Speedsolving Monthly Competition - 2009 04

Jude

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So, here's how this competition works. I'll post 24 scrambles a month (generated by CCT), and you solve each one and take a 22/24 average. For those of you who don't know how, take off your best and worst times out of the 24 solves, and then take the mean average of the remaining 22. Programs like CCT (temporarily hosted here) can work this out for you, with a little bit of fiddling with the settings (changing the average from 10/12 --> 22/24). Also, this can obviously be done manually too, or even easier by a program such as excel. The results will be edited into this post as they come in, and then numbered at the end of the month so you can see where you came.

NOTE: Post your results in this thread in the form
Code:
Name: Average (Best time, Worst time)


P.S. This is just for the 3x3x3 speedsolve. If you want to do other events, do them in AvGalen's weekly competition.

Thanks, Jude.

Scrambles for April
1. U2 B' F2 U R2 B2 F D2 U' B2 F' R F D2 U2 R B' F D L2 R B F L R'
2. B2 F L U L' F' R2 U2 R2 B' F2 U' L D L' R D2 R' F' L2 D' B2 L2 D R'
3. R2 U' B' L2 R' B' F L' B' F2 D B' F D2 U2 R F' U2 B F L2 D B2 L D
4. D2 U' B2 F2 L' R2 U2 B2 U R2 D2 R B2 F D' U2 L B' F L B2 D' F D U
5. F L' R2 B' F' L' D' U' B2 F' L2 R2 D2 L2 R2 B' L2 R' D' U2 L2 R' B' R D
6. F2 U' B2 F U' F2 D2 U2 R B' F2 L R' B' F L' D2 U' L R2 B2 F' D' F L2
7. B2 U2 B F2 L2 F' D' F' R2 D2 U2 R' B2 L' B2 L' F' R B L R D B' F' R2
8. F D' U B' D2 L2 R2 F2 L D' U2 B2 D U B F U B2 R' D U2 R' F' D2 F
9. B U2 B' D2 U2 R D R F2 L2 F L B R2 B D2 B F D' B L2 R D' U2 L2
10. D' U F2 R2 B' F' L2 R D U2 B' F D' B2 L R D2 U B L' R2 U R2 D2 B
11. U' B' F2 U B2 F' R2 D2 U2 F U R2 D L' R B' F2 D U' L2 D2 F2 D2 U2 B'
12. L' D2 U2 B' L B' L2 B F R2 U' B2 L R' B F2 U2 L2 R F D' U2 L2 R U
13. D2 U2 L' R' U B D' F2 L' R2 F L2 D' B' L R2 F D' L' R2 D' U B' F' R
14. L2 R2 U' B' F2 L D U2 L' R' F2 L' D' B' F D U R U' L2 R U2 R B' R'
15. L' R F2 L' D' L2 U' B2 D' U' R F2 D U B' U B' L' F D L F R' D' F2
16. U' L' R' F2 L' F D' B' L2 R2 F2 L' B2 D L R F U L R2 D' U' B D' F
17. U L2 R' F R' D' L R D L' D' R B F' D2 U B2 F2 U' B2 F' U B F' D
18. B2 R2 F L2 R' U' B2 F2 L' B2 F' D U B' D F2 L' F2 D F2 R' B F' L' D'
19. D L' R F R B F' D' U2 F2 D2 B L' R2 B2 F2 U2 B' U' L2 B F' R2 B2 D2
20. F R B F2 R B2 F R' D2 L B' F2 D2 U R' D' F2 U' B' D2 F' L' B R' F
21. D2 L B R' B L2 D U2 F' D U2 L' R D F2 D' F' D' U2 F2 U' F L R2 D
22. D' B F' D2 L R' D2 B2 L2 B2 D B L B L R2 B' F' L R D2 L' R' B2 U2
23. R U2 L' F' D U L2 R B' F2 L2 B' D2 U2 B F2 D L2 F D L2 F2 L' R2 F
24. D2 B2 D2 U2 L' B' U' B F2 L' B D2 F' L' B2 F U B2 F L2 R U' L F' D2

Results for April
  1. Fazrulz: 12.52 (9.61, 15.61)
  2. Simon Crawford: 14.01 (10.73, 17.04)
  3. Escher: 14.46 (11.87, 16.21)
  4. David Woner: 14.79 (10.98, 16.56)
  5. Ellis: 16.75 (13.49, 19.19)
  6. Brian Y. : 17.96 (13.27, 19.54)
  7. Maarten Smit: 18.06(12.18, 23.30)
  8. Jude: 21.73 (14.14, 25.88)
  9. Maxwell L: 21.86 ( 14.66 , 30.68 )
  10. Luis Becerril: 22.36 (17.74, 25.52)
  11. Lord Voldemort: 22.47 (15.83, 29.00)
  12. Justin Jaffray: 23.18 (18.66, 32.06)
  13. Edam: 24.27 (19.11, 29.84)
  14. snowmous: 26.35 (18.06, 35.88)
  15. Mike Hughey: 27.11 (19.49, 44.06)
  16. Cookingfat: 31.57 (27.94, 38.68)
  17. Cornelius Dieckmann: 32.13 (25.94, 59.86 )
  18. Uku Kruusamägi: 40.01 (29.42, 51.95)
  19. shicklegroober: 40.29 (32.78, 51.97)
  20. Alifianto Adi : 40.37 (28.47, 51.11)
  21. Joe R: 43.80 (32.78, 65.90)
  22. Michael Erskine: 50.39 (39.00, 1:06.03)
  23. Mats 61.29 (50.38, 90.81)
 
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Rowan Kinneavy - 14.46 (11.87, 16.21)

Whoa, this was really, really good, and very consistent for me. SD of 1.00, and i can't believe i didn't mess any up!
RA of 5: 13.54 (SD : 0.63 :D)
RA of 12: 14.09

Oh, and all of these were non lucky.
 
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Mats 61.29 (50.38, 90.81)

Really better than last month even though the average is worse.
But four really bad solves among the 25 (ought it not be 24?)
makes that. I want to remove the four best and the four worst :)
 
22.47 (15.83, 29.00)
Best RA of 5: 20.28
Best RA of 12: 21.62
Standard Deviation: 2.99

Bad SD, bad solves at the beginning (I was still in big cube mode :o), kind of bad average. I'm only happy about everything being sub 30 and the 15.83 (non lucky). It's my second best computer times solve.

EDIT: My 5 week progress is only 1.4 seconds... that sucks :(
 
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But four really bad solves among the 25 (ought it not be 24?)
makes that. I want to remove the four best and the four worst :)

shh, my 25th solve is a nice counting 12.xy :)

yeah, mine is a new single PB too, and I'd really like it to count.

David Woner
14.79 (10.98, 16.56)
best RA 12: 14.55
yay for PBs!
 
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Why is 1.4 seconds in just over a month bad? In 6 months, you'll be around 6 seconds, as my rate of improvement was pretty constant over a sixth month period from where you are.

Wow :)
That just made my day.
I'll be easily sub-20 by the competition!

And I suppose my rate of growth is naturally slower than when I was 25-28 seconds, which is what I was comparing to.

And I just realized I actually set a non-lucky PB in this average 25. Sweet!
 
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