[Indian NR] Kunaal Parekh - 15.03 Square-1 Single

[kunparekh18]

[video=youtube_share;Lux2rIEjCD4]http://youtu.be/Lux2rIEjCD4[/video]

My first ever NR, in my favourite event it was an awesome feeling. I failed the average, but this was pretty cool

 

[CyanSandwich]

Congrats!

 

[guysensei1]

Gj!

 

[kunparekh18]

Congrats!

Gj!

Thanks!!

 

[Iggy]

Well done!

 

[MarcelP]

Awesome! I still have to learn how to solve the damn thing

 

[kunparekh18]

Well done!

Awesome! I still have to learn how to solve the damn thing

Thanks! its quite hard to learn, but once you get the hang of it its quite fun

 

[ilikecubing]

gj :tu

 

[Antonie faz fan]

Nice! But is it just me or did he turn the cube while inspecting?

 

[kcl]

Nice! But is it just me or did he turn the cube while inspecting?

Doesn't look like it, seems like an illusion to me.

 

[pipkiksass]

What the... awesome work Kunaal, been watching your progress with interest ever since race to sub 30 days - you're now significantly faster OH than I am 2H... and a national record holder! congrats man, vvvgj!

 

[kunparekh18]

gj :tu

Thanks!

Nice! But is it just me or did he turn the cube while inspecting?

Doesn't look like it, seems like an illusion to me.

Thanks! Didn't look like I did though.

What the... awesome work Kunaal, been watching your progress with interest ever since race to sub 30 days - you're now significantly faster OH than I am 2H... and a national record holder! congrats man, vvvgj!

Thanks a lot, man! I've been practicing only OH and sq1 since November last year and yeah the race to sub 30 days were so fun. Thanks again!

 

[kunparekh18]

This solve is DNF. I made a move in inspection. Board clarified with me and with the delegate. Sorry.

Mods please lock this thread or move it to another section.

 

[Iggy]

This solve is DNF. I made a move in inspection. Board clarified with me and with the delegate. Sorry.

Mods please lock this thread or move it to another section.

Good job for being so honest though :tu

 

[ottozing]

That's really unlucky. One slight move that wouldn't have even affected the solve significantly... :/ I guess it's fair though. Hopefully you get NR single another time And like Iggy said, well done for being upfront and honest.

 

[TP]

Good job for being so honest though :tu

Indeed, good luck beating it in your next competition instead!

 

[EMI]

When is it considered "making a move"? I always thought the definition of a move is turning a side more than 45 degrees. If so, I don't think you made a move. (One might argue that doing (1,0) (-1,0) is a move, but that's not clear in the regulations - and you only get +2 for more than 45 degrees, so...)

 

[kunparekh18]

That's really unlucky. One slight move that wouldn't have even affected the solve significantly... :/ I guess it's fair though. Hopefully you get NR single another time And like Iggy said, well done for being upfront and honest.

Indeed, good luck beating it in your next competition instead!

Good job for being so honest though :tu

I know, it's sad No problem, I'll just practice and beat it next time

Here's my message to the Board and their reply:

Spoiler: My message

> Hello,
>
> My name is Kunaal Parekh, WCA ID 2013PARE01. I attended C^3 Open 2014 on the
> 26th and 27th of this month. In Square-1 Finals of the competition, my third
> solve was 15.032, which is below the Indian single NR at the moment.
>
> Video evidence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lux2rIEjCD4) shows that
> around the 0:10 mark I made a small clockwise turn of the U layer, which
> after watching multiple times, is around 30 degrees, which is halfway
> through a corner piece in the Square-1 puzzle (I may be wrong, though).
>
> The delegate of the competition (Swaminathan Chandrasekaran) has informed me
> of the Board's decision to disqualify/DNF the attempt, and this mail is an
> attempt to clarify what exactly happened, why it happened, why it shouldn't
> have happened and as a hope that the Board would remove the DNF penalty on
> this solve.
>
> It happened because my Square-1 puzzle is extremely loose and tends to turn
> at a relatively softer touch, although I agree this is my mistake as it have
> maintained the puzzle that way.
>
> The misalignment was such that after the misalignment, I couldn't have done
> a 180 degree of the right layer ( a / turn ) as the puzzle was such that the
> slice passed halfway through a corner piece, making a / turn impossible.
> Thus it was not my intention to slice right away after inspection, which I
> wouldn't have been able to had I not misaligned the puzzle.
>
> It was also not of any advantage to me because I did not intend to make more
> parts of the puzzle visible to me with the misalignment as as seen in the
> video, I had done a y2 rotation before doing the misalignment, making the
> part of the puzzle visible after the misalignment already visible to me
> before I did it.
>
> I had not corrected the misalignment as even though my doing so is illegal
> according to the regulations, my correction would have been intentional, and
> I didn't want to make any intentional turns during inspection as I don't
> think that would be legal.
>
> I could have taken down the video before the delegate messaged you to
> protect my solve, but that would be dishonest and not in good sportsmanship.
>
> I deeply regret my actions and will take all efforts to prevent such
> incidents from happening in my future competitions, if I happen to compete.
>
> I kindly request you to please reconsider your decision of DNFing the solve,
> although I am in favour of any decision you take after reading this email.
>
> Thank you,
> Kunaal Parekh,
> 2013PARE01


I also want to add another point, my first move after starting the solve was a counter-clockwise turn of the U layer, whereas my misalignment was a clockwise turn. So if I hadn't misaligned, my starting move would have been easier as I would have to turn the U layer by a lesser angle. So the misalignment was actually disadvantageous to my solve.

Thank you,
Kunaal Parekh

Sent via Micromax Superfone

Spoiler: Board's Reply

Dear Kunaal Parekh,

Thank you very much for your message.
Unfortunately your solve will stay a DNF.

The regulations say this:
A3c1) The competitor must not apply moves during inspection. Penalty:
disqualification of the attempt (DNF).
In this case you applied a move, so the result is DNF.

You say the move was made because your puzzle is extremely loose. The
regulations say this:
3h3) Any modifications to a puzzle that result in poor performance by
a competitor are not grounds for additional attempts.
So there is no right for you to get a replacement for attempt.

I do believe that you did not do this intentionally. Otherwise it
would have been cheating of course.

Good luck in your next competition!

Have fun,

Ron

[h=2][/h]

When is it considered "making a move"? I always thought the definition of a move is turning a side more than 45 degrees. If so, I don't think you made a move. (One might argue that doing (1,0) (-1,0) is a move, but that's not clear in the regulations - and you only get +2 for more than 45 degrees, so...)​

I don't know. I thought of making that point to the board, but I was too tired to reply.

Mods, please don't close this thread; something productive might come out of this discussion.

 

[guysensei1]

Aww.

Rules are rules I guess. Just work hard next time!

 

[DeeDubb]

Hey, you did it once, you'll do it again. Keep your chin up Keep working hard, and your honesty will be rewarded.