OSAKA 09 results

[MistArts]

Fanwuq: "Why is everyone so surprised?"

Not too sure, but maybe it's the jump in ranks from 18 or something to 1 for me.

Were you aware of his 4x4 single jump from over 40 to 1?

I'd say anyone in the top-50 has a chance and even you, who has never competed.

Top-50 for any event has a chance for WR? I don't think I can take WR for 2x2.

 

[Harris Chan]

I admire how they can perform very well in the final round, where it all matters. Or perhaps they were just going easy in the first few rounds to conserve their energy?

anyway, Yumu came pretty close to first in his other events as well; Syuhei beated him by 0.42s in 4x4, and Yumu beated Syuhei by 0.71s in 5x5 (that's a pretty close margin for big cubes). Nakaji of course placed first in all of his events!

Also, did they have to scrap out some of the events? Because I don't see OH, Pyraminx, or Master Magic results even though they were listed in the events.

It's interesting how the 3x3 avg WR (along with 5x5) was broken in Osaka Open 2008 as well (just like how Andy breaks the NAR twice at Berkeley Fall 2007/2008)

 

[Sebastien]

Fanwuq: "Why is everyone so surprised?"

Not too sure, but maybe it's the jump in ranks from 18 or something to 1 for me.

Were you aware of his 4x4 single jump from over 40 to 1?

I'd say anyone in the top-50 has a chance and even you, who has never competed.

Top-50 for any event has a chance for WR? I don't think I can take WR for 2x2.

he means only 3x3 of course

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

I would have liked to have seen the one-handed WR broken...looks like they god rid of it like Harris said.

P.S. - I wonder if Nakajima will ever do clock...I know he owns one.

 

[amostay2004]

Dude he had absolutely NO celebration after breaking the WR..or he probably didn't know it yet

 

[Mr Cubism]

I admire how they can perform very well in the final round, where it all matters. Or perhaps they were just going easy in the first few rounds to conserve their energy?

I have been thinking of this too. In many sports it´s actually "easier" to break a WR in the quater- or semifinals because it´s not the same mental pressure as in a final.

To do the best performance in the final is very impressive.

 

[DavidWoner]

Also, David Woner didn't do 3x3 at UPenn.

Wow, I'm surprised you noticed that. Well, I had to organize so I spent all day scrambling for everything. I only did clock and Square-1 because those were the events I cared about most.

 

[Erik]

Dude he had absolutely NO celebration after breaking the WR..or he probably didn't know it yet

Lol then he'd be even worse than me at maths xD

 

[pjk]

Congrats on the WR's Yumu and Yu!