Organize more upcoming spectator friendly competitions like All Stars

[abunickabhi]

Rubik's North America All-Stars 2024 | World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

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We need more 3x3 only and elite level (sub-7) WCA competitions to drive spectator friendly competitions.

Is CubingUSA interested in doing this again this year, and are other countries taking cue from All Stars and planning a future similar mall comp with spectators and quality 3x3 solving in their region?

I believe more of these competitions should exist so that WCA and/or ROs can generate revenue from spectators and livestreaming.

 

[Turns_And_Twists2024]

Yeah I get the "spectator friendly" part but the sub 7 requirements feel unfair

 

[bldcuber314]

Yeah I get the "spectator friendly" part but the sub 7 requirements feel unfair

The sub 7 requirement meant that the competition was a lot more exciting to watch, so it was definitely a good requirement.

 

[Turns_And_Twists2024]

The sub 7 requirement meant that the competition was a lot more exciting to watch, so it was definitely a good requirement.

Yeah I get that but it still seems too strict, also it's probably mostly non cubers viewing It as it's a spectator comp

 

[CubeLite]

Yeah I get that but it still seems too strict

There are exactly 365 people that have a sub 7 official average, so it's not that few people as you may think (also weird that there is one for every day of the year)

 

[Turns_And_Twists2024]

There are exactly 365 people that have a sub 7 official average, so it's not that few people as you may think (also weird that there is one for every day of the year)

Yeah but that's still not many people compared to the 200,000+ competitors

 

[bldcuber314]

Yeah but that's still not many people compared to the 200,000+ competitors

The rest of those people(and this includes me) have no reason to be taking part in an All-Stars competition in a head-to-head format. There are plenty of comps that everyone can attend, so it's important to have spectator friendly comps like these as well.

 

[bldcuber314]

Yeah but that's still not many people compared to the 200,000+ competitors

The rest of those people(and this includes me) have no reason to be taking part in an All-Stars competition in a head-to-head format. There are plenty of comps that everyone can attend, so it's important to have spectator friendly comps like these as well.

 

[Cubinginatree]

As someone who averages a mere 11 seconds on 3x3, it seems a lot more exciting to watch a sub 7 solver than me. The faster people deserve to be part of a "special" competition.

 

[Turns_And_Twists2024]

As someone who averages a mere 11 seconds on 3x3, it seems a lot more exciting to watch a sub 7 solver than me. The faster people deserve to be part of a "special" competition.

True!

 

[SpeakCuba]

Yeah but that's still not many people compared to the 200,000+ competitors

There is a reason that it is called "All-Stars".

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

Yeah but that's still not many people compared to the 200,000+ competitors

Non-cubers seeing some of the world's fastest compete is probably more likely to grow cubing than watching a head to head of two 20 second solvers

 

[L4NC3_D4_AS14N]

Non-cubers seeing some of the world's fastest compete is probably more likely to grow cubing than watching a head to head of two 20 second solvers

yeah the reason I got into cubing was because of "The Speed Cubers" on Netflix. Max Parks and Felix Zemdegs are legends

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

Yeah I get that but it still seems too strict, also it's probably mostly non cubers viewing It as it's a spectator comp

We should do maybe shb 9, that significantly increases the amount of people allowed but also is exciting for spectators.