[Help Thread] Advice and Tips for Competitions

[MJS Cubing]

Sit next to someone. If you sit alone, you will only feel more paranoid when people watch you. Also, you will meet people that live near the comp, therefore near you, and then you have a new cubing friend. Just ask "Hey, is someone sitting here?" I am very socially awkward and understand that it will feel weird, but I now have a new cubing friend because I took that step. Trust me, its very important.

 

[rubik2005]

Sit next to someone. If you sit alone, you will only feel more paranoid when people watch you. Also, you will meet people that live near the comp, therefore near you, and then you have a new cubing friend. Just ask "Hey, is someone sitting here?" I am very socially awkward and understand that it will feel weird, but I now have a new cubing friend because I took that step. Trust me, its very important.

Yup, I made that mistake too. At first I just sat with my family, and then I realized cubers don't mind if you sit with them.

 

[MJS Cubing]

Also, remember everyone is in the same boat. They all know how nervous you are for your first comp. They don't care about anything, not how you look, not how you walk, talk, what cube you use, etc.

 

[DNF_Cuber]

what cube you use,

says toxic YLM 4 user

 

[goidlon]

Remember to always ask questions if you are confused, and like @MJS Cubing said you should sit with cubers as i made this mistake as well

 

[CodingCuber]

I’m going to my first comp in June, does anyone have any tips for a first? Thanks in advance!

Chances are, you're going to do bad. The nerves always get to you at your first comp. Just solve and try and make some friends

 

[abunickabhi]

Just try and enjoy the competition. Break as many PRs as possible and compete in all events.

Good luck!

 

[CodingCuber]

Just try and enjoy the competition. Break as many PRs as possible and compete in all events.

Good luck!

I mean, you'll break every PR if it's your first comp...

 

[abunickabhi]

I mean, you'll break every PR if it's your first comp...

Yeah but beating them every round is a challenge, and its not possible to do always, S' R E2 R' U' R' E2 R U S.

Also Stanley broke 4WRs in 3 solves when he got the 5BLD WR.
Same stuff can be done with PRs in a competition.