Weekly competition 2008-10

[AvGalen]

2x2x2
1. F R' F R2 D F2 U F U' L2 F2 L D' B' D F2 U2 F2 L2 B' L' F' R' U2 F2
2. D' R F U2 F' U2 F' D2 L U2 B2 R' D2 R' F' D' B2 L D' L U L' D' R2 D2
3. U B' D2 B' U R2 B' R2 D R2 B U' R' B2 D2 R2 D L2 B' U B R' U F' D'
4. U2 L' F2 U B' D' B R' B R' B' L2 U2 L' B' D' L2 F' R2 F L' F L2 B2 R'
5. B' L2 D R' B' U2 L D R' F' R F U2 B2 R' F' L' F D F2 R2 D' R' D2 F'

3x3x3
1. D' U2 F2 D' B F' R F' D' B' F' D2 U' R U2 F L2 B' F2 L2 D' U B' U2 B2
2. U B F' D' U2 B' U L R F' D' L2 U' B2 F2 L2 B' D2 U2 L2 B' F2 D' L' R
3. R' U' F L2 R2 D' R D2 U' R B2 F' L R2 D2 B2 F2 R' D' U2 L2 R D2 R B'
4. L B D2 L' D U' L F2 D U B2 L B F2 L R B L' D' U' B R2 B' D' U'
5. L2 R B' F' L2 F U2 B F2 D' R2 D2 U' L2 U2 B' F' D' U' B2 F D' U2 B2 L'

4x4x4
1. f2 u' r f2 D2 f' L2 f' U L2 f D B2 u U' B' F' u2 F' L' R2 B2 f F2 L' D L2 r' R2 f R u2 r u' R' D2 U' r' u' r
2. f2 U F' R' D L2 u2 U' B' u U B f' F2 L' R' f' R2 D' u2 U2 F' D' F U L2 u' F2 u F2 L2 r F D2 u2 U F r' R2 D
3. r2 D u2 U L2 u2 U' f' u2 L2 D2 B R' f D u r F' L2 R U B2 f2 R' F2 D' F2 U2 f' F D B L' r2 R' D' u2 L2 B2 r2
4. f U R u r2 f' D2 u' U2 R f' F2 D2 U r u2 U' R F u' U2 L' r' R2 D U2 f' L2 D2 u U2 L D2 U' B' u' B' f2 r D
5. D F2 R2 D L' B' F r' f L' u' B F' D U L2 F' u F2 U2 B' f F2 D2 R2 f2 r2 f' L r2 R' U2 L R2 D2 f' D2 u r2 R'

5x5x5
1. f R' u' F' r' b' F' r2 U r2 R' u l U' l2 D d u r2 U L2 D d2 u2 U' L2 l2 d F r2 f2 D2 d B2 d2 B2 L2 l' r' R2 B' b' F' l r R2 f2 r F' U R u2 l' r2 u' U L' l r d2
2. r u' b l2 R' B d' U r' R2 b2 d' B2 b2 f F2 L' F l' r d' u2 B2 U2 R2 D' U' l' d B b2 f F' L R U' b l' u2 B' l' U b2 F' r' U2 l' u F' L' r B' r2 B F' R b U' r d
3. r' d' L2 D d2 u' F' r2 D L' d2 U B2 F' R d2 u B2 D2 d' U B D f2 r d' L' l U B2 D L f2 R b' F u U b' f2 D' L B F L' l' r2 R' f2 u B' L B' b2 f F' u' U2 B' r'
4. L2 F l D f u' B b2 D2 b2 d' B' f F' D u' F' D2 B b' f2 F d r2 f2 d2 b F2 r2 d' l u2 F d' u U' F' L r' R D2 d' b L2 l2 U' B' U R' D d' u U2 F' u B' R D r U'
5. L D2 r2 F2 D L2 l r' R2 B2 D2 u r' D d' u f d' B f' r f' F' r2 R2 d R' B b D' L l2 R' F2 r' d2 u2 F2 U' l2 r B f F' L2 f' F u' B L2 l r2 f2 L l2 R D' R u' f2

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. B2 U2 L D B R B' D L2 B2 L' D' R B2 U2 L' B2 L F D2 R U2 B' R' F'
2. D F D2 L D2 F2 L B D R2 F R2 B2 U2 B2 U2 R B2 L2 F' R2 D L' F' U'
3. D2 B L2 B' L2 B' D R B2 D R U2 L' B L D' F2 R' B R2 B2 R' D2 R2 F2

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. L R' B2 F' L2 R' B F2 R' B2 F2 D' U L' R2 D2 L R B U F2 D U' R D
2. B2 F L' R' U2 R' B2 U B2 F R D U2 L2 R2 B' D2 R F' L2 R' U' B D' U'
3. U L' R2 F L2 U' B2 F D' U' L U' L2 R' F2 D U B L D' U F D' F' R2

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. B F' D2 u L' r R f' R' D' u B' f' F L2 B2 f F2 u' L' D B2 F U2 r' D2 B u2 U B D' R2 F2 u' R2 D u' U r R2
2. U B2 F D' f' L2 R' D2 L' r' R' u r B2 u f L2 r R' D' u U2 L' r R2 B2 f2 U2 L' R2 D u U' f' U' L u f' u' U2
3. L' r2 R2 f F L R' u2 U B' f' D' u' U' L U L r2 u U r D u U' F' u2 U2 r2 B2 R' u' L2 r R2 U' f' D u' r' D'

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. l' U r2 R f' d l' B' f U' L2 r2 R' b2 d R B2 U2 L l' r' R' b f' F d2 L' D' l' f' l B2 b' l' D d' u U F l2 R2 f D2 u' F D l2 b f' u' L' F l D u2 l' d2 u r R'
2. l' B2 D B' R2 b r2 B' L d R' d2 B' F l2 R2 f' d2 U2 F2 r' d2 l f2 D2 d2 u2 U f l' B2 l r R' d U L2 f d2 U2 r' F L' l' r2 R' f' d' b L2 l' f l' u' R' B' b2 F D U'
3. R B2 b' D u l' R' F2 u r' B f r' R2 D r2 D2 u f' F d l2 B' b2 L d u2 U' B2 b F' r' U R' U' L' b2 D2 u2 l R U F' l B2 b' U F D' u2 b' L' r' R' b' U2 L2 D L' l2

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded
1. F' U' R' B F L R B2 F2 L R2 B F' L' D2 B L2 R B F' D' U2 B2 F2 D
2. B F' L' R B2 U L B' U B' F2 U2 L R2 B F U2 B2 F' R F2 L R F' U'
3. L R' D' B L R' B2 F R' U2 B2 D' B2 U R2 D' U2 L R' D' F2 D2 L R2 D2
4. F D L' R2 F' R' F2 L2 R' D U F2 R2 F2 D U' L R U' R2 D2 R F' R U2
5. U2 L' R F' L' D2 R F' R D2 L' D' U' F2 U B F' D' R D2 U L' R' B2 F'
6. R D2 U' B2 F' L2 R2 D2 L R D' U F2 D' R D U2 L' F2 U' L' R2 B2 F' R
7. R2 U' B F2 D' U' L' R' F R2 B2 L2 R' B' F' D2 B D2 L2 F2 U2 L2 R2 D2 U
8. L2 D L' R2 F2 R2 U' L' R2 D' U B2 F' L2 R2 D U' L2 R' B' L B D U2 L'
9. R' D2 U' B' F L F D' U B' F2 D2 B' F L R2 F D' R2 F R2 B F' D2 F2
10. D' F2 R D U2 L2 D L' D' U2 L2 R' D2 U L' U' R B' L' B2 F R F R2 F2
11. B L R D' B' U2 F U2 L R F U B' F' U2 B F L' F U2 R2 U' L D' U'
12. L D' R2 D2 U L' B2 F2 R F U' B F' D' U' L2 R D' L2 R U L2 B F2 R'
13. L' B2 F L R B' L B' L' F' L' R2 D2 U' B F' R' D' U' R' B L R2 U R2
14. L B F2 D' U' L' R B' D L R' U2 F' L' R B' F' D2 U B' F' D' U' F L2
15. D L2 R B2 L' R2 B2 L R2 B D B' L2 R2 D B F' U R' D2 L' R' F2 D B2
16. B' R' D R' B2 R2 F2 L D2 U2 R2 D2 B2 D2 B F' R D2 R' B2 R2 F' L2 F' L2
17. D U' B2 R' B' D U2 B2 F' L F' U2 L' R2 B2 U B D' U' R2 U L2 B L R
18. L R2 F' D L' U2 B L' U2 L2 R2 D' U2 L2 R2 B L2 B2 R2 B F' L' R' F2 L
19. B R U' B' F' R2 U R B L' R2 D2 F D2 U B' F L D U' B' L R B' U2
20. D2 B2 D U2 L R' D B' L' R2 B' F' U2 L' R' D U' R F' R' B' R F' U2 B'
21. L' R D2 R' B F' L B2 U2 L D2 F2 L2 B' F' U L R' U R2 F D2 U' L2 R'
22. F' U F2 L B2 R' U' B2 U L2 D U' L' D2 U L B U R2 D L2 R2 D U F2
23. D' B F2 D' U' B2 D2 U B2 F R' D2 B' L' F U2 F U L2 R U F' L2 R2 D'
24. D2 B2 F' L R2 B F2 U2 B' U B' F2 D U2 L2 R U' F2 L2 R U B' F' U2 L
25. B F' D2 L2 U2 R' B F R2 B' F2 R' B' F L R U R2 U F D B F2 D' U

3x3x3 One Handed
1. F2 D U2 L2 F R2 U2 F2 L' R F2 D F' D2 L B2 F L2 R2 D B L R2 B' D
2. B2 F L' D' L' R B' R2 D' U' R' B F U2 R2 D R' B2 F2 D' U R2 B F' R
3. L' R2 B2 L' B F' L U2 L2 U2 R2 B F' R B F' D B U B2 L2 D L' B D2
4. D L R B' F2 R' F2 L' D' L2 R F D2 B2 F2 L B' D2 U2 L' R2 B2 D' F' L'
5. B' L' R2 D F' L' R F2 D' U' L2 R2 F D2 U' L R2 F2 L F2 D' L2 F' D' U

3x3x3 With Feet
1. F2 R' B' F2 L2 R D2 U' F' D2 B' D' U B L' R' B D2 L' D' U2 L B2 R D
2. B F D' U2 F L2 R' D' B' F' U2 F2 D U' L' B2 F' R F2 U2 R' D' U L' R2
3. B F2 U' L' R D U' L' U2 B' F' D B L2 R' B L2 D2 U B L2 D' B' F U'
4. R D2 U B F2 L2 R B U' B2 R' U B' D U R D2 L' R B2 F2 L' U' B F'
5. B' L2 B2 D' U' R' D' U' L' F' U' B' U2 R2 B R D2 U' L R B2 F D' U B'

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
1. D U B' L' R' D U2 B' L2 R' U' R F2 U2 L' R2 F' L' R' D' U F' D U' L R' D2 U' L' R' F U2 R2 D R' F R' D2 U' L2 U B' F2 U' L' (45 moves original)
L' F2 R2 U' L2 D' B F L R' F D' B2 D2 B' D' U2 R' (18 moves optimal solution, easier to apply multiple times)

2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4+5x5x5 Relay
1. (2x2x2) R' U R2 D R F D2 F2 L F2 D' R' F' R' D F2 U L2 D R2 D2 B L' F L2
1. (3x3x3) D B' F2 R' D2 F L R' B F2 L' U F' L R B2 F D2 F' L' R2 D2 B2 D2 U'
1. (4x4x4) L' r2 R2 U2 f' L R B f' F L2 u' f2 U' L' B' U B2 f' F' D' r2 R2 u' L2 r2 R2 D2 F2 U' B2 f' D2 R u B' f' F' u' U
1. (5x5x5) b2 R' b f R2 f2 R F L' l2 R b f L2 B b' d2 u U L2 B D' f r d f2 L2 l b' r R' u U2 L d' U l D U b2 L U2 B' u2 R D r' d' F' l D2 d U' B' l R D2 d f' r'

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Master Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Clock (UddU u=-1,d=5 would mean Up-Left-pin is Up, Up-Right-pin is Down, Down-Left-pin is Down, Down-Right-pin is Up and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin up rotated counterclockwise by 1 hour and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin down rotated clockwise by 5 hours)
1. UUdd u=0,d=4 / dUdU u=6,d=4 / ddUU u=5,d=-2 / UdUd u=0,d=-3 / dUUU u=5 / UdUU u=0 / UUUd u=2 / UUdU u=2 / UUUU u=5 / dddd d=6 / UUUd
2. UUdd u=-5,d=-5 / dUdU u=6,d=-4 / ddUU u=4,d=0 / UdUd u=-5,d=-5 / dUUU u=-1 / UdUU u=-3 / UUUd u=2 / UUdU u=0 / UUUU u=-1 / dddd d=-1 / UUUU
3. UUdd u=6,d=5 / dUdU u=3,d=4 / ddUU u=-2,d=-4 / UdUd u=4,d=1 / dUUU u=-4 / UdUU u=6 / UUUd u=-1 / UUdU u=0 / UUUU u=0 / dddd d=6 / UUdd
4. UUdd u=-1,d=6 / dUdU u=5,d=4 / ddUU u=-3,d=-4 / UdUd u=2,d=-4 / dUUU u=4 / UdUU u=5 / UUUd u=5 / UUdU u=5 / UUUU u=-4 / dddd d=3 / UUdd
5. UUdd u=2,d=-1 / dUdU u=-4,d=-1 / ddUU u=2,d=1 / UdUd u=5,d=-2 / dUUU u=0 / UdUU u=3 / UUUd u=0 / UUdU u=-1 / UUUU u=0 / dddd d=0 / dUdU

MegaMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! Scrambling MegaMinx is a pain in the ....That is why I now give you the choice between two types of scrambles. The second scrambling method was proposed by Stefan Pochmann at the WCA-site and he explains it here. Currently I will give scrambles by his scrambler, but in the future I might provide scrambles with less moves. Let me (and him) know what you think!)
1. d3 c2 d F2 A2 a3 e4 C4 A2 a4 b2 D2 E4 D3 b e4 f a4 d a b a4 c2 f3 e f3 e4 C4 D2 F3 b4 d4 F a d2 a c3 e4 C2 f2 b2 D4 A c2 d F2 c2 F4 c2 E e3 B3 a3 c3 d2 f2 b4 d4 e a2
2. E4 f3 D3 e2 f2 e C b3 f C4 e a3 d f2 a2 b3 c2 a4 f4 C D E3 d4 a3 b2 f a2 e4 C4 f2 D d2 a d a4 d3 F3 A4 c3 E4 b3 f4 C2 B2 A C4 b2 e C D3 F2 f3 e2 a3 b4 e2 C2 B4 a3 f4
3. f2 e3 a3 c2 d f3 a3 b3 E2 c4 a4 f2 b3 e4 d2 e4 B2 f4 a d2 e3 C F2 e4 B3 e C4 F B3 E4 F4 B a f3 a f4 e4 f2 b E A3 C3 a4 c e f2 C a3 e2 B4 d a2 d3 f a e3 C4 e4 C B
4. c F2 d e4 B4 a3 c4 e4 B e2 B2 a c2 f D C2 b c f b3 c3 f2 D4 a d3 B4 C4 d4 a d2 a3 c4 e d f a4 d F2 B4 f2 C2 B4 f3 C3 d2 c2 d e3 f2 a b3 f4 C4 B D4 F B3 e3 B3 d4
5. A d4 f4 b3 a2 f2 b2 E e2 d3 B A3 a2 b a3 c b2 d e3 d2 B b4 d3 B2 c2 b4 D3 e a f2 a f3 D4 E3 d4 B3 c2 E3 d3 c3 a c2 a4 e3 f4 b D2 e2 B A4 b4 e a c4 F4 b3 d2 a4 e2 C2
1. R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ Y++
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- Y++
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ Y--
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ Y++
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- Y--
2. R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ Y--
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- Y--
3. R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- Y--
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ Y--
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ Y++
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ Y++
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
4. R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ Y--
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- Y--
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- Y--
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
5. R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- Y++
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y--
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- Y--
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ Y--
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ Y--
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- Y++

Pyraminx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! It's really easy. The first (small) letters are for the tips, then come the normal moves)
1. R L R' B' U B L R' L B' U' B L R B' U R' U' B L
2. r' u' R' L' R B R L R L B' L' U' B R' U' L' U B' L'
3. u' R U R' B' L' B R L R B' L R L' B R' U' R' L' B'
4. l r b u L U B' L' B R L' R' L B' L' U L' U R' L
5. r' b u L B' L U B' L R U B L' R' L' R' U B' R' L'

Square-1
1. 1,-1 / 0,3 / -4,3 / -2,4 / -4,2 / 6,4 / 3,2 / 0,4 / 6,4 / 2,0 / 0,4 / 6,0 / 0,4 / -4,3 / 6,3 / 3,0
2. 0,-1 / 0,6 / 0,3 / -3,1 / 6,3 / -3,4 / 0,2 / 6,0 / 2,0 / 2,4 / 0,4 / -4,2 / 4,0 / 6,1 / 0,5 / 4,0 / -1,4
3. 3,-4 / 0,6 / -5,3 / 6,3 / 3,0 / 3,1 / 0,2 / 0,3 / -1,0 / -5,1 / -1,2 / 0,3 / 6,0 / 0,4 / -3,0 / 4,0 / -3,0 /
4. -3,-1 / 0,6 / 1,3 / 0,3 / 0,3 / 6,3 / 0,3 / 3,0 / 3,0 / 3,2 / 1,3 / 6,1 / 2,3 / 0,3 / 1,0 / -1,2 /
5. 3,5 / 0,4 / 6,0 / 3,3 / 0,3 / 6,1 / 0,2 / 2,4 / 6,2 / 0,4 / 1,0 / 0,3 / 5,0 / 4,0 / 2,3 / -1,0 / -5,1


Just to make sure everyone understands: We follow the official WCA rules for all events. The only exception for this is the experimental scrambling method for MegaMinx. For relay you have 15 seconds of inspection in total, you can use any order to solve the cubes and the rest of the relay-rules should be obvious. Here are some other things that people often don't know:

• For big-cubes a small letter in the scramble means double layer turn, not slice turn
• For multiple blind you can choose how many cubes you are going to do (let me know if 25 scrambles is not enough). If you choose 5 cubes you have to use the first 5 scrambles.
• For one-handed you can only use one hand during inspection
• For with feet you can only use feet during inspection
• For Fewest Moves there is a 1 hour time limit

For every event you participate in you will be rewarded points. You will also be rewarded points according to your ranking. Because this is quite a complicated system you can read about it in this thread. The results of the competition will be available as soon as possible after the competition closes in this thread.

If you think other events should be added to this competition you can influence that in the 2008: Other events for Weekly competition thread

This competition starts now and ends tuesday/wednesday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line.

 

[AvGalen]

Fewest Moves Analysis

Reserved for Fewest Moves Analysis

 

[Erik]

meeeeeeeeee
2: 5.11, (5.94), 5.81, 5.25, (4.59)=>5.39
3: (14.97), 13.05, 13.08, 12.81, (12.64)=>12.98 not a good idea to do the weekly contest as your first 5 solves of the day when it's only 15 degrees in your room....
4: 58.30, (59.5), 57.17, 57.89, (55.81)=>57.79 crap, all solves had at least OLL par
5: (1:59.92), 1:40.41, 1:45.92, (1:39.61), 1:50.00=>1:45.44 I HATE MY CUBE
oh: 24.41, 25.17, (26.55), (23.66), 25.77=>25.12 I'll always suck at OH...
pyraminx: (7.06), 9.38, 9.69, 9.83, (10.17)=> 9.63
----BLD----
2: 17.86, DNF, 27.25=> 17.86

 

[Henrik]

Henrik
2x2: 6.05 5.80 (5.09) 5.44 (6.83) => 5.76 sec
3x3:(20.28) (13.29) 19.36 15.54 16.39 => 17.10 sec
4x4: 1:28.73 1:23.03 1:31.29 (1:11.17) (1:37.95) => 1:27.68 min
the day of my 4x4 Eastsheen is soon over
5x5: (2:36.60) 2:24.30 (2:10.79) 2:26.92 2:28.28 => 2:26.50 min
3x3 BLD: 3:07.57 (2:36.18) (DNF(2:24)) => 2:36.60 min
The DNF was my own stupidity. I did the right thing at the wrong time. Lars we are even DK open is going to be great
Magic: 1.03 1.32 1.02 (DNF) (1.01) => 1.12 sec avg
MultiBLD: 2/2 11:01.94 min
Memo on the 2nd cube took way too long.

 

[ExoCorsair]

2x2x2: 9.09 7.87 5.20 6.66 6.51 = 7.01
3x3x3: 20.83 23.33 18.44 20.18 18.38 = 19.81
4x4x4: 1:29.26 1:26.65 1:22.55 1:32.85 1:40.23 = 1:29.58
5x5x5: 1:49.88 2:09.98 2:03.73 2:07.40 2:18.68 = 2:07.03
2x2x2_bf: DNF DNF DNF
Magic: 1.88 1.27 1.21 2.45 DNF = 1.86
Master Magic: 7.31 3.73 2.83 2.66 DNF = 4.62
Pyraminx: 11.82 13.75 16.03 24.75 9.97 = 13.86

Yet another bad week! I can't seem to do well on these competitions...

 

[LarsN]

Lars Nielsson
2x2x2:
11.04 (16.62) 14.28 (09.85) 11.12 = 12.15
Comment: much better than last week J
3x3x3:
21.10 (19.28) 21.06 (22.28) 20.93 = 21.03
Comment: still dreaming of that sub20…
4x4x4:
2:02.53 1:55.67 (1:33.68) 1:39.65 (2:07.03) = 1:52.62
5x5x5:
(4:43.64) (3:47.06) 4:27.71 4:01.34 4:08.87 = 4:12.64
Comment: A lot of work to be done here. Can someone teach me to do centers faster than my current (and embarrassing) 1:30?
3x3x3BLD:
DNF DNF DNF = DNF
Comment: very sad…first one was almost 2 minutes into the strangest memo I’ve ever had until I realised the cube was rotated so that I was actually trying to aply my normal colorscheme to the wrong centers, stupid mistake. Second one was way off, and the third off by a 3-edge cycle. I hope I don't do this at DKOpen.

I’m too discouraged to try anymore today…

 

[philkt731]

2: 4.33 3.78 3.88 3.41 3.91 = 3.86 awesome, pretty easy scrambles

3: 15.91 15.78 15.16 12.21 14.18 = 15.03 good

4: 1:04.75 1:20.83 OP 1:20.80 OP 1:09.05 P 1:11.00 OP = 1:13.62 i need to get more consistent and more fast

5: 2:09.02 2:12.05 2:01.08 2:16.28 2:27.86 = 2:12.48 nice

2BLD: 32.00 DNF (40.40) 23.59 = 23.59

3BLD: DNF (2:21.46) DNF (2:51.11) 2:28.52 = 2:28.52

3OH: 28.69 31.88 29.77 31.40 29.55 = 30.24 nice

FMC: 33 HTM (30 STM)
Scramble: L' F2 R2 U' L2 D' B F L R' F D' B2 D2 B' D' U2 R'
Solution: L B F {R2 L2} U2 {R L'} D U F' U' F U' L U L' U2 F' U' F U {R L'} D L U2 L' D' L U' R' U' (33)
Explanation:
2xCross: L B F R2 L2 U2 R L' D (9)
3rd pair: U F' U' F U' L U L' (8)
4th pair: U2 F' U' F U R. U R' U' (9)
This leaves a three cycle of corners. Insert L' D L U2 L' D' L U2 (8) at the . canceling one move.
maybe could've found a better insertion with more time

Relay: 3:47.44
2: 0:03
5: 2:14
4: 1:14 P
3: 0:16
pretty avg solves

 

[sam]

2x2: 7.20 7.42 6.64 7.11 11.02 -> 7.24
Wow... thats horrible...

3x3: 21.62 18.30 20.75 20.71 26.69 -> 21.03
ugh... i guess this is how this week's going to be

3x3OH: 33.22 42.69 37.40 41.22 46.38 -> 40.44
Not bad...

Magic: 1.35 1.63 1.34 1.39 1.31 -> 1.36
Ok for not practising...

Master Magic:2.48 2.75 2.36 2.38 2.76 -> 2.54
Not a bad lefty flip average.

2x2 BLD: DNF DNF DNF

 

[AvGalen]

... Can someone teach me to do centers faster than my current (and embarrassing) 1:30?...

Sure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hwctYRPSKk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPEZLZjv3I
Centers can be done in about 45 seconds by an average cuber like me or in sub 30 by the best.

 

[Dene]

... Can someone teach me to do centers faster than my current (and embarrassing) 1:30?...

Sure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hwctYRPSKk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPEZLZjv3I
Centers can be done in about 45 seconds by an average cuber like me or in sub 30 by the best.

Oh wow, I never realised that was how the top cubers do centers. Yet again, I have always improvise my centers, and have been doing a combination of your two methods (whichever suits the situation). The main problem I have is with the last few pieces. I can get the last bar reasonably quickly, but it takes me quite a lot of moves, and I doubt it is optimal. Normally, for me, this involves setting up just one corner on the wrong face with the 2x1 bar under it (if this makes sense), then bring the 2x1 bar up (pushing the corner up as well), U/U', then bring the corners back down into position to make the 3x1 bar. This doesn't seem optimal to me. How do "experts" do it?

 

[AvGalen]

Improvisation, intuïtion, recognition of common patterns, some studied patterns and a mixture of the techniques in the video is how I do it. For the las piece I usually end with 2 corner-centers that need to be swapped. I use a sune-variation (r U2 r' U' r U' r' or l' U2 l U l' U l') to do that

 

[alexc]

2x2: 7.75 7.91 8.53 (9.59) (7.61) = 8.06
The 9.59 was a +2. Bad...

3x3: 21.02 (25.19) (17.05) 17.05 17.61 = 18.56
Nice! The last solves were great! (The 25 was a POP)

4x4: (2:02.63) (2:31.77) 2:24.08 2:03.78 2:05.05 = 2:10.97
I was hoping for sub-2 this week... Surprisingly the 2:05 was a POP. Stupid OLL parities!

2x2bf: 45.11 42.83 44.97 = 42.83
Very consistent, no DNF's.

3x3bf: 2:23.77 2:42.55 DNS = 2:23.77
I didn't feel like doing the last one, because the first two solves were decent.

3x3oh: 39.05 39.66 (1:07.00) (34.22) 38.34 = 39.02
Not as good as last week, but still good.

3x3multibld: Never mind, not doing it. Want to get used to using Roman Rooms and my new images.

 

[Dene]

Improvisation, intuïtion, recognition of common patterns, some studied patterns and a mixture of the techniques in the video is how I do it. For the las piece I usually end with 2 corner-centers that need to be swapped. I use a sune-variation (r U2 r' U' r U' r' or l' U2 l U l' U l') to do that

Yea, that sounds like what I use. Oh well, I'm getting faster, I got a 58.xx yesterday for centers.

 

[King Koopa]

3x3x3: 18.70, 22.64, 21.34, (18.45), (22.78)

Average: 20.90
Better than last week...

 

[KJiptner]

3x3x3: (15.09) 17.45 16.88 17.92 (18.91) = 17.42 okaaay

 

[masterofthebass]

Phil... you've improved a ton at the 5x5. 2:01 single!... GJ.

 

[pjk]

3x3: (14.58) 15.90 15.10 (16.93) 16.45 ==> Avg: 15.82
The 15.10 I dropped, or it would have been 2 sec. quicker. Good enough though.

 

[KConny]

Fewest Moves: 35

Scramble: L' F2 R2 U' L2 D' B F L R' F D' B2 D2 B' D' U2 R'
Solution: L2 B U' D2 B' F U2 B F' U R' B F' U2 B' F R2 L' B L' R2 F R' B' R F' R' B D F B' D B F' D2
Explanation:
3x2x1: L2 B U' D2 B' F U2 B F'
2X-cross: U R' . L' B L' R ..
Pair: D F B' D B F' D2
. : B F' U2 B' F R2
.. : R F R' B' R F' R' B

Wow, PB. I tried skelton + insertion.

 

[philkt731]

Phil... you've improved a ton at the 5x5. 2:01 single!... GJ.

thanks. yeah ryan's sim really helped a lot, took off about 30 seconds! Now if only I could get that 1:31 in real life

 

[Siraj A.]

3x3x3: 21.14, (22.48), 21.77, 21.01, (20.93) = 21.31 -- Lucky

2x2x2: (9.44), (7.89), 8.36, DNF, 7.95 = 8.16

Pyraminx: