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Race to sub 19, 18, 17, and 16 (3x3)

Hazel

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There's a big gap between sub-20 and sub-15, so I wanted to make this thread for the people who are in between like myself :D it'll work the same as the other race-to-sub-x threads, once you get three rounds in a row under your goal then you graduate from that goal! Make sure to put your username or real name, your goal, each individual time and your average, and feel free to include the cube and/or method (especially if it's not a method you're used to or you're doing it OH!) Example:

Miranda
Race to sub-19 with PCMS
Ao12: 19.043
<Times here>

Scrambles for Round 1:
1. R' L U B' D R F' U' L' R2 F2 R2 D F2 D R2 B2 U' R2 U'
2. F2 D2 L2 U2 B R2 F2 D2 R2 U2 L2 D' F R B2 F' D' R U' L' F'
3. F' R2 U' R2 D2 B2 D B2 D' U' R' D' L2 B R2 U' L' R B2
4. D2 B2 R2 U' B2 L2 U F2 U B2 L2 R D R2 D2 R' B D2 F' L' U2
5. F' R' D2 B2 F2 L2 B2 R B2 L' B2 D' U B' R U R U R'
6. L' D' F' U R B D F R2 U2 D2 F B2 L2 D2 B D2 B2 L
7. U F2 R2 U2 L2 D2 B U2 F' D2 L2 D2 U F' U2 L F R B R' B
8. L2 B2 D R' L' U B U2 B2 D B' L2 B' D2 F2 B' L2 B' U2 R2
9. B2 D2 R2 U2 B' D2 B' L2 D2 B' L D2 B' F' L' B2 U B R2 D
10. R2 U B2 L2 F2 R2 F2 R2 U R2 U' R F2 R' F L' B' F L F'
11. U2 F' L U F L' B U F2 R' L2 D F2 U' F2 R2 U D L2 B2
12. D L2 F2 D' B2 R2 U' R2 F2 D2 F L U' B F' U' F2 R' F2 D'
 

Hazel

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Miranda
Race to sub-18 with PCMS method
Ao12: 16.904 (pretty good for me!) (1/3)
16.693
17.572
(12.262)
16.614
18.044
17.431
(31.904) – I got a pop :p
15.626
16.053
14.414
18.684
17.911

Oh yeah and I forgot to mention this in my first post, but Round 1 will end and Round 2 will begin on June 1st :D
 

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weatherman223
Race to sub 16
CFOP
Valk 3 Power M
Ao12: 15.83 1/3

14.92, (11.65), 18.95, 16.75, 14.15, 15.35, 17.38, 18.15, 13.32, (20.69), 14.55, 14.82

Nice, but some of the times I had long pauses on. Need to work on my cross to f2l transition.
 

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Round 1 has ended! Results:

Duncan Bannon: Race to sub-17, unsuccessful – 0/3
Miranda (me!): Race to sub-18 with PCMS method, successful – 1/3
watherman223: Race to sub-16, successful – 1/3

Round 2 scrambles:

1. F2 R' B R2 B L' D L' U B' U2 D2 L2 F D2 R2 D2 F2 D2 R2
2. F2 R' D' R' D2 R' U' F' D R2 B D2 F U2 F2 L2 F D2 B' U2
3. U' R2 F2 D' B2 U B2 U2 B2 D' F' D2 R D B U2 L' R' F L2
4. U' R2 U' D F' L F' R' B R D' F2 D B2 R2 B2 D' F2 U' F2
5. F D' F' U2 B U2 R U' F2 L2 U D F2 D2 R2 U' L2 R
6. B2 D' B2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B2 D' B2 F' D2 F2 D F' R' B' R2 F
7. B U B R L' U' F2 U L' U2 R2 B L2 F2 U2 F U2 D2 B2 D2 L
8. D2 B2 L2 B2 R' F2 L D2 U2 B L B2 D' U' F' R' B2 U L
9. U' F B2 R' D' R' L' F2 U' R2 U2 R' D2 F2 D2 B2 R' B2 U2 D'
10. L2 B R U B' R2 F' D2 R' U2 L2 U R2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 R2
11. B' L2 F2 L2 U2 B' L2 R2 D2 F2 D U R D2 B' L D2 B2 R' B2
12. F2 D' L2 B2 D2 R2 U' F2 R2 B2 U F' R' D L' R2 D F' L2 U2 L

Good luck everybody!
 

weatherman223

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Round 1 has ended! Results:

Duncan Bannon: Race to sub-17, unsuccessful – 0/3
Miranda (me!): Race to sub-18 with PCMS method, successful – 1/3
watherman223: Race to sub-16, successful – 1/3

Round 2 scrambles:

1. F2 R' B R2 B L' D L' U B' U2 D2 L2 F D2 R2 D2 F2 D2 R2
2. F2 R' D' R' D2 R' U' F' D R2 B D2 F U2 F2 L2 F D2 B' U2
3. U' R2 F2 D' B2 U B2 U2 B2 D' F' D2 R D B U2 L' R' F L2
4. U' R2 U' D F' L F' R' B R D' F2 D B2 R2 B2 D' F2 U' F2
5. F D' F' U2 B U2 R U' F2 L2 U D F2 D2 R2 U' L2 R
6. B2 D' B2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B2 D' B2 F' D2 F2 D F' R' B' R2 F
7. B U B R L' U' F2 U L' U2 R2 B L2 F2 U2 F U2 D2 B2 D2 L
8. D2 B2 L2 B2 R' F2 L D2 U2 B L B2 D' U' F' R' B2 U L
9. U' F B2 R' D' R' L' F2 U' R2 U2 R' D2 F2 D2 B2 R' B2 U2 D'
10. L2 B R U B' R2 F' D2 R' U2 L2 U R2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 R2
11. B' L2 F2 L2 U2 B' L2 R2 D2 F2 D U R D2 B' L D2 B2 R' B2
12. F2 D' L2 B2 D2 R2 U' F2 R2 B2 U F' R' D L' R2 D F' L2 U2 L

Good luck everybody!

Next time, I think you should @ people, might make it easier to find.

Times will go here.

weatherman223
Race to sub 16
CFOP
Valk 3 Power M
Ao12: 16.00 (Im pretty sure this makes me 0/3 this week :()


18.84, 15.75, 15.03, 14.08, 16.35, 17.59, (DNF(14.63)), 14.38, 17.41, 15.97, 14.61, (13.34)
 
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Hazel

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Round 2 has ended! Results:

@weatherman223 - race to sub-16, unsuccessful (0/3)
@Nicholas Kang - race to sub-19, unsuccessful (0/3)

Round 3 scrambles:

1. L2 R2 D R2 U L2 B2 F2 U' F2 L2 R D L2 B2 D B' F2 D F' U'
2. L D L2 D F2 U' L2 U R2 U' R2 B' D L' B2 L' D2 L D2 F
3. R D2 L F2 B R2 U' D B R2 F2 R' B2 R D2 L B2 U2 B2 R2
4. R2 F2 R D2 R2 U2 R2 B2 R' D' B U' L' U2 L2 D' U' L' F'
5. U R' D R B' D' F2 D' F2 R' F2 L B2 L D2 R L2 U2 D2 B
6. D2 B2 U2 B' R2 B U2 B U L B U2 F2 L D L' D' F
7. U2 R2 U2 R2 B D2 B' D2 F R2 B2 U B2 L2 B L D L R' B2 U2
8. U L2 D' L2 B2 U' R2 B2 U F2 D2 R D' U' L B D' U2 B2 R' F'
9. L' U2 L R B2 U2 L U2 R U2 B2 F L' R' B' U' B' F D' R' B
10. L U2 F U2 F' U2 B2 L2 U2 B' R' D2 B2 D U' B R F
11. R B U2 B' L2 B L2 F U2 L2 U2 F L B' L' F' U R D2 U
12. F2 L2 U2 L2 F2 U' B2 U' F' D B R' B' L D F L' F'
 

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So do you average sub-x when your ao100 is sub-x? For instance, I have done a few sub-14 ao5's, but since my best ao100 is 16.xx, I only average sub-17 right?
Not necessarily, because your best Ao100 could be significantly better than what you normally average. Your sub-x is more of what you would expect from your average speedsolve. So if I'm doing a session, it's pretty much the answer to the question "what would I expect this next solve to be" (before you look at the scramble of course). If that answer is under 15 seconds for example, then you are sub-15. I would expect under 13 seconds normally, so I'm sub-13.
 

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So when I look at a solve and try to guess what time it will be, I would safely say 16-18 seconds. However, I do get a lot of 13-15 second solves, just not as much as the 16-18+ second range.
Another way to think about it is to imagine you do an average of 1 million or something and estimate what the final average time would be, assuming you don't improve at all while doing all those solves :p
 

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Round 3 has ended! Results:

@Nicholas Kang - race to sub-19, successful (1/3)

Round 4 scrambles:


1. R U2 F U' R' B' L2 D B U2 R2 F2 B2 D2 R' D2 F2 R' F2 L'
2. B2 R2 U' B2 R2 D2 U L2 D' U2 B2 L' F R2 F2 U' B' D' U B F'
3. U R2 D2 R2 U2 R2 B2 L2 U B' D F R2 U' R2 F2 L D'
4. R2 D2 F2 U' R2 F2 U L2 B2 D2 U' L' R2 B D2 U2 B D2 L R2 F2
5. U' R B2 D L D F2 U F U2 L2 F2 D2 F2 D2 R2 B2 U' L
6. D' L2 B2 D' F2 D2 U' R2 U L' B' L2 D U B L' B2 F' D2 L'
7. D' F U' L2 B' U' D' R' U' B' R2 B2 R2 U2 R2 F L2 F2 L2 U2
8. B L D' F' R B' U' D L B' L2 F' R2 B L2 F L2 D2 L2 B' R'
9. D B2 L2 D' L2 R2 D2 F2 L2 D U L' B U' B L' R' D B' L' R
10. L' D' U2 L2 D F2 D L2 F2 L2 D2 F R2 D B' R2 D' F2 D'
11. U B D' L F R' F2 R' B U2 L2 B' U2 B D2 F D2 B2 R2
12. D' R B2 R D2 R' F2 D2 R' B2 R2 B2 F' D L' B2 D' L2 D' B
 
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