As several have asked (thinking I'm the lucky exempt one in sudoku), this seems the right time to publicly announce that I will not be defending my title at the World Sudoku Championship this year.
I could go on for many paragraphs about the reasons, but I figured @DrSudoku should learn to be concise: "With very tight schedule between events, dozens of new styles to learn in little time, I've decided best way to win Au at WPC is to skip WSC"
