Horizons Open 2009

[4Chan]

I got 3rd with a 16-17 average.

 

[Shamah02]

Well, that competition was really cool. I had a lot of fun. The only problem was that the air conditioning sucked!

I second that^^

I got 3rd with a 16-17 average.

Congrats again Chris! I did horrible the final round... like a 19-20 second average

First 2 rounds were like 16-17...

The only records I can recall right now were the 5 achieved by Hien Bui.

 

[dudemanpp]

I got 3rd with a 16-17 average.

DARN YOU CHRISTOPHER TRAN!

There were 5 Vietnamese records broken. Andrew got a 10.71 single 3x3. Andrew averaged 1:47 on 5x5 and 1:03 on 4x4. He only beat me by .8 seconds

I got my first sub-1 4x4 solve. 56.xx. It was amazing

Overall it was very very hot but fun. Let me emphasize how hot it was. Chris Hardwick was doing his BLD solve and he was literally dripping with sweat during memo.

 

[Architekt]

It was disappointing to hear a judge with great times to say "He sucks" while standing close by a young player.

 

[ajmorgan25]

@CTran: Congratulations!

@CFoster: Wow. That hot huh? What happened?

@Architekt: Was the judge referring to the young cuber? I say this because your post could be taken two ways. The judge could be saying "he sucked" in a way that he was referring to himself or referring to the young cuber. I'm assuming he said it to the young cuber? If he was referring to himself, I think you may need to lighten up a little because "suck" isn't really that bad of a word. The only reason I would question this is because I've never really heard negative things being said at a competition so this would definitely take me by surprise. If the judge was referring to the young cuber, I'm sorry to hear he said that.

Once again, it sucks I missed the competition but my academics are more important. Maybe next time. Great job to everyone that went!

 

[Hadley4000]

The comp was a lot of fun, but the conditions turned out to be pretty poor. I found out less than a week ago that we were being moved to the gym rather than the theater. It got very warm in there. Very.

Lofty got a sub-20 OH average, not quite NAR. Andrew pwned us on many things. My friend Sang(Hien) broke 5 national records(Most held by himself before hand).

I did bad. In everything.

After party was fun. Bunch of us went to Taco Mac in Decatur and stayed there for ages. Bunch of us doing team bld and stuff. After than, me, Chris Hardwick, Lofty, Andrew Kang and Andrew Lei went back to our cars, but ended up sitting in the parking lot for like, 2 hours talkinga bout stuff.

Once Chris, Lofty and I got back to my house, we got Lofty to do an hour OH marathon. He got 140, and I got it all on video.

Great day. We (Chris, Brian and I) are toying around with the idea of hosting a comp in Florida later this year.

 

[Feanaro]

A Florida competiton sounds great, I would definently go. I also heard some talk about a competition at Emory. I would attend that if it were to happen.

 

[Kian]

I got 3rd with a 16-17 average.

oh, to be in the southeast. that wouldn't have made even made the final at safe haven! haha. we had 16 sub 20 cubers in round one.

 

[Hadley4000]

It was disappointing to hear a judge with great times to say "He sucks" while standing close by a young player.

Who did that? That is not acceptable.

 

[4Chan]

Oh crap, i lost a type A somewhere along the line!

It was a pretty good cube, and i regret losing it....
I hope whoever finds it treats it well.

 

[Feanaro]

Do you know when the results will be up on speedcubing.com?

 

[Mystic Genie]

Do you know when the results will be up on speedcubing.com?

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?winners=Winners&competitionId=HorizonsOpen2009
you can try that.. right now there isn't anything on it but in time it will be updated and the results will be posted...
But that link is for the WCA.

 

[ajmorgan25]

Great day. We (Chris, Brian and I) are toying around with the idea of hosting a comp in Florida later this year.

Depending on where it is in Florida, I might be able to go. I'm much more lenient on myself during a regular semester where one day is a very small fraction of the entire time spent at school. I'll be looking out for this.

 

[Kian]

Great day. We (Chris, Brian and I) are toying around with the idea of hosting a comp in Florida later this year.

Depending on where it is in Florida, I might be able to go. I'm much more lenient on myself during a regular semester where one day is a very small fraction of the entire time spent at school. I'll be looking out for this.

I would assume they mean Gainesville, where Brian goes to school.

@Feanaro- Come on, he was trying to be helpful. It was certainly a reasonable thing to say, I would have thought to guide you to the same place because speedcubing.com is often behind the WCA database.

 

[Bryan]

Look, I've been a speedcuber for 5 years. I know what speedcubing.com is. I know where to get the updates for competitions. What I was asking was WHEN the results were going to be up. Don't answer my question with an obvious statement that doesn't help me at all.

If you've been speedcubing for 5 years, you should realize that results aren't posted instantly. No need to be rude about it.

 

[Hadley4000]

I would assume they mean Gainesville, where Brian goes to school.

I think that's what we discussed. Chris Foster also talked about one being in Ocala sometimes early next year.

 

[Tim Reynolds]

Do you know when the results will be up on speedcubing.com?

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?winners=Winners&competitionId=HorizonsOpen2009
you can try that.. right now there isn't anything on it but in time it will be updated and the results will be posted...
But that link is for the WCA.

Look, I've been a speedcuber for 5 years. I know what speedcubing.com is. I know where to get the updates for competitions. What I was asking was WHEN the results were going to be up. Don't answer my question with an obvious statement that doesn't help me at all.

Mystic Genie did not know, so he was giving you the most relevant link he could think of. I'll remember in the future not to help you or to attempt to answer your questions, as it will probably strongly offend you.

 

[Feanaro]

Mystic Genie is my brother ok? He knew I was anticipating the results of the competiton. He told someone said that the results were up just because he was trying to annoy me, and he was the only one that had posted. So when they weren't I got mad at him. Sorry, I'm not normaly mean to people, he just got me angry. For everybody that saw that, I'm apologizing for what I said. Sorry

 

[ajmorgan25]

Great day. We (Chris, Brian and I) are toying around with the idea of hosting a comp in Florida later this year.

Depending on where it is in Florida, I might be able to go. I'm much more lenient on myself during a regular semester where one day is a very small fraction of the entire time spent at school. I'll be looking out for this.

I would assume they mean Gainesville, where Brian goes to school.

Ah, I forgot he went to UF. If it happened to be during a break (fall break for example) that would be the best possible situation for me. From Tuscaloosa it would take about 8 1/2 hours to get there and that's a bit rough for just one weekend during school. If it did manage to be held during a break though, that would be great because my hometown is about halfway between Tuscaloosa and Gainesville.

 

[Hadley4000]

Great day. We (Chris, Brian and I) are toying around with the idea of hosting a comp in Florida later this year.

Depending on where it is in Florida, I might be able to go. I'm much more lenient on myself during a regular semester where one day is a very small fraction of the entire time spent at school. I'll be looking out for this.

I would assume they mean Gainesville, where Brian goes to school.

Ah, I forgot he went to UF. If it happened to be during a break (fall break for example) that would be the best possible situation for me. From Tuscaloosa it would take about 8 1/2 hours to get there and that's a bit rough for just one weekend during school. If it did manage to be held during a break though, that would be great because my hometown is about halfway between Tuscaloosa and Gainesville.

A break would fail for me. I am going to school in St. Pete, but for a break would be back in Atlanta.