Canadian Open '09

[JustinJ]

- the audotorium was very cold in the morning, and so many people didn't do too well because their hands were cold?

- many of us are going to hell for laughing at younger (and less experienced) cubers for giving stupid answers to cube trivia questions the emcee was asking throughout the day?

"OK, who can tell me what a lucky case is?"
"Um, it's when you get either an F2L, OLL, or PLL skip."

- Forte is still freaking hilarious?

+infinity

Did you know?
-My first round 2x2 average was something like 3.5x, 3.5x, 2.6x, 6, (PANIC), 7?
-I retried the 7 scramble and got 2.9x?
-I got my very first sub-30 OH average? (I think)
-I dropped out of 4x4 because scrambling is awesomer?
-Sarah and I pwn team stuff?
-Dave likes to pick teams?
-I'm uber beast at ball in cup? The secret is to go slow.

-Me, Sarah, and Brendon know a lot more about Japanese folklore now?

 

[Rikane]

I randomly got into the second round even though it was my first competition.
It was weird seeing that 30 of the 32 people had WCA ID's and I had a blank beside my name >_<

 

[Anthony]

- Eric was really close to a 3x3 WR average but missed it because of the last solve?

-My first round 2x2 average was something like 3.5x, 3.5x, 2.6x, 6, (PANIC), 7?

There's still tomorrow (or technically, later today).

Eric, Justin.. Go kick some *ss.

 

[miniGOINGS]

I randomly got into the second round even though it was my first competition.
It was weird seeing that 30 of the 32 people had WCA ID's and I had a blank beside my name >_<

Yes, I did know that.

 

[abr71310]

-- Eric Limeback got a 9.86 and I was the only one who filmed it? XD
FIRST SUB-10 OF CO.

 

[Jai]

Well, CO's over, so time for an update.

Let's start the "Did you know - " stuff now!
Did you know:
- Eric was really close to a 3x3 WR average but missed it because of the last solve?
- Harris wasn't even top 3 for 3x3 second round?
- the emcee just sat down all day, asking trivia questions?
- and he ran out of cube-related questions so he moved on to Hollywood?
- Derrick's rock helped him to get his 47 4x4 solve?

Did you know:
- Harris was really close to a 3x3 WR average but missed it because of the last solve?
- Harris got 9.16 twice in that average?
- Harris made a comeback and won 3x3 despite his miserable failures p) yesterday?
- The emcee was back and he kept on asking trivia questions?
- Derrick's rock helped him to get his 44 4x4 solve?
- Eric was close to a sub-1 BLD solve?
- I missed a sub-7 pyraminx average and a 4.77 single because of two +2s?
- We tried to cube as loudly as possible while sitting at the side during 3x3 finals to get rid of the awkward silence?
- Octave is now making 3x3s so now we don't have to keep on getting those huge, crappy 2x2s as prizes?
- Justin got a 3.93 2x2 average in the finals, which is 0.01 slower than Ibrahim's official average (from last week) and 0.02 slower than his own 2x2 average NR?
- The easiest way to win is to throw your lucky rock at your competition?
- Stokes Jr. now has the sq-1 average NR?
- Craig didn't come?
- The American invasion consisted of Bob winning magic?

 

[Anthony]

Well, CO's over, so time for an update.

Did you know:
- Harris was really close to a 3x3 WR average but missed it because of the last solve?
- Harris got 9.16 twice in that average?
- Harris made a comeback and won 3x3 despite his miserable failures p) yesterday?
- The emcee was back and he kept on asking trivia questions?
- Derrick's rock helped him to get his 44 4x4 solve?
- Eric was close to a sub-1 BLD solve?
- I missed a sub-7 pyraminx average and a 4.77 single because of two +2s?
- We tried to cube as loudly as possible while sitting at the side during 3x3 finals to get rid of the awkward silence?

Wow guys, very Awesome. Great Results!
Congrats.

Out of curiosity, were either of Harris' 9.16's lucky?

 

[Jai]

I believe the first one was non-lucky and the second one was a PLL skip.

 

[Meep]

Anyone know the 5x5 winner and the fastest single and average for the event was =p

 

[Anthony]

I believe the first one was non-lucky and the second one was a PLL skip.

Eric just told me one was an OLL skip and the other a PLL skip.

That's retardedly lucky.

I call hax.

 

[Jai]

The first one could've been sub-9 if he did the U2 AUF at the end faster.

 

[Deleted member 4527]

lol I failed at getting square-1 sub-30 average

 

[JustinJ]

Anyone know the 5x5 winner and the fastest single and average for the event was =p

Brendon won with a 1:38 average and 1:29 single, but Derrick might have had a faster single. Derrick had a 1:21 DNF that was off by an N perm.

 

[Sa967St]

did you know that...

-Forte could become a tarantula?

Spoiler

during 3x3x3 OH on Saturday, he sat on the other side of the room for his last solve, and the judge said "oh, you've come to the dark side", and he replied "yeah, I could become a tarantula" (I was beside him and I messed up a V-perm because I burst out laughing )

- Neil fails at getting a sub30 square-1 average
- Justin broke his habit of looking down and slamming his hands on the timer on good solves?
- Forte broke Lance's square-1 NR single, which lasted about 5 mins, since Neil broke his?
- I laughed so hard my stomach hurt? (this actually happened twice)
- the DNF princess finally got an official BLD success?
- Forte shot Mr. Burns?
- during the awards, Forte yelled "yeah son!" after some guys were called up, but when Emily was called up for placing 3rd in megaminx, he almost said (without thinking) "yeah b*tch?"
- "if it was on the okay-ness scale between 0 and pi, it would be a thermometer"?
- afterwards, Brendon, Forte, Justin and I were at a restaurant, and we wrote things like "Epic Noob" and "Your monumental discovery has changed bigcube speedcubing forever" on the paper tablecloth?

 

[waffle=ijm]

- afterwards, Brendon, Forte, Justin and I were at a restaurant, and we wrote things like "Epic Noob" and "Your monumental discovery has changed bigcube speedcubing forever" on the paper tablecloth?

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
that's so epic.

 

[Jake Gouldon]

"Forte shot Mr. Burns?"

Wow, I haven't seen that episode in a long time...

 

[Meep]

Anyone know the 5x5 winner and the fastest single and average for the event was =p

Brendon won with a 1:38 average and 1:29 single, but Derrick might have had a faster single. Derrick had a 1:21 DNF that was off by an N perm.

Being off by an N perm's pretty far off =P

 

[Sa967St]

"Forte shot Mr. Burns?"

Wow, I haven't seen that episode in a long time...

while we were waiting for the awards the emcee asked us TV trivia questions, and one of them was "who shot Mr. Burns", and Forte said "Forte"

 

[JustinJ]

- Justin broke his habit of looking down and slamming his hands on the timer on good or bad solves?

-So did Brendon and Forte?
-Brendon and Eric both got their 5x5 PB averages of 5?
-When Forte won Square-1 I yelled "I LOVE YOU FORTE" and when Brendon won 5x5 I tried to start a standing ovation? Neither took.
I'll think of more later :/

Anyone know the 5x5 winner and the fastest single and average for the event was =p

Brendon won with a 1:38 average and 1:29 single, but Derrick might have had a faster single. Derrick had a 1:21 DNF that was off by an N perm.

Being off by an N perm's pretty far off =P

He didn't realize it was off until 20-30 seconds after because of the bad light

 

[pixelguy]

did you know....

• The family and I stayed an extra hour on Saturday because the MC was using my Iphone and looking up 80's trivial pursuit questions on the web....didn't want to spoil the fun and take away the game for everyone
  
• I watched too many 80's TV shows as a child....never thought I knew so much about three's company or Family Ties....
  
• On Sunday, MC printed out his questions (good because my phone wasn't charged)....but it was based on 70's music and hardly nobody could answer any (that or everyone was tired)!
  
• It's Sunday evening and I still hear the sound of a thousand cubes spinning in my head....I need a 'drink'
  
• Christian was probably (I hope) the only cuber who cried when I told him we had to leave early on Sunday...
  
• Christian did end up doing a 7:xx minute solve for the 7x7, so I had to post it on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRWNAWoDqis

BTW: you can hear the MC in the background asking away....

Overall, it looked like everyone was having a great time....next time I'll bring my winter coat and maybe use antifreeze for lubricant (it was freezing in there and it was HOT outside!)

Thanks to all who made it possible, til next time....

Cheers.