Spoiler: Forte Shinko

http://i.imgur.com/NKchYqx.jpg?1

Spoiler: Theodore Chow

http://i.imgur.com/wGUUWWp.jpg?1

Spoiler: Justin Jaffray

http://i.imgur.com/4xgdVcj.jpg?1

Spoiler: James Hildreth

http://i.imgur.com/nJTJvvE.jpg?1

Spoiler: Daniel Wu

http://i.imgur.com/cEWCmYc.jpg?1

Spoiler: Ray Vince Ong

http://i.imgur.com/j2O33go.jpg?1

The finals would have been interesting to watch (did anyone film it?)

 

[Berd]

I love Kevin 's achievements hahah.

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

You know now that I listen to it William Hung isn't that bad. I couldn't think of anything else yellow-er though.

edit ok nvm that was horrible i love it

 

[Musicalboy2]

One of the most important questions: which 3x3 finalist had the best entrance music?

Bill, easily.

The finals would have been interesting to watch (did anyone film it?)

Ross did, I think.

 

[Genius4Jesus]

Fun fact: I think I was the first person to get a 7 in the finals of a Canadian Open.

Also, Bill had the best music. Jon Tan, Harris, Bill and me had the best non-cubing bragging rights.

 

[Ross The Boss]

Ross did, I think.

Also, Bill had the best music.

indeed, theo. I can upload the raw video file if you want, but i was planing on cutting it up a little bit. The head to heads flowed well for the most part though. the two solvers usually went one after the other witch is nice.

and you are both incorrect, Bill's entrance music was second best. Ray's was obviously unmatched.

 

[Kurainu17]

DYK?:
CO2015 was fun?
I lost 2x2 on Friday before comp?
Used a new stock one all weekend?
Found my main today....?
I am best Horse?
Contrary to popular belief my last name is not OMG?
This is the first competition I didn't get lost on the way?
No Flash Photography?
There was a No Flash Photography chant?
Kit sucks at scrambling clock?
A lot of people have bad clocks?
Sarah DENIED?
Jon Tan got a pretty leet NR?
Kit had a pretty sexy pyraminx single?
I'm really bad scrambling pyraminx?
Forte "ez $" Shinko?
Mutch is MVP volunteer?
I couldn't get a 6x6/7x7 scrambling success?
Craig teach me plz?
Some random guy came by and was amazed by the competition?
He stayed and helped out to the point where he even judged?
And did a good job?
The pens kept disappearing?
Seeing that we had dipping sauce with the pizza was the happiest moment of my life?
Still waiting for my wings and unicorn to grow so I can be a true Horse-princess?
2x2 is dumb?

 

[Ross The Boss]

dyk, i did get lost on the way there
dyk, i did get lost on the way back
dyk, it frkn sucks when you see signage for toronto when your trying to get to windsor
dyk, other stuff???

 

[Sessinator]

-She was not there to accept her 1st place 3BLD award?

Ha, woops, yeah this happened. Went back to the states. Too late to get it now?

High cubing points for me:
-Breaking 3x3 average for the first time since December 2010 and breaking my single
-Breaking OH single and avg (I don't practice it and haven't competed in it since 2012)
-And of course, the 3BLD single

Thanks to the organizers and all who helped put on a great, well run competition! It was definitely worth the trip!

 

[JustinJ]

2x2 is dumb?

everyone figures it out eventually

 

[Keroma12]

I have only one goal that matters:

6x6 - don't pop an internal piece on the second solve

Third time lucky, right?

Success. Unofficial PB was 2:46 before the comp, got a 2:45 in warm-up and then official 2:44 single with 2:56 mean. :tu

DYK:
-Kit got the best 7x7 DNF ever?
-Thanks Justin for judging my 4x4 BLD?
-Sorry I DNF'd them all?

 

[CraigBouchard]

DYK?:
I couldn't get a 6x6/7x7 scrambling success?
Craig teach me plz?

What am I teaching you? I'm guessing these two are related? Also...people steal the pens all the time I don't get it.

 

[Sa967St]

Did you know that:

- This was my 50th competition?
- Craig had the best parking spot?
- Alexander Mutch brought Timbits in order to make friends?
- ... I became his friend?
- Kevin Hays came and surprised some people?
- Although Sesi was an actual surprise guest?
- ... Because she didn't even know she was coming until the day before the competition?
- No flash photography?
- No flash photography?
- "No flash photography! No flash photography! No flash photography! No flash photography!"?
- Eric got his NAR 2x2x2 single back?
- Kit got the best pyraminx single?
- Mutch was the MVP volunteer for holding up his sweater to block the bright sunlight at a station?
- There was a mysterious voice coming from one of the mysterious dials in the sound system?
- I made Forte change his bragging rights so that we wouldn't lose our mic privileges for the next competition?
- Yes... the mics are connected to ALL the speakers in the entire building?
- Always, I want to be with you, and make believe with you, and live in harmony harmony, oh love?
- "No pizza until the chairs and tables are put away" was an awesome idea?
- Kevin P.M. and Craig cheated at CAH?
- Alyssa got to babysit the finalists?