Dixon Fall 2016 (Competition)

[gateway cuber]

Hey, I'm still not sure if I'm going to this but I noticed there wasn't a thread for it yet so, here it is...

you can find info about this comp Here: https://www.cubingusa.com/dixonfall2016/index.php

they will be holding
2x2
3x3
6x6
OH
BLD
Mega

tentative events
4x4
5x5
Sq-1

 

[RennuR]

Hey um you should probably make it a little more presentable, and provide the information about the event as well as the website, just a heads up for next time

Other than that I am pretty sure I will be making it to this event! If so it would be my first speedcubing comp so hope to see you and others there!

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I'm going

 

[gateway cuber]

99% going now, we're currently finding a place to stay. Anyway, goals.

2x2 - 2nd Place (cuz chris will be there) /stay sub-4 the whole time (easy at home, but maybe I'll be feeling the pressure)
OH - have fun, make the cutoff (easy at home, but again who knows)
Mega - lol, I suck at mega
Sq-1 (tentative) - I can't solve one... yet (but by then I want to be sub 1:00.00 if possible)

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

99% going now, we're currently finding a place to stay. Anyway, goals.

2x2 - 2nd Place (cuz chris will be there) /stay sub-4 the whole time (easy at home, but maybe I'll be feeling the pressure)
OH - have fun, make the cutoff (easy at home, but again who knows)
Mega - lol, I suck at mega
Sq-1 (tentative) - I can't solve one... yet (but by then I want to be sub 1:00.00 if possible)

walker will also be there and he's good at 2x2

 

[gateway cuber]

yes, but his averages are usually mid-3s so unless he does good, I should be able to beat him... Maybe I'll even get a sub 3-avg...

 

[GenTheSnail]

Hope to go.
Mom might not be able to get the time off to take me.

2x2 - 2nd Place

I think you under estimate everyone else going.
I don't think a 3.2ish average could make second place...

EDIT: Also, this belongs in the "Official WCA competitions" forum, as it is an official competition, not a cubing club.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Sorry, but I just doubt that only one person would beat you if you got a 3 average. 3rd place is more achievable, but you have to factor in the randomness of it, because a .5 second shift in 2x2 means a lot. You may be 0.3-0.4 seconds faster than me, but there's still probably a 30% chance I beat you, just like there's a 30% chance or so that Walker beats you. You might do well and get a 2.9 average, but you could also do badly and get a 3.5 average, or worse. I'm not saying that you can't be second place, but I think that with only a quarter of people signed up it's kind of a bold prediction. That's why I hold off on most specific place-related predictions until registration is full. anyway, here are my goals:

(great/realistic), PR = best in competition
3x3: PR average/sub-11 average, PR single/sub-10 single, podium/make finals
2x2: sub-3.3 average/PR average, sub-2.5 single/PR single, podium/make finals
Everything else: don't care atm

 

[gateway cuber]

Sorry, but I just doubt that only one person would beat you if you got a 3 average. 3rd place is more achievable, but you have to factor in the randomness of it, because a .5 second shift in 2x2 means a lot. You may be 0.3-0.4 seconds faster than me, but there's still probably a 30% chance I beat you, just like there's a 30% chance or so that Walker beats you. You might do well and get a 2.9 average, but you could also do badly and get a 3.5 average, or worse. I'm not saying that you can't be second place, but I think that with only a quarter of people signed up it's kind of a bold prediction. That's why I hold off on most specific place-related predictions until registration is full. anyway, here are my goals:

(great/realistic), PR = best in competition
3x3: PR average/sub-11 average, PR single/sub-10 single, podium/make finals
2x2: sub-3.3 average/PR average, sub-2.5 single/PR single, podium/make finals
Everything else: don't care atm

I'm averaging more like 3-even now. but yeah I guess you could be right, however 2nd place is just a goal, not an expectation. hopefully I'll be sub-3ish by the comp.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

well I just dropped like 0.2 seconds on 2x2
Most recent 2 avgs of 50: 3.28 [PB], 3.39 (avg=3.34)
5 avgs of 50 before that: (3.46) 3.53 (3.62) 3.52 3.49 (avg=3.51)

It's on.

also there's this:

Generated By csTimer on 2016-8-25
avg of 5: 2.61 [PB]

Time List:
1. (3.58) U2 F2 R F R2 F2 U R2 U'
2. (2.38) R F U' R F U2 F2 R U'
3. 2.74 U2 R F' R2 F2 R' U' F' R
4. 2.62 U' F' R U' R2 U' F2 R2 U2
5. 2.46 R2 F U2 F' U F R' F2 U'

and this:

Generated By csTimer on 2016-8-25
avg of 12: 3.03 [PB: 3.01]

Time List:
1. (2.38) R F U' R F U2 F2 R U'
2. 2.74 U2 R F' R2 F2 R' U' F' R
3. 2.62 U' F' R U' R2 U' F2 R2 U2
4. 2.46 R2 F U2 F' U F R' F2 U'
5. 3.62 F U' F U F U2 R' F U'
6. (3.97) U R2 F R' U' R U' F R' U'
7. 3.95 R2 U R2 U' F R' F U R' U
8. 3.04 R' U F' U2 R U' F R2 U'
9. 3.37 R2 F R' F' U' R' F2 R U'
10. 3.12 U2 R F2 R U2 R F U R
11. 2.48 R2 F U' R F' U2 F R2 U
12. 2.91 F U' F2 U' F' U R2 F U

plan on rekking these tomorrow

 

[gateway cuber]

well I just dropped like 0.2 seconds on 2x2
Most recent 2 avgs of 50: 3.28 [PB], 3.39 (avg=3.34)
5 avgs of 50 before that: (3.46) 3.53 (3.62) 3.52 3.49 (avg=3.51)

It's on.

also there's this:

Generated By csTimer on 2016-8-25
avg of 5: 2.61 [PB]

Time List:
1. (3.58) U2 F2 R F R2 F2 U R2 U'
2. (2.38) R F U' R F U2 F2 R U'
3. 2.74 U2 R F' R2 F2 R' U' F' R
4. 2.62 U' F' R U' R2 U' F2 R2 U2
5. 2.46 R2 F U2 F' U F R' F2 U'

and this:

Generated By csTimer on 2016-8-25
avg of 12: 3.03 [PB: 3.01]

Time List:
1. (2.38) R F U' R F U2 F2 R U'
2. 2.74 U2 R F' R2 F2 R' U' F' R
3. 2.62 U' F' R U' R2 U' F2 R2 U2
4. 2.46 R2 F U2 F' U F R' F2 U'
5. 3.62 F U' F U F U2 R' F U'
6. (3.97) U R2 F R' U' R U' F R' U'
7. 3.95 R2 U R2 U' F R' F U R' U
8. 3.04 R' U F' U2 R U' F R2 U'
9. 3.37 R2 F R' F' U' R' F2 R U'
10. 3.12 U2 R F2 R U2 R F U R
11. 2.48 R2 F U' R F' U2 F R2 U
12. 2.91 F U' F2 U' F' U R2 F U

plan on rekking these tomorrow

Challenge accepted...

 

[RennuR]

Wow youve actually got to be kidding me. The Homecoming Dance is on the same day as this competition for my school O_O.

Well if I dont get a date i guess ill be cubing! Lol

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Wow youve actually got to be kidding me. The Homecoming Dance is on the same day as this competition for my school O_O.

Well if I dont get a date i guess ill be cubing! Lol

lol

 

[RennuR]

lol

Ill ask someone out and when they say no Ill be like "Well I had a speedcubing competition anyway so HA I WAS BUSY ANYWAY...." lol. They'd probably die laughing at speedcubing

 

[GenTheSnail]

Goals

2x2: sub-5, no sup7, second round
3x3: sub-17.5, no sup20, second round
OH: sub-24, no sup27, finals
6x6: sub-4 lol no sup5
Megaminx: sub-2 practice practice practice practice practice
BLD: sub-DNF maybe, two attempts?

4x4: sub-1:20, no sup1:30
5x5: sub-2:30, no sup3
Sq-1: lol average, lol

Have a good time even if I fail like at Michigan 2016.
Try out some other cubes/trade out the ones I don't use.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I'm Not doing every event...
2x2
OH
Mega
4x4 if they have it
5x5 if they have it
and squan if they have it
I suck at BLD only 1 out of 4-6 solves are successful so not doing that one.
I'll consider 3x3 I just feel super tense whenever I'm solving a 3x3 in front of people (I guess I'm just more comfortable w/2x2 and Pyra)

that's about 4 events guaranteed and I feel like that's a good amount. (More if they can't get some more competitors.) Especially if I advance in OH (I most definitely will advance in 2x2). but we'll see.

This discussion probably belongs more in this thread

Pertaining to this, I definitely think you should do 3x3. There is literally no good reason not to that I can think of. According to your signature you average around 12 seconds, which could be enough to make the finals*, and even if you don't, it's not the end of the world and you might get a good sniggle too. You are more likely to get the "solving it in front of everyone" feeling if it's the finals because from my experience (I've been to 9 comps :3) over half the people are gone by then and the ones that aren't in the finals are watching them. In the first and second round, you won't experience that feeling, or at least I don't. Sure, it's a more competitive environment, and a few people might see you solve, but it's not like you will be called up to solve and the lights will dim, everyone will get silent, and there will be a big spotlight on your solving station. Obviously different people are different [citation needed], but in my experience I have felt the pressure on some of my solves, but usually the reason is that I got a DNF already in the average so I have to be careful that I don't fail again, or if there is a really harsh cutoff in an event I'm serious about *Yes 2x2 cutoffs at Music City, I'm talking to you lol*.

*I'm suspicious that this competition will get ahead of schedule. Last time, they had this schedule, which is already more ambitious than this time (e.g. 3x3 R1 and 2x2 R1, which were 30 minutes and 15 minutes shorter last time than this time) but they had to add:
4x4 R2 (tentative event)
Sq1 R2 (ttv. event)
OH R3
Sq1 R3
Now they have a less ambitious schedule and relatively harsh cutoffs. I could see them fitting 2 tentative events and allowing for a 4:00 6x6 cutoff and a 2:15/30 megaminx cutoff but maybe they are thinking of something I'm not

god that was a long post ok bye

 

[gateway cuber]

You said 'sniggle' not single lol.
I'll give 3x3 a shot, but I think I'm gonna get like a 15 sec avg...

on the other hand, 2x2 2.43 Ao5 just happened... Woot!

 

[Rcuber123]

You said 'sniggle' not single lol.
I'll give 3x3 a shot, but I think I'm gonna get like a 15 sec avg...

on the other hand, 2x2 2.43 Ao5 just happened... Woot!

Everyone says sniggle nowadays

 

[Aayan Ali]

Can someone please give me an estimate on how long it will take to drive from Chicago to the event?

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Probably about 2 hours