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Swedish Open Contest 2008

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We are now planning the Swedish Open Contest 2008. Last years competition was a great success where, I think Milan was the most winner overall closly followed by Matyas.

The venue we used the last two years is not avaliable (they changed their exebition and has not got room for extra events anymore). So now we are planning to use the venue of a club my brother is with in Rosersberg that is wery close to Stockholm international airport Arlanda. The date is set to 30-31 August.

Greatest thing is that the venue is probably available the whole weekend so there will be a lot of time for mad events like Magic OH and such =) And even better, people visiting from abroad can probably sleep at the venue :)

More details will follow as soon as there are any...
 
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Sounds interesting indeed.
I never been to Sweden before, and since I'm fond of blond women. :)

Rotterdam is closer and there are plenty of blond women here. Come visit me sometime :)

Wow, i'm currently planning a bike trip to sweden during the summer. It would be awesome, if i can combine cubing and biking :).

And people call me crazy for DRIVING/FLYING everywhere. It would be so great to see you show up the night before the competition on your bike :cool:. I don't know if you use a journey system for multi-blind, but if you I do expect > 100 cubes from you in Sweden
 

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Bicykling? pedals? no engine? MTB or racer? I got a late 80's Peugeot racer with 18 gears that I ride like 3,000 km in a normal year.

Anyway, as soon as my brother can confirm the venue (I'm sure he will) the planning starts for real.

Anders who is officially the organizer of SOC gave this short list some moments ago:

Saturday - daytime we do official events and in the eavning we do unofficials (No inspection he already said) and at the Sunday we do the rest of the official events + price ceremony.

Tobias: If you come I promise blonds, everywhere :p

More will follow after Anders and Rune is back from Barcelona, there Anders will add to his impressive "most contrys" and Rune will take back his "oldest solver" record (soon 80 years).
 
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Bicykling? pedals? no engine? MTB or racer? I got a late 80's Peugeot racer with 18 gears that I ride like 3,000 km in a normal year.

I own a racer, but i'll probably travel with my other bike (something between MTB and racer ;)).

Wow, i'm currently planning a bike trip to sweden during the summer. It would be awesome, if i can combine cubing and biking :).

And people call me crazy for DRIVING/FLYING everywhere. It would be so great to see you show up the night before the competition on your bike :cool:. I don't know if you use a journey system for multi-blind, but if you I do expect > 100 cubes from you in Sweden

Yes, i use journeys, but i don't think i can create many journeys during the trip: tree, sign, tree, house, tree, field, tree, tree, tree, river, tree, field, ... ;)
 

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First thing, the date is changed to 6-7 Sept. It was changed after three of our best cubers said they could not come the first weekend we planned, (KConny was one of them)

Anyway, here is the preliminary shedule for the weekend:

Saturday

09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-10:15 Rubik's Clock
10:15-10:45 Rubik's Magic
10:15-10:45 Rubik's Master Magic
10:45-11:45 Megaminx
LUNCH
13:00-13:45 Square-1
13:45-14:30 Pyraminx
14:30-16:00 Rubik's Cube blindfolded
16:00-16:30 Rubik's Cube with feet
16:30-17:30 Rubik's Cube fewest moves
DINNER
19:00-20:00 Rubik's Cube without inspection
20:00-20:15 Rubik's Snake
20:15-21:00 Rubik's Cube three-in-a-row

Parallel event on Saturday morning: Rubik's Cube multiple blindfolded

Sunday

09:00-09:15 Registration
09:15-10:45 5x5x5 Cube, combined final
10:45-12:00 Rubik's Cube, first round
LUNCH
13:00-14:30 4x4x4 Cube, combined final
14:30-15:15 2x2x2 Cube
15:15-16:00 Rubik's Cube one-handed
16:00-16:30 Rubik's Cube, final
16:30-17:00 Prize Ceremony

Parallel event on Sunday morning: 4x4x4 Cube blindfolded

The venue is more or less confirmed and yes, it is OK to stay at the venue overnight :)

Probably also the days fri-sat and sun-mon if you need a room for any of those nights. (I have not asked my brother about that but I'm sure, the place is always empty ecept for one eveing/moth when the club that owns the palce has their meetings, always on wednesdays so it must be OK).
 
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Note that the suggested date and tentatively choice of events and schedule as given below were posted by me on the Svekub forum for discussion among Swedish cubers. Nothing is decided yet, not even the date. The competition will be announced with a preliminary time schedule in due time.

/Anders



First thing, the date is changed to 6-7 Sept. It was changed after three of our best cubers said they could not come the first weekend we planned, (KConny was one of them)

Anyway, here is the preliminary shedule for the weekend:

Saturday

09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-10:15 Rubik's Clock
10:15-10:45 Rubik's Magic
10:15-10:45 Rubik's Master Magic
10:45-11:45 Megaminx
LUNCH
13:00-13:45 Square-1
13:45-14:30 Pyraminx
14:30-16:00 Rubik's Cube blindfolded
16:00-16:30 Rubik's Cube with feet
16:30-17:30 Rubik's Cube fewest moves
DINNER
19:00-20:00 Rubik's Cube without inspection
20:00-20:15 Rubik's Snake
20:15-21:00 Rubik's Cube three-in-a-row

Parallel event on Saturday morning: Rubik's Cube multiple blindfolded

Sunday

09:00-09:15 Registration
09:15-10:45 5x5x5 Cube, combined final
10:45-12:00 Rubik's Cube, first round
LUNCH
13:00-14:30 4x4x4 Cube, combined final
14:30-15:15 2x2x2 Cube
15:15-16:00 Rubik's Cube one-handed
16:00-16:30 Rubik's Cube, final
16:30-17:00 Prize Ceremony

Parallel event on Sunday morning: 4x4x4 Cube blindfolded

The venue is more or less confirmed and yes, it is OK to stay at the venue overnight :)

Probably also the days fri-sat and sun-mon if you need a room for any of those nights. (I have not asked my brother about that but I'm sure, the place is always empty ecept for one eveing/moth when the club that owns the palce has their meetings, always on wednesdays so it must be OK).
 

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Ok, now most things are decided so I pick up this thread again =)

Free rooms for the weekend:

My brother says it is room for arond 10 persons to sleep at the venue and he got some more spaces to offer, his sofa, last time used by Edouard and Clement and his office used by three hungarians the last time.

So he can offer space for around 15 persons totaly. All you need to do to come is to register and get an air plane ticket to Arlanda airport (7 km away from the venue) :)

Let me know if you need a space to sleep, else there are plenty of hotels arond the airport if you like it a little more comfortable.
 
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I don't think this have been mentioned but there will be some prize money for the person who gets either the best single time or the best avg on 3x3. 1000SEK or about 100 euros for each.

joey: The only problem is that I don't live in Stockholm, so I'll also be needing a place to stay at. That will probably be at a friends house in Stockholm and I can't invite you to stay there aswell. :p
 
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