Racing to sub-20

earth2dan said:
Honourable mention to mafergut this round. Just 3/100 of a second off graduating! Hang in there. I'm sure you'll graduate soon!
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Thanks for your encouraging words! I'll do my best.

Round 483
Cube: YJ Chilong
Method: CFOP, dual CN (white/yellow)

Generated By csTimer on 2016-1-21
avg of 12: 19.36

Time List:
20.31, (15.35), 23.45, 18.99, 18.61, 19.76, 20.02, 16.36, 19.74, (26.36), 18.21, 18.16

I was more than confident I'd do it this time until the 10th solve with just a counting 20.3x and 20.0x and some nice times but then I had a terrible lockup on the PLL in the 10th solve that I barely could fix without having to redo half the solve and then got nervous again. Had to take a 1 minute break to finish again in good shape.
 
Round 483

19.90, 20.27, 22.91, 20.29, 22.76, 20.63, 22.44, (19.34), (23.35), 23.21, 21.97, 22.94
AO12: 21.73

Haven't done much solving in a while but hopefully I will have more time to dedicate to reaching sub-20.
 
Round 483
20.97

19.77, 23.12, 17.53, 23.05, 18.23, 25.32, (25.76), (17.26), 20.93, 20.04, 19.29, 22.43

Well that was a roller coaster ride. Hopefully I can be a little more consistent next round.
 
Round 483 Results​

  1. pyr14 - 18.45 (alumni)
  2. epride17 - 18.70 (graduates!)
  3. mafergut - 19.36 (two more!)
  4. ONikolay - 19.50 (graduates!)
  5. slords17 - 20.46
  6. earth2dan - 20.97
  7. rightmanten - 21.73

Congratulations to everone!

Special congratulations to epride17 and ONikolay for graduating this round! Remember, you can keep participating as alumni. Lets keep this thread going strong :)
 
Round 484
Potential Closing Time - Jan 29, 2016 || 12:01PM CST​


Scrambles for the 484th round:
  1. B2 R2 B2 D2 R2 D L2 F2 U B2 U2 F L D B U2 R2 U' R L F D'
  2. U' B2 R2 L2 U2 R2 U' B2 U R2 U' F U F2 R' F2 R2 D U' R U'
  3. U F2 R2 U' L2 D R2 D L2 B2 R' D2 U L2 D' B R U2 F' L D2
  4. U' B2 U' F2 L2 D' L2 B2 D' L2 F2 L D2 U2 F U' L' B' L2 B2 F
  5. L2 B2 R2 U2 R2 U' F2 U2 L2 U' L F2 R B' D U' L' F' D2 L2
  6. U2 F2 U F2 D' F2 R2 F2 U' B2 U2 R' F2 L2 D' F U L2 F R' D'
  7. F2 R2 U L2 U B2 U F2 U F2 D2 R' L2 B' F2 L F' L2 D R' B2
  8. F2 D2 F2 L2 U L2 U' L2 D' R2 D2 R' D' U2 B2 F U2 F2 U' L D2 B
  9. L2 D2 R2 U' L2 U2 F2 D2 U' R2 B' R2 L B R' U2 R B' D'
  10. R2 L2 D2 R2 D2 B2 D R2 L2 B2 R B' U B2 F L' F2 D L2 F2 D
  11. R2 L2 F2 D' F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 R2 D L' U2 B2 L2 F' U2 F' R2 D R D2
  12. R2 U2 L2 U F2 U' B2 D' L2 B2 L2 B R L2 D' R' L' F L U' R2 U'

Good luck to everyone!
 
Round 484
Average: 17.30

Time List:
1. 18.42
2. 15.74
3. 16.25
4. (23.52)
5. 18.63
6. 17.58
7. 19.15
8. 15.55
9. 18.74
10. 18.10
11. (13.62)
12. 14.89
First solves of the day. I think I graduate, haven't competed here for like 1 month, my avg is like 17 now
 
Round 484
19.37

22.08, 20.32, (13.33), 20.25, 20.98, 21.57, 18.53, 21.52, (22.20), 15.33, 15.00, 18.16

New PB single and avg12! That 3rd solve was nuts, I was already on pace for a great solve and BAM! PLL skip! I wasted half a second just staring at it in disbelief.
 
Round 484
Cube: YJ Chilong
Method: CFOP, dual CN (white/yellow)

Generated By csTimer on 2016-1-26
avg of 12: 18.80

Time List:
18.84, 20.43, 18.61, (13.25), 20.03, 18.19, (DNF(20.32)), 19.07, 20.37, 20.32, 16.36, 15.81

Nice session, not a single 21.xx or higher (even the DNF was going to be a 18-19 until I messed up a U-perm and decided to stop the timer). Funny that you had a low 13 PLL skip on the 3rd solve... because I had the exact same thing happening but on the 4th solve. With your execution and mine it would have been a wonderful double 13 back to back!!! I felt just a bit of pressure after the DNF but as the solves passed with acceptable times and I realized I was gonna make it, I relaxed and solved like I know I can in the last two.

Next week I will be in a position to graduate again. I hope I will not spoil it this time :)
 
r484

colour neutral

avg of 12
current: 19.09 (σ = 1.56)
best: 19.09 (σ = 1.56)

Average: 19.09 (σ = 1.56)
Mean: 20.33

Time List:
1. 22.83 B R L B' R L' U' R' L
2. 18.81 B' R L R L' U' L' B R
3. 20.07 U' B R U L R' B' R' L'
4. 18.25+ B' U L R U' R U R U'
5. 37.90 L' U' R' B L' U' R' B U'
6. 18.00 U B U' L' R' B' U L'
7. 17.23 R U B U L' R L' U' R'
8. 19.32 B R' U' L R B R B' R'
9. 18.14 U L' U B R B' R L B
10. 15.23 U L' U R' U' B R' B' R' L'
11. 19.64 L B L R' B' R' B' R' U'
12. 18.59 R B R' U' R B R' U' L
 
Round 484 with dual color roux

Ao12: 19.784
Best Ao5 18.698 (solve 5-9)
18.559, (25.395), 21.508, 20.977, 19.917, 18.267, 18.278, 19.55, (14.505), 20.077, 20.251, 20.458
 
Well this is my first time competing! I use the QiYi Thunderclap and Cfop and have been cubing for 2 years now (Speedcubing for 1 year)

Generated By csTimer on 2016-1-28
avg of 12: 24.42

Time List:
23.54, 23.82, 24.36, 24.33, 26.17, 24.22, 23.61, 23.96, 24.68, 25.48, (23.06), (28.04)
 
Round 484 Results​


  1. ViliusRibinskas - 17.3 (graduates!)
  2. mafergut - 18.8 (one more!)
  3. pyr14 - 19.09 (alumni)
  4. earth2dan - 19.37 (two more!)
  5. Cris738 - 19.78 (two more!)
  6. LyrikTech - 24.42
  7. Abhijeet Singh - 24.72

Congratulations to everyone! Special congratulations to ViliusRibinskas for graduating this round! Remember, you can keep participating as an alumni :)

Next round will be up soon.
 
Round 485
Potential Closing Time - Feb 5, 2016 || 12:01PM CST​


Scrambles for the 485th round:
  1. R2 B2 U' L2 B2 F2 U F2 U R2 U' B' R D2 B' L B' R' D' F L2
  2. D' R2 U2 L2 B2 D' R2 D' R2 U B' L D2 U2 R' B D' R2 B L' U2
  3. R2 U' R2 D2 L2 U R2 D' B2 D R' D B' U' B F2 R2 F' D L'
  4. U F2 R2 D2 R2 U L2 U2 L2 B2 U' L' U B U' F2 R' L2 F R B' U2
  5. U B2 U R2 F2 U2 F2 L2 F2 D' R' F2 L B' L F R2 B2 D U2
  6. D' L2 D' B2 R2 L2 D R2 U B2 U R' D R' F' D' B L' B2 D U F
  7. R2 U' B2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U L F' R' D' R2 B2 R' L2 B2
  8. B2 L2 D' U L2 D R2 B2 U B2 U R D' F U2 B2 D2 R2 B D' F2
  9. R2 D2 L2 U2 L2 D B2 U2 B2 U' L2 B D2 F' U R' L B' D R2 F2 D'
  10. R2 D' R2 L2 U F2 D B2 U' F2 U' L' D L' D2 U R U B' R L
  11. L2 U B2 D R2 B2 U2 B2 D L2 D R' B2 D2 R2 F2 D' R2 B' L' B' U2
  12. U' B2 L2 U' R2 D L2 D' L2 F2 L' F2 U R F2 U' F2 R2 B' F U'

Good luck to everyone!
 
Round 484
Cube: YJ Chilong
Method: CFOP, dual CN (white/yellow)

avg of 12: 19.42 = 17.95, (DNF(21.08)), 22.45, 18.36, 22.65, 18.04, 16.86, (16.43), 17.19, 21.07, 22.16, 17.49

Yes!!!! Finally. A very inconsistent session, with clear highs and lows, plagued by the nerves of me thinking about failing graduation again.
But gladly the good solves were enough to compensate for the bad ones and the average is almost decent. I wouldn't have wanted to graduate with a 19.98, in the same fashion that I failed last time with a 20.02.

I even got a quite nice 17.36 Ao5 in there: 18.04, 16.86, (16.43), 17.19, (21.07)

You will not get rid of me, though. I will be around here as an alumni for quite some time. I'm not even close to feeling ready for the sub-15 race and, at my age of 45, I don't improve fast so, at least a year until I try for sub-15 (and at least 2 years until I have any chance of succeeding :p).
 
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mafergut said:
Round 484
Cube: YJ Chilong
Method: CFOP, dual CN (white/yellow)

avg of 12: 19.42 = 17.95, (DNF(21.08)), 22.45, 18.36, 22.65, 18.04, 16.86, (16.43), 17.19, 21.07, 22.16, 17.49

Yes!!!! Finally...
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Way to go! And I thought I was the old guy around here ;) I started chasing sub20 about a year ago, and I'm only just knocking on its door now. Unless I double down on practice and learning algs I doubt I'll ever see sub 15 though.

Keep it up!
 
earth2dan said:
Way to go! And I thought I was the old guy around here ;) I started chasing sub20 about a year ago, and I'm only just knocking on its door now. Unless I double down on practice and learning algs I doubt I'll ever see sub 15 though.

Keep it up!
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Hi earth2dan. Thanks for the encouragement! My 1st sub-20 Ao100 was on April 2015 and, almost a year later I'm still stuck more or less on the same times (around 19.5x Ao100 right now), so keep pushing and you will eventually achieve your goal. It depends a lot on how much you can practise, of course. Now I'm diversifying a bit my practise time with 2x2, 4x4, pyra, skewb... so less time for 3x3.

So you are also an oldie? You are then more than welcome to this thread: Older cuber discussions (was: Hi, Marcel from Holland here). A lot of sup-35-year-old guys (but there are younger people as well) frequently hang out there and talk about our much more modest PBs and stuff. Come visit if you want!

Selkie said:
Awesome. A great average sir and a great way to graduate. Its never too late and you are never too old. Smashed it :D
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Thanks Chris! A bit inconsistent but the 16-18 times didn't even feel fast so I know there are pauses that I can get rid of to improve beyond that. I will certainly keep pushing and your videos are one of my best motivators!
 
Hey, I just graduated from Race to Sub 25! :)
Round 485
Race To Sub 20
Guo Guan YueXiao

Average of 12: 21.391

1st: 21.28
2nd: 22.28
3rd: 24.40 Dammit
4th: 21.10
5th: 19.02
6th: 21.15
7th: 20.88
8th: 23.35
9th: 19.65
10th: 17.80
11th: 23.74
12th: 21.46

Yea, pretty good average.
 
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