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Favourite WCA events list

GenTheSnail

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Tier 1 - All are amazing events. My favorite depends on which I'm doing the best at at the moment. I've organized them alphabetically to avoid bias. And I can use ZZ on all of them!
Feet - My first top-100 ranking. I've practiced this a lot, but have yet to get an official sub-1 mean.
Megaminx - I invented my own method, and it doesn't take too long. The stages of a solve are just super-extended 3x3, which is also a good event.
OH - Having one hand feels less clumsy. My look ahead is better since there is one less hand obscuring the cube and my TPS is limited. Even so, I feel like I can push TPS while keeping the solve generally smooth.
(Three)x3 - I don't suck too bad, and there is a short amount of time spent on each solve. ZZ F2L is really neat everytime, and being able to solve LL in 1 look is just sooo fun.

Tier 2 - Good events, but I don't practice them much. I enjoy these and would sign up for them at a competition.
FMC - I'm not great at FMC; I just do ZZ solves with the occasional pseudo block. It's nice to have an event based on your solution rather than your time.
BLD - The thrill of pulling of a blindfold and have a solved cube. Edge memo is really fun too.
MBLD - BLD but more BLD. I love using rooms, and I still can't get over how awesome they are.
5x5 - It's large enough to allow mistakes without impacting your time too much, and each stage doesn't drag on forever (cough cough 6x6/7x7 cough).
4BLD - BLD but on a 4x4. Longish, but rewarding in the end.

Tier 2.5 - It's unnoffical, and jaysammy doesn't live in the midwest so I probably won't be able to sign up untill it maybe becomes an official event
Kilominx - I feel like I should put kilo here

Tier 3 - Meh events, organized in order of non-mehness. I might or might not sign up for these at a competition.
Skewb - The different style of cuts are cool, but I don't really like short events. And it's just alg spam.
6x6 - It just draggs onn and ooonnnnnn. Nothing new from 5x5.
5BLD - 4BLD but a bit too long
7x7 - I've done 1 solve with someone else's cube. 9:40 something. Why would anyone ever? It's a 6x6 but just loonggger
Square-1 - Missed a cutoff by like .15, never practiced it again; I forgot parity too. Meh, I don't have anything against the puzzle, but, like 2x2 and skewb, it's just an alg spam event.

Tier 3.5 - IDK
Clock - I don't have one yet. It looks cool I guess; can't be worse than anything in Tier 4.

Tier 4 - The stupid events. Why did I ever sign up for these?
2x2 - It's too short and it's just alg spam and TPS, nothing else. Turning it hard cause it's too small.
4x4 - Eh, I'm not sure why. I just don't like it.
Pyraminx - TIPS = The turnIng on this Puzzle is Stupid. And so was this acronym idc.
Just please no no no
 
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I can't do 4 or 5 bld so I'll rank the rest. I do like all events though

16. MBLD: fun concept but I always make some mistake
15: BLD: Im terrible at it but it's fun to see the solved cube.
14. Feet: I always end up DNFing, but it's ok.
13: Skewb: fun but easy to fail
12: Pyra: fun to turn fast
11: Rubiks Clark: Pretty fun, although I don't really practice it, it is somehow my best average ranking besides 2 and 3
10: FMC: finding a ZBLL I know and cancelling moves is always fun. DNFing isn't tho :/
9: Square-1: Fun to twist and spam tps, but parity is dumb
8: One handed: I like how my algs and tricks help me a little more than on 3x3
7: Megtaminx: Gets fun the faster you get but so many LL algs
6: 6x6: Parity is dumb and the hardware isn't as good as 7x7 and 2-5
5. 7x7: very fun, L4E is a pain on it though
4: 4x4: fun cause it's short and I can tps on it, but parity is dumb
3: 5x5: my favorite big cube and it's not really long or short
2: 2x2: The one event I am OK at, in my opinion takes a lot more skill than most people think. Also official fails for this event are very frustrating
1: 3x3: Definitely the best event. It's very fun and satisfying to get faster at. Currently working on ZBLL and getting global sub 8.
 

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Square 1 being the three time national Champian and national record average holder and trying to keep it up.

Megaminx now being afaster speed than I was helps.

7x7 same as above

2x2, pyraminx and skewb I have had the most success at.

3x3 the main event.

For me the events vary over time in the amount I want to do them. Clock is the worst. I can barely do 5 solves without getting bored of it. It is the only event I don't like. BLD is annoying I have something like a 2% success rate over 100 attempts. I have 2 successes at 3bld one offical.
 

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12=. Squan, mega, pyra, skewb, OH, clock, feet. Can't even hold the things properly let alone solve them.

10=. 6x6, 7x7. Too time consuming and dull. 6x6 slightly less so, but then... pops.

9. 2x2. Makes a good fidget cube at home. In comp it's too short an event to steady the nerves so less enjoyable for me.

8. FMC. Never even tried this but I'm putting it at #8 because I like the idea of it and can imagine I'd enjoy it more than 2x2, if I could find the time.

7. 3x3. Not much to be said. The pub lasagne of WCA events (for non-Brits: think of comfort food, satisfying but unexciting).

6. 5BLD. Challenging but not as enjoyable as other BLD events for me, as it's trickier to handle and lower success rate. Taking off the blindfold and seeing yet another DNF gets tiresome after a while.

4=. 4x4, 5x5. My favourite sighted events. Not too short, and plenty of depth to each solve without being too repetitive or long. I enjoy handling 4x4 a little more than 5x5 but... parity.

1=. 3BLD, 4BLD, MBLD. Can't separate them. At home I prefer practising 3BLD but in comp I prefer the others as 3BLD is a bit too short and the nerves affect my times more.
 
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1. 3x3, 3OH, FMC - I always feel like practicing these.
4. 4x4, 5x5, Megaminx, 3BLD, Clock- I enjoy practicing these, but occasionally I'm just not in the mood.
9. 6x6, 7x7, Square-1, MBLD, Feet - I enjoy competing in these but don't practice them at home unless there's a comp coming up.
14. 2x2, Pyraminx, Skewb - Stupid wastes of time. I'm not even sure why I bother with these.
17. 4BLD, 5BLD - Haven't had the time to learn these yet.
 

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7. Pyraminx not fast and don't enjoy it
6. Skewb it's ok I guess
5. 3x3 OH - solving with one hand is cooler than two! Right? Lol
4. 5x5 - just started a week ago!
3. 4x4 - fun improving
2. 2x2 - fast and easy solves
1. 3x3 - duh
 

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Now that I've been doing all the events for some time, I'll share my opinion of them. It was fun to look at my first post now.

1. 3BLD, 4BLD, MBLD - Can't decide between them. Multi is so rewarding and imo easiest to get an nr or generally success at comps. However it's sometimes hard to find time for practising. 4bld and 3bld are just fun, 4bld is maybe a bit more interesting. Also podiums in blind events are usually fairly easy (too few people do them :/).
4. Pyraminx - Nice bit of things to learn to become fast. Easiest to get good at (by rankings).
5. 4x4 - Long enough and short enough to be really interesting.
6. 3x3 - Enjoying it more and more.
7. 5x5 - Brings new things to 4x4. Bigger cubes start to get boring.
8. Square-1 - Really fun to turn. Very algorithm based, but it's awesome when your fingers start finding them automatically.
9. FMC - Either super frustrating or super rewarding in the end. Too few competitors, at least in our comps most of the time you win just by getting a mean.
10. 2x2, Skewb, Megaminx, OH, Feet - Don't really care about them. Sometimes they are fun and I might do long sessions with one.
15. 5BLD - I hate turning the inner layers, I almost always do mistakes when trying not to be super slow.
16. 6x6 - Faster than 7x7. I basically practice 'cause it's cool to complete all events and matching the cutoffs needs lots of practice.
17. Clock - Don't even own one. I've tried it for 30 solves. That was pretty fun but I guess it'd get boring when practising a lot.
18. 7x7 - Boring. I basically practice 'cause it's cool to complete all events and matching the cutoffs needs lots of practice.
 
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It'd be interesting to see how my opinion changes in the future.

18. Clock - Just never do it, I have no motivation.
17. 3x3 With Feet - Hardly do it, haven't found any particular enjoyment.
16. Skewb - I've always disliked this event, it's pretty weird.
15. 5BLD - Still can't do it but it's better than those last 3.
14. FMC - Seems like a decent event but I can't get myself to practice :/
13. 4BLD - Haven't yet had a success but I've learned and it's quite the challenge.
12. Megaminx - When I get into it, it's fun. But sometimes I don't practice for ages.
11. 7x7 - Fun but when I'm feeling like something slow.
10. 2x2 - Enjoy seeing the big averages go down.
9. 6x6 - Like 7x7 but shorter and better.
8. Square-1 - Fun to solve on but I'm not super fast.
7. 3x3 OH - Really cool event because you improve without doing it.
6. Pyraminx - Only Fun because I'm actually decent at it according to rankings.
5. 5x5 - Right in the middle between a big cube and 3x3, really fun.
4. MBLD - Love the challenge and although it takes time, I like practising memo.
3. 3BLD - Awesome but my accuracy sucks. I need to change that and then I'll really enjoy the event.
2. 4x4 - Event I'm decent at and have personal slight modifications to yau. Really love seeing the improvement.
1. 3x3 - Always find myself solving 3x3, I always aim to improve and be good one day.
 
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10. Megaminx. Complete garbage, can't even solve it anymore.
9. 6x6. Takes to long, very tedious.
NOTE: These are the events I actually practice and enjoy. Those last two were just place holders.
8. 5x5. Very nice, and building the edges is fun, but I prefer small cubes.
7. Pyraminx. This used to be my favorite event, but I don't do it much anymore, but still a very fun puzzle to solve.
6. Square-one. Same as pyraminx.
5. 3x3 OH: these days I find myself solving OH more and more, and I like the challenge of getting sub-30.
4. Skewb: This used to be my least favorite, but then I got some good skewbs, and this quickly became one of my favorite events.
3. 4x4. I absolutely love to solve 4x4, and I love the yau method. I like it even more now that I am sub-1.
2. 2x2. I just lenjoy this event so much. The chuwen is great, and I like how it only takes like 3 seconds to solve is.
1. 3x3. I love to solve 3x3 so much. I love the fast 6 second F2L of CFOP, and sub-10 is a great barrier to cross. I like it even more now that my ao50 is sub-10.
 
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1. 5BLD: Very awarding event and I feel like I have a lot of potential in it
2. Multi: In any given month this can easily overtake 5BLD as my favorite its just hard to find time/motivation to practice
3. Feet: fun event that's always good for a podium.
4. Mega: In my 10 years of cubing this has always been a staple at the top of my list. I like the way it rewards look ahead and efficiency over algorithms and tps.
5. 4BLD: its less rewarding than 5BLD and Multi but still fun.
6. 5x5: similar to mega in how it rewards look ahead and efficiency over high tps.
7. 4x4: similar to 5x5 I'm just less consistent at it so its gets annoying some times
8. Pyra: the only short event I like to practice because its not as algorithmic as the others
9. OH: just a fun event to practice casually
10. FMC: fun way to kill an hour
11. 3x3: too main stream for my hipster lifestyle.
12. 6x6: similar to 5x5 but it's a bit long and tedious.
13. 7x7: similar to 6x6 except longer and tediouser.
14. Skewb: less glorified version of pyra. It's also harder for me to look ahead on it.
15. 2x2: too many algorithms.
16. Clock: Every time I want to get into clock I remember I don't have a good clock so I don't.
17. Square-1: I used to like this event but then I remembered to hate it
18. 3BLD: By far the worst event
 

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4: 2x2. There isn't anything I don't like about 2x2, but my other puzzles are much more fun to solve.
3: Pyraminx. I don't even have a pyraminx yet, (one is coming in the mail as of this post,) but once I start solving one I just can't stop! It's a highly addicting puzzle.
2: Skewb. I just really like skewb, and I have no clue why.
1: 3x3. I can't find anything wrong with this. I could solve 3x3 as my only source of entertainment.

(If you're wondering why I only have these four up here, it is because I don't really care for big cubes, and I don't have any of the other puzzles. (including big cubes.) I hate OH, suck at FMC, and 3x3 with feet is an abombination to society in my opinion.)
 

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=1 Skewb, used to hold the NR and one of the few events that I practiced a few years ago
=1 Pyraminx, same as skewb, but I still hold the NR ^-^
=1 FMC, fun, but it can be stressful sometimes. Just like pyra and skewb, I have a chance of breaking the NR
4 Square-1, I don't practice as much because my cube sucks, but it's still a good event
5 2x2, another short and easy event :p
6 3x3, TBH one of the few events I practice a lot
7 4BLD, totally the best BLD event
8 Megaminx, I have been practicing a lot recently, so it's better than I thought it was
9 3BLD decent
10 4x4, a bit boring
11 5x5, boring
12 Feet, silly event; I still practice it a bit
13 5BLD, ok event
14 MBLD, takes too long and requires too much effort
15 7x7, takes too long too
16 6x6, I still only have a shengshou, so I haven't done any non-official solves in almost a year
17 OH, completely pointless event
 

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5BLD - comfortable amount of memo, fast paced but still time for lots of review, then different types of comms used
FMC - the only event that takes actual solving knowledge, allows for creativity
skewb - learning 50+ algs and occasional 1-looks are cool
3x3 - lots of techniques used for all parts of the solve: xcross blockbuilding or preserving pairs, planning first pair in inspection, F2L lookahead, ZBLS and edge orientation, OLS tricks, COLL/OLLCP, ZBLL/1LLL, etc.
4BLD - like 5BLD but less fun
5x5 - a big cube without being too big, Hoya is fun
4x4 - smaller than 5x5 and needs faster lookahead, Hoya is fun
2x2 - tests recognition speed and TPS, also knowledge of algs and use of inspection
3BLD - fast paced BLD events and knowing all of 3style is actually important
MBLD - too much effort
square-1 - mostly case recognition
6x6 - pretty big cube, Hoya is fun
mega - just a bigger 3x3 with impossible lookahead and too many LL cases
7x7 - too big of a cube, Hoya is less fun
pyra - lots of cool methods but I don't know any of the common ones
feet - why (but it does test efficiency)
clock - why
OH - grrr
 
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5BLD - comfortable amount of memo, fast paced but still time for lots of review, then different types of comms used
FMC - the only event that takes actual solving knowledge, allows for creativity
skewb - learning 50+ algs and occasional 1-looks are cool
3x3 - lots of techniques used for all parts of the solve: xcross blockbuilding or preserving pairs, planning first pair in inspection, F2L lookahead, ZBLS and edge orientation, OLS tricks, COLL/OLLCP, ZBLL/1LLL, etc.
4BLD - like 5BLD but less fun
5x5 - a big cube without being too big, Hoya is fun
4x4 - smaller than 5x5 and needs faster lookahead, Hoya is fun
2x2 - tests recognition speed and TPS, also knowledge of algs and use of inspection
MBLD - too much effort
square-1 - mostly case recognition
6x6 - pretty big cube, Hoya is fun
mega - just a bigger 3x3 with impossible lookahead and too many LL cases
7x7 - too big of a cube, Hoya is less fun
pyra - lots of cool methods but I don't know any of the common ones
feet - why (but it does test efficiency)
clock - why
OH - grrr
you forgot 3BLD
 

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`10- squan: kind of dumb but still fun
9-skewb: fun sometimes
8-pyraminx: would be number 3 if not for the tips!
7-2x2: because I know cll
6-6x6: lots of intuition involved
5-4x4: just straight up fun
4-megaminx: fun to get faster at
3-5x5 because 5-yau is just really awesome!!
2-3x3 It's really fun to practice and get faster
1-OH: It's like 3x3 but also with a penalty that you have to overcome
 

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I've got decent (okay, not fooling anyone, really I suck) at every event, now my list starts to get clearer.

1. MBLD, 3BLD, 4BLD // Still can't decide betweem them. I've begun to like every one of them more and more. My goals: NR in MBLD and NR3 in 4BLD by Finnish Championship.
4. Pyraminx // My times have dropped tremendously, that motivates me to practice. WR100 by the end of the year?
5. 4x4 // Should practice more, I really enjoy it
6. FMC // Should learn more insertions and I could get good at it
7. 3x3 // Yes it's fun
8. Clock // Trying hard to get sub-10 and below
9. Square-1 // Fun to turn, but too much lockups. Sub-20 is possible if I found time to practice
10. Skewb // can be fun
11. OH // did somewhat decent overall PBs officially and decided: hey, this is actually pretty fun
12. Feet // There are times I enjoy it and practice a ton - then there are times like now, when I haven't practised at all
13. 2x2 // I suck at it
14. 5x5 // nah
15. 6x6 // double-nah
16. 7x7 // triple-nah
17. Megaminx // terrible
18. 5BLD // hate it so much
 
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1. 2x2
2. Skewb
3. 3x3
4. 5x5
5. Onehanded
6. 4x4
8. 6x6
9. Pyraminx
10. 7x7
11. 3BLD
12. FMC
13. Megaminx
14. Square-1
15. 4BLD
16. 5BLD
17. MBLD
18. Feet
19. Clock
 
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