Irish Open 2011/2012

[blakedacuber]

Oh god what happened?

 

[Tao Yu]

Oh god what happened?

Don't remember practising since our last meetup......(maybe once)
Also I can't control my guhong well with one hand, while my AV feels stiff after playing with the guhong for so long.

 

[blakedacuber]

Ur Av is like a storebought compared to most cubes i probably wont have any practice during week days before the comp so ill probably not do too great

 

[kelseymckenna]

Hey Blake, I've been practicing 2x2 and Square-1 recently and it would be great if you could enter me for them please Thank you

 

[blakedacuber]

no problem for anyone who hasn't competed before(or even if you have) you should compete in everything you can

 

[MalusDB]

Bleak news on my part, my GuHong is in tatters and I haven't got another 3x3. Probably not gonna be competing now..

 

[kinch2002]

Bleak news on my part, my GuHong is in tatters and I haven't got another 3x3. Probably not gonna be competing now..

Just borrow. There will be many many people who will let you do so. You can't turn down the opportunity to compete because of that - it's the first competition in Ireland ever so they don't come round too often!

 

[AvGalen]

I am still thinking about coming, but I am a bit worried about the costs after reading the whole thread. Just to be sure, I should:
- Fly from NL to Dublin Airport
- Make it to a railway
- go to the venue by train
- find a cheap place to sleep and hopeful share it with some cubers
- same way back

Am I correct?

 

[blakedacuber]

I am still thinking about coming, but I am a bit worried about the costs after reading the whole thread. Just to be sure, I should:
- Fly from NL to Dublin Airport
- Make it to a railway
- go to the venue by train
- find a cheap place to sleep and hopeful share it with some cubers
- same way back

Am I correct?

yepThere are 2 options to travel from Dublin Airport to Heuston Railway Station:
1. Take a No. 16A or 41C Dublin Bus from Dublin Airport to the city centre (i.e. O'Connell St) for €2.3, then take a 30 minutes' walk or a Luas (tram) for 1.5 euro or take a bus for 1.2 euro to Heuston. If you choose to walk, just walk along the river or the Luas tram. You can hardly get lost

2. Take a no. 747 Airlink Dublin Bus from airport to heuston for €6 (or €10 for a return trip).

Btw Dublin Bus doesn't accept any banknote (except 747). So get some coins at the airport


Venue
The Irish Open 2012 will be held at the Ard Rí House Hotel, Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland

Address:
Milltown Road (N17), Tuam, Co. Galway

MAP HERE

Travel
Tuam is 20 minutes from Knock Airport, or 15 minutes from Ballyhaunis train station.

By the way if a few of you guys are getting in to the airport/train station around the same time let me know and i can organise a taxi or something to collect you.

Accommodation
The Ard Ri House Hotel have been kind enough to give anyone participating a discount on accommadation.
To avail of this discount, ring them up at +353 (0)93 40100 or email to [email protected] with the discount code : Arh1112022012GK. The discounted price is 45 Euro per night for a single room or 60 Euro per night for a double/twin room. Breakfast is included.


btw I'll probably be staying in the hotel on saturday night too possibly friday depending how many are gunna be there friday night

Bleak news on my part, my GuHong is in tatters and I haven't got another 3x3. Probably not gonna be competing now..

dude I've got alot of cubes you can borrow which ever one you want as Daniel said don't let something small like that stop you from coming... it could be a while until a chance to compete in ireland happens again

 

[MalusDB]

dude I've got alot of cubes you can borrow which ever one you want as Daniel said don't let something small like that stop you from coming... it could be a while until a chance to compete in ireland happens again

Cheers man! I'm gonna try and see if I can't get a bit faster at the 5x5 between now and then too, its starting to get smoother now Thing is I'm gonna be outta practice with a proper cube between now and then so I'll probably perform completely crap. Ah well lol its all about the craic Suppose I should register then eh?

 

[blakedacuber]

Cheers man! I'm gonna try and see if I can't get a bit faster at the 5x5 between now and then too, its starting to get smoother now Thing is I'm gonna be outta practice with a proper cube between now and then so I'll probably perform completely crap. Ah well lol its all about the craic Suppose I should register then eh?

im not gnna be cubing much during the week days either you'll get better at 3x3 by practicing bigcubes cos u still have to do 3x3

 

[MalusDB]

im not gnna be cubing much during the week days either you'll get better at 3x3 by practicing bigcubes cos u still have to do 3x3

Yeah. I just did a solve on my eastsheen 5x5, barely sub 10minutes haha. It's locking like mad. Oh well lol. I've registered now btw, and my Loan is in on the 9th so I should be booking my hotel around then Looking forward to seeing everyone

 

[blakedacuber]

I remember when i used eastsheen 5x5 my pb was like 8 mins something then i got a vcube and it wrnt down to 3:24 on my first solve

 

[PocketCube101]

i've decided i'm going to do master magic aswell ...i'm still thinking about 6x6

 

[blakedacuber]

i've decided i'm going to do master magic aswell ...i'm still thinking about 6x6

ou might as well do 6x6.. as long as your somewhat fast you dont have to be sub 4 or anything

 

[r_517]

Dublin Bus has increased the ticket fares (again!) by 15% starting 1 Jan.
The new fares are:
From Dublin Airport to City Centre: 2.65 Euro
From City Centre to Heuston Railway Station: 1.40 Euro by Dublin Bus, or 1.50 Euro (1.60 Euro at peak time) by Luas Tram.
(Or you can buy a 10 Euro ticket for a return trip from Airport to Heuston Railway Station taking No. 747 Airlink.)

On the other hand, they do NOT accept banknotes and they do NOT give out changes. So be sure to bring a lot of coins; or you can buy some prepaid tickets (currently 2.30 Euro per ticket, valid for a 90-minute unlimited bus travel. I guess the price will be increased to 2.65 very soon) at the airport.

ps: It could take 1.5-2 hours to get to the airport from the city centre in weekday afternoons!

 

[AvGalen]

Wanted: 2 more people that want to have fun in Dublin on Friday and then join in a carride.

Details:
Flying from Charleroi to Dublin on Fridaymorning around 7
Flying back from Dubling to Charleroi on Mondaymorning around 11
Rental car has been taken care of (40 USD for Fri-Sun) + Fuel should be roughly 50 Euro (225+225 km = 450 km = 30 liter = 50 Euro)
Spending Friday in Dublin

At least 2 more people can join in the car for about 20 Euro per person
It would be the most fun to have a lot of people together to discover Dubling on Friday

 

[MalusDB]

Student Loan is in and has been invested in a wittwo, mf8 and a new guhong! It should all be here by the end of the week so hopefully I can get them well broken in by the comp Gotta just get the hotel booked and get off work now excited.jpeg

 

[blakedacuber]

Student Loan is in and has been invested in a wittwo, mf8 and a new guhong! It should all be here by the end of the week so hopefully I can get them well broken in by the comp Gotta just get the hotel booked and get off work now excited.jpeg

haha thats class:')
btw if anyone needs someone to share a room with let me know

 

[Tao Yu]

I just did sim 5x5 in 4:53.64 (I don't have a normal 5x5). I think there may be the slightest chance of me competing if someone is willing to lend a cube....
I'm not sure I can reach the cutoffs though, but having a real cube in my hands could make me faster as I'm not great at sims...

edit: 4:29.28
Edit2: 3:48.08
Edit3: lol 4:00.02
lolEdit4: 3:24.39 I think it is now quite likely to that I'll beat the cutoff limits