Rubik's New Zealand Speedcubing Championships 2009

[Analbaby]

Was goos seeing you all at te papa.
The guy said they were going to try it again next year?
I gota get some practice it if i am to compete.

 

[Faz]

Results are up on WCA.
A big thanks to Josh, Dene and all the people who ran this competition!

 

[PhillipEspinoza]

How did this competition have only one competitor for Rubik's Cube w/ Feet event? Isn't that in direct conflict with WCA regulations ((9q) Events and rounds should have at least 2 competitors)?

 

[Dene]

How did this competition have only one competitor for Rubik's Cube w/ Feet event? Isn't that in direct conflict with WCA regulations ((9q) Events and rounds should have at least 2 competitors)?

This was discussed on the WCA forums here
From Ron's post:
"My proposal is to change 'must' to 'should' in article 9q.
This will solve most of the problems mentioned above, except the fact that there is really only one registered competitor who wants to do the event."

EDIT: I should point out that this is not the first time that this change to the rules has been used. I have seen in the results at least one competition where only one person did the 6 and 7 or something like that (and no, I can't remember which competition I saw this in).

 

[DavidWoner]

How did this competition have only one competitor for Rubik's Cube w/ Feet event? Isn't that in direct conflict with WCA regulations ((9q) Events and rounds should have at least 2 competitors)?

This was discussed on the WCA forums here
From Ron's post:
"My proposal is to change 'must' to 'should' in article 9q.
This will solve most of the problems mentioned above, except the fact that there is really only one registered competitor who wants to do the event."

EDIT: I should point out that this is not the first time that this change to the rules has been used. I have seen in the results at least one competition where only one person did the 6 and 7 or something like that (and no, I can't remember which competition I saw this in).

Not only was it proposed, it was actually changed already:

"9q) Events and rounds should have at least 2 competitors."

Dene: probably not the example you were thinking of but whatever.

 

[felix]

Do you know how annoying it is to have people around you constantly chanting "Feliks! Feliks! Feliks!"?

Got 39.99, just under my average time of 40s. Not bad. Feliks thought my glow-in-the-dark cube was an illegal transparent cube and brought me in for questioning.

Free stuff: bag, lanyard, cap (with badly screenprinted logo), trial pack of cleaning stuff (apparently it is imported by the same company that imports Rubiks cubes). Also they gave away like 50 storebought cubes to spectators.

 

[Faz]

Lol sorry, bout that. Yay for uber cuber hats!

 

[Analbaby]

I'm working on my blindfold solves, and going hard with the Fridrich algorithms.
I shall see you all next year.

 

[Faz]

Not me 10char

 

[TimMc]

Not me

tis ok, you already completely owned them

Tim.

 

[CharlieCooper]

Feliks! I'm so glad you did so well. I love you... In a totally cubing related sort of way.

 

[Faz]

Lol. See you at WC11 (Or WC10 if they decide to have it every year seeing how speedcubing is growing.)

I will most likely be there if I am still cubing.

PS: 2 new videos up

4x4 - 49.11

3x3 finals solves by me.