European Rubik's Cube Championship 2008

[Erik]

DOH I feel so bad about that! I just wrote Italian because the link you send me with youtube was it.youtube/blabla xD
Dennis would say: your name always makes me feel hungry, it's like reading a nice menue xD
I can maybe upload the videos for you if you like?

 

[KConny]

This was an awesome competition. The afterparty was really great. I've got some parts of it on video. I think I got the AVG, JLM and Megaminx thingy on tape.

It was great to meet people that I've only "met" online, like Sheriff and Lorenzo.

Here's my 38 move solve for the FM that got me on to the podium:
Scramble: U2 R2 F2 U' B D' R B2 L D' B' R2 U F2 R2 U L2 U2 F2

2x(2x2x1): F D' U R' U2
3x2x2: L2 F' R2 D' R F' R2
3rd pair: B' U2 B2 U' L' B L B'
4th pair+OLL: U B U' B' U2 B U2 B'
PLL: R2 U F B' R2 B F' U R2 U'

Good solution for me. I'm not good at finding insertions but I found one that would bring me down to 37 moves, but I didn't have the time to write it down. Which was nice, because now Milan got to be second aswell.

Someone should start a massive "Did you know.." thread.

 

[Laetitia]

The 33 moves solution that I found about 10 minutes too late.

FD'U'R'F2R
LUBF'L'F
[U2]
L'UL
F'UF2U'F2U2FU2F
[U2]
F2U'R'LF2RL'U'F2

 

[zase]

O_o I didn't sent you any link... it would be other user who saw the video and sent you.

Don't worry about videos, I hope I can upload the first ones of the final tomorrow afternoon (in order of the classification). Then you can download them and upload to your Youtube account if you prefer.

 

[Erik]

For FMC,
my AWESOMENESS 14 move start:
Scramble: U2 R2 F2 U' B D' R B2 L D' B' R2 U F2 R2 U L2 U2 F2

F B L2 D2 B' L' F U' F' D' B L U L' (U2) which solves like... LOADS
Only that stupid flipped corner spoils the party.
I can't believe that I spend 25 move moves to solve the rest

 

[Stefan]

Let's go to 3x3 final... It was awesome. I just loved this format.

What was the format?

 

[joey]

One person at a time. (aka one timer)

 

[Ton]

Let's go to 3x3 final... It was awesome. I just loved this format.

Well it was ok, but David Calvo did not informed me and all the competitors , else we would have updated the schedule and informed the competitors. This format will take 45 sec per competitor. So about an hour for 16 competitors , where we had schedule it for 4 timers....

If I was informed , we would also had shown the live results per attempt, well next time, I make sure I will not get surprises.

 

[zase]

1º - Tomasz Zolnowski

2º - Erik Akkersdijk

Tomorrow more...

 

[AvGalen]

I really like the 3x3x3-one-at-a-time format for a final. I think it is nice for both spectators and finalists. 8 people in the final would be a little better though.

(and Charlie, I will try to stay away from other women, but if they come to me I won't run away)

I am still amazed by Laëtitia's abilities. She wasn't capable of lying on the couch for > 1 minute without falling off ..... but she could still solve a Megaminx faster than me.

Joël and I made a video-diary that I will upload in it's entirety tomorrow night. If anyone doesn't want this to happen you have 20 hours to object.

 

[Joël]

I really like the 3x3x3-one-at-a-time format for a final. I think it is nice for both spectators and finalists. 8 people in the final would be a little better though.

(and Charlie, I will try to stay away from other women, but if they come to me I won't run away)

I am still amazed by Laëtitia's abilities. She wasn't capable of lying on the couch for > 1 minute without falling off ..... but she could still solve a Megaminx faster than me.

Joël and I made a video-diary that I will upload in it's entirety tomorrow night. If anyone doesn't want this to happen you have 20 hours to object.

I am still in doubt! I think my voice sounds dumb!

 

[DennisStrehlau]

Does anyone know, when the Competition-DVD will be available???
Please tell us in this Thread, if anyone gets information about that
Thanks !!!


Greetings...Dennis

 

[JavierS]

Mannn, it was so great! I'll miss it very much too.
My times werent the best i could have done but the expereance... I enjoyed so much talking to people i had heard of but i didnt know in "real life".I'll mention some names but Ill sure forget some: Erik (you're crazy haha), Dennis, DanH, LarsV, Joël, Arnaud... and other people that I didnt know about but were all really nice!!
Sheriff you're the ****ing blindfolded cubing god for me, you know that
The hotel was great too btw!
Thanks to everyone for making that weekend unforgettable

 

[pjk]

I just noticed that Erik did the most solves in one competition at Euro 2008.

What a competition.

 

[not_kevin]

I just noticed that Erik did the most solves in one competition at Euro 2008.

What a competition.

But he doesn't quite have the most attempts yet... so close, 'tho.