Possible Indiana Open?

[Jhong253]

Right now, it seems that the website domain name may be down for awhile... So if you want to access the webpage, here is the address.

http://69.133.44.190/indiana08.php

Only a month to go!

 

[Jhong253]

The official web address is now back up! You can access it by:
http://www.thewonderidiot.net/indiana08.php

 

[Jhong253]

There has been some questions about adding megaminx to the competition. If you would like to see megaminx added, please reply here or at the shoutbox on the site. If you want to compete in megaminx, then please also tell me how fast you are at it.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I would love to do megaminx. I average just a little over 3 minutes.

Remember the standard is mean of 3 solves for megaminx. You could make it a combined final with a minimum time on the first solve if you wanted to keep it reasonable.

 

[Jhong253]

Only a week to go! Please pre-register if you plan to come (if you haven't done that already)!

 

[philkt731]

Can't wait...

 

[ShadenSmith]

I'll buy you dinner if you get a WR Phil.

 

[JBCM627]

I'll buy you dinner if you get a WR Phil.

he should buy you dinner if he doesn't

 

[pcharles93]

I really wanted to go to this competition. I've never been in Indiana before. Plus, I could really use another free pizza.

 

[Jhong253]

i wonder how many people will show up...

 

[ShadenSmith]

How many timers/displays will you have? Only the ones provided by KOII?

 

[Jhong253]

Let's see... You and Carson will bring 4 (oh and please bring the stop watches and blindfolds too ), Mike Hughey will bring one (I hope so!), Jim will bring a couple (maybe???), and I have 2 rented from speedstacks, so hopefully at least 7 (I really hope Jim can bring at least 2 so we can do a lot).

 

[Mike Hughey]

Yes, I'll bring one timer/display.

Wow, this is shaping up to be a pretty big competition!

 

[Jhong253]

now i'm really getting worried about the size of the room I got reserved for this...

 

[Jhong253]

EVERYONE, if you would like to help me out by being cube runners, judges, or scramblers for events you are not participating in or after you've competed, please let me know by posting here or the website shoutbox!

 

[Jason Baum]

As tempted as I am to go to this competition, I don't think I'm going to make it. I'm pretty broke right now, and it's almost a 10 hour drive for me to get there, plus money for a hotel room/food. It adds up quick, and I need that money to buy Christmas presents for people. I just think that it would be wiser to wait for a competition that's a little closer to me. I was really looking forward to going to this, but I'm unfortunately going to have to back out.

I hope everyone has a great time, and I'm looking forward to seeing the results!

 

[Mike Hughey]

As tempted as I am to go to this competition, I don't think I'm going to make it. I'm pretty broke right now, and it's almost a 10 hour drive for me to get there, plus money for a hotel room/food. It adds up quick, and I need that money to buy Christmas presents for people. I just think that it would be wiser to wait for a competition that's a little closer to me. I was really looking forward to going to this, but I'm unfortunately going to have to back out.

I hope everyone has a great time, and I'm looking forward to seeing the results!

That's too bad, Jason. I'm that much happier I got to go to the Virginia Open now! But I completely understand - I suspect there will be less traveling in general by cubers next year, with the economy being what it is these days.

It's a pity, though - it would have been fun to see you square off against Phil.

 

[philkt731]

Yeah, it would've been awesome to have Jason there. With gas prices the way they are right now though, driving isn't nearly as expensive as in the summer, and I'm sure you could find someone to stay with overnight, possibly in Cincy, but maybe I'm being to optimistic and overly hoping you will still come

 

[isaacthecuber]

Can't wait!
I'm so unpracticed though!
It will still be fun, though!

 

[Jhong253]

The competition was a smashing hit!
We had about ~29 people present, and the competition ran very smoothly.
I do not believe there were any records broken.

There was no mystery event... I was planning to have Jason Baum, Phil Thomas, Dakota Harris, and Issac Wappes race, but two of the 4 didn't show up.

Mike Hughey won with 8 minute something on 4x4 BLD, Takao Hashimoto won all non-Rubik's puzzle events, and Phil & Issac the speedy boys took almost everything else.

I got sick the day before this , and I believe I did not do as efficiently as I could have had I not been so worn out.

Anyway, Tyson's new competition methodology was tried out, and I ended up having enough time to make 4x4 a final instead of combined final, add another 2x2 round, and add megaminx.

I hope everyone had lots of fun, and I believe I will try to organize another competition in Bloomington in around September. Hope to see you all in a competition nearby!