Australian Nationals 2012

[JHB]

Sorry Jono... I apologize for stirring all this up, I should've stayed quiet with my complaint.

Thanks buddy- I know you didn't want to name me, but I felt like I needed to address the issue.....Okay now, enough from me about this I bought my first ever Zhanchi off you last year and I 've always appreciated the tips you give me. It's great the way everyone is okay with me pestering them with cubing questions. Seriously- thanks! I'm the only speedcuber in my region so I grab all the guidance I can when I'm at comps.:tu

 

[JHB]

Faz got a pop in second round......

Funniest moment for me: When Hansen said that Faz's pop solve was still faster than his new PB (I'd love to have this problem). Did anyone get that on video?

 

[RCTACameron]

CAMERON, WHEN WILL YOU STOP FAILING AND START BEATING 2x2 AVG WR?

Maybe he'll wait until Chris Olson beats it. Then he will take it away the week after.

I don't think that's what he's trying to do. I KNOW that's what he's trying to do.

Or maybe I just get nervous. I am thinking of starting to do weekly competitions again to see if that will help.

- The best way to get decent official results in an event is to stop caring about it? (I'm looking at you, Cameron)

There's no point in getting good results if I don't care about the event and they don't make me happy... but then if I did care I would get nervous and fail. ZOMG IT'S A PARADOX.

 

[Faz]

Funniest moment for me: When Hansen said that Faz's pop solve was still faster than his new PB (I'd love to have this problem). Did anyone get that on video?

I've probably got the pop on video, not sure about Hansen's dialogue.

On the 51.09 5x5, there's some pretty funny stuff after the solve. (Hansen)

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

There's no point in getting good results if I don't care about the event and they don't make me happy... but then if I did care I would get nervous and fail. ZOMG IT'S A PARADOX.

I don't see how it's a paradox :S
I think you should have a more positive outlook on things (not sure how to word this). I always think "it would be nice if I got xx.yy in this event, but if I don't then it's ok", it helps me most things

 

[RCTACameron]

I don't see how it's a paradox :S

Not a very good paradox, but I'm basically saying that I will never be able to get results that I am really happy with, because if I care about an event enough to be really happy with good results, I will get nervous in it and fail.

I think you should have a more positive outlook on things (not sure how to word this). I always think "it would be nice if I got xx.yy in this event, but if I don't then it's ok", it helps me most things

Lol that's what my mum says. It's just frustrating that after having it for >1 year, I still can't beat my 2.27 average, despite having a sub-WR average of 100 at home.

 

[god of rubic 2]

Cameron, just relax more and pretend you are at home

 

[Rubiks560]

Cameron, just relax more and pretend you are at home

I think it's safe to say that Cameron and I have heard that waaaaaaayyyyyy to many times.

It's not as easy as it sounds

 

[god of rubic 2]

I think it's safe to say that Cameron and I have heard that waaaaaaayyyyyy to many times.

It's not as easy as it sounds

Haha okay, just hope for easy scrambles then

 

[DennisStrehlau]

Zane had solved about 3 or 4 out of 6 (something like that), before he stopped.

So he realized that he did something wrong, before he finished solving alle the 25 cubes? Too late to undo it?
How can he pick up the wrong cube? What went wrong?
I just rellay want to know, because i guess he thought that something like that will never happen to him...and i think that way about myself, too..maybe i am wrong..

Greetings, Dennis

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

I think it's safe to say that Cameron and I have heard that waaaaaaayyyyyy to many times.

It's not as easy as it sounds

Bring your mother to the competition and get her to nag at you while you do your solves. It will definitely feel like you're at home.

 

[Zane_C]

Great competition, went very smoothly.

How can he pick up the wrong cube? What went wrong?

On my third or fourth cube I picked up the fifth. I knew the attempt was going bad anyway, so rather than undoing anything or moving on, I just stopped. Quite a careless mistake, if I was taking notice I should have known I was still executing my first row of cubes.

On all my 5x5 BLD attempts I kept making mistakes with center memo. Not sure what exactly what went wrong with the 4BLD attempts, the first one was DNF(~4:40) off by 3 corners.

 

[DrKorbin]

On all my 5x5 BLD attempts I kept making mistakes with center memo. Not sure what exactly what went wrong with the 4BLD attempts, the first one was DNF(~4:40) off by 3 corners.

Just interesting: what were your times for 4x4 and 5x5 attempts? Did you do sub-8 in 5x5, for example?

 

[Rubiks560]

Bring your mother to the competition and get her to nag at you while you do your solves. It will definitely feel like you're at home.

She already does this actually.

 

[DennisStrehlau]

Great competition, went very smoothly.


On my third or fourth cube I picked up the fifth. I knew the attempt was going bad anyway, so rather than undoing anything or moving on, I just stopped. Quite a careless mistake, if I was taking notice I should have known I was still executing my first row of cubes.

On all my 5x5 BLD attempts I kept making mistakes with center memo. Not sure what exactly what went wrong with the 4BLD attempts, the first one was DNF(~4:40) off by 3 corners.

Ok. But its sooo painfull to memorize 25 cubes for nothing. I feel really sorry for you.
What do you think: How many cubes could you do sub 1 hour?
Good luck next time..

Greetings, Dennis

 

[Tim Major]

I've probably got the pop on video, not sure about Hansen's dialogue.On the 51.09 5x5, there's some pretty funny stuff after the solve. (Hansen)

IS THAT A WORLD RECORD???SO THAT BEAT YOUR WORLD RECORD???ah Hansen...

 

[RCTACameron]

Haha okay, just hope for easy scrambles then

I did, and got them in the finals, but still failed. Seriously, the 2x2 finals had much easier scrambles than the ones I got 2.27 on.

 

[Faz]

I did, and got them in the finals, but still failed. Seriously, the 2x2 finals had much easier scrambles than the ones I got 2.27 on.

Yeah they were pretty easy. Without the +2 my average would have been 1.97.

 

[RCTACameron]

Yeah they were pretty easy. Without the +2 my average would have been 1.97.

Yeah... at least we both got good singles.

 

[Rubiks560]

Does anyone have the 2x2 scrambles?