Australian Games Expo Rubik's 3x3 Championship

[Faz]

@ Richard: I'm using my own cube at the comp. You can use Tim's if he's willing to let you.

 

[richardzhang]

K tim can i use your cube?

 

[richardzhang]

Spoiler

Dear Competitor

Thank you for registering for the Australian Games Expo Rubik's 3x3 Cube Championship. Registrations are about to close (Wednesday) and we have an exciting line up for keen cubers!

While you have all registered online, and we have your details, we will require you to complete and sign a hardcopy of a registration form to compete in the event. I was going to get you to do this on the day but as some of you are under 18 years of age, and require your parent's or guardian's permission to compete, I am sending it to you to complete now.

So, please print off the attached PDF and complete it with all required signatures and then REMEMBER TO BRING IT WITH YOU ON THE DAY! Of course, if you are over 18 you may choose to complete a form when you roll up to competition on the day.

As you may know, we are based at the Crown & Andrews stand - Crown and Andrews are the licensed distributors of Rubik's products in Australia. This was previously known as Booth 29 (and still is on the current floor plan) but the latest information is that it will be Booth U in the Australian Games Expo. So, if you need to find me prior to about 11.30 am on the day - that's where you will find me. The actual location of the Championship is not yet confirmed - it will be out in one of the main game play areas but I don't know where yet. Rest assured we will put up signage to ensure you can find the competition area. Incidentally, the Australian Games Expo is all about playing games. It is likely that there will be many many people playing games around our competition area. I don't know what the noise level or visual conjestion will be on the day. All I can say is that it is what it is. We will do our best with the situation on the day.

I would also like to you let you know that I have invited Tim McMahon, from www.speedcubing.com.au to assist with the running of the event. So, on the day, it will be Tim and myself making up the official team.

If you are using your own Rubik's Cube, you will need to hand it to us (solved) so we can inspect them, approve them and scramble them prior to the start of the competition - preferably between 11.30 - 11.45 am. You will not get the cube back until the end of the competition.

Average of 5 solves: this is a speedsolve championship with a single Rubik's 3x3 event. At this stage the $1000 prize winner will be the person with the lowest average time for 5 attempts (remembering that the fastest and slowest times are removed before calculating the average). The second and third places will be the next two lowest average times. A special prize will also go to the person with the fastest single solve time. You can check out how this works at http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#events

I am very much looking forward to meeting you all and to an enjoyable and exciting Rubik's experience!

Good luck!


Sincerely
Craig Browne
for Crown and Andrews
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[Faz]

A special prize will also go to the person with the fastest single solve time.

Cool.

 

[richardzhang]

Im gonna have to get an LL skip to get the fastest time.

 

[Thomas09]

Still nothing on stickers.

 

[Faz]

Thomas: you can buy one of my sets for 2.50, just make sure you have a blank cube before you get to the comp, and arrive early, so you can sticker it. I'll probably arrive early with my dad, and have a look around.

 

[Thomas09]

No worries, I found a sticker set.

 

[SuperEvenSteven]

After a fast cube

Hey Fazrulz,

I'm after a fast cube so I'll come watch you guys at the canberra epic championships.

Will you have any good cubes to sell?

Steve.

 

[richardzhang]

Ive got a cube c with tiles if you want it.

 

[TimMc]

Will you have any good cubes to sell?

You mean Rubik's brand cubes at this Rubik's event?

Tim.

 

[SuperEvenSteven]

Will you have any good cubes to sell?

You mean Rubik's brand cubes at this Rubik's event?

Tim.

well I'd be happy with any cube so long as it's fast and doesn't lock up often.

I've currently got a Rubik's brand and using F2L and 4-look LL I can manage about 47secs PB and 60secs average. I find my rubik's often locks up and is pop riveted so I can't adjust the tensions

Ive got a cube c with tiles if you want it.

I was hoping for a brand new one but would still be interested in trying your c cube out. Thx

Regards Steve.

 

[TimMc]

I've currently got a Rubik's brand and using F2L and 4-look LL I can manage about 47secs PB and 60secs average.

Is it currently too loose?

If it's still tight and locking up then you could sand ~1mm (very little) off the corner and edge surface inside the cube with 120 or 150 sandpaper. Then wipe down with a cloth, and spray with CRC808 sparingly.

I can average around sub25 with my storebought and Felik's can average 10.3 with his brothers storebought.

I find that the Type Aii gets loose over a short period and can become threaded if you keep tightening it. There's probably better DIYs out there, but there's a lot of crap ones too. It doesn't really help if someone who can solve a cube in 10-20 seconds recommends this DIY or that DIY when their average is pretty much the same on any. It'll come down to personal preference.

Tim.

 

[richardzhang]

Will you have any good cubes to sell?

You mean Rubik's brand cubes at this Rubik's event?

Tim.

well I'd be happy with any cube so long as it's fast and doesn't lock up often.

I've currently got a Rubik's brand and using F2L and 4-look LL I can manage about 47secs PB and 60secs average. I find my rubik's often locks up and is pop riveted so I can't adjust the tensions

Ive got a cube c with tiles if you want it.

I was hoping for a brand new one but would still be interested in trying your c cube out. Thx

Regards Steve.

Ive got a really fast c4y/a hybrid its a bit too fast for me.

 

[SuperEvenSteven]

Is it currently too loose?

If it's still tight and locking up then you could sand ~1mm (very little) off the corner and edge surface inside the cube with 120 or 150 sandpaper. Then wipe down with a cloth, and spray with CRC808 sparingly.

I can average around sub25 with my storebought and Felik's can average 10.3 with his brothers storebought.

I find that the Type Aii gets loose over a short period and can become threaded if you keep tightening it. There's probably better DIYs out there, but there's a lot of crap ones too. It doesn't really help if someone who can solve a cube in 10-20 seconds recommends this DIY or that DIY when their average is pretty much the same on any. It'll come down to personal preference.

Tim.

I bought 2 cheapo $9.99 chinese brand cubes from Questacon and found them absolutely shocking so I'm pretty hesitant about sanding my rubik's brand cube as it's the only half decent cube I have. Hmmm... definitely food for thought though.

Ive got a really fast c4y/a hybrid its a bit too fast for me.

Cool I'd be interested in checking it out then.

 

[richardzhang]

Nah sanding the cube down wont break it

 

[qqwref]

I bought 2 cheapo $9.99 chinese brand cubes from Questacon and found them absolutely shocking so I'm pretty hesitant about sanding my rubik's brand cube as it's the only half decent cube I have. Hmmm... definitely food for thought though.

Unless your dollar is worth practically nothing, it sounds like you got ripped off. You can get some very good cubes for around $5-8 (USD) including shipping. Not to take over a Rubik's Official Brand thread, but personally I like the type F2 cube (http://www.popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.27101 or http://www.popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.27102). Everything from popbuying has free shipping so I would suggest buying most cubes from there. I believe they also have official Rubik brand cubes too (go to Magic Cube -> RBK)

 

[Faz]

Yes, get a good cube from popbuying ^ as qqwref suggested.

 

[SuperEvenSteven]

I bought 2 cheapo $9.99 chinese brand cubes from Questacon and found them absolutely shocking so I'm pretty hesitant about sanding my rubik's brand cube as it's the only half decent cube I have. Hmmm... definitely food for thought though.

Unless your dollar is worth practically nothing, it sounds like you got ripped off. You can get some very good cubes for around $5-8 (USD) including shipping. Not to take over a Rubik's Official Brand thread, but personally I like the type F2 cube (http://www.popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.27101 or http://www.popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.27102). Everything from popbuying has free shipping so I would suggest buying most cubes from there. I believe they also have official Rubik brand cubes too (go to Magic Cube -> RBK)

Cheers, I'll check it out.

Regards,

Steve.

 

[Tim Major]

"5. Competitors must be fully dressed. Competitors may dress in jeans, pants, shorts, slacks, skirts, foot-wear, T-shirts or dress shirts. Hats may be
worn."
Can they wear jumpers? Some of their regulations are lol.