UK Open 2010

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

EDIT: Also, I was thinking about doing a group combined order for dayan 444s on lightake. We could all chip in and buy 5-9 Dayan 444s for around £13-14 each (we wouldn't save THAT much money, but still we would save money).

I would be in for a Dayan 4x4x4 and pick it up at the comp. Order should be in on time I reckon. Nice idea .

 

[r_517]

im still deciding which flights to get:/

Mine
Fri Dublin (DUB) 07:50
Sun Bristol (BRS) 18:40

 

[CharlieCooper]

I think there are good conditions for that though;

Rob will have just competed in Euro (right?), firstly giving him more comp experience considering what little he already has, but also meaning that the UK Open will feel a lot smaller and lower pressure and thus he'll be more likely to get good results (and a good result for Rob would be sub 10.50).

Breandan often does well under pressure (Worlds anyone?) and the UK Open will have a one-at-a-time final as it always does, with only a few people in. Plus he's improved a lot lately (sub 9 avg 100) and is doing better under 'personal' pressure (9.57 avg on vid).

The main thing for me is that all 3 of the 3x3 rounds are on the first day. I have an awful habit of burning out by doing thousands of solves on the first day and being really tired for the second. If you look over my competition history it's the one day competitions where I do well in more things, and in the 2 day competitions I do better on the first day. It'll also be my first competition after two pretty big competitions in North America, both where I put a lot of pressure on myself because at the time I thought they would be my last competitions full stop. Plus I've suffered quite badly from PLL case variance (a ton of Ns and G perms in the past 2 comps), but that's just me being *****y

So have faith!

Maybe not this year, things are likely to change if we have mega loads of competitors!

 

[Escher]

Maybe not this year, things are likely to change if we have mega loads of competitors!

But I love one at a time :3

Understandable though, given the rate of people signing on I wouldn't be surprised if we ended up with 100+

 

[Olivér Perge]

So have faith!

First of all: I love you guys! You are all amazing and really good speedcubers!

But: I've always been the kind of pessimistic/realistic guy, who doesn't expect something extremely good to happen, which:

- avoids putting pressure on anyone
- makes the result a surprise
- which makes it even a bigger accomplishment and creates a bigger smile on many faces

I do know that the three of you are capable of doing this, I just don't see it happen yet. But any good result you will get, I will be happy with it, especially if I get the chance to watch it from the first line.

Plus in my experience the way of counting the possible good accomplishments, and saying out loud (or writing down in public) kind of destroys them. Maarten has been saying many things about breaking the WR for clock and that didn't work out very well yet, did it?

(Also I was pessimistic about Feliks and that worked out quite well. )

 

[AvGalen]

I've traced it out in chalk.

If I would ever tell a girl that I chalked out a body-figure on the ground for her.... police sirens

 

[CharlieCooper]

But I love one at a time :3

Understandable though, given the rate of people signing on I wouldn't be surprised if we ended up with 100+

We definitely won't, the lovely Seventowns folk and I agree it must be capped before that. I can't handle organising more than that in a two day time schedule and the room won't take it. Sweatyrama, no thanks

 

[blakedacuber]

Mine
Fri Dublin (DUB) 07:50
Sun Bristol (BRS) 18:40

im getting that flight home i think its only 7 euro one way per person:O

 

[blakedacuber]

anyone need a teamblind partner?

 

[flan]

Ive already regestered as not doing it. But if its possible to change regestration then I need one

 

[MTGjumper]

Wait, I don't think I registered for team bld =/

 

[CharlieCooper]

Yeah just email your adjustments. I won't update anything until Tuesday because of going to Euro, so don't stress!

 

[Radcuber]

I live in Chippenham so would it be OK to just go there and come back for both days? If I were to go it'd be only for one event... 3x3 lol

 

[James Ludlow]

Normally, once you get there, you are not allowed out the building untill the very final event has finished. I wanted to drive home on the saturday at the last two day event I went to, but wasn't allowed.

 

[Radcuber]

Wtf? How'd people get to their hotels then? Or do you mean the very last event of the day?

 

[James Ludlow]

lol. I was kidding. You can come and go as you please really. As long as you do your share of judging/scrambling etc and are there when your name is called. I find time really flies though, and I don't often go anywhere. I forgot to eat once.

 

[flan]

ha I believed you :/

 

[gasmus]

Anyone have any spaces in their rooms? We only got round to booking accomodation tonight and cant find anywhere free:/ I'l have my sleeping bag so all i need is a solid surface and a roof but i dont know about my mum or my sister. Of course we will chip in.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[CharlieCooper]

Anyone have any spaces in their rooms? We only got round to booking accomodation tonight and cant find anywhere free:/ I'l have my sleeping bag so all i need is a solid surface and a roof but i dont know about my mum or my sister. Of course we will chip in.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Maybe try the Future Inn hotel, that isn't far, one of the Marriot hotels or there is a Travelodge nearby too. That should help.

Sorry I can't offer you a place here, but I'm really packed.

If anyone else was thinking of asking me to stay at mine, please don't, because I hate having to say no

At the moment it's Joey, Thom B, Rowan, Simon, Aili (?), Fillipo, Frank, Olivér, Bence (?), Michael, Daniel and Andrew. Those are the people who asked first - sorry to anyone else who is stuck but I don't even know how these people will fit!

 

[Toad]

Just one month to go ladies and gentlemen...