Eindhoven Spring 2013, 1 - 2 June.

[MarcelP]

You're welcome to stay at my place if that helps.

Thanks for the offer. I will think about it. Will have to discuss with my wife if I can take a complete weekend off

Fewest moves that is.. right? Always looked interesting to me.

Marcel can you explain that one to me in Jip and Janneke taal sometime through PM?

Did it. Hope you will also look into FMC now.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

My main focus will remain that 3x3 though, but I will see about looking up the rules on the WCA site.

 

[hcfong]

With just a month to go to the competition, it's time to give this thread a bump and give a quick update.

Currently 44 people are registered. There is space for 60 competitors.

Unfortunately, there is no space left to sleep at my flat.

You can register here.

 

[hcfong]

Final bump before the competition next week.

Registration closes Wednesday 29 May at 6 pm. (Netherlands time). There are still places.

Live results on http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=156

I've opened a Twitter account for the competition, for the competitors to provide a running commentary of the competition. You can follow it on http://twitter.com/EindhovenSpring

 

[guusrs]

pfff FMC scramble was very hard with 11 "bad" pairs: D' U' F2 L2 U' B2 L2 U R2 U' R U L' D2 F' U B U' L2 B' U
Winner: Guus 29 moves
2nd : Hippolyte+Guus 33 moves

 

[MarcelP]

Congratulations Guus! The scramble has an easy cross though.. I had 31 moves leaving 3 edges and two corners in 5 minutes. Too bad you are not competing tomorrow..

 

[Cubenovice]

pfff FMC scramble was very hard with 11 "bad" pairs: D' U' F2 L2 U' B2 L2 U R2 U' R U L' D2 F' U B U' L2 B' U
Winner: Guus 29 moves
2nd : Hippolyte+Guus 33 moves

A very lousy scramble indeed
I had to settle for a for a 35 HTM just seconds before time ran out but probably made a notation error...

 

[hcfong]

Before people are getting excited, there was no 12.00 seconds 4x4 WR,

 

[mark49152]

Before people are getting excited, there was no 12.00 seconds 4x4 WR,

LOL

 

[Ollie]

Congrats Francisco to his official sub-30 3BLD and CR It would've been a shame for it to go unnoticed

 

[hcfong]

I just wanted to say thank you to everybody who at Eindhoven Spring 2013 for making the competition a success. Special thanks to Ton for being the Delegate, Ron and Hanneke for helping out with score entry and keeping things running, and everybody who helped out with scrambling and judging. It was a good weekend with some really good times. Mats managed to get an all sub-9s average in the second round 3x3 and an all sub 10s in the final. I'm not sure anyone has managed that before, let alone 2 in one competition. You know what, I'll ask on the WCA stats thread. Sadly, there was no 4.40, so we still have wait for the ruling on the 4.41. O yeah, before I forget, Francisco Javier Lemes Saez from Chlle got a South American Record in 3x3 blindfolded with a best time of 28.43.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Thank you hcfong for all the work you did and do! Much appreciated

I loved this event, and once again it was great!

 

[Geert]

very nice competition, and great venue!

 

[MarcelP]

Yes thanks hcfong, I really appreciate the work you guys (Ton, Ron and Hanneke) put in. Looking forward to next competition.

 

[Ton]

In this competition we had 10 new cubers , 6 of them in the age 10-12 , 9 new dutch cubers, so cubing is still growing in the Netherlands as in so many other countries
But this is the first time in a long while with 10 new cubers. The last competition in Belgium I saw the same.

 

[AvGalen]

There were some golden Oldies as well, like you me and TMOY

 

[Cubenovice]

There were some golden Oldies as well, like you me and TMOY

How dare you not mention the 1982 runner up!

 

[Geert]

hahaha I was thinking the exact same thing

 

[AvGalen]

How dare you not mention the 1982 runner up!

He was barely there. Just doing FMC on Saturday morning (and still puzzling until after lunch) and then he gave up with a big sigh (my imagination) and went home (fact)