Caleb Valenzuela's progression thread - Road to 3x3 world champion/NR holder // championship grind apparently is starting again

[Caleb Valenzuela]

i’m proud of this solution

Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-07
single: 5.73

Time List:
1. 5.73 D2 U2 F2 U2 L U2 F2 R2 B2 R B2 L U' F2 R' B2 F2 U2 F' D B2

x’ // inspection
r’ D L D’ L’ D R’ F R // xcross
U’ L U’ L’ R U’ R’ // blue-red pair
U’ R’ U R // red-green pair
U2 L U2 L’ U’ L U L’ // orange-green pair
l’ U’ L U’ L’ U L U’ L’ U2 l // OLL
U’ R’ U R’ U’ R3 U’ R’ U R U R2 // Ub Perm

also got this average

Spoiler: spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-07
avg of 5: 6.38

Time List:
1. (5.95) B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B' D2 B L2 F U2 F' D' L' U' B L2 B2 U F' R'
2. 6.55 B' R2 B' U2 R2 D2 U2 B2 L2 B' U' F2 R' U' F U L' D' B' D2
3. (7.20) L' D U F2 U' L2 U' B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 B' L2 U2 L' D' B R2 U R'
4. 6.45 U2 B' D2 F R2 D2 F2 D2 F R2 F' U F L U2 L2 B' U' L2 B'
5. 6.15 U' L2 B2 D2 L2 B2 U' F2 D F2 L' D2 F' U B' D B' D' B2

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

let’s go second ever sub-5 single!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-19
single: 4.82

Time List:
1. 4.82 D2 R L2 B' D' R F' L' B' F2 U' F2 L2 D R2 D' B2 R2 U

y’ x // inspection
D’ L U’ r’ R’ D // cross
d R’ U R // first pair
U L U’ L’ R U’ R’ // second pair
U’ L U’ L’ // third pair
y’ U’ R’ F’ R U R U’ R’ F // fourth pair
R’ F’ U’ F U’ R U R’ U R U’ // OLL + PLL Skip

= 41 moves, 8.50 TPS (could have been faster smh)

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

noice
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-19
avg of 5: 6.37

Time List:
1. 6.64 L2 U' R2 D2 U B2 D2 B2 R2 F2 R2 B' L U' R U R' U2 B2
2. (6.07) D F2 D2 U2 F D2 F L2 B F2 R' U' L B2 R B' D2 F'
3. 6.23 U2 F2 L' D2 R' B2 R F2 L2 R' D2 R' B D2 U L' B L2 B2
4. (7.75) F2 L2 D' F2 U2 B2 U' F2 L2 U B2 R2 F L' U R' D' U2 B F
5. 6.25 F' R D R F R2 D R2 F2 B2 U2 R F2 D2 R B2 R F2 L2 F R2

 

[CubeLite]

5. 6.25 F' R D R F R2 D R2 F2 B2 U2 R F2 D2 R B2 R F2 L2 F R2

MITCH :000

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-20
avg of 12: 6.86

Time List:
1. 6.72 F2 D B' L2 F' L2 F2 D2 L2 U2 R2 B' R2 F L B D L B' D2 F
2. 7.13 F' U' L U F2 U2 B' F2 L' F2 L' D2 L D2 B2 R' D2 L' B2 D' F
3. 7.13 U2 D2 B2 D' F' R2 F' R' D2 R' B2 R2 L' U2 F2 L U R'
4. (7.85) F' R D2 R' U R F D2 B R U2 L2 B2 U2 D2 R U2 L' B2 U2
5. 6.51 B2 L D2 R2 U F R' U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 R2 B' R2 U
6. 6.93 D' R2 F2 R' U2 F L' F2 U B2 U L2 B2 U D2 R2 D L2 B R
7. 7.18 L2 B' F2 L2 F2 D' R2 D R2 F2 D U2 R B2 L F' U' F2 U2 R'
8. 6.83 D R' F' U' L' D F D' L2 D' B2 U' R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D' B
9. 7.40 U2 B2 D' F2 R F2 D' L' F' R2 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 D' B2 D F2 U' F2
10. 6.18 F U' B2 L2 F D2 B U2 B2 U2 L2 F' U2 F' L F U' B2 D2 U' L
11. (5.95) L B U2 F' D2 F L2 B2 F R2 B2 L' D' B' D' U' L' F' D
12. 6.55 D2 F2 D R2 U2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 U2 B2 L R2 B2 D' R2 F' U R' D

daily ao12

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

daily ao12 #2
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-22
avg of 12: 6.58

Time List:
1. 6.51 B2 L D2 R2 U F R' U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 R2 B' R2 U
2. 6.93 D' R2 F2 R' U2 F L' F2 U B2 U L2 B2 U D2 R2 D L2 B R
3. 7.18 L2 B' F2 L2 F2 D' R2 D R2 F2 D U2 R B2 L F' U' F2 U2 R'
4. 6.83 D R' F' U' L' D F D' L2 D' B2 U' R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D' B
5. (7.40) U2 B2 D' F2 R F2 D' L' F' R2 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 D' B2 D F2 U' F2
6. 6.18 F U' B2 L2 F D2 B U2 B2 U2 L2 F' U2 F' L F U' B2 D2 U' L
7. 5.95 L B U2 F' D2 F L2 B2 F R2 B2 L' D' B' D' U' L' F' D
8. 6.55 D2 F2 D R2 U2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 U2 B2 L R2 B2 D' R2 F' U R' D
9. 6.86 U' B2 U2 B2 L' B2 D2 L2 F2 R D2 R D' F2 R F U R2 F' U2
10. 6.23 R' D2 L2 B2 U' B2 F2 D' B2 U' L2 U2 R B2 D' B2 D2 B L U2
11. 6.55 L2 D B2 R2 U' L2 R2 D' R2 U F2 D' B' D2 B' U2 R F D' B' D
12. (5.83) D' R' F' L B2 D' R' U2 L' F2 R2 D2 F2 B' D2 F D2 L2 U2 D2 B'

PB3 rolled from last average

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

daily ao12 #2
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-22
avg of 12: 6.58

Time List:
1. 6.51 B2 L D2 R2 U F R' U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 R2 B' R2 U
2. 6.93 D' R2 F2 R' U2 F L' F2 U B2 U L2 B2 U D2 R2 D L2 B R
3. 7.18 L2 B' F2 L2 F2 D' R2 D R2 F2 D U2 R B2 L F' U' F2 U2 R'
4. 6.83 D R' F' U' L' D F D' L2 D' B2 U' R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D' B
5. (7.40) U2 B2 D' F2 R F2 D' L' F' R2 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 D' B2 D F2 U' F2
6. 6.18 F U' B2 L2 F D2 B U2 B2 U2 L2 F' U2 F' L F U' B2 D2 U' L
7. 5.95 L B U2 F' D2 F L2 B2 F R2 B2 L' D' B' D' U' L' F' D
8. 6.55 D2 F2 D R2 U2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 U2 B2 L R2 B2 D' R2 F' U R' D
9. 6.86 U' B2 U2 B2 L' B2 D2 L2 F2 R D2 R D' F2 R F U R2 F' U2
10. 6.23 R' D2 L2 B2 U' B2 F2 D' B2 U' L2 U2 R B2 D' B2 D2 B L U2
11. 6.55 L2 D B2 R2 U' L2 R2 D' R2 U F2 D' B' D2 B' U2 R F D' B' D
12. (5.83) D' R' F' L B2 D' R' U2 L' F2 R2 D2 F2 B' D2 F D2 L2 U2 D2 B'

PB3 rolled from last average

chat i might be sub-7 by the end of the year at this pace

i joined the forums averaging low 9s to mid/high 8s
5 months ago i was averaging 8.4
i now average 7.4-6.8

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

5.89 BPA
stackmat PB though
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-23
avg of 5: 6.05

Time List:
1. 5.96 L D2 F2 U' L2 B2 R2 F2 D' L2 F2 U2 B' R2 D' F2 L F' R' B' U'
2. (5.52) R2 D L' D2 F L U B R2 U' L F2 B2 R' B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U2
3. 6.19 R' L2 F2 U' F2 B' R U L2 D B2 U B2 U2 F2 U B' L'
4. (6.63) F L B R2 B L2 R2 B D2 F R2 B D2 R U' L2 U2 B F' D F'
5. 6.01 F2 D' F' R2 F' L2 F2 D2 B2 F' R2 D2 U2 L' U R' F' D F U2

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

5.89 BPA
stackmat PB though
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-23
avg of 5: 6.05

Time List:
1. 5.96 L D2 F2 U' L2 B2 R2 F2 D' L2 F2 U2 B' R2 D' F2 L F' R' B' U'
2. (5.52) R2 D L' D2 F L U B R2 U' L F2 B2 R' B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U2
3. 6.19 R' L2 F2 U' F2 B' R U L2 D B2 U B2 U2 F2 U B' L'
4. (6.63) F L B R2 B L2 R2 B D2 F R2 B D2 R U' L2 U2 B F' D F'
5. 6.01 F2 D' F' R2 F' L2 F2 D2 B2 F' R2 D2 U2 L' U R' F' D F U2

NO WAY I ROLLED IT TO A 6.01
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-23
avg of 5: 6.01

Time List:
1. (5.52) R2 D L' D2 F L U B R2 U' L F2 B2 R' B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U2
2. 6.19 R' L2 F2 U' F2 B' R U L2 D B2 U B2 U2 F2 U B' L'
3. (6.63) F L B R2 B L2 R2 B D2 F R2 B D2 R U' L2 U2 B F' D F'
4. 6.01 F2 D' F' R2 F' L2 F2 D2 B2 F' R2 D2 U2 L' U R' F' D F U2
5. 5.84 F2 R2 D2 U L2 U' R2 F2 U' R2 U B U' R2 B' L R U' L2 R2

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

it’s been a while since I’ve done a separate average of 100 so here’s what I got (best results btw):
single: 5.35
ao5: 6.01
ao12: 6.51
ao25: 6.68
ao50: 6.86
ao100: 7.02

Spoiler: results

Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-26
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 5.35
worst: 9.50

mean of 3
current: 7.08 (σ = 0.33)
best: 5.89 (σ = 0.34)

avg of 5
current: 7.06 (σ = 0.26)
best: 6.01 (σ = 0.18)

avg of 12
current: 7.15 (σ = 0.24)
best: 6.51 (σ = 0.51)

avg of 25
current: 7.12 (σ = 0.30)
best: 6.68 (σ = 0.55)

avg of 50
current: 6.98 (σ = 0.44)
best: 6.86 (σ = 0.46)

avg of 100
current: 7.02 (σ = 0.45)
best: 7.02 (σ = 0.45)

Average: 7.02 (σ = 0.45)
Mean: 7.03

Time List:
1. 6.14 B L' F2 D L' U' R' U2 R2 B2 U L2 D' R2 U R2 U B' L
2. 9.50 U L2 D2 F D2 F L2 U2 L2 D2 B2 L2 B L' F' R U B2 D' U2 L
3. 7.66 D' R F' L B L D' B L F2 L2 U F2 B2 U2 F2 U2 D' R2
4. 6.85 R2 D R2 B2 L2 D2 R2 D' F2 D' B2 L2 R' B' R D' L B2 F2 D2
5. 7.65 B2 R2 B2 D L2 B2 U F2 R2 D' L2 F D B L F D' B' L D2 L'
6. 6.90 F2 R2 D2 R' B2 L' U2 L U2 L' B' L U R B2 D2 L D' U
7. 7.05 B' D2 F2 D2 L2 B2 L2 R2 U L2 F2 D' R' F' L' F' L2 R B U'
8. 7.64 D2 L' U2 F2 U2 B2 L B2 D' B2 D2 U L F' D2 R2 B'
9. 6.47 U' F U R B2 U' B' U2 F2 R2 L2 D' R2 F2 D F2 B2 D B R2
10. 6.53 R' B U F' B2 U' R2 U' R' U2 R2 L2 U' B2 L2 B2 D2 L2
11. 8.32 L2 F R F2 U F2 R2 U F' B2 R B2 R' L' D2 R' U2 L' F2 D2
12. 7.30 D2 B2 L2 F R2 B U2 B R2 F2 R2 F R D' B L' B' U R2 D F'
13. 6.98 D2 F2 U2 L R2 D2 L2 B2 D2 B2 R' F2 D' L U2 F R2 U R2
14. 7.78 R2 D' B D F2 U R B' D2 F2 R B2 U2 L' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2
15. 7.46 L2 D' F2 R2 B R L' D2 F R2 U2 L2 D R2 U' R2 F2 D2 L2 B2
16. 7.31 F U2 L2 R2 B' L2 B' D2 L2 D2 B R F2 D' R F L2 U' R2 U2
17. 7.39 R2 D R' L2 D R2 D R2 U L2 B2 U' L2 U2 R D' F U' B2 F D
18. 7.28 L' B2 L2 F2 U2 R F2 U2 B2 D2 R' B' D' B2 R' D2 U2 R' D2 U
19. 7.16 R2 F2 L2 U B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 U2 F' D B D' U L' B' D'
20. 7.43 L F B' L' B R B U F2 L2 U2 L2 U L2 F2 D' F R2
21. 7.31 B' L2 D' L2 F2 D2 B L2 B2 D2 B' R2 F' U2 R B' F L' F2 L2 U
22. 6.72 F2 D B' L2 F' L2 F2 D2 L2 U2 R2 B' R2 F L B D L B' D2 F
23. 7.13 F' U' L U F2 U2 B' F2 L' F2 L' D2 L D2 B2 R' D2 L' B2 D' F
24. 7.13 U2 D2 B2 D' F' R2 F' R' D2 R' B2 R2 L' U2 F2 L U R'
25. 7.85 F' R D2 R' U R F D2 B R U2 L2 B2 U2 D2 R U2 L' B2 U2
26. 6.51 B2 L D2 R2 U F R' U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 R2 B' R2 U
27. 6.93 D' R2 F2 R' U2 F L' F2 U B2 U L2 B2 U D2 R2 D L2 B R
28. 7.18 L2 B' F2 L2 F2 D' R2 D R2 F2 D U2 R B2 L F' U' F2 U2 R'
29. 6.83 D R' F' U' L' D F D' L2 D' B2 U' R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D' B
30. 7.40 U2 B2 D' F2 R F2 D' L' F' R2 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 D' B2 D F2 U' F2
31. 6.18 F U' B2 L2 F D2 B U2 B2 U2 L2 F' U2 F' L F U' B2 D2 U' L
32. 5.95 L B U2 F' D2 F L2 B2 F R2 B2 L' D' B' D' U' L' F' D
33. 6.55 D2 F2 D R2 U2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 U2 B2 L R2 B2 D' R2 F' U R' D
34. 6.86 U' B2 U2 B2 L' B2 D2 L2 F2 R D2 R D' F2 R F U R2 F' U2
35. 6.23 R' D2 L2 B2 U' B2 F2 D' B2 U' L2 U2 R B2 D' B2 D2 B L U2
36. 6.55 L2 D B2 R2 U' L2 R2 D' R2 U F2 D' B' D2 B' U2 R F D' B' D
37. 5.83 D' R' F' L B2 D' R' U2 L' F2 R2 D2 F2 B' D2 F D2 L2 U2 D2 B'
38. 7.66 D' L U' L D F' L2 U B' F2 U2 B2 R2 B2 R' D2 R D2 F2
39. 7.08 B2 R' L B2 L2 U' F R D2 R' B2 D2 L' D2 L F2 L' F2 U B D
40. 7.43 F U2 B2 R2 D2 F' L2 D2 F' D2 L' D B' F' U' B2 L' U2 L2 F2
41. 6.45 R U2 R2 F' D2 F U2 F' R2 U2 B F U' L B' F U B2 L F
42. 6.56 U D2 R' B2 F2 D2 B2 L' B2 F2 L2 D B2 R B' U' F2 D U
43. 7.55 B2 D2 B' L2 F2 R2 U2 R2 D2 B' U2 B' L' B' D F R2 U R D F2
44. 7.32 D' L2 D' F2 L2 D U B2 R2 U' F' R B2 L' U' L2 B U2 R D'
45. 7.27 R2 B' R2 U2 B L2 F L2 D2 F L2 F L' F2 D F L F U F' L2
46. 8.18 R2 D2 R' U2 F2 R D2 R2 B2 F2 D' U R2 B R U' F2 R U2
47. 6.64 L2 D' R2 D' U' R2 F2 R2 F2 D' L2 F2 R B2 D' L B' R' D L2 U2
48. 7.46 F2 U L2 F2 R' F B2 U B' R2 U' F2 U2 B2 R2 U' L2 B2 D2 B2 U'
49. 7.25 U' B2 U F2 R2 U' F2 D L2 R2 B2 R F' R' F U' F' D' U2
50. 6.60 B R U' L2 D L2 B2 U2 L2 F2 D F2 D' U' B U2 B' R' B2 L' F'
51. 5.96 L D2 F2 U' L2 B2 R2 F2 D' L2 F2 U2 B' R2 D' F2 L F' R' B' U'
52. 5.52 R2 D L' D2 F L U B R2 U' L F2 B2 R' B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U2
53. 6.19 R' L2 F2 U' F2 B' R U L2 D B2 U B2 U2 F2 U B' L'
54. 6.63 F L B R2 B L2 R2 B D2 F R2 B D2 R U' L2 U2 B F' D F'
55. 6.01 F2 D' F' R2 F' L2 F2 D2 B2 F' R2 D2 U2 L' U R' F' D F U2
56. 5.84 F2 R2 D2 U L2 U' R2 F2 U' R2 U B U' R2 B' L R U' L2 R2
57. 7.20 F2 R U F2 U2 B' U2 B L2 B2 F L2 F L2 U B' R B2 D2 U2 B
58. 7.20 B L' U' F2 D B2 U2 F2 R2 U2 L2 U' R U2 B' U' B' U F2
59. 7.39 R F' U L2 D U2 B2 L2 U' F2 R2 B2 U' F2 B' U2 R2 D R F' R'
60. 6.50 L2 B2 U2 F2 D2 L' D2 L' U2 B2 F D L F2 R' B2 F L'
61. 7.05 R U2 B L2 B2 F R2 D2 F R2 U2 F2 L F' D U2 B' F2 R F'
62. 6.50 R B2 R2 D2 R' B2 R' D2 R' U2 R2 F' U2 R' B F2 U B R2 D
63. 6.59 L' B2 U' D2 B' D2 R2 D2 B R2 F' L2 F R2 D' L' U2 R' U B2 U2
64. 6.96 L2 R2 B2 R2 D' F2 U R2 U2 L2 F' D2 L R B L' D' L' D' R
65. 7.75 F2 U R' U2 D2 F2 R F' D2 R D2 R' U2 F2 L' B2 L2 U2 D2
66. 6.96 R L2 D F2 D' B2 D' F2 R2 U' F2 D2 L2 R' B' U L' F2 R' B2
67. 6.84 D2 L' B R U' B L U F2 D2 F' R2 D2 L2 F' L2 B' R2 B L2 D'
68. 7.68 R2 F U' B U D R' F2 U2 F2 D F2 D2 L2 U' B2 U' R2 F2 L D2
69. 7.25 R U' R2 U' R2 U B2 U' R2 U' B2 U2 F2 R' U' R2 B' L D' B2 D
70. 6.60 U2 F' U R' D' L' U F' R U' F2 L2 B2 U' B2 D2 L2 U' L2 U
71. 6.87 D2 F' D2 L2 F L2 D2 R2 B' D2 R2 D F' D R' D' F' D U'
72. 7.71 U L2 U' R F' R2 F' R L2 B2 U' L2 U' R2 B2 U D2 R'
73. 7.33 B D R' D F R B' L2 D B2 D B2 D L2 U' R2 U' B2 U2 L' U'
74. 7.38 D2 U2 F' D2 L2 F U2 R2 F2 U2 B' R2 U F' L2 U' R' F2 D' R' U'
75. 6.48 D2 F D' B D' R2 L' D R' U B2 U' R2 U F2 D F2 U F2
76. 7.01 U' R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2 R2 D' F2 D2 L2 R F2 R D B' R' U B2
77. 8.20 U2 R' D2 R U2 L B2 D2 U2 L B2 D U' B' R' B' F2 L2 F' L' D2
78. 7.13 B2 L B2 F2 L' R2 B2 L' D2 U2 L F' D2 U' B R' B L2 R2 B
79. 7.20 U' F' D' B' D' R2 U2 F R F2 U2 D2 R' F2 R' D2 R' F2 L2 U2
80. 6.91 F L U' F' B R2 B L R2 D' F2 L2 D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 D F2 R
81. 7.58 F2 D F2 L2 U R2 U' R2 U2 R2 F2 U2 B' D' B2 L D' B2 R2 B2 R
82. 5.35 B2 D2 L2 B2 U2 B' L2 F D2 F' D2 L R B' U' F R' D2 F U L
83. 6.20 L2 B2 R' L2 D' R' F' B R' F D2 F R2 U2 F2 B' L2 F U2 B
84. 6.58 D L2 F2 D2 F R2 B' L2 F' L2 D2 U R2 U' R2 B R F2 D
85. 7.68 F2 R F' D' L2 U2 F2 R2 D' F2 R2 B2 U R' F2 D2 B' D U L'
86. 6.85 R' B2 R' U2 L2 F2 U2 L' R2 U2 R D' F R F' D' L' U
87. 7.42 B L R2 F2 D2 F' U2 L2 F2 R2 B L2 F' D' F' U F' R F' R F
88. 7.33 L2 U' B2 L2 U F2 U B2 L2 U R2 B' R B F L R2 F U B
89. 7.38 L2 F U2 L2 R2 F U2 L2 B' L2 U2 D' R' B' L2 U' B' F D' L R'
90. 6.56 R2 F2 L2 R2 B' D2 F' L2 F' R2 F U' L D U B L R' U' F2 R2
91. 7.49 F' B' L' F D' B' R' F U' B2 D F2 U2 F2 U' F2 D' R2 F2 L
92. 7.24 F' D' B2 D' R2 F2 L2 R2 D2 B2 U L F D U2 R2 B2 R' D F
93. 7.33 R' B' R2 D2 B L2 U2 B2 F2 L2 F U' L B2 D' R F2
94. 6.90 R' D2 L2 U2 B2 F R2 B L2 F' L2 F L R' D' F2 R B' R' U'
95. 7.20 D2 L F2 U2 F2 L' D2 R D' U' R' F U2 B2 F2 L R2
96. 7.33 F2 L2 U' R2 F2 R2 U B2 U B2 R2 D' B L2 R' F' R2 D' L2 R D'
97. 6.82 D2 R2 B2 L2 R2 D' U2 L2 D B2 U' B2 R D R2 B L2 R2 B' R2 U'
98. 6.78 L' F2 L D2 R2 U2 F2 D2 U2 L U2 R2 B' F2 L2 D' U L' U' B2 U
99. 7.04 D' R2 F2 U L2 U R2 B2 U' B2 U2 R' U B' U L2 D B' R' F
100. 7.43 F' U L2 R2 U2 L2 D L2 U L2 D2 B2 L U' F2 D2 F' L2 D' R'

so close to sub-7

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

FINALLY!! MY SECOND EVER SUB-6 3X3 AVERAGE!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-11-05
avg of 5: 5.91

Time List:
1. (5.15) R' F2 R U2 B2 R2 F2 L' R F' D R B2 D2 R B L' D
2. 6.25 L2 B R2 B' R2 D2 R2 B U2 F' L2 F' D F U' R D R2 B2 L' U
3. (7.10) B' R2 U2 F2 U2 B2 F' D2 F R2 U2 L' B F R' D L' R' D' B2
4. 5.67 D2 B L' U F D' R' U' L2 F2 B2 U' F2 D2 F2 D F2 B2 U B R'
5. 5.80 L2 F B' L' B' D2 L' U D' R2 B2 U F2 B2 D2 B2 D' R2 F' D'

I really need to start planning cross+2 more because that’s what saved me on the last solve

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

THIRD EVER SUB-6 3X3 AO5!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-11-14
avg of 5: 5.79

Time List:
1. 6.21 B2 D2 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B' L2 B L2 F' U' F L' R' B2 U' F' R F
2. 5.40 D2 B' R' D' F2 D R2 F2 D F2 U R2 F2 D' L' U2 B' F' U B F'
3. 5.77 R U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D U R2 L' F R U2 F' U B2 U2 B'
4. (6.35) D R' B' L2 F2 D L2 B2 F2 D B2 L2 R2 U2 R' D' B2 L R2 D2 F
5. (5.28) D2 B D2 F' L2 F2 L2 D2 F' D2 F2 D' R' B' R' U R B R

and a new PB ao12!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-11-14
avg of 12: 6.42

Time List:
1. 6.99 L2 B L2 U D' L' U' R' F' D R2 L2 U2 L2 D' B2 D L2 F2 B2 D
2. 7.28 R' F2 B2 U F R2 F2 U R U2 B R2 B U2 R2 F D2 R2 D2
3. 5.78 D L U R F L' U' D2 B L2 B R2 U2 B2 R2 D2 R2 B L' F2
4. 6.37 L R2 U' L2 F2 U L2 D' F2 D' L2 U' R' F L2 F' U L' D'
5. 7.22 U2 L' R2 D2 U F2 D' B2 U' L2 R2 F2 U R U' R' B' D R2 D2 F2
6. 6.80 L2 U2 B2 L D2 F B' D R F U2 F2 B' L2 F' L2 D2 B' R2 B
7. (7.33) U L2 D' B' U' F' L U F' U2 R' D2 R' B2 U2 R' F2 L U2 R' U2
8. 6.21 B2 D2 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B' L2 B L2 F' U' F L' R' B2 U' F' R F
9. 5.40 D2 B' R' D' F2 D R2 F2 D F2 U R2 F2 D' L' U2 B' F' U B F'
10. 5.77 R U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D U R2 L' F R U2 F' U B2 U2 B'
11. 6.35 D R' B' L2 F2 D L2 B2 F2 D B2 L2 R2 U2 R' D' B2 L R2 D2 F
12. (5.28) D2 B D2 F' L2 F2 L2 D2 F' D2 F2 D' R' B' R' U R B R

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

THIRD EVER SUB-6 3X3 AO5!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-11-14
avg of 5: 5.79

Time List:
1. 6.21 B2 D2 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B' L2 B L2 F' U' F L' R' B2 U' F' R F
2. 5.40 D2 B' R' D' F2 D R2 F2 D F2 U R2 F2 D' L' U2 B' F' U B F'
3. 5.77 R U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D U R2 L' F R U2 F' U B2 U2 B'
4. (6.35) D R' B' L2 F2 D L2 B2 F2 D B2 L2 R2 U2 R' D' B2 L R2 D2 F
5. (5.28) D2 B D2 F' L2 F2 L2 D2 F' D2 F2 D' R' B' R' U R B R

and a new PB ao12!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-11-14
avg of 12: 6.42

Time List:
1. 6.99 L2 B L2 U D' L' U' R' F' D R2 L2 U2 L2 D' B2 D L2 F2 B2 D
2. 7.28 R' F2 B2 U F R2 F2 U R U2 B R2 B U2 R2 F D2 R2 D2
3. 5.78 D L U R F L' U' D2 B L2 B R2 U2 B2 R2 D2 R2 B L' F2
4. 6.37 L R2 U' L2 F2 U L2 D' F2 D' L2 U' R' F L2 F' U L' D'
5. 7.22 U2 L' R2 D2 U F2 D' B2 U' L2 R2 F2 U R U' R' B' D R2 D2 F2
6. 6.80 L2 U2 B2 L D2 F B' D R F U2 F2 B' L2 F' L2 D2 B' R2 B
7. (7.33) U L2 D' B' U' F' L U F' U2 R' D2 R' B2 U2 R' F2 L U2 R' U2
8. 6.21 B2 D2 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B' L2 B L2 F' U' F L' R' B2 U' F' R F
9. 5.40 D2 B' R' D' F2 D R2 F2 D F2 U R2 F2 D' L' U2 B' F' U B F'
10. 5.77 R U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D U R2 L' F R U2 F' U B2 U2 B'
11. 6.35 D R' B' L2 F2 D L2 B2 F2 D B2 L2 R2 U2 R' D' B2 L R2 D2 F
12. (5.28) D2 B D2 F' L2 F2 L2 D2 F' D2 F2 D' R' B' R' U R B R

Recons of Ao5

Spoiler: 6.21

**6.21**

B2 D2 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B' L2 B L2 F' U' F L' R' B2 U' F' R F


U' D L' U R' F R // xcross
R U R' r' U' R U M' // 2nd pair
y' U' R U' R' r' U' R U M' // 3rd pair
U' R' F' R U R U' R' F // 4th pair
U R' U' F' U F R // OLL(CP)
U2 R' U R' U' R3 U' R' U R U R2
[view at CubeDB.net]( https://www.cubedb.net/?puzzle=3x3&title=6.21&scramble=B2_D2_F_L2_R2_D2_R2_B-_L2_B_L2_F-_U-_F_L-_R-_B2_U-_F-_R_F&alg=U-_D_L-_U_R-_F_R_//_xcross R_U_R-_r-_U-_R_U_M-_//_2nd_pair y-_U-_R_U-_R-_r-_U-_R_U_M-_//_3rd_pair U-_R-_F-_R_U_R_U-_R-_F_//_4th_pair U_R-_U-_F-_U_F_R_//_OLL(CP) U2_R-_U_R-_U-_R3_U-_R-_U_R_U_R2 )

Spoiler: 5.40

**5.40**

D2 B' R' D' F2 D R2 F2 D F2 U R2 F2 D' L' U2 B' F' U B F'


x' z' // inspection
U' D' r' F2 R2 D L2 // xcross
U L U' L' U L U L' // 2nd pair
U R U R' U2 R U' R' / // 3rd pair
R' U R U' R' U' R // 4th pair
U R2' D' R U2 R' D R U2 R // OLL
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' // PLL


55STM / 5.4sec =10.19TPS


[view at CubeDB.net]( https://www.cubedb.net/?puzzle=3x3&title=5.40&scramble=D2_B-_R-_D-_F2_D_R2_F2_D_F2_U_R2_F2_D-_L-_U2_B-_F-_U_B_F-&time=5.40&alg=x-_z-_//_inspection U-_D-_r-_F2_R2_D_L2__//_xcross U_L_U-_L-_U_L_U_L-__//_2nd_pair U__R_U_R-_U2_R_U-_R-_/_//_3rd_pair R-_U_R_U-_R-_U-_R__//_4th_pair U_R2-_D-_R_U2_R-_D_R_U2_R__//_OLL R_U-_R-_U-_R_U_R_D_R-_U-_R_D-_R-_U2_R-__//_PLL )

Spoiler: 5.77

**5.77**

R U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D U R2 L' F R U2 F' U B2 U2 B'


y2 x // inspection
U L' D R' x' F // xcross
U' L U L' U L U' L' // 2nd pair
y' U R U' R' U R' U2 R // 3rd pair
U R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R' F R U R U' R2 F' R2 U' R' U R U R' // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U // PLL


65STM / 5.77sec =11.27TPS


[view at CubeDB.net]( https://www.cubedb.net/?puzzle=3x3&title=5.77&scramble=R_U-_L2_U-_R2_F2_L2_U2_L2_D_U_R2_L-_F_R_U2_F-_U_B2_U2_B-&time=5.77&alg=y2_x__//_inspection U_L-_D_R-_x-_F_//_xcross U-_L_U_L-_U_L_U-_L-__//_2nd_pair y-_U_R_U-_R-_U_R-_U2_R__//_3rd_pair U_R_U_R-_U_R_U-_R-__//_4th_pair U-_R-_F_R_U_R_U-_R2_F-_R2_U-_R-_U_R_U_R-__//_OLL U_R-_U-_F-_R_U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_R_U_R-_U_R_U__//_PLL )

Spoiler: 5.28

**5.28**

D2 B D2 F' L2 F2 L2 D2 F' D2 F2 D' R' B' R' U R B R


z2 // inspection
D' L2 R2 F D2 U L U' L' D' // xxcross
R U' R' // 3rd pair
R' U R U' R' U R // 4th pair
R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' F2 // PLL


50STM / 5.28sec =9.47TPS


[view at CubeDB.net]( https://www.cubedb.net/?puzzle=3x3&title=5.28&scramble=D2_B_D2_F-_L2_F2_L2_D2_F-_D2_F2_D-_R-_B-_R-_U_R_B_R&time=5.28&alg=z2_//_inspection D-_L2_R2_F_D2_U_L_U-_L-_D-__//_xxcross R_U-_R-__//_3rd_pair_ R-_U_R_U-_R-_U_R__//_4th_pair R_U_R-_U_R_U2_R-_F_R_U_R-_U-_F-__//_OLL x-_R_U-_R-_D_R_U_R-_D-_R_U_R-_D_R_U-_R-_D-_F2_//_PLL )

I forgot what solution I did on the 6.35. Also I think the 5.77 is my TPS PB (11.27 TPS which is wild)

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

update:
my GAN 12 sort of broke but I am going to repair it today with some super glue and hopefully it doesn’t break
a comp also got announced (see profile post) so i’m gonna grind now. I’m planning to compete in 3x3, 2x2, and 4x4 (as usual). here’s the status of every event i will be competing in:
2x2: I forgot A LOT of my EG-1 algs On the upside i can now switch my algs for better ones since i used to use bad algs. hopefully i can improve in a month
3x3: I’m always grinding 3x3 lol. The only problem is my GAN 12 which i tried to fix with some super glue but the broken piece fell off again so i will do another attempt today. Globaling 7.0 now.
4x4: Since i’m not so serious about 4x4, i’m going to be using my own method(CVOB/COB) for the comp! I already got multiple sub-50 averages with it including a 46 second which is a huge improvement from my previous CVOB times. At this rate i might be able to match my averages with Yau.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

chat I got a new PB single
Generated By csTimer on 2025-12-31
single: 4.64

Time List:
1. 4.64 B2 D2 L2 D F2 U2 F2 U R2 F2 L B' D L R' F L2 D2 B2 F' @2025-12-31 16:12:13
only 35 moves lol

x2 // inspection
F’ R’ r’ U’ r U2 r U’ r’ L’ U’ L D’ // xxcross
y U2 R’ F R F’ R U’ R’ // third pair
U’ L’ U’ L // fourth pair
r’ U’ M’ U’ R U r’ U r U2 // PLL skip

only 7.64 TPS the execution was kinda sloppy though (I don’t really like that OLL)

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

mains and goals for cebu new year open 2026
3x3: sub-8 average, sub-7 single
2x2: sub-3 average, sub-2 single
4x4: sub-50 average, sub-47 single. I’ll be using CVOB for this competition.

not expecting much as I haven’t got much practice in, I’m just gonna enjoy the “once in a few months” comp

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

mains and goals for cebu new year open 2026
3x3: sub-8 average, sub-7 single
2x2: sub-3 average, sub-2 single
4x4: sub-50 average, sub-47 single. I’ll be using CVOB for this competition.

not expecting much as I haven’t got much practice in, I’m just gonna enjoy the “once in a few months” comp

3x3
R1: 7.76 average, I bombed the last solve unintentionally lol, so it was WPA. I got an 8.22, 6.77, 8.24, 6.81, then a 13 resulting in a 7 second average with no sevens in it lol. the first scramble had a really easy xcross so I don’t know how it ended up being an 8
R2: 8.76 average, started off strong but then the scrambles proceeded to get worse together with my lookahead
Finals: 8.65 average which again was WPA (all my 3x3 averages of this comp were WPAs), third place but 0.02 off of second place all I needed was sub-9.10 otherwise known as: NOT BOMBING THE LAST SOLVE
2x2
R1: 4.08 average with a counting 2.1 the first solve was… “goofy ahh” to say the least lol
R2: 2.40 average (PR2) I could have one looked a bunch of scrambles but i didn’t because i wasn’t confident with my one-looking skills yet. Another silver medal for me!
4x4
R1: 51.52 average which was kinda bad but also i kinda expected it because i knew for a fact that my lookahead gets worse in comp, which my method (CVOB) is quite reliant on, so i’m not really that mad/sad. I didn’t know there was two rounds of 4x4 as well
other funni things:
they gave me a 3BLD champion medal because they had an extra lol
the local competition organizers kept a prize i got from PhilChamps2025, which was a GAN 356 ME with blue internals, so thanks so much to my organizers!

my hands were also really shaky during this comp, probably due to the fact that i hadn’t competed in 7 months, so my brain is subconsciously telling itself to “do well”. Or idk maybe i’m just actually trash at 3x3

overall rating: 8.5/10

expecting a comp in May, June, or July so time to start grinding!

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

here’s the “ambitious plan of the year!”

Spoiler: 3x3

current global: 7.0
long term goal: 3x3 World Champion
mid-term goal: sub-6
short term goal: sub-7/sub6.5
the plan:
plan cross+2 in inspection, starting with predicting where my second pair pieces will be after cross+1, then moving onto trying to predict the orientation of my second pair pieces.
The next step would probably be: learning U and T ZBLL then planning cross+3.

Spoiler: 2x2

current global: 2.2 or 2.3
long term goal: Worlds Finals podium/World Champion
mid term goal: sub-1.2
short term goal: sub-2/sub-1.5
the plan:
relearn some EG1/CLL cases, drill them in, then start learning how to one-look. While practicing one-looking, i’ll learn some EG-2 cases, then some LEG1 cases, some TEG cases, then LS (idk which cases i will learn though).

Spoiler: 3x3 OH

current global: idk i haven’t done OH in ages lol
long term goal: Top WR80 with APB
mid-term goal: sub-10
short term goal: sub-16,sub-15,sub-14,sub13, sub-12, and sub-11
the plan:
I have some pretty noticeable pauses in APB for the following steps:
DFDB edges, BR pair, EO, OLL, and PLL
so i’ll probably start by improving DFDB then going to BR pair and EO.

Spoiler: 4x4

current global: 48.5
long term goal: sub-30 with CVOB
mid-term goal: sub-40 with CVOB
short term goal: publish CVOB and get sub-45
the plan:
I notice that the first few steps (expanding the 3x3x1 into a 3x3x2, and expanding the 3x3x2 into a 3x3x3) are a bit difficult to lookahead to, mainly because finding the edge for the first F3L pair is a bit difficult as it’s not really easy to determine the difference between the two almost identical edges (if you tried out my method you would know what i’m talking about)
in short: get good at lookahead

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I think I’m sub-7 now
so I did an ao100 over a span of about 4 days and this is what I got:

Spoiler: what I got

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-18 (solving from 2026-01-10 12:40:51 to 2026-01-15 17:37:00)
solves/total: 100/100

single
best: 4.75
worst: 8.58

mean of 3
current: 6.83 (σ = 0.50)
best: 5.99 (σ = 1.08)

avg of 5
current: 6.91 (σ = 0.38)
best: 6.18 (σ = 0.37)

avg of 12
current: 7.01 (σ = 0.42)
best: 6.47 (σ = 0.62)

avg of 25
current: 6.99 (σ = 0.32)
best: 6.58 (σ = 0.51)

avg of 50
current: 6.98 (σ = 0.35)
best: 6.80 (σ = 0.53)

avg of 100
current: 6.94 (σ = 0.47)
best: 6.94 (σ = 0.47)

Average: 6.94 (σ = 0.47)
Mean: 6.92

Time List:
1. 6.99 R2 B F L2 D2 F' R2 U2 B U2 R2 L U R B2 F L U' L' F @2026-01-10 12:40:51
2. 7.17 F' D2 R2 F R2 U2 F' D2 F2 U2 R2 F D L B2 L2 D L2 B2 U @2026-01-10 12:43:36
3. 7.25 D' R2 U R2 F2 D R2 D2 L2 D' F2 L' R' D' L' D U' B2 F D @2026-01-10 12:45:01
4. 6.89 D2 R2 D2 B' L2 F U2 B' D2 F U2 F2 R' D B L2 R2 B2 D' @2026-01-10 12:48:18
5. 8.08 U B' U' D2 R D' L' F L U2 D2 R B2 L B2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 B @2026-01-10 12:48:35
6. 7.37 F R D' F2 L' B' D' L2 D2 B R2 L2 B' D2 B' R2 D2 F2 R F2 D' @2026-01-10 12:48:57
7. 7.80 D2 B' U D F2 U' L U2 R2 F2 B U2 F R2 L2 F' U2 D2 L' U2 @2026-01-10 12:49:16
8. 7.57 U2 R B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 R2 B2 R D' F2 D B' U F' U' B2 L @2026-01-10 12:49:33
9. 7.20 B2 L2 F2 R' D2 R' D2 L2 F2 R' U2 B2 D' R2 F U2 L F D' B' @2026-01-10 12:49:55
10. 6.80 R' D' B2 D L2 U' B2 L2 R2 U2 R2 U' F' R B' F2 R' D U' F2 U' @2026-01-10 12:51:22
11. 7.35 F2 R' B L2 F2 R' U2 L' B2 D B2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 R2 B2 R2 @2026-01-10 12:55:02
12. 7.23 B2 R2 B' R2 D2 L2 B2 R2 B F2 D2 U' L D' F' R2 D2 R U' B2 @2026-01-10 12:55:22
13. 7.27 D2 U2 B' L2 U2 F2 R2 D2 B U2 B2 L2 U L D' L2 R' B2 D' R2 U' @2026-01-10 12:56:16
14. 6.83 B L2 F U2 F' L2 R2 U2 B' R2 F U2 R D' U L' F2 R' U' L F @2026-01-10 13:01:53
15. 4.75 B2 U2 B2 F2 U' F2 D B2 D' F2 U B2 L' F' U F' D2 U' R2 @2026-01-10 13:03:42
16. 6.46 L2 D U L2 U' R2 D L2 U2 B2 R B2 F2 D' R2 B F' U' R U2 @2026-01-11 11:56:35
17. 6.76 R' L2 D F2 D' F2 D B2 R2 U2 R2 D L2 B U' L' B2 R B2 D2 @2026-01-11 18:58:44
18. 6.28 F' L B F2 D L2 R2 D R2 B2 U F2 U L D' B2 D' B D' L @2026-01-11 19:00:08
19. 7.12 U2 F' D' B' U L' D F2 U2 L2 U2 B2 R2 L F2 L' U2 R' D2 F' @2026-01-11 19:01:35
20. 8.25 F D2 F U2 B2 R2 F U2 F' U2 L2 D B R' B' U2 R2 F D L' @2026-01-11 19:04:26
21. 6.55 R' L2 F2 D' B2 U F2 D L2 U2 R2 B2 D' B' F D R U2 B R F2 @2026-01-11 20:11:57
22. 5.89 B2 L U' L D' R U' D2 F2 R2 U2 R2 D2 B U2 L2 F B U2 L D2 @2026-01-11 20:15:42
23. 7.01 U2 B L2 U2 F L2 F R2 B2 D2 F R' D L B' L' U2 L2 D2 B2 @2026-01-11 20:16:07
24. 6.47 B2 U2 B2 F2 L' F2 D2 R B2 R F2 L2 D' B' F D' B2 F2 U' L F @2026-01-11 20:17:23
25. 6.77 R U2 B L' D' F U R' L D' R2 L2 F2 D' R2 D' R2 L2 D' B2 D @2026-01-11 20:17:47
26. 6.97 B U2 L2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 U R2 F2 L D' R2 F2 D B' U' R2 @2026-01-11 20:18:10
27. 5.75 U2 F' D2 F2 R2 B R2 B R2 F' L' R' F D2 U F L B F2 @2026-01-11 20:20:21
28. 6.07 D B2 L2 F2 L2 U B2 U2 F2 U2 R' D' B U2 F D R2 F' L @2026-01-11 20:21:28
29. 7.82 U2 F' B' L' U B D B U2 L2 B L2 B L2 F' U2 R2 B2 D R @2026-01-11 20:21:49
30. 7.60 U2 R2 F L2 R2 B' D2 R2 U2 F' U' R D2 F2 D B U B F U' @2026-01-11 20:22:25
31. 5.51 R2 D2 B' D2 U2 F' R2 F R2 U2 F' U B' F2 L D' B F2 L2 B' R' @2026-01-11 20:23:05
32. 5.90 B2 D R2 F2 L2 D2 B2 D' L2 D F2 U' R U' L' D2 L' B U2 L B' @2026-01-11 20:25:57
33. 7.23 B R2 U2 F2 B L U' D' B' L2 U2 L2 F2 U' F2 U2 B2 U R2 D B2 @2026-01-11 20:26:54
34. 6.05 R2 D L2 B L' F2 U' B2 D2 F' U2 B R2 B' L2 D2 F' R D' @2026-01-11 20:27:12
35. 6.60 F L2 D' L2 U B2 R2 B2 F2 D R' F' R' B2 D2 F2 U R2 @2026-01-11 20:28:15
36. 6.36 L2 U L2 R2 F2 U' L2 D F2 U' F' L' F2 U' R B2 U B' L' @2026-01-11 20:29:36
37. 6.15 B L U' D' B2 U2 D2 F' L' D2 F' L2 F2 B D2 L2 U2 @2026-01-11 20:29:55
38. 7.98 F2 D' U2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 U' B' U2 L2 D' F2 R D' U2 B R' @2026-01-11 20:30:15
39. 7.50 B2 F2 D R2 U' R2 B2 D' L2 R' F U' L' F2 R' D' U F2 R' @2026-01-11 20:33:21
40. 7.08 F2 U' R2 U2 L2 R2 B2 D L2 B2 U B' L' U2 R' F L' F' D U @2026-01-11 20:34:20
41. 6.90 B F2 R2 D2 R D2 R F2 L2 F2 R F2 D B2 D2 L' D R F @2026-01-11 20:41:51
42. 7.06 L2 F L' F B' U' L F2 B2 L2 F' U2 L2 D2 F U2 D2 B' R' U @2026-01-12 19:25:25
43. 5.66 D2 F R2 B2 L F2 D2 L' R2 U2 B2 R' U' F' U2 F' D R2 B' @2026-01-12 19:25:46
44. 6.47 F R2 U2 F2 D2 U' F2 U R2 U2 L2 U' R' D B2 R' U L' D' B R @2026-01-12 19:28:54
45. 7.13 D2 B' D' R' B R U' R' F U2 F2 R U2 F2 D2 L B2 R2 D2 R' B2 @2026-01-12 19:29:30
46. 7.03 R B U' R D2 R F U' R U2 F2 L2 U' L2 D F2 L2 D F2 R2 U2 @2026-01-12 19:31:14
47. 6.69 D2 L' U R' L' B' L F D2 L2 U F2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U' R2 F2 D' @2026-01-12 19:31:32
48. 7.68 U2 B' R' B2 L2 D' L2 R2 B2 D' L2 D2 B2 L B' D2 B F R F @2026-01-12 19:34:18
49. 6.95 D' F' D' U' L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 D' F2 R2 B D' F' U2 R' U' L' F' @2026-01-12 19:34:37
50. 8.58 R' U2 L2 D R U' L' U' F' R2 U2 L2 U' F2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U' B2 D @2026-01-12 19:35:33
51. 7.25 R2 D B2 D2 B2 F2 D L2 D L2 B' U' B' U2 F' U R' U2 F' U2 @2026-01-12 19:36:38
52. 7.10 F L' B U D2 F' R U2 L' U2 D2 B U2 F D2 R2 F' R2 F D2 @2026-01-12 19:36:57
53. 6.68 U' L B2 U2 L2 D' L2 F2 D L2 D' U2 F U B D' R2 F' R B2 @2026-01-12 19:39:30
54. 7.01 L2 F2 L2 B2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 L2 B' U' F' L' D' B F2 L2 B' L R' @2026-01-12 19:40:34
55. 6.92 F B2 L B2 L2 D2 U2 L F2 L D2 B2 R2 B' D L U' R' B D' U' @2026-01-12 19:42:50
56. 7.18 D B R' B2 F2 R2 U2 R B2 L U2 F2 R D' L' B2 R B U2 R2 @2026-01-12 19:43:11
57. 6.63 R' L' F' L' U' B R' B F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 D2 L D2 R' B2 D2 @2026-01-12 19:43:44
58. 6.56 D2 L F2 D2 L2 D' R2 U L2 R2 D R2 F2 L' U F' U B2 F D B @2026-01-12 19:44:49
59. 7.08 R U2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B U2 F L' D L2 R B' L2 F' D @2026-01-12 19:45:43
60. 7.84 F' R F2 B' U' L' F2 D F D2 R2 F B2 U2 B R2 D2 R2 B2 U' @2026-01-12 19:47:33
61. 5.22 U L U2 F2 R2 U L2 D' B2 U B2 R2 D2 L' R2 U' F' U2 F U2 @2026-01-12 19:52:07
62. 6.69 R' F B2 D' B2 D' R2 D U2 B2 U L2 F L' D2 L R B2 R' @2026-01-12 19:53:14
63. 7.60 U B R U2 B D B R U' L' D2 L U2 B2 L' B2 R' B2 D2 R2 B2 @2026-01-12 19:55:04
64. 6.95 U B R2 D2 L2 F' D2 B' F2 L2 B2 F L B' U' R' D' R' F' D2 U @2026-01-12 19:55:25
65. 6.66 F B D R F2 U2 B L2 F2 U R2 U D2 R2 D2 B2 U' B2 U' L' @2026-01-14 18:08:17
66. 7.32 D' F' U2 D2 R' F L F L2 D F B' R2 D2 B' D2 F' L2 B' @2026-01-14 18:12:35
67. 7.41 R F R B L U B L D2 F2 L2 U2 D2 L U2 R F2 U2 R' U F @2026-01-14 18:15:34
68. 6.90 F2 U F L2 D U2 F2 D' U' L2 F2 L D2 F' R U F2 R @2026-01-14 18:19:34
69. 6.91 R2 D' B2 F2 U' F2 U2 L2 B2 D B2 U2 B' L' R B U' R D U @2026-01-14 18:21:09
70. 5.90 U L' R2 F2 U2 F2 D2 U R2 F2 U B2 F L' R2 D' U' R2 U' R' @2026-01-14 18:21:32
71. 6.70 U R' U' B2 L2 U B2 D U2 B2 D' L2 B2 F' U R2 B2 R D R B @2026-01-14 18:22:12
72. 7.67 F L2 U2 R B2 L U2 R' D2 B2 R' D2 R B' D U' F D2 L R D2 @2026-01-14 18:23:53
73. 6.80 R2 D' F2 U' R2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U2 L U R F' U2 F' R F @2026-01-14 18:25:14
74. 6.33 U L B2 R2 B2 R2 B' D2 F' U2 R2 F' L' D' R' U F2 D2 F' @2026-01-14 18:28:23
75. 7.53 F' U2 F2 R D2 L' D2 R B2 D2 L R2 B D' L2 B' U B' R B2 @2026-01-14 18:30:28
76. 7.24 L D' R2 U2 F' D2 U2 F' R2 F' U R' F R B' F L' @2026-01-14 18:33:13
77. 6.65 F' R2 D2 L' D2 R B2 U' B' D2 L' U2 R F2 R' F2 L' B2 U2 B2 @2026-01-14 18:33:31
78. 6.87 F' D U2 L2 D2 R2 B F2 D2 L2 R2 B2 F' D R' B' F U L U' @2026-01-14 18:34:39
79. 7.33 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' B2 F2 U2 F2 R F' R2 B R B' U' B' F @2026-01-14 18:35:26
80. 7.60 D2 L B R2 L' U B R D L2 B' D2 F2 D2 L2 F U2 B' D2 @2026-01-14 18:35:44
81. 7.24 F2 D U2 L R' D2 L U2 B2 D2 U2 R2 D F R D L' D' F @2026-01-14 18:36:30
82. 7.00 F' B2 U2 R2 U F2 L2 U2 R2 U' F2 R D' U' L' R' U2 F' R2 B' @2026-01-14 18:37:10
83. 7.06 U' D2 B2 L F2 B L U2 L2 D B2 U' B2 L2 B2 L2 U' L2 D B' @2026-01-14 18:39:13
84. 7.35 B2 U2 F2 R U2 R' F2 R2 B2 R' D2 R2 F D2 B D F2 L' R' D' U' @2026-01-14 18:42:33
85. 6.78 R' D' R' D2 R2 D2 U L2 F2 U' L2 B2 U2 B U2 L F2 D L' F' @2026-01-14 20:53:54
86. 6.73 U2 R' F B2 U' D2 L R2 D F2 U2 F2 R2 U' B2 R2 B2 L2 B R' @2026-01-14 20:54:14
87. 6.70 R2 F2 U' B2 F2 D' L2 F2 D' R2 D' R2 F R' U B' U2 R B' L' U2 @2026-01-14 20:55:18
88. 5.54 F2 R D2 L' U D' B2 L U' L2 D' F2 L2 B2 R2 D L2 @2026-01-14 20:58:04
89. 7.13 L' B' F2 R2 B L2 D2 F2 L2 R2 F' R2 L' U2 B' D' F L2 F' R2 D' @2026-01-15 17:22:58
90. 6.65 B U L2 U' B2 F2 U' B2 U' B2 F2 D' B' L' U R B2 L B U2 @2026-01-15 17:23:57
91. 6.58 B2 L' U2 F L2 B2 R2 F' U2 F2 D2 R2 D R' U' F' D' B F2 @2026-01-15 17:27:31
92. 7.73 U F2 B' D' F R' B2 D L R2 F U2 R2 U2 F L2 B' R2 D2 B D2 @2026-01-15 17:27:50
93. 6.56 D' B2 U2 B2 R U2 F2 L' B2 R2 F2 R' U F L R' U' B' R2 D2 @2026-01-15 17:29:02
94. 7.36 B2 R B2 U2 L2 D2 R' F2 R' F2 R' B' R' D U2 L' B' D U B @2026-01-15 17:31:13
95. 7.32 B D B2 L2 U2 D' F' B D R D2 R2 L2 F2 R' D2 L' F2 D2 R' F2 @2026-01-15 17:32:34
96. 6.58 R' F' B' U' L D F R' L U' L2 B2 L2 D2 L2 D' F2 D' B2 D2 @2026-01-15 17:33:00
97. 8.30 L2 F' R' B2 U2 B D R' F2 L2 B2 D2 F2 L' B2 L2 F2 L' D' L @2026-01-15 17:33:21
98. 7.32 F' L D2 F' L U' R F U2 L2 D' B2 U D2 B2 U B2 R2 F2 L' B @2026-01-15 17:34:24
99. 6.83 R' F2 L U2 F2 R U' D2 B2 L2 F' R2 D2 L2 B2 D2 F D2 L D2 @2026-01-15 17:35:57
100. 6.33 D' U2 L2 F2 L' F2 R' U2 L B2 F2 L B U2 L2 U' R F D U' @2026-01-15 17:37:00

which is sub-7!

and yesterday, I got these three averages

Spoiler: 5.95 average

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-18 (solving from 2026-01-16 18:20:14 to 2026-01-17 14:33:24)
avg of 5: 5.95

Time List:
1. (5.22) D2 B U2 R2 L2 B L' U R F B' U2 B U2 L2 B D2 B2 L2 U2 @2026-01-16 18:20:14
2. 6.25 U B R2 B2 L2 D R2 D2 U L2 F2 U' F L' F L2 B L B2 @2026-01-16 18:27:00
3. (7.68) R' B2 F' R2 B L2 R2 B' D2 R2 U2 F D F R B2 U' B' L2 B2 @2026-01-16 18:30:33
4. 5.62 B2 U B2 F2 R2 F2 U2 F2 D' L2 R2 D2 F' U' B' R' D' U2 R D2 F @2026-01-17 14:31:59
5. 5.99 U L' F2 L B2 F2 R2 U2 R' U2 L' U2 B2 F U R D' R B2 D2 R @2026-01-17 14:33:24

Spoiler: 6.11 average

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-18 (solving from 2026-01-17 19:59:52 to 2026-01-17 20:09:21)
avg of 5: 6.11

Time List:
1. 6.49 F R U R B2 L F' B2 D L2 D R2 L2 B2 D2 R2 U' F2 B @2026-01-17 19:59:52
2. 5.60 L2 B2 R2 U' R2 D' L2 D' U L D' F2 L' U R' B F2 D F @2026-01-17 20:02:46
3. (7.62) D2 R2 F U2 L2 B U2 B2 U2 R2 B D' R B' F U2 R' D2 L2 U' R2 @2026-01-17 20:06:20
4. 6.25 R' D B2 D L D' B' L B2 U2 B2 U2 R2 F2 U F2 D F2 U' L2 @2026-01-17 20:08:48
5. (5.01) R B2 U2 L2 U' F2 R2 D R2 D L2 F2 L' F' L R B F2 U F @2026-01-17 20:09:21

Spoiler: 6.15 average

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-18 (solving from 2026-01-17 19:27:19 to 2026-01-17 19:36:33)
avg of 5: 6.15

Time List:
1. (5.58) U F2 B' U R' B2 D2 B' L' F' L2 F U2 B' D2 R2 F' L2 B L2 B @2026-01-17 19:27:19
2. 6.69 F2 D2 L2 U2 L R B2 L U2 L' B2 U B2 R2 U' B' R B' @2026-01-17 19:30:48
3. 6.03 F2 R2 D L2 U L2 D2 U' L2 F2 U2 L F D2 R B2 D' R D U' L @2026-01-17 19:33:43
4. (7.85) L2 F2 U' R2 B2 L2 U F2 D L2 D B' D2 U B F R U' F L' @2026-01-17 19:34:24
5. 5.72 U L2 D2 U2 B' R2 B2 R2 F U2 F D2 B' L' F R B2 L U' R' @2026-01-17 19:36:33

Every average here has atleast one counting 5 which I have never done in a day. I think forcing myself to plan as far into the solve as possible is starting to show results, and although I can only do cross+2 on easier scrambles, I think it’s going to be worth the headache in the long-term

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

also i’m trying to relearn some CLL cases, since my current ones especially for the U set are bad, but it’s kinda hard since i forgot how i used to memorize algs once i relearn all my EG-1/CLL i can finally start learning some new algs. I’ve been getting more sub-2 averages as well. I can confidenrly one-look for 4-5 move layers/faces, but U2s confuse me a bit