[Unofficial] Feliks Zemdegs taking part in Russian speedcubing contest. ( WC 2011 )

8.65? WHERE HAVE I SEEN THAT TIME BEFORE.
I love Feliks' solves, especially that he does cross+1st pair in one look so often.
But Feliks: Y U COUNTING SUP-10 ._.

I also took part in that contest at WC and got like 9.83 or something :p Where can I see the results?
 
I feel like they are gonna chop off a finger or something if he doesn't get a sub 10 haha. Maybe I have just seen too many movies involving the russian mafia....
 
Those solves are just so pretty to watch.

What was this 'competition' for? Do you think get the feeling that the Russians were trying to steal his secrets?

Also, what type of timer starts when you press down go button? It seems like that one does.
 
1st solve - 10.52
R' L2 B2 U' L F B L2 R2 B F' D' F' B2 R L U' F' U B D2 U2 L2 R B

y2 x // inspection
R' D R2 U2' F2 // cross
y U R U' R' U2 R' U' R // 1st pair
y2' R U R' d R' U' R // 2nd pair
U2' y d' U' R' F R F' R U' R' // 3rd pair
U2' R' U R U2' R' U R // 4th pair
R U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
U R R2' U' R R' U R2 U R' y' R2' u' R U' R' U R' u R2' U' // PLL
alg.garron

10.52sec : 65htm/6.18tps : 74etm/7.03tps
2nd solve - 9.30
D' L' B' F D' B' L2 U2 R' D2 U2 L2 R2 U2 D B R2 B2 L' B2 U L2 F2 D U'

y2 x // inspection
r' R' F u' // cross
U2' R U2' R' U R U' R' // 1st pair
y U R U' R' R U2 R' d' R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' R U' R' U2 R' U' R // 3rd pair
U R U' R' R U' R2' F R F' // 4th pair
U' r U2 R' U' R U' r' // OLL
M2' U U2' L' L U (r' L') (l R) R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2' R' U // PLL
alg.garron

9.30sec : 75htm/8.06tps : 79etm/8.49tps
3rd solve - 9.11
B' L B D2 B R2 D' F2 U2 R U' L2 B2 L R' D L2 D U2 B2 F D B2 D2 U'

x' // inspection
F R D' L D' U' R // cross
U2' L' U L // 1st pair
u R U R' u' // 2nd pair
y2' U' U R U' R' L U' L' // 3rd pair
U2' R U R' U' F' U F // 4th pair
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // OLL
R' U2 R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R U' F // PLL
alg.garron

9.11sec : 55htm/6.04tps : 59etm/6.48tps
4th solve - 8.91
R2 D L' U2 D2 R' F' R U' F2 D' F' U2 D2 L' R' D2 R' B2 U L2 D R2 L2 U

z // inspection
F R2 U L2' // misaligned cross
U' L' U L U' R' U' R D2 // Xcross
R' U R U L U L' // 2nd pair
R U2' R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
U y R U' R' U y' U R' U' x x' R2 // 4th pair
U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' R R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' U' // PLL
alg.garron

8.91sec : 66htm/7.41tps : 70etm/7.86tps
5th solve - 7.83
R B2 L R B R' F2 D L2 U' R2 D2 L2 R2 B R' U2 R2

y2 // inspection
(D U') R D' x' U' l' u' // cross
R' U R U' R' U' R // 1st pair
U d y' U R U' R' y U R U' R' // 2nd pair
U' L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // 3rd pair
U' y R U R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' r' R2 U R' U R U2' R' U M' // OLL
U' x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R // PLL
alg.garron

7.83sec : 66htm/8.43tps : 70etm/8.94tps
6th solve - 6.91
R2 F D2 B R2 L2 F2 D B L' U D B2 F L B U2 D2 R' B2 R2 L2 U L B2

x z' // inspection
r R2' F u' // cross
R U2' R2' U' R // 1st pair
y' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U y' R U R' // 3rd pair
y U R U2' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U U' L' U' L U' L' U L U r U' r' F // OLL
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2' // PLL
alg.garron

6.91sec : 56htm/8.10tps : 62etm/8.97tps
7th solve - 7.66
D2 U' F' L' R' B' R' B' F' R2 L2 U2 L' U B2 L' R' F' B' R' U L2 F2 B L'

y // inspection
D U r U' r' L L' U' L D' R' // Xcross
U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 2nd pair
y U2' R U' R' y R U R' // 3rd pair
U L' U2 L U2' L' U L // 4th pair
U' r U' r' U' r U r' y' R' U R // OLL
U2' R' U2 R U2' R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 U' // PLL
alg.garron

7.66sec : 64htm/8.36tps : 71etm/9.27tps
8th solve - 7.05
B' F2 D' U2 L D' R2 L F2 B' L' U2 F' R' U2 F2 L U2 D2 L2 R' U2 F D B

y x' // inspection
D (r' L') U2 L U' L' U L // Xcross
y U R U' R' L' U' L // 2nd pair
U R' U R U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U y' R' U' R U' x' R U' l' B // 4th pair
U2' R (r' L') U' L U' L' U2 L U' r R' // OLL
x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' l U' // PLL
alg.garron

7.05sec : 56htm/7.94tps : 61etm/8.65tps
9th solve - 8.66
L R2 D' L F' L' D U B' R' U D' F' B' L2 U R F U R2 U2 F U2 D' F'

D (R l) U' l' F D' L u' // Xcross
y' U2' R U R' U' y' R U R' // missed pair
D' R U' R' u // 2nd pair
R U2' R' y R' U' R // 3rd pair
U2' L' U L y' R U2' R' // 4th pair
R R' U' R U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2' // PLL
alg.garron

8.66sec : 57htm/6.58tps : 63etm/7.27tps
10th solve - 9.10
B2 D R' B' F2 D' F L B' F D' F2 D2 F' B2 U2 D F B2 D' U F U' B' R

z y2 // inspection
(D U') l D' R' D // cross
L' U L2 U' L' // 1st pair
U2 R U2' R' U2 R U' R' // 2nd pair
U R' U R y L U L' // 3rd pair
U2' R U2 R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
R' U2' R U R' F R' F' R U R // OLL
U' R2' F2 R U2' R U2' R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 U // PLL
alg.garron

9.10sec : 62htm/6.81tps : 64etm/7.03tps
11th solve - 8.36
R2 U L B2 F' L D F2 R L' B2 F2 R U F D B' U2 L B2 U L D' B F2

x2 // inspection
D' L' U2 (l R) D // cross
U L U' L' d L' U L // 1st pair
y' d U' R U2 R' y' R U R' // 2nd pair
y' R U2' R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
L U' L' U L U L' // 4th pair
r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // OLL
L U2 L' U L L' U r U' r' U' L U r U L2' // PLL
alg.garron

8.36sec : 62htm/7.42tps : 64etm/7.66tps
12th solve - 13.06
L2 D R2 D2 U F2 D2 L F R' D' B' L D2 R F2 L' F2 R B F2 D2 U2 B2 D

z2 // inspection
(U' D') R' F (R l) u // cross
U2' R U' R' L U' L' // 1st pair
U R U' R' y' L U' L' // 2nd pair
R U' R2' U' R y L' U' L // 3rd pair
U2 R U2' R' U R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' r' U2' R U R' U' R U R' U r // OLL
U' y' M2' U M' U M' U2 M2' U2 M' // missed PLL
M' U M' U' (r' R) U' (r' R) U2 M' // F2L
U' R U R' U' M' U R U' r' // EO
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // EP
alg.garron

13.06sec : 104htm/7.96tps : 104htm/7.96tps : 95etm/7.27tps
 
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1st solve - 10.52
R' L2 B2 U' L F B L2 R2 B F' D' F' B2 R L U' F' U B D2 U2 L2 R B

y2 x // inspection
R' D R2 U2' F2 // cross
y U R U' R' U2 R' U' R // 1st pair
y2' R U R' d R' U' R // 2nd pair
U2' y d' U' R' F R F' R U' R' // 3rd pair
U2' R' U R U2' R' U R // 4th pair
R U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
U R R2' U' R R' U R2 U R' y' R2' u' R U' R' U R' u R2' U' // PLL
alg.garron

10.52sec : 65htm/6.18tps : 74etm/7.03tps
2nd solve - 9.30
D' L' B' F D' B' L2 U2 R' D2 U2 L2 R2 U2 D B R2 B2 L' B2 U L2 F2 D U'

y2 x // inspection
r' R' F u' // cross
U2' R U2' R' U R U' R' // 1st pair
y U R U' R' R U2 R' d' R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' R U' R' U2 R' U' R // 3rd pair
U R U' R' R U' R2' F R F' // 4th pair
U' r U2 R' U' R U' r' // OLL
M2' U U2' L' L U (r' L') (l R) R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2' R' U // PLL
alg.garron

9.30sec : 75htm/8.06tps : 79etm/8.49tps
3rd solve - 9.11
B' L B D2 B R2 D' F2 U2 R U' L2 B2 L R' D L2 D U2 B2 F D B2 D2 U'

x' // inspection
F R D' L D' U' R // cross
U2' L' U L // 1st pair
u R U R' u' // 2nd pair
y2' U' U R U' R' L U' L' // 3rd pair
U2' R U R' U' F' U F // 4th pair
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // OLL
R' U2 R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R U' F // PLL
alg.garron

9.11sec : 55htm/6.04tps : 59etm/6.48tps
4th solve - 8.91
R2 D L' U2 D2 R' F' R U' F2 D' F' U2 D2 L' R' D2 R' B2 U L2 D R2 L2 U

z // inspection
F R2 U L2' // misaligned cross
U' L' U L U' R' U' R D2 // Xcross
R' U R U L U L' // 2nd pair
R U2' R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
U y R U' R' U y' U R' U' x x' R2 // 4th pair
U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' R R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' U' // PLL
alg.garron

8.91sec : 66htm/7.41tps : 70etm/7.86tps
5th solve - 7.83
R B2 L R B R' F2 D L2 U' R2 D2 L2 R2 B R' U2 R2

y2 // inspection
(D U') R D' x' U' l' u' // cross
R' U R U' R' U' R // 1st pair
U d y' U R U' R' y U R U' R' // 2nd pair
U' L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // 3rd pair
U' y R U R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' r' R2 U R' U R U2' R' U M' // OLL
U' x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R // PLL
alg.garron

7.83sec : 66htm/8.43tps : 70etm/8.94tps
6th solve - 6.91
R2 F D2 B R2 L2 F2 D B L' U D B2 F L B U2 D2 R' B2 R2 L2 U L B2

x z' // inspection
r R2' F u' // cross
R U2' R2' U' R // 1st pair
y' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U y' R U R' // 3rd pair
y U R U2' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U U' L' U' L U' L' U L U r U' r' F // OLL
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2' // PLL
alg.garron

6.91sec : 56htm/8.10tps : 62etm/8.97tps
7th solve - 7.66
D2 U' F' L' R' B' R' B' F' R2 L2 U2 L' U B2 L' R' F' B' R' U L2 F2 B L'

y // inspection
D U r U' r' L L' U' L D' R' // Xcross
U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 2nd pair
y U2' R U' R' y R U R' // 3rd pair
U L' U2 L U2' L' U L // 4th pair
U' r U' r' U' r U r' y' R' U R // OLL
U2' R' U2 R U2' R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 U' // PLL
alg.garron

7.66sec : 64htm/8.36tps : 71etm/9.27tps
8th solve - 7.05
B' F2 D' U2 L D' R2 L F2 B' L' U2 F' R' U2 F2 L U2 D2 L2 R' U2 F D B

y x' // inspection
D (r' L') U2 L U' L' U L // Xcross
y U R U' R' L' U' L // 2nd pair
U R' U R U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U y' R' U' R U' x' R U' l' B // 4th pair
U2' R (r' L') U' L U' L' U2 L U' r R' // OLL
x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' l U' // PLL
alg.garron

7.05sec : 56htm/7.94tps : 61etm/8.65tps
9th solve - 8.66
L R2 D' L F' L' D U B' R' U D' F' B' L2 U R F U R2 U2 F U2 D' F'

D (R l) U' l' F D' L u' // Xcross
y' U2' R U R' U' y' R U R' // missed pair
D' R U' R' u // 2nd pair
R U2' R' y R' U' R // 3rd pair
U2' L' U L y' R U2' R' // 4th pair
R R' U' R U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2' // PLL
alg.garron

8.66sec : 57htm/6.58tps : 63etm/7.27tps
10th solve - 9.10
B2 D R' B' F2 D' F L B' F D' F2 D2 F' B2 U2 D F B2 D' U F U' B' R

z y2 // inspection
(D U') l D' R' D // cross
L' U L2 U' L' // 1st pair
U2 R U2' R' U2 R U' R' // 2nd pair
U R' U R y L U L' // 3rd pair
U2' R U2 R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
R' U2' R U R' F R' F' R U R // OLL
U' R2' F2 R U2' R U2' R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 U // PLL
alg.garron

9.10sec : 62htm/6.81tps : 64etm/7.03tps
11th solve - 8.36
R2 U L B2 F' L D F2 R L' B2 F2 R U F D B' U2 L B2 U L D' B F2

x2 // inspection
D' L' U2 (l R) D // cross
U L U' L' d L' U L // 1st pair
y' d U' R U2 R' y' R U R' // 2nd pair
y' R U2' R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
L U' L' U L U L' // 4th pair
r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // OLL
L U2 L' U L L' U r U' r' U' L U r U L2' // PLL
alg.garron

8.36sec : 62htm/7.42tps : 64etm/7.66tps
12th solve - 13.06
L2 D R2 D2 U F2 D2 L F R' D' B' L D2 R F2 L' F2 R B F2 D2 U2 B2 D

z2 // inspection
(U' D') R' F (R l) u // cross
U2' R U' R' L U' L' // 1st pair
U R U' R' y' L U' L' // 2nd pair
R U' R2' U' R y L' U' L // 3rd pair
U2 R U2' R' U R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' r' U2' R U R' U' R U R' U r // OLL
U' y' M2' U M' U M' U2 M2' U2 M' // missed PLL
M' U M' U' (r' R) U' (r' R) U2 M' // F2L
U' R U R' U' M' U R U' r' // EO
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // EP
alg.garron

13.06sec : 104htm/7.96tps : 104htm/7.96tps : 95etm/7.27tps

He mess up the PLL and still get a 13 sec solve. And I'm struggling to do low 20 sec solves.
 
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