Rubik's New Zealand Speedcubing Championships 2009

[felix]

I got cheap airfare, so I'll be there.

 

[Faz]

Any news about the schedule/Friday night yet?

EDIT: Lol just read my email.

 

[Faz]

Ok, here is the schedule for anyone interested:

Here is the official timetable for the Rubik’s NZ Speed-Cubing Championships 2009, being held at Te Papa from 10am on Saturday.


10:00am
Registration

10:30am
One-handed combined final

11:00am
3x3 first round

1:00pm
Blind-folded combined final

1:30pm
2x2 and feet combined final

1:45pm
4x4 combined final

2:30pm
5x5 combined final

3:00pm
Square-1 and Pyraminx combined final

3:30pm
3x3 final

4:00pm
Awards ceremony

4:30pm
Finished

Heading into wellington tomorrow! Hope to meet josh, dene and tim tomorrow night.

 

[Enter]

good luck to you all an the competition! my there be a new world record!!!

 

[Dene]

Just so you know, that schedule is only rough; feet, pyra, and sq-1 will only be done if there is time. It is very hard to say at this stage if there will be time. The schedule is very tight but if we get through 3x3 well, we should have plenty of time.


EDIT: I just finished three sentences (four now) in a row with "time".

 

[Reptile]

I should be practicing instead of posting right now >.<.
should be a fantastic day tomorrow and I'm looking forward to see some of the uber cubers there (me being one of the social 30 second crowd entered).

 

[Faz]

See you there! Arrive early if you can. I think that there will be a few cubers hanging around waiting for the museum to open at 10, so just join the group!

 

[Faz]

Double post

Cya all tomorrow!!!!
Shame about that setup... err.. mishap? At least I got to meet Dene and Josh... for about 5 minutes.

Anyone up for dinner afterwards? We can hang around cubing and then go to some place for dinner. Pizza anyone? We'll organise it there.

 

[Faz]

About 1 hour until we start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully we can run it smoothly.

Cya there!!!!!! OMGOMGOMG I'm high. Must beat Dan's 12.69 avg.

 

[Robert-Y]

Good luck everyone

My predictions: Fazrulz will get a sub-10.5 single. He'll do his best in the second round. He'll get a 12 - 12.5 average

 

[Faz]

Yay! I won't reveal much - wait for the official results, but I'll say this:

- Dene is a girl
- seriously
- Luke Mayn is the New Zealand champion, but didn't win the competition
- The trophy was really cool
- The winner of BLD got a DNF
- All events ran smoothly
- I don't know whether I beat Josh Li's OH avg (forgot it, it was 23 tho)
- I was nervous only in 3x3.
- Dene's parents were great help
- Luke Mayn is a slow scrambler. (I took a break, and came back to 15 cubes)
- I did well overall.
- I would have got a sub 10 single, except I failed my A perm.
- Dene failed 5x5
- I pwned 5x5
- Dene is really cool
- Dene laughs about killing forums.
- At dinner, we dissed so many people on the forums
- Luke Mayn is teh awesomexx
- Seriously
- Dene wanted to be the first post after the comp
- TimMc is also cool
- So is Josh and his brother Ben
- I only ate 2 pieces of pizza at the restaurant
- Dene felt guilty about eating my pizza
- Dene says shelley is intimidating
- Dene was reminded of US comps
- Luke Mayn got a New Zealand record.
- Dene failed today
- I nearly beat him in Sq-1
- We discussed an Aussie comp later this year.


Results to come soon, but there was one incredible coincedence

Spoiler

RaviF

 

[Dene]

Results: (single/average)
OH
First: Feliks Zemdegs - 20.83/23.72
Second: Dene Beardsley - 32.15/35.15
Third: Tim McMahon - 36.36/39.91
3x3 First Round
First: Feliks - 10.71/12.55
Second: Dene - 17.66/19.95
Third: Taro Suzuki - 17.68/20.54
BLD
First: Feliks - 2:37.68
(DNFs)
2x2
First: Feliks - 2.68/4.43
Second: Luke Mayn - 4.66/6.96
Third: Tim McMahon - 10.91/13.18
Feet
First: Dene - 1:53.25/2:31.23
(Only competitor)
4x4
First: Feliks - 48.79/50.90
Second: Dene - 1:01.58/1:10.32
Third: Tim - 1:44.28/1:55.94
5x5
First: Feliks - 1:16.36/1:25.70
Second: Dene - 1:43.53/1:55.89
Third: Luke - 3:18.58/3:41.34
Sq-1
First: Dene - 21.31/28.17
Second: Feliks - Not Sure/28.83(?)
Pyra
First: Dene - 12.15/14.84
Second: Feliks - 12.30/16.78
Third: Luke - 13.22/17.40
3x3 Final
First: Feliks - 10.05/13.74
Second: Luke - 13.63/18.53
Third: Dene - 14.13/18.74

Well done to Faz and all his crazy times. I did so bad (stupid 15 out of a possible 20 tips !!!!)

And of course congratulations to the New zealand champion Luke Mayn! Who alos took out the NZ 3x3 single NR.
More comments when I get home tomorrow.

Note: not all the results are completely accurate; at least some stuff has been put in worng. They will be entered into the scoresheet from scratch.

 

[*LukeMayn*]

lol yay, so much fun meeting evetryone

 

[Ian]

Dene and Feliks dominate the competition

 

[*LukeMayn*]

Dene and Feliks dominate the competition

pretty much. OMG new icon!!!
:fp

 

[Inf3rn0]

Ok i dont know how to use forums at all.
Anyway i was there, was really happy with my new pb 33.50 lol.
How many people were in the final? And when will all the results be up somewhere?

 

[xpboy]

congratulation! that's pretty good results, good job every one

 

[Robert-Y]

I envy you Feliks! I never knew you were so good at 5x5x5!

Congratulations on your amazing averages in your first comp!

 

[Dene]

Yea unfortunately my extreme lack of practise showed. The only thing I worked on was pyraminx and I was all geared up for a sub10 average, and then I got the worst scrambles ever with so many tips and it just threw me off. The scrambles will be up soon and you can all see the terror for yourself! the tips had one with 2 tips, three with 3 tips, and one with all 4 tips!!!!!!!!!!! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

 

[Faz]

I envy you Feliks! I never knew you were so good at 5x5x5!

Congratulations on your amazing averages in your first comp!

Neither did I. 1:35 avg usually

omgomg facepalm emoticon! :fp:fp:fp:fp:fp