Japan Open 2009

[Bob]

Other than 5x5x5 and 7x7x7, Yumu Tabuchi is now officially better than Yu Nakajima in every event they've both participated in, which includes 3x3x3, 4x4x4, OH, BLD and Magic.

I'm not a hater or anything, but I think it's time Nakaji fans have to face the fact that he was never really "the greatest cuber" ever; he was merely the greatest cuber ever to market himself on YouTube, and that's why he's popular, and that's why he has such a huge fanbase. Think about the amount of self-advertising Nakaji's done for himself, no other cuber comes close. I'm not saying he's not good, of course he's good, he won WC07 for goodness' sake, but no, he's not the best.

Like I said, I'm no hater. I'm just pointing out facts and the way I interpret those facts.

One of the fastest improving cubers. Tended to get fast very quickly when he decided to get interested in an event. That is why people thought him to be one of the best, is because he seemed to be great at whatever he tried.

yea i agree. well, hes definately not the best anymore because hes lost interest. depends how you define 'best ever'. i mean, he prob had (or still has) the biggest fan base ever and was prob the biggest inspiration for many cubers. and really, thats how people base whether theyre the best or not for cubing is by their youtube reputation.

Do you honestly believe that youtube reputation is an indication of how good somebody is?

 

[ccchips296]

Other than 5x5x5 and 7x7x7, Yumu Tabuchi is now officially better than Yu Nakajima in every event they've both participated in, which includes 3x3x3, 4x4x4, OH, BLD and Magic.

I'm not a hater or anything, but I think it's time Nakaji fans have to face the fact that he was never really "the greatest cuber" ever; he was merely the greatest cuber ever to market himself on YouTube, and that's why he's popular, and that's why he has such a huge fanbase. Think about the amount of self-advertising Nakaji's done for himself, no other cuber comes close. I'm not saying he's not good, of course he's good, he won WC07 for goodness' sake, but no, he's not the best.

Like I said, I'm no hater. I'm just pointing out facts and the way I interpret those facts.

One of the fastest improving cubers. Tended to get fast very quickly when he decided to get interested in an event. That is why people thought him to be one of the best, is because he seemed to be great at whatever he tried.

yea i agree. well, hes definately not the best anymore because hes lost interest. depends how you define 'best ever'. i mean, he prob had (or still has) the biggest fan base ever and was prob the biggest inspiration for many cubers. and really, thats how people base whether theyre the best or not for cubing is by their youtube reputation.

Do you honestly believe that youtube reputation is an indication of how good somebody is?

well, in terms of cubing its the main proof of how good someone is....the UWRs dont mean so much + nakajima was very good at competitions when he was competing at the time. of course, now his times from comps arent considered so good because everyone is improving alot.

 

[DavidWoner]

well, in terms of cubing its the main proof of how good someone is....the UWRs dont mean so much + nakajima was very good at competitions when he was competing at the time. of course, now his times from comps arent considered so good because everyone is improving alot.

I'm pretty sure how well you do at competitions is the main proof of how good someone is, whether during your official solves or just in front of other people.

 

[ccchips296]

well, in terms of cubing its the main proof of how good someone is....the UWRs dont mean so much + nakajima was very good at competitions when he was competing at the time. of course, now his times from comps arent considered so good because everyone is improving alot.

I'm pretty sure how well you do at competitions is the main proof of how good someone is, whether during your official solves or just in front of other people.

well yes, that too. but nakajima was always good at comps. (thou its hard to tell, he didnt exactly visit them very often)

 

[Bob]

Do you honestly believe that youtube reputation is an indication of how good somebody is?

well, in terms of cubing its the main proof of how good someone is....the UWRs dont mean so much + nakajima was very good at competitions when he was competing at the time. of course, now his times from comps arent considered so good because everyone is improving alot.

By that logic, I must be the WORST cuber ever because I have never put a video on youtube.

 

[arud45]

I'll miss Yu if he quits. I remember a year ago, when I was still new to cubing, and I basically watched youtube videos of it, in my eyes the two best cubers ever were Harris Chan and Yu Nakajima. I didn't know about Erik or any of the others, it was just them two. I knew Yu was good but for some reason I liked Harris better.