There is a Euro open, so why not a North American open or an Asian open?

Think of the US Open as the North American Open. It's mostly US competitors, but as the name suggests, it is OPEN. What's in a name? (I think Shakespeare said that.)

It's really not feasible to hold a US open AND a North American open. Yes, there are cubers in Mexico and Canada, but the majority of cubers at a North American open would be from the US. And, since every other country has a National Championship, that's the one we hold, rather than the North American Open. Then, Canada and Mexico have their own championships.

[quote="blade740":2ipx0flc]... but the majority of cubers at a North American open would be from the US.[/quote:2ipx0flc] I think that depends on where it is held. If it was held in the US, then sure, i can see that. But if it was held, for arguments sake, in Toronto, well we can get upwards of 70 competitors to a local competition here. Do you really think 70+ US competitors would make that trek if it was out of country? That is the fundamental issue with having a North American Open. Few US competitors come up to our competitions, and few Canadian competitors go to US competitions. And as far as Mexico goes, i don't think we have much cross over there, either. The idea is nice, but i think we are too spread out over this vast chunk of land to make it a reality. Turnout will suffer in any of the scenarios.

if only you just waltz over the border without the whole pass port thing ( i know this is an extremely good system) i could have been to several Toronto opens. I believe that its not only the distance but also other things such as borders

I don't feel that we really need a NA Open, because we have so few countries here. I mean, it's basically Canada, the US, and Mexico... in Europe there are so many countries that winning a national championship doesn't mean all that much because it only represents ~10% of the continent, but in North America winning a national championship is a lot more prestigious, and I don't think a NA Open would really mean much more to the top contestants.