EPGY Stanford Winter 2010

[Lucas Garron]

Alright, our venue is finally confirmed, and the website is up:
http://ca.cubingusa.com/epgy2010/

We will probably try to make this a very relaxed competition and try new things. We are planning to run fewer events very well, and if time permits, we can do more.
But I will try to make sure 5x5x5 happens, since it got canceled last fall.

We'll probably use another fancy name, along the lines of Super-Duper Über-Cuber-Off, although that sounds a bit too much like a high-level event. Über-Super-Duper Cuber-Off?

 

[Bryan]

We'll probably use another fancy name, along the lines of Super-Duper Über-Cuber-Off

If it's not the name on the WCA website and people's official results, it's not the name of the competition.

 

[Lucas Garron]

We'll probably use another fancy name, along the lines of Super-Duper Über-Cuber-Off

If it's not the name on the WCA website and people's official results, it's not the name of the competition.

I should have said "another unofficial name." It keeps the fun of the name, without ruining the regularity of competition naming.
Also, I'm not sure I want to use umlauts into official competition names.

 

[shelley]

Cube-A-Palooza 2: Electric Boogaloo

 

[JTW2007]

But I will try to make sure 5x5x5 happens, since it got canceled last fall.

Oh, yeah, make sure to hold my favorite event at the competition I won't be able to go to.

Cube-A-Palooza 2: Electric Boogaloo

Yeahthis.

 

[edd5190]

Cube-A-Palooza 2: Electric Boogaloo

 

[Ranzha]

Cube-A-Palooza 2: Electric Boogaloo

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy :]

 

[Rubixcubematt]

Cube-A-Palooza 2: Electric Boogaloo

 

[Lucas Garron]

Alright guys, nice quote tree, but this is probably a good time to stop, or I'll delete them to have space for genuine discussion/questions.

 

[JBCM627]

I'm looking into coming, but grad school apps are sucking up all my money...

We are planning to run fewer events very well

As opposed to running events poorly? What do you mean by this?

 

[Lucas Garron]

I'm looking into coming, but grad school apps are sucking up all my money...

We are planning to run fewer events very well

As opposed to running events poorly? What do you mean by this?

As opposed to running more events (each) poorly. Last competition started too slowly, and because we had a full schedule, it was too hectic.

 

[PhillipEspinoza]

I am liking the frequency of competitions in CA recently. If I don't get a sub-11 avg at Bayview or Berkeley, I'll go to Stanford.

 

[Vincents]

That's because we're awesome =) And because Berkeley added a summer (and now a winter) tournament.

 

[Ranzha]

That's because we're awesome =) And because Berkeley added a summer (and now a winter) tournament.

I might go.
Must...practise...BLD....

 

[Ranzha]

BUMP!

There still isn't a schedule 2 weeks before the competition....
Meh.
At least I am the 15th prereg-er.

 

[SuperNerd]

5x5 is going to be an event that will be kept at all costs, right? Because I was pretty bummed out when it got canceled last time, and I can make the 2:15 cut off now.

 

[Ranzha]

5x5 is going to be an event that will be kept at all costs, right? Because I was pretty bummed out when it got canceled last time, and I can make the 2:15 cut off now.

Yeah, I believe Lucas was stressing on having 5x5 in this comp because it was cut.
Nao get sub-2!

 

[Lucas Garron]

I've been worrying about Berkeley, but now that that's over, it's time to focus on Cube-A-Palooza 2: Electric Boogaloo. Here are some incentives to pre-register soon:

Schedule
I suspect many of you have been waiting for the schedule to register, so a schedule is now posted.

Team BLD
We will have two rounds of team BLD.
Hopefully, the rounds will be average-of-5.

Haiyan's Cubes
Also, I'd like to announce that Haiyan has been generous enough to provide his new cubes as prizes for the competition, and the UPS shipment should arrive in time.
The 3x3x3 speed winners will receive "Haiyan-memory" cubes assembled by Haiyan himself, and we will be giving out Haiyan's cubes to winners, and probably find some excuses to give out a few more. (Mystery puzzles, raffles, etc.)

EDIT: Clarification: We won't have any of the new Haiyan's cubes yet.

 

[iasimp1997]

i wanna go