Should 3x3 be faster than Square-1?

[hyn]

Both the single and average WRs for Square-1 are slightly slower than 3x3, but hardware is definitely not on the level of 3x3, and considerably less people focus on Square-1 compared to 3x3.
.Based on the inherent nature of these puzzles, which one should be faster?

 

[LBr]

Yes I agree with the fact that almost no one does square 1 as much as 3x3, including me, but because I practiced a bit a while back I’m somehow ranked top 2000 globally. The other thing holding back squan is the recognition for obl and pbl is harder than oll and pll, so even Max’s wr avg has pauses, but that is simply down to the recog, but tymons 3x3 average has very little pauses

 

[helloimcubedup]

Only if your Derpy Cuber, square-1 is faster. if your anyone else, 3x3 is faster.

 

[turtwig]

Fun fact, between Max Siauw getting the 5.02 Square-1 average and Tymon getting the 4.86 3x3 average, it was the only time ever the Square-1 average was faster than the 3x3 average.

 

[Thom S.]

almost no one does square 1 as much as 3x3, including me

On my timing archive
300 3x3 Solves
45k Sq1 solves

recognition for obl

PBL is true, but how is recognising White from Yellow/Black harder than recognising Yellow(any other colour) from not Yellow?

Only if your Derpy Cuber, square-1 is faster. if your anyone else, 3x3 is faster.

PB Sq1: 4.73
PB 3x3: 23.xx

 

[Timona]

It's gonna vary from person to person. Max Siauw's fastest official Square-1 average is 5.02 while his fastest official 3x3 is 6.26. Asher KM's fastest official 3x3 average is 5.90 while his fastest official Square-1 average is 8.05. Im gonna say it varies based on how much you practice each event.

 

[Swamp347]

Not many people practice sq1, but those who do are crazy competitive about it. Where I live, Calvin is the delegate for all the comps. Sq1 is very competitive where I live because of this, and it’s honestly fun to watch. Most of those people are in fact faster at sq1 then 3x3. Honestly, I think they take about the same time on average to solve.