Possibility of 8x8 becoming an official event?

[LNZ]

Even if 8x8 does not become an official WCA event, don't ingore it.

Solving twisty puzzles that are not official is fun and enhances your puzzle solving existance.

One could argue that some cuboids (like 3x3x2, 3x3x4, 3x3x5, 4x4x6, etc) have a case to be official WCA events as well.

 

[Derek]

And what's stopping you from practicing for it anyway? A lot of people find unofficial events fun and interesting. The experience of solving bigger cubes can help you improve on smaller ones, too.

I know When I got my 7x7 my times on 5x5 dropped a lot from just doing 7x7. I am still going to practice but not nearly as much.

 

[Rnewms]

Because 7bld is not substantially more impressive than 5bld, or even 4bld.

I completely disagree with this, but I do agree with the idea that sighted solves don't make too much of a difference as size increases, and there isn't a very good reason to make 8x8 official without there being a strong reasoning against it.

 

[elrog]

So lets cancel 5x5-7x7. Cos u solve them the same way as a 4x4.

I'd be completely fine with getting rid of the 6x6 and 7x7, but the 5x5 can stay because it has differences from the 4x4. Certain methods work better on it than the 4x4 because the ability for you to tell if you have to do a parity algorithm before you dive right into solving like a 3x3 if your doing reduction. It also keeps you from having to worry about permutation parity.

 

[Dene]

There is zero possibility of 8x8 becoming an official event.

 

[piyushp761]

Well I don't think that 8x8 will become an official event till V-cubes releases one! Otherwise Verdes would probably go against WCA for making an official event in which all the people are using knockoff puzzles!

 

[god of rubic 2]

Pls don't give a free WR to Feliks.

 

[Derek]

Pls don't give a free WR to Feliks.

Honestly I don't think it would be Feliks. It would probably be Kevin or vladislav.

 

[Sajwo]

Honestly I don't think it would be Feliks. It would probably be Kevin or vladislav.

no.

 

[god of rubic 2]

Feliks had a 5 min solve on 8x8 a while ago IIRC

 

[Derek]

Feliks had a 5 min solve on 8x8 a while ago IIRC

Vladislov Has a 5:25 solve and averages sub-6

 

[Tim Major]

Vladislov Has a 5:25 solve and averages sub-6

...and? I'm not saying Feliks would hold the WR, in fact he probably wouldn't. But it wouldn't be "Vladislov". Can you link his WCA profile? Because if you mean this guy, https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2012SHAV01 I highly doubt he would get the world record.

https://www.worldcubeassociation.or...onId=&years=&show=100+Persons&average=Average

Most of the top 50 on this list would average under 6 minutes with a little practise. The top 10 would potentially be sub 5.

 

[Sajwo]

...and? I'm not saying Feliks would hold the WR, in fact he probably wouldn't. But it wouldn't be "Vladislov". Can you link his WCA profile? Because if you mean this guy, https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2012SHAV01 I highly doubt he would get the world record.

https://www.worldcubeassociation.or...onId=&years=&show=100+Persons&average=Average

Most of the top 50 on this list would average under 6 minutes with a little practise. The top 10 would potentially be sub 5.

Actually Vladislav is on comp today, so we'll se what he can do

 

[~Adam~]

Counter proposal, get rid of 7x7?
It takes up too much time and adds nothing that other events already provide.

Edit - I have now read the thread.
Kong Shou sort of made the same point as me except that I was being serious.

 

[PeelingStickers]

but then I would never compete in 7x7

6x6/7x7 do add a small amount of extra knowledge to 5x5, but not very much at all (commutators on centres for example). I can certainly see arguments, particularly from comp organizers for it's removal.

 

[~Adam~]

6x6/7x7 do add a small amount of extra knowledge to 5x5

That's why I only said 7x7.
There is no reason to have both IMO.
It just gives the 3 people who placed in 6x6 another medal.

 

[notfeliks]

Personally, I would like to see a fully functional cuboid puzzle become an official event, like 3x3x5 or something. That would be cool to watch.

 

[Ninja Storm]

That's why I only said 7x7.
There is no reason to have both IMO.
It just gives the 3 people who placed in 6x6 another medal.

I think my WCA profile shows that there's a difference between 6x6 and 7x7. I really think that the current amounts of events are fine and that nothing should be changed.

 

[~Adam~]

I think my WCA profile shows that there's a difference between 6x6 and 7x7.

You have exactly 1 data point for 6x6 =P

 

[Hypocrism]

What if we stagger the big cube competitions. Say, anyone can compete in 4x4 and 5x5-to compete in the main 6x6 event, your 5x5 single has to be below 1.30. To compete in the main 7x7event, your 6x6 has to be below 2.30. Or something like this, making sure that slow solvers are not in the main event, but have to fit in their solves independently (w/ judge of course) at a time they are free.