I finally just got back from the competition. It was a lot of fun! Mitchell did a great job of organizing everything; we actually finished ahead of schedule. Overall, I'm pleased with how I did on 3x3x3. Well, the first round was seriously the worst round of my life (16 average), so that's all I'm going to mention about that. I averaged 13.8x in the second round and got a 10.43 single. The 10.43 felt great, and it's also the 2nd fastest solve in the US! Still, this round was a little disappointing, because my times were low 12, 10.43, mid 12, and then two 16s. I had a shot at NR, but those 16s (especially the second one) killed it. My average in the final was somewhere around 13.10. My solves were 11.09, 15.xx (+2), 13.12, 12.xx, 14.xx. Obviously, I wasn't very happy about that +2, but I did something even dumber on the 13.12. I got to PLL and saw a bar of 3 and thought it was an F perm. I did the first part of the F perm (U' R' U R U' R2) and just as I am about to do that rotation, I realize that the PLL was actually an edge cycle. So I undo that much and do the right PLL this time and get a 13.12. If I would have just done the edge cycle first, that solve would have easily been 10.xx. So if I didn't mess that up and I didn't get that +2, I could have NR again. But, it happens, and even with the dumb mistakes I still feel I had a good final round. I wasn't nearly as shaky as I usually am, so I was able to get some decent times. I just have to wait till the Da Vinci competition to have a shot at the NR again.
. To all of you going tonight, it sounds like fun, and I wish I could be there!
