Dutch Open 2011

[Cubenovice]

Dutch Open 2011

Saturday October 29 and Sunday October 30, 2011
At the Mikrocentrum in Eindhoven

Registration ends tomorrow Oct 22 (currently still 7 spots left).

Surprised to find there’s no thread for this competition yet…

I would like to ask the Belgian cubers if I could catch a ride to the competition on Saturday Morning.
I live close to the highway E40 from Gent to Brussels.

 

[Goosly]

Marco and I are going by train. For some reason we need to go from Antwerp to Dordrecht first, and then back to Eindhoven
I don't know about Belgian people going by car, maybe Lars?

 

[Cubenovice]

Yep, that's what happens with the international train...
If I cannot get a ride I'll take the int. train from Brussels and we can travel together from Antwerp.

 

[hcfong]

Yeah, that would be the easiest way by train. You could change at Roosendaal and Tilburg/Breda, which would be shorter in distance but involves 2 changes instead of 1.

By the way, I live in Eindhoven and have a nice sized flat so if people fancy coming to my place for pizza and some good time, I'm happy to accommodate that. Just let me know if you're up for it.

 

[Goosly]

Changing at Tilburg means a 5 minute transition. I don't know about the accuracy of the trains in Netherlands, but in Belgium that would not be a good idea. I've been stuck on a train for three hours once. (Somewone jumped in front of that train, so that doesn't really count, but just saying.)

@ Cubenovice, this is the first train from Antwerpen to Eindhoven:
07:00h Antwerpen Centraal 07:53h Dordrecht
08:01h Dordrecht 09:00h Eindhoven
So we can be just in time for your multi-blind

If you're not joining us, we'll probably take the train at 8:00h in Antwerp.

 

[jazzthief81]

I'm going by train from Leuven via Liège and Maastricht.

 

[Cubenovice]

If I'm coming by train it will probably be the 08.18h from brussels (in Anwerp at 09.00h) for 11.00h arrival in Eindhoven.

2x2x2 starts at 12.40h, followed by FMC so I will still be well in time.


hcfong: Thank you for the offer, I'm up for it!

 

[Zoé]

I am going by car with Olivier Polspoel from Brussels. But I don't know from where or when exactly as I haven't arranged anything with him yet
I am sure there would be a spot for you, I can ask if you are interested !

 

[Cubenovice]

Hi Zoé,

that would be awesome!
My wife actually has to go to school in Brussels on Saturdays (that's why I cannot have the car to go to Eindhoven...) so she can drop me off where needed.

 

[Zoé]

No prob !
I'll ask him then, and will let you know when I have all the details !

 

[Cubenovice]

Just one more day to go...

Olivier and Zoé are kind enough to give me a ride

Tristan, will you bring some printed solves?
I'm only doing 2x2x2 and FMC so there more than enough time to do some walk-throughs.

 

[Reinier Schippers]

Tomorrow is the day ,

@cubenovice you mean scrambles I guess?

Tristan is travelling with me

 

[Cubenovice]

Tomorrow is the day ,

@cubenovice you mean scrambles I guess?

Tristan is travelling with me

Nope, I mean printed FMC solves so we can discuss the solutions in more detail.

 

[Dimeg]

Is there also some kind of cubing fair, or is it just the competition?

 

[Cubenovice]

Sunday is also Dutch Cube day which you could consider some sort of fair indeed.

Sunday program:
09.15 Doors open, reception, setting up tables, etc.
09.30 Start puzzle exchange [ground floor]
09.30 Start Day 2 of "Dutch Open" Rubik's Cube Speedcubing Championships [irst floor]

12.00-13.00 Lunch time
14.00-14.40 Lecture by Oskar van Deventer: “Designing Twisty Puzzles”
15.30 Speedcubing finals (check for latest details on the day itself)
17.00 Doors close

 

[manyhobbyfreak]

hi, cubenovice

this might be a bit dissapointing but i didnt practise fmc at all XD.
i can practise some fmc today however.
do you have a specific scramble for me to practise with?

 

[Cubenovice]

hi, cubenovice

this might be a bit dissapointing but i didnt practise fmc at all XD.

No worries mate

I have printed our PM conversation about the weekly comp scramble.
Do you still have the cycles you found?

Also: check your inbox

Tot morregen!

 

[bobso2]

due my exams next week I found out that I can't be there on saturday :S

sure I'll be there on sunday

 

[guusrs]

Sorry guy's, didn't make it to Eindhoven because of my yesterdays bike-accident.
Can only use my left arm now and I didn't sleep very well.
Hope you have fun.
And I'll be still happy if you post me the FMC scramble....

NB. Poorly enough I bought a chessclock for this weekend.

 

[Cubenovice]

Hi Guus,
sorry to hear this; I hope you recover soon!

Here's the FMC scramble: D2 B D2 B F' U2 L R'U B U R U2 B2 D L' F2 D2 L

Sebastien got 27 HTM
If I understood correctly he had a 17 move skeleton, insertion with 5 moves cancel and a 1 move cancel cycle at the end.
Could even be better because he messed up an insertion and had to quickly correct with the cycle at the end.

Arnaud apparently cannot reproduce his own solution
(because he did not DNF even though the solution on his notes page did not work)

I still fail in official events