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Racing to sub-20

mafergut

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Round 484
Cube: YJ Chilong
Method: CFOP, dual CN (white/yellow)

avg of 12: 19.42 = 17.95, (DNF(21.08)), 22.45, 18.36, 22.65, 18.04, 16.86, (16.43), 17.19, 21.07, 22.16, 17.49

Yes!!!! Finally. A very inconsistent session, with clear highs and lows, plagued by the nerves of me thinking about failing graduation again.
But gladly the good solves were enough to compensate for the bad ones and the average is almost decent. I wouldn't have wanted to graduate with a 19.98, in the same fashion that I failed last time with a 20.02.

I even got a quite nice 17.36 Ao5 in there: 18.04, 16.86, (16.43), 17.19, (21.07)

You will not get rid of me, though. I will be around here as an alumni for quite some time. I'm not even close to feeling ready for the sub-15 race and, at my age of 45, I don't improve fast so, at least a year until I try for sub-15 (and at least 2 years until I have any chance of succeeding :p).
 
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Round 484
Cube: YJ Chilong
Method: CFOP, dual CN (white/yellow)

avg of 12: 19.42 = 17.95, (DNF(21.08)), 22.45, 18.36, 22.65, 18.04, 16.86, (16.43), 17.19, 21.07, 22.16, 17.49

Yes!!!! Finally...

Way to go! And I thought I was the old guy around here ;) I started chasing sub20 about a year ago, and I'm only just knocking on its door now. Unless I double down on practice and learning algs I doubt I'll ever see sub 15 though.

Keep it up!
 

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Way to go! And I thought I was the old guy around here ;) I started chasing sub20 about a year ago, and I'm only just knocking on its door now. Unless I double down on practice and learning algs I doubt I'll ever see sub 15 though.

Keep it up!

Hi earth2dan. Thanks for the encouragement! My 1st sub-20 Ao100 was on April 2015 and, almost a year later I'm still stuck more or less on the same times (around 19.5x Ao100 right now), so keep pushing and you will eventually achieve your goal. It depends a lot on how much you can practise, of course. Now I'm diversifying a bit my practise time with 2x2, 4x4, pyra, skewb... so less time for 3x3.

So you are also an oldie? You are then more than welcome to this thread: Older cuber discussions (was: Hi, Marcel from Holland here). A lot of sup-35-year-old guys (but there are younger people as well) frequently hang out there and talk about our much more modest PBs and stuff. Come visit if you want!

Awesome. A great average sir and a great way to graduate. Its never too late and you are never too old. Smashed it :D

Thanks Chris! A bit inconsistent but the 16-18 times didn't even feel fast so I know there are pauses that I can get rid of to improve beyond that. I will certainly keep pushing and your videos are one of my best motivators!
 

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Hey, I just graduated from Race to Sub 25! :)
Round 485
Race To Sub 20
Guo Guan YueXiao

Average of 12: 21.391

1st: 21.28
2nd: 22.28
3rd: 24.40 Dammit
4th: 21.10
5th: 19.02
6th: 21.15
7th: 20.88
8th: 23.35
9th: 19.65
10th: 17.80
11th: 23.74
12th: 21.46

Yea, pretty good average.
 

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Round 485
AVG:19.63

18.90, 17.57, 21.70, 19.73, 17.03, 19.19, (15.69), 19.82, (22.90), 21.95, 21.64, 18.80

It's my first official sub 20 avg of 12 and it started out on pace for my best avg of 12 until the last 4 solves where it went all downhill but I was able to save it with the last solve.
 

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Round 485
Race to Sub-20
3x3 CFOP

Avg of 12: 20.329

Time List:
1. 21.040 R2 B2 U' L2 B2 F2 U F2 U R2 U' B' R D2 B' L B' R' D' F L2
2. 23.240 D' R2 U2 L2 B2 D' R2 D' R2 U B' L D2 U2 R' B D' R2 B L' U2
3. 23.336 R2 U' R2 D2 L2 U R2 D' B2 D R' D B' U' B F2 R2 F' D L'
4. 19.216 U F2 R2 D2 R2 U L2 U2 L2 B2 U' L' U B U' F2 R' L2 F R B' U2
5. 17.416 U B2 U R2 F2 U2 F2 L2 F2 D' R' F2 L B' L F R2 B2 D U2
6. 24.648 D' L2 D' B2 R2 L2 D R2 U B2 U R' D R' F' D' B L' B2 D U F
7. 17.152 R2 U' B2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U L F' R' D' R2 B2 R' L2 B2
8. 19.176 B2 L2 D' U L2 D R2 B2 U B2 U R D' F U2 B2 D2 R2 B D' F2
9. 19.688 R2 D2 L2 U2 L2 D B2 U2 B2 U' L2 B D2 F' U R' L B' D R2 F2 D'
10. (16.263) R2 D' R2 L2 U F2 D B2 U' F2 U' L' D L' D2 U R U B' R L
11. 18.376 L2 U B2 D R2 B2 U2 B2 D L2 D R' B2 D2 R2 F2 D' R2 B' L' B' U2
12. (26.232) U' B2 L2 U' R2 D L2 D' L2 F2 L' F2 U R F2 U' F2 R2 B' F U'
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-4
avg of 12: 19.809

Time List:
1. 20.838 B F2 L2 D' F2 L2 U2 F2 D U2 R2 B R B D' L U B U2 F R'
2. 25.839 U' L F' D F L2 F2 U' F' B2 D2 L2 B2 D B2 L2 D' R2 U2 F2
3. 18.785 U2 L' B L' D2 L F2 B2 L' D' B2 D' L2 B2 D B2 D' B2 R2 D'
4. 15.421 D' L2 D R2 D F2 D2 L2 R2 B' F' U' L' U L2 U' L2 F R2 U2
5. 22.238 F2 D2 R2 F R2 B' L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 R' D F' U L' D2 L R' D' B
6. 20.865 R' U' D2 L D R' F U' B2 L2 F' R2 B' D2 F' R2 D2 B' U2 R
7. 20.776 D L2 U F2 D' R2 U R2 D2 B2 R2 F' U' F D2 B' D F2 R' F R2
8. (13.455) U2 L2 D2 U2 B' U2 B D2 F R2 F U' F D' B2 R2 F R U B2 D'
9. 19.342 D' F2 R2 U' F2 L2 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F' U F L B2 R' B' R2 D' U
10. 14.119 U2 L B2 U B' D' F2 L B' U2 D2 R' L' F2 R' B2 D2 L2 U2
11. 19.871 F2 U2 B2 R F2 U F B D' L D2 L F2 U2 R' F2 R D2 L
12. (25.936) F2 L2 R2 D' L2 B2 D2 U F2 D' L' R D' F' D2 R' F2 D B' U

Kinda bad for me, but I'm just trying to prove That I graduated a while ago...
 

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Round 485 Results​

  1. mafergut - 19.42 (graduates!)
  2. rightmanten - 19.63 (two more!)
  3. gateway cuber - 19.81 (two more!)
  4. slowsari - 20.33
  5. earth2dan - 20.67
  6. Fazza2602 - 21.39

Congratulations to everyone!

Special congratulations to mafergut for graduating this round! Good job, I hope you keep participating as an alumni :)
 

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Round 486
Potential Closing Time - Feb 12, 2016 || 12:01PM CST​

Scrambles for the 486th round:

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

Good luck to everyone!
 

Fazza2602

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Round 486
Race To Sub 20; CFOP
Guo Guan YueXiao

Average of 12: 20.838

1st: 21.511
2nd: 19.698
3rd: 21.409
4th: 24.581 Stuffed Up on my cross.
5th: 22.805
6th: 22.130
7th: 16.788
8th: 17.661
9th: 19.749
10th: 23.575
11th: 22.095
12th: 17.747

oohhh!! pretty close today, i can really feel myself improving on my look ahead, i love it.
thx for running this :)
 

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Special congratulations to mafergut for graduating this round! Good job, I hope you keep participating as an alumni :)

Thank you so much for your encouraging words and for running this race. Sure, I will be around for some time!

Round 486 - Alumni
Cube: YJ Chilong
Method: CFOP, dual CN (white/yellow)

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-6
avg of 12: 19.16

Time List:
1. 19.85 B2 L2 D B2 F2 U R2 U2 F2 D R' F D2 B L D U' L U' R2 U
2. 23.77 R2 D L2 D' F2 R2 B2 U F2 D U2 B' L' U B R F' R' B L' D'
3. 17.85 U2 B2 L2 F2 U L2 F2 U B2 D' F U B L' F D' B2 L' D2 U
4. 20.80 B2 U' L2 D2 U' B2 U R2 F2 R2 B' R F U2 R B D2 U2 R F' U
5. 17.14 F2 D2 L2 D' R2 D' F2 D R2 F2 D F L2 D L2 U2 R' F R'
6. (24.64) U R2 U' F2 L2 D' B2 R2 D2 U F L2 D' B F' U F2 U R L2 U'
7. 16.72 L2 F2 D U R2 D' B2 R2 D B2 R U' B2 D' B D U R' L'
8. 18.44 L2 B2 U' B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 U F2 D' R' D B2 R U' F' R' B' U' F2 R2
9. 18.90 D2 L2 F2 U' R2 B2 D L2 U' B2 L U B' R2 U' B' F D2 R' B D'
10. 17.38 D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U' R2 D B2 L2 U' R U L' B' F U' B' R F' D'
11. (15.80) D B2 F2 U2 B2 U' R2 F2 D R2 U' R' D2 B L2 U' B2 F' D R' D' U'
12. 20.67 D' L2 F2 D' R2 L2 D2 F2 U' F2 U' B L B' D' F' L2 U L D L

Counting 23s is definitely not the way to improve towards sub-15
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-6
Avg of 12: 23.483

Time List:
1. 24.727 B2 L2 D B2 F2 U R2 U2 F2 D R' F D2 B L D U' L U' R2 U
2. 21.066 R2 D L2 D' F2 R2 B2 U F2 D U2 B' L' U B R F' R' B L' D'
3. 20.948 U2 B2 L2 F2 U L2 F2 U B2 D' F U B L' F D' B2 L' D2 U
4. (DNF(6.864)) B2 U' L2 D2 U' B2 U R2 F2 R2 B' R F U2 R B D2 U2 R F' U
5. 22.280 F2 D2 L2 D' R2 D' F2 D R2 F2 D F L2 D L2 U2 R' F R'
6. 19.607 U R2 U' F2 L2 D' B2 R2 D2 U F L2 D' B F' U F2 U R L2 U'
7. 24.869 L2 F2 D U R2 D' B2 R2 D B2 R U' B2 D' B D U R' L'
8. 25.459 L2 B2 U' B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 U F2 D' R' D B2 R U' F' R' B' U' F2 R2
9. 25.070 D2 L2 F2 U' R2 B2 D L2 U' B2 L U B' R2 U' B' F D2 R' B D'
10. 22.848 D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U' R2 D B2 L2 U' R U L' B' F U' B' R F' D'
11. (17.320) D B2 F2 U2 B2 U' R2 F2 D R2 U' R' D2 B L2 U' B2 F' D R' D' U'
12. 27.954 D' L2 F2 D' R2 L2 D2 F2 U' F2 U' B L B' D' F' L2 U L D L

Ima back! After many many rounds of the race to sub 30 and 25 thread, I have graduated. (still have 1 more to go but I can get sub 25 solves almost every time now so I just moved on early.)
 

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Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-9
avg of 12: 18.07

Time List:
1. 15.35 R2 B D2 F2 U2 R2 F2 U2 B L2 D F' R' F' R2 D R F2 R
2. 17.11 R2 B2 L2 U' B2 D2 F2 D B2 F' R2 B' D' L' U2 L B U' R
3. (14.79) R' B' D2 F U2 B' F2 D2 F2 U2 F' R D2 U2 R U F' D'
4. 17.67 R' B U2 R2 U2 L2 B2 F' L2 D2 U B2 R2 B' D L' U2 L' B
5. 18.52 R' D2 R B2 R U2 F2 R B2 R U L2 U B U F R F U' R
6. (20.64) L2 U2 B' D2 L2 B' L2 D2 L2 F L' F L' R F L' D R D' B2
7. 19.33 U2 F2 L2 F' D2 B' R2 D2 F' L2 D' B U F L' D F' L R' B
8. 17.81 R F R D' R B L' U F2 D R2 U2 R2 B2 R2 F2 B' R2 B'
9. 20.64 R F2 R' F2 R B2 D2 L' U2 R D2 F R2 D2 L B' F' D R2
10. 16.81 D F' B' R2 F' U D2 F U R' B2 U2 B2 D L2 D' F2 D' B2 U2 L2
11. 19.51 B U2 B2 L2 F' R2 D2 L2 F L2 F' D L D' F' L' B' U2 R' F
12. 17.92 L2 U2 R2 U B2 D' L2 U2 L2 R D R B' R F' U F L R

Ignore the scrambles :p
 

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Round 486

Ave: 23.63

20.97, 23.04, 21.27, 26.84, 25.35, 27.53, 19.59, 21.32, 22.46, 21.81, 27.30, 25.91

Well.. disappointing but I should have expected it. First ave of 12 I've done in almost 2 years. I hate re-learning what I knew at one time. Here's to re-igniting my quest to sub 20!
 
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