[Poll] Can anyone be sub-10?

[Ordway Persyn]

I originally voted sub 8 but now that i think about it sub 17 is probably something anyone could achieve

 

[adimare]

It's naive to think that talent plays such a small role in cubing. Faz was already sub 20 when he started learning full OLL [citation needed], while I achieved sub 20 after months of having learned full 2 look LL. I'm quite sure that the current top 5 cubers were much faster than me when they had put in the same amount of hours I've put into cubing.

 

[tseitsei]

It's naive to think that talent plays such a small role in cubing. Faz was already sub 20 when he started learning full OLL [citation needed], while I achieved sub 20 after months of having learned full 2 look LL. I'm quite sure that the current top 5 cubers were much faster than me when they had put in the same amount of hours I've put into cubing.

Yes that is of course true. Some people can achieve sub-10 with MUCH less practise and effort than others. BUT the point is that with enough practise and dedication I believe (almost) anyone can become sub-10...

 

[TDM]

Faz was already sub 20 when he started learning full OLL [citation needed]

You could ask him!

 

[Reinier Schippers]

i think sub 9 is possible for pretty much anyone. However if you are quite old when you start i dont think you can get the tps for it..

 

[Xtremecubing]

If TPS is an issue, people could switch to a more move efficient method, and if they really worked with it I think basically anyone could become sub 10, even if TPS was a problem.

 

[adimare]

You could ask him!

He said it already in this forum somewhere, I just didn't search it out of laziness.

 

[Reprobate]

I am pretty surprised with the responses. I voted for sub-20, and I think only a small minority of people can or will put in the time to get there. I am currently nowhere near sub-20 even with full PLL, and find it hard to believe I will get much faster than that. I did start at age 30, for what it's worth.

 

[TraciAG]

I think anyone can be sub-20, the first recorded 3x3 WR was 22.95 sec, and just based off of new cube technology alone anyone can achieve this time. A lot can be sub-15 if they learn full OLL. I also think it's possible for a large amount to become sub-10, or at least get a sub-10 single in their lifetime. There are now over 1200 entries in WCA under 3x3 for PB singles before a sub-10 shows up (1221 to be exact). Right now there are 241 people with an official sub-10 average, and 9290 with an official sub-20 average. That's amazing!