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Guildford Open 2013

TMOY said:
The judge was me, I've always written 1s like this, and from my experience of judging in various European countries that writing is definitely more widely used than just the vertical line. So IMHO if we were to add a rule, it should rather be that we must add horizontal bars on 7s (I've seen on another scoresheet this weekend a 7.71 where the first 7 had no bar and the second one had one; that one was really confusing).

Anywat, congrats to Sameer.
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I think it's just a UK thing that 1s are written as just a vertical line, and over time, the horizontal line in the 7 has been phased out. I personally dislike this but I think something like writing style is engrained so early on that's its difficult to change. I may make a quick announcement at the start of the next UK competition just to make sure people write their times in clearly, and then also ask people to sign with initials and not a signature so we can trace judges.

Just a quick DYK from me:

Yaulo - Live everyday like Rob Yau.
Oh no Brian periodically making a return!
Laurence falling asleep, let's tub stack on him.
Ollie Frost gets bullied by Callum Goodyear, I had to protect him.
So nerves get the better of me when I have 3 7s in clock.
When you sit down at a scramble table, you scramble, not watch competitors!
Adam Greenwood's birthday celebration was a great relaxed evening!
Guildford has yet to host a competition where a WR hasn't been broken, GSO2011: 4BLD, RDO2012: 5BLD, GO2013: 2x2 Average! Congratulations Sameer!

And also read the first letter of each line in my DYK ;)
 
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DYK's

...2x2 WR whut?
...lololololololol ben lost his NR
...Mollerz NO!!!!! NONONONO STAHP Y U DO DIS!!!
...Laurence sleeps through everything, including tub stacking on him and teabagging?
...I somehow got to 2x2 finals when I avg like 2.5 seconds worse at home, matt the same I think?
...Ben will stalk you/film you when you fail?
...got 4BLD overall PB of 5:52.41 and came second?
...only because matt DNF'ed?
...oh and 4BLD NR from Ollie?
...coz of mini SS everyone is fast now, it also means I have all avg's, and AFR from conor?
...he got some more AFR's?
...Dan cano SAR 5x5 single and BV's ER avg yay?
...Howard's turnstyle is unbelievably smooth?
...Francois's turnstyle is still the best?
...alex and ben are really slow?
...lol I was late to FMC, dunmatter FMC is the worst event, followed by pyra?
...I did pyraBLD on my last solve and was awesome?
...Rob's PLL skip on mega lol?
...chris's almost sub 50 fail nearly as painful as a papercut?
...Mollerz near clock NR fail lololololololol?
...3BLD and multi was tacky?
...5BLD we all failed, most by 3 pieces, most rage from a comp ever?
...Saturday we traded knowledge on algs, so.....many......ALGS!!!!!!!?
...rileys was fun, Adam should be careful with hot shot glasses?
...Dan and me are the dreamteam for doubles pool?
...Because goats are like mushrooms, if you shoot a duck then I'm scared of toasters?
...Laurence decided to raid James's room at 2 in the morning?
...me, Ollie, Laurence and kirstine did teamBLD, twas funny?
...where's tim?
...joey, proey, sloey, and now hoey?

This comp was amazing! everyone was amazing!
Really looking forward to Cuthberts now :D

P.S. if anyone has any footage of my official PyraBLD, my 5BLD rage, or any other vid of me in, upload pree :3

P.S.S. james no.......
 
DYK:
UK comps are still awesome?
I failed compBLD?
But I managed well at OH 3BLD and pyra BLD even though I don't pyra?
I got good results for events I don't bother much about?
Like making 2x2 finals?
... or FMC podium with my first ever attempt? (who needs practice when getting lucky isn't a crime)
Ollie managed some degree of not failing to get good 4BLD? :)
A few people didn't really know who Sameer was, then WR apparently? (Congrats)
Rob sub-15 qcube disco?
Sim with 6 slightly different shades is hard?
James sometimes isn't sure how to walk to his own house?
CHJ was called lots of different pronunciations of CHJ?

I always feel like I've missed out lots of good bits, but I try. Nice seeing everyone again, and thanks again to people who organised it and stuffs.
 
CHJ said:
...got 4BLD overall PB of 5:52.41 and came second?
...only because matt DNF'ed?
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And me too :( I got a 5:04 DNF on first solve, missed only because I did a cube rotation wrong at some point during centers. Would have been PB (and NR) by over a minute. Grrr...

Apart from that, I broke three big cubes average PBs: 4^3 by 1 second, 6^3 by 3 seconds and 7^3 by 2 seconds :p And I got a qualification for the pyra finals just out of nowhere with a 8.38 average, my second best official average ever (and best on non-silly scrambles). Of course after thet I did just crap in the finals.

And I got better 3BLD results at Riley's with a noisy ambiance and after three pints of beer than at the comp with optimal conditions :p

This was a great competition anyway. Hopefully see you all at UK Open (won't be there at Cuthberts, sorry).
 
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Hi guys, Sarah here!
So I'm really glad to confirm that I'm not imaginary (phew! I was getting worried!)
I'm very glad that Adam finally dragged me along to "one of those boring competitions" that I clearly knew nothing about!

First, thank you to everyone who organised, taught, made welcome, raced, talked (endlessly!), laughed, joked, sulked and clickclickclicked!
I had an awesome time. Thank you again.

DYK

Tim spent more time asleep that competing (in the venue)?
François seems to solve most of his 5x5 with his eyes shut?
When I shut my eyes I can see 2x2?
I hate 2x2?
I DNFd my 2x2 average because I suck?
On Friday my 3x3 average was 33secs, the same as its been for about 3 months?
I cubed like a crazed animal all day Friday to try and be within a shot of under 30 secs.
I got 29.85!!! So pleased?
I cube my best after the magic number of beers?
I didn't plan anything for Adam's birthday celebration in the hope it might just happen?
Everybody made Saturday night awesome?
Lawrence was extremely patient trying to answer a question about 3x3 when I didn't even know enough "cube speak" to ask the question?
Breandan had me in awe with 5x5?
We were put in the last room on the top floor at the very end of the hotel?
No body in the hotel slept after Adam The Inebriated returned!
I've had about seven hours sleep in three days?

I was not bored. Not once.

She died.
 
CHJ said:
owhoops, and you too XD
I was going to ask how fast your attempts were but I like.....forgot :P
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IIRC it was like 5:04, low 7:xx, high 8:xx.

Second attempt was a normal time for me, and ended up as a completely scrambled cube. Third was a safety solve, missed by something like 5 pieces....
 
Mollerz said:
Classic clock average in the final by me.

7.71, 7.50, 7.10, 10.53, DNF = 8.58

Still PB but should have been NR, watch our Ryan, there's more than 1 person challenging this NR.
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I saw this but I've not been able to get on the forum to respond because my phone is a spaz :P Well done mate, what was the DNF? I assume fast if the average should've been sub-NR ^^;;; Extra pumped for Cuthbert's now :D
(please can we have another surprise!final like this if we're ahead of schedule? haha :p)
 
DYK..

..meet at Dans friday night with plenty of beer was EPIC?
..hangover on Saturday/Sunday morning is normal for comp?
..I should probably try not having one and see if it improves my shitty performance?
..but no.. cus beer is too tasty
..organizing is fun?
..stationary judge and runner system FTW... sent us ahead of schedule both days?
..should probably review the way we create schedules now as events are quicker with this system?
..Sarah is awesome and will improve quickly?
..Francois SozzleBLD in the middle of Rileys was fastest I've ever seen?
..had to use persuasive techniques to convince Rileys staff to let us stay by thretening to leave... IRONY?
..one of the bar staff hated the others guts and let us stay to annoy her?
..Adam Vs birthday shot cake........ Shot cake 1 - 0 Adam?
..can sub15 after like 5 pints but still fail in comp conditions :(
..I suck at most things especially 3x3?
..Laurence is still laurence?
..Note to self: Don't sit next to CHJ for bigBLD. I still love him though <3
..4BLD success was great feeling. Messed up 2nd attempt because of an F move?
..kinda glad that Luke forgot how to judge bigBLD for slow people though :)
..I shook Rob's hand alot?
..judging BV's 5x5 was one of main highlights?
..people have stopped being discreet when filming arex?
..2x2 WR... what?
..crapping my pants about Cuthbert's organization now?
..i need to practice..... everything? alot?
..meh?
 
DYK

..If you leave it until the morning of the competition to book the hotel, you'll have to pay £70 to stay 9 miles away :/
..I was almost certain of getting a PB average, started with a 12.xx and ended up ruining it
..Just like Chris
..Got a nice 9.57 during practice though
..When you get 5 PB's at your previous comp, you're not grateful for 2 PB's and consider it a fail :p
..I Genuinely believed Laurence was only 'popping out for a minute' :P

BillyRain said:
DYK..

..Laurence is still laurence?
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I was meant to ask you if you noticed this, I assume this is a reference to the fact that Laurence started judging you for 5BLD and when you took of the blindfold I was sat there? :P
 
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LucidCuber said:
I was meant to ask you if you noticed this, I assume this is a reference to the fact that Laurence started judging you for 5BLD and when you took of the blindfold I was sat there? :P
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Actually Laurence didn't judge me at the start so I reckon I had about 3 judges :p

I'm quite used to "waking up" to a different judge in BBLD because im so slow :p
 
LucidCuber said:
..Laurence is still laurence?

I was meant to ask you if you noticed this, I assume this is a reference to the fact that Laurence started judging you for 5BLD and when you took of the blindfold I was sat there? :P
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BTW.. this was simply in reference to the fact that Laurence and his life agenda never changes :p

Clumsy/inconvenient/predictable/tired/funny/loveable as ever :)
 
ryanj92 said:
I saw this but I've not been able to get on the forum to respond because my phone is a spaz :P Well done mate, what was the DNF? I assume fast if the average should've been sub-NR ^^;;; Extra pumped for Cuthbert's now :D
(please can we have another surprise!final like this if we're ahead of schedule? haha :p)
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Well I wasn't nervous at all during the first 3 solves, I've been averaging low 8 and there was only 1 lucky case on both the first and 2nd scramble. The 3rd scramble had 2 (And I finally beat Mark Smith which was my main goal!) then realised that I could actually break NR and got a little shaky. DNF was going to be about an 8 but I missed a pin and messed up the back face so I just DNF'd it, average probably would have been high 7. Last 2 scrambles sucked, no lucky cases and 6s and 5s everywhere.
 
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