Aachen Open 2009

[Sebastien]

As we also do stupid 2x2, stupid 3x3, stupid 4x4 and stupid 5x5 I see not reason why not doing stupid 6x6 and stupid 7x7.

We will definatly not drop any of the current events as the competition is now announced and as there are multiple registrations for every event. We already had requests to add MBF, but quite obviously that is would not be done with just adding it somewhere. Maybe we will eventually add it but don't be to confident.

 

[tim]

Pitzu: We decided to drop multi-blind. This is our first competition and we have no experience in creating time schedules, so we did not want a schedule which is "too full" or "too strict". We had to choose between 4x4/5x5 BLD vs. Multi-Blind.. This will probably not change, sorry

Good decision, i don't have enough cubes anymore to be competitive .

btw. Can you guys recommend any cheap hotel/hostel?

 

[Robin]

Cause we all live in Aachen we never tried any Hostel, but this one sounds cheap, it's 22.30Euro per night as their site says:

http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-Jugendherbergen-Aachen-022059.en.htm?lswitch=Y

If you phone them and get an exact price write it down here, please.

 

[Sebastien]

Seems that there already are some NRs for sure at the competition. We have a guy from Luxemburg registered now and it seems to be the first person ever from that country to take part at a competition

To add some nice statistics:

Actually registered competitors: 49
Most represented nationality (surprise, surprise...): Germany, 32 competitors
Registered competitors from Aachen: 18!
Competitors taking part at a competition for the first time: 14

Seems taht we can look forward to a great competition and a lot of fun with many known and many new faces

 

[Ron]

I want to book a cheap but decent hotel.
Where is everone staying?

 

[Sebastien]

Hey Ron. I'm sorry but we don't know where everybody stays. Some people will sleep at some of our places, and the rest did not tell us anything about wheere they plan to stay. I would recommend you to stay at the hotel Robin posted above or at the one which is mentioned on the website.

 

[Stefan]

Ok last night I finally decided I'll come and bought a train ticket. Can't come Friday, so I'll arrive Saturday around 1pm. And hooray, I just got a 1:59.28 average-of-5 for the 5x5.

 

[Stefan]

Btw, I'll stay at the Granus hotel, a non-smoking hotel slightly out of Aachen's center with many good reviews and good prices. I have a single person room, don't know whether they have more available. Ron, did you find a hotel by now?

 

[tim]

Btw, I'll stay at the Granus hotel, a non-smoking hotel slightly out of Aachen's center with many good reviews and good prices. I have a single person room, don't know whether they have more available. Ron, did you find a hotel by now?

o_O How could i not find this hotel on hrs? It's the cheapest hotel there. Maybe i'll stay there, too. But i'm still waiting for my gf's decision...

 

[AvGalen]

As we also do stupid 2x2, stupid 3x3, stupid 4x4 and stupid 5x5 I see not reason why not doing stupid 6x6 and stupid 7x7.

We will definatly not drop any of the current events as the competition is now announced and as there are multiple registrations for every event. We already had requests to add MBF, but quite obviously that is would not be done with just adding it somewhere. Maybe we will eventually add it but don't be to confident.

WOW, I didn't know V-Cubes made 2 dimensional versions of the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7. Where can I buy all of those?

And Stefan: That's a big improvement on 5x5x5. Did you also improve a lot on 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 or do I still have a chance of beating you on those?
Also Stefan:

So we covered pyraminx already? Frack. Can't see myself taking any other NR from him. Thus useless as I am, maybe I shouldn't come.

I'll probably stick with 5x5, I like that one best right now. And I'm only #4 there.

That confused me. I thought you wanted to beat Lucas at something. Now it sounds like you want to get another German NR which I thought you didn't care about.

 

[Stefan]

The single person room I got costs 59.50, though (including breakfast). They also have a double room available for 89.90, at least for Sat-Sun.

 

[Stefan]

And Stefan: That's a big improvement on 5x5x5. Did you also improve a lot on 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 or do I still have a chance of beating you on those?

No, I didn't improve on those. Well, maybe a bit as a side effect from the 5x5. But I didn't practice them and they're still not lubed so still suck. Oh and I'm still using my edge building method that everyone I showed it to at the Dutch Masters disliked so much.

That confused me. I thought you wanted to beat Lucas at something. Now it sounds like you want to get another German NR which I thought you didn't care about.

1) I think if I beat Lucas at *anything* where I'm not already/still better, that means NR for me. As a side effect.
2) I'm not interested in getting NRs, but I'm interested in taking NRs from him. Because he's interested in them.

 

[Lucas Garron]

That confused me. I thought you wanted to beat Lucas at something. Now it sounds like you want to get another German NR which I thought you didn't care about.

1) I think if I beat Lucas at *anything* where I'm not already/still better, that means NR for me. As a side effect.
2) I'm not interested in getting NRs, but I'm interested in taking NRs from him. Because he's interested in them.

It's so on.

 

[Stefan]

Btw I checked it, I can overtake you at pyraminx single without getting the NR.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Btw I checked it, I can overtake you at pyraminx single without getting the NR.

A long while ago, I decided "never" to practice Pyraminx seriously. I don't even know how I ever held either NR. :rolleyes:

Do you have a good Pyraminx method? Because I think Petrus should be really fast, but I don't bother to practice it.

 

[AvGalen]

Btw I checked it, I can overtake you at pyraminx single without getting the NR.

And that's why it confused me.

P.S. I don't know if I will get enough practice before Aachen, but I am pretty close to having a 100% success rate with "speed-clocking-without-turning-it-over-during-the-solve".

 

[Stefan]

A long while ago, I decided "never" to practice Pyraminx seriously. I don't even know how I ever held either NR. :rolleyes:

Maybe you're just gifted.

Do you have a good Pyraminx method? Because I think Petrus should be really fast, but I don't bother to practice it.

No, pretty much standard, I guess. Solve a subpyramid (length 2) minus one edge, orient the three "corners" (?) through that edge spot, solve that edge, solve last layer edges. A long time ago I've been thinking about a method I called "backbone" (today I might call it "ZZ for pyraminx") that I think has potential, but never really developed it. No idea how the current fastest guys solve it.

 

[tim]

I booked a double room at the hotel Stadtnah for 58€ per night.

 

[Ron]

I booked a room in the youth hostel.

 

[fw]

I just received an e-mail from a woman offering a room for one or two persons in Aachen Laurensberg, not too far from the competition in a private house for 20€/30€. If you are interested, mail or pm me.