UK Open 2008?

Thoughts on my performance:

2x2: Ack, the only real disappointment. A 15 sec solve and a DNF because I didn't know about the second delay on the stackmats. I think that time was ~6 secs.

3x3: Round 1 and semi went well. Happy with a 16.91 average :) Final went badly, but I was really nervous :( Sup-20 average? Hell, I might get a two sup-20s in a normal average of 50.

4x4: Quite good (used someone else's cube), but could've gone a bit better if I hadn't done the centres wrong on one of my solves.

5x5: V-cubes own. Seriously, sub-2:45 without trying. If I practiced more before, I might have done better. Those 5 solves were my only 5x5 solves of the day.

OH: Two PBs :) A real surprise, helped by the fact that I got a U, Z and 2 A perms, all of which I know OH.

T'was awesome. So, where next?
 
MTGjumper said:
4x4: Quite good (used someone else's cube),
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Correction, used Chukk's cube :P

The day was awesome, I really enjoyed it, and my times weren't as bad as I expected, 3rd in OH was awesome. The only thing I'm anonyed about is 2 DNFs at BLD, the 2nd one was just a T perm off :( Anyway, was nice to meet lots of new people and see some really amazing cubers in action. Now I just can't wait till next year!
(P.S. I'm Jude irl)

Edit: It's up on WCA, http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=UKOpen2008
 
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wow home at last. had a good time, was nice to put some faces to online names :P

pleased that i finally got sub 20 in comp, as you may have gathered if you heard my exclamation of "YESSSS!". also REALLY happy i got a sucessful bld (if anyone captured my expression, i would like to see it!) sucky 4, 5 and 2 but nevermind.

had a really good time doing team blindsolves last night, dan and i got a 1:13.00 which was really cool, although i think it's more his explaining that is good rather than anything to do with me.

i befriended a small boy called charlie in the hotel who is now into pyraminx, and i gave his mother instructions on what to tell "father christmas" he wanted in his stocking ;) he was really cute, it's a shame we couldn't really steal him.

thanks to everyone who helped organise and whatnot. hopefully i will sort us out a competition for beginning of next year... by beginning... i mean before june :D
 
CharlieCooper said:
wow home at last. had a good time, was nice to put some faces to online names :P

pleased that i finally got sub 20 in comp, as you may have gathered if you heard my exclamation of "YESSSS!". also REALLY happy i got a sucessful bld (if anyone captured my expression, i would like to see it!) sucky 4, 5 and 2 but nevermind.

had a really good time doing team blindsolves last night, dan and i got a 1:13.00 which was really cool, although i think it's more his explaining that is good rather than anything to do with me.

i befriended a small boy called charlie in the hotel who is now into pyraminx, and i gave his mother instructions on what to tell "father christmas" he wanted in his stocking ;) he was really cute, it's a shame we couldn't really steal him.

thanks to everyone who helped organise and whatnot. hopefully i will sort us out a competition for beginning of next year... by beginning... i mean before june :D
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Well said Charlie, I didn't get to meet you in competition, but I saw your bld solve and your reaction was priceless. Congratulations.
 
Garmon said:
CharlieCooper said:
wow home at last. had a good time, was nice to put some faces to online names :P

pleased that i finally got sub 20 in comp, as you may have gathered if you heard my exclamation of "YESSSS!". also REALLY happy i got a sucessful bld (if anyone captured my expression, i would like to see it!) sucky 4, 5 and 2 but nevermind.

had a really good time doing team blindsolves last night, dan and i got a 1:13.00 which was really cool, although i think it's more his explaining that is good rather than anything to do with me.

i befriended a small boy called charlie in the hotel who is now into pyraminx, and i gave his mother instructions on what to tell "father christmas" he wanted in his stocking ;) he was really cute, it's a shame we couldn't really steal him.

thanks to everyone who helped organise and whatnot. hopefully i will sort us out a competition for beginning of next year... by beginning... i mean before june :D
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Well said Charlie, I didn't get to meet you in competition, but I saw your bld solve and your reaction was priceless. Congratulations.
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it was funny because i never ever expect it to be solved, even at home i don't. so when lars said "well done" i thought... oh, just another sympathetic comment. i actually still can't believe it :eek:
 
2 +2s and my green center cap fell off during all of my second round solves... so 3x3 couldve been better but everything else went well:D I had a great time! hope to see everyone next year!
 
whoo 128th in the world for 2x2x2 single!
i suppose a PBL skip/6 move solution should really have been faster...
anyway, the rest of my results were okay for a comp virgin.
do you think we could get any more UK competitions before UKOpen'09? I would definitely be game for a comp next summer.
EDIT any time after april/before the end of june would be bad for me because of exams... but after that im free!
 
Chukk said:
Correction, used Chukk's cube :P
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Well, there were 5(?) 4x4s on the table and remember asking to borrow one from someone, but I couldn't remember who. So thanks Jude :)

Also, we need at least 3 comps in the UK next year. It was awesome.

Edit: who was Tom Harman? I don't remember him :s
 
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well I too will have exams so fear not! It would probably be before easter, or around that time. Maybe i could make it during the holidays so that it would be easier to come. I'd like two days and all the side events that I love so very much.

The only problem that dan mentioned was that we don't want a situation where this comp kind of "replaces" the uk open. we still want people to come from abroad to the uk open, but we were worried people wouldn't want to travel over twice in one year. the idea of having a closed competitions for uk competitors only was also discussed, but i really dislike that idea. i don't like the thought of shutting out anyone who wants to come. maybe something like the german/dutch nationals where only natives can win prizes, but other nationalities are still welcome to compete?

(seriously, what the hell. i sit down with the new wonder cube and get a 19s average. why oh why will this not happen to me in competition)
 
before easter would be nice, and after the end of june (whoo 18) would also be good. in between then would be a black hole for cubing and generally going outside.
and yes, i can see the problem in having two comps. BUT, i think if we made it clear that this would be a smaller/less official competition then that would be ok. a more lo-fi event with lots of weird and wonderful events would be great, as it wouldnt detract from the main UK competition.
 
well seven towns provide the timers and all the equipment i think so i will talk to dave. i mentioned it briefly to him over this weekend. it's kind of hard to keep this lower profile than the uk open, if it has two days, more events and is international also. i don't want to tread on the toes of the uk open at all. ahhh
 
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