Aurora Summer Open Competition 2009

[JTW2007]

LOL epic pops...

More like small, localized natural disasters. I should've taken the DNF.

 

[Kubinator97]

I'm going to this competition. YAY

 

[SparkZer00]

Yeah, I probably should preregister. I need to get faster too. I must beat Anthony (Sparkzer00) in a race this time!

I'm ready

It's on...

It's on like donkey kong

You'd better be afraid. I learned a whole two new algs in preparation for the competition!

lol I'm practicing 2x2 megaminx and BLD like no other

not 3x3, I don't feel like practicing it

 

[JTW2007]

I need to practice 2x2 more. Gotta get sub 5!

 

[SparkZer00]

lol cll is beast

 

[RampageCuber]

I'm looking to buy a V-Cube 5 at this competition, does anyone have one they are willing to sell?

 

[JTW2007]

I don't think so, unfortunately. Although it looks like we may actually have enough people to do 3 rounds of 3x3!

EDIT: Yes! We have enough!

 

[RampageCuber]

29 Registered so-far, 27 doing 3x3.

Hopefully around 10-15 people with register at the door.

 

[tanner forrest]

man i wish i knew of this sooner...i would be going but it's too late now....sigh

 

[JTW2007]

29 Registered so-far, 27 doing 3x3.

Hopefully around 10-15 people with register at the door.

27 Overall, and 25 in 3x3. Two people bailed.

EDIT: Good job everyone! I think it went very smoothly.

 

[Me]

Two people bailed.

two of the best people bailed. I should've gotten 5th.

 

[JTW2007]

Two people bailed.

two of the best people bailed. I should've gotten 5th.

I think I ended up in 6th. You still would've taken 5x5 though. You killed in 5x5.

 

[pjk]

Results are now up here.

Something kind of cool I just noticed: As of right now, I am ranked 81 for single and 81 for average on the Square-1.

Did you know?:
-Dan Knights couldn't make it
-Anthony McKnight couldn't make it
-Chris Krueger did a great job with the competiton
-I sucked on all events except OH
-Chris had the only successful BLD solve (out of 3 people)
-Takao did a 20.xx Square-1 avg and is a beast
-Takao also did Square-1 BLD in 20 min, counting memo
-Speedstacks is awesome for letting us borrow their mats
-There was a bug that showed the display time 0.20 faster than the timer it was connected to (on one display, which we quickly disconnected)
-I ended up taking a long way home because I made a wrong turn

 

[Faz]

Wow Tristan! I never knew you were so good at 5x5.

 

[JTW2007]

Did you know?:
-Dan Knights couldn't make it. Yes.
-Anthony McKnight couldn't make it. Yes.
-Chris Krueger did a great job with the competiton. Yes.
-I won all events except 5x5, BLD, Megaminx, and Sq-1. Yes.
-Chris had the only successful BLD solve (out of 3 people). Yes.
-Takao did a 20.xx Square-1 avg and is a beast. Yes.
-Takao also did Square-1 BLD in 20 min, counting memo. Yes.
-Speedstacks is awesome for letting us borrow their mats. Yes.
-There was a bug that showed the display time 0.20 faster than the timer it was connected to (on one display, which we quickly disconnected). Really yes.
-I ended up taking a long way home because I made a wrong turn. No.

Nice.

Did you know:

-One display lost a row of LEDs?
-Those red table covers weren't as benign as they seemed?
-I got my SECOND fp) DNF on a 2x2?
-I now have to qualify for Nationals at the competition?
-Taylor is home now (and owes us money)?
-Roux is beastly on a siamese cube?
-Tristan summoned intense 5x5 skills right before he competed?
-We almost got locked in?
-Daniel is awesome at Minx?
-That was a really fun competition?

 

[Mike Hughey]

-Takao also did Square-1 BLD in 20 min, counting memo

Wow - congratulations to Takao - I assume it was the first (unofficial) successful square-1 BLD in competition?! Well done!

 

[pjk]

-Takao also did Square-1 BLD in 20 min, counting memo

Wow - congratulations to Takao - I assume it was the first (unofficial) successful square-1 BLD in competition?! Well done!

He has done them at the last 2 competitions he has attended here in the Denver area. I asked him and he said he averages around 20 min. Impressive!

 

[Me]

Wow Tristan! I never knew you were so good at 5x5.

I actually don't think I am, I have no clue what happened during my solves, I've been trying all morning to get close to those times and nothing.
I even had someone scramble it for me and pretend to be a judge in a competition to see if maybe the format did it.

Even the night before the comp I got an average of 2:27.21 (on Cubemania). I would like to think that I'm sub-2 but it's simply not true and I have no idea what happened with my average and it's very frustrating to accept.

 

[Sa967St]

Wow Tristan! I never knew you were so good at 5x5.

I actually don't think I am, I have no clue what happened during my solves, I've been trying all morning to get close to those times and nothing.
I even had someone scramble it for me and pretend to be a judge in a competition to see if maybe the format did it.

Even the night before the comp I got an average of 2:27.21 (on Cubemania). I would like to think that I'm sub-2 but it's simply not true and I have no idea what happened with my average and it's very frustrating to accept.

???
Suddenly dropping over 30 seconds is ridiculous. I'm jealous

 

[JTW2007]

Suddenly dropping over 30 seconds isn't just ridiculous, it's practically unbelievable. And yet... I saw it happen.