World Championship 2015 - Official Panel (Leave your questions here)

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

Yau: which Yau is best Yau?

 

[Ross The Boss]

Or men, there are plenty of bisexual/gay/straight females on the forums.

good job making me laugh! i find it hilarious how cubing is such a sausage fest that gay cubers are even more predominate than female cubers, or atleast that's the impression your post gave me (because teh girls are listed last).

robert (and anyone else who cares to answer)- how has your opinion shifted over the years when it comes to the number of algs which could practically be used in a speed solving method?
feliks - as cubing is progressing have you felt increased pressure on your top cuber status (all around, not just 3x3x3)? do you remember specific times when you have felt this way?
rafael - in what ways do you think this years world championship will affect the south american cubing community, both within south america and how it is perceived by the rest of the world?

 

[kinch2002]

I have a set of questions focused on where they see themselves cubing-wise in the next few years.
Ron: Do you think you'll ever leave the board?
Chris: Do you think your recent marriage has affected or will affect your cubing?
Rafael: You've taught a lot of children to cube. Do you see potential to expand it into a large teaching program all over Sao Paulo or even the whole country?
Robert and Feliks: Do you think you'll branch out and move your focus from competitive cubing into positions of more responsibility? Maybe more organising or an official role within the WCA structure?
Kevin: If you're still planning to retire, do you think you'll still attend competitions to see friends? Any new hobbies planned?

Lastly, a question for all, looking at the past.
What achievement would you like to be remembered by in many years time? It can be a record you set, or any sort of contribution to the community.

 

[Myachii]

Feliks Zemdegs - Having dropped the 3x3 World Record single closer and closer to the human limit, do you think that methods more efficient than CFOP will be developed? If not, what do you think is the ultimate limit for 3x3 Global Average using CFOP?

Kevin Hays - As the World Records in other events get closer and closer to 0, do you think that people will be more inspired to practice Big Cubes for more of a challenge?

Robert Yau - Do you think that the Yau method has as much potential on big cubes as it had on 4x4? Also, how different do you think the 4x4 World Records would be today if your method never took off?

Ron van Bruchem - What advice would you give to speedcubers who want to organise their own competitions? Also, what advice would you give to speedcubers who want to become WCA delegates?

Rafael Cinoto - Do you think that as a result of the World Championship the number of speedcubers in South America will drastically increase?

 

[giant2525]

Kevin - Will you be planning to attend any more of the Bay Area Speed Cubing events?

 

[Genius4Jesus]

Feliks Zemdegs: Seeing as you won your first competition and broke several OcRs at that competition, do you think your cubing career would have been/felt different had you "started from the bottom" like most cubers?

Kevin Hays: Even after you have technically retired will you compete at (or just visit) competitions once in a while for old times?

Robert Yau: Do you have any other revolutionary ideas for methods that could take over events, similar to what Yau did with 4x4?

 

[Berkmann18]

Feliks: what do you think is the limit for the 3x3 single and average ?

Kevin: What do you think are the limits for 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 and which method(s) could get that far ?

Ron: will there be cuboids events, bigger brothers of actual event (e.g: 8x8, square-2, [4x4] pyraminx revenge, master skewb, gigaminx, ...) ?

Rob: how did you got the idea for your method and do you think it will become a popular method for 5x5+ ?

Rafael: what is the best approach you ever used to teach someone how to solve 3x3 ?

 

[Isaac Lai]

Feliks: If someone came up with a revolutionary development that made Roux or any other method way faster than CFOP, would you change?
Kevin: Who was your inspiration in getting faster at big cubes and what motivated you?
Ron: Do you think you will ever retire from the WCA board and as a delegate?

 

[MirzaCubing]

Kevin and Feliks: (1) What do you do to recover from a mistake during big-cube solving? (2) How do you keep your academic and cubing lives/time separate? Do you stop solving altogther at times during the semester?

Ron Van Bruchem: What do you think is the best way for community members to get involved with the WCA? What can the community do to help make the WCA better?

Rafael Cinoto: I'm very impressed by the vast number of people you have taught cubing to. I myself have taught about 30 people how to solve the cube over many years; however, one of the issues I come across is explaining the cross to beginners. The other steps are easy to explain to beginners since there are algorithms to guide them, but there really aren't many "algorithms" per se for solving the cross. What techniques do you employ to help new students better understand the concept of solving the cross?

 

[Rubiks560]

Rafael: What is the youngest age you've taught and how difficult was it?

 

[IRNjuggle28]

Feliks: do you find it uncomfortable being called the best in the world, or is it something you take pride in? Do you consider yourself the best cuber in the world?

Kevin: most cubers find 6x6 a frustrating event because of poor hardware compared to other big cubes. Did it take discipline to practice 6x6 as much as you did even though other big cubes aren't as frustrating as 6x6 in that way, or do you actually prefer 6x6 to 5x5 and 7x7?

 

[sigalig]

Feliks Zemdegs - Do you plan to continue cubing even through your college years?

Feliks is in college, and still cubing plenty.

 

[Ranzha]

Kevin - Will you be planning to attend any more of the Bay Area Speed Cubing events?

If not, who knows, maybe BASC will come to Kevin!