new 4x4 WR

[Faz]

The new 4x4 WR of 41.16 was set by.............

YUMU TABUCHI??????????????

YAY!!

Also: Keisuke Hiraya got the OH WR average of 19.07

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

The new 4x4 WR of 41.16 was set by.............

TUMU TABUCHI??????????????

YAY!!

Who the hell is that?

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2006TABU02

 

[Ellis]

isnt it "yumu" tabuchi???????????

 

[Faz]

isnt it "yumu" tabuchi???????????

oh, thankyou.

 

[Leviticus]

Most likely a typo. 'T' is next to 'Y'

 

[Faz]

Most likely a typo. 'T' is next to 'Y'

the aussie website is ok.

 

[Ellis]

Most likely a typo. 'T' is next to 'Y'

Is iy reallt?

 

[DavidWoner]

wow i knew yumu was great at BLD and 3x3 but i had no idea he was such a great 4x4 solver. i am anxious for a video.

 

[Faz]

wow i knew yumu was great at BLD and 3x3 but i had no idea he was such a great 4x4 solver. i am anxious for a video.

he averages 59. It was most likely a very lucky solve.

 

[LarsN]

wow i knew yumu was great at BLD and 3x3 but i had no idea he was such a great 4x4 solver. i am anxious for a video.

he averages 59. It was most likely a very lucky solve.

Maybe a skip of the 3x3 step ... it could happen

 

[Leviticus]

Most likely a typo. 'T' is next to 'Y'

the aussie website is ok.

Yeah it's ok for a days work. Did you go to the old or new one? The new one is aus-speedcubing.

 

[Faz]

Most likely a typo. 'T' is next to 'Y'

the aussie website is ok.

Yeah it's ok for a days work. Did you go to the old or new one? The new one is aus-speedcubing.

i went to the new one.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

wow i knew yumu was great at BLD and 3x3 but i had no idea he was such a great 4x4 solver. i am anxious for a video.

he averages 59. It was most likely a very lucky solve.

Maybe a skip of the 3x3 step ... it could happen

... (needs more dots)

 

[Statical]

I hate it that Yu Nakajima didnt claim any world records, which is very sad. But well he still won the 4x4 section

 

[Paris]

wow i knew yumu was great at BLD and 3x3 but i had no idea he was such a great 4x4 solver. i am anxious for a video.

he averages 59. It was most likely a very lucky solve.

Maybe a skip of the 3x3 step ... it could happen

... (needs more dots)

i think that is some kind of mistake :| coz its unbelievable :confused:

 

[LarsN]

wow i knew yumu was great at BLD and 3x3 but i had no idea he was such a great 4x4 solver. i am anxious for a video.

he averages 59. It was most likely a very lucky solve.

Maybe a skip of the 3x3 step ... it could happen

... (needs more dots)

i think that is some kind of mistake :| coz its unbelievable :confused:

Okay, before anyone takes this further. I never said that it happened. I stated in good humor that it could happen. Unlikely as it is, no one can argue the fact that it is possible.

 

[Inusagi]

It was incredible high level at the competition for especially 4x4. If you try to look at the average for 4x4, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place were all taken in that competition.

 

[AvGalen]

I think it is ok to assume the 4x4x4 WR was lucky OR that he really messed up on the other 4 solves:

55.03 1:07.11 1:05.69 59.09 41.16

. It is very weird that the WR-holder with 41.16 has a second best time of 55.03. (It reminds me a little of the 2x2x2 single WR: 5.97 8.69 9.55 1.63 6.69 and his second best time being 3.97)

I hate it that Yu Nakajima didnt claim any world records, which is very sad. But well he still won the 4x4 section

Yu is an amazing speedcuber and still the absolute best on 3x3x3. The simple fact that he won 3-4-5 at a tournament like Japan 2008 says a lot. But just because he videotapes "everything" at home and posts his best results doesn't mean he can match or even surpass that in competition. His OH, Magic and blind results were "disappointing" compared to his home results.

It was incredible high level at the competition for especially 4x4. If you try to look at the average for 4x4, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place were all taken in that competition.

Only if you look at people. Erik has the 1st and 2nd place for 4x4x4 average results. But I agree that getting all 3 places after Erik at one competition shows an incredibly high level. That's why I don't like the way Yumu Tabuchi got the single WR.

 

[mrbiggs]

Okay, before anyone takes this further. I never said that it happened. I stated in good humor that it could happen. Unlikely as it is, no one can argue the fact that it is possible.

Yeah, but it's a quarter as likely as getting a solved 3x3x3 out of a perfectly random scramble--or one in 1.6x10^20. It's possible for you to make a quantum leap through a wall, but it's not going to happen.

I'd be surprised if it was a typo, but I'd also be surprised if a 1:00 revenge solver got a 41.xx. I will agree that if the score is correct, it was probably extremely lucky in some way. But 20 seconds is a lot to take off.

 

[Erik]

All I can say is... GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR