Madrid Open 2008

[Dene]

* Jaz apparently includes covers? (If you don't get this one, highlight the following: Lars is nicknamed Jazthief and during our first night he continously stole the sheets from our shared mini-bed. No video available)

Lol ^^ . Sounds like a good time, I look forward to the videos!!

 

[masterofthebass]

Arnaud, is Lars still using the same cube as he did at the US Open? I remember that cube having some issues then too... He should really invest in a new one.

 

[FrankMorris]

The 5x5 that Lars had at WC07 was pretty excellent, when it didn't pop. I really liked the feel of it.

 

[Rama]

Yes, I have used keyhole + 4 look last layer for BOTH my sub 25 averages. I am practising F2L, but I am not fast enough with it yet to use it in competitions.

The sacrifice I made for my 5x5x5 times at the Belgium and Benelux Open for your big cube method.

My lookahead on the 4x4x4 is very good, but no comment about the 5x5x5.

 

[Erik]

Did u know?
* Spain is a strange country?
* the restaurants only open at 20:30? because people still have lunch at 5?
* Joël and me missed our flight because we ran out of gas... twice! Plus a traffic jam and roadworks, strange working annie-annie (tomtom) and because we left late?
* we then flew to Gerona instead?
* this is actually like 700 km from Madrid?
* we then took the bus to Barcelona and then the bus to Madrid?
* we still had a good time?
* we actually arrived at the venue before Arnaud and Lars?
* Edouard is crazy at 2x2?
* the first scramble of the final was so good that it had all the niceness instead of 5 nice solves and then we all got times like 6 sec for the rest?
* I can only do 3x3 in metro but not in competition?
* spanish people are horrible in English but their metro system doesn't need further explanation? (Y)
* Arnaud got some new pickup lines in Madrid by accident?
* this was caused because we were looking for chinese food?
* Joël and Bob have only one difference now?
* this is the glasses?
* we left madrid with 23 degrees and sun and landed with snow and actually almost had to dig out the car?
* we have proof for this?
* the spanish people think it's cold at this time of the year and therefore wear coats and turn on the heating system at the hotel room?
* we didn't really follow the spanish people in that

 

[Mike Hughey]

They also include a Fridrich F2L based average of 33.41 30.16 30.08 31.19 35.56 = 31.59

You're getting there fast!

... and if only I would have been a bit better at 3x3x3 and made it to the final, I would also have been on the top of http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/statistics.php#13 (I am 3rd now)

That's cool! I hadn't noticed that you did that! I think that's one of the coolest statistics out there. (Can you guess from my participation in the weekly online competitions?) And you're even on the list twice! Someday I'd like to be on that list, but it's harder to do in the USA, since there are so few competitions with lots of events.

 

[AvGalen]

If you would have been in Denmark (and borrowed my clock) you would have been on that list. I didn't do 4x4x4 blind and I only did 1 attempt for multi-blind

 

[masterofthebass]

I think at Us Nationals this year, I'm basically going to do every event. I may not get on that list, but really only because I don't have to do qualification solves. I may still be able to pull off a high attempt result though.

 

[Doudou]

Back from Spain....
Did you know :
- Clement is going to hate me because I stole his NR ?
- Spanish people are as nice as they stay in the street speaking during hours ?
- The last BLD cube was the worst case every people who use Pochmann/M2's method could have. It was like my enemy scrambled the cube ?
- We had a great time in Spain ?
- Me gusta cerveza ?
- I want to learn Spanish, and then I buy a house in Murcia ?
- Erik already solved a megaminx with his feet ?
- Joel managed to be fast ONLY in the final ?
- I'm probably going to Barcelona ?
- Arnaud was so nice that he decided to let me win ?
- Samuel got a 32 sec one handed as his best average at home his 1:15 ?
- Vamosssss ?
- Allaaaaaaaaa ?

 

[rubikaz]

Did u know?
* Spain is a strange country?

Spain is different

* the restaurants only open at 20:30? because people still have lunch at 5?

The spanish official time is the same that the official time of lot of European countries but the solar time is different (west of Europe...) so we go to bed, have lunch, have dinner, get up... at the same solar time that you in your country so the official time is later. And we haven't lunch at 5!!! We finsih early.

* I can only do 3x3 in metro but not in competition?

??????? You did it in competition...

* spanish people are horrible in English but their metro system doesn't need further explanation? (Y)

You should speak about Madrid metro and not spanish metro...

* the spanish people think it's cold at this time of the year and therefore wear coats and turn on the heating system at the hotel room?

I dont believe they used coats and heating system!!! In spain it is not hot (neither cold)... you should go to Madrid in August


P.S. I didn't participate in Madrid Open so I didn't meet you.

 

[rubikaz]

- Erik already solved a megaminx with his feet ?

With two feet or only one foot? I think I know why he did it: he met in Madrid a guy that solved a megaminx with only 1 foot (I also know why this guy did it).

- I want to learn Spanish, and then I buy a house in Murcia ?

 

[ngb]

- The last BLD cube was the worst case every people who use Pochmann/M2's method could have. It was like my enemy scrambled the cube ?

And very easy using 3-cycles method

 

[AvGalen]

- The last BLD cube was the worst case every people who use Pochmann/M2's method could have. It was like my enemy scrambled the cube ?

And very easy using 3-cycles method

Easy (and fast) to solve: Yes
To memorize? Definately not.
Edges: Four 2-cycles, one 3-cycle
Corners: Two 2-cycles, one 3-cycle

I still remember everything from that solve (except orientation)
Edges: I solved 2 2-cycles with Z-perm, and the other 2 2-cycles also with a Z-perm (last 3-cycle with a U-perm)
Corners: I solved 1 2-cycle with a T-perm (switching 2 edges) and the other 2-cycle with another T-perm (switching back the 2 edges, last 3-cycle with an A-perm)

 

[jazzthief81]

Did you know...

- I made a bet with Erik and Joël that I would get a sub-15 3x3x3 average at the next competition or else I will cut my hair short?

 

[Erik]

Did you know...

- I made a bet with Erik and Joël that I would get a sub-15 3x3x3 average at the next competition or else I will cut my hair short?

with cross on D

 

[jazzthief81]

Did you know...

- I made a bet with Erik and Joël that I would get a sub-15 3x3x3 average at the next competition or else I will cut my hair short?

with cross on D

With cross on D!

 

[Dene]

Oh no, don't do it Lars!!!! Long hair for life!!!

 

[abbracadiabra]

He won't have to cut his hair if he gets a sub 15 average. Besides, even if he cuts it, hair grows. It's not like losing something that won't regenerate.

 

[Dene]

Oh but that's not the point! Have you seen how long his hair is? It'll take years to grow back!

 

[Joël]

Oh but that's not the point! Have you seen how long his hair is? It'll take years to grow back!

Yeah.. I actually feel a bit guilty for allowing the bet. But I figured: Lars is old and wise enough to know what he's saying...

Btw, is there anyone who took some more photo's at Madrid Open? I'd like to see some more...