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Weekly competition 2009-16

byu

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No, we don't need all the solutions. I'm just amazed. I don't think I've ever seen that low of an average, what's the WR average for 2x2 right now? (I'm going to go check the WCA page, so don't answer that)

EDIT: It's 3.28. You could have beaten the WR average with that average.
 

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


Double extended cross:
F D’ F’ B R’ U R U2 R2 D2 x’ (10)

Finish solve: U L2 U2 L U L’ U L’ U’ L’ U2 B’ U’ B U2 B’ U2 B2 U B’ U B U’ L U’ L’ B U L’ R B2 L R’ U B2 U’ (36)

I suck, I couldn’t find a nice ending after that double extended cross, and I’m not good at orienting edges petrus style

46 moves.
 

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Man, it's been a while since I've done the weekly comp.

2x2: 4.84, 3.42, 4.13, 3.70, 4.65 = 4.16

3x3: 12.15, 12.48, 12.36, 12.46, 12.22 = 12.35

4x4: 58.17, 1:03.50, 1:00.36, 59.65, 56.03 = 59.39

5x5:
2:31.77, 3:21.31, 2:47.24, 2:56.75, 2:56.94 = 2:53.64

3x3OH: 19.84, 17.68, 22.92, 19.78, 18.53 = 19.38

Pyraminx: 7.30, 7.18, 8.61, 7.72, 6.82 = 7.40
 

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2x2x2: 18.25, (11.48) (LL skip?), (26.48), 16.55, 20.75 = 18.52 (using an LBL method)
3x3x3: (35.87) (easy cross and F2L), 48.35, (53.22), 50.97, 50.60
4x4x4: 3:27.87, 3:36.27 (OLL parity - very enjoyable solve), (3:57.46) (lots of hesitations forming edges), (3:20.53), 3:39.37 = 3:31.17 (whooo! a good average for me!)
7x7x7: 19:45.00 (teaching my eldest daughter the 7x7x7 so I did this solve as a demonstration), (17:11.00), 19:22.00 (pop during edges), (20:51.00) (some confusion here!), 18:02.00 = 19:03.00 (yay! sub 20 average - just need to knock 5 mins off before UK Masters!)
Megaminx: 6:20.73 (in semi-darkness!), 6:45.23, 9:08.03 (trying some new ideas, failing at old ones!), 7:24.63 (not great), 7:04.43 (massive pop!)
Pyraminx: 32.26, 52.78 (mistakes!), 24.09, 45.92, 36.62 (pretty bad show - should've practiced)
 
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Lord Voldemort

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3x3x3 OH: 52.23, 54.70, 55.45, (1:07.11), (43.54) = 54.13
2x2x2: 6.08, (3.98), (7.63), 6.34, 6.17 = 6.20
3x3x3: 22.47, (18.68), 20.94, 19.73, (26.05) = 21.05
2x2x2 BLD: DNF, 1:00.60, DNF = 1:00.60
7x7x7: (11:43.02), 11:49.04, 12:58.14, (13:51.92), 12:56.72 = 12:34.63
5x5x5: 3:57.83, (3:56.18), (4:04.43), 3:56.85, 3:58.44 = 3:57.71
 
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2x2: 3.16, 2.54, 3.25, 3.97, 1.58 = 2.98
BAHAHAHA what ridiculous scrambles. Sune, a really fun 2gen case, Oll skip to Jperm, the easiest L case, and one where the first layer cancels the first 3 moves of the CLL.

4x4: 57.00, 1:05.84, 53.27, 1:03.59, 58.66 = 59.75
nice!

3match: 1:13.02, 1:12.25, 1:22.21, 1:16.91, 1:10.21 = 1:14.06
I'm starting to rather like this event.

3x3OH: 36.26, 31.41, 29.91, 34.26, 30.34 = 32.00

clock: 7.58, 8.50, 8.31, 7.50, 8.72 = 8.13
hrmph.

pyra: 13.80, 13.72, 12.02, 13.72, 14.06 = 13.75
lol nice sd

sq-1: 16.76, 21.72, 26.31, 22.50, 24.41 = 22.88
meh.
 
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I was bored so I did some puzzles. But not NEARLY bored enough to do 6x6 or 7x7 (or 3BLD).

2x2: 6.19 (DNF) (5.29) 7.90 6.59 = 6.89
Really bad, dropped the cube off the table on the 7.90
3x3: 13.37 13.81 (11.87) 17.52 (17.68) = 14.90
Good F2L = awesome time, bad F2L = awful time. My second 13.37 today (!).
4x4: 54.56 (56.57) (44.52) 56.12 45.20 = 51.96
Parities: dp np np dp np. Counting 45 = wtf nice :)
5x5: 1:29.79 (2:27.76) 1:30.58 1:34.97 (1:27.88) = 1:31.78
I remember when this was a world-class average time :(
2x2 BLD: 1:00.77 48.21 DNF(40.84)
3-cycle orient/permute. Last one was a Jperm off.
3x3 OH: 26.17 28.26 (29.96) 27.79 (25.32) = 27.41
I know, I suck at OH.
3match: 1:00.10 55.78 (43.70) 58.80 (DNF) = 58.23
I decided to use a different method than normal and it worked REALLY well. It was cross, D corners then E edges keyhole style, EO/EP/CP/CO. I tried to have as little to recognize as possible at each step.
234 Relay: 1:38.87
Mixed up the stupid red and yellow stickers on 4x4. I hate these stickers.
2345 Relay: 2:56.53
Better.
Magic: 2.94 2.21 (DNF) (2.01) 2.23 = 2.46
This magic sucks.
Master Magic: 10.15 (DNF) (4.57) 5.00 4.83 = 6.66
Yes, my master magic sucks too. Also it's not reverse strung, so I can't use my fast method (which I can sub-3 on a good puzzle). Blahrf.
Clock: 10.69 (DNF) 14.04 (10.57) 14.41 = 13.05
The 10s were nice and easy.
Megaminx: (2:17.43) 2:23.94 2:41.13 2:37.17 (DNS) = 2:34.08
I average sub-1:30 on the simulator. I hate having to wrist.
Pyraminx: (7.13) 7.61 (17.03) 12.71 9.98 = 10.10
The 12 and 17 would've been better if my pyraminx didn't suck so much.
Square-1: (24.66) (41.19) 40.13 34.98 31.16 = 35.42
Timer didn't start on the first and fifth so I used some other random scramble.
 
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