About myself

Hi, I'm Robert, I'm 17 as of 21/1/09, I come from the UK, I've never been to a competition yet and no cuber has ever met me in real life. Most of you who know me, have met me on ryan heise's multiplayer cube sim, or his new (or not so new site): hi-games.net. I've been speedcubing for around 3-4 years now. I only restarted doing 5x5x5 when I received my first V-cube 5 for christmas . I think I might have started speedcubing before Harris Chan. I've been computer cubing for... I'm not too sure, maybe 2 years now. Not to sound arrogant or anything but, all I've achieved so far in computer cubing has been mostly deserved IMO, and most of all, I am not a cheater!

The reason why I haven't joined until now is because I was planning on getting a WR in real life to surprise people (like Yu Jeong Min). I didn't want to be too well known, but my idea has sorta been ruined but it doesn't really matter I guess.

About my edges method (for those that have heard of it): It's kinda hard to explain what I do but the main idea of what I'm doing is: slice, replace, slice back. Also, I use some last tredges algs for the 5x5x5. This method is similar to avg, so I think you might as well just learn avg if you want to learn a "fix 2 edges on average at a time" edges method, unless you think that my method is somehow better than avg.

Welcome, Robert. And happy birthday

Oh sorry maybe I misunderstood that saying "blah blah as of... blah blah". I was just saying I am 17. My birthday is on 27th of December btw

aha! at last

So what are your times like on physical cubes? Im sure a lot of people are wondering
and whereabouts from the UK are you from?

Welcome to the forum!

Oh yeah I forgot about my times in real life. Ok well...

3x3: Best avg: about 11.5, best non lucky: 7.82 (5.5 tps )

I use a puzzleproz cube and it pops a lot...

4x4: Best avg: 49.5-50 (sorry can't be bothered to check ), best non lucky: 40.xy (but I think it was sub 40, but I missed the spacebar, when I tried to stop the timer, so I stopped it a bit late )

I use a nearly fully broken in eastsheen (it's not as good as Syuhei's cube for sure)

5x5: Best avg: ~1:40, best non lucky: 1:21.

As I said before, I only restarted 5x5x5 speedcubing again when I got my first v-cube 5 . I stopped about 3 years ago when my eastsheen got really poppy. My avg back then was around 2:20

2x2: I don't really practise this, but I would guess my avg is around 6 secs with ortega, with an eastsheen.

3x3 OH: I don't really practise this as much as I used to, but my best avg is 23 seconds.

3x3 BLD: I hardly practise this. I'm gonna guess my avg is about 5 mins.

I live in Guildford, in Surrey, which is sorta close to London, but also far away from most UK comps

Robert-Y said:

Oh sorry maybe I misunderstood that saying "blah blah as of... blah blah". I was just saying I am 17. My birthday is on 27th of December btw

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You called?

This stupid joke is getting really boring and annoying isn't it.

Meh. Erm, let me add a couple of more things: I'm colour (or color depending on where you come from) neutral, I'm a lefty (righty when OH cubing), and this is probably stupid but, I'm Asian lol

Robert-Y said:

Oh yeah I forgot about my times in real life. Ok well...

3x3: Best avg: about 11.5, best non lucky: 7.82 (5.5 tps )

I use a puzzleproz cube and it pops a lot...

4x4: Best avg: 49.5-50 (sorry can't be bothered to check ), best non lucky: 40.xy (but I think it was sub 40, but I missed the spacebar, when I tried to stop the timer, so I stopped it a bit late )

I use a nearly fully broken in eastsheen (it's not as good as Syuhei's cube for sure)

5x5: Best avg: ~1:40, best non lucky: 1:21.

As I said before, I only restarted 5x5x5 speedcubing again when I got my first v-cube 5 . I stopped about 3 years ago when my eastsheen got really poppy. My avg back then was around 2:20

2x2: I don't really practise this, but I would guess my avg is around 6 secs with ortega, with an eastsheen.

3x3 OH: I don't really practise this as much as I used to, but my best avg is 23 seconds.

3x3 BLD: I hardly practise this. I'm gonna guess my avg is about 5 mins.

I live in Guildford, in Surrey, which is sorta close to London, but also far away from most UK comps

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awesome

Our times seem to be fairly similar, you should really try to come to the UK open this year

Robert-Y said:

Meh. Erm, let me add a couple of more things: I'm colour (or color depending on where you come from) neutral, I'm a lefty (righty when OH cubing), and this is probably stupid but, I'm Asian lol

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Yau. I always thought that sounded Russian.

Our computer cube to real cube time ratio is quite similar.

So when did you start cubing Robert?

Welcome to the forum!

Harris Chan said:

So when did you start cubing Robert?

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Well I learnt how to do the rubik's cube when I was 12 or 13, then I started speedcubing when I was 14

Would be nice to see you rip it up at Uk competitions mate.

Sweet, another great UK speedcuber. And you live in surrey too Please come to competition

The only problems I will have when I go to my first competition are the lack of practice with a stackmat timer and I will probably get nervous, as whenever I do it in front of my friends I get nervous. But, hopefully in my first comp, I'll get a sub-13 avg because I've done a ton of them at home without too much effort and I would be rather disappointed if I can't manage even a sub-13 avg in my first comp, even though I know it might be hard.

well, get a stackmat! you'll probably have until november in which to practice (unless the 'other' UK comp happens). maybe try solving with your parents/family in the room?

'too much' ambition for a first comp will probably = epic fail, and then you'll be nervous for the next comp too, because you'll want to beat your last result.

heck, even breandan hasnt yet gotten a sub 13 avg in comp, and hes been to three (no offense intended! just making a point), and we know about his mad skillz

and seeing as you've previously been unlucky with competition dates (right?), i think YOU should set when it is this year

yeah robert let's get something in the south going on.. .the south pwns the north.. *waits for a divide*

Uh, no! Bubble Bath!

CharlieCooper said:

yeah robert let's get something in the south going on.. .the south pwns the north.. *waits for a divide*

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i will kill you.

lol, joking, i really don't think there is much of a difference, considering how small the UK actually is. anyway, in terms of cubing, us UKers have to stick together! we get pwned by pretty much everyone else in europe (particularly the dutch...).