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Weekly competition 2009-17

AvGalen

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All current (new) scramblers from the WCA are used.
  • For all 3x3x3 events (including FMC) Cube Explorer was used to generate a random position and provide an inverse scramble (generator) for that position.
  • For all cubes > 3x3x3 (mediumcubes) a "w" means "Wide" so you turn not just the slice, but also the outer layer.
  • For all cubes > 5x5x5 (bigcubes) normally a subscript number indicates the amount of layers to turn like a wide turn. U32 would mean to turn the the U layer and the 2 layers beneath it (3 in total) a half turn. However, this forum doesn't support subscript, so I transform the default notation to "3U2" notation which also means "turn the 3 uppermost layers a half turn".
  • For Megaminx R and D are "double layer moves of the entire megaminx. The U moves are normal U moves, not "double layer" or cube rotations
  • For Square1 the new notation is not entirely clear about when to perform a slice/half-turn. I adjusted the scrambles so that no slice-turns are to be performed at the beginning or the end (unless the scramble begins or ends with (0,0))
  • Clock hasn't changed, but just so you know: UddU u=-1,d=5 would mean Up-Left-pin is Up, Up-Right-pin is Down, Down-Left-pin is Down, Down-Right-pin is Up and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin up rotated counterclockwise by 1 hour and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin down rotated clockwise by 5 hours
  • Pyraminx small letters are for the tips
Just to make sure everyone understands: We follow the official WCA rules for all events. Here are some things that people often don't know:
  • For multiple blind you can choose how many cubes you are going to do (let me know if 15 scrambles is not enough). If you choose 5 cubes you have to use the first 5 scrambles.
  • For one-handed you can use both hands during inspection
  • For with feet you can only use feet during inspection
  • For 3x3x3 Fewest Moves there is a 1 hour time limit.
  • For relay you have 15 seconds of inspection in total, you can use any order to solve the cubes and the rest of the relay-rules should be obvious
For every event you participate in you will be rewarded points. You will also be rewarded points according to your ranking. Because this is quite a complicated system you can read about it in this thread. The results of the competition will be available as soon as possible after the competition closes at the end of the thread.

If you think other events should be added to this competition you can influence that in the 2008: Other events for Weekly competition thread

This competition starts now and ends wednesday/thursday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line. If a competition doesn't start at wednesday/thursday nightchange you still get the full 7 days to participate.

2x2x2
1. F2 U F2 U R2 F' U R2 F2 U'
2. F U2 R2 U F' R' U' F2
3. R' U' R' F2 U F' R F
4. U' R U2 R' F U2 R' F R U2
5. R U' F2 R' F R F' R' U2

3x3x3
1. D2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 D' B2 U B2 U R' U' R D' R' D' L' R B' U2
2. R2 U F2 D R2 F2 L2 B2 D L2 R' U' F' D2 B' D2 U' L D F' U
3. F2 U2 F2 D2 U' B2 U L2 U F2 L2 F2 R D' L U' B D' U F D2
4. R2 B2 D L2 U2 L2 F2 U L2 U2 B R U2 F L2 F D F2 R' B2 U'
5. B2 F2 R2 D B2 U L2 F2 D2 B2 D' B' R' F2 D' R D' L R2 U2

4x4x4
1. B2 R F' D2 B2 Fw2 D' Uw' R2 D Uw2 B2 U Rw2 R U L Rw2 R D2 Uw U' Fw R' B U' Rw' B' L F' D Uw R D Uw' Rw' F2 D Uw2 U2
2. D2 U B' F' L' Rw2 Uw L' R' Uw U Rw Fw Uw' R2 B2 L Fw F' D' R U2 F2 R' D2 Uw' U2 R' B F U2 L' D Rw' F' D2 L B' Uw2 U
3. B' Fw2 D U' B' Fw2 F2 L2 Rw Uw' B F Rw Fw2 L' B Fw2 F D2 U' L2 Uw2 B2 L R2 B2 F Uw U2 L2 U' Rw' D' L' Rw2 R2 B' Fw2 U' F2
4. Fw' Rw Uw' Rw D Uw' U' Fw Uw2 F Rw' R U B2 D2 Rw D Uw2 B Rw B Fw F2 D Uw U' L R Fw' Uw2 Fw D R' Fw Uw2 U B' Fw2 F U'
5. Uw' U F2 L' R D2 Rw' R' Uw' F L2 B2 L2 B' Fw2 Rw D Rw D2 Fw' R' D' Uw B2 Fw2 F L' Uw B Fw F' Uw' Fw' L2 D' Uw2 U Fw2 F2 D

5x5x5
1. F2 D2 U2 F L' Rw Bw2 Dw' Rw2 Uw' Rw R2 Bw' F L2 Lw Rw Bw2 F' D2 Dw2 Rw' R Bw' U' Rw' B' Bw' Fw F Dw Bw2 L2 F' L' D' Dw' Fw2 R2 B R' D2 Dw2 Uw U' Lw' Uw2 Lw D2 Dw Bw Lw R2 Bw2 Lw Dw2 L Lw Rw' R'
2. F' U L2 B2 Dw2 Bw F' D' Uw' U' Lw Bw2 L2 U2 Rw' R B' Bw Uw2 B Dw R' Dw' Uw2 B2 R' Fw' L2 Dw2 Uw' U' F' U' B' Bw Dw2 B2 D2 B' Bw L2 Lw Rw2 R2 U' B Bw Dw L2 Lw Rw' R2 Bw2 U Rw2 Dw2 Uw' Lw' B2 Dw'
3. F2 Rw2 D2 B L' Rw B Bw Fw F Dw2 L2 Uw2 Fw Dw' Uw2 Lw Bw2 Rw' R2 Bw D Dw' U R F Uw2 Rw2 D Uw2 B Bw2 Fw F' Lw Rw R' U Bw Dw Uw U' Bw D' R Fw' F2 L' R2 D2 Dw Bw' D' Uw2 L' Uw' Bw' D Dw' Uw'
4. Lw B2 Fw L' R Uw B2 U Rw Bw' D L' D2 L R Dw F Rw D2 Uw' U2 Bw2 Fw2 R2 D L2 B' Bw' Uw L2 U B' Fw' D Fw' Uw' Lw' Bw Fw L2 Lw' Uw Fw2 Lw' Dw' Uw Bw Rw' U Lw2 R' Fw' Dw' Rw2 D Dw' R2 Dw' F2 Rw'
5. Bw' Lw' Rw Fw' U' L2 Lw Rw' R' B' Lw Rw' Dw Fw2 F2 Lw R Bw2 Fw D' L D2 Fw' F2 Rw R2 B2 R Fw' Lw' R2 B2 F2 L' D2 L Uw' F2 D Dw2 R' Bw' Dw' Lw Bw D Fw' L Uw F' Dw B Fw2 D Rw' B Bw2 D' U2 B

6x6x6
1. L 3R R2 2U' L 3R B 2B 3R' 2D2 3F 3U 3F2 2L2 2B' 2L 3F2 2F2 L' 2B2 U2 F' D 2D' 2R2 D 2L2 R2 F2 2L' 3F' 2U2 L2 R2 B D' 2U2 U 2L' 3R' 2B' 2F2 D2 R B 3F2 2F2 R' D' B2 3R2 U' 2B2 2U U 2L2 2D U' 3R' 2R2 2U U2 L' 2L2 3R2 2R R' 2U L' 2L2 3R2 2R2 R 2B' 3F U2 L 2U' B 3R2
2. B 2R' 2U 3R2 F2 3R2 B2 3R 2B2 3R 2F F 2R2 2B 2F' 2R' 2F' 2L 2D2 U' 3F L' 3R' 2B F2 D L 3F D' R 2U2 U2 3F 2F2 3U 2B' 3F 3U' U 2R' U B2 R2 3U U' L2 3U 2B2 F L' 3R 2R' D2 2L' 2R' B' U L' 2L' 3R 3U2 2L 2R 2D' 3U2 U 3R' 2D' R 2D' 2B2 3F2 F2 3R2 2B L R 2D 2F2 2R2
3. 3F' D' 3U U 2F2 D L 3R F 2D 3U' R' F' 2L2 U R2 B2 F2 L D' 2U' L2 2L2 D' 2D 3U2 2U2 U2 L 2L' 3R2 2R2 R' 3U R B U B' 2B' 3R U F L2 2F' R2 2D2 U L' 2D R 3U F D' 2F' 3R 2R2 R 3F' 2L 2B R 2D 2U' B2 2B' U2 2L' F2 D' 2U' B2 2B2 R D' 2U B2 2B 3F 2F F2
4. 3U' 2U F' 2R D' 2D2 L2 3U' 2F2 3R' D 2U' L 2B R' 2B2 R 3F2 F' L2 2R2 3U 3F' U2 2L' 3R' 2R2 R 2D2 B' 2B' 3F 2F F' U' 2B' L2 3R2 3U2 2F' 3R2 R2 2U' F 2L D2 U' 2B2 D2 2D' 2U' F2 2D' 2U' L2 3R2 2D L 3R R' 2D2 2R R U L' 3R' 2R B D 3R 2D' 3R' 3U' 2U' L2 R' F U 2F 3U
5. 3R2 D2 2D 2U2 2B2 D2 3F 2D' 3R' F 2L' B' 2F 2R' 3U2 2L2 3R 2F2 2U2 2L2 D 2D2 3U' 2U U2 2L2 2B 3F' F' D 2U' 3F L2 2B' 3F' 2F2 F' D 2B' 2U2 2F' 2U2 3F' 3R' 3U' 2R2 F 2D L 3U2 2B' 2F D2 3R' D' 2D 3U2 2U2 U2 2R' 3U 2U' 3R 2R' 2B 2F2 2D 3U2 B' L 3R' 2D U2 2R2 B F R 2B' L' R

7x7x7
1. 3B' U2 2B2 3U2 U 3B' 2F U 3L2 3B2 3R 3F2 2L 2F' 2R B2 3F 2D 2U' B 3B 3U2 2R' 2F' L2 2R 3B' L2 2B2 F2 L 2L' 2D2 2L' 2B' F U2 2L 2B 3U' 2U 3L2 3R2 2R2 3B2 3F' 3U' 2U' 3B' D L D 3U' 3F2 U L' 3L2 3D2 3U U 2F2 3R' 2R' R2 D 2F' 2D2 U' B 3B2 2R2 B2 2F2 D' 2L' 3D2 2R B' 2B2 3B' 3F2 2F2 L' 2L' 3R2 2F 2R R2 B 3F2 3U 3L 3D 3F' 3L' 3R2 U' R' D2 2D'
2. 2F' D2 2L' 3R2 2R2 B 3B2 F2 3U' U' 3L 3R2 2B 3R2 3D' 3U' 3R' 3B 2F2 F 2R' 2F D' U2 3R' 2R2 R 2U2 3R2 2D2 2U2 3B 2R2 3U' 2B 2F 2D2 2R2 R 2B' U' B' L' 3L2 D2 F 3L 3F L 3D' 3U' U2 2F2 F' 3U B' 3L2 2D 2B 3L D 2U' U' 2R2 R 3D 3L 2B 2D' 3D R2 3B U 2R2 B2 2F2 2L 3R 2D L2 3R D 2D2 2U 3L2 F2 3D2 3U' 3F 3R' 2R2 F 3D2 B' 2L2 U2 F2 2U2 3R2 3D
3. 2U2 2R2 2B2 3B 3F 2F2 F D2 2D2 3U' L2 3D L' R2 B 3F2 L2 2R2 2D2 2U' R2 3U2 2F 2R2 U2 R B 3B' 3F 3R U L2 3D2 B2 2F' 2U 2R2 D' B' L 3L2 R U 3R2 2R2 R 3U2 2B 3F' F 2L2 B 2F' 3D 2R B' 2L 2R D' 2B2 2D F' L2 2D 2U R' 2B 2U2 3B' F D2 R' B2 3B' L 3R2 D 3D' L 2B' 3F 3L 3B L2 2L2 3D 3L 3R' 2R' 2F 2D2 3L2 D' 3L 3F' U B2 3F 2F 2R
4. L' 3L' B2 U' 3L2 3B' 3D L F2 2L' 3R 3U F' L' 2U 2F2 3R' 2U2 2F' D' 3U' L B' 2D 3D' 3L' R D2 2B' D' B' 3F D2 3B' U' L' B' 3D' B' 2F L' 3L' B' 2F U2 3F2 D 3B D L D' L2 F2 D2 L2 U L B 2B 3F' R2 3U2 2U 2L2 3R U B2 F 3D' 2F2 3R2 2B2 3F 3R' 2U 2L F 3R 3U' 2L2 3F' 3U2 2L 2D 3U 3F2 L' 2U 2R 3U2 U 3B L2 3R 3U L 2F2 2D' R2 U
5. 3R2 2R R2 D' 2D 3D2 3U' U2 L 3L' 3R 2R R 3B2 2D2 3R 2R' B 2B' 3B2 F2 L 2L' 2R2 3U' 2U U' 3R2 R 2D 3U' 2U' 3L2 2B2 2D' 3B 3U 3R2 2U2 B' 2B F' 3D2 F' 2L' B' 2F' L' 2B' 3F' L 3D2 2L D2 3U' 2U2 2B' 2U' 3L 2R2 3F' L2 3R B2 3B2 R 3B F2 3D 2R2 U 3R' 2B' 3F 3U L 2L 3L' B2 R2 B F' 2R2 3D' 3U' U2 3B2 3F' 3L' R2 B2 R2 2U2 U 2L' 2F2 L 3L' 2U2 3F'

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. R F U F' U2 F R2 F2 U2
2. R F' U' R F' U2 R U' F2
3. U2 F' R2 U F' U R F2 R'

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. U' B2 U B2 L2 D2 B2 U' F2 L' B2 F2 L U B R' D' B' L' U'
2. D B2 L2 D2 B2 L2 D R2 F2 L' R' D F' U' B' L' B' L' F L2
3. B2 D2 L2 R2 D B2 U' B2 R2 U2 B R' D2 F2 D2 R F L' B' R' U'

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. D2 U' Fw F' L2 Rw' D2 U Fw2 Rw' R' Uw2 U' L' D2 Uw' U B Fw F Uw2 L' B' Rw' Fw D Uw L' R' D' Uw2 U L2 Rw' R B U' L2 Rw2 R2
2. Rw B2 Fw F' L2 Fw Uw2 B F2 L2 Rw' D L R B' D2 Uw Fw2 R U B Fw F' D2 Uw F' D U F' D2 Rw' Uw2 F2 R' B' L Rw R' B' Fw2
3. U' B' F' U2 L R F D L2 Rw' Fw' F2 R2 D2 Uw' U2 R' D' R2 B D' R D U2 R' Uw2 B' Fw2 R2 F' Uw2 B2 L U2 Fw2 F D U B' Fw'

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. Bw2 Lw Bw2 Rw' F2 Uw' Rw2 D Bw2 F Rw D' Dw' Lw' D' L2 R2 B' Bw2 Lw Rw R D Uw U B2 Bw2 Lw2 D' Uw U2 R D2 Uw' U2 Fw D Dw Uw' U' Rw2 Bw Uw' Fw' L2 Dw' Bw' Fw' F Lw R U' Lw2 Dw2 U2 L' Fw2 D Fw Lw
2. B' U' F' L2 Rw' B R2 Fw2 U2 Lw' U' Fw U' F2 L' Dw' Rw Uw U' Bw2 F' Rw2 D2 Uw2 Bw2 R' F D U Fw' L' Bw D2 R' Fw2 F Rw D2 Dw2 Lw2 D' L Bw' Rw Bw' F2 Dw' Lw' R' Dw B L Bw2 Fw2 D' L' Lw' Rw2 D2 Dw'
3. R' Bw Uw' Fw2 Uw' L U' Bw D2 U2 Fw2 L2 Lw Rw' R2 Uw' Lw Rw R' Dw2 Uw' L Lw2 Rw2 R' Dw Bw2 Fw2 D' L R' Fw2 D' Rw Fw' F' L' Lw2 Rw R' D L2 Lw' U2 Lw' Rw' D Uw' U Bw' F2 Dw2 Uw2 Lw' Fw R D' Dw Uw U'

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded
1. R2 D2 F2 U' F2 D B2 D' F2 L2 R2 B R2 F2 D2 B U' L' B' D2 U2
2. F2 R2 B2 U B2 L2 D' R2 B2 F2 D' F2 U2 L' B' D' U B2 R' F' D
3. F2 U' B2 F2 D2 U' R2 D R2 F2 D' L' F' L U2 R U' B D' U L'
4. F2 D2 U' B2 U F2 R2 D' U2 B D' R' U' B F' D R D2 L D2 F2
5. R2 U2 L2 D2 U' F2 L2 D' R2 B2 R2 B U' B2 L D2 L' D U R B'
6. U B2 D2 B2 R2 F2 R2 D2 L U F R' D2 U F R2 U B2 F2 R
7. D U B2 U R2 B2 L2 B2 D R U2 R' B2 F2 U' L R F' D' U
8. U2 L2 D' B2 D L2 F2 R2 D L' B D' F L B2 F D' F2 L2 B2
9. U2 B2 L2 R2 U B2 F2 U' F2 L2 B' U R U2 L' F D' B F2 L' U'
10. D2 B2 L2 U2 F2 D L2 U2 L2 R2 B2 R2 B R2 U F2 L' F' L2 R' F
11. D R2 D U2 B2 U L2 F2 L2 D2 F R2 D' R B' D2 L D R U' B
12. R2 D F2 U' F2 D2 L2 D' F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 R' F D F2 L2 D' L' D2
13. F2 U R2 F2 R2 D' B2 D' F2 U' R2 U R' U' R2 D2 F U' L' B' D
14. L2 B2 U2 B2 D2 F2 U F2 R2 U L2 F U B' R2 F L' U2 R' D' U'
15. D2 F2 L2 U R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 R' D U' F' L F D R' B L R'

3x3x3 One Handed
1. L2 R2 D' F2 U' L2 U' B2 U2 B' U F' D U F L' U B2 D' R2
2. D2 F2 L2 D' L2 D' U2 R2 B2 U2 L D' F' R' B D' U' L F' D2 F2
3. D B2 D' U' R2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B U2 F U' F2 U2 L F D' R' F'
4. L2 F2 D L2 U' R2 U B2 L2 B2 R D2 U2 B R B F2 U' F2 R D
5. U' B2 U' L2 U2 L2 R2 B2 D R' U' L2 U2 B' D2 R' B' D' L R' U2

3x3x3 With Feet
1. U' F2 R2 F2 R2 D U F2 U' L2 D2 F D B2 U B' R U2 B R D'
2. U' L2 D' B2 D U2 B2 R2 U2 B2 F R' D R' U' L F D2 R2 F2 D
3. D' U' B2 R2 U B2 U F2 D R' D2 F' R' U F R' F R2 D L U'
4. D F2 D2 F2 D2 R2 U R2 U' F2 U B' U R2 D' L' U B U B' R2
5. L2 F2 R2 F2 D' L2 R2 D R2 U' F2 L' F L U' R' B L' D U F

3x3x3 Match the scramble
1. B2 L2 D2 B2 D' L2 D R2 D R2 B' L U' F U2 R2 D' B' L' R2 F'
2. R2 D' B2 D2 R2 D2 L2 U R2 F' D2 R' U F D L2 D2 B' F L' U'
3. D2 R2 D' L2 D' R2 D' U2 R2 F R2 F2 D2 R' U' B D2 F R' B U'
4. U B2 D R2 D2 F2 U' B2 U L2 B2 U L2 R U R B L F2 R2 D2
5. U F2 D' R2 F2 U R2 B2 U' L2 U2 L' D' F2 R2 D2 B U' R' F' U'

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
1. F2 R2 U F2 L2 B2 U B2 U2 F' R D2 B D R U' F2 L B R2

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay
2. U' F2 U' F2 U' R' U2 R' F2
3. B2 F2 D' L2 R2 B2 U L2 R2 U R2 D2 F' L D2 B D2 U' F' R U'
4. R B' D U' L2 Rw2 R' U' Rw D U B' L D' R2 Uw2 B' Uw' U2 Rw' F' D B2 F' L2 Rw R B D' Rw Uw2 B Fw2 F' L' D2 Uw2 U2 Rw2 R

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 Relay
2. R' U2 R' F' R F2 U' F U2
3. D' B2 U' F2 U' R2 U2 B2 R2 U' B U R D F D2 L U' L2 R2
4. D2 Uw2 L D2 B2 Fw2 F D2 L2 Rw2 R2 F' Rw Uw' U B2 L2 Rw' U' R2 F R2 B2 L' Rw' R' B2 Uw2 B' Uw2 R2 D' Uw U Rw R' F2 D2 Rw' R'
5. U' F' U Bw Dw' Fw Lw' Bw2 R' Bw Rw2 U' Fw' Lw' Bw L Lw R B Lw' D2 Lw2 B Bw Rw2 R Uw2 U B' D2 L Lw2 Bw D' Dw2 Uw2 R2 D2 Rw2 F2 Lw' R2 D' Uw' Rw Bw D2 Bw' U' Lw D2 Dw Bw F2 L' R' D' B Lw Bw

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Clock
1. UUdd u=0,d=-1 / dUdU u=5,d=0 / ddUU u=2,d=-4 / UdUd u=-2,d=6 / dUUU u=5 / UdUU u=-4 / UUUd u=-5 / UUdU u=-4 / UUUU u=0 / dddd d=2 / UdUU
2. UUdd u=3,d=-2 / dUdU u=-5,d=0 / ddUU u=-3,d=5 / UdUd u=-3,d=2 / dUUU u=-3 / UdUU u=3 / UUUd u=5 / UUdU u=1 / UUUU u=-1 / dddd d=4 / UUUd
3. UUdd u=-3,d=5 / dUdU u=1,d=-5 / ddUU u=-2,d=3 / UdUd u=3,d=-5 / dUUU u=-3 / UdUU u=-3 / UUUd u=-5 / UUdU u=-3 / UUUU u=1 / dddd d=-4 / UUUU
4. UUdd u=-1,d=-2 / dUdU u=0,d=2 / ddUU u=2,d=-1 / UdUd u=0,d=-3 / dUUU u=0 / UdUU u=-1 / UUUd u=0 / UUdU u=1 / UUUU u=-3 / dddd d=4 / dddd
5. UUdd u=6,d=-3 / dUdU u=-2,d=-4 / ddUU u=4,d=-5 / UdUd u=6,d=1 / dUUU u=4 / UdUU u=2 / UUUd u=-5 / UUdU u=1 / UUUU u=-1 / dddd d=3 / dddU

MegaMinx
1. R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
2. R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
3. R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
4. R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
5. R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'

PyraMinx
1. L U' R' U' R L' R B U' B' R' U R B r b
2. L' R' U R' L U' R' U L B L B' L U L B r b
3. R L U L U' L U R' U L' U L R' B' r' b
4. R' U L' U' R L U R U r l'
5. L' R U' L U R' L' U' L R L' B' r b

Square-1
1. (6,-4) (0,-2) (0,3) (-3,2) (0,1) (-4,3) (1,2) (0,5) (3,0) (6,0) (-4,0) (-2,4) (-1,0) (2,4) (-4,3) (0,2) (0,3)
2. (0,3) (0,-3) (-3,5) (0,1) (4,0) (6,0) (-5,0) (-4,3) (6,4) (-4,4) (-2,4) (0,2) (6,0) (-2,4) (3,0) (5,2) (-3,0)
3. (0,3) (3,-3) (6,0) (0,1) (0,4) (0,2) (3,2) (0,2) (1,2) (-4,4) (-2,4) (6,0) (-2,0) (6,4) (0,4) (-4,2) (0,4)
4. (0,-3) (6,6) (2,0) (-3,0) (-3,0) (-3,3) (-2,0) (-3,3) (-3,0) (4,0) (5,5) (6,3) (-2,1) (3,5) (0,5) (1,1) (0,0)
5. (0,-4) (4,4) (0,5) (3,3) (-2,0) (6,5) (-5,5) (-5,5) (1,0) (-2,5) (-4,0) (-2,0) (0,4) (0,4) (6,0) (2,0) (6,0) (0,0)
 

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2x2: 4.73, 3.96, 3.35, 4.51, 3.54 = 4.00

3x3: 13.70, 14.24, 13.00, 13.74, 14.09 = 13.84

3x3OH: 22.82, 19.66, 22.28, 21.72, 18.70 = 21.22

Pyra: 5.52, 7.22, 9.94, 6.05, 6.52 = 6.50

I don't really feel like doing 4x4 and 5x5 this week.
 
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2x2: 6.26 6.42 (5.30) (7.06) 6.74 = 6.47 Ok.
3x3: (19.06) 17.46 17.62 17.30 (16.98) = 17.46 Good.
4x4: (1:11.22(O)) 1:11.02(P) 1:02.78(OP) (55.06(P)) 1:03.92(O) = 1:05.92 Great:D
Megaminx: (1:34.28(PB)) 2:02.84 1:51.90 1:55.18 (2:20.18(POP)) = 1:56.64 Bad average.
5x5: 1:56.82 1:53.18 2:04.58 (2:11.10) (1:52.46) = 1:58.19 Good.
2-3-4: 1:31.72 Yes! PB :D
2-3-4-5: 3:50.64 Bad.
3x3OH: (26.66) 35.94 26.98 (36.10) 34.82 = 32.58 I never get sub-30's and now this!!
2x2BLD: 58.90 1:28.82 52.02 = 52.02 Ok.
3x3FMC: 44 moves

1x2x3: L2 D2 L' F L'
2x2x3: R D B2 D2 U F' D
F2L: R d' R' F R U R U2 R' U' R U R' F U' F' U F U F'
LL: l' U' L U' L' U L U' L' U2 l U'

Found in 5 minutes... After a good solution I never look for better...

3x3MTS: 1:08.06 (1:21.36) 1:04.38 (57.62) 1:16.46 = 1:09.63 PB single and average!
6x6: (5:15.72) 4:43.82 (4:32.90) 4:40.72 5:15.54 = 4:53.36 Ok.
 
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2x2x2
(8.94), 7.62, 7.83, (7.54), 7.96 = 7.80
COMMENT: OK
3x3x3
(16.24), (17.64), 16.95, 17.20, 16.54 = 16.89
COMMENT: Good
4x4x4
1:29.35, 1:31.45, (1:35.36), (1:24.39), 1:29.12 = 1:29.97
COMMENT: Finally a sub-1:30 average in weekly comp!
2x2x2 BLD
35.29, 37.19, 36.12 = 35.29
COMMENT: Good
3x3x3 BLD
1:29.23, 1:19.15, 1:30.29 = 1:19.15
COMMENT: Good
4x4x4 BLD
DNF, DNF, 16:35.22 = 16:35.22
COMMENT: Not as good as last week, but at least I got a success
3x3x3 Multi-BLD
2/2 in 4:35.12
3x3x3 OH
(45.19), (47.23), 46.71, 45.78, 46.12 = 46.20
COMMENT: Good
3x3x3 WF
(8:35.12), 8:29.81, 8:31.45, 8:26.12, (8:21.45) = 8:29.16
COMMENT: Good
3x3x3 MTS
1:45.23, (1:40.19), 1:45.26, (1:50.19), 1:45.66 = 1:45.38
3x3x3 FMC
MOVES: 58

SCRAMBLE: F2 R2 U F2 L2 B2 U B2 U2 F' R D2 B D R U' F2 L B R2

SOLUTION: U D L D' L F L' B' R2 U' B' D' R2 D y F' U' F U' R' F' U' F U' R' U2 R U2 R' U R U' R U R' U2 R U' R2 U' R U' R' U2 R U y' L' U' L F2 u F' U F U' F u' F2 (58)

EXPLANATION:
2x2x2 (7):
U D L D' L F L'

2x2x3 (7):
B' R2 U' B' D' R2 D

EO (8):
y F' U' F U' R' F' U' F

Finish F2L (16):
U' R' U2 R U2 R' U R U' R U R' U2 R U' R'

OLL (8):
R' U' R U' R' U2 R U

PLL (12):
y' L' U' L F2 u F' U F U' F u' F2

R' at end of F2L and R' at beginning of OLL become R2.
COMMENT: I'm terrible.
2-4 Relay
1:58.23
Square-1
58.23, 59.16, 58.39, (1:00.36), (54.31) = 58.59
COMMENT: Good.
 
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2x2: 5.25, (7.64), 5.70, 6.70, (3.84) = 5.88 - Bad :(

3x3: (16.31), 17.59, 17.05, 18.56, (19.70) = 17.73 - Horrible!

4x4: 1:04.28, 1:03.20, (58.44), 1:11.88, 1:22.09 = 1:06.45 - Good except for the last solve.

3x3 OH: (36.72), 44.17, (50.08), 39.94, 39.92 = 41.34 - meh.

2-4 relay: 1:39.97 DP

2-5 relay: 4:41.56 - BAAAD..

2x2 BLD: 58.40, DNF, 44.50 = 44.50

3x3 BLD: 3:39.91, DNS, DNS = 3:39.91 - Too tired to do the last two :(

Match the Scramble: 2:03.36, (2:17.86), 1:51.25, (1:46.21), 2:16.53 = 2:03.71 - this is fun ;) bad times though..

Pyraminx: 8.00, 5.84, (11.25), 7.58, (5.28) = 7.14 - Good :)

Megaminx:
1:46.20, 1:43.77, (1:40.62), 1:46.30, (1:56.75) = 1:45.42

Sq1: 44.78, 39.67, (1:14.61), (29.36), 1:00.72 = 48.39 - I've gotten worse at this :p 4th solve was so easy :p

Fewest Moves:

So... I normally suck at Fewest.. probably because I'm so impatiant, though today I beat my PB! :D

First solution I found was:
U2 F L' U' L U' R B' L U L' F R' F' B U' B2 R B R' U2 R U R' U F' U' F U' R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 - 40 moves.

Then I remembered that Daniel Lundwall had taught me that I could decrease the amount of moves for the 3 cycle of edges by finding them all lined up in the M, S or E slice. I scrambled it again and looked for the pieces and immediately saw that they were lined up! :D

So I did B2 E' B2 E (6) and did my solution that I found earlier and that resulted in a forced LL skip :)

Fewest moves is starting to become fun :D I'll practise for my next comp :) I promised Gunnar and Daniel that I would do FMC then

So.. Here's my final solution:

B2 E B2 E' U2 F L' U' L U' R B' L U L' F R' F' B U' B2 R B R' U2 R U R' U F' U' F U' - 35

Are you aloud to write E, S or M in fewest? Well.. I counted E as 2 moves, since I know that it is 2 moves.. :p

Edge insertion: B2 E' B2 E (6)
X-cross: U2 F L' U' L (5)
2x2x3 block: U' R B' L U L' (6)
F2L #3: F R' F' B U' B2 R B R' (9)
F2L #4: U2 R U R' U F' U' F (8)
AUF: U' (1)

YAY :D

oh.. and did I mention that it took 6 minutes to find it and write it up? :D
 
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3x3: 30.89, 31.00, (21.70), (33.55), 28.53 = 30.14
The 3rd could be sub-20 :)

Pyraminx:
(17.94), 29.62, 20.66, 27.38, (44.34) =25.89
New personal best :) (I learned how to solve it yesterday)

2x2:
8.62, (10.03), 7.98, (6.42), 7.53 = 8.04
All except the 4th were non-lucky, I'm quite pleased :)... almost sub8 avg.

2345:
11:24.33
This relay totaly sucks!!! I messed up 5x5 centers and 3x3 F2L -.- And my Rubik's Brand 4x4 sucks, too .__.

3x3 OH:
1:25.66, 1:19.40, 1:17.36, 1:27.89, 1:29.10 =1:24.32
My new single and avg record!
 
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Pyraminx: 20.51, 18.59, 22.17, (25.81), (16.95) = 20.42 (with Meffert's Pyraminx)
2x2x2: (19.50), 20.86, 23.26 (33.40), 21.15 = 21.76 (pleased)
3x3x3: (52.68), 43.34, 41.79, 50.25, (39.13) = 45.13 (good set!)
4x4x4: (4:16.20), 4:01.24, 3:51.33, (3:11.57), 3:42.15 = 3:51.57
5x5x5
7x7x7: (19:52.00) (messed up last two edges alg and then E-Perm failed), (15:13.00), 17:26.00, 15:26.00 (pleased!), 15:56.00 =
Megaminx: (7:50.90), (5:27.28), 6:19.50, 6:36.98, 6:28.23 = 6:28.24 (meh! so-so!)
3x3x3 OH: (2:42.48), 2:41.74, (2:05.72), 2:25.90, 2:19.06 = 02:28.90
(please don't laugh - it's the first time I've ever tried this!)
234: 5:28.33 (bad!)
 
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3x3: 13.27, (16.28), 13.36, (13.08), 14.66 = 13.76
Better than average, but I had 3 U perms :p

2x2: (5.84), 3.99, 4.73, (2.63), 5.29 = 4.67
Fourth scramble was really easy :)

4x4: 1:12.31, 1:11.09, 1:10.91, (1:12.87), (1:10.58) = 1:11.44
My Meffert's is here! Bit stiff still, but better than my ES. Every solve had O parity :(

5x5: 2:16.01, (2:08.45), (2:35.76), 2:25.11, 2:17.50 = 2:19.54
I'm improving :) The sup 2:30 was due to a huge V5 lock up.

Sq-1: 28.76, 31.85, (38.47), (21.20), 21.71 = 27.44
Very good, considering I haven't practiced at all really this week. The slowest was H perm-U perm, and I used the alg I don't know very well :p

234: 1:30.28
4-14-1:12 For once I got splits that are representative of my average :p

2345:

OH:

FMC:

Scramble: F2 R2 U F2 L2 B2 U B2 U2 F' R D2 B D R U' F2 L B R2
Solution: D’ B2 R’ D’ F2 U’ L2 F’ L F2 L2 U’ L U2 F’ U F2 U2 R’ F’ R F U D R F R’ F’ D' F (30)

D’ B2 R’ D’ (2x2x2)
F2 U’ L2 (2x2x3)
F’ L F2 L2 U’ L U2 (3x cross)
F’ U F2 U’ (insert pair)
U’ R’ F’ R F U D R F R’ F’ D' F (LL)

PB for me :) My third ever try at FMC. The 2x2x3 was really obvious, but then I tried a variety of ways of doing the 3xcross. I then tried a variety of ways of inserting the last pairs, before forcing the PLL skip :)
 
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3x3x3 Fewest Moves: 36 moves
Scramble: F2 R2 U F2 L2 B2 U B2 U2 F' R D2 B D R U' F2 L B R2
Solution: D' B2 R' D' F2 U' L2 U2 F U2 F R U' R' F' R' F2 R F' R' F R U F2 L U' R U L' U' R' F' U F' U' F2

2x2x2: D' B2 R' D'
2x2x3: F2 U' L2
3x cross: U2 F U2 F R U' R'
4th pair: F' R' F2 R F' R' F R
OLL: U F2 . U' F' U F' U'
AUF: F2
insert at .: L U' R U L' U' R' U
U U' cancel after insertion.

Comment: Ugh. I found this after 32 minutes, but then at 59 minutes I found all of the following except the final corners and the insertion:
Non-counting solution: D' B2 R' D' F2 U' L2 U2 L2 U R2 U' L2 U R2 U' F U2 F R U' R2 F' R D' B2 D F D' B2 D F

2x2x2: D' B2 R' D'
2x2x3: F2 U' L2
All but 4 corners and an F2 turn: U2 . F U2 F R U' R2 F' R
Fix a corner: D' B2 D F D' B2 D F
insert at .: L2 U R2 U' L2 U R2 U'
A 32 move solution without any cancellations on the insertion! I had this all figured out at an hour and 10 minutes. So close to a nice result. :(

multi bld: 5/9 = 1 point. 31 minutes. Disaster. To make things even worse: 20 minutes memo...
Look at it this way - you got this out of your system before the official competition - now you can do a good one this weekend. I did my disaster at the Ohio Open. :)

And you're the only one I know who can consider memorizing 9 cubes in just 20 minutes a disaster. :p
 
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Average: 4.84
The solves: 4.77, (6.72), 4.27, 5.50, (3.33)
Cube: Black Eastsheen
Comment: Decent. 6.72 and 4.77 should have been better

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Average: 16.84
The solves: 17.43, (18.89), 16.91, (16.17), 16.19
Cube: Diansheng
Comment: good average
 
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2x2x2: (28.50), 13.49, 10.42, 9.78, (9.55) = 11.23 avg.
Comment: Wow, not sure what happened on that first one.

3x3x3: 27.78, (33.80), 30.70, 28.83, (25.31) = 29.10 avg.
Comment: Good.

4x4x4: 2:55.08 (OP), (2:45.44), (3:50.15 (O)), 2:47.56 (P), 3:24.55 (OP) = 3:02.40 avg.
Comment: Uggh...

2-4 Relay: 4:32.61 (O)
Comment: Another uggh...

Magic: 1.38, 1.60, (1.36), 1.44, (DNF) = 1.47 avg.
Comment: Good.

FMC:
1x2x3: U2 D2 L2 U' L D2 (6)
X-Cross: L F R2 L2 B L (6)
3rd Slot: B U2 B' U' F' U' F (7)
4th Slot: U R B' R' B (5)
OLL: (Y) f R U R' U' R U R' U' f' (10)
PLL: (Y2) R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 U (14)

Total = 48 Moves
 
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2x2x2- 7.40, 5.00, (7.59), (3.65), 6.64 Average- 6.35
3x3x3- (19.41), (15.51), 18.14, 17.36, 16.58 Average- 17.36
4x4x4- (1:02.27), 1:27.46, 1:20.97, (1:28.48), 1:11.07 Average- 1:19.83
5x5x5- 2:26.25, 2:25.76, (2:13.97), (2:31.39), 2:16.78 Average -2:22.93
3x3x3 OH- 54.89, (41.17), (57.50), 41.75, 47.60 Average- 48.08
3x3x3 BLD- 5:23.22, DNF, DNS
2-4 Relay- 1:58.49
2-5 Relay- 4:09.47
Match the Scramble- (4:27.16), (2:29.84), 3:35.37, 3:42.44, 4:06.95 Average- 3:48.25
3x3x3 with Feet- (9:16.73), 6:32.78, 6:07.84, (5:47.94), 6:07.54 Average- 6:16.05
Square-1- (2:44.59), 1:56.68, 2:13.15, 1:26.45, (1:10.32) Average- 1:52.09
Magic- (3.43) ,2.62, 2.44, 2.55, 2.27 Average- 2.54
FMC- 39 Moves
(2x2) U2 F L' U' L
(2x2x3) y U' R' U R y U R U' R'
(Finish F2L)y2 R U R F R' F' R U' R' y2 R' F R y' U R U' R' F' U2 F
(LL) y' R' U' R U' R' U2 R
Comment: Better lucky than good. Wow.
 
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2x2: 4.83, (4.91), 3.78, (3.26), 4.01 = 4.21
I blame camp.
3x3: 12.48, (15.30), (12.06), 14.08, 12.53 = 13.03
Ditto.
Sq1: 43.84, (53.21), 43.50, (41.98), 50.07 = 45.80
Epic Fail
4x4: 52.95, 55.23, (49.18), 53.17, (1:00.76) = 53.78
Decent.
5x5: (1:38.64), 1:43.79, 1:49.84, 1:49.95, (1:50.65) = 1:47.86
Bad.
3OH: (20.11), (30.12), 26.03, 25.37, 28.93 = 26.78
OK.
234: 1:18.04
Slow 4x4
2345: 3:15.03
Really bad
2x2BLD: 33.15, DNF, 20.33 = 20.33
Meh.
3BLD: 2:07.19, (DNF), 2:19.19 = 2:07.19
Slow.
Magic: 1.40, 1.46, 1.53, 1.97, 1.27 = 1.47
PB single
Megaminx: (1:48.37), (1:26.06), 1:33.40, 1:30.58, 1:33.70 = 1:32.56
Decent.
Matchthescramble: 1:39.64, (1:45.83), (1:14.86), 1:25.23, 1:38.58 = 1:34.48
Pretty good.
 
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Magic: 1.03, (1.02), 1.05, (1.84), 1.31 = 1.13
Its been so long since I competet here and did Magic even (I had to restring it)

MasterMagic: 3.16, 4.43, (3.06), 3.55, (5.40) = 3.71
I usualy only do Magic's at competitions.
 
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2x2x2 : 6.50 ; 7.21 ; 7.03 ; 4.27 ; 8.03 = 6,91

3x3x3 : 21.46 ; 21.58 ; 18.18 ; 14.80 ; 21.03 = 20.22
OLL skip on 14.80

5x5x5 : 2:56.58 ; 2:42.53 ; 2:14.77 ; 2:36.91 ; 2:48.31 = 2:42.58

Mégaminx : 1:38.81 ; 1:37.47 ; 1:31.25 ; 1:30.43 ; 1:29.03 = 1:33.05
 
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