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in cases where something like megaminx round 2 is scheduled directly after megaminx round 1
That’s just bad planning.
in cases where something like megaminx round 2 is scheduled directly after megaminx round 1
If you don't make cutoff, your two times are posted, you do not get an Ao5.Never knew that. Where does it come up? Or am I misunderstanding and ranked doesn’t mean results put up? Because I’ve never seen a 3 DNS solve.
If you have slow cutoffsThat’s just bad planning.
So where do their results go?If you don't make cutoff, your two times are posted, you do not get an Ao5.
If you don't make time limit, your result is a DNF.
Results still have to be entered after everyone has finished. If you alternate events there doesn’t have to be downtime. Back to back rounds of the same event is a bad plan, regardless of cutoffs.If you have slow cutoffs
On the WCA website, along with everyone else's. Here's an example of someone who never completed an average:So where do their results go?
Thanks! I guess not a lot of people will fail the cutoff.On the WCA website, along with everyone else's. Here's an example of someone who never completed an average:
Rich Kitching | World Cube Association
The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...www.worldcubeassociation.org
As you can see, he has full records, and a national, continental, and world ranking by single. He just lacks an average ranking because he never completed an average.
That’s what I have done, but it’s not an option for everyone.If you want a comp with easy cutoffs then organize one
But it is an option for everyone, unless you're in an area with no delegatesThat’s what I have done, but it’s not an option for everyone.
Not everyone lives in an area with delegates, and even if you have delegates around they have to agree to help you. I’ve had good experiences with my local delegates, but as I’ve mentioned before it took some convincing to get them to agree to let me organize a competition. It’s not as simple as “I want to organize a competition.”But it is an option for everyone, unless you're in an area with no delegates
I literally said unless you live in an area with no delegates.Not everyone lives in an area with delegates, and even if you have delegates around they have to agree to help you. I’ve had good experiences with my local delegates, but as I’ve mentioned before it took some convincing to get them to agree to let me organize a competition. It’s not as simple as “I want to organize a competition.”
Delegates can travel and the WCA even has funds to help pay for delegates to travel to new areas where competition fees cannot cover travel cost.Not everyone lives in an area with delegates, and even if you have delegates around they have to agree to help you. I’ve had good experiences with my local delegates, but as I’ve mentioned before it took some convincing to get them to agree to let me organize a competition. It’s not as simple as “I want to organize a competition.”
You’re right, it’s not that hard, but it’s not an option for everybody. Even if it was, think of somebody who’s just starting out, and wants to compete in 4x4. If they average 2:30 and cutoffs are 1:30, then are they going to try organizing a competition with more generous cutoffs, or are they just going to assume they suck and not bother? If it was me I would be inclined to just believe I suck. I went to a competition, read a lot, watched a lot of videos, and decided that I want to compete anyway, so I put in the effort to organize a competition. I wanted to encourage people who are slower to go ahead and compete (with myself squarely in that category) so I argued for, and got the delegates who were helping me to agree, to pretty lenient cutoffs (8:00 7x7, 5:00 6x6, etc.). I’m just arguing that because not everybody will organize a competition the people who do should think about slow cubers at least as much as about fast cubers.I literally said unless you live in an area with no delegates.
Organizing is pretty easy, I'm in the process of doing it now in fact.
If they are just starting out then they could also just not get an average their first competition and put the work in to make cutoffs at a latter competition.You’re right, it’s not that hard, but it’s not an option for everybody. Even if it was, think of somebody who’s just starting out, and wants to compete in 4x4. If they average 2:30 and cutoffs are 1:30, then are they going to try organizing a competition with more generous cutoffs, or are they just going to assume they suck and not bother? If it was me I would be inclined to just believe I suck. I went to a competition, read a lot, watched a lot of videos, and decided that I want to compete anyway, so I put in the effort to organize a competition. I wanted to encourage people who are slower to go ahead and compete (with myself squarely in that category) so I argued for, and got the delegates who were helping me to agree, to pretty lenient cutoffs (8:00 7x7, 5:00 6x6, etc.). I’m just arguing that because not everybody will organize a competition the people who do should think about slow cubers at least as much as about fast cubers.
Do you think there might be something we could do about that?70% of the new competitors won’t compete anymore after 1-3 competitions.
Maybe it’s because the competitors could only get averages in 3 or 4 events and thought it just wasn’t worth it.70% of the new competitors won’t compete anymore after 1-3 competitions.
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