Newark Winter 2009

[masterofthebass]

Hey bob,

wanna try and make at least a 6x6 mean. Sub-4 to get your 2nd and 3rd solves. That way, I'll have an automatic 6x6 WR

 

[Bob]

Hey bob,

wanna try and make at least a 6x6 mean. Sub-4 to get your 2nd and 3rd solves. That way, I'll have an automatic 6x6 WR

If it is official by then, I will try to arrange something for you, but things are VERY tight as it is (look at the schedule and look at our numbers). Even though I don't have you in the judging schedule per se, I think I will try to keep you somewhat busy when you are not competing...we added 5x5 and it's messing everything up!

 

[BillB]

I'll do 6x6.

Bill

 

[Kian]

bob, you can add me to judge or scramble for whatever you need, of course. i'm excited for how many people are signed up but this is going to require a great deal of cooperation on everyone's part.

 

[shoot1510]

I'm going to the newark winter 2008 competitions.
But I don't know if I was signed up for the competiton.
I hope jcuber sign me to the competition. sigh..

Neither do I because I don't know who you are. You can check this page:
http://www.speedcubing.us/competitors.html

...and the competition will be in 2009

 

[James Kobel]

Try signing yourself up, it isn't that hard.

 

[Kian]

75 Registered.

Wow.

My condolences, Bob.

 

[Bob]

75 Registered.

Wow.

My condolences, Bob.

Yeah. There is a chance we will be cutting one round of 3x3 to compensate for the addition of 5x5 and clock. An alternative would be to make the first round a qualification round (for example, sub-18 average automatically advances), but I'm not sure what I want to do yet.

We've been getting at least two more registers per day for the past week or so, so at this rate, there will be 100 competitors and every event will be best of 1. (I'm being somewhat sarcastic here.)

 

[Kian]

is the room big enough to handle 100+ people?

but yeah, I imagine best of 1 is going to be likely for most things.

 

[hippofluff]

Maybe you can keep the three rounds of 3x3 but for the first round take 2 or 3 solves from everyone and take their best solve .... not that accurate but it could be the difference between 5x5 and no 5x5, or a 1:15 cutoff time for 4x4 ( dun dun dunnnnnnn...)

 

[masterofthebass]

Bob, I highly suggest against 3 rounds of 3x3. As you obviously care for other events, I don't think there is a valid reason for 3 rounds. 2 rounds is plenty enough and allows for another 30 minutes or more free. I would even suggest making the final top 8 even with 2 rounds, due to the amount of people.

 

[Bob]

Bob, I highly suggest against 3 rounds of 3x3. As you obviously care for other events, I don't think there is a valid reason for 3 rounds. 2 rounds is plenty enough and allows for another 30 minutes or more free. I would even suggest making the final top 8 even with 2 rounds, due to the amount of people.

Yeah, I am leaning towards cutting a round of 3x3. Even with 12 or 16 competitors in the final, I think it would be okay. That would take no more than 30 minutes, so it would save me at least a half hour. I do not think we will be cutting any events and should offer average of 5 wherever possible (with probably combined finals for 4x4, 5x5, OH, and maybe even 2x2?). We will have 10-12 stations, but will we always have 10-12 judges?

I will see how things go at SF2009. Larger competition with shorter schedule and more events. Maybe Lucas will show me something new. (Though having CalTeam kind of helps).

 

[waffle=ijm]

can't make it... wrists are too bad to compete

 

[jcuber]

Concering the thing about shoot not being signed up:

Shoot's parents want his name online as little as possible, so I arranged for him to be pre-registered without it being shown on the comp. website. (His results will still be posted) There was a misunderstanding that led him to believe I had lied and not signed him up, but that was not the case. Shoot, to verify this story (and most importantly the fact that I am not a liar) please post below confirming it.

If we do 6x6 I want to go first so I can say I held a WR, even if it was only for like 5 minutes.

 

[Henrik]

If we do 6x6 I want to go first so I can say I held a WR, even if it was only for like 5 minutes.

Too bad you are a few hours behind Norrköping Open, I think we are having 6x6 and 7x7 on the Saturday. But I dont remember how WRs are counted since Norrköping is a two day competition.

 

[jcuber]

If we do 6x6 I want to go first so I can say I held a WR, even if it was only for like 5 minutes.

Too bad you are a few hours behind Norrköping Open, I think we are having 6x6 and 7x7 on the Saturday. But I dont remember how WRs are counted since Norrköping is a two day competition.

Even so, I could say I was VERY close to holding a WR.

 

[PatrickJameson]

If we do 6x6 I want to go first so I can say I held a WR, even if it was only for like 5 minutes.

Too bad you are a few hours behind Norrköping Open, I think we are having 6x6 and 7x7 on the Saturday. But I dont remember how WRs are counted since Norrköping is a two day competition.

And the fact that there's most likely going to be a very low cut off(probably around 3:30).

 

[Kian]

and the fact that a record is not officially a record until the entire round it has been set in is complete.

"9i2) Regional records are recognised at the end of a round. If a record is broken twice or more in a round, only the latter is recognised."

 

[PatrickJameson]

and the fact that a record is not officially a record until the entire round it has been set in is complete.

"9i2) Regional records are recognised at the end of a round. If a record is broken twice or more in a round, only the latter is recognised."

Except for the fact that that was removed from the 2009 draft of the regulations.

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/regulations2009.html#events

 

[Kian]

touche, sir.