Bristol Open 2009

[TMOY]

Did you know:
- I suck at square-1 too ?
- I suck even more at scrambling it when the scramble is printed using a tiny font size ? (and I had to give up scrambling the 7^3 for the same reason)
- I managed to get out of nowhere the French single NR anyway, and with a nonlucky solve ?
- I spent the whole day wondering if I actually had the NR, because the previous NR was 21.xx too and I didn't remember the hundredths ?
- I suck at BLD and FMC too but everybody managed to suck even more than I did ?
- there was finally no really heavy rain in Bristol this WE ?
- the train ticket from London to Bristol is much cheaper than London-Swindon, although the trip is almost twice as long ?
- it's fun to climb in a bus to go to your hotel, leave at a random station and find out that you're actually right next to your hotel ?
- UK cubers (and everybody who attended the competition in general) are nice, and Charlie is really a good organiser ?
- it's a bad idea to drink coffee while judging ? (sorry Bence)
- Arnaud sucks at cornes first ?
- both of us suck at teamsolve (either Fridrich or CF) ?
- McDonalds ?
- cubers can be generous, at least while plaing a stupid game ?
- I will definitely attend other UK competitions ?

 

[Toad]

Three videos I just put on YT...

Sorry for long looking post :/

Robert Yau best solve of competition - 10.11:

Breandan Vallance - sub10 +2:

My best solve of competition - 19.22:

 

[Escher]

Did you know? (just a couple for now)

- OMNOMNOMNIONOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM
- I am a nombie?
- Herbert is hilarious and terrifying?
- Oliver: I love you?
- Joey is very special?
- A day out with Arnaud, Charlie, Joey, Lars and Thom is SO much fun?
- om nom?
- Justin is a really cool guy, and it was great to meet him at last!
- regular milkshakes are just not good enough?
- Charlie has interesting feet?
- Simon is seriously ripped?
- Bence Barat is great (mostly because he knows EG)?
- Jude is ridiculously unlucky in competition?
- R perms don't fix dedge parity in 4x4 BLD?
- The Ludlow's are the loveliest people ever and I wish I talked to them more this weekend?
- OMNOMMONMONMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM (?)

more to come later...

 

[CharlieCooper]

A few more from Charlie, Thom and Joey:

Barbara-Ann loves you all, especially Joey, although she's currently mid f*p on Thom?
Simon IS ripped?
Simon brushes his teeth in the same way as Lars?
Charlie bought 5 loaves of bread to last the weekend, that's all gone now?
Thom loves double cheese burgers from McDonalds, which BTW is not desperate?
OMNOMNOMNOM
Joey Charlie and THom just tried to recreate good times by returning to said McDonalds?
The hand dryer in Nandos is very powerful?
The Ludlow's are one of my favourite cubing families (along with MaRaTon)?
Rowan has an amazing ability to NOM large milkshakes that make everyone else feel sick?
Charlie's feet are often at funny angles (see Arnaud's future video)?
Herbert loves to cube. OHHHHH myyyyyy?
Thom is suddenly sober now that he's minding the baby?

More later.

ps: check the difference in ranking!!!

 

[MichaelErskine]

... petrol smells awful?

Aw man, I forgot about the petrol fumes -- that was not only vile but really quite hazardous too

 

[JustinJ]

Did you know...
-Rowan is awesome, and it was so cool to meet him in person?
-Charlie is super nice, and did an amazing job organizing the competition?
-Pfft, Canada? I'm going back tomorrow to see Robin Scherbatsky, Olivér.
-There are no Hungarians allowed in Charlie’s building, but I let Olivér in anyway, since Bence was already inside?
-Bence is extremely good at everything?
-Simon is amazing at Square-1, and is very unlucky? It was painful to see his pop and DNF?
-Breandan and I raced with him using his Maru mini and me doing OH, and he just barely beat me every time?
-Robert is incredible at 4x4. When we saw he had OP on the last solve, you could hear everyone in the room groan?
-Joey was very surprised to come third in 4x4?
-Jude got pretty much as close as you can in every blind event without succeeding?
-Arnaud found a 26(?) move solution to Charlie’s 10.xx scramble?
-Thom stackmatted various McDonalds menu items?
-That was probably a very bad idea?
-Afterwards he and I did some Roux team stuff?
-The McDonalds’ in England are huge?
-François uses sandwich?
-After my first three bad solves in the 2x2 final, I said the next two would be about 3 each, just to annoy me, and they were?
-Jude’s megaminx is horrible?
-I was only .01 faster than him in OH?
-Bad 3x3 average = good single?
-I loved Olivér’s dancing after his Magic ER?
-Rowan has to come to Canada to get his 2x2 NRs?

 

[Gurplex2]

-Bence is extremely good at everything?
...
-Robert is incredible at 4x4. When we saw he had OP on the last solve, you could hear everyone in the room groan?

Bence Borat?
if so then yeah, man.
we were both around 5:20 average at the time we went to MCO, now he rapes all lulcats.

and Robert Yau is awesome because hes asian, so he earned:
+3 coolness points, 5 gold and 14 experience points

 

[Muesli]

Baaaaawwww.

I wish I went :'(

 

[jazzthief81]

Personal highlights:
- Getting the opportunity to help out with the organizational aspects of a competition. This was a great learning experience and I now know that I'm able to organize one myself (and I will soon!).
- This was my first competition as WCA delegate, a role which I hopefully fulfilled up to expectations.
- Finally putting up a decent 3x3x3 performance with consistent averages of 15.24, 15.28 and 15.58.
- Charlie and I can do team blindfolded in under a minute without even trying. Best time of the weekend was a 39.xx.
- Helen made a delicious cube cake! Nom! Nom! Nom!
- Playing Guitar Hero with Oliver, Thom and Charlie rocks!
- Playing Schweine-Würfeln with Joey and Kris oinks!
- Playing the Lucas Garron version of Set is so hard that you either love it or hate it, but luckily I found a few fans.
- Thom and I nearly persuaded Breandan to also cut his hair.
- I introduced a new victory dance when Oliver broke the Clock WR (video to come soon).

I would like to say thanks specifically to:
- Ron for his trust in me.
- Kris and Charlie for having me stay over.
- Charlie for being very pleasant to work with as an organizer.
- Arnaud for being my personal driver yet again.

To all the others: AIII WOOOOVEE UUUUU!!!

Photos are up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/larsvandenbergh/sets/72157622866639486/

 

[Olivér Perge]

Congrats Oliver! You had been breathing down my neck, so I knew it would happen soon. Maybe now I will get off my ass and practice on a regular basis >.<

Any word on what his average was?

Thank you David! My averages were rubbish, i haven't touched my clock since WC09. (Except for the 4-5 solves with Justin. )

 

[Olivér Perge]

Did you know that:

- Bristol open was fun as i expected?
- Frankie is adorable?
- Rowan, Justin and Thom are awesome?
- Justin has to live in Canada with America so close…
- when i judged Rowan i asked: Ready? he said: I love you! since then: no call not even a mail!?
- Charlie’s place was full?
- Kriss was cool with us being there?
- he inspired me to play guitar hero?
- i sucked?
- Charlie, Adam and Thom are actually good at it?
- Lars is a WCA delegate now?
- AVG did sub1 - 4x4x4 and sub2 - 5x5x5?
- Robert can actually do 4x4 single and average WR?
- Breandan can entertain us in many way?
- he has 176 official solves without any skips?
- Cheers?
- François dropped coffee on Bence’s hand while he was doing 5x5?
- Bence didn’t care?
- I feel sorry for Simon’s DNF?
- UK is awesome!
- Charlie, Lars and Michael did a very good job?
- I love small competitions?
- that was the worst scramble ever for FMC?
- I miss you all!

I edited 11 videos yet and still more to come. I'm about to upload them right now. (If my internet connection will kindly agree...)

 

[CharlieCooper]

Did you know..
It STILL smells of petrol outside my door?
Joey and Thom are STILL here?
I STILL WUVVVV UOUUU?
I will never finish washing up cups and plates... :|?

 

[Escher]

I will never finish washing up cups and plates... :|?

Nooooo Sorry I didn't do any before I left.
Make Thom and Joey do it all

 

[Olivér Perge]

I edited 11 videos yet and still more to come. I'm about to upload them right now. (If my internet connection will kindly agree...)

Videos will follow here: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?p=272961#post272961

 

[Olivér Perge]

Simon! I have your square-1 solves. Which should i upload?

 

[Brettludlow]

Did you know
?
-I finally got my sub-40 average?
-By half a second?
-I beat James at the clock?
-He beat me at magic ¬¬
-Broke national record 3 times
-After the final
-Didn't expect anything for setting up before Charlie and Lars got to the venue ?
- Rob Yau is amazing...?
- I taught him the magic on the way home?
- He got addicted to it?
-Brendan did a PLL time attack in the same time it took me to do a whole solve?
-Is wondering if Bence got through customs with those medals?
-Oliver broke the clock WR?
-But still got a DNF average?
-I love the cube I bought off of Michael?
-It was a very unhealthy weekend for me and James?
-Consisted of Burger King, KFC, Pizza and lots of energy drinks?
-The bill for pizza hut was expensive :O
-It was my favourite competition
-Can't wait for the next
- The rain on saturday night was diabolical
- The traffic on sunday night was diabolical
- I'm stilll not used to early mornings and late nights
- 4 people have said that the Ludlow's are nice Thank you

 

[Olivér Perge]

- 4 people have said that the Ludlow's are nice Thank you

And that doesn't mean that only 4 people think that! You are really an amazing family!

 

[Edam]

- Rob Yau is amazing...?
- I taught him the magic on the way home?
- He got addicted to it?

Oh dear..

 

[Brettludlow]

- Rob Yau is amazing...?
- I taught him the magic on the way home?
- He got addicted to it?

Oh dear..

haha it won't be long before he is national record holder

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

14 Charlie Cooper 6.81 United Kingdom Bristol Open 2009 6.08 5.94 8.47 7.65 6.71
15 Maarten Smit 6.88 Netherlands Dutch Nationals 2009 4.46 8.28 9.41 6.27 6.09

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!