Greatest world record improvement shock?

[Robert-Y]

What do you think is the greatest world record improvement shock? Remember, this is not about the person who broke the WR, it's about when they broke the WR and how much they improved it by. And also, take into consideration the actual event.

I think Macky's 16.53 3x3x3 avg was a big shock because it tied with Jess Bonde's single WR time which was set five months before Macky's avg! He improved the avg WR by about 3.5 secs.

 

[masterofthebass]

My 5x5 average at US Nationals last year was sort of shocking. It was "stuck" at 1:35 for a while, and then out of nowhere I got a 1:29 average. I wasn't even expecting that.

 

[ErikJ]

My 5x5 average at US Nationals last year was sort of shocking. It was "stuck" at 1:35 for a while, and then out of nowhere I got a 1:29 average. I wasn't even expecting that.

that's the first one I thought of. Edouard Chambon's 9.18 was cool too.

 

[blah]

Chris' 4x4x4 BLD WRs. All of them.

 

[Kian]

Chris' 4x4x4 BLD WRs. All of them.

Agreed, Chris's latest 4x4 WR blew me away more than anything else.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Nobody's mentioning 7.08 - HUGE time skip, and not through inconceivable luck.
Erik's 1:36 avg on 5x5x5 was surprising, and I don't think anyone expected it to inaugurate a huge descent in the WR.
Kuti's 54.83 was ridiculous at the time, as well as his 0.86 magic.
11.76 by Yu Jeong-Min was pretty fast, but it was more surprising how long it held.

 

[Robert-Y]

I think that Yu Jeong Min's 11.76 avg was surprising because at that time, his best avg of 12 was 11.83 and beating his own PB in his first competition was even more of a shock. Also, he was the first person who claimed to be able to get a sub-12 avg, who actually did one in a competition.

 

[Harris Chan]

I think that Yu Jeong Min's 11.76 avg was surprising because at that time, his best avg of 12 was 11.83 and beating his own PB in his first competition was even more of a shock. Also, he was the first person who claimed to be able to get a sub-12 avg, who actually did one in a competition.

And of course that it broke the previous WR by Anssi by almost 1.5 seconds (though at the time it was common that the average WR was broken by around 1s each time). Now the (3x3 average)WR improves by around 0.1-0.3s each time. I think it's more important to consider the improvement as a percentage too.

 

[Ryanrex116]

I didn't know Matyas was banned for the first few months , so when the 5x5x5 BLD record went up by 5 minutes, I was like "Huh?!?!?!?! What happened to Matyas?

Otherwise, I would have to go with Erik's 7.08.

 

[ThePizzaGuy92]

Gungz's 3x3x3 avg WR, hands down.

That was amazing, and it went unmatched for so long.

note: i posted under a JEW.

 

[Ryanrex116]

Gungz's 3x3x3 avg WR, hands down.

That was amazing, and it went unmatched for so long.

note: i posted under a JEW.

Rrrr... I have to explain this at school all the time.

In Cantonese, my name is pronounced "jew" some people change it to "chew" (not sure about spelling, it might be spelled "chu".) But my ancestors didn't.

note: I am not jewish.

 

[ThatGuy]

lol. asians get these things a lot

 

[edwardtimliu]

I think Hsuan Chang improved the most, just half a year ago when I went to Taiwan Open 08, I saw him getting 2 minute averages

 

[masterofthebass]

I think Hsuan Chang improved the most, just half a year ago when I went to Taiwan Open 08, I saw him getting 2 minute averages

Interesting, in one month, he dropped 30s off this time. If you start counting from August, then perhaps he hasn't improved that much.

 

[edwardtimliu]

I think Hsuan Chang improved the most, just half a year ago when I went to Taiwan Open 08, I saw him getting 2 minute averages

Interesting, in one month, he dropped 30s off this time. If you start counting from August, then perhaps he hasn't improved that much.

That is true, but I am still quite scared of all the other taiwanese people, they improve quite much, oh well I am definitely going to humiliate myself this summer.
I still think Hsuan Chang's former world record was shocking

 

[Anthony]

I think Hsuan Chang improved the most, just half a year ago when I went to Taiwan Open 08, I saw him getting 2 minute averages

Interesting, in one month, he dropped 30s off this time. If you start counting from August, then perhaps he hasn't improved that much.

Wow, you're right. Check out these times. It's pretty insane considering there's only a month between these two competitions...

July:
Average: 2:03.29; Times: 2:07.25, 1:57.41, 2:05.94, 2:06.52, 1:55.19

August:
Average: 1:30.72; Times: 1:24.22, 1:41.83, 1:35.53, 1:27.63, 1:29.01

 

[amostay2004]

Well he could've probably done very badly for his speed in the July competition and did very well in the August one..
Competitions can make you really nervous

 

[edwardtimliu]

Well he could've probably done very badly for his speed in the July competition and did very well in the August one..
Competitions can make you really nervous

I don't think he was nervous at all, well he didn't seem so

 

[Faz]

I'm going to go with Feliks Zemdegs - Sub 10 average of 5 xD

Nah, 7.08 is the greatest drop I have witnessed in my cubing career. I love the thread that announces it.

 

[joey]

Tim Habermaas 24/24. Nuff said.