Edinburgh Open 26-27th January 2013

Would you attend?

  • Yes

    Votes: 38 77.6%

  • No

    Votes: 11 22.4%
  • Total voters
    49
I already did because i am viewing on mein phone. Anyway from what you just said i wouldve worked out what he said anyway heheheh. Tis alright, ill forget by then.
 
OK wow, so I only just got back home, and I left during awards.

My big news of the comp: 1:00.71 Megaminx Average with 52.66 Single, it's all on video and will be uploaded at some point. DYK's to follow tomorrow, but for now, sleep.
 
DYK:
Joey annoys people on trains?
Ollie & Laurence were in the wrong travelodge?
Cubers have a great sense of direction?
Saturday venue was a castle?
Spiral staircases are fun to run down?...
...Until you fall over and twist your ankle?
Even after warming up for it, I forgot how to solve a clock during my first 2 solves?
I am really starting to hate 2x2?
I got best pyra single in first round?
55m ZC is great for official OH?
Buying lunch in the morning is a great way do get some mega practice done during lunch?
During mega practice I didn't get a single sub-1 on friday evening or saturday?
And yet first solve was a 59, and I got a 52 single?
I am now on the joint longest BLD DNF streak in the UK (13 solves, same as Mollerz)
Saturday evening was a genius idea?
Even though no-one knew what to do for food?
My FMC solution was just some F2L-1 coolness + bad LL because I just couldn't find anything good?
My first 2 feet solves were 2:xx, but then the last one was an 8:33?...
...Because I popped an Edge and corner at the start of F2L?...
...Then put them back in correctly (!) and then got to LL?...
...Then popped 3 pieces on a Yperm?...
...Then finally put them back in and finished my solve (I really wanted that mean)?
I misheard BV's 6x6 mean and thought I had a chance to win (lol)?...
...And I almost beat him in 7x7?
We didn't finish events until around 11?
Everyone went to sleep at quite a sensible time on saturday night?
Sunday morning taxis were much nicer than walking?...
...But being stuck outside in the rain for 15 minutes at the venue wasn't nicer at all?
The door for the venue on sunday was silly, and could only be opened from the inside?...
...So people had to keep checking downstairs to let people in?...
...And even when we put up a sign, we had to put it in a place that very few people would notice it?
Room for sunday was on the 5th floor?...
...Which was quite cool, until you look down out of a window just when your'e about to solve?
I got 3 sub-1 Averages in 4x4, but the one with the most sub-1s wasn't PB?
I was so close to getting 5x5 Podium, but I knew what time I had to get to beat Chris Ness, and the pressure killed me?
3x3 Is such a silly event?
Massive group pizza hut order?...
...Which went slightly wrong as the people who went to get pizza got stuck outside the door?
Yet again me and James Failed to film practically anything?...
...And we should just stop saying that we will do it because we never do?
Breandan was a good organiser?...
...Except when he was practicing events instead of organising?...
...And Daniel, James and I tended to get too involved in trying to run stuff?
I now realise that its quite close to Leicester, and I should start practicing again already?
I can't wait to see everyone again at the next comp!

First of all, Thanks to Breandan and Ayano for a great weekend!
It was a shame not to be able to say goodbye to everyone properly, but I had to run for my taxi :( , hopefully I won't have that same problem at the next one.

BTW, does anyone have that pop feet solve on camera? I would like to watch it back just for the sheer lols of it.
 
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kinch2002 said:
Goals:
- Get the snow to stop so I actually make it there YES
- HAVE FUN! Easy, and totally guaranteed already because this always happens DEFINITELY
- Get at least one pb. Maybe in 7x7/feet/some other random event YES, 7x7 and quite a few others

Predictions:
- Spef 1:06 mega average but 52 single on 5th solve EPIC WIN!!!!
- Breandan sub-1 5x5 No
- 5BLD sub-10 3x3 single Yep
- It will be fairly cold there Yep
- Nobody will understand the silly new clock scramble notation Pretty much
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I had such an awesome time and thanks to Breandan and Ayano especially
I will write more when I get home and can use a non-mac non-Japanese computer :)
 
Yey first Scottish comp was good. Thanks to Breandan and Ayano for doing it since I'm too useless to try and organise one. Maybe at some point I can talk someone I know into doing it ...

DYK:
3BLD goes badly in practice but well when doing it officially?
I got PB to beat D-Sheppz by 0.69s?
Ollie is really good at BLD?
But not teamBLD?
We came 4th in teamBLD but still got medals for it?
My slowest counting solve in my best 4x4 average was easy OLL and PLL skip 1:02?
The fastest counting was 52s double parity?
I failed megaBLD because my sucky locky mega meant I screwed up the easy algs? :(
I should really make it not sucky?
Bigcubes are difficult around 10pm coz tired?
I finally got sub-15 3x3 average ... and didn't find out until I got home because I was too busy watching finals to pay attention to my times?
No McDonalds? :O
Edinburgh was recently invaded by lots of English people? :p

Probably more, but that's all I can remember for now. Not sure when I'll next go to comp, but looking forward to it.
 
DYKs:
My train got delayed due to heavy snow in Manchester and possibly other places too and then there were a lot of other problems too during the train ride (driver taking breaks) so my train suppose to reach waverley at 9:40pm on friday evening but we ended up arriving at around 11:30pm ish.
I was too tired after the trainride to go for the meet downstairs, ITS JUST DOWNSTAIRS.
I want to learn the cube chess thing.
People sleeping for 2~4hours on friday night and compete until 9pm+ on saturday, (They don't seems tired at all to me)
I failed pyra and clock in a weird style.
Mega is :tu
Factory solves with 2~4 people are amazing
Competitors area (You know what I mean)
Many cubers went to KFC instead of McD this time. (I think is because of the rarity of McD)
Sunday venue is so far to walk with all the stuff carried....Taxi was a wise choice.
Sunday morning waiting outside of the venue is a very painful thing to experience before 5x5.
Someone got trapped in the lift?
Pizzas!!
Door can't be open from the outside. Uhhhh...
Agassi is a funny guy.
Chris' feet pop.
My 6x6 pop twice at last solve.
Not joining 3x3 is a smart decision made.(Knowing how tired I am for just 3 rounds of 4 and 5.)
My counting solves for 5x5 semi and final are consistent.
My 3:00.00 was actually a sub 3 (2:59.999) which rounded up to 3:00.00? *lol jk.
Podium for 3bld are all sub 1.
I break my home pb in 5x5semifinal, which I also did previously in UKO.
Did teamBLD for the first time, its fun and I'm looking for a partner to practice with in Leicester!

Thanks Breandan and Ayano for organising, and other cubers who helps run the competition!
 
Thanks for another great competition. I'm really happy with all my times, and it was great seeing so many cubers, friends and very fast solves. By the way, does anyone have a video of the final? I'd quite like to see my solves on video, and compare it to 5BLD/BV's speed.
 
conn9 said:
Thanks for another great competition. I'm really happy with all my times, and it was great seeing so many cubers, friends and very fast solves. By the way, does anyone have a video of the final? I'd quite like to see my solves on video, and compare it to 5BLD/BV's speed.
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I have the finals. I have every solve of the fastest 6, which I will upload (I will also upload Alex and Breandan's averages separately too). The slower 6, I am missing some solves unfortunately, Laurence is a terrible cameraman.
 
NevinsCPH said:
Someone got trapped in the lift?
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Yes, Greg and I, while arriving at the venue. The lift reached the 5th floor, but then the door refused to open, and whatever we did, a voice kept saying: "This lift is out of order". It took us several minutes to figure out how to get out (by pressing the "open door" button and then pulling hard on the door).

A bit too tired (and a bit too lazy too :p) to post a full DYK. Nice comp, and a really impressive first venue. I didn't get great times (apart from a 2^3 PB average which came just out of nowhere) but it doesn't matter.

And the British cubers are getting good at BLD. I really didn't expect getting kicked out of the podium with a 1:02 time, but at least the event was more interesting than my stupidly easy victories in recent French competitions (my advice: if you want easy podiums at BLD, just come to France :p)
 
TMOY said:
Yes, Greg and I, while arriving at the venue. The lift reached the 5th floor, but then the door refused to open, and whatever we did, a voice kept saying: "This lift is out of order". It took us several minutes to figure out how to get out (by pressing the "open door" button and then pulling hard on the door).
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Someone's Mum got stuck in it aswell later in the day. They should probably wort that out XD

Results are up on WCA btw, 10th in world for mega single for me :D
 
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