CubingUSA Nationals 2017 - Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 7-9)

[Dr_Detonation]

Time to see how I did!

Cubing goals:
2x2: Get a really good single so people will think I'm cool. Daaaang, it happened! 1.44 single with a stupid scramble.
3x3: Get a sub-10 average with sheer luck, make semis. Nope.
4x4: Sub-45 average, sub-40 single. Lol, I missed 4x4 because I forgot it was happening.
5x5: Sub-1:35 average, sub-1:25 single. No, but kinda close with the average.
6x6: Sub-3:10 mean, sub-3:00 single. Got the single but not the mean.
7x7: Sub-5:00 mean, sub-4:50 single. Not even close.
Pyraminx: Sub-2.95 average, sub-2 single, podium in finals. Ooooh very close. 2.98 average and 2.02 single, and 8th in finals because of shaky/numb hands.
Megaminx: Sub-1:10 average, sub-1:00 single. Got the average, not the single.
Skewb: Get a good single for once, beat Daniel Karnaukh. Both of these!
Square-1: Hope for lucky scrambles. I hoped, but I didn't exactly get them.
Clock: Sub-16 average, sub-14 single. Both of these (by a long shot)!
OH: Solve the Rubik's Cube with one hand. Did it!
3BLD: Any mean whatsoever. No... Messed up the last solve.
FMC: Some decent single, PB mean. Nope.

Non-cubing goals:
Complete all summer homework on the plane ride. About half of it.
Get there on time. Did it!
Hang out with friends a lot. Yes sir.
Ride the elevator frequently. You bet!

Overall, I'm really happy with how Nats went. I'm still kind of annoyed about my results in Pyra finals, but there's always next year.

Yeah... When are you getting a sub 1 pyra?

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

A few facts:

1. @4Chan is only giving up on his new cube project to work on a more sinister plot to entirely take over cubing hardware.
2. I would have won 3x3 except the mainstream media and superdelegates rigged it against me from the beginning.
3. "Blake Thompson" is an anagram for "Luky tmes now" (see for yourself)
4. Daniel Karnaukh would have been beaten by @DGCubes if he were in the Sail Challenge. Daniel Goodman finally would have unleashed his method of reducing a 3x3 to a pyraminx, which is very move efficient (if you don't get parity.)
5. The pyraminx scrambles were, like, really easy (probably)
6. Kilominx* was actually held as an unofficial event but everyone left too early to compete.
7. Organizers are considering holding Nationals on the moon next year. Details TBA.
8. If you didn't get any free 3x3 advice you were missing out horribly. It would have made you average mid 9 just like Brody.
9. A lot of cubers are real people.
10. The venue gets really cold as soon as your heat gets called up to compete.

*DG's "kibiminx" idea was cool and I agree that our minx naming system is horrible but "kibiminx" just sounds weird

 

[T1_M0]

Nice 2x2 podium there

 

[Ghost Cuber]

2x2: sub-4.5 average, maybe make second round
3x3: sub-22 average, sub-20 single
Pyra: sub-4.5 average, make finals
Skewb: sub-9 average, sub-7 single

What I got:
4.82 average, nope
3x3: 21.52 average, 18.72 single
Pyra: 3.86 average, yep
Skewb: 9.48 average, 5.89 single
Overall, I am pretty happy with how I did.

Here is a video of the 3.86 Pyra average if anyone wants to see it:

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Results are posted, but for some reason personal records aren't???

 

[Ghost Cuber]

Results are posted, but for some reason personal records aren't???

Yeah IDK what is going on.

 

[obelisk477]

Results are posted, but for some reason personal records aren't???

You'll notice that the number of competitions you've attended and number of solves you've done have also gone up, but aren't reflected in personal records.

 

[Ghost Cuber]

You'll notice that the number of competitions you've attended and number of solves you've done have also gone up, but aren't reflected in
personal records.

I saw that. This is really strange.

 

[cubeninjaIV]

Hey everybody,
It was brought to my attention this morning that personal records (and apparently other things) didn't update when results were posted. I've been told that there is currently a bug in the script the WCA results team uses to update these stats, and that they are aware and are working on a fix.

That said, it also seems like the majority of the people who can solve this problem have limited availability due to traveling for World's. Please be patient while they work on this, and please refrain from emailing either the organizers or any of the WCA committees about it. It won't help the problem get solved any faster.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Hey everybody,
It was brought to my attention this morning that personal records (and apparently other things) didn't update when results were posted. I've been told that there is currently a bug in the script the WCA results team uses to update these stats, and that they are aware and are working on a fix.

That said, it also seems like the majority of the people who can solve this problem have limited availability due to traveling for World's. Please be patient while they work on this, and please refrain from emailing either the organizers or any of the WCA committees about it. It won't help the problem get solved any faster.

It's fixed for me. Dang, dropping like 3/4 of a second from my 3x3 average improved my ranking quite a lot.

 

[FastCubeMaster]

In my opinion the 3BLD podium was the most insane. If there was a sum of podium for 3BLD for each comp, this would definitely smash it by a lot.

 

[Mike Hughey]

In my opinion the 3BLD podium was the most insane. If there was a sum of podium for 3BLD for each comp, this would definitely smash it by a lot.

Agreed. And perhaps equally wild is that the WR holder was there but didn't even come close to making that podium.

 

[YouCubing]

if i did goals already i don't remember it
2x2: like sub3.5 avg, make round 2?? (yepyep)
3x3: sub13 avg, maybe make round 2????????????????? (yepyep)
4x4: sub55 avg, probably won't make round 2 (yepyep)
5x5: sub1:35 avg, if i'm really lucky make round 2 (yeah but i wasnt lucky so)
6x6: sub3 mean (yeahhh)
7x7: sub4:10 mean (no cause im bad)
OH: sub23.15 avg, maybe make round 2???????????? (yes but 2 low 22 avgs)
BLD: sub1 single, make finals, m e a n (missed all my DNFing the last solve DGFHSFHGFDSHG)
FMC: sub40 mean (yepyep, comp pb 36.33)
Feet: WR (that happened)
Mega: sub1:15 avg (nopé)
Pyra: sub5 avg, possibly state record, make semis, possibly finals (one, single, yes, no, but im 10th in the world now for single so thats cool)
Skewb: sub6 avg, round 2 (yepyep)
Squan: sub13 avg (state record), make finals, sub10 single (lets not talk about squan)
Clock: sub9 avg, finals (how am i 17th on the psych sheet), don't dnf (what how did i podium)
4BLD: how can this happen to me (got nowhere to run)
5BLD: i've made my mistakes (and the night goes on as im fading away)
MBLD: 7/7 (didn't attempt 7 but i got 6/8 which is okayish)

also have even more fun than i did at the previous two nationals, if that's possible (yeah id say so)

 

[FINN THE CUBER]

it was such a great comp looking forward to 2018 nats