[WR] Zhen Chen 3x3OH 6.99 Avg

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my boi did it again...twice today, just to prove the WR was not a coincidence.
(ignore the wr nr mark, its due to the data lag)
 
I reconstructed the 4 fastest solves since nothing has been uploaded to reco.nz yet. Enjoy!

Solve 1: 7.27
B2 F2 L2 D' U2 R2 F2 U B D U' L2 D R U F L' B R
x z // inspection
D' r' F U R2 U' U' R' U R2 U' R' y U' R2 // xxcross
U2 R U' U' R' U y' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y R' U' U' R U R' U' U' R // 4th pair
F U R U' R' F' // EO
U' R U R' L' U' U' R U' R' U' R U' R' L U // ZBLL
54STM /7.27=7.43TPS

Solve 2: 7.07
U' L2 D2 U F2 D U L U2 F R2 B F' R' U' R U' R2
z2 y // inspection
R' D' R D F' D R' // cross
U R U2 R' U' U' R U' R' // 1st pair
U2 y y R' U' R U' R' U' R // 2nd pair
R U R' U' F U F' // 3rd pair
R U2 R' U' R U2 R' // 4th pair
U U' U' F R U R' U' F' // EO
R U R' U R U2 R' U' // ZBLL
55STM /7.07=7.78TPS

Solve 3: 6.12
R2 B2 U2 L2 U B2 D2 F2 D' R2 F L2 D2 R D2 R U L' U' R'
z2 y' // inspection
R U' F' F' U' R' U R2 // xcross
U' R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 2nd pair
U' y' y' R' F R F' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' R' U' R U' R f' U' f // 4th pair
U' U' U' F' r U R' U' r' F R // ZBLL
44STM /6.12=7.19TPS

Solve 5: 6.64
U2 L D2 L F2 D2 F2 L' U2 F' L U2 L' D' L' R2 B R' D
x2 // inspection
D F r x' F' R D' R2 U' R' // xcross
y' y' U R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' U R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
F U R U' R' F' // EO
U' R' U' U' R U R' U R // OLL(CP)
U z U' R U' R' U' R' U' R U R U2 // PLL
57STM /6.64=8.58TPS
 
I reconstructed the 4 fastest solves since nothing has been uploaded to reco.nz yet. Enjoy!

Solve 1: 7.27
B2 F2 L2 D' U2 R2 F2 U B D U' L2 D R U F L' B R
x z // inspection
D' r' F U R2 U' U' R' U R2 U' R' y U' R2 // xxcross
U2 R U' U' R' U y' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y R' U' U' R U R' U' U' R // 4th pair
F U R U' R' F' // EO
U' R U R' L' U' U' R U' R' U' R U' R' L U // ZBLL
54STM /7.27=7.43TPS

Solve 2: 7.07
U' L2 D2 U F2 D U L U2 F R2 B F' R' U' R U' R2
z2 y // inspection
R' D' R D F' D R' // cross
U R U2 R' U' U' R U' R' // 1st pair
U2 y y R' U' R U' R' U' R // 2nd pair
R U R' U' F U F' // 3rd pair
R U2 R' U' R U2 R' // 4th pair
U U' U' F R U R' U' F' // EO
R U R' U R U2 R' U' // ZBLL
55STM /7.07=7.78TPS

Solve 3: 6.12
R2 B2 U2 L2 U B2 D2 F2 D' R2 F L2 D2 R D2 R U L' U' R'
z2 y' // inspection
R U' F' F' U' R' U R2 // xcross
U' R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 2nd pair
U' y' y' R' F R F' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' R' U' R U' R f' U' f // 4th pair
U' U' U' F' r U R' U' r' F R // ZBLL
44STM /6.12=7.19TPS

Solve 5: 6.64
U2 L D2 L F2 D2 F2 L' U2 F' L U2 L' D' L' R2 B R' D
x2 // inspection
D F r x' F' R D' R2 U' R' // xcross
y' y' U R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' U R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
F U R U' R' F' // EO
U' R' U' U' R U R' U R // OLL(CP)
U z U' R U' R' U' R' U' R U R U2 // PLL
57STM /6.64=8.58TPS
what in the world😭🙏
these are just like 3x3 solutions
i don’t understand honestly
is he just turning ridiculously fast?
 
what in the world😭🙏
these are just like 3x3 solutions
i don’t understand honestly
is he just turning ridiculously fast?
The reason he's so fast is partly because he turns fast. But he's also very clever with his solutions; like a lot of the Chinese 3x3 solvers, he's able to plan a very efficient cross+2 in inspection. So he's able to spam out the first portion of the solve, and then he's also very smart with how he solves his last 2, occasionally orienting edges with ZBLS. But I found he more often chooses to do EO after finishing F2L, possibly to influence better ZBLL cases. And of course, he likely knows all ZBLL, which helps increase his efficiency even more. It seems like he averages around mid-50 moves, so pair that with 7+ TPS every solve, and he should be getting anywhere from low 7 to mid 8, which coincides with his official averages. He makes sure his turning is extremely simplified, mostly RU turning, with some RUF to influence better pairs, like how he did a y2 on multiple solves to solve a pair he could've done zRU turning for. And this also helps him to be more consistently faster without doing any risky fingertricks that might mess him up, as well as not trapping himself with multiple solved slots in the front, which is particularly evident on the last solve.
 
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