[Official] [Podium winners 3x3] World Championship 2011

[Faz]

Actually, I had no choice. I wasn't allowed to look over at his timer or even at the screen to see what times he got.

 

[teller]

Michał Pleskowicz - 1st place World Championship 2011 - 8.65 average of 5

1st solve - 8.94...
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y U' R' R U' d' U' R U R' d' L' U L // 4th pair

It amazes me to see stuff like this in a sub-9 single. I'm really starting to question my focus on movecount...lol...

Brest, thanks so much for these!

 

[Brest]

Feliks Zemdegs - 3rd place World Championship 2011 - 9.58 average of 5

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1st solve - 9.21

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U2 F R2 F2 R' U2 B R2 F2 L' U' R F2 L2 U' R' F U'

D' L (U' D') R' F R2 // cross
U' y' U' R' R R' U R U' R' U' R // 1st pair
y' U2' R' U R d' L U' L' // 2nd pair
U2' R U2' R' U2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
U2' y' R U R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' F U R R' R U' R' U R R' R U' R' F' // OLL
U F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2' // PLL
alg.garron

9.21sec : 70htm/76etm : 7.60/8.25tps

2nd solve - 9.46

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R2 D L2 U' F' L2 F' R2 B' L' D2 B' U F2 L D2 U' F

y' // inspection
D R' D x U r' // cross
U' R U' R' L U' L' // 1st pair
y' U2' R' U R // 2nd pair
L U' L' U L U L' // 3rd pair
y' R U2' R2' R R' U' R2 U' R' // 4th pair
U2' r U' L U (r' L') U d r U' r' F // OLLCP
U R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R x y' y R // EPLL
alg.garron

9.46sec : 58htm/64etm : 6.13/6.77tps

3rd solve - 11.55

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B' F2 D2 F D' F D2 U' B R2 D B2 F2 L B' R2 F' R F'

x // inspection
B R' F R2 D L2' D' U2' D D2' // cross
R U R' U2' R U R' // 1st pair
U' y' U R U2' R2' x l U R' F R y' R' // 2nd pair
U' y' R' U R U2' R U R' // 3rd pair
U' y U2' R' F R F' R U' U U' R' // 4th pair
R' F' r U R U' r' F // OLL
U2' R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 (R L) // PLL
alg.garron

11.55sec : 66htm/78etm : 5.71/6.75tps

4th solve - 10.06

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R2 B' F2 U F L' B D' B' U2 B2 F' R2 B2 D F R2 U'

y x2 // inspection
D l U' l' U R' F D // cross
R' U2' R d R U R' // 1st pair
y2' R U R2' U' R // 2nd pair
U' R' R U' R' F R2 U' R' U d R' // 3rd pair
U R' U' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
U' r U' r' U' r U r' y' R' U R // OLL
U U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // PLL
alg.garron

10.06sec : 71htm/75etm : 7.06/7.46tps

5th solve - 9.13

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R2 F2 D2 L' B2 D R' U2 F2 D2 L U F2 D F' D2 F

z x2 // inspection
R D' x' R' U2' x (U D') // cross
L' U2 L L' L U L' U' L // 1st pair
U R U2' R2' U' R2 // 2nd pair
U2' R' U L U L' // 3rd pair
d U R' U2' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
U2' R U R' U R U2' R' // OLL
U' F' U' F R2 u R' U2 U' R U' R u' R2 // PLL
alg.garron

9.13sec : 58htm/62etm : 6.35/6.79tps

 

[pjk]

Actually, I had no choice. I wasn't allowed to look over at his timer or even at the screen to see what times he got.

What rule is that, and why does it exist?

 

[Faz]

What rule is that, and why does it exist?

Well, it wasn't official, I think that it's just that they didn't want the competitors to know any of the other finalists' times.

I forgot to say - Congrats to Michal! He was absolutely amazing, and a really nice guy too. (Unlucky that he lost his main OH cube on the day of the finals, but I'm sure this made up for it)

 

[amostay2004]

I have to say, Feliks, on the bright side, I bet people will love you more after this 3x3 finals. Finally you seem human like the rest of us =P Also you took your loss pretty maturely for a 15 (16?) year old, and we definitely respect you for that.

I will definitely never forget that 5x5 finals where I told Tim Major 'I won't be happy until I see a sub-1 single' and you proceed to get a sub-1 avg, and how after Dan's 57 you said you had one more solve and actually beat that, even with the entire crowd focusing on you

 

[pjk]

Oh yeah, congrats Feliks on all your wins. So impressive as always. Also congrats to Rowe and Michal, and all the other winners.

 

[Faz]

Thanks Amos!

Here's another version of the final

 

[y235]

great video!

when will you upload the WRs?

 

[Enter]

I want to see all the finalist! has some one got the video and congrats to all! It was an epic world's specially the 5x5x5!

 

[David Zemdegs]

What rule is that, and why does it exist?

As they both had the same scrambles and Michal solved first, Faz wasnt allowed to look lest he see the scramble he was about to do...

 

[Chrisalead]

3 new world records not 2 ^^ 4x4 average, 5x5 single and average and he missed the 6x6 average by so few !

 

[Brest]

Amazing solves Michał, under pressure to take the Championship. Very impressive, especially considering the moment and how long the weekend was. I loved the keyhole Xcross and the cross with preserved pair, and your turning style - so smooth. You definitely had the crowd!

Feliks, one of the amazing things about your final round is that you came 3rd with a performance that was significantly inferior to your standard. You had an extremely good tournament with many mind-boggling achievements. I also really appreciated the way you comported yourself, kudos to you.

Congratulations also to Rowe, great result! Does anyone have these solves on video? And not just Rowes' solves, but all of the other final 12? Yes indeed, you know what I want to do! =)

 

[Tim Major]

He failed like 1 pair each solve (in one solve there were like 7 F2L pair insertions), bad cross in some, bad OLL in most, bad PLL in two of them (or so it seems).

Argh, 1:33 left to type, so I'll be quick.
He felt a lot of pressure because he was told not to watch Michal, and Michal was getting a lot more applause. So Faz assumed Michal was getting extremely fast solves, and had no way of knowing. Pressure causes mistakes, and the pressure just got worse and worse. There was already a lot of pressure on him, because he was the favourite, still getting sub 10 average with that pressure is pretty crazy.

 

[RTh]

Argh, 1:33 left to type, so I'll be quick.
He felt a lot of pressure because he was told not to watch Michal, and Michal was getting a lot more applause. So Faz assumed Michal was getting extremely fast solves, and had no way of knowing. Pressure causes mistakes, and the pressure just got worse and worse. There was already a lot of pressure on him, because he was the favourite, still getting sub 10 average with that pressure is pretty crazy.

I wasn't criticizing, just summing that up. I pretty much agree with you and Amos. Under that much pressure I would have quit xd

 

[DavidWoner]

Congratulations also to Rowe, great result! Does anyone have these solves on video? And not just Rowes' solves, but all of the other final 12?

No idea about the other 9 though.

 

[PhillipEspinoza]

Must have been KILLER for Faz to not know the times after those crazy reactions! Some reactions made it sound like a WR was broken. I would have wanted to look over SOO bad. Those reactions, I think, were enough to throw ANYBODY off their game. Watching this live stream was so crazy, it was worth staying up til 6am.

 

[AustinReed]

Must have been KILLER for Faz to not know the times after those crazy reactions! Some reactions made it sound like a WR was broken. I would have wanted to look over SOO bad. Those reactions, I think, were enough to throw ANYBODY off their game. Watching this live stream was so crazy, it was worth staying up til 6am.

I tried to stay up, but fell asleep at 3 :/

 

[Brest]

Rowe Hessler - 2nd place World Championship 2011 - 9.56 average of 5

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1st solve - 8.52

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U2 F R2 F2 R' U2 B R2 F2 L' U' R F2 L2 U' R' F U'

y2 x' // inspection
D R' F D2 F2 // cross
L' U L // 1st pair
U' y U2 L' U' L y' U L U L' // 2nd pair
y U L' U L U2' L' U L // 3rd pair
U' y' U' R' U R U' R' U R // 4th pair
U2' U R' U' F U R U' R' F' R // OLL
R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R // PLL
alg.garron

8.52sec : 56htm/61etm : 6.57/7.16tps

2nd solve - 8.77

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R2 D L2 U' F' L2 F' R2 B' L' D2 B' U F2 L D2 U' F

y' // inspection
D R' D F L' // cross
U' R U' R' L U' L' // 1st pair
y' U' U' R' U R // 2nd pair
U' U L U' L' U L U L' // 3rd pair
y' R U' U' R2' U' R2 U' R' // 4th pair
U' U' R' F R2 B' R2' F' R2 B R' // OLL
U2 R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R y' B R' U R U' // PLL
alg.garron

8.77sec : 57htm/62etm : 6.50/7.07tps

3rd solve - 10.61

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B' F2 D2 F D' F D2 U' B R2 D B2 F2 L B' R2 F' R F'

x' // inspection
L U' F' R' F' D2 // cross
U d U R' U' R U' R' U R // 1st pair
R U R' y' L' U L // 2nd pair
d R' U' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
y U' y R U' R' d U R' U' R // 4th pair
U2 R' U' R U' R' d R' U R B // OLL
U R' U R' U' y R' F' R U' U R U' R' U R' F R F // PLL
alg.garron

10.61sec : 68htm/74etm : 6.41/6.97tps

4th solve - 10.02

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R2 B' F2 U F L' B D' B' U2 B2 F' R2 B2 D F R2 U'

y2 z // inspection
R2' F u' L' u // cross
U R' U' R U' R R' U' R' U R // 1st pair
U R U R' // 2nd pair
d U2 R U' R' U' y' R' U R // 3rd pair
U y' U R' U' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
U' U R' U' R' F R f' (x' y') (U D') x R' R U R // OLL
R' R U' R U R' U' R' f S' R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' // PLL
alg.garron

10.02sec : 72htm/75etm : 7.19/7.49tps

5th solve - 9.90

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R2 F2 D2 L' B2 D R' U2 F2 D2 L U F2 D F' D2 F

y2 z // inspection
R' R2 D' R' y R2 D' // cross
y U R' U2' R U R' U' R // 1st pair
U L U2 L2' U' L // 2nd pair
U' U2 F' L U L' F // 3rd pair
R U R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' U R' U' R' F R F' U R // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U U' U R // PLL
alg.garron

9.90sec : 65htm/69etm : 6.57/6.97tps