Weekly competition 2007-06 (2, 3, 3OH, 4, 5, BF)

[AvGalen]

I just got back from a great snowboard-vacation, so the scrambles are a little late. Results from last week (and all weeks before) will become available tonight or tomorrow. Don't forget to warm-up before competing and have fun with these weeks scrambles:

2x2x2
1. L2 D2 L' U' B2 D L F' R' B2 U R' U B' R' B L B2 U2 F R F L' D' F
2. D B2 R2 U' R2 D' R2 B' U L2 F2 U' B' D' F R U' L F' L2 F' L U B' R2
3. D2 R F2 U' L' D2 R U' R2 D F L2 F' D' R' B R2 D F R' F2 R U' L2 D2
4. F' U2 B L U' L' B2 U2 L' F' R D R D' F U B R' F L' U' B2 D2 L2 U2
5. D' F' U2 R F' D2 B' U2 R' F D R U' L2 F' U R B D' B R2 B U L U'

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

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

4x4x4
1. r d2 B d' u2 U' l' b L' R' B2 F D' U2 L' F r b f2 d' R2 D d' U2 r' b' F2 L' R2 D' d2 u' b D' U L' r' R' u U2
2. U L' l r2 u b F' D2 u' F d u2 r' b' L' U' l r D' u2 U' F L' l2 f2 F2 r2 R2 f' F d b' f2 u2 l R2 D' r2 u2 l'
3. B2 f' L l' f u L R' D' U2 B' D2 B2 l2 D B R' B' D' d' L2 R2 D2 r2 f2 U' l' r' R' b2 d2 R' U' b2 u2 f F d2 l b
4. R' u' B' d' u2 U' l d' f2 u' r' f' d U' B' D U' f2 F2 D2 U' l r' f l' f2 u2 B2 u' R F2 L2 f2 L d u' l2 r' R' u2
5. U2 F' l F2 r' u L2 r' D' F' L l' r' F' l2 r R' F d2 R F u l d u2 b2 r2 R2 B' b F2 L' l r2 u2 l U B' D' u2

5x5x5
1. F2 r2 B f2 D' U' L' R' F2 L R' B f d' L l' B b' L l2 r' D L2 b u' B b' U2 r D2 R' D2 d u2 U' f2 u r b r' b2 l2 r d l D L u b' d R d u2 U' b2 D2 L2 b d F'
2. l' B' u B b2 f F' R u B' r u2 r' f r2 u2 U r2 b2 F2 l2 u l2 U' f F R2 B2 U2 L' R2 d2 B' f' L2 l r2 D' b L' D d2 u U2 F d2 U' B2 R' F L' l' U2 R d' u' U' l u r
3. D' d2 u U B2 L2 r2 R f D d' u U L l2 r R' d2 B b2 D d u2 F' L2 B' L' u L u' f2 L2 R' d2 B' r b F2 L l2 r2 b f2 U b2 U F' u2 f2 d U' f2 F' L f' F2 D2 u b R
4. D2 b u' B' f' F L' B' U2 L u2 r d' L' l2 d u f2 L' l' u2 U' r2 D2 d' L2 u' b F' d2 u2 U L2 d' R D' b' f' F' D l2 u L D2 l B' U2 l2 r2 R2 u B' u' R' U b f' r2 F L'
5. B2 d2 B R b2 l r R' u2 l' d2 L l' r R' F2 u2 r B' D2 u' U r' D' F2 d B b' f u2 l' r R2 d' F' u2 B' f' D' d U R U' r R d' u L r b' F' d2 b' F2 U' b L' r2 R u'

Blindfolded
2x2x2
1. B D F U2 L' B' R' B2 R' U' F' L F' D' B' U' R D L2 D2 L B2 D L' D
2. U' F' D' F' R U2 B U2 L D' B2 D2 F' R D' R' B2 D L' F2 L2 F2 U2 L' B2
3x3x3
1. D' F U B F2 R' B' F' U' R' F2 D2 U' B F D' U' L2 U2 B L F' D' U2 R'
2. D2 R B F U2 B U2 L' R2 B F' L' R D U F2 R B2 F R F2 U2 B2 F U
4x4x4
1. F2 u2 R B D l' b F' u2 b2 F2 l R2 d L' D' F' R' b' f l' b2 F u' U b' r' d R2 D d' u r B u2 L' u F2 R' b2
2. B2 f2 d r' R F' U f2 l2 r u' F D d2 u U F' d l2 d' U2 r' d2 U2 B' b D2 B R D2 U2 l B2 L' f F l2 R' D' u2
5x5x5
1. R b' L l R' B' r' f2 U2 l b f' L2 r2 R b' F2 L u f' L' B U2 r' B2 b L2 l b L2 l2 r2 R U' B' u' B2 b2 f F' D2 d' u2 B' f2 r2 u2 F' l' b R2 u f L F D d B' R d
2. u2 R2 B u2 U B2 b F' l' B' U r D' U' F' u' r R' D' r' R' d f F R d B' l b D2 L2 B2 F' D2 U L r R2 D2 u' R b r R2 B' d' f D2 u2 f' U' B b2 f' F D2 B2 f2 F D'

Competition starts now and ends sunday/monday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line.

[Erik]

Erik Akkersdijk

2x2
Avg: 3.97
Times: 3.96, (2.69), 3.65, (4.94), 4.31
2.69 was lucky...

3x3
Avg: 13.24
Times: 13.53, 12.69, (12.22), (14.71), 13.50
Yeah :lol: such easy scrambles should be forbidden...

3x3 OH
Avg: 27.09
Times: 26.43, (29.77), (21.05), 27.97, 26.86
21.05 was a PLL skip.

4x4:
Avg: 1:02.89
Times: 1:02.21, (59.27), (1:17.94), 1:02.44, 1:04.02
time for a 'normal' method average :)

5x5:
Avg: 2:37.52
Times: 2:26.18, 2:44.43, (2:59.33), 2:41.96, (2:26.16)
The last 4 solves avGalen style for edges...

Blindfold:
2x2a: 1:01.34
2x2b: 1:02.93

3x3a: DNF
3x3b: 3:38.71
I used M2 method on the first one, but oldschool pochmann on the 2nd cause I didn't want to risk 2 DNFs.

4x4a: this might come when I'm a bit better on the center commutators

[AvGalen]

Next week competition will include a special sub-competition: Who will post earlier/faster than Erik :)

[Erik]

hehe B)

[dbeyer]

Might I make a quick suggestion?
Since I get soooo bored during the week. For Big Cubes: Would it be acceptable to make more scrambles than what meet the eye? That is,
Scrambling in MultiSlice Metric AND Slice Metric.

For the 3x3x3, l is interpreted as (LM), d is read as (DE), this is multi slice scrambling. Would we be able to do all the scrambles in slice and multi slice metric? Scrambling in the different metrics will actually produce unique Scrambles :)

If not? What turn metric is used for big cubes? I do slice metric.

2 Scrambles done in both metrics will generate 4 scrambles :)

[sgowal]

Sven Gowal

2x2
Average: 8.65 seconds
Times: (9.36) (7.75) 8.97 8.55 8.44

I had very good 2x2 times today. I made my best personal average of 7.51 seconds as well (don't know how it happend).

3x3
Average: 21.88 seconds
Times: (19.05) (25.30) 23.75 19.97 21.92

I'm not too happy with that... (I got a little tense -- nearly pop'ed on the last solve)

3x3 OH
Average: 1:10.67 minutes :(
Times: (49.84) 72.45 60.44 (81.44) 79.12

Good first solve...

4x4
Average: 2:02.78 minutes
Times: (111.44) 125.97 123.39 (126.08) 118.97

Maybe I should start practicing the 4x4 (more than 12 solves/week)

(I broke my pyraminx 2 days ago :( )

[AvGalen]

Erik: Thanks for trying the scrambles with "my" edge pairing technique. You are still very inconsistent with it, but I am glad to see your best time was actually with this method (and I noticed a downward trend in your times, so 1 more scramble would have been almost sub 2!)

Daniel: small letters mean "that slice layer and the attached outer layer". You should post your times with those scrambles. I am not stopping you from scrambling with pure slice moves on small letters. You can even post them here for fun.

Sven: If I remember correctly, those are extremely good times for you on the 2x2x2. Did you learn a new method? And to bad about your Pyraminx. I also broke mine (Belgian Open) and I don't have a spare. Hopefully we can buy new ones at the German Open (if your coming)

[sgowal]

Yes, very good times for the 2x2x2 (my old average was 9.20 seconds). I used the same method, although I am seeing maybe more shortcuts than before.

I will already be in Caltech at the time of the German Open. I will order some pyraminxes from Meffert's when I am there.

[dbeyer]

Hehe, so the DNF I did w/ pure slice moves doesn't count? :)

[ExoCorsair]

5x5: (4:00.32) 4:04.56 4:06.66 4:06.78 (4:29.84)

Not going to bother with the others this time around...

I like how it's consistent, but it's not one of my better days (also learning how to solve edges as explained at bigcubes.com, which I used for the last solve). My Eastsheen doesn't seem to move as well as it did last week either. :lol: