UK Open 2010

[James Ludlow]

Master magic - Borrow James' (PWEASE?) and beat my official PB if possible.

I don't have the foggiest how to restring it. The master magic has one string all over the place, and my magic has a broken string. I have no spare strings. Yes I can still sub-2 magic but I just want to improve my 5.30 single for now

Charlie - you can of course. Its feels different since I restrung it. I think I was running three strings at the bisuness end, but can't remember. Its still good though.

Daniel - You can join the queue to use mine if you like. I can restring your's for you if you like, but I can't guarantee it will be before you compete.

 

[amostay2004]

My goals:
Get an 8.91 lucky solve (it's a nice number, and it's fun to join the club )
Not suck at 3x3
Not DNF at BLD
Awesome at 4x4 if the Dayan turns out good
Sub 1:50 avg 5x5 lol (I'M PRACTISING)
Speak some cantonese to Rob Yau

 

[Robert-Y]

Goals:
Beat many of my OPBs
444 avg NR, sub 40 single (for goodness sake, just let me have a good solve WITHOUT parity for once!)
Win team bld with Mr Barlow (somehow...)
Speak some cantonglish to Amos Tay
Touch Breandan's hair for luck?...

There are probably a few more I can't remember for now...

 

[Toad]

Is TeamBLD still happening...?

 

[kinch2002]

Is TeamBLD still happening...?

Oh I forgot about that. Let's practise sometime on msn

 

[Toad]

Oh I forgot about that. Let's practise sometime on msn

Only if Charlie says it's still happening

 

[CharlieCooper]

Team BLD should be able to happen still, I'm just reluctant to put it on the schedule in the case that I haven't estimated enough time for the other official, and therefore more important, events. Head to head is definitely going ahead though.

 

[Escher]

I'd just like to set an NR in something, don't really care what!

 

[CharlieCooper]

What's the day's schedule?

Like, after the comp, what is happening?

Going back to YHA or what?

My goals;
2x2 - Sub-5 single, sub-7 average.
3x3 - Sub-20 single, Sub-25 average.
4x4 - Sub-1:40 single, Sub-1:50 average
5x5 - Sub-2:20 single, Sub-2:30 average.

Charlie, could you put my name down for Head2Head please?

Yes, I can, but please email such things to [email protected] because otherwise I forget. Very hard to keep track of everybody's requests on here/PMs/FB etc.

The plan after Saturday will be to clear up lots (you are all lovely helpful people ), go to our respective lodgings I imagine then reconvene for dinner at a restaurant I have yet to book for everybody. Trying to think of something with good light. After that I guess we'll go to a pub... or... THE CIDER BOAT. I can hear you all excited.

 

[amostay2004]

CIDER BOAT I passed by there once..didn't have the chance to get a drink. Would love to!

 

[kinch2002]

CIDER BOAT!!!
Win

 

[MichaelErskine]

The Cider Boat was great fun last year. We had some good seats and the lighting was just about adequate to cube. Wrap up warm though - it gets cold out on the briny!

 

[CharlieCooper]

Yeah the boat does get cold and it's already freezing here. Come prepared with 'would you rather?' questions. A true hit last year (see hysterical laughter in the photo below, thanks Michael):

"You COULD just go ankle deep..."

 

[chrisness]

Yay that was my square-1 lesson from pro Rowan

Who else remembers how uncomfortable the black bench was??

 

[jazzthief81]

Yay that was my square-1 lesson from pro Rowan

Who else remembers how uncomfortable the black bench was??

I do because right after I took this picture, I sat next to you.

 

[Escher]

Yay that was my square-1 lesson from pro Rowan

Who else remembers how uncomfortable the black bench was??

Hahaha, I don't even remember how to do that parity I taught you...

And I decided it was a trial-by-fire the cider boat set up. I earned my damn drinks.

 

[r_517]

Agassi says that he can come

 

[amostay2004]

Wow CubeDepot is awesome. The Dayan 4x4s are here!
It's extremely bad out of the box though..so hard to turn. I take like 0.5s to do a U2 >.<

 

[flan]

Wow CubeDepot is awesome. The Dayan 4x4s are here!
It's extremely bad out of the box though..so hard to turn. I take like 0.5s to do a U2 >.<

Mine was like that. Maru lube and shock oil helped greatly. I wrote a short review thingy on the random speedcubing discussion thread.

 

[r_517]

I should add one most important target for UKO which is Don't DNF again on clock