World Championships 2013 - Las Vegas

[Michael Womack]

Any footage of destroyed 7x7?

I am still wanting it.

 

[mitch1234]

Yeah I would kind of like video of Michal smashing his 7x7, because afterall that totally messed up my last solve and a sub-4 mean.

 

[Clarkeeyyy]

-Andrea Javier and Aaron Abramowitz are the most hyper people on this planet.

Aaron was my first judge and he was super chill, asking my name and where I was from and stuff. The second time I saw him was during the 3x3 finals which was hilarious..

 

[Andreaillest]

Some more DYKs...

I was really tempted to call Odder "Jesus" during this entire competition.
OH air hockey.
Wearing flip flops and running the opposite direction of an escalator isn't the best idea.
Tyson really wanted the cleaners to do their job.
Watching drunk people as they entered the hotel late at night is fun to do.
Andrea Javier is shorter, older and extremely more hyperactive then me.
Danny English.
Son, I'm not going to stop you from getting into Justin Bieber, but I want you to experience puberty first.
At least that's what I think was the answer.
Brest hates raw broccoli.
When in doubt, just use 4g instead of the wi-fi.
You'd be surprised at what people leave behind after a day of competing.
Everyone was really nice.
It was really cold inside the convention center.
I was actually upset that I did not bring a jacket.
I thought my Aunts and Uncle were dead because they didn't answer my calls or text for 2 hours.
They were in the hotel room the whole time.
Daniel Sheppard is a wild, romantic, teasing, flirtatious kind of lover.
I can't tell who was more outgoing, Andrea Javier or Jasmine Tin.
Brest accidentally said, "a**" when he was congratulating the staff over the microphone.
Coincidentally, Faz accidentally dropped an F-bomb during his seminar when he thought the mic cut out.
This comp was so much fun, would re-live again.

 

[ben1996123]

Yeah I would kind of like video of Michal smashing his 7x7, because afterall that totally messed up my last solve and a sub-4 mean.

if it distracted you during your solve then you could have had an extra attempt ithink

No... only once.

what for?

 

[Sa967St]

Some more DYKs...

Son, I'm not going to stop you from getting into Justin Bieber, but I want you to experience puberty first.
At least that's what I think was the answer.

It was:
In a world ravaged by [Justin Bieber], our only solace is [puberty].

Best after party game ever. Seriously, it needs to be brought to every competition that has an after party.

 

[Noahaha]

Did you know...

...Mats didn't want a funny interview?
...I did one anyway?
...Everyone is a foot taller or a foot shorter than you expect?
...Ravi and I are a great team?
...Aabramowitzing is a thing now?
...The food court is the best place to hang out, but the worst place to get food?
...No flash photography?
...Stay behind the tape?
...Get off the wifi?
...Everyone was REALLY quiet during the 3BLD final?
...It ended up being extremely intense and no one did very well?
...The second 4BLD scramble was insane?
...Who's your favorite person in the room?
...Escalators!
...OH + Air hockey = intense
...Ian Bourne successfully photobombed two of Pi's videos?
...Or was it Kevin Last?
...Are YOU Jay Mcneill!?!?!?!?!
...Feliks is chill?
...Hays is not as chill, but still really cool?
...Odder is odd?
...I forgot to meet Lars Petrus?
...FMC is FUN if you know how to insert?
...Rowe was a little disruptive during the 3x3 finals?
...RedKB is really cool IRL and is really interested in BLD?
...USA USA USA?
...Cards Against Humanity is really fun with 18 people?
...Stefan Pochmann is awesome?
...Everyone called me Andrew?
...Andrew and I traded jackets and nametags?
...The jackets are AWESOME!!! Thanks Anthony!!!?
...Everything Andrea (Andreaillest) said?????????????

yay

 

[Hays]

Just got back. Will upload all the winning 5-7 averages soon.

Did you know:
-I tried a new N perm that Rob Yau gave me on my 2nd 7x7 solve in the first round and messed it up
-Anthony Brooks solves red white and blue centers first on a 4x4
-Feliks actually bought me and Mats dinner
-Kris De Asis is actually Yu Nakajima
-Canada cleaned up in the smash battle
-International relay team USA sucks
-Team USA got a 36 in practice
-I’m really good at looking at the timer and missing WR singles
-17 hour drive aint nothing
-The mints at the hotel in Boise were the best
-Team USA jackets were “baller as ****”
-Anthony and David suck at getting ice
-Mountain Dew
-I was the only one to bring snacks to the backroom before 3x3 finals
-Feliks is no longer undefeated in any event
-Dan Cohen drinks haterade from a can
-I got a 12.4 3x3 average and made finals
-Sub Erik 3x3 single
-Feliks got sub 1 single on a 50 redux

 

[antoineccantin]

A couple DYKs:

-I finally understood how you're supposed to use pre-moves and what insertions are in FMC right after getting a 31?
- Louis got 4 parities in 2 rounds of 4x4?
- I'm supper jealous of how well he does in comps?
- I didn't see something weird on Sarah's head?
- drumgod1997?
- Riley, Coolster and Steve are tiny?
- Lots of people had cups of hot water during finals?
- I made 2x2 finals?
- I beat yoshi at OH vs 2H relay?
- Sumeet put out a "tips" box when we were racing and we got 1$ from a random kid?
- We need a new commentator!
- It was 117F in Vegas the day before the comp and 120F in Valley of fire?
- My Mom passed out at got helped by people randomly carrying a huge cooler of ice on a hike?
- NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY!
- Eric Limeback 4/17 MBLD?
- EMILY PLEASE COME TO A BIG CUBE COMP NAO

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Man, all of the DYK's I know have pretty much been said. Anyhow:

DYK...
- Most importantly, I'm still the sumo champ.
- I live a few (hundred) corn fields away from where Kirstine Aagard stayed in Indiana for some time
- Somehow Rowe still thinks I'm the nicest cuber he's ever met
- I got the honor of being a bouncer for the inconsiderate people (both parents and cubers) that cannot listen to the nice warnings from Kian and Tyson
- Just as Tyson said, a parent threatened to fight me
- Instead of said parent getting kicked out, I later that evening got kicked out for an unrelated event?
- I picked Macky and Kirstine up at the same time
- They're both incredibly light, but it makes you look super cool
- I asked Mike Kotch to sumo before I realized who it was
- Once Rowe said "MIKE KOTCH!" excitedly I then declined to go against Mike?
- I tried my best at convincing Feliks to sumo Macky or anybody else but he kept declining
- He then randomly decided to go up against Eric Limeback
- I coached him against Rowe coaching Eric
- Eric won and as per our agreement Canadian Rockets are now considered "Smarties"
- I really did say "Riviera security sucks" after being told we weren't allowed to hang out in the casino
- So some other power tripping security officer told me to "Get the f*ck out of my sight"
- But proceeded to follow me/the group around so we couldn't
- Proceeded to follow us until we got out of the building
- But we came back inside shortly after anyway
- Ryan DeLine (TeddyKGB on here) was asked by Ron van Bruchem for a photo
- This made Justin Rausch (bizzaro on here) jealous.
- Ron's great at saying "But of course!"
- Michael Pleskowicz asked for a photo as well, because of Ryan's outstanding beard
- There wasn't near the crowd following Feliks around as I thought there would be
- Except when he was solving. His crowd attention is easily the main reason the tape was put down
- Aaron Abramowitz seems to think chatting to competitors / chanting things while they're solving is completely ok
- Brandon Mikel got a talking to about his FMC results
- John Brechon is amazing at 2x2, he achieved a 69 second solve.
- Chris Olson is really susceptible to pressure
- And won't even try leting me pass him out to calm his nerves
- I beat Rowe Hessler at 2x2!

I said most importantly earlier, but, this is clearly most irritating:
- I barely missed round 2 of 2x2. I was 101 and they took the top 100.
- The cutoff was 4.94 (Chris Wall / MaelstroM) and that's what I averaged
- But Chris got a better single than me (by 0.34)

 

[Rubiks560]

- Chris Olson is really susceptible to pressure

Yes I am. Let it be known I wasn't very nervous in the finals though. Those scrambles were just absolute garbage.

 

[uberCuber]

Yes I am. Let it be known I wasn't very nervous in the finals though. Those scrambles were just absolute garbage.

I knew there was a good reason you got a 12-second solve, the scramble was too hard!

 

[Anthony]

If you want a Team USA jacket, here's the thread: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?43244-Team-USA-Jackets!&p=881627#post881627

 

[Bizarro]

- This made Justin Rausch (bizzaro on here) jealous.

It's Bizarro.

Anyway, DYK...

I got called 'Dick' by James LaChance's girlfriend because she thought it was my real name?
I was also asked if my 2x2 popped because of my extremely garbage times?
I wish my 2x2 had popped?
By some 'random' coindence, John Brechon and I sat next to each other for Penn and Teller?
We also saw some girls whose parents must be very proud? (Sarcasm)?
There are varying degrees of the word 'if'?
People in casinos have no clue how to walk?
I'm in the background of the Feliks vs. Kevin Hayes relay race video?
TSA employees are hilarious?
There is no need to stand when you're in the front row?
This causes everyone to stand, and makes viewing somewhat difficult?
The 'Crazy Girls' poster was the best one at the Riviera?
That's about the only good thing about the Riviera?
James honestly thought I would shake his hand after he used the bathroom?
He washed them, but I don't care.

 

[ottozing]

Yes I am. Let it be known I wasn't very nervous in the finals though. Those scrambles were just absolute garbage.

^^^This^^^!!!!!!

The last 2 rounds of 2x2, I stopped giving a crap and stopped doing silly stuff with my 1 look solving. The semi finals was okay and I got a slightly faster average than my previous official PB, but the finals scrambles were just insanely awful and I came 10th >.<

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Tyson's voice crack

 

[Cool Frog]

DYK:
...This only takes 8 moves to solve?
...and this cube only takes 12 moves?
...I gave Nick Vu his heart stickers?
...there is a nice way to solve this PLL case? U' to setup
... F R U' R' U F R' F' R U F'
...Cards against humanity is best.
...Justin Jaffrey's card game "Pro" is the best game ever
...Samus has a lolwtf recovery in SSBM
...Some people that I have never met before knew my name. It was weird.
...schlokam is the best worst method ever.
...Kotch is good at U2 x4
...ODDER JUMPED OVER A CHAIR?!
...most cubers aren't tickilish?
...Cubers don't like when you block their vision of the cube?
...especially when they are doing a 5x55 solve?
...I rushed my first FMC because the judge said 15 minutes when we were 15 minutes in.
...I actually do NISS wrong, even though I use it at home all the time
America flagcape

 

[Riley]

DYK...

I believe this is my first DYK?
They're hard to do... I can't think of anything?
I got my first official sub-10 average with no 9.xx's?
Worlds was awesome?
Epic BLD race was epic?
I think I only got a success twice in the whole race which included at least 15 solves?
Andr- Oops, I mean Noah is awesome and funny?
When we met, we pretended we didn't know each other, and asked if the other could do BLD?
Noah said something along the lines of "Yea... I've solved it blind once"
I DNF'd all three 4BLD's, the last off by 3 wings that I still have on my 4x4?
My 5BLD attempts were my first attempts since more than a month ago, when I got my first success?
Which of course led to really bad DNFs?
YOLOSWAG was the last thought in my head before I did my 31.81 BLD?
This time, at the food court, I actually remembered to use the coupons BEFORE I paid?
I met so many great people?
Feliks knew who I was?
Team factory with Steve did not go as planned?
I hate the Riviera beds?
Especially the pillows?
My fastest 3x3 solve of the comp was 7.00 while practicing?
I just posted this in the US Nats thread, then realized my mistake, so deleted that and copied and pasted it here?
Bob Burton said my name as "Riley WOOOOOHOOOOOOO" during mega/feet and then made it his own saying "AS COPYRIGHTED BY BOB BURTON"?
Well, so did Sarah?
I used pseudo blocks/pre moves in FMC Brest
Robert Yau is awesome

I will add more if I think of any.

 

[KCuber]

DYK...

-First sub-10 3x3 avg
-Finals was the best thing evarr
-"at over 15 turns per second"
-I had counting 29 in OH
-Edward got so lucky
-National Champ for 4x4
-USA jackets
-our relay team one because everyone else failed
-Lucas Etter gets mad when you don't do COLL
-Sebastian Weyer is really awesome
-My best rank now is for 7x7
-Everyone had get out by 11
-Corner twists are allowed
-Bob handed me money by mistake
-Sub-2 feet mean with no practice lol
-I suck at PLL
-I dropped the cube during AUF 10% of the time
-My 4x4 single time dropped by 1.5ish seconds but I went down a rank
-Michal throws cubes on the ground when he doesn't place
-It messed up Mitch
-I got 32.78 4x4 avg while warming up
-My official avg was 4 seconds slower
-Oh look a slot machine
-Bob handed me money by mistake
-I got so hungry the second day so I ate 20 chicken nuggets
-I lost 7 cubes :'(
-Best. Awards. Ever.
-My flight was going to take off 2 hrs after the end of 3x3 finals
-luckily it got delayed
-You only get applauded if you're famous or you're old
-I felt a 4x4 that was looser than mine
-I did the wrong PLL and got a N-perm
-Steve +2'd what would've been a counting 8.3
-I learned 10 algs the day after worlds
-Our team got fast claps
-Steve was an American for the relay
-Mats is really fluid
-rUObik's cube
-I realized I wrote my 2nd FMC solution down wrong with less than a minute to go
-it took me forever to write this post

 

[ianography]

...Kevin Last successfully photobombed most of Pi's videos?

FTFY

I have no idea who Ian Bourn is