Noobs at competitions?

[Cubetrooper]

I took a look at the wca world rankings and found something weird/funny/interesting...
There are like over 500 people whose time is above 1 min.
What were they doing at competitions??? :confused:

Do they just want to have fun?
The 2543th place was even 6:19.50 min. WTF?!

 

[Cerberus]

I myself was at a competition with 50 seconds average and I did just for having fun. I cube because it's fun and so I thought, hey, go to the competition, show others what you achieved so far and see the great ones live. Another reason for people with 6:19.50 could be that they are able to solve the cube, not wanting to speedcube, but read about a competition near them (maybe their city) and went there, to look at others and are not ashamed to show that they are not fast at all.
I can only advise, if you got the chance and money to go to a competition, do so, have fun.

 

[keyan]

Note that that 6:19.50 solve was done by a four year old. I bet more skilled than you at that age. And she probably couldn't even fit her hands around the cube.

 

[joey]

I notice you average times is 36s... Thats almsot as bad as 1minute in competitions. Would you go to a comp?

 

[Hadley4000]

Though I haven't entered a cube tournament yet, I have played a few disc golf tournaments.

In disc golf tournaments, there are a lot of people who, well, suck. They are shooting around 50 over par, can throw their disc more than 100 feet or so. But, they come out because it's really fun. One of the best ways to learn isn't by doing the activity yourself. When I first started playing disc golf, I played with a professional who I knew. The best way to improve is by doing said activity with people who are better than you.

Also. Isn't life about fun? That's what really matters.

 

[pcwiz]

Another thing is that...

Some people want to watch a Rubik's Cube competition. Well they know how to solve one so why don't they join? It doesn't hurt - Free (I think), and you will feel proud of yourself by making a mark on the world records. What's wrong with that?

I'll give a really bad example
Okay say you wanted to play Halo 3 (I'm not sure if you like it or not) and you're playing with your friends. You're the worst one but you're having a tournament to see who's the best and you join. Is there anything wrong with that? At least you tried. That the most important thing. Tried and had fun doing it.

 

[MistArts]

Another thing is that...

Some people want to watch a Rubik's Cube competition. Well they know how to solve one so why don't they join? It doesn't hurt - Free (I think), and you will feel proud of yourself by making a mark on the world records. What's wrong with that?

I'll give a really bad example
Okay say you wanted to play Halo 3 (I'm not sure if you like it or not) and you're playing with your friends. You're the worst one but you're having a tournament to see who's the best and you join. Is there anything wrong with that? At least you tried. That the most important thing. Tried and had fun doing it.

It's not free

 

[pcwiz]

It's not free?

Another thing is that...

Some people want to watch a Rubik's Cube competition. Well they know how to solve one so why don't they join? It doesn't hurt - Free (I think), and you will feel proud of yourself by making a mark on the world records. What's wrong with that?

It's not free

Oh it's not? Okay well I wouldn't know that because I've never been to an official Rubik's Cube competition.

 

[Cerberus]

Another thing is that...

Some people want to watch a Rubik's Cube competition. Well they know how to solve one so why don't they join? It doesn't hurt - Free (I think), and you will feel proud of yourself by making a mark on the world records. What's wrong with that?

I'll give a really bad example
Okay say you wanted to play Halo 3 (I'm not sure if you like it or not) and you're playing with your friends. You're the worst one but you're having a tournament to see who's the best and you join. Is there anything wrong with that? At least you tried. That the most important thing. Tried and had fun doing it.

It's not free

The german nationals last october were free, ok, the entry fee for the spiele messe, but tournament was for free....

 

[Rosetti]

Well pretty much everywhere I see speedcubing discussed, people try generally to enforce the idea about speedcubing is not being sub 20, sub 30 or whatever, but rather about trying to get faster.

People also enforce the idea, that competitions are a community thing, it's not all about winning, but meeting other cubers, having a go at timing yourself, and is all in the spirit of fun.

Myself, I'm can do about 1 min - and I wouldn't be ashamed to go to a competition, back when my time was 7 mins I would have though!

 

[Rama]

Do they just want to have fun?

Yes and so do I and I am currently ranked pretty nice on the 3x3x3. If it wasn't for the fun then I wouldn't compete.

 

[pjk]

Same. And I have some friends who are at like 1:15. I tell them to go to a competition in hopes of them having fun and becoming more interested. It is a pretty fun experience. It isn't all about being the best...

 

[Bryan]

My wife is ranked pretty low. One of my co-workers is also pretty low. However, they were assisting me with the competition and competed because it was free, and they could say they were officially ranked.

 

[DennisStrehlau]

Well...
isnt EVERY cuber a NOOB in the very beginning???
so whats the problem...cubing is FUN...thats what its all about MAN!

Greetings...Dennis

 

[Lotsofsloths]

I took a look at the wca world rankings and found something weird/funny/interesting...
There are like over 500 people whose time is above 1 min.
What were they doing at competitions??? :confused:

Do they just want to have fun?
The 2543th place was even 6:19.50 min. WTF?!

They were trying to get help from people below 1 min.
Just as I average 20 seconds, am trying to get help from those under 20 sec.

 

[ajmorgan25]

I think another reason some people might go to competitions, which I might do myself, is to have a record of their improvement. If you keep attending competitions wouldn't it be nice to see on your WCA profile that you've gone from a 50s average to a 17s average? And if anyone else happens to see it, they'll know you're practicing.

Example: Daniel Saha (the poster before me). He's gone from a 33s average to a 21s and has cut his best time in half.

 

[Rubiksmaster12]

Some of the people that are pretty slow are parents that were forced by their kids to learn how to solve the cube and compete. Or they just thought, "Hey, I'm going to be here anyway, why not learn to solve the thing"

 

[ajmorgan25]

haha, that's hilarious.

 

[AvGalen]

I am slow, why am I posting so much on this forum?

 

[Cubetrooper]

Yeah, that's quite alright, I would like to go to a competition as well (I'm noob^^).
That's true, it's about having fun and meeting some other cubers.