Andrea Santambrogio Square-1 single WR 7.41

I believe it. Square-1 is definitely like that. I don't even keep track of my single PB because it's so ridiculous. I have several sub3 singles because when a sq1 scramble is easy, it's very easy. This record is a bit disappointing to me, but getting lucky is not a crime. Congratulations, Andrea!
 
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The scramble is not yet released as the board and delegates are discussing stuff. This is a fairly standard procedure for unexpected records and I'm sure everyone would appreciate questions being asked.
 
If the board and delegates are still discussing stuff, surely the results including the announcement of the WR should not have been posted on the WCA website yet.
 
hcfong said:
Andrea may just have got a very easy but legitimate scramble, while the other two may have been in another group and got a different scramble. Square-1 scrambling has to been done in at least 2 groups because non square-1 solvers are unlikely to know how to scramble one so you need other square-1 solvers to scramble.
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Not true. And in this case, only three competitors were in that "round". I doubt they were split into separate groups. Partly because I know Andrea's scrambler was one of the guys who had only gotten two solves.

Edit: Oops, while I was right that Andrea's scrambler was none of the other two (and that was the point), actually his scrambler didn't compete at all (I confused a name, argh).
 
Sorry if this is redundant/repeated information, but Andrea suggests it was both an easy and lucky solution.

They rechecked the scramble with the delegate right after the solve (not a mis-scramble). And he apparently was the first cuber to attempt that scramble, thus he could not have peeked at the state beforehand. There is nothing to suggest cheating.

I trust the validity of the solve, but we'll see what the WCA has to say.
 
strakerak said:
I looked up this guy on YouTube. He only has an OH solve from two or three years ago. Probably a television program.. But if we can't find a video, then something is up.

EASY Scramble, yes. But if he is the only one that says it was easy. Would it be a prepared solve as well?
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Everyone, please refrain from making unfounded statements or propositions like these, it is not fair to the competitor or how the WCA operates in general. Give Andrea a chance to reconstruct the solve, and even if this doesn't occur, trust the delegate's final decision.
 
Stefan said:
Not true. And in this case, only three competitors were in that "round". I doubt they were split into separate groups. Partly because I know Andrea's scrambler was one of the guys who had only gotten two solves.

Edit: Oops, while I was right that Andrea's scrambler was none of the other two (and that was the point), actually his scrambler didn't compete at all (I confused a name, argh).
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1. How do you know this? I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'm just interested in how you know who the scrambler was. Your name isn't on the competitor's list so you must have got your information from somewhere else.
2. Can you tell me how you can run a round of Square-1 with a single group, without having to rely on competitors who are not competing for scrambling? I mean, in this case there was a scrambler available who wasn't competing, but that will not always be the case.
 
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