UK Open

[masterofthebass]

Yes. The organizer generates 5 scrambles from the WCA scrambler and everyone gets the same 5 scrambles (hopefully ).

 

[Johannes91]

There's nothing wrong with easy scrambles. Every position should have the same probability IMHO.

 

[joey]

Are people given the same exact scramble for each round? Like, for round 1, would everyone get the same scramble?

Yes, but not everyone in the same group in round 1 gets the same scramble.

 

[AvGalen]

Yes, but not everyone in the same group in round 1 gets the same scramble.

I don't understand. Maybe you mean:

A round can consist of several groups.
Everyone that is in the same group gets the same scrambles for that round.
Not every group gets the same scramble.

(That last part might sound unfair, but it prevents cheating. Also, groups are only used for qualification, not for finals)

 

[Pedro]

yep, I think Joey meant that...

 

[adragast]

Matyas finished first in 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 and 3x3 blindfold... it is impossible to win anything if he is participating

 

[AvGalen]

Did he win 3x3x3_oh? I am guessing Rama won!

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?allResults=All+Results&competitionId=UKOpen2007

Yes he did!

 

[masterofthebass]

It's not really impossible for anything. He obviously didn't win the 2x2 or 3x3 at worlds, and his average for the 5x5 was only .5 seconds faster than Rama at the UK Open. He's not invincible, just very, very good.

 

[joey]

Yes, but not everyone in the same group in round 1 gets the same scramble.

I don't understand. Maybe you mean:

A round can consist of several groups.
Everyone that is in the same group gets the same scrambles for that round.
Not every group gets the same scramble.

(That last part might sound unfair, but it prevents cheating. Also, groups are only used for qualification, not for finals)

Sorry, That is what I meant.

I think I meant to write:
"Yes, but not every group in the same round gets the same scramble."

That makes sense!

 

[Rama]

I was in a dilemma with my first 2x2 solve, I could do the OLL from two angles, if I did it from the other angle I would have a PLL skip and a FL skip...

I still find it funny that my 2x2 practise solves are also my competition solves.