[WR] Patrick Ponce - 8.70 OH average of 5

[abunickabhi]

Result link: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/869/rounds/13066
Competition: Weston-super-Mare Open 2022

Wow! He improved his previous OH PR average by 0.8 seconds which is a huge jump.

 

[Cuber2s]

Max got a 9.41 yesterday and now Patrick got this

 

[IsThatA4x4]

I just witnessed this that was awesome

 

[any name you wish]

Max got a 9.41 yesterday and now Patrick got this

9.02, not 9.41, and that was last weekend.

 

[PCCuber]

Well done Patrick! First sub-9 average! I was meant to go to this comp but I had to cancel .

 

[Cuber2s]

9.02, not 9.41, and that was last weekend.

Not wr but wr fail

(2 counting mid eights and a low nine fail. )

 

[Klaudiusz Szyprocinski]

Max Park has now additional motivation to train OH! I bet he will get sub8 average this year

 

[UNO_FASY]

well im definitely gonna try to break sub 8 global this month. thanks for the motivation

 

[Klaudiusz Szyprocinski]

well im definitely gonna try to break sub 8 global this month. thanks for the motivation

Yeah me too, wish me good luck!

 

[qwr]

Wow! when was the last time the OH WR changed hands?

 

[OreKehStrah]

Yeah me too, wish me good luck!

I don’t think you realize that Uno is legitimately good enough to do so…

 

[Klaudiusz Szyprocinski]

Wow! when was the last time the OH WR changed hands?

in 2014 right-handed WR

I don’t think you realize that Uno is legitimately good enough to do so…

what's his wca id?

 

[carcass]

yinz ever just come here and be like how
holy crap gj

 

[PiKeeper]

what's his wca id?

Fahmi Aulia Rachman | World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

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but he hasn't competed for 3 years and he's now averaging sub-9 OH globally

 

[bulkocuber]

Max vs Fahmi:
Patrick Ponce wins

I actually didn't know he was this good at OH, so I was amazed when I saw the sub-9 avg

Here is the video:

 

[Stock_Fish109]

NO SHOT WHAT
WHAT
CONGRATS PATRICK

 

[gruuby]

This is absolutely unreal.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I love it - zero table abuse! If it weren't for the two-handed inspection (which I'm sure wasn't necessary), this would have been a valid average in the early years of the WCA!

 

[IsThatA4x4]

He also went on to get an ER in 7x7 I believe.
The comp overran by about 20 mins because of the extras that were given out because of his reaction (and that of the 7x7 ER)
Congrats Patrick!

Edit: fixed this so people can stop correcting me now lol

 

[Swagrid]

Was there to witness it myself, brilliant stuff