The Hague Open 2009

[Bryan]

Add some quick side events like magic and mastermagic.
Anyone can judge those.

Magic is one of the few events I trust only a few others to judge, because you have to be extremely careful on the start and stop to make sure people follow the proper procedures.

 

[d4m4s74]

I'll be there.

Event prefs: 2x2x2 or pyraminx but I could go without.

I'm glad we have clock though. (what's the use of having a clock and practicing it a lot if I can't find a competition with it as an event?)

 

[CharlieCooper]

I hope to see a nice and fresh cubers at The Haque Open .

I had bad experience at Dutch Champs, when I had to solve 4x4x4 ( my last solve ) one judge ( fortunately not my judge , he smell very bad so I lost my control and pressed the timer after my lousy solve ) . I felt like I had to run away.

I understand your problem Maria, I have had a similar experience and it is very difficult to concentrate. I hope in future competitions this will not be an issue because it is very distracting.

 

[Rama]

There are music instruments there, so I hope someone can drum... except for Arnaud and his last minute lesson.

 

[AvGalen]

There are music instruments there, so I hope someone can drum... except for Arnaud and his last minute lesson.

I don't think I am allowed to touch drums again. Certainly not in a public place.
But Max can do nice tricks with drum-sticks

I can understand Ton (and Rama) wanting to have a "smooth as a Rama-cube" tournament after Essen and Zwolle. With participating in everything, judging/scrambling for everything, walking Max and socialising I won't have time to organise the side-events.

 

[d4m4s74]

I can only do the standard beat on drums, and I can spin the sticks around my fingers

 

[Ton]

There are music instruments there, so I hope someone can drum... except for Arnaud and his last minute lesson.

I don't think I am allowed to touch drums again. Certainly not in a public place.
But Max can do nice tricks with drum-sticks

I can understand Ton (and Rama) wanting to have a "smooth as a Rama-cube" tournament after Essen and Zwolle. With participating in everything, judging/scrambling for everything, walking Max and socialising I won't have time to organise the side-events.

That was the basic idea

Cubing is about having fun I will quote the WCA spirit

people from all over the world have fun together in a friendly atmosphere, help each other and behave sportsmanlike

Some times I feel sorry because I can not give the proper attention to cubers and especially new comers, although I must say Maria covers my lack on socialising for me....

My personal goal for next year that I like to see 1 organizer/volunteer on 20 competitors

 

[robinkwant]

too bad i wasn't able to be there last year

 

[cubedude7]

Me will be there too.

Square-1 and pyraminx would be nice.

 

[Ton]

Live results link

 

[Ton]

Live results until 12:30
Live results link

 

[Olivér Perge]

Congrats Ron! 13.59 average with i guess 1 big mistake. Hope the best for everyone in the final!

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Yay! I finished 3rd

Did you know...
- Square-1 team BLD is hard?
- Mats and me tried twice, first time him calling (1:59) and then me calling (2:00)?
- We considered trying 7x7 team BLD?
- I got 3 E-perms in the finals?
- I got 2 N-perms in OH?
- TWENTE!
- MU Z-perm FTW?
- H-perm FTW?
- E-perm FTW... not?
- 10.19 avg in clock is pretty awesome methinks?

 

[d4m4s74]

did ya know...
I killed my crappy type F (dude, it did a full pop during OH) in the awesomest way possible without needing fire?
If there's a camera aimed on you you can fix a +2 after you stopped timer?
Eric can play tambourine?
The guy at the snackbar thinks I'm german?
Ron thinks 5 minutes on 6x6x6 is way too slow for a best of 3?

 

[fw]

http://avalon.gnuzifer.de/~fw/tmp/IMG_9170_2.JPG ;-))

 

[Kidstardust]

Do you know:
I finished 3rd on Clock...
PB at 4x4
PB at 5x5
PB at OH
i suck at 3x3 again
TWENTE
Hakan doesent like the P-Word
Erik is wearing the most beatiful underwar i ever see...
It was awesome!!!!!!!!!
Swaffelen!

 

[AvGalen]

Did you know:
* We planned on going out on Friday, but didn't?
* Only 6 people (and 1 dog) slept at my place?
* 2 of those people are French, live in Denmark and provided a roof above my head in Sweden?
* We drove there with 3 cars, 1 of them not being mine?
* Max was there all day, again?
* Asking people to be quiet during blindfolded 3 times didn't help?
* I used my bar-technique to succeed with a (bad) safety solve?
* I beat Erik on 5x5x5?
* I managed to get on the podium for 6x6x6?
* Karsten stole my Clock-podium?
* I managed to end 4th or 5th quite often?
* I got a SUP 50 competitions certificate?
* Ton+Me+Ron+Erik = 207 competitions?
* With Lars and Clement there it would have been 321 (with Bob, Shelley, Adam and Leyan it would have been > 500)?
* There are already 11 (jan) + 8 (feb) + 5 (rest of 2010) = 24 competitions announced?
* 1982 had 1, 2003 had 2, 2004 had 12, 2005 had 24?
* I was sick and used more napkins for blowing my nose than most restaurants hand out during a day?
* We drove back with 2 cars, 1 of them not being mine?
* My other car was going to Germany for a love fest?
* That might have been the reason for Eriks beautiful underwear?
* This was my final competition for this year?
* Next time I will compete against Erik we will be wearing Santa-suites and I might actually win?
* Next time I will cube in another country will probably be during wintersport, with Erik...and Nora....and Misa (the 7.08 girl)...after driving there in THE red car

 

[Erik]

Eric can play tambourine?

FAIL :fp

And anyone can play tambourine! You just need a tiny itsy pitsy bit of feeling for rythm...

Did you know??
* I'm SO looking forward to the last 2 points Arnaud pointed out?
* I decided I'd rather have no avg than a bad avg in 5x5?
* I might as well could've done that for all events since I SUCKED?
* if I didn't forget a trick I learned the day before I could've skipped PLL on the 40 sec 4x4 solve?
* Arnaud did pairs???????????????????????????????????????????????????
* Max sometimes listens to me (but mostly doesn't if he doesn't see the fun of it..)
* Karsten knows a lot of Dutch? And can play the drums very well
* PENIS?
* TWENTEEEEEE!!!
* 6 comps to go?
* now there's dinner?

 

[Hakan]

Did you know that..

- I had a 15.69 avg with a rediculous SD?
- I also had a 12.30 single?
- I came in 4th in the second round with a 15.73 avg?
- Arnaud is fond of watching people dancing?
- Amaury knows a LOT about computers?
- Arnaud does as well?
- The two talked about computers for three full hours until I proposed getting food?
- It took them another hour to actually go?
- I drove them to the Burger King?
- it was my very first drive on a public road?
- I'm not even legally allowed to drive for two reasons? xD
- Arnaud really didn't care about that, despite the fact that it was his car?
- Karsten knows funny dutch sentences?
- People falsely think I have a drinking problem?
- Arnaud totally agrees with me?
- Erik brought his ukelele with him?
- Erik taught me and Rama some chords on it?
- Rama is an awesome musician?
- Karsten, Rama and I had a jam together?
- Ron didn't like our jams?
- It was the first time I was in the finals of 3x3?
- I was so nervous in the finals that I got an 18.xx avg?
- My only good solve in the finals (13.66) wasn't recorded, because someone else's solve had to be reviewed?
- I really hate cameras from now on?
- I really look forward to another competition?
- I really enjoyed the weekend and I want to thank Arnaud for everything he's done?

Until next time, guys

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Did you know that..

- Karsten knows funny dutch sentences?

Ik zwaffel jou.

- My only good solve in the finals (13.66) wasn't recorded, because someone else's solve had to be reviewed?

Sorry about that

TWENTE