US Nationals 2011

[AustinReed]

Quick question. Does Takao Hashimoto live in Japan or the U.S.? I'm assuming he lives in the U.S. because of all the California Tournaments he goes to.

 

[Kian]

I'm honestly with David, I think this should be for the US only. It's called US Nationals. if Yu Nakajima won, are we gonna declare him US champion when he's Japan?
Edit: Just read US Nationals rules, but still....I think it should be for US only.

"The goal of the World Cube Association is to have

more competitions in more countries with more people and more fun, under fair conditions.

The spirit of the World Cube Association is that

people from all over the world have fun together in a friendly atmosphere, help each other and behave sportsmanlike."

http://worldcubeassociation.org/node/11

 

[AustinReed]

Chris, here's an idea:
What if you were studying abroad in another country, let's say Germany. Guess what? Euro 201x is being held there! You get to see and meet many people who you wanted to meet/see. Guess what? You can't go because you're not European. This means that:
Feliks can't leave Australia (exception of worlds)
Breandan can't leave UK (exception of worlds)
Canadians can't leave Canada (exception of worlds)
etc.
Would you really not want to leave your country except for the exception of maybe once every 2 years?
Think of others.

In my situation, I'm gonna get Yu's signature first thing! (I'm a fanboy)
That's just stupid.

 

[Rubiks560]

I'm only talking about Nats, it's called US Nationals. Minnesota Open isn't called US Minnesota Open. So it's open for anyone, US Nationals is US Nationals. I'm not mad that anyone outside of the US is going, I'm quite excited to meet a lot of the people. It's just, US you know what I'm saying?

 

[JyH]

He's a nub, please don't yell at him.

 

[Sa967St]

I have a question. If skewb becomes an official event before Nats, will it be added to the list of events there?

 

[Blake4512]

Out of curiosity, why are the cutoffs more strict than last years Nationals?

 

[RyanReese09]

What events? They all appear to be the same...

 

[DavidWoner]

We allow foreigners to compete in US Nationals (encourage might even be a better word) because we aren't all nationalistic dickheads. I'd much rather have the honor of winning/competing against the best cubers in the world than a US only competition. If you're afraid of placing worse or not making finals because of foreign talent then you need to grow up and go practice instead.

I didn't choose to be born American, but I did choose to become part of an international community. And I'll be damned if something as pointless as nationality will stand in the way of being with my friends.

 

[AustinReed]

We allow foreigners to compete in US Nationals (encourage might even be a better word) because we aren't all nationalistic dickheads. I'd much rather have the honor of winning/competing against the best cubers in the world than a US only competition. If you're afraid of placing worse or not making finals because of foreign talent then you need to grow up and go practice instead.

I didn't choose to be born American, but I did choose to become part of an international community. And I'll be damned if something as pointless as nationality will stand in the way of being with my friends.

That pretty much closes everything up.

Out of curiosity, why are the cutoffs more strict than last years Nationals?

I've been wondering that too. Probably because there's more talent.

I have a question. If skewb becomes an official event before Nats, will it be added to the list of events there?

I doubt it.

 

[SpacePanda15]

My first competition will be the US nationals

 

[DavidWoner]

Cutoffs get stricter every year. More overall competitors + more cubers sub-old cutoff + finite time for competition = stricter cutoffs.

 

[Weston]

And I'll be damned if something as pointless as nationality will stand in the way of being with my friends.

I wish Rowan was going too

 

[IamWEB]

I wish Rowan was going too

I wish I was going to KFC.

 

[Carson]

Why are so many foreigners coming? It's called US Nationals for a reason.

Do you want to tell Stefan he can't come? I dare you...

Cutoffs get stricter every year. More overall competitors + more cubers sub-old cutoff + finite time for competition = stricter cutoffs.

I am a little disheartened by the cutoff times this year. I understand the reasoning, and can't argue with it... but I will not be able to beat any of the cutoff times this year. In past years, you could at least finish your averages if you were decent. Now, it seems that "decent" isn't quite good enough. Although it is frustrating on a personal level, the lower cutoff times speak to the drastic improvement of the community in general over the past few years.

 

[Anthony]

Fyi, the foreigners who come never fail to add flair and badassery to the competition environment and make an inevitably awesome several days even better. I wuv you guys. Dude, having the last couple world champions there is pretty damn cool. :3

 

[Weston]

I just looked at the registration sheet and I'm speechless.

 

[AustinReed]

I just looked at the registration sheet and I'm speechless.

Why? All the foreigners? Someone should get Stefan over here.

 

[Stefan]

Why are so many foreigners coming?

Because it's awesome? Why would we not?

 

[Blake4512]

What events? They all appear to be the same...

Square-1, clock, megaminx, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, and Pyraminx