[WR] Rami Sbahi - 0.58 2x2 Single and 1.55 Average

[theROUXbiksCube]

Spoiler: Reconstructions

1.46 - F U' F R U R' U' R U R' U2
x y
R' U' R
D’ R U’ R2’ F R U R U2 R’ U’ (CLL)
14 moves / 1.46 = 9.6 tps. https://goo.gl/ntkt6S

Spoiler: Reconstructions

1.46 is an EG-1 not CLL

 

[Coolster01]

1.46 is an EG-1 not CLL

Fixed. I guess I could say:

WARNING:

NO CLL IS INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING AVERAGE. SO DON'T LEARN CLL IF YOU WANT TO GET WR. JUST KIDDING, LEARN IT. BUT IT'S STILL USELESS.

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

Fixed. I guess I could say:

WARNING:

NO CLL IS INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING AVERAGE. SO DON'T LEARN CLL IF YOU WANT TO GET WR. JUST KIDDING, LEARN IT. BUT IT'S STILL USELESS.

i knowz cll

 

[JasonDL13]

I've come back to the forum just to say this lol.

Nice job on the world record, I can't believe it just got beaten. I thought it would never happen haha.

More importantly, kudos to you for making the right decision.

 

[Coolster01]

i knowz cll

Haha, I'm kidding. But in reality, if you make the best possible side every time, only 1/6 of the time it will be CLL, 1/6 the time EG-2, and 2/3 the time EG-1. But, EG-1 involves rotations often times, and EG-2 algs aren't great, so it makes sense to learn CLL first.

 

[Crazycubemom]

Congrats Rami, but if I were you I won't solve that cube if I already knew the scramble.
Damn that kid! but how got that kid the scramble? I don't know who has responsibility for scrambles after it is hand over to the scramble table ( the organizer or delegate?) Sorry I just read this thread.

 

[Coolster01]

Congrats Rami, but if I were you I won't solve that cube if I already knew the scramble.
Damn that kid! but how got that kid the scramble? I don't know who has responsibility for scrambles after it is hand over to the scramble table ( the organizer or delegate?) Sorry I just read this thread.

I solved because he could've been trolling and it allowed me to get... this. I would not have gotten this if I didn't report it. He got the scramble from an earlier heat (yeah, different heats and same scrambles is a problem).

 

[CiaranBeahan]

wohooooooo! go on Rami! just stay in the small cubes department, I don't want your fast fingers sniffing around big cubes anytime soon

 

[Crazycubemom]

I remember my last 2 competitions, one competitor solve 3x3x3 and after solved he complained it was the same scramble, and I told him that he must tell the judge before solve but delegate allowed him with extra scramble ( I am still confused about it) I think if you knew the scramble the same as before, you must tell the judge and can get the right scramble. But maybe I know just a little about it so I follow what delegate said.

 

[Wilhelm]

Congrats man... it was hilarious when Patrick texted you and you had no clue that the times were validated

 

[Tyler Comfy Hat]

I remember my last 2 competitions, one competitor solve 3x3x3 and after solved he complained it was the same scramble, and I told him that he must tell the judge before solve but delegate allowed him with extra scramble ( I am still confused about it) I think if you knew the scramble the same as before, you must tell the judge and can get the right scramble. But maybe I know just a little about it so I follow what delegate said.

See 2:

Also, the reasons for why I didn't just ask for an extra scramble to begin with are:

1. He could've been trolling me, knowing that the delegate had just said that no scramble discussion was allowed.
2. Mainly - I wanted to do the solve first so I could see what I'd get just in case the WCA ends up calling it legal. If I reported it immediately, I'd have no chance at a 0.58, but rather just get that extra scramble. By doing what I did, we can decide based on the evidence between the 0.58 and the 4.xx. It's kinda hard to word this, but I hope you guys get what I mean. I wasn't really 100% sure that what happened would violate the regulations, so I decided to do it and then provide the evidence to see if it could be allowed. Kit even said that what I did was a smart choice.

 

[BboyArchon]

Wow, I didn't really expect this to happen but it's well deserved and the right decision IMHO. GJ again for the records!

 

[adimare]

I would not have gotten this if I didn't report it.

What makes you say that?

 

[Coolster01]

What makes you say that?

Oh, whoops. If I did report it before the solve, I wouldn't have done the scramble at all, thus not making it possible to get this WR.

 

[adimare]

Oh, whoops. If I did report it before the solve, I wouldn't have done the scramble at all, thus not making it possible to get this WR.

So you're saying you concealed information about knowing the scramble ahead of time in order to increase your chances of getting a world record. Congratulations on getting away with it?

 

[Coolster01]

So you're saying you concealed information about knowing the scramble ahead of time in order to increase your chances of getting a world record. Congratulations on getting away with it?

No, I just reported it after so that the WCA could eventually make the decision between whether to use this or the 4.21+. Either way it's still possible to get the 4.21+ as my official time. I wanted the WCA to be able to make the best decision based on the evidence with time to do so (not just me coming up to the delegates quickly, and let's say they give me the extra scramble... then later they decide that I actually could've done the solve normally... there'd be no option of what to do). Also, he could've been trolling. Don't forget that either.

 

[Goosly]

So you're saying you concealed information about knowing the scramble ahead of time in order to increase your chances of getting a world record. Congratulations on getting away with it?

He didn't know the scramble ahead of time. He got a short view on a scramble that, as far as he knew at that time, might or might not be the scramble he would be getting.

 

[IRNjuggle28]

I'm glad the board made the right decision; it was looking like idiocy and injustice would prevail for a while there. Congrats on the world record, Rami! I'm sorry you didn't get the joy of having set a record until weeks after the fact, but I'm glad you ultimately got what you deserved, rather than losing what's rightfully yours because of some idiot who sabotaged your chances by showing you the scramble.

I don't know if it affected the official decision, but huge props to Dan for undertaking the incredibly boring and frustrating task of debating on Rami's behalf in this thread for pages and pages. You did a great job with it, DeeDubb!

 

[Tim Major]

2. Not awarding the solve time would be more unfair than whatever unfairness there might be in the glimpse offered. Rami should not suffer for the incorrect behavior of another competitor.

Not sure why this is stated as a given fact. On one side of the scale, 1 competitor is getting screwed over one single and one average. On the other side, every past, present and future solver is getting screwed over for every solve and average they do. I think using this as one of the core debates is a strange/misguised choice. Still, I don't want to be one of the annoying people who disrespect the decision, of which I mostly agree, so congratulations Rami!

 

[Iggy]

Wow I didn't see this coming at all. Congrats Rami!


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