spdcbr
Veteran
Yu is a more all-around cuber than erik is isn't he?
[Unofficial] Yu Nakajima: 3x3x3 etc... Cubing for the first time in 3 months
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joey
Member
Not really.
masterofthebass
Premium Member
I think I'm more well rounded then both of them ( I have more continental records than those 2 combined <_< (in a legitimate continent.))
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I'm actually 1 record short of this
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I'm actually 1 record short of this
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Robert-Y
Legend
Erik's in the top 50 for single and average for almost every event:
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2005AKKE01
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2005AKKE01
Shamah02
Regular
alright this is not worth arguing about... you're all great cubers, seriously...
puzzlemaster
Veteran
I think I'm more well rounded then both of them ( I have more continental records than those 2 combined <_< (in a legitimate continent.))
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I'm actually 1 record short of this
It's ok... that 1 will be eliminated tomorrow.
IamWEB
Legend
Every time he questioned buying a new one, someone told him to 'just do it'.
JTW2007
BattsMan
Did you seriously just come up with that?
IamWEB
Legend
esquimalt1
Regular
Aww, I'm so sad He was probably the biggest inspiration to me.
He was probably the biggest inspiration to me. 
mcciff2112
Veteran
He looks so uninterested. There was no enthusiasm in that at all. It's really sad that he's quitting, it'll be a great loss for the cubing community. Hopefully he'll enjoy himself at the Japan Open..
ccchips296
Veteran
??? i dont think hes quitting....hes just lost interest temporarily, it happens. as for lack of enthusiasm, thats just what it looks like
im like that half the time im solving but that doesnt mean i lack enthusiasmedit: ok, maybe the magic solves were a little dead
but i wouldnt be slammin them down on my precious asus laptop if i were doing that >_>
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DAE_JA_VOO
Veteran
I can remember reading somewhere on this forum that Yu learned all of Fridrich in two weeks. Can anyone confirm this? Also, does anyone know how long he's been cubing?
IamWEB
Legend
On the old Cutex website, cubingtechniques.com, he had a list of big accomplishments for him.
I used the Internet Wayback Machine to find it once, so I'll go look again.
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Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20071024133034/www.cubingtechniques.com/profile.html
Format: YY/MM/DD
"06-09-18 Started Speedcubing.
06-11-24 Rememberd Fridrich Method completely.
06-11-26 Achieved sub20. (19.56 seconds)
06-12-31 Achieved sub17. (16.40 seconds)
07-02-09 Achieved sub15. (14.45 seconds)
07-02-17 Rested Speedcubing for a month. Because I cut my fingernails to the quick.
07-04-04 Returned Speedcubing.
07-04-17 Achieved sub14. (13.84 seconds)
07-05-19 Achieved sub13. (12.92 seconds)
07-06-20 Achieved sub12. (11.75 seconds)
07-07-12 Achieved sub11. (10.84 seconds)
07-07-28 Entered "Japan open 2007". Finished third (13.66 seconds). It was the first competition for me.
07-07-31 Started practice of One-handed.
07-08-13 Achieved sub50 of One-handed. (49.49 seconds)
07-08-18 Achieved sub40 of One-handed. (39.18 seconds)
07-08-31 Achieved sub30 of One-handed. (29.95 seconds)
07-10-5,6,7 Entered "World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007" and won (12.46 seconds). I became the world champion."
It took him 2 months, not 2 weeks, which is still incredible.
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AvGalen
Premium Member
Best (allround) speedcuber
It is very hard to decide who is the best speedcuber, especially with the statistics page still down....but that doesn't stop me from trying
Yu is very good at all the events he has ever competed in, but he isn't as allround as Dan and Erik. This is partly because in many Asian tournaments you cannot participate in all events
If we just look at 345 Erik is easily the best, followed by Yu, then Dan
If we look at 234567 (Yu hasn't done 2x2x2) Erik and Yu are equal and Dan is much closer (he just sucks at 3x3x3)
If we look at all the events Erik is still the best of these three.
If we look at the history of WR's Erik wins by a landslide
2 years ago this contest was between Mátyás and Erik. Mátyás beat Erik mostly because of blind. I guess that makes Erik the best allround cuber for years now.
If we would look just at 3x3x3 it would be very easy as well:
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org...onId=&years=&show=100+Results&average=Average
clearly puts Tomasz at the nr. 1 position (and 5/6/7), Yumu at 2 and Erik at 3 (and 4/8/9)
I would still consider Yu Nakajima as one of the favorites for Worlds 2009. Especially because he will be defending his title and can win a lot of money
It is very hard to decide who is the best speedcuber, especially with the statistics page still down....but that doesn't stop me from trying
Yu is very good at all the events he has ever competed in, but he isn't as allround as Dan and Erik. This is partly because in many Asian tournaments you cannot participate in all events
If we just look at 345 Erik is easily the best, followed by Yu, then Dan
If we look at 234567 (Yu hasn't done 2x2x2) Erik and Yu are equal and Dan is much closer (he just sucks at 3x3x3)
If we look at all the events Erik is still the best of these three.
If we look at the history of WR's Erik wins by a landslide
2 years ago this contest was between Mátyás and Erik. Mátyás beat Erik mostly because of blind. I guess that makes Erik the best allround cuber for years now.
If we would look just at 3x3x3 it would be very easy as well:
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org...onId=&years=&show=100+Results&average=Average
clearly puts Tomasz at the nr. 1 position (and 5/6/7), Yumu at 2 and Erik at 3 (and 4/8/9)
I would still consider Yu Nakajima as one of the favorites for Worlds 2009. Especially because he will be defending his title and can win a lot of money
spdcbr
Veteran
I don't get the graph.
Exactly. But it could also be that "Yu has only competed in the events he is very good at"
RampageCuber
Regular
After that 2x2 solve is the only time I've ever seen him smile.
jacob15728
Regular
On the old Cutex website, cubingtechniques.com, he had a list of big accomplishments for him.
I used the Internet Wayback Machine to find it once, so I'll go look again.
EDIT:
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20071024133034/www.cubingtechniques.com/profile.html
Format: YY/MM/DD
"06-09-18 Started Speedcubing.
06-11-24 Rememberd Fridrich Method completely.
06-11-26 Achieved sub20. (19.56 seconds)
06-12-31 Achieved sub17. (16.40 seconds)
07-02-09 Achieved sub15. (14.45 seconds)
07-02-17 Rested Speedcubing for a month. Because I cut my fingernails to the quick.
07-04-04 Returned Speedcubing.
07-04-17 Achieved sub14. (13.84 seconds)
07-05-19 Achieved sub13. (12.92 seconds)
07-06-20 Achieved sub12. (11.75 seconds)
07-07-12 Achieved sub11. (10.84 seconds)
07-07-28 Entered "Japan open 2007". Finished third (13.66 seconds). It was the first competition for me.
07-07-31 Started practice of One-handed.
07-08-13 Achieved sub50 of One-handed. (49.49 seconds)
07-08-18 Achieved sub40 of One-handed. (39.18 seconds)
07-08-31 Achieved sub30 of One-handed. (29.95 seconds)
07-10-5,6,7 Entered "World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007" and won (12.46 seconds). I became the world champion."
It took him 2 months, not 2 weeks, which is still incredible.
What the hell? I've been cubing for almost 3 months and I'm still sup-30! How is this possible?
PCwizCube
Premium Member
Dude.... that's normal. It took me like 5 months to get sub 30. Over a year and I'm only like 15-17 seconds
He probably was very determined to get really fast at that time.
