Accomplishment Thread

[PeterV]

First ever sub-30 3x3x3 average:

28.92, 31.17, (44.73), (27.19), 28.81 = 29.63 avg.

Done on this weeks online competition (2009 no. 3).
Finally! Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!

 

[4weeksAndImSub60]

3x3

Best Lucky 28 seconds
Best Non Lucky 33 seconds
Best average 36 seconds.

I want to know how you guys remember what moves you after your solves?

 

[qqwref]

I did a mean of 100. (I had one DNF, so I did 101 solves total; CCT's "session mean" is the mean of all non-DNF solves.)
The time was 15.80 seconds It's about a second below my previous best, I think.

The best solve was 11.16, the worst was 21.46. SD was 1.69.
Best RA of 12 was 14.69 (PB average!):
12.91 15.40 14.78 15.24 15.10 14.59 16.98 14.50 14.61 (19.00) 12.75 (12.11)

With Japanese color scheme ^_^ I don't need any more evidence now, I KNOW it's faster.

 

[byu]

I assembled my Type A DIY! It's amazing, and it works great! Thanks to the PuzzleProz Store for shipping it to me.

 

[Ryane]

OMG. Check out this run of 6 times I just got.

102: 00:49.64 x
101: 00:53.39 x
100: 00:55.77 x
99: 00:59.55 x
98: 00:48.19 x
97: 00:44.57 x

Thats 6 sub-1 solves in a row, 3 of them sub-50.
O_O
What am I turning into?

 

[MTGjumper]

I did a mean of 100. (I had one DNF, so I did 101 solves total; CCT's "session mean" is the mean of all non-DNF solves.)
The time was 15.80 seconds It's about a second below my previous best, I think.

The best solve was 11.16, the worst was 21.46. SD was 1.69.
Best RA of 12 was 14.69 (PB average!):
12.91 15.40 14.78 15.24 15.10 14.59 16.98 14.50 14.61 (19.00) 12.75 (12.11)

With Japanese color scheme ^_^ I don't need any more evidence now, I KNOW it's faster.

How lucky do you get in competitions? Your square-1 comp PB is ~3 secs below your normal average, and your 3x3 comp PB is a second below your normal average.

Also, finally a sub-30 solve on Square-1: 29.04

 

[qqwref]

How lucky do you get in competitions? Your square-1 comp PB is ~3 secs below your normal average, and your 3x3 comp PB is a second below your normal average.

The Square-1 PB average was definitely lucky, but the 3x3 average wasn't. I just make sure to always warm up lookahead before the round and then I try to go smooth rather than fast, so I'm usually a little more fast and consistent in competition 3x3 than in practice. My normal average is really ~17.0, but in competition there is good lighting and my hands aren't ever tired, so I can just go up and get five goodish single solves. Also I have had many chances to do 3x3 in competition, so my PB average is of course a bit below normal

Actually I wish I was more lucky in competition, in terms of getting some really good singles. I have really nice solves in 4x4 (47 was PLLskip) and OH (16 was easy F2L + PLLskip), but I don't have any really good single solves for 3x3, 5x5, or BLD yet.

 

[fanwuq]

Wuqiong Fan, 4x4x4 cube, 1:49.80 sec
95th place on hi-games!
http://hi-games.net/cube-4x4x4/watch?u=151
Wuqiong Fan, 4x4x4 cube, 1:41.70 sec
86th!
This is over 10 seconds faster than my previous PB (on real cube).
The centers are a bit slower on the sim, but the 3x3 part is a bit faster. I think the improvement is mainly due to my improved edge pairing recognition.

 

[qqwref]

OH MY GOD
59.06 HI-GAMES 5X5
FIRST SUB-1 EVER ON ANY SIMULATOR
http://hi-games.net/cube-5x5x5/watch?u=44

I also beat Andy Tsao in a long-running race we were having that I didn't think would ever finish: it was, would I get sub-1 hi-games 5x5 first, or would he get sub-30 hi-games 4x4? And now... I won!

EDIT: Centers in 20 seconds, reduction in 44 (!!!!!!).

 

[Faz]

whoa......... INSANE!!! sub 1.......... Go Michael!

Minx:Average: 1:37.20
Standard Deviation: 3.64
Best Time: 1:30.27
Worst Time: 1:46.34
Individual Times:
(1:30.27), 1:42.03, 1:33.25, (1:46.34), 1:36.31

2x2:

Average: 3.33
Standard Deviation: 0.55
Best Time: 1.59
Worst Time: 5.11
Individual Times:
(1.59), 3.31, 3.42, 4.11, 2.28, (5.11), 3.55, 2.59, 3.64, 4.06, 3.03, 3.31

 

[mazei]

Got a new PB. 9.50(full step). Although yes I got a 9.03 before but that was a PLL skip. This is full step. I'm sure some of you know how it feels to beat you record with a great time like this.

Also I think this is equal with Eric Limeback's official fastest. I'll check it.

EDIT
Eric Limeback got a 9.55. My mistake.

 

[fanwuq]

OH MY GOD
59.06 HI-GAMES 5X5
FIRST SUB-1 EVER ON ANY SIMULATOR
http://hi-games.net/cube-5x5x5/watch?u=44

I also beat Andy Tsao in a long-running race we were having that I didn't think would ever finish: it was, would I get sub-1 hi-games 5x5 first, or would he get sub-30 hi-games 4x4? And now... I won!

EDIT: Centers in 20 seconds, reduction in 44 (!!!!!!).

Amazing!!!!
Greatest speedcubing accomplishment ever!
I wish I can be even half as fast as you.

Edit:
Wuqiong Fan, 5x5x5 cube, 4:29.17 sec
First try! Not as awesome as Michael Gottlieb, but this is a good time for me, only 12 seconds slower than record on real cube. First 2 centers were slow, but 3x3 part was fast.

Wuqiong Fan, 5x5x5 cube, 4:19.11 sec

Wuqiong Fan, 4x4x4 cube, 1:36.19 sec
Yes!!! consistently sub-2 now!

 

[Zava]

today I had a 3:05.66 2-5 relay
it was around 1:38 5x5, ~1:02-1:05 4x4 (I was already shaking on this solve) the rest ~22-25 seconds for 2x2-3x3 (veeery shaking)

 

[julesv]

I beat my PB. From 1:59 to 1:51! Yay!

 

[minsarker]

YES!

Just got 60second average! 48sec PB!

Average of 5. I used to use a basic CF method that repeated alg. until it worked and then decided to switch to Fridrich method and in 2 and a half weeks I learned intuitive f2l and 4LLL and decreased my average about 20 seconds so far. My cross takes bout 3-6 seconds, F2l about 30-35, and LL about 20.

YAY! Now ima go back to practicing~!

 

[Deleted member 2864]

Memorized all PLLs and dropped my times from 30-40 to 27(ish)-30. I'm a noob but this is good for me =)

 

[fanwuq]

Wuqiong Fan, 4x4x4 cube, 1:32.00 sec
hi-games.net
I will sub-90!!!
This was no parity right after a horrible 2:02 double parity and a horrible 2:20 double parity with messups will edgep pairing.
26-67-92.
I waste too much time inspecting in between steps.

Wuqiong Fan, 4x4x4 cube, 1:30.53 sec

The next solve!
I almost didn't make it because I was so excited that I messed up the G perm! Could have been sub-90!

Wuqiong Fan, 4x4x4 cube, 1:24.22 sec

Yes!!!!!!!! WTF2L!!!!! ROF2L!!!!!! [nakajima fist pump] I did it!!!!
Sub-90!!!! With OLL parity.
18-58-84
I've made it from #105 to *69 in only 2 days!

Edit: I've gotten sub-90 3 times now and all of them were OLL parity only. Strange... I can only get a good time when I only get OLL parity?

Wuqiong Fan, 4x4x4 cube, 1:20.11 sec

 

[Odin]

i got my new best average of 45.87!!!!
1. 45.61
2. POP/DNF (would of been my PB!)
3. 40.33
4. 38.93 (i got a lock up it could of been my PB)
5. 51.69

 

[waffle=ijm]

4x4 3 in a row 4:09.11 but I can't do it again since I just borrowed the 3rd 4x4. actually very nice considering the condition of my wrists (very very very bad right now)

 

[toast]

Yay sub-20 average of 50.
Statistics for 01-17-2009 18:55:59

Cubes Solved: 50/50
Number of Pops: 0
Average: 19.76
Standard Deviation: 3.03
Best Time: 15.34
Worst Time: 34.20
Individual Times:
1. 17.30 B2 F D2 U' B2 F D U L R B2 U B' F R B2 F R' B' F R D2 B F D'
2. 22.89 F' L R2 B2 D' L B F R B L2 R' D' U F2 D2 L F' R U' B2 F' U2 B2 L'
3. 19.66 D2 U2 R' D U L U' F' D2 U' R2 F D2 L' U2 B' F' D' U F U2 F2 D2 B F'
4. 23.67 U' B2 F L' D2 U' F2 L2 R F L2 R2 D2 L' R B F L B L' R2 U2 B2 F' D2
5. 20.09 L' D F' L2 B2 L2 R' D2 U2 B' R F L' R' D2 L' B' D' U2 L B2 D F' D' L
6. 22.42 D2 L R2 F2 D U L' D U' L' D L R' D U2 L2 R' D' L' B2 F L R' D U
7. 18.58 D R' U2 R2 B' L2 U' B2 F' R' B F L U' B2 F' D' F2 R U2 F R B F U2
8. 21.38 L2 B2 L' R D' U F2 D2 U L U L2 D U2 L D U' B2 D2 B2 U2 B' U' L R2
9. 19.76 L2 R2 D2 U L R B F2 L2 R F2 L2 F U R B U L2 F D2 B2 F L2 U' R2
10. 22.80 U F D L2 B2 F L2 R U' R2 D' R2 B2 F2 L2 B2 F' L2 B' D2 U F L' D U'
11. 19.14 L' F2 L2 D' B R2 F U' R' U' R' F2 L' B F' L D B' R' B D2 B F D U2
12. 17.86 D' U L2 D' U F L' D F2 L2 R D U B2 F L' F D2 R2 U' R' B2 D U L
13. 18.84 L2 R' U' L U L R' F D2 B F U2 R D' B2 F2 D2 B' F R' B2 F' R2 D2 U'
14. 17.81 D2 F2 L2 F' R U2 F L R' B2 L2 B F2 L2 R2 B2 F L R' B' F D2 L' B' D'
15. 21.97 L' R D2 U' B2 F' R2 B L2 F' D2 U2 B L F2 D B F2 R D U2 B' F D2 U'
16. 17.69 D' U2 L' B2 F R B' F' L' D' B2 U2 L R B2 F' R D' U2 F' R2 B2 F L' D2
17. 25.25 B2 F R' U L' D L2 U2 B F2 L' U' L2 R2 U L' R2 D' U F' D2 U2 F' D B
18. 15.72 L2 R2 B D L2 U B F2 D' B' R2 U B' F' R D U2 L2 R2 D' U2 R D U2 F'
19. 19.02 U B F L2 R U' F' D' B R2 D' U' B2 F' L2 R D U' B' F R2 D' U2 F2 D
20. 34.20 D U' L2 B' U2 B2 D2 F' L2 R2 F D' U2 L D U2 L R B L' R' F D B' F2
21. 18.19 L D' U R' U' L F2 L2 R' F' R D2 U R F' D2 U2 B' U L' R F' R2 B2 F'
22. 16.58 B F' D' U' B' F L R2 B' R U L2 R' F2 D U' R' B D2 U2 R' D U' R' F'
23. 20.59 F' U L2 U2 L2 D2 B2 L' R D2 U2 F' L' F' L2 R2 D2 U' B L2 B L' R D2 U
24. 19.74 B F L2 D2 B F' D' L' R2 F2 U B' L' R2 B D' L' B2 F D2 F L' B' L2 D
25. 19.09 D' U L F2 L2 R2 D' L' U F' D' B2 F L2 R' B F R' D U2 L' R D2 B2 U2
26. 17.70 D' U' L2 R2 D2 F' D' U2 B F R2 D2 B D U2 F' D2 B2 D' U R2 U2 B R2 U2
27. 19.61 B2 F2 D' U L R B F' L' R' D U' L' F2 D' F2 U' F L D U L R2 D2 R2
28. 20.45 L' B' F2 L2 B2 D2 U' R' D L U' L' B' F2 U2 B2 L' D R D2 F' U2 B L2 R2
29. 18.83 D U L2 R' D U L R' B' L2 R2 U' L' D' U2 L' R' D2 B D B2 F2 L U2 B
30. 17.45 B2 D' B2 F R' B2 L D' B2 F2 U B F' L' R2 D' U' L2 R2 U2 B' F D' B F'
31. 16.81 D2 U' R' B' R F' U2 L2 R2 B' F' L2 D2 U2 R B L R D L' R2 D L' R2 B
32. 20.36 L R' B D' U' B' R2 D L R D' B' R D' B F' L B' F2 L' F2 D2 L R U
33. 19.47 D2 U' R D' U B2 F L' R' D R2 B F' D2 L2 D B F' U B F2 L F' L2 B'
34. 23.78 F2 L' B L R2 D' L2 R U2 L2 R2 U B2 F D L' R U2 R F' L R2 U L R'
35. 17.41 L U' R2 D U' F' D B D2 U2 B2 D B L' R2 B' F2 U B2 D' B' L2 B' U2 F
36. 18.91 D2 F R' D' F' L B F R2 D B F' U2 F D B' F D' U2 F' R2 D' F' U' L2
37. 17.08 R2 F2 D L D L' R D' U' B' F2 D L2 R' B' F' L2 B' D2 B F' D F' U2 F'
38. 19.97 L' U' B' F2 D L2 U' B L R U2 R U B2 F D U' R' B' D' R B L2 R' D2
39. 19.16 D U' L2 R2 B2 F2 D U' B2 D B L R U R F L' R U' L2 U2 L R' B2 R'
40. 22.88 R2 D' U2 B D U F2 L' R D' F L B2 L D F' U R F2 D2 F' L2 D2 F' R2
41. 22.91 D' F2 L R D2 U R F' U R F2 L B2 F U B F' R B2 F D2 L R' D B'
42. 15.34 D B2 F2 L2 D2 U' B F L' R B' F U2 F R2 D B L2 R2 B D U L2 U2 L'
43. 18.75 D' R' U F' R2 B' F2 D' B R2 D L' D2 R' D' U L' U B2 D U B D' B2 F2
44. 16.61 B2 F2 D' U' R U2 R' D2 R' B2 L2 D' U' B F D2 U B2 F R B F2 L D F'
45. 18.95 L2 R' D U' B' L2 R2 B' R' B' U' B2 D' U R2 B F' D' L R B' L R U2 L2
46. 18.91 R2 B2 L F' R' B F2 D F U L' B2 F2 L F L' R2 B' D' U2 L D' L2 D' U
47. 21.91 U' L2 D B' F R2 F D2 L R B2 F' U' R' D2 U B2 F' R2 U2 L R2 B2 F2 R2
48. 17.12 L' F' D2 U2 B' F' L' R D2 B2 F L R D U' L' B2 F U' B L R2 F2 U2 B2
49. 20.02 D' B F2 U B2 F' L2 D2 U F2 R' D' U2 B' F U L' B' D2 L2 R B' F U B
50. 17.27 U2 F U' L2 U2 B2 F' L2 B D' L' R D2 U' B2 L' R' D F2 R2 B2 F D U' B