New CFOP Substep Competition

Round 17

Cross +1 Average: 7.08 wtf
7.30 (8.64) (4.59) 6.75 7.45 7.29 8.01 5.73 6.90 7.16 7.43 6.79

Pairs Average: 11.95
11.72 10.93 9.09 10.27 (15.46) (9.04) 14.70 13.23 13.39 10.78 11.78 13.65

LS + LL Average: 10.10
10.12 (12.40) 10.30 9.44 10.46 10.59 9.42 (5.83) 11.08 12.11 9.17 8.33


scramble no 8 lol
 
Reminder to all subscribers - round 17 deadline was yesterday and we're now on round 18:

Round 18 Scrambles
Closing time 7am UTC Sun 13 July.

Cross+1
1. L2 D2 B2 R F2 R2 B2 L U2 R2 B L D R2 U' B' R2 U2 R U'
2. L2 R2 D2 R2 F2 U L2 R2 U L2 U' B' R' F' D' B' R2 B R2 F R
3. L2 R2 D2 F2 L2 D' B2 R2 U' R2 B2 R U B2 F2 L U' B' F D' R
4. U D2 F' L' B D F R D2 F R2 F2 D2 L F2 D2 R L' D2 L2 U2
5. U R' F2 R' F R2 F2 U' L' B U2 B2 R2 D2 L2 U' B2 D B2 R2 F2
6. D' B2 D' L2 F2 D' L2 R2 B2 R2 U2 F' L' R F R B' L2 D' R' U2
7. D R D' B U' R' F U2 D' B U2 B2 U R2 L2 D' L2 F2 B2 U2 F2
8. F2 L2 D L2 B2 D U2 F2 R2 U B2 R' U B D' L2 F' D L' R' D'
9. U B2 R2 U' B2 L2 D2 B2 U' L2 D2 B D2 F' D' L B2 U2 F D2 U'
10. L2 R2 U' L2 R2 D' L2 U2 L2 F2 D' L R' U L2 R2 F' D2 B' R2 U
11. F' L2 B2 U2 B U2 B R2 B' D2 F U' F2 R B R2 F D2 R2 F' L'
12. D2 L2 B2 U F2 D2 R2 B2 D' L2 D' R' D B2 L' F R U L2

Pairs
1. F2 D L2 U L2 D L2 U2 R2 B2 U' L' F R2 B2 D R U' R U2 F'
2. D2 F2 R2 U R2 U' R2 B2 R2 B2 L' B F2 R2 D2 U F2 U2 F' R U
3. F2 U' R2 D' F2 U' B2 F2 U2 R2 U R U' B' U2 B L2 F' R2 D'
4. B2 R2 L2 U R2 U' R2 D2 F2 L2 U2 L D U F' R' F' U R' D L'
5. R2 B2 U L2 D' B2 D' R2 U2 L2 D' B' D' U2 L2 B R U R2 B2 U'
6. U R2 B2 L2 U L2 U2 R2 B2 D U B U' L D L' U' R2 D2 U2 B
7. L2 D B2 F2 U F2 U2 R2 B2 U2 R F D' F2 U2 R D R F2 D' U'
8. D F2 U2 F2 U F2 D B2 U2 R' F L U' L F U2 B R2 U
9. F2 D R2 D2 F2 U' F2 U' F2 U2 F2 L' D B U2 F U' B D R D' B2
10. B2 U2 B2 U F2 U R2 D' L2 F2 U R' F R2 D' L' F' D' B' D' U
11. U' R2 F2 L2 U R2 D F2 U R2 U F B2 L' B D' R2 B L' B L2 D'
12. F2 U2 F2 U B2 U2 B2 R2 D B2 D B R2 U2 L B2 F2 U F2 U2 L U'

LS+LL
1. L2 F2 U2 F2 L' F2 L2 B2 D2 F2 R' D' L D' L' B' F2 L B'
2. U F2 R2 D' L2 B2 D R2 U' L2 F2 L' U L2 F L' U F U
3. R2 U' F2 U2 F2 L2 D R2 U' B2 U R' D R B2 D2 L2
4. F' L' U' L F' U' F2 U D2 B2 U2 B2 D2 F' U2 F U2
5. R U2 R B U B U L2 F2 R2 D F2 L2 U' R2
6. F' L' U L F U R2 U2 F2 R F2 U2 R2 U2 L' U2 L
7. B L2 F2 L2 U2 B' R2 F R2 F' U2 L F L' U' F' U2 F
8. U2 B D2 B' U2 R2 B' R2 B2 D2 U' F' U F L' B L B2
9. F2 R D2 L D2 R' B2 F2 U2 R B' U' B U' B2 U R'
10. L2 F2 L2 U F2 D' R2 B2 U' B2 L2 F' D' B U2 F L' B' D F2
11. B2 D2 L' F2 L F2 R' F2 D2 B2 U2 F U F' U' B' R' B L'
12. F2 R' U2 R' B2 L2 F2 D2 B2 R' B' R' B2 L2 B' U
 
Thanks again pip!

Round: 18
Cross+1: 3.57, 3.50, 4.22, 4.58, 4.98, 3.26, 4.54, 5.17, 2.75, 4.44, 6.36, 3.09 = 4.14
Pairs: 5.17, 4.72, 5.20, 5.48, 5.01, 5.27, 6.18, 5.76, 6.16, 6.82, 6.26, 5.69 = 5.62
LSLL: 7.47, 5.68, 5.51, 6.24, 5.92, 6.88, 6.37, 7.21, 4.21, 5.91, 7.00, 7.61 = 6.42

i think pairs was good
 
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Round 18

5.26, 5.51, 5.76, (4.10), 6.30, 5.04, 5.48, 4.79, 5.99, 4.42, (8.34), 5.81) - pretty consistent, except for the 8 second meltdown!!!

8.24, 7.68, 9.18, 6.88, 7.19, 7.13, 7.87, (6.49), (10.34), 9.23, 7.19, 8.19 - sub 8 :), pretty sure that's a PB. Lookahead is starting to work. VERY slowly!!!

8.00, 7.29, 8.97, 7.67, (10.12), 7.93, 7.69, 9.05, (6.86), 8.85, 7.62, 7.28 - adequate!

@TDM - no probs. When I'm not on holiday I follow this thread very closely (I've been on holiday for a fortnight!)

@Mark - if you're ever too busy to post scrambles, and would like me to do so, I'd be happy to generate and post. I know a lot of people get impatient - I wouldn't interfere with your results, just purely to get the next round rolling! PM me if you like. :D
 
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Round 18

Cross average: 7.24
7.20 8.56 6.32 (4.84) 5.22 6.30 7.73 7.85 6.96 7.59 (8.80) 8.67

Pairs average of 12: 13.34
12.86 14.72 (11.27) (15.49) 12.22 14.92 12.41 13.25 13.33 11.48 15.23 12.97

LS + LL average of 12: 10.31
8.87 11.38 11.80 10.68 10.53 10.66 10.09 8.05 9.90 11.17 (6.42) (12.36)
 
Reminder to all subscribers - round 17 deadline was yesterday and we're now on round 18:

Round 18 Scrambles
Closing time 7am UTC Sun 13 July.

Cross+1
1. L2 D2 B2 R F2 R2 B2 L U2 R2 B L D R2 U' B' R2 U2 R U'
2. L2 R2 D2 R2 F2 U L2 R2 U L2 U' B' R' F' D' B' R2 B R2 F R
3. L2 R2 D2 F2 L2 D' B2 R2 U' R2 B2 R U B2 F2 L U' B' F D' R
4. U D2 F' L' B D F R D2 F R2 F2 D2 L F2 D2 R L' D2 L2 U2
5. U R' F2 R' F R2 F2 U' L' B U2 B2 R2 D2 L2 U' B2 D B2 R2 F2
6. D' B2 D' L2 F2 D' L2 R2 B2 R2 U2 F' L' R F R B' L2 D' R' U2
7. D R D' B U' R' F U2 D' B U2 B2 U R2 L2 D' L2 F2 B2 U2 F2
8. F2 L2 D L2 B2 D U2 F2 R2 U B2 R' U B D' L2 F' D L' R' D'
9. U B2 R2 U' B2 L2 D2 B2 U' L2 D2 B D2 F' D' L B2 U2 F D2 U'
10. L2 R2 U' L2 R2 D' L2 U2 L2 F2 D' L R' U L2 R2 F' D2 B' R2 U
11. F' L2 B2 U2 B U2 B R2 B' D2 F U' F2 R B R2 F D2 R2 F' L'
12. D2 L2 B2 U F2 D2 R2 B2 D' L2 D' R' D B2 L' F R U L2

Pairs
1. F2 D L2 U L2 D L2 U2 R2 B2 U' L' F R2 B2 D R U' R U2 F'
2. D2 F2 R2 U R2 U' R2 B2 R2 B2 L' B F2 R2 D2 U F2 U2 F' R U
3. F2 U' R2 D' F2 U' B2 F2 U2 R2 U R U' B' U2 B L2 F' R2 D'
4. B2 R2 L2 U R2 U' R2 D2 F2 L2 U2 L D U F' R' F' U R' D L'
5. R2 B2 U L2 D' B2 D' R2 U2 L2 D' B' D' U2 L2 B R U R2 B2 U'
6. U R2 B2 L2 U L2 U2 R2 B2 D U B U' L D L' U' R2 D2 U2 B
7. L2 D B2 F2 U F2 U2 R2 B2 U2 R F D' F2 U2 R D R F2 D' U'
8. D F2 U2 F2 U F2 D B2 U2 R' F L U' L F U2 B R2 U
9. F2 D R2 D2 F2 U' F2 U' F2 U2 F2 L' D B U2 F U' B D R D' B2
10. B2 U2 B2 U F2 U R2 D' L2 F2 U R' F R2 D' L' F' D' B' D' U
11. U' R2 F2 L2 U R2 D F2 U R2 U F B2 L' B D' R2 B L' B L2 D'
12. F2 U2 F2 U B2 U2 B2 R2 D B2 D B R2 U2 L B2 F2 U F2 U2 L U'

LS+LL
1. L2 F2 U2 F2 L' F2 L2 B2 D2 F2 R' D' L D' L' B' F2 L B'
2. U F2 R2 D' L2 B2 D R2 U' L2 F2 L' U L2 F L' U F U
3. R2 U' F2 U2 F2 L2 D R2 U' B2 U R' D R B2 D2 L2
4. F' L' U' L F' U' F2 U D2 B2 U2 B2 D2 F' U2 F U2
5. R U2 R B U B U L2 F2 R2 D F2 L2 U' R2
6. F' L' U L F U R2 U2 F2 R F2 U2 R2 U2 L' U2 L
7. B L2 F2 L2 U2 B' R2 F R2 F' U2 L F L' U' F' U2 F
8. U2 B D2 B' U2 R2 B' R2 B2 D2 U' F' U F L' B L B2
9. F2 R D2 L D2 R' B2 F2 U2 R B' U' B U' B2 U R'
10. L2 F2 L2 U F2 D' R2 B2 U' B2 L2 F' D' B U2 F L' B' D F2
11. B2 D2 L' F2 L F2 R' F2 D2 B2 U2 F U F' U' B' R' B L'
12. F2 R' U2 R' B2 L2 F2 D2 B2 R' B' R' B2 L2 B' U

I posted my round 18 1 page earlier ;D
 
Cross+1 - 5.76 (12.36) 11.17 8.18 6.07 8.08 6.45 (5.57) 7.52 7.22 8.61 5.62 = 7.47

Pairs - (8.28) 11.18 9.21 8.72 (14.05) 11.77 8.43 8.52 10.07 13.12 11.21 12.19 = 10.44

LS+LL- 9.72 12.92 10.65 10.38 11.47 8.50 9.55 10.52 (7.49) (13.60) 8.36 8.63 = 10.07

OUCH! I have not been able to cube practically at all this past couple of weeks and boy does it show!
 
Round 18
Thanks Pip for reminding me.

Cross+1: 6.355
5.434, 6.368, 6.417, (9.951), 9.351, 7.017, 5.851, (4.567), 4.984, 7.767, 5.234, 5.134

Pairs: 11.854
9.651, 11.701, 10.101, 9.651, (18.251), 10.451, 11.634, (8.017), 15.618, 16.567, 8.701, 14.467

LS+LL: 10.582
13.301, 12.067, 10.818, 12.251, 9.851, (7.784), 8.285, (14.967), 8.666, 12.152, 8.318, 10.117

Average Time: 22.864
Best Time: 16.360
Worst Time: 34.044
No comment...
 
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Round 18
Cross + 1 :(3.58) 5.69 6.83 (7.60) 4.59 5.51 7.28 5.75 6.83 6.03 6.06 = 6.09 //Ouch
Pairs: 8.43 9.04 8.80 9.31 9.66 9.08 10.99 10.59 (12.24) 10.24 (8.12) 8.79 = 9.49 // Hmm okay
LS + LL: 8.80 (10.40) 8.17 8.54 (6.49) 8.92 8.67 8.23 8.28 8.43 9.23 9.43 = 8.67 // Just a bad day overall
 
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Round 17 & 18 Results

Double results this week, and a graph of cross+1. Congrats to RjFx2 for the steepest improvement so far - whatever you're doing to practice, it's working.

@Pip: Yes, it would be great if you could post scrambles if I don't get to it on time. Work has been keeping me busy recently so I've been late more often than not. Give me until first thing Tuesday morning UK time and if there are no scrambles yet feel free to post them. I have switched to csTimer to generate because it supports all three needed scramble types.

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Round 19 Scrambles
Closing time 7am UTC Sun 20 July.

Cross+1
1. D2 F' L2 D2 B F2 D2 R2 B' R2 B2 R' D U2 R D L' R B R' U'
2. R2 F' R2 B' D2 F2 U2 L2 F' U2 F L U' B D2 B' L' B2 U' L'
3. L' F D' L' B2 R' F U2 R2 L' B2 D F2 B2 D' R2 D F2 U2 B2
4. D' B' D' R' U2 F U2 F' L' D' L F2 B2 L' F2 L' D2 F2 D2
5. U' R' F R2 U2 D R2 B R F U F2 L2 U2 B2 R2 D' F2 L2
6. L2 F U2 B2 R2 D2 B2 L2 D2 B2 F' R' F2 L D' L' U' B' U' B2 R2
7. D' B2 L2 D B2 D F2 R2 D2 U2 F D2 R' U2 B' F R' D L B' F'
8. D2 B2 L2 B' D2 F L2 F D2 U2 F2 R' F2 U' B D U L
9. L' R F2 L D2 U2 R B2 R' F2 R' F U B L R' U' L' D F' D2
10. U2 F' R2 B U2 F' R2 D2 B2 L D' L F2 U B L F' L R2
11. R' B2 L D2 L B2 F2 L2 D2 R' U' L R D2 F U' L' F2 D R'
12. R2 F D2 B' R2 F' D2 R2 D2 L U' L' D L R' U B L R2

Pairs
1. F' R' B' U' B2 U2 F' D2 L' B2 U2 L2 U2 B' L2 D2 B D2 B D2
2. B2 D2 L2 D L2 B2 U2 B2 R2 D R' U2 R U' R2 B' D L2 U2 F'
3. F2 D R2 D' R2 U F2 D' R2 U2 B2 F U' L' R2 D U2 F2 L' B2 R'
4. R' U' R D' R2 D F' U' F L2 U2 F2 L F2 D2 R' F2 U2 D2 L
5. L2 D' B2 D2 L2 B2 F2 U R' U2 L' F2 R' B' U' B2 L D2
6. D2 F2 B2 L D' B2 R' L' B D F B U2 F L2 U2 R2 U2 B' D2 L2
7. L2 F2 L2 D2 L2 D' U' B2 U' F2 U' F R D R U B2 L2 D2 R2 U
8. U F' R' U' B L' D2 B L B L2 B D2 B2 R2 B L2 B R2 F
9. F' U' B D2 F L' B' U2 L' B2 D2 B D2 B' U2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D2
10. L2 D2 R U2 D2 B' U B' L D R2 U D2 F2 R2 F2 D L2 F2
11. U' R2 U2 L2 D' R2 D' R2 D2 L' R' F' D F R' U L B' L2
12. R F' U2 R2 D2 B2 U' B R' U2 R' U2 R D2 R2 B2 R' B2 L2

LS+LL
1. U2 R2 B' R2 B U2 B' D' R' U' R2 D U B U2
2. R U2 R2 U2 R B U' L2 F' L' U F L' B'
3. U B' R F R2 F D2 B2 L B2 D2 F2 B U2
4. D' F2 U2 F2 U' F2 L' U' L R' F' R U' F2 D
5. F2 U2 F2 U2 F U2 F U' R D2 U F U2 F' D2 R'
6. D R2 U' B2 U B2 R' U R2 D' R2 B' R B R2
7. F2 U L2 B2 R2 D' B2 L2 F' U L' U' B' R2 B L F
8. R U' R2 U' R U R B' R' U2 L2 D2 F' R2 D2 L2
9. B' R2 B2 U2 D2 R B' R B R2 U2 D2 B2 R2 B
10. B L2 D2 F D2 L2 F2 L D2 F' D2 F2 L B' L2 F
11. R U2 R' U2 R U R' U' B' R' F R B F'
12. R2 U' R2 U' R2 U R2 U' R' U2 R U2 R F' U' F
 
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Lol, I don't "practice" cross+1 a lot, I think it's because I'm solving the whole cross in my head during inspection now. But I do need to practice pairs a lot more.
 
my split scores are very consistent

Cross+1: 7.38, 3.46, 3.38, 7.36, 5.17, 3.67, 3.88, 1.74, 3.28, 5.14, 3.44, 3.11 = 4.19
Pairs: 6.99, 5.68, 4.50, 5.46, DNF(8.02), 5.88, 5.84, 7.64, 7.52, 6.19, 5.82, 6.86 = 6.39
LSLL: 6.14, 5.84, 6.33, 6.75, 6.43, 5.46, 4.98, 7.05, 7.70, 5.47, 6.40, 5.82 = 6.17

Cross+1 was a couple of fails, but mostly very good.
So many lockups on LSLL...
 
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Round 19

4.18, (3.64), 4.38, 5.29, 6.54, 4.14, 6.32, (6.81), 3.90, 6.16, 4.47, 4.30

9.52, 8.20, 10.79, 10.71, 9.74, 8.60, 9.69, 8.91, 8.81, (11.43), (7.25), 9.89

6.29, 8.19, 7.93, 6.57, 9.25, (5.10), 8.51, (9.75), 9.56, 6.42, 7.39, 6.85

So Cross+1 was my best ever - really good and really happy... then pairs fell apart - just nothing happening for me at all. Then somehow pulled it back together for LS+LL and pretty sure that was my best performance to date as well. A little bit of edge control thrown in for good measure on one of the solves, and a couple with lockups on U perms that could have been sub-6 or better.

Lookahead is still my major stumbling block, needless to say!!!
 
Cross +1 Avg - 4.93
1. 5.49
2. 5.52
3. 4.78
4. (7.8)
5. 3.57
6. 3.58
7. 5.14
8. 4.33
9. (2.9)
10. 5.69
11. 5.19
12. 6.01

Pairs Avg - 9.21
1. 11
2. 9.14
3. 9.76
4. 8.04
5. 10.72
6. 7.48
7. (11.77)
8. 7.64
9. 7.46
10. 9.5
11. (7.03)
12. 11.36

LS +LL Avg - 8.81
1. 7.59
2. 10.69
3. 8.28
4. (5.25)
5. 10.45
6. 5.71
7. 7.71
8. 10.58
9. 9.14
10. 9.02
11. (11.37)
12. 8.89
 
Yeah, my cross+1 and LL are two seconds slower than yours but my F2L (which is not all that good) is about the same as yours.. Nice point of focus for you. :)

Yeah, my pairs were especially bad this week - they're usually around 8 seconds. Almost 2 seconds over this week - just fell apart, couldn't see anything at all. I keep meaning to practice, but I just can't seem to find the time with a young family. My results pretty much haven't changed since the start of this thread!!!
 
Round 19

Cross+1: 6.985
7.867, (5.334), 6.918, (10.801), 6.467, 6.584, 7.134, 6.867, 7.168, 8.734, 6.319, 5.801

Pairs: 10.180
(6.668), 10.101, 8.801, (15.268), 9.801. 8.069, 11.784, 8.617, 12.350, 14.067, 10.151, 8.068

LS+LL: 11.579
(7.234), 14.568, 10.385, (15.117), 14.450, 8.268, 15.067, 10.551, 12.651, 11.834, 7.617, 10.402

Average Time: 23.654
Best Time: 15.902
Worst Time: 33.552
Okay all around, finally realized how to do look ahead on most Pairs solves. I'm lacking on Last Layer which is like 9 seconds on average, worse than the last weeks
 
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