Australian Games Expo Rubik's 3x3 Championship

[Tim Major]

-I had a tonne of fun.
-Jonny had an awesome storebought, but the stickers were really horrible.
-I was very happy with my 20.40 solve.
-That was my second solve.
-Jonny, Thomas, Tom, me and maybe someone I'm forgetting, are all pretty close, and every solve after my 20.40 was agony for me.
-We only just got back.
-There was a fail add on the TV, saying the world's fastest recorded solve, was 10.5 seconds?
-There was a mother who beat her son.
-I taught I guy how to solve the cube, in about 10 minutes?
-I had heaps of entries into the raffle, BUT I DIDN'T WIN!
-I still don't have a Rubik's magic.
-There wasn't random freebies, apart from prizes.
-Did I mention I had fun?
-I can't wait for Melbourne.
-It was best of 5, even though the email said average.
-They had awesome sparkly hats.
-I have so much more to say, but I'm tired.

Edit:
-At the start when he saw me cubing at the back wall, he got me to go infront of their stand, and do solves.
-My parents are awesome for driving me there.
-I wanted to film, but he made us stand way away from the stands, out of vision, when we weren't competing.
-I choked so hard.
-I was non-stop talking for the doc people.
-It calmed me down a bit.

 

[richardzhang]

+1 @ making t shirts.

 

[Faz]

Not makin T-shirts.

 

[richardzhang]

Cmon you can go to one of those t shirt printing places

 

[Faz]

I'm not spending 20 bucks on everyone. :s

 

[TimMc]

You can't do best of 5 in a WCA competition anyway

Does 9b prevent you from doing 'Best of x' in a Rubik's Cube final?

I know that 'Average of 5' is preferred and I wouldn't really bother with 'Best of x' but I didn't realise that it was prohibited.

Tim.

 

[TimMc]

Lol, Craig seemed nice most of the time, but he really snarled this at us, as half the crowd's attention diverted towards us.

Yeah, it's pretty taboo to bring out some DIYs at a Rubik's promotional event. :fp

He was kind enough to drive an hour out of his way to drop my timer off after I'd accidentally left it with his equipment.

-I wanted to film, but he made us stand way away from the stands, out of vision, when we weren't competing.

I pretty much advised him that competitors should remain in that area so that they couldn't see other people solving or the scrambles. One guy actually started recording when I'd almost finished scrambling the last cube.

Tim.

 

[richardzhang]

Yeah but feliks was telling everyone what he did for the cross.

 

[TimMc]

Yeah but feliks was telling everyone what he did for the cross.

Arg >.<

I'll try to get someone to stand in the competitor area to ensure that people aren't talking about their solves.

Tim.

 

[richardzhang]

Yeah but feliks was telling everyone what he did for the cross.

Arg >.<

I'll try to get someone to stand in the competitor area to ensure that people aren't talking about their solves.

Tim.

Btw will there be one next yr?

 

[TimMc]

Btw will there be one next yr?

I'm not sure where the Australian Games Expo will be held next year. There were brief discussions about having a WCA competition in Sydney or Canberra next year but we'll have to wait and see.

Tim.

 

[Thomas09]

Cycling through the location each year would be nice so its easy for everyone. Although if so, I think it should it should be in Sydney because theres more Sydney Cubers than Canberra cubers. But there's still place like SA, NT and WA but there aren't all that many cubers that.

 

[TimMc]

Cycling through the location each year would be nice so its easy for everyone. Although if so, I think it should it should be in Sydney because theres more Sydney Cubers than Canberra cubers. But there's still place like SA, NT and WA but there aren't all that many cubers that.

I was thinking maybe Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney for competitions later in the year or next year just a week a part.

Tim.

 

[Razorbeast]

Yeah it was heaps fun

-I had A LOT!! of fun
-I'll be buying new stickers for my cube
-Feliks is insanely fast and was bothered with getting a 12s solve :confused:
-Everyone there was awesome
-If I didn't fail on the last F2L pair on one of my solves I would've gotten sub 20 giving me 3rd place :fp
-I'm getting a stack mat timer
-I'm not really that surprised that my cube was one of the best considering when I got it i got it out of the box and it could cut corners at about a 30 degree angle already (just lucky I guess). After I tested the corner cutting I put vaseline in it and hadn't cleaned it out for about a year and a half

 

[Bryan]

You can't do best of 5 in a WCA competition anyway

Does 9b prevent you from doing 'Best of x' in a Rubik's Cube final?

I know that 'Average of 5' is preferred and I wouldn't really bother with 'Best of x' but I didn't realise that it was prohibited.

Tim.

9f6) In 'Best of x' rounds competitors get x (<= 3) ....

 

[Faz]

Yeah but feliks was telling everyone what he did for the cross.

was I? I think on the 8 I did, but at the end of the round.

 

[richardzhang]

Yeah but feliks was telling everyone what he did for the cross.

was I? I think on the 8 I did, but at the end of the round.

Dunno but i think it was after you did the solve

 

[Thomas09]

Things I've learnt:
Country Link REALLY sucks
I'm better off 2- pairing
My rubik's wasn't so good compared to Richards
ZB_FTW isn't a noob
ZB_FTW isn't a cat either
Feliks, Tom, Tim, TimMc are all really cool.
I probably should have practiced heaps more.
It's not just me who thinks 42 is really cool (I saw some guy there with a shirt that said 42
Square 1s are difficult strange and fun
1st class isn't any different than economy except that the chairs recline a bit more
Driving would have been easier.

Things I already knew:
Richard is AWESOME.

 

[richardzhang]

Things I've learnt:
Country Link REALLY sucks
I'm better off 2- pairing
My rubik's wasn't so good compared to Richards
ZB_FTW isn't a noob
ZB_FTW isn't a cat either
Feliks, Tom, Tim, TimMc are all really cool.
I probably should have practiced heaps more.
It's not just me who thinks 42 is really cool (I saw some guy there with a shirt that said 42
Square 1s are difficult strange and fun
1st class isn't any different than economy except that the chairs recline a bit more
Driving would have been easier.

Things I already knew:
Richard is AWESOME.

Meh, cause they gave us free stuff in return.
Never, 1 paring FTW!
Dunno
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dunno
No, its not difficult but its fun and its strange.
YES
NEVAR

Things he already knew:
NEVAR

 

[Thomas09]

Things ive learned:
-Country link sucks, the train delayed on both trips
-My storebought is really really really good.
-Rubiks 5x5 sucks even with an almost full can of lube (not really)
-Rubiks 360 is also gay, but kinda fun
-ZB_FTW!!! is awesome.
-Thomas is awesome after spending like 6 hours with him on a train
-Thomas is funny
-Feliks isnt going next year so im gonna win if im still in cubing
-Touch cube is awesome.
-I do better under pressure

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HELL YEAH
HEALL YEAAH
No, I'm still here
Meh
Meh