World Record predictions in the year 2020?

[IRNjuggle28]

2x2: 0.69/1.2x
3x3: 4.00/5.50
4x4: 19.00/22.00
5x5: 45.00/48.00
6x6: 1:30/1:36
7x7: 2:15/2:24
3BLD: 16.00/18.00
4BLD: 1:35
5BLD: 4:00
MBLD: 60 points

Everyone predicted less improvement than actually happened when this thread started, so I'm hoping not to make that mistake. I can't fathom solving this fast, but it wouldn't shock me to see it happen anyway.

 

[Myachii]

Here's a better question:
Who will be the first person (official or unofficial) to break the sub-20 barrier on 4x4?

 

[FJT97]

Sebastian Weyer rather than Feliks i think.

 

[Randomno]

7x7: 2:00/2:15

 

[Berd]

Here's a better question:
Who will be the first person (official or unofficial) to break the sub-20 barrier on 4x4?

That kid who got the 23 second that was a plus two - Asr holder?

 

[Antonie faz fan]

2x2: 0.69/1.2x
3x3: 4.00/5.50
4x4: 19.00/22.00
5x5: 45.00/48.00
6x6: 1:30/1:36
7x7: 2:15/2:24
3BLD: 16.00/18.00
4BLD: 1:35
5BLD: 4:00
MBLD: 60 points

Everyone predicted less improvement than actually happened when this thread started, so I'm hoping not to make that mistake. I can't fathom solving this fast, but it wouldn't shock me to see it happen anyway.

dude you realise most of these aren't even UWR right?

 

[Randomno]

dude you realise most of these aren't even UWR right?

You realise a few years ago no one even had a sub 50 5x5 single unofficially?

 

[Yarco]

My conservative estimates...

2x2 - Sub-0.5

3x3 - Sub-4

4x4 - Sub-15

Skewb - Sub-0.5

Pyraminx - Sub-0.5

Obviously some of these would require luck, but a lot of lucky solves can happen in the next 5 years.

 

[nalralz]

I bet the 3x3 average will be 5.62 and the single will be 4.16 seconds.

 

[Coolster01]

My conservative estimates...

2x2 - Sub-0.5

3x3 - Sub-4

4x4 - Sub-15

Skewb - Sub-0.5

Pyraminx - Sub-0.5

Obviously some of these would require luck, but a lot of lucky solves can happen in the next 5 years.

Uhhhhhhh... Unless WCA changes the 7 move limits for pyraminx and skewb, those pyraminx and skewb predictions are guaranteed to not happen. 3 moves on skewb takes about .5 at best.

And 4x4 isn't happening either, until maybe 2030.

 

[Randomno]

Uhhhhhhh... Unless WCA changes the 7 move limits for pyraminx and skewb, those pyraminx and skewb predictions are guaranteed to not happen. 3 moves on skewb takes about .5 at best.

Depends on the moves, considering U perm UWRs are 8 moves and 0.6x.

 

[Coolster01]

Depends on the moves, considering U perm UWRs are 8 moves and 0.6x.

(Actually I have .58), but these are all timed without pickup and proper timer stopping, which takes roughly .30 seconds. Maybe .07 seconds less (.58/8 moves = .07ish per turn) for 7 moves, so .58+ .30 - .07 means about .81 would be the approximate fastest 7 moves with proper pickup now. That is not going to go down to .4x. I don't think I can even do a sledgehammer with pickup in under .50, even though it is just 4 moves and can be done in .13ish without pickup.

 

[natezach728]

My conservative estimates...

2x2 - Sub-0.5

3x3 - Sub-4


4x4 - Sub-15

Skewb - Sub-0.5

Pyraminx - Sub-0.5

Obviously some of these would require luck, but a lot of lucky solves can happen in the next 5 years.

Yeah okay. I can see 2x2 happening, possibly 3x3, but maybe not everything else.

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

Here's a better question:
Who will be the first person (official or unofficial) to break the sub-20 barrier on 4x4?

Yoshi!

 

[cashis]

.69/1.25 -2x2
4.87/5.98 -3x3
18.47/21.34 -4x4
47.43/51.97 -5x5
sub- 10 avg on sq1
& that's all I pay attention to

 

[Isaac Lai]

Seung-hyuk Nahm for 4x4 sub-20

 

[Genesis]

Just guesses
2x2 - 0.5/sub1
3x3 - 3.xy/4.8z
4x4 - 17.xy/sub20
5x5 - 34.xy/42.z
6x6 - 1:20/1:40
7x7 - Sub2/2:10
3x3 BLD - 8.9x/11.yz
4x4 BLD - 50.xy
5x5 BLD - 2:10
3x3 OH - 5.xy/7.yz
3x3 fewest moves - 15/18
3x3 w/ feet - 14/18/Removed as an event
Skewb - 0.8x/1.9yz
Megaminx - 29.xy/32.yz
Pyraminx - 0.8/1.2
Square 1 - 4.xy/6.yz
Clock - 3.8/4.8
3x3 multi BLD - 111/111

 

[Coolster01]

Some predictions:
2x2 - .46/1.28
3x3 - 3.65/5.76
4x4 - 18.32/23.23
Skewb - 1.24/2.02
Pyraminx - 1.13/2.03
MBLD - 60/61 (1 edge flipped on the failure whoops)

 

[Randomno]

3x3 BLD - 8.9x/11.yz

It's hard to get just execution that speed at the moment. Ditto for 4 and 5BLD.

3x3 w/ feet - 14/18/Removed as an event

Would need some weird turning style to get that fast.

3x3 multi BLD - 111/111

haha

 

[Ordway Persyn]

2x2 0.58/1.31
3x3 4.13/5.88
4x4 19.33/22.98
5x5 43.60/49.94
6x6 1:31.31/1:38.55
7x7 2:24.21/ 2:35.45
mega: 31.22/37.67
pyra: 1.01/2.05
skewb: 1.33/ 2.40
sq1: 5.34/8.60
3x3oh: 7.00/9.93
3x3ft: 22.22/27.44
clock: 4.84/5.79
3x3bld: 17.55/22.49
4x4bld: 1:51.44
5x5bld: 4:33.29
3x3 mb 65/65
3x3fmc 2 more 20 singles/23.5