Lars, I feel very sorry for you because you sat in the most gutting position of all, 13th place.
Perhaps it should have been 16 go through to the finals, especially since the finals were over in about 5 minutes. But perhaps not, since I was sitting in 17th place ;) Even though there were 12 places up for grabs, you can't fit 20 very decent cubers into it, so it really was a lottery as to who got which places at the end of the semis. As we all saw, it was decided by fractions of a second. So Ron, Lars, Joel, Michel, Stefan, and Taka, don't feel bad about not making the finals because you put up a stunning performance and showed yourself to be among the worlds speedcubing elite. And that's definitely something to be proud of. See you all next time :) Dan :) --- In [email protected], "mackymakisumi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lars, thanks for letting me know. I'll contact the hotel. I also felt > bad about you, Ron, and Joel not making the final! > > Macky > > p.s. I just spent two hours looking at everything cube-related. TGIF. > > --- In [email protected], "Lars Vandenbergh" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Macky, > > > > we found your camera in the restaurant. We handed it over at the > > reception desk and we told them it was yours, so you can have it > > picked up or sent to you. > > > > Once again I had another great time meeting you all also. And it is > > truely amazing how much the standard has risen. I felt quite bad > > about just missing out on the 3x3 final (I finished 13th in the > > semis) but if I look at all those wonderful averages that other > > people set, I should be quite proud of my placing. > > > > This was certainly the best Rubik's competition I've been to and I > > hope there will be many more. > > > > Lars > > > > --- In [email protected], "mackymakisumi" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I concur. I had very much fun meeting all the cubers...and there > > were > > > so many! It's great to see that our object of obsession is > starting > > > to gain popularity. =) Congratulations to Jean, Edouard, Yuki, > > Frank, > > > Leyan, and all the other winners and finalists. It's amazing how > > the > > > times have improved since Toronto! > > > > > > Jean and Edouard put up impressive times in the final. I had no > big > > > mistake, so I have no excuse for the 16 average. They simply > > > performed better under the competition condition. The funny thing > > is, > > > Saturday night at dinner, all the Japanese cubers, Jean, and > > Edouard > > > were racing, and the three of us sat in the same order as we did > > for > > > the picture of the three top finishers. I also had the > opportunity > > to > > > talk to Jean and Edouard a little in French (I'll have to > practice > > > quite a bit now). Very nice meeting you two! > > > > > > I started listing everyone's name but then decided that it would > > take > > > too long. So, everyone I'd met before, it was nice to see you > > again; > > > everyone I hadn't met before, it was nice meeting you. I wish > that > > I > > > hadn't had so much homework to do. There were a lot of people I > > > wanted to talk to, and I feel that I didn't get to do that very > > much. > > > I look forward to meeting you all again in the future. > > > > > > Of course, much thanks to Ron, Tyson, judges, scramblers, and the > > > organizers for putting together a great competition. > > > > > > And a bad news: it looks like I left my camera outside the main > > > building on Monday morning, just before I left. Anyone seen a > > silver > > > Nikon Coolpix in a gray cover? If I promised to send you a > picture, > > > sorry! I might just have to steal mr. hamster's camera. > > > > > > Macky > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "h4m573r1" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I second that notion; that was the best. It was great meeting > > > > everyone and associating new names with faces. Dan, it was > great > > > > cubing with you, and Joel, it was equally awesome discussing > > > > methods. Finally meeting all the European cubers is a thrill, > > > > especially Ron and Jean Pons. I had the honor of racing Mr. > > Akimoto > > > > in a 3x3x3 solve. Twice. ;) Good times...good times. Oh, a > > special > > > > thanks to Mark Polinkovsky for being himself and to the Mark > team > > > > for the hilarious full-contact competition. That right there > was > > > > worth the trip. It was also great meeting up with everyone from > > US > > > > Nationals. Ton, Jasmine, Doug, Chris... Great seeing you all > > again! > > > > I'll post a link to a couple of pictures after I upload > them. :) > > I > > > > hope everyone got some rest and are catching up with their > lives. > > > > > > > > -Sunil > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ian" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I'm all kinds of tired from not getting much sleep in Orlando > > but > > > > I > > > > > just wanted to say that I had a blast hanging out with old > > > friends > > > > and > > > > > making some new ones this weekend. Congrats to Jean and all > > the > > > > other > > > > > winners...there were some amazing times put up under pressure > > > (and > > > > > under a blazing Florida sun!). A big thank you to Ron and > > Tyson > > > > and > > > > > the other organizers...great job, guys. > > > > > > > > > > I'll post again once I put up my pictures and my write- up. > > Until > > > > > then, I'd like to dedicate two words to my buddy Dan Harris > and > > > > his > > > > > posse: Push, Push. > > > > > > > > > > Ian Winokur > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
