[Discussion] Is speedcubing a sport?

[Meep]

This is not a sport AT ALL. It's simply a hobby. I do it in my spare time, it saps my energy and money, I will not have a chance at getting money for college for cubing. Or money in life. You can be obese and be a cuber, you can't golf or play baseball and be obese.

Obesity doesn't determine whether something's a sport or not. You can play both golf and basketball while obese; you just wouldn't be very good at it.

 

[Mitch15]

plus, there are athletes that are overweight... john daly was good

 

[ElderKingpin]

according to wikipedia.

A sport is commonly defined as an organized, competitive, and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play...

And A hobby is an activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, often in one's spare time.

So. cubing is so awesome. its both

 

[BC1997]

If poker and golf are sports so is speedcubing, but not a really physical one.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

If poker and golf are sports so is speedcubing, but not a really physical one.

But it helps your FINGERS!!

 

[Godmil]

AGH!!! a 3 year bump, on a small thread that was started 5 years ago.

 

[d4m4s74]

Speedsolving is sport, just like sportstacking (look, sport is even in the name), chess and poker, unnecessary bumping however, is not

 

[BC1997]

AGH!!! a 3 year bump, on a small thread that was started 5 years ago.

I found the thread when i was surfing the web on the subject for some odd reason. Lol did't mean to start a new argument or rather continue one.

 

[leonopulos1]

If chess is a sport speedcubing is also a sport!

 

[ianography]

My signature for some time said "I don't care what you say, cubing is a sport." I still live by this.

 

[Hershey]

sport   
[spawrt, spohrt] Show IPA
–noun
1.
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2.
a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors.
3.
diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport

Well, i guess speedcubing is more of definition #3.

 

[Shortey]

Hell no, cubing ain't a sport. Chess isn't either. How is it a sport?! xD

 

[MaeLSTRoM]

sport   
[spawrt, spohrt] Show IPA
–noun
1.
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2.
a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors.
3.
diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport

Well, i guess speedcubing is more of definition #3.

And it gets 2/3 on number 1 (As proved by cubecast episode 17)

 

[Hershey]

If moving your fingers are athletic and make cubing a sport, then that means that,


ewwww no (I'd rather not say how else you can use your fingers)........

 

[cubeslayer]

Do not look down upon chess. Chess is more of a sport than cubing will ever be. Why, because chess is not simple memorization and execution. Two warriors come to a battlefield and fight tooth and nail to conquer the other's monarch. Chess has limitless possibilities, theory is ever increasing and the older dogmas and schools of thought are constantly challenged . With cubing one can get sub 20 seconds within a matter of two to three months. With chess one can spend a lifetime and never become a master. Do not belittle that which you know snuff about.

--THIS COMMENT IS TOWARDS ALL OF YOU WHOM ARE OF THE SAME OPINION AS leonopulos1

 

[freshcuber]

I don't think speedcubing is a sport on the same level as soccer, swimming, lacrosse ect ect are but I'd consider it a mental sport just like chess would be.

 

[Xishem]

I think that there are a few different types of sports. I don't consider physical sports to be the only type of sport. I think that there are three main types of sports: physical sports (football, baseball, hockey), mental sports (memory, chess, blindfold cubing), and dexterity sports (speedstacking, cubing, juggling, yoyoing).

I see no reason that sports should be restricted to physical activity. I think a sport is really anything that is considered competitive, really. But that's just my opinion.

 

[TheMachanga]

Chess, dance, speedcubing, and cheerleading are not sports...

 

[Erzz]

Do not look down upon chess. Chess is more of a sport than cubing will ever be. Why, because chess is not simple memorization and execution. Two warriors come to a battlefield and fight tooth and nail to conquer the other's monarch. Chess has limitless possibilities, theory is ever increasing and the older dogmas and schools of thought are constantly challenged . With cubing one can get sub 20 seconds within a matter of two to three months. With chess one can spend a lifetime and never become a master. Do not belittle that which you know snuff about.

--THIS COMMENT IS TOWARDS ALL OF YOU WHOM ARE OF THE SAME OPINION AS leonopulos1

I thought there were like 10^123 possibilities.

On topic, if Poker is a sport then Cubing is a sport. You can memorize things for both but both need a little extra to be good.

 

[Cool Frog]

Do not look down upon chess. Chess is more of a sport than cubing will ever be. Why, because chess is not simple memorization and execution. Two warriors come to a battlefield and fight tooth and nail to conquer the other's monarch. Chess has limitless possibilities, theory is ever increasing and the older dogmas and schools of thought are constantly challenged . With cubing one can get sub 20 seconds within a matter of two to three months. With chess one can spend a lifetime and never become a master. Do not belittle that which you know snuff about.

--THIS COMMENT IS TOWARDS ALL OF YOU WHOM ARE OF THE SAME OPINION AS leonopulos1

You don't HAVE to memorize algorithms. It would be like memorizing openings, If you don't know the concept or can change them to do what you want then you won't be very good (well at least for FMC). End bad comparison?