World Championships 2013 - Las Vegas

Thanks for all the input. I do understand the position that being world champion is better. Don't get me wrong, I am a little bit sad about not winning. It would have been nice to get both. However, for whatever reason(s), for this particular set of circumstances, I am more satisfied than I would have been if I hadn't gotten WR and won with a 7.92 average (better single than Deven), for example. Maybe it's because this was my first WR. Maybe it's because I set the WR average at a World Championship (and am the first to do so for clock), the opportunity for which also only comes around once every two years. At least until I become world champion (if I do), nothing will change my mind.
In conclusion, maybe I should have left out the "any day" part.
 
Stefan said:
How do you know? I maintain my position that you can't judge a feeling you haven't experienced.
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Evan Liu said:
At least until I become world champion (if I do), nothing will change my mind.
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That is my current perception under an approximation of the exact feeling of being world champion, without knowing the actual feeling. Maybe I'll change my mind in 2n years.
 
Stefan said:
Getting the (official) world record doesn't mean you're the best in the world. It depends on the scrambles, plus someone who never even competes officially could be the real best in the world.
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To me, it seems like worlds is just a measure of who handles the pressure better, not who's faster. WR averages are sometimes about the scrambles, but never fully dependent on them (No WR average is really close to the UWR). I never really cared that much about winning pyra at worlds. It was nice, but I really just wanted WR. I'll get back to you when I actually do break a WR. :p
 
masterofthebass said:
Wait until you get both and see which one feels more important. Being at a competition and beating the best people in the world in a head to head competition is a far better feeling than just getting a good average at a local competition without anyone else being remotely close in skill. Especially in an event like pyra, where a result can be completely scramble-dependent, the even playing field of winning a round proves so much more who the best in the world is.
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I definitely see what you're saying, but WR goes down in history, while world champion is easily forgotten.
 
Noahaha said:
I definitely see what you're saying, but WR goes down in history, while world champion is easily forgotten.
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I would argue that it's the other way around. Who cares who had the blindfolded world record at the time of WC2011(or 2009,2007, etc.)? But all you have to do to find out who won it is go to the WC2011 page. While records are broken, your title of World Champion from that year never goes away, and neither does the medal/certificate that you get.

Of course I am nowhere near to accomplishing either of these feats, these are just my thoughts.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Antoine.
 
uvafan said:
I would argue that it's the other way around. Who cares who had the blindfolded world record at the time of WC2011(or 2009,2007, etc.)? But all you have to do to find out who won it is go to the WC2011 page. While records are broken, your title of World Champion from that year never goes away, and neither does the medal/certificate that you get.

Of course I am nowhere near to accomplishing either of these feats, these are just my thoughts.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Antoine.
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I can name almost every BLD WR holder in each BLD event, but I can only name a few world champions. That's because WR goes right on your profile, while world champion can only be seen by scrolling down. Maybe that's a mistake. If WC titles are to be as important as WRs, they should get their own page on the WCA site and get their own section on each person's profile.

I understand the desire to get WC victories once you have some WRs, but that "history of WRs" section on your profile is absolutely priceless.
 
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In 20 years I'm not going to be telling people I had the 6x6 WR from 2011- ___, I'll be saying that I'm the 2013 World Champion in 5x5, 6x6, and 7x7.

That being said, I still would say that my first 6x6 world record single is one of my proudest achievements in cubing.

If I had to list my international accomplishments from most important to least:
6x6 2013 World Champion
6x6 Single World Record (2:02.31 - 2011 US Nats)
7x7 2013 World Champion
5x5 2013 World Champion
6x6 Single and Average World Record (1:49.46 and 1:55.13)
7x7 Average World Record (2:54.77)
All other 6x6 World Records

Unless the World Championship title occurred when none of the fastest people in the world attended the competition, I would definitely say World title > World Record.
 
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