Norwegian Open 2009

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This competition will be held saturday 14th of february in Trondheim, Norway
Please write in this thread if you are going there, or discuss anything else about the competition.

My name is Daniel G. Bajer and this is my first competition, I live in Oslo, and will travel to Trondheim by bus. I am currently averaging in the low 30's and I hope that will bring me to the final round(last year the slowest finalist had an average of 40 in the first round(there was two rounds last year))

And please say what events you are doing aswell. I am doing the 2x2 and the 3x3

EDIT: I am not organizing this competition nor has something to do with it other than competing there

 

[Crossed]

Are traveling alone? And where are you staying?
I'm maybe attending.

 

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Im taking bus at night from friday to saturday, and at night from saturday to sunday

 

[cpt.Justice]

I'm going aswell
I basically signed up for all the events, but my main focus is 4x4, 5x5 and 3x3 BLD ^^

 

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I'm going aswell
I basically signed up for all the events, but my main focus is 4x4, 5x5 and 3x3 BLD ^^

Nice, do you know of anyone that can possibly beat Hong-Tan Lam this year?

 

[cpt.Justice]

I'm going aswell
I basically signed up for all the events, but my main focus is 4x4, 5x5 and 3x3 BLD ^^

Nice, do you know of anyone that can possibly beat Hong-Tan Lam this year?

I think Kristoffer Absalonsen got a pretty decent chance of beating his times from last year, but he will be very hard to beat if he has gotten better.
I wonder how good he is at BLD

 

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I'm going aswell
I basically signed up for all the events, but my main focus is 4x4, 5x5 and 3x3 BLD ^^

Nice, do you know of anyone that can possibly beat Hong-Tan Lam this year?

I think Kristoffer Absalonsen got a pretty decent chance of beating his times from last year, but he will be very hard to beat if he has gotten better.
I wonder how good he is at BLD

Is Kristoffer Absalonsen called cubenor on youtube? I've seen some of his videos.

 

[Henrik]

This competition will be held saturday 13th of february in Trondheim, Norway

I'm pretty sure you are thinking of the 14th. thats just a correction.

It could be a fun competition.

Henrik

 

[cpt.Justice]

This competition will be held saturday 13th of february in Trondheim, Norway

I'm pretty sure you are thinking of the 14th. thats just a correction.

It could be a fun competition.

Henrik

Your right.
I'm taking the bus on friday the 13th
People with paraskavedekatriaphobia won't be able to come ^^

 

[Kristoffer]

it's gonna be fuuuunn!!

 

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This competition will be held saturday 13th of february in Trondheim, Norway

I'm pretty sure you are thinking of the 14th. thats just a correction.

It could be a fun competition.

Henrik

yes that is correct I'll edit it

 

[Crossed]

Ok, I'm attending also. See you there!

 

[TheBB]

Hope you all had fun.

Pat on the back to Edvard who DNF'ed like a madman in BLD. I know he's really good enough for a medal, which he didn't get.

Next year we're looking at two days instead of one, and a bigger venue. None of us anticipated this avalanche of registrations. That should be better, both for the competitors and myself.

 

[Crossed]

Next year we're looking at two days instead of one, and a bigger venue. None of us anticipated this avalanche of registrations. That should be better, both for the competitors and myself.

Sounds great! Looking forward to it already.
Great competition, and lots of nice people.
I was only 0.8 seconds away from the 3x3 final, probably caused by a +2 i got.

 

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Yeah it was great, i got a lot of videos that I'll upload on youtube and embed in this thread

 

[Henrik]

Yea a great day of cubing
too bad I got two +2s on my Magic solves and thats only by a few mm or so.
But I got a medal for each of the events i participated in.

Henrik

 

[Crossed]

I've got some videos from the comp. They will be up on my YT soon.
Two of them is up already:
(Shaky camera)
Hong Tan Lam. Norwegian record, 11.68

Hong Tan Lam 12.38.

More vids coming!

 

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Nice videos, I have all the five solves of Hong from the final, I'll upload them tomorrow

 

[Inusagi]

Looks like it was a very high level competition comparing with last year NO.

 

[Crossed]

Looks like it was a very high level competition comparing with last year NO.

Cubing in Norway sure is growing bigger.
Twice as many competitors this year. Hong Tan Lam's average was world class, and it seems he's not gonna stop improving (yet).
The last of my videos(shaky camera):

Kristoffer Absalonsen 3x3 11.86 (only the last step of the solve)

Edvard Hove 3x3 15.15

Edvard Hove 5x5 2:12.53