World Record Predictions for the year 2030

This was fun a decade ago, when we made predictions for 2020. But the thing is, no matter how experienced you are or how much you think you know about speedcubing, this predictions will never be accurate, as long as you try to justify them is some way or another. Great example is Sebastiano Tronto who thought FMC Single will be 17 in 2030, but he got 16 10 years earlier.

Predictions for December 2030:
3x3: 2.42/4.09 (Done with CFOP)
2x2: 0.29/0.83
4x4: 12.70/16.90
5x5: 28.00/32.50
6x6: 0:55/0:58
7x7: 1:22/1:28
Blind: 9.90/12.80
FMC: 16/19.67
OH: 5.00/7.20 (Done with Roux)
Clock: 1.69/2.50
Mega: 22.50/25.00
Pyra: 0.75/1.25
Skewb: 0.75/1.25
Sq1: 2.20/4.00
4BLD: 45.00/49.00
5BLD: 1:30/1:40
MBLD: 85 points

Max Park will become irrevelant. All WRs lost.
CFOP and reduction will remain to be superior methods for 3x3-7x7.
OH average will get down to low-7 with Roux and low-8 with CFOP.
WCA will continue to use Speedstacks timers.
People will one-look 2x2, skewb, pyraminx, square-1 and clock.
World records will become so ridiculous, that even prodigies will lose their hope for getting one. Focus will be switched to obtaining championship titles.
 
3x3: 1.68/3.54
2x2: 0.22/0.54
4x4: 9.94/12.56
5x5: 24.37/28.86
6x6: 0:46/0:56
7x7: 1:09/1:14
Blind: 8.34/10.29
FMC: 16/19.67
OH: 3.23/5.67
Clock: 1.55/2.34
Mega: 17.45/18.90
Pyra: 0.55/1.04
Skewb: 0.47/1.02
Sq1: 1.79/3.78
4BLD: 34.64/39.73
5BLD: 59.87/1:04
MBLD: 100 points
 
3x3: 3.47/4.62
2x2: 0.31/0.85
4x4: 12.22/16.48
5x5: 26.37/31.44
6x6: 50.29/58.87
7x7: 1:22/1:30
Blind: 7.84/9.25
FMC: 14/17
OH: 4.71/6.55
Clock: 2.12/2.99
Mega: 21.46/26.35
Pyra: 0.67/1.34
Skewb: 0.85/1.5
Sq1: 3.87/4.54
4BLD: 40.xx/55.xx
5BLD: 1:30/1:50
MBLD: 70 points

New Events: FTO, Mirror
Removed Events: Clock
Year in WCA ID of WC2029 winner: 2015
3x3 prize at WC2029 (2019 value): $50k
 
3x3: 3.46 single, 4.10 ao5 (somehow feliks gonna beat single by 0.01)
2x2: 0.29 single, 0.85 ao5
4x4: 9.50 single, 13.50 ao5
5x5: 23.50 single, 26.00 ao5
6x6: 45.00 single, 50.00 mo3
7x7: 1:15 single, 1:30 mo3
Pyra: 0.55 single, 1.00 ao5
Skewb: 0.70 single, 1.10 ao5
Mega: 19.00 single, 21.00 ao5
Squan: 1.90 single, 4.20 ao5 (some dude gon get a cubeshape/obl skip)
3x3 oh: 3.75 single, 5.50 ao5 (by fahmi, since he is *the* fastest oh solver by a massive margin)
3bld: 8.00 single, 10.00 mo3
4bld: 40.00 single, 1:00.00 mo3
5bld: 1:45.00 single, 2:00.00 mo3
Clock: 2.00 single, 3.00 ao5
Mbld: 69/70 42:06.90
FMC: 12/18


Approximations, which is why most end in 0s.
 
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3x3: 3.3x/4.8x
2x2: Won't be broken
4x4: 13.xx/16.xx
5x5: 29.xx/35
6x6: 58.xx/1:02.xx
7x7: 1:28.xx/1:35.xx
Blind: 11/14
FMC: I don't think anyone can do better than the current WR
OH: 5/7
Clock: 1.5/3.0
Mega: 22.xx/27.xx
Pyraminx: Wont be broken
Skewb: Wont be broken
Square-1: 4.0/4.9
4BLD: 50.xx/59.xx
5BLD: 2.00/2:10
MBLD: 70 points

New Events: They'll finally succumb and add FTO and Mirror Blocks, maybe Kilominx
Removed Events: None
 
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3x3: 2.xx/4.0x
2x2: 0.4x/0.9x
4x4: 12-13.xx/15.xx
5x5: idk much abt 5x5
...
FMC: 15/18
OH: 5.xx/7.xx
...
MBLD: 100 points
3BLD: 9.xx (it's crazy but it could happen)
 
3x3: 3.3x/4.8x
2x2: 0.5/1.4
4x4: 13.xx/16.xx
5x5: 29.xx/35
6x6: 58.xx/1:02.xx
7x7: 1:28.xx/1:35.xx
Blind: 11/14
FMC: I don't think anyone can do better than the current WR
OH: 5/7
Clock: 1.5/3.0
Mega: 22.xx/27.xx
Pyraminx: Wont be broken
Skewb: Wont be broken
Square-1: 4.0/4.9
4BLD: 50.xx/59.xx
5BLD: 2.00/2:10
MBLD: 70 points

New Events: They'll finally succumb and add FTO and Mirror Blocks, maybe Kilominx
Removed Events: None
erm the 2x2 wrs on your list are higher than the current ones...
 
It's highly unlikely that someone gets a sub-1 average in 2x2 because when they see that they're on track for it, they're bound to mess up.
Ah well, it's bound to happen sometime. Zayn already has a 1.02, (and it's a 0.99 mean), and Zayn is consistently sub-WR2.
 
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