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Weekly competition 2009-05

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Simon Crawford

3x3: 14.55, (13.25), (15.67), 15.38, 14.11 = 14.68
Pretty average. I trapped my finger in a door yesterday, so I thought I'd be a bit slower than normal.

2x2: (5.79), 5.75, 5.57, 5.45, (5.05) = 5.59
Well, at least its consistent... (SD: 0.12) No sub-5 =/

4x4: 1:18.80 P, 1:21.23 P, 1:18.87 P, (1:25.65 O), (1:15.41 O) = 1:19.63
Average. I really want a Mefferts to speed up my 3x3 stage.

Sq-1: (49.38 P), 32.98, (32.12), 46.67 P, 39.40 = 40.11
That was... awesomely good. The second and third scrambles had really easy cube shapes.
 

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3x3: (15.58), 16.38, 17.52, 18.24, (21.15) = 17.38
Cool down? 15 16 17 18 21

4x4: 1:27.70, 1:20.54, (1:15.23), 1:19.32, (1:27.86) = 1:22.52
OP-O-P--O: 1:27's were bad.

5x5: 2:21.35, (2:58.32), 2:32.59, (2:14.47), 2:17.53 = 2:23.82
All over the place...

3x3 blindfold: 4:42.33, 4:15.69, 4:25.71 = 4:15.69
No DNFs but pretty slow.
 
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3x3x3 =(27.86), 35.68, (38.40), 31.94, 36.86 = 34.15
bad

4x4x4 =(2:52.36), 3:01.96, 3:34.69, (DNF), 3:02.53 = 3:13.06
completely messed up the fourth one, so dnf'd it.

3x3x3 BLD =DNF (4:44.63), DNF (5:35.58) = DNF
1st was execution mistake, 2nd was memo

Snake =6.66, (6.05), 6.16, (8.43), 7.44 = 6.75
I know it's been taken out, but thought I could still do it anyway
 

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Yes, I agree with Wuqiong Fan and Baian Liu.
4x4 FMC Please!
I can't believe you guys (and Derrick)! You had half a year to participate, and left me solving 4x4x4 fewest moves all by myself almost every week. (I was so lonesome!) Now we finally take it out because I'm the only one doing it, and NOW you want it back. Why didn't you support it while you had the chance?

3x3multiBLD 3/6 1:4:27.29 0 points
Actually, it should be a DNF. It's over time.
You should really set an alarm before you try multiBLD, set to go off when your maximum time expires. (I always do.) When the alarm goes off, you put down the cube you're working on, and you're done. Then it's only a DNF if you don't have half your cubes solved. In a real competition, it's supposed to work this way - the judge is required to stop you at an hour. I hope someday the rules will be clarified to tell what should happen when the judge fails this responsibility - without an alarm, I really think it's likely this will happen often with the new one-hour overall limit.

Here are my results this week.

Mike Hughey:

2x2x2: 11.81, 10.71, 10.09, 10.94, 12.06 = 11.15
3x3x3: 30.16, 30.31, 26.02, 25.52, 33.91 = 28.83
4x4x4: 1:46.03 (O), 1:40.26, 2:09.43 (O), 1:48.84 (OP), 1:31.70 = 1:45.04
5x5x5: 2:34.17, 3:02.35, 2:43.46, 2:31.42, 2:21.18 = 2:36.35
Comment: Wow – almost 2:20!
6x6x6: 6:01.94 (OP), 4:48.56, 5:46.28 (O), 5:06.68 (OP), 37:01.88 (18:47) = 5:38.30
Comment: New personal best single! And the BLD solve was my second best successful solve ever.
7x7x7: DNF (2:29:52.93, 1:23:10), DNF (2:29:52.93, 1:23:10), 9:00.45, 7:58.17, 8:53.91 = DNF
Comment: First one was off by 3 inner wings and 4 obliques; second one was off by 5 obliques. (This was my third multiBLD attempt.) I don’t know why I was so slow on the speedsolves, though – very disappointing.
2x2x2 BLD: 43.21, 1:00.55, 1:03.65 = 43.21
3x3x3 BLD: DNF (2:08.00), 2:09.33, DNF (2:53.25) = 2:09.33
Comment: Horrible.
4x4x4 BLD: DNF (10:19, 4:37), 8:13.81 (3:57), DNF (10+, 4:28) = 8:13.81
Comment: First was off by 4 centers, 4 corners, and 10 edges – I messed up a commutator and got lost. Third was off by just 2 corners misoriented. I would normally be pretty upset about the 2 DNFs, but I did these right after I finished the 7x7x7 multiBLD attempt, so I’m actually pretty happy with it. Yes, I’m crazy. :)
5x5x5 BLD: 18:36.31 (8:27), 18:55.03 (10:55), 18:19.27 (9:45) = 18:19.27
3x3x3 multiBLD: 8/8 = 8 points, 48:14.87 (29:55 memorization)
Comment: Wow, this just seems so easy after doing a 7x7x7 multi! I kept finishing a cube and thinking, "Is that really all?" I guess I need to go for more than 8. :) It was really, really nice to get them all right!
3x3x3 OH: 53.90, 40.06, 58.75, 51.63, 1:08.18 = 54.76
3x3x3 WF: 1:54.56, 2:20.13, 1:44.16, 1:47.52, 1:55.43 = 1:52.50
Comment: Woohoo! I think I was inspired by Swordsman Kirby’s recent accomplishment thread post. No, I’ll never be as good as him, but I’m pretty thrilled with this. I think it was mostly just lucky, though.
2-4 relay: 2:30.47
2-5 relay: 4:46.18
Comment: I beat Arnaud in a 2-5 relay!!!!! Who would have ever thought I’d ever do that? Of course, this was really just a very freak occurrence – Arnaud had a really bad relay and I had my best ever, and it happened to occur on the same week. But I’m really thrilled with this time!
Magic: 2.52, 2.30, 2.93, 3.06, 2.22 = 2.58
Master Magic: 4.94, 4.96, 4.13, 4.33, 4.53 = 4.60
Clock: 24.41, 23.40, 18.15, 18.93, 45.47 = 22.25
MegaMinx: 3:19.58, 2:57.25, 3:02.42, 2:54.56, DNF (43:04.14, 22:25) = 3:06.42
Comment: Last one was off by just 5 corners. Not a bad average considering the BLD solve.
Pyraminx: 33.19, 19.94, 27.41, 22.56, 21.66 = 23.88
Square-1: 1:05.94, 34.97, 43.16, 53.96 (P), 46.34 (P) = 47.82
Comment: Finally a sub-50 average! Yes!
3x3x3 Fewest Moves: 40 moves
F D F U’ R’ L’ F2 R’ U’ B D2 U B’ U R’ D2 R U’ R’ D2 R D’ R2 B R2 B’ R’ D’ R D2 R’ D’ R B R D R’ D’ B’ D’
2x2x2: F D F U’ R’ L’ F2
2x cross: R’ U’ B D2 U B’ .
3rd pair: D’ R2 B R2 B’
4th pair: R’ D’ R D2 R’ D’ R
OLL: B R D R’ D’ B’ D’
insert at .: U R’ D2 R U’ R’ D2 R
Comment: No cancellations really hurts. I just could not find a good beginning.
 
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3x3x3 WF: 1:54.56, 2:20.13, 1:44.16, 1:47.52, 1:55.43 = 1:52.50
Comment: Woohoo! I think I was inspired by Swordsman Kirby’s recent accomplishment thread post. No, I’ll never be as good as him, but I’m pretty thrilled with this. I think it was mostly just lucky, though.

He did 1:30 nonlucky.

I know - he says he averages about 1:40 - he probably does 1:30 nonlucky all the time. Like I said, I'll never be as good as him - I was just inspired by his 1:06 lucky solve.
 
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Mike Hughey;130838 [B said:
7x7x7:[/B] DNF (2:29:52.93, 1:23:10), DNF (2:29:52.93, 1:23:10), 9:00.45, 7:58.17, 8:53.91 = DNF

Mike, your 2 7x7 BLD times are exactly equal. That's very suspicious.

P.S. Since I joined the weekly competition I have done 4x4 FMC almost every week. You haven't done it on your own.

P.P.S. Come to Europe soon! I want that cookie :D
 

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Mike Hughey;130838 [B said:
7x7x7:[/B] DNF (2:29:52.93, 1:23:10), DNF (2:29:52.93, 1:23:10), 9:00.45, 7:58.17, 8:53.91 = DNF

Mike, your 2 7x7 BLD times are exactly equal. That's very suspicious.
That's what happens when you do them simultaneously. :)

P.S. Since I joined the weekly competition I have done 4x4 FMC almost every week. You haven't done it on your own.
Gee, you're right! Sorry, I shouldn't have picked your quote to start with - you're exempt from my diatribe. But fanwuq, MistArts, and Derrick are still guilty as charged. :) Oh, and I hope you guys are not just posting here, but are also sending a PM to Arnaud, as he instructed. Arnaud is known for being tough on those who don't follow instructions, even when there aren't cookies involved (although he's a lot tougher if there are cookies involved).

P.P.S. Come to Europe soon! I want that cookie :D
If only the economy weren't so bad...

Sorry if I'm sounding sour lately - I guess I'm just disappointed I lost my favorite events (6x6x6 BLD and 7x7x7 BLD) because no one wants to do them. And I'm even more disappointed because I couldn't afford to travel to Europe for the Galanta Open, where they were actually offering my favorite events as competition events! (Even though apparently no one actually signed up to do them.)
 
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Yes, I agree with Wuqiong Fan and Baian Liu.
4x4 FMC Please!
I can't believe you guys (and Derrick)! You had half a year to participate, and left me solving 4x4x4 fewest moves all by myself almost every week. (I was so lonesome!) Now we finally take it out because I'm the only one doing it, and NOW you want it back. Why didn't you support it while you had the chance?

I did it last week! I started doing it as soon as I realized that alg.garron.us exists.
I can't stand doing it on a real cube, too many opportunities for DNF.
 

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2x2: 6.48, (4.42), (9.93), 6.14, 5.79 = 6.14
Can't Improve at the moment

3x3: (17.34), 17.44, 18.51, 20.15, (25.76) =18.70
hmm wrist are giving out here

4x4: 1:52.05 [O], (2:06.21)[OP], 2:00.25, 1:57.57 [P], (1:51.62)[P] = 1:56.62
I suck at big cubes

5x5: (3:24.28), 3:44.37, 3:52.15, 4:13.62, (DNF) = 3:56.71
Started great then my wrists started hurting a lot so I took the DNF

3x3 OH 56.09, (DNF), 58.22, 58.19, (48.08)
Roux=not so good with OH
 

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My first participation

3x3x3

1. (17.70) 2. 20.66 3. (23.06) 4. 20.82 5. 19.06

avg = 20.18
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3x3x3 OH

1. (49.34) 2. 59.94 3. (1:05.10) 4. 58.10 5. 55.26

avg = 57.76
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4x4x4

1. (1:44.36) 2. 2:16.70 3. (2:18.36) 4. 2:00.42 5. 1:57.18

avg = 2:04.76
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5x5x5

1. 4:07.46 2. 3:41.36 3. 3:46.10 4. (3:30.00) 5. (4:07.62)

avg = 3:51.64
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7x7x7

1. (11:10.95) 2. (09:42.75) 3. 10:35.36 4. 10:11.20 5. 10.22.22

avg = 10:22.92
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Guess what. I'm back.
...At least until March 7th. After that, who knows.

2x2x2: 7.61 5.53 9.53 6.74 6.08 = 6.81
3x3x3: 18.71 18.77 17.62 18.33 17.27 = 18.22
4x4x4: 1:31.37 1:43.04 1:34.72 1:19.71 1:09.88 = 1:28.60
5x5x5: 2:37.89 2:12.09 2:00.25 2:24.73 2:14.96 = 2:17.26
3x3x3_oh: 48.95 51.81 45.36 48.07 42.60 = 47.76

No warm up and having not really cubed for a very long time, and I'm still faster than Arnaud. :D
 
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Guess what. I'm back.
...At least until March 7th. After that, who knows.
Cool - nice to have you back! I want to see some big improvement in 5x5x5 over the next month. :D

Thank you, thank you. :)

I think if I had a better cube I would be sub-2 again. But no, I lack money to buy myself a nice V5 and instead am using an old, worn-down Eastsheen (which pops, as it did on the 4th solve).

Then again, the lighting in my dorm room isn't very good either...

But we'll see. Two days ago I was averaging like 1:40 on the 4x4x4, and yesterday I was around 1:15-1:20, and if I had started with 3x3x3 instead of 4x4x4 for this competition, I probably would've had like a 1:10-1:15 average.
 
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