ABHC - 3 day UK competition

ryanj92 said:
I'm excited for this!

Goals?
Primarily to get back into the UK top 10 sum of ranks - after Euros I dropped a few places...
A few times I want: sub-50 4x4x4 single, one-handed PB's, 5x5x5 average PB, NR clock average, sub-7 pyra average, square-1 PB's... I think that will do :)
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Back in the top 10 \o/
From my goals I only got the 4x4x4 single, OH average, and pyra average (sub-6 actually, lol), and I beat my 5x5x5 average PB by less than one second... Oh well :P
More to follow. Love you all, thanks for yet another fantastic competition <3
 
kinch2002 said:
Goal:
1 PB
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Woop woop. 3 pbs
OH Single (was my worst world ranking) because lolololscramble. If I was in shape for OH would have been a 10 or 11 I think
Feet average because James' cube
4x4 average beacuse I need to get closer to 40.00 before I am allowed to break the barrier
3rd on sum of singles :)

Thanks Adam. You awesome
 
CyanSandwich said:
Haha nice. You were actually pretty close to 3x3 NR too. It'd be cool to see it finally broken before the year's out.
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Agreed, it's stood for far too long! I started summer at barely sup-15 so I'm hoping to break it within a year, depending on how much time I have at medical school and which UK comps I can go to.
 
I just arrived home! Cheers for a great weekend! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM(yesterday)!
14 NR's I think, I'm such a failure I wanted 15! Mollerz don't forget to send me that message about how to put a video on speedsolving!
greatest achievement this weekend, 7x7 single! Skewb British Isles average was pretty cool to! Finally sub 5 pyra! But no sub 10 3x3 :(

20(18+2) Sq-1 single apparently.
35 4x4 average!
3:30 7x7 average!
1:07 feet single!1:12 5x5 single!
Learned clock, in 5 minutes!
sub 1:40 mega average!
3 Gold! 4x4, 7x7 and pyra.
2 British Isles records!
Thank you everybody for a great weekend! See you all next year!
 
Oh yes, forgot to mention this too. We had some clothing left behind as well as cubes. One cube and 2 items of clothing have already been claimed. If you think you left something, describe it in the best detail you can and we will check if we have it!

CiaranBeahan said:
Mollerz don't forget to send me that message about how to put a video on speedsolving!
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I'll just post it here because it's easier.

Let's say you are posting this video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4kF0Y2Ua6g

You would do the following, take the code at the back of the link, everything after the = sign, and put it between [youtubehd] tags.

[youtubehd]x4kF0Y2Ua6g[/youtubehd

But you would need to add a square bracket ] at the end as well, obviously.
 
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DuffyEdge said:
Goals:
2x2 - sub 3 single & sub 4 average
3x3 - sub 12 single & sub 14 average
4x4 - sub 50 average
5x5 - AfR average, I don't think I'll get the single
6x6 - AfR single
7x7 - beat CHJ
OH - sub 30 average, to put me out of my misery
Feet - get a mean
FMC - AfR single & mean
Mega - sub 1:50 single & sub 2:00 average
Pyra - sub 6 single & sub 7 average. I've already had two sub 6 official singles, both of them were +2's
Sq1 - get an average
Clock - sub 7 single & sub 8 average. plsplspls let me be in the sub 8 club
Skewb - sub 7 single & sub 10 average
3BLD - get a mean
4BLD - use comms for centres like I should have done at Euros
5BLD - success (this will never ever happen officially in my entire life)
MBLD - 7 points
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2x2 - no I suck
3x3 - no I suck
4x4 - no I suck
5x5 - no I suck
6x6 - no I suck
7x7 - no I suck
OH - no I suck
Feet - yay now I never have to do feet again
FMC - I improved the mean I guess, but I still want a good single
Mega - no I suck
Pyra - no I suck
Sq1 - no I suck
Clock - no I really suck (although I did get a sub 7 single)
Skewb - no I suck
3BLD - yep:)
4BLD - no I suck
5BLD - I spoke too soon I guess
MBLD - yeah no

I failed most of my goals..

DYK...
...it was awesome to see and talk to some completely new cubers
...Bernard and me didn't get the 4 move 2x2 scramble we wanted
...18/33 AfRs (passed the halfway point)
...easy xx-cross in OH finals
...which everybody seemed to mess up on
...and then did a great job at keeping it quiet
...F (R U R' U')*3 F' is far nicer than R' F2 R2 U2 R' F2 R U2 R2 F2 R
...Alex got a 26 in FMC using roux
...Ollie got a WR and then was so cool about it. No big deal
...Rob got a 56 and the next round Breandan got a 55
...Poor Rob doesn't even get recognition :(
...I'm becoming slower at 3x3 and OH
...like my times are actually getting worse
...Adam is a very good organiser
..."and 1st place in square-1 is Sim-Robert Yau!"
..."and 1st place in megaminx is......Robert Yau????"
...Dans (almost) NR clock average: 7, 7, 17, DNF, 7
...Ryans (almost) NR clock average: 6, 7, 6, DNF, 8
...CHJ wanted Ciarans square-1 18.xy to be a DNF, instead of a +2
...Ciaran is reasonably fast
...3:12 7x7 single... He should average sub 3 next year
...I guess I'm a silver member now for completing all singles
...McDonalds advert in KFC
...Sameer: "Let's just admit it: We love feet!"
...the number of seconds you slow down by is directly proportional to the number of pints you drink
...I spoke very proficient welsh to Ethan Mayo (as he would indeed confirm)
...Chris and CHJ think I have a limited knowledge of famous cubers
...Adams birthday cake ended up being eaten alone by me at 1am in my hotel room
...Happy birthday Adam! (yesterday)
...James is a very thorough and organised delegate
...Cornelius Deickmann
...Ando won the duct tape challenge thing
...Lara has cool hair
...which featured in my 5BLD memo
...which caused me to have a success
...so thank you Lara
...Worlds 2017 should be held in the centre of the Earth because then it's the same distance for everyone, and therefore the most fair
...Probably my favourite comp so far. Thank you Adam and James and Dan <3
 
Mollerz said:
Oh yes, forgot to mention this too. We had some clothing left behind as well as cubes. One cube and 2 items of clothing have already been claimed. If you think you left something, describe it in the best detail you can and we will check if we have it!



I'll just post it here because it's easier.

Let's say you are posting this video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4kF0Y2Ua6g

You would do the following, take the code at the back of the link, everything after the = sign, and put it between [youtubehd] tags.

[youtubehd]x4kF0Y2Ua6g[/youtubehd

But you would need to add a square bracket ] at the end as well, obviously.
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Cheers James!
 
DYK...

190 mins to do a 70 min journey leaving at 11:40am?
actually a really enjoyable drive whilst teaching 4x4 and even the 'argument' had a good outcome?
the very last hotel room yet again?
I don't mind the walk but seriously Premiere Inn stop doing that to your other 'guests'?
guests don't pay to stay at my house?
I remembered having 3G at my car when failing to send precomp email?
I literally got to my car before getting 3G back?
free hotel WiFi now?
internet fail at the venue?
I should've downloaded Adobe before I left home?
Ollie got WR 4BLD single whilst I ran over to the hotel to fail to download it?
also Mo3?
apparently free WiFi isn't worth the money?
we used James' 3G to get it on my laptop?
SWAGOVERLORD?
scramblers, data enterers and runners get chocolate and sweets?
Alex's 26 move Roux FMC?
during the 1st round of 4x4 I got 5 parities, all PLL?
no where near my PB average?
in the 2nd round I needed a 57 to get sub 1 average with my last solve?
DNF?
according to Matt it's like I'm dancing with my 4x4 whilst turning slowly but not pausing?
2/5 MBLD?
was expecting to see 4 solved and one massive fail?
so much fail in that attempt across the board?
I was so busy that when I announced the bar was open it took me several seconds to realise that was where I needed to go straight away?
responsible drinking at venue?
Tim finally turns up and worked really hard while he was in the venue even though he barely competed?
he locked himself out of his car TWICE on the Fri which resulted in the delay?
Sarah helped a lot as well when I needed rest breaks?
we got ahead of schedule so Callum got his extra round of feet?
Daniel only agrees to it if he can use James' cube?
2 groups in the 4x4 final came as a shock to me?
I left the venue before the vast majority of people who stayed till the end of the 4x4 final?
till and til are acceptable but since till is more historical that's what I'll be putting in my previous DYK?
showered and still got to the bar before the non-fast-food eaters?
Tamsin got too fast at 3x3 in a few days so I stopped solving parity on 4x4?
awkward to spot PLLs when both parities are ignored?
Brendan plays Tetris on original Gameboy?
I remember when it came out?
still no WiFi in the hotel so I guess I'll write some DYKs before sleep?
I don't get to fall asleep watching Archer tonight?

day 2 is a bit blurry now?
I only did 5 and 1/2 5x5 solves?
my 1st 3BLD was only 1 second slower than my at home pb?
I missed my Mo3 on my 3rd and 'safety' solve twice?
Matt's 41???
once the adrenaline wore off my back decided to let me know that it had been injured a couple of weeks previously?
James and Daniel picked up my slack?
Rob beat Brendan's ER?
Brendan never lost his ER?
Mega surprise though?
my beer tasted like burnt plastic?
it's a good thing I only drunk 1/2 of it?
a little too tired to celebrate like I expected to?
that meant I was at the venue when it opened even though James wasn't expecting me till much later?
Monday kiddy day worked exactly like I expected?
so much busier?
my cake arrived JUST before the end of Pyra round 1?
that added 2 seconds to Lara's time?
my printer smokes in the venue?
I went for 3 instead of 7 in the 2nd attempt of MBLD?
took twice as long as I'm capable of but that did mean I got my 3 points?
I still know my memo?
JH YG MF QC OT KV UC BW CD YR EN AG DJ LV SQ HW H WS LR IY VB M QJ AC LN RY KW C, audio corners on the last?
all went smoothly and got extra rounds of Pyra, feet and 7x7?
no, we can't have a 4th round of 2x2, we don't have 100 competitors?
would've squeezed in another round of SQ-1 but no Simon and who would've been able to scramble for it?
I tried to inject a little humour into the award ceremony?
Joey arranged a heads up comp whilst I chilled?
Conny won that as well as 3x3?
Daniel and Billy thought I was trollin' back at 4x4xFortress when Daniel showed me centre comms?
it stuck pretty quickly?
wanted to move onto edge comms shortly after?
Daniel told me to M2 instead?
4BLD here I come?

Thank you so much to everyone who helped out all over the weekend.
Especially James, Daniel, Tim, Sarah, all the judges who seemed to never take a break, data enterers and scramblers.

I hope you all enjoyed it.
I'll certainly be arranging more comps in the future assuming our delegates are happy for me to do so =D
 
DYK:
Yey sub-Dan 3BLD?
All my official mega solves were slower than the one warm-up solve I did?
All my 2x2 solves were slower than my PB AO50? (Yes 50, not 5 and a typo)
I actually practiced for FMC and got a worse result than last comp?
Ryan got 6 parities in 5 sq-1 solves?
I demonstated that I'm not good enough at sq-1 hacks to do them fast enough or correctly?

Well done to those getting records (especially Ollie because BLD), always fun to have crazy fast solves happening. Also, didn't get much chance to talk to Adam after the cake reminded me it was his birthday. Happy birthday mate, if you didn't do the obvious combo of cake + stackmat I'll be sad.
 
DYK:
3^3 finals ?????????

And my advice: don't drink a beer right before a final you think you won't make, because you might end up being in anyway...

Great comp, thanks to Adam for organizing it.
 
Did anyone find a Rubik's Clock? I couldn't find mine when I left the venue on Saturday, and apparently it didn't get handed in at any point. It's a standard Rubik's brand, normal inserts etc so pretty easy to get mistaken for someone else's.
 
DYK:

- The following list will be compiled in approximate chronological order?
- First competition where I didn't stay at my house?
- The 4x4xFortress is awesome, and its residents equally so?
- I solved a Jing's Pyraminx and a 4x4x4 supercube for the first time there?
- Got ~3 hours sleep on Friday night?
- Nick got probably the world's smallest £15 mixed grill?
- He complained and managed to get a better one?
- Finally sub-50 4x4x4 single?
- Went all day without getting a sup-1 single and then got 1:00.17 on the last solve of the day?
- Doing only a few events per day was strange but very much appreciated?
- As was finishing by 7pm each day?
- All the extra rounds?
- #loluk?
- Clock went badly for me?
- Conor and Daniel both had DNF's and counting sup-10's, destroying what would've been easily sub-8 averages?
- First round had quite a few lucky cases but they were all in awkward places?
- Second round had a 7.5x DNF (1 edge) which cost me NR?
- Improved my single rank by 4 places and my average rank by 1, but I'm still 3rd in the UK for single?
- I still get really nervous during clock solves?
- But a combination of music in between solves and Ollie and Conor's heckling calmed me down a lot in the final, so thanks for that?
- I now have 6 sub-8 averages without a sub-7.51?
- I have a lot of feelings about clock?
- Billy can't 6x6x6 last layer?
- He did the wrong PLL and was left with a U-perm, and then did PLL parity instead?
- I swear this is the third comp now where I've had a 6x6x6 mean and my scrambler hasn't?
- Two scrambles in my round of skewb had a 4-5 move layer into U perm?
- Bernard in the OH final: 'A DOUBLE X-CROSS?!'
- 3rd OH final scramble had 4 solved edges and a solved corner, with no flips/twists?
- Someone should try it BLD?
- Also Bernard, before every solve I did this weekend: 'WR gogogo'
- Pro tip for Chris - lube your 7x7x7?
- I missed the 5x5x5 and one handed finals by one place, despite getting my overall 5x5x5 PB single in the second round?
- Breandan is too pro at 5x5x5?
- I got 6 SQ-1 parities in 5 solves, thanks to popping on the last few turns of a solve?
- Ciaran is getting really fast at everything? Sadly he narrowly missed out on sub-10 average?
- Tom Neville is also going to be fast soon?
- James was more excited his tubstacking results than anything else that day?
- I got the first ever sub-4 '10-stack' (by Robert) on camera?
- The UK loves feet?
- We tried to stop talking about it at KFC, but the conversation kept returning to it?
- It was a pretty good weekend for BLD?
- Chris got his first 4BLD success, it only took 19 attempts?
- Conor got his first 5BLD success, adding to his collection of AfR's?
- Leigh forgot how to ZZ?
- Somehow got a sub-15 average?
- 2 move green cross in the first round of 3x3x3?
- Chris hates Ortega when it doesn't give him an OLL skip?
- It took me about 10 seconds to realise that I was sat in the competitors seat when I judged Conor?
- Pyraminx finals make me nervous, especially after getting a sub-6 average in the second round?
- Lara is scene trash?
- She also got a 13 single in a 21 average, and is now the fastest female in Australia, well done again?
- Nick and I forgot how to cube in the head-to-head? "What even is a Rubik's Cube?"
- I won but then Cornelius beat me OH in the second round?
- James and I are just going to go all out on side events now?
- Duct tape ball made a return, with Ando claiming victory?
- Top cake?
- Discussing who would win in a dance off out of the worlds/euros finalists?
- I'm writing these instead of cleaning my house?
- I should probably get on that now?

Thanks Adam for organising a fantastic competition - you looked after everyone so well :)
See you all at either Cuthberts or UKC, or possibly both!
 
DYK:

-3 return trips and a few drives around Welwyn meant 450 miles of driving that weekend
- I've probably forgotten a lot of the DYK things I had planned, so probably won't be in chronological order, just as I remember them
- There was about a 3-5 second pause between Chris's 4BLD success and his manic celebration.
- I managed to find another secret sleeping spot, before ciaran's mum wondered what I was doing unconscious on the floor.
- aimed for 3 PB's but got 6! :D
- I didn't get any of the 3 I was expecting, so all 6 were a suprise
- 1/720 PLL skip meant beating my megaminx PB by 22 seconds :P
- Left 6x6 at home on the day I needed it, and pyraminx on the day i needed it, so thanks to francois and ciaran for letting me borrow them, and callum for clock.
- Despite me saying I'll never do FMC again, I did and got a PB by 3.
- Square-1 starting popping out of nowhere, would have been 8 PB's otherwise :/
- Not a single double parity on 4x4x4, after having 7 out of my previous 10 official solves, and beat average PB by 2 seconds.
- That's all I can remember for now, although I think people are more likely to read concise ones anyway.

And lastly:
- No I wasn't so lazy that I drove to the petrol station, I genuinely needed to fill up :P
 
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