US Nationals 2010

[Hadley4000]

Is anyone from planning on going from the Atlanta/Georgia area?

There is a possibility.

Would you be willing to share hotel/plane ride together?

Could be worked out, if I do manage to go.

 

[Deleted member 4527]

I'll go if I get accepted into Math Camp, which is like a block away from MIT

hmm I wonder what the States look like, never been there...

 

[Weston]

I'm going to be going to Nationals, then after, taking a flight to Warsaw for 10 days, then Luxembourg.
Maybe there is a chance ill be on a flight with some internationally traveling cubers.

 

[Muesli]

I'm going to be going to Nationals, then after, taking a flight to Warsaw for 10 days, then Luxembourg.
Maybe there is a chance ill be on a flight with some internationally traveling cubers.

Come to the UK!

 

[Tyson]

I'm going to be going to Nationals, then after, taking a flight to Warsaw for 10 days, then Luxembourg.
Maybe there is a chance ill be on a flight with some internationally traveling cubers.

You should talk with some European cubers to see if you might be able to work anything out. As for the Canadian who has never been in the states, I'm not sure it's going to look very different. Our money is more boring and if you get sick, you pay for it. Well, if you get sick in Canada, you pay for it too.

 

[MrData]

Registration opens in a few hours.
http://www.cubingusa.com/usnationals2010/register.php

 

[Dene]

Oh kewl registration fee is waived for people travelling from outside of North America. That'd save me a bit of money

 

[masterofthebass]

I'm disappointed in the schedule

 

[ianini]

I really hope to come!

 

[Hays]

Would you be allowed to participate in the qualification rounds even if you have already prequalified? If I am going to fly across the nation it would be nice to get as many official solves in as possible.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I'm disappointed in the schedule

Maybe it will become obvious after I look at the schedule for a while, but what in particular disappoints you?

I for one am happy to see with feet is actually on the schedule! How'd that happen - did someone sneak it in on Tyson while he wasn't looking?
(Hmmm, I wonder what the event fee will be for solving with feet. It might be scary.)

And I'm very happy to see best of 3 on 5x5x5 BLD!

 

[masterofthebass]

I'm disappointed in the schedule

Maybe it will become obvious after I look at the schedule for a while, but what in particular disappoints you?

I for one am happy to see with feet is actually on the schedule! How'd that happen - did someone sneak it in on Tyson while he wasn't looking?

A few things. One, I still don't see a reason to stick all the qualification rounds on the same day. Spread them out over the first two days and allow a better distribution to people who already qualified.

Second, only 1 round for 6/7. Its the only event other than FMC/big BLD events/Feet not to have a second round. We even have 2 BIG rounds for megaminx.

I also don't see why we necessarily need qualification. Adding some more people into the "qualification" round who are already fast shouldn't slow down the pace of the events that much, especially with such an organized competition. At the moment, 46 people pre-qualify for 4x4, and probably only 1/2 will compete in it. Adding 20 people at 1 minute per solve * 5 solves = 100 minutes of timer space. We are already giving a full average to people who average 3-5 minutes, so those 20 fast people competing is equivalent to 5 more people who average 4 minutes competing. Things get even worse for other events.

 

[DavidWoner]

Looks like friday will be a waste of my time.

 

[Kian]

Looks like friday will be a waste of my time.

not competing!= waste of time

 

[Mike Hughey]

I for one am happy to see with feet is actually on the schedule! How'd that happen - did someone sneak it in on Tyson while he wasn't looking?
(Hmmm, I wonder what the event fee will be for solving with feet. It might be scary.)

Oh, wait - look at that! Tyson is actually signed up to compete with feet! Surely that alone is worth the price of admission??

http://www.cubingusa.com/usnationals2010/competitors.php

 

[Bryan]

(Hmmm, I wonder what the event fee will be for solving with feet. It might be scary.)

And I'm very happy to see best of 3 on 5x5x5 BLD!

Feet will be $10. Everything else will be cheaper.

And best of 3 on 5x5 BLD depends on the amount of time you take on your solves.

 

[DavidWoner]

Looks like friday will be a waste of my time.

not competing!= waste of time

If I'm paying hundreds of dollars and taking time off work to fly across the country and compete, the last thing I want to do is sit around for a whole day, then spend the next day so busy I don't leave the stage. I'm not saying I won't enjoy myself, but I can hang out with people in the evenings, daytime is for competing.

 

[Mike Hughey]

(Hmmm, I wonder what the event fee will be for solving with feet. It might be scary.)

And I'm very happy to see best of 3 on 5x5x5 BLD!

Feet will be $10. Everything else will be cheaper.

I'm relieved - I thought it might have been $100.

And best of 3 on 5x5 BLD depends on the amount of time you take on your solves.

If there isn't a holdup at the scramble table, I really hope I get to do 3 solves. 3 in an hour shouldn't be a problem. (Unless something goes terribly wrong, which admittedly has happened before.)

 

[masterofthebass]

(Hmmm, I wonder what the event fee will be for solving with feet. It might be scary.)

And I'm very happy to see best of 3 on 5x5x5 BLD!

Feet will be $10. Everything else will be cheaper.

I'm relieved - I thought it might have been $100.

And best of 3 on 5x5 BLD depends on the amount of time you take on your solves.

If there isn't a holdup at the scramble table, I really hope I get to do 3 solves. 3 in an hour shouldn't be a problem. (Unless something goes terribly wrong, which admittedly has happened before.)

I am going to guess the hour is solving time. Lack of scrambling shouldn't be your fault in any way.

 

[Kian]

Looks like friday will be a waste of my time.

not competing!= waste of time

If I'm paying hundreds of dollars and taking time off work to fly across the country and compete, the last thing I want to do is sit around for a whole day, then spend the next day so busy I don't leave the stage. I'm not saying I won't enjoy myself, but I can hang out with people in the evenings, daytime is for competing.

I understand but, frankly, you're going to be there as long as you would otherwise, pay the same amount, and do the same events. And I find it hard to believe you won't have a decent amount of free time, even on Saturday.