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2008 = 2007 * 2 (number of competitions)
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philkt731
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I'd also like to point out that of the 4035 people that have ever competed in the 3x3x3 event, 1811 were new to competition in 2008.
At the end of 2007, 2224 people had competed in 3x3x3, 993 of which were new in 2007.
In 2006, there were 568 new competitors of 1231 who had ever competed
At the end of 2007, 2224 people had competed in 3x3x3, 993 of which were new in 2007.
In 2006, there were 568 new competitors of 1231 who had ever competed
TimMc
Premium Member
If you're going to be doing qualifications before WC then would you consider having a quota on the number of competitors per country so that each may be represented fairly? 
Is WC to become more of a country oriented competition like the olympics or is it just about the individuals? Anyone can set a WR at any competition so...
Tim.
Is WC to become more of a country oriented competition like the olympics or is it just about the individuals? Anyone can set a WR at any competition so...
Tim.
cmhardw
Premium Member
Wow! We're pretty consistently adding about 80% of the current year's competitors for the next year! That's a decent sized growth each year!
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too tired, the first calculation I did with the roughly 45% number is that each year roughly 45% of the cubers are new. This means that each year is a roughly 80% growth from the previous year.
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Gunnar
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If you're going to be doing qualifications before WC then would you consider having a quota on the number of competitors per country so that each may be represented fairly?
Is WC to become more of a country oriented competition like the olympics or is it just about the individuals? Anyone can set a WR at any competition so...
Tim.
I strongly oppose the idea to set a quota per country. This is a individual sport and as such the location of your birth/living place should have nothing to do with the participation in a championship.
For example, in athletics, only three americans are allowed in 100m, and three kenyans in 3000m steeplechase, which exclude a great deal of the elite runners from the championships, only based on a factor not being relevant to running; being their citizenship. I would never want to have the same situation with speedcubing.
TimMc
Premium Member
I wouldn't regard it as a team sport. But even as an individual sport, having these restrictions would allow a country a fair chance of saying that they're the fastest. Of course, that's assuming you want your home country behind you at world championships.
It might not be big enough to be worrying about it just yet but it's worth discussing. If there are foreseeable problems with keeping things the same then surely alternative regulations should be looked at...
lol, you could have points per year like the tennis. Requiring the "elite" to participate in more competitions. Again, to keep that fair perhaps only national competitions would result in "points".
Tim.
AvGalen
Premium Member
Why would competitions ever be invitation only?
* Euro 2008 wasn't much bigger than Euro 2006
* Every competition wants to get more competitors, not less
* When there are more competitions all over the world, some people will travel less because there will be another competition closer next week
* Combined finals, time-limits, bigger competition areas and more timers should suffice for a long time
* Invitation only is completely opposed to the WCA-philosophy of
* Euro 2008 wasn't much bigger than Euro 2006
* Every competition wants to get more competitors, not less
* When there are more competitions all over the world, some people will travel less because there will be another competition closer next week
* Combined finals, time-limits, bigger competition areas and more timers should suffice for a long time
* Invitation only is completely opposed to the WCA-philosophy of
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