[WR] 4x4 Average 35.52 Giovanni Contardi

Wow, great average, but I have a feeling that this record won't last too long. Love the end where he throws his cube in the air XD.
 
Giovanni Contardi - "4x4x4 World Record Average 35.52" Italian Open 2011

1st solve - 32.59
Scramble: r f2 L' u' r2 R D u U2 r f2 F' R2 B2 F2 D U' R2 f' D' u2 L2 U R' f2 F' U L' B' f2 r R2 u2 F2 u2 F D2 u B F2

Solve:
y' x' // inspection
centres (~8sec : 36htm/4.50tps : 44etm/5.50tps)

r' F' l // green
R' u U2 l' U2 l (z x') F' l U' r' z' r' F2 r // blue
(z x') F' r U' r // red
x l U l' r' F2 r U' r U x' U' r' F U' r' F2 r // finish centres
edges (~13sec : 53htm/4.08tps : 62etm/4.77tps)
// BR free

u U x U R' U' R // BO
z' x' U2 R U' R' u' // BY
U' R U' R' u // GW
x2 x' F2 U' R U R' x' u' // WB
F R' F' R u // GO
R U R' u' // GR
U' R R' R U' R' u // WR
x2 U' x' F' U F' U' b' // OY/YR
R2 B r' z R F' U R' F d // WO/YO
3x3x3 (~11sec : 69htm/6.27tps : 78etm/7.09tps)

x' D' R' F D' (z x') R' U' 3l U' 3l' D' // cross
U' R U2' R2' U' R2 // 1st pair
U' R' y' R U R' U R' U' R U R' U2' R // 2nd pair
U' R U' R' y' U' R' U R // 3rd pair
U' R U R2' F R F' // 4th pair
U4' 3r' U' U' R U R' U 3r // OLL
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' // PLL

32.59sec : 158htm/4.85tps : 184etm/5.65tps

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2nd solve - 36.90
B2 f2 R2 B2 U' r2 R' D' U B f L' D f F' U' F' D2 F2 u F' r' R2 u' F D B R2 B' f2 U2 B f R D' U' r' f2 u' B2

y' x // inspection
centres (~10sec : 28htm/2.80tps : 35etm/3.50tps)

r' F r // yellow
x' R u y' r U2 r' y F U r U2 r' // white
z x' r' U' r2' // red
U' r U' r3' F2 r U' l // green
U2 r U' r' // blue/orange
edges (~14sec : 57htm/4.07tps : 73etm/5.21tps)

u U x2 U' x' U F' U' // RG
z' x' U2 x2 R U R' U' x' R U' R' U // RW
z' R' F' R x' u' // WG
U' R U' R' u // OB
x2 x' R' F R b' // OG
U' R U R' x' u // WO
F R' F' R u' // YR
x2 U x' R' F R x' u // BW
U2' R U' R' u' // YB
U2 R U' R' u // YG
(x y') U R' U' l' // BR/OY
3x3x3 (~13sec : 70htm/5.38tps : 81etm/6.23tps)

(x z) U2 z U z2 R (U D') x' 3u // cross
U2' R U' R' U L' U' L U' y2' U U' R U' R' // 1st pair
y R U R' 3d' R U' R' // 2nd pair
y2' R' U' R y' R U R' L U L' // 3rd pair
U2' R U2' R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
3r U R' U' 3r' R U R U' R' // OLL
R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U' // PLL

36.90sec : 155htm/4.20tps : 189etm/5.12tps

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3rd solve - 33.61
Scramble: L2 f D' f' u2 F2 U' r2 F' L' R' B' r R F2 L B2 u' R2 B' u2 U F D2 U' F' r2 u' B U2 f2 F u2 R2 B' L2 B R' f2 u'

Solve:
z' y2 // inspection
centres (~9 sec : 31htm/3.44tps : 34etm/3.78tps)

D' r U r2' // orange
R2 u r U2 r' y r' F r // red
z x F' r' F' l // yellow
x' r U' r' F x' U (l' r') F2 r U' l // green
F r U2 r' // white/blue
edges (~13 sec : 57htm/4.38tps : 75etm/5.77tps)

u U x2 x' U' R U R' z' // YR
x' U2 x U R' U' R // RG
z' F R' F R x' u' // WG
U2' F R' F' R u // GY
x2 x' R U' R' U x' u' // RB
x2 U2' x' U' R U R' x' u // RW
x R' F R x' u' // OY
U' R U' R' u // OG
R U' R' u' // OB
U x R' F R x' u // WO
U' F R' F' R u' z // BW/YB
3x3x3 (~12 sec : 63htm/5.25tps : 73etm/6.08tps)

R' F R y2' x U2' x' R' F' D' // cross
y' U R U' R' U' R U R' // 1st pair
y R U R' U L U L' // 2nd pair
R U' R' U' R U' R2' U' R // 3rd pair
U2 R U' R' U y' R' U R // 4th pair
U2' U F' (L' U' L U)2 y' R // OLL
U' R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R // PLL

33.61sec : 151htm/4.49tps : 182etm/5.42tps

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4th solve - 36.06
Scramble: u L2 r' f F r u2 R2 B2 F R B2 u2 F' L2 F U' f2 r B2 f' U2 f L R2 u' r' R2 f2 u2 B' f L' D' u2 U' B2 f2 D' R

Solve:
y x // inspection
centres (~6 sec : 25htm/4.17tps : 31etm/5.17tps)

U r' F (r l) // orange
r U2 r' R z U' r' z' U r' F2 r // red
(R z) r U' r2' x' U' r2 U2' r' U2' r' // finish centres
edges (~14 sec : 51htm/3.64tps : 71etm/5.07tps)

u // YO
U R U' R' // OG
y x x' R U R' x U R' U' R // RG
z' U F2 x' F' u' // BW
x2 U2' x' U' R U R' b // WG
F R' F R x' u' // WR/OB
U' R U' R' y x U' R U R' x' u' // BR
x U R' U' R x' u // GY
U2' x U R' U' R y' r' // OW
F R F' l // YB/YR
3x3x3 (~16 sec : 70htm/4.38tps : 84etm/5.25tps)

R' U x' D' R' y R D' y' R2 U' R' // Xcross
y2 U R U2' R' U' y' R U' R' // 2nd pair
y U' y L' U' L // 3rd pair
U' R U' R' y' U' R' U R // 4th pair
r U2 x r U2 r U2 x' l' U2 l U2 r' U2' r U2 r' U2' r' // OLL parity
U' R' R U' R' U' R' F R F' U R // OLL
R' U' R y R2 3u R' U R U' R 3u' R2' // PLL

36.06sec : 146htm/4.05tps : 186etm/5.16tps

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5th solve - 42.40
Scramble: r R2 D u U2 B u' r' f U2 r' D' u2 U r2 F r' D R' u' B f2 u2 U F D2 U L' u B D' B2 f F2 L D' B2 D' f' r2

Solve:
centres (~9 sec : 26htm/2.89tps : 32etm/3.56tps)
U l L u' // orange
x' R R2' d' U r U2 r' // red
z x' r' U r2' // yellow
U r U r3' F2 r U l // green
U r U2' r' // white/blue
edges (~15 sec : 58htm/3.87tps : 79etm/5.27tps)
// OW free

u U x2 U' x' R' F R // YO
(x' y) U' R U' R' // WG
y x2 x' 3l U 3l' U R' U' R x' u' // GY
x2 U2' x' R' F R x' u // OG
R U' R' u' // OB
x x' R' R2 U' R' u // WB
x2 U x' U' R U R' x' u' // WR
U' R 3l' U R' U' R x' u // RB
U x U R' U' R (x' y) u2' // BY
x2 U' x' U' R U R' (x' y') u // RY/RG
3x3x3 (~19 sec : 82htm/4.32tps : 99etm/5.21tps)

z R2' y2 F2 y F R R' U2 R' F2 D2 // cross
y y' R U R' U R' U' R U' y 3r' F 3r // 1st pair
3d' U' R U' R' // 2nd pair
U2' R' U R U L' U' L // 3rd pair
y U y' R' U R U' y U' R U R' // 4th pair
r U2 x r U2 r U2 r' U2 l U2 r' U2' r U2 r' U2' r' // OLL parity
U' R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
U2 R' U2' R U R' U' z R' U R' D R U' R' // PLL

42.40sec : 166htm/3.91tps : 210etm/4.95tps

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Notes
All notation is SiGN
Scramble with White on U & Green on F
Rotations may not be actually what was performed
Move counts are estimated using [wiki]HTM[/wiki] & [wiki]ETM[/wiki]
 
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Awesome solves Giovanni, congratulations on the WR. You've taught me a lot.

Brest, that's incredible. How long does it take to reconstruct a typical 3x3/4x4 solve from video?
3x3x3 ~20mins / 4x4x4 ~50mins

Oh also, finished all 5. =)
 
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