Accomplishment Thread

[Riley]

Finally learned the "real" way to edge pair on a 5x5. I used to pair one wing with its center at a time, and THEN have to look at a last 2 edges sheet. Now I can do edges a lot faster without looking at a sheet either! First time without sheet: 4:14.20.

EDIT: Also got a new pb nl 3x3 single 12.27, and pb avg. of 12: 15.99.

EDIT2: New 5x5 pb, 4:02.46

 

[amostay2004]

F2L:

stats: (hide)
number of times: 60/60
best time: 4.62
worst time: 8.67

current avg5: 7.00 (σ = 0.38)
best avg5: 5.67 (σ = 0.22)

current avg12: 6.90 (σ = 0.50)
best avg12: 6.32 (σ = 0.71)

session avg: 6.74 (σ = 0.85)
session mean: 6.74

 

[okayama]

In this weekend's competition, I have finally completed all single records of WCA official events! First person in Japan, third person in Asia, 10th person in the world.

My first competition: JRCA Kanto Summer 2009 (Jun 21, 2009)
This weekend's competition: West Japan Big Cubes 2011 (May 21, 2011)

Accomplished in 1 year and 334 days, second shortest period in Asia.
(AsR is 1 year and 279 days, by Yan Xuan)

EDIT:
According to my survey, WR is, amazing, 309 days (Daniel Sheppard).
Then 1y 245d (Maarten Smit), 1y 279d (Yan Xuan), 1y 286d (Mike Hughey), and 1y 334d (me).

Yay well done! Now get a couple of averages to complete the set. I never knew I had this WR I obviously have the WR for quickest to get all results including averages too (seeing as it was the same comp). Basically I did feet there, and learnt the magics just before competing in them.

And... I've got all single and average records of WCA official events!
Still first and only person in Japan, third person in Asia and 10th person in the world.

My first competition: JRCA Kanto Summer 2009 (Jun 21, 2009)
This weekend's competition: Matsudo Autumn 2011 (Nov 5, 2011)

Accomplished in 2 year and 137 days.
I updated the list (for all single and average records):

1. 309 days (Daniel Sheppard)
2. 1y 279d (Yan Xuan)
3. 1y 286d (Mike Hughey)
4. 1y 343d (Bence Barát, Sébastien Auroux)
6. 2y 47d (Yunqi Ouyang)
7. 2y 137d (me) New!
8. 2y 139d (Simon Westlund)
9. 2y 314d (Péter Trombitás) New!
10. 3y 306d (Henrik Buus Aagaard)

And list for all single records:

1. 309 days (Daniel Sheppard)
2. 1y 245d (Maarten Smit)
3. 1y 279d (Yan Xuan)
4. 1y 286d (Mike Hughey)
5. 1y 334d (me)
6. 1y 343d (Bence Barát, Sébastien Auroux)
8. 2y 47d (Yunqi Ouyang)
9. 2y 139d (Simon Westlund)
10. 2y 314d (Péter Trombitás) New!
11. 3y 306d (Henrik Buus Aagaard)
12. 4y 80d (Kai Jiptner) New!

 

[Hershey]

First sub-15 OH. Better at this than I thought. :3

14.00 L D' B2 L' U F L R' B F' L' B2 R L B' R U2 B U2 F2 D U' R B2 F2

Edit: wut
14.26 U2 D L2 F' R F2 D L2 U2 L' B2 F L2 R' D L D' L U' L' R D' F' L' B'

You can use the surface and still be fast at LSE? How much time does it take for each step?

 

[antoineccantin]

4:39.34 6x6

 

[cuboy63]

Watwatwat, stackmat?

Yes, stackmat.

 

[r_517]

Avg of 579: 7.29
Avg of 12: 6.19
Avg of 5: 5.86
Single: 4.44 u=-3,d=2 / u=0,d=6 / u=0,d=-3 / u=-2,d=2 / u=-1 / u=-4 / u=3 / u=-5 / u=4 / d=-5 / Uddd

 

[Pandadudex96]

It's about time I get a sub 20 ao5


Average: 19.78
Standard Deviation: 0.00
Best Time: 18.58
Worst Time: 21.32
Individual Times:
1. 19.74 B' F R F' L2 R2 D U2 F2 D U2 L U R2 D U B F L2 R U2 L D' U2 L2
2. (18.58) B' U F R U2 B2 D U' B' F' L2 B F D' B' L F D2 U' B L D U' B F
3. 18.93 B' L' D' L R B2 F' D U' F2 D2 U' L R U2 F L' R2 D' U B' L2 D' F2 L2
4. (21.32) B2 F2 D' B2 L D' B' L2 R' B' F L2 F L2 R2 B' F R' B R2 F R2 F2 R B'
5. 20.67 F2 D U F R' B2 L2 U' L D2 U' R' D2 L R' U2 B' L2 U2 L' R' D2 L2 R2 B2

 

[Jaycee]

...... WTF.

Average of 5: 17.18
1. (15.50) F2 L B2 L2 D B2 R2 U F' R' D' L B F2 L2 F U R2 D2 L' U' B2 D2 U' R'
2. 16.64 U D' F2 L' F2 L' R' D2 L U D' L' B2 U' F' D R' D' B' R' D2 B2 R2 B' F
3. (20.24) U' B' L' U2 D' L' U L' D' U B2 F D' B2 L F' L2 U' D2 F R2 D2 U2 F' R'
4. 16.31 R2 B2 D B U2 B' U F2 U L' R' B2 L F B L' D' L' U2 B' L U2 F2 B' L
5. 18.60 B' R2 F2 L' D2 R2 L F2 R' L D' F L2 F B' L U' F' R L2 F2 U2 B2 R L

Not PB, but this is friggin' epic.

EDIT : This, on the other hand, is a PB.

Average of 5: 16.67
1. 14.35 B F' L B2 U' L' B L' R2 B2 D F' D B L2 D B' R2 B' R' D2 F' R2 B2 D2
2. 17.56 R' L' B2 L U2 F2 D F D2 U' F' D' B' R B R2 B' U2 B U2 L' U2 B D L
3. (14.30) L F2 D2 L2 D U F' L B' U2 R2 F2 U' L U F D' B2 U2 R B2 F L2 F L2
4. (21.01) U2 R' D' R' U' R F' U' B U L2 D' U' L D' L2 U R2 D' L2 R' D2 L U2 L
5. 18.12 B' D' B2 D U2 L F R' L D U F D2 B R' F R F' U2 D' F' B D2 L2 R2

wowowowow

 

[nccube]

2.11 2x2 Skype TeamBLD avg5 with Bill Wang

2.44, (4.83+), 2.18, (1.72), 1.72

2.65 avg12

2.18, (1.72), 1.76, (DNF(4.00)), 5.55+, 1.97, 1.93, 2.22, 2.16, 3.53, 2.69, 2.53, 2.30

 

[Julian]

(14.30) L F2 D2 L2 D U F' L B' U2 R2 F2 U' L U F D' B2 U2 R B2 F L2 F L2

Maybe this?

z2 F L F R' F2 y R2 D'
U2 R' U R
U2 R U R' U R U' R'
U' L' U L
U' y R' U2 R U2 R' U R
U' f R U R' U' f' U F R U R' U' F'
U

 

[Jaycee]

Hahah, nope. It was Cross on D. And I don't think there was anything too special about the solve aside from one 5 move F2L slot, a somewhat easy OLL and T-perm.

My lookahead was cranked to the max on that solve and the turns flowed very nicely. The power of lookahead compels me o.o

I can't seem to reconstruct it. Nice find though!

 

[Phlippieskezer]

You can use the surface and still be fast at LSE? How much time does it take for each step?

lol, yes. LSE is by far my fastest (and favourite) part. I actually also got a 13.xy yesterday, but forgot to post (so, no scramble). LSE for OH is hardly any slower than my 2H LSE (at least I theorise).
I'll do an average for each step tomorrow and post it. I just woke up, so I'm definitely not warmed up for it, and I'm not going to be home for most of the day, so...

 

[Hershey]

lol, yes. LSE is by far my fastest (and favourite) part. I actually also got a 13.xy yesterday, but forgot to post (so, no scramble). LSE for OH is hardly any slower than my 2H LSE (at least I theorise).
I'll do an average for each step tomorrow and post it. I just woke up, so I'm definitely not warmed up for it, and I'm not going to be home for most of the day, so...

It is quite ironic how yesterday at LSC 2011 Phil Yu said OH Roux has no sub 15 potential.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

It is quite ironic how yesterday at LSC 2011 Phil Yu said OH Roux has no sub 15 potential.

Heh. Wasn't aware of it. Roux OH takes a while to get used to, though, so I'm not particularly surprised that a beast at ZZ (which is really nice for OH) would say such a thing. Also note that I average ~20 seconds OH, and I'm by no means sub-15. I've only had a few sub-15 singles, that's about it.

Personally, I find the worst part of Roux OH not to be that you have to use the table, but because if you're used to 2H Roux, your first two blocks are relatively efficient, which makes for really awkward fingertricks. Plus, some of my CMLLs are really nice for 2H, but when I get them in OH, I want to punch something.
I like to see it as such: Roux has as much OH potential as other methods because the biggest aspect of solving OH is your limitation on fingertricks and general speed. Roux cuts down a lot on moves relative to the majority of speedsolving methods, so that should make up for the time it takes you to put the cube to the table. I wouldn't be surprised if we eventually get a Big Green for OH, averaging ~14 or lower...

Edit: Oh, and as a sidenote, I personally find that the cube I'm using for OH affects my times a lot more than the cube I'm using in 2H.

 

[Andrew Ricci]

It is quite ironic how yesterday at LSC 2011 Phil Yu said OH Roux has no sub 15 potential.

He definitely meant sub 15 on average, not a couple of singles. And even if someone could average sub 15 OH with Roux, that doesn't make it ironic.

 

[5BLD]

Heh. Wasn't aware of it. Roux OH takes a while to get used to, though, so I'm not particularly surprised that a beast at ZZ (which is really nice for OH) would say such a thing. Also note that I average ~20 seconds OH, and I'm by no means sub-15. I've only had a few sub-15 singles, that's about it.

Personally, I find the worst part of Roux OH not to be that you have to use the table, but because if you're used to 2H Roux, your first two blocks are relatively efficient, which makes for really awkward fingertricks. Plus, some of my CMLLs are really nice for 2H, but when I get them in OH, I want to punch something.
I like to see it as such: Roux has as much OH potential as other methods because the biggest aspect of solving OH is your limitation on fingertricks and general speed. Roux cuts down a lot on moves relative to the majority of speedsolving methods, so that should make up for the time it takes you to put the cube to the table. I wouldn't be surprised if we eventually get a Big Green for OH, averaging ~14 or lower...

Edit: Oh, and as a sidenote, I personally find that the cube I'm using for OH affects my times a lot more than the cube I'm using in 2H.

Yup, I agree... but do you use the table for second block? I don't, so I have to have some awkward way of getting round it, which feels weird because my blocks are efficient 2H, but OH, it's almost like ergonomy is an issue too...
My OH LSE still needs getting used to but I'm actually colour neutral OH due to reduced turn speed allowing for optimisation. This is why I like OH.
Congrats on your 14 btw.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Yup, I agree... but do you use the table for second block? I don't, so I have to have some awkward way of getting round it, which feels weird because my blocks are efficient 2H, but OH, it's almost like ergonomy is an issue too...
My OH LSE still needs getting used to but I'm actually colour neutral OH due to reduced turn speed allowing for optimisation. This is why I like OH.
Congrats on your 14 btw.

Thanks. Being colour neutral seems like a hassle and not really worth it, imo, so I don't really bother. Also, I'm not particularly fond of OH.

I use the table whenever I find it convenient, which is often during seconds block, sometimes in first block, and, lol, all the time for LSE. My hand is usually hovering right over the table whenever I do OH, for quick access to the table.

 

[Riley]

Not a PB, but 11.91 3x3 single. PLL Skip, BUT I used slow turning and actually looked ahead to the first pair during inspection, which I've never done before.

 

[Pandadudex96]

0.55 single!!!!

F2 R F2 U2 F2 R F2 U2 F' R' U'

self explanatory