Requirements of a professional cuber

[cuber2294]

I've been wondering: what do you think is considered professional cubing? Less than 90 moves/solve or under 30 seconds etc. Would you have to hold a record in the top several hundreds in the WCA database? I've been pondering this for a while and want to know if you consider yourself a professional speed cuber.

 

[joey]

None of those are requirements.

 

[Kirjava]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional

 

[Edward]

lol

 

[Weston]

You would have to using cubing as your source of income I suppose.
Which is nobody. (I think)

 

[crazymanjimbo46]

Is there even prize money like for any competition?

 

[joey]

Yes of course.

It was 5,000 Euros for the last WC.

 

[crazymanjimbo46]

Yes of course.

It was 5,000 Euros for the last WC.

I doubt someone could live from that though, at least for very long.

 

[joey]

You can if you're an 18 year old living at home with your parents

 

[crazymanjimbo46]

You can if you're an 18 year old living at home with your parents

DOESN'T COUNT!!!ONE11ELEVEN111!11!!!!

 

[Dene]

Dene considers himself a professional cuber. He meets all the requirements specified.

 

[cuber2294]

I should've worded it differently. ^^; At what point do you think someone could be considered a fully skilled cuber?

 

[Kirjava]

Skilled at cubing can mean many things.

 

[RyanReese09]

When you go to competitions you can consider yourself a professional cuber. You are going to competitions..thus competing. You could get 2 minutes..you are still professional (though a crappy one)

I'd personally rank a professional as sub30 and going to competitions.

 

[DaijoCube]

It's not a profession, so you can't be professional. You can be ****ing good though

 

[musicninja17]

I say under 25xx avg is "pro" cuz i'm at 30xx and I don't feel nearly as good as I want to xP

 

[riffz]

I say under 25xx avg is "pro" cuz i'm at 30xx and I don't feel nearly as good as I want to xP

For me personally I wouldn't call someone an expert speedsolver unless they can average sub 12 but its really just a matter of opinion.

But yea... "pro" is the wrong word for it.

 

[jackdexter75]

To be a professional it would have to be your job/Profession. It's a Hobby.... Soooo to be an EXPERT, I'd have to say knowledge means more than speed. But put them hand in hand. And you have your answer.

 

[Stefan]

To be a professional it would have to be your job/Profession. It's a Hobby.... Soooo to be an EXPERT, ...

professional: a person who is expert at his or her work
-- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/professional?btnG=Go+Dictionary

And...

professional: may also refer to a person having impressive competence in a particular activity
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional

professional: a person having impressive competence in a particular activity.
-- http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/professional?view=uk