Weekly competition 2007-37 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG,FMC,MM,PM,Relay)

I will be busy untill the weekend. Results from previous competitions will be available after the weekend.

Weekly competition
2x2x2
1. D2 R' B' U2 B' R2 B' R F U2 B2 U2 L F2 R U' R U' B2 U2 L D' B L B2
2. L B U' B' L D2 L' F' U R2 F L2 U2 B' R U2 L2 F L2 U2 B' L B' D2 R
3. F2 R' U2 R D L' U2 L2 B L D' L2 D' R2 F L' U2 B' U2 F2 R2 D2 L' B2 R'
4. L2 U B' D2 L' B' L2 B2 R2 D R F' U2 L B2 R' U' B2 U2 F2 D R D' L2 D2
5. B2 L2 D' B U' L F2 R2 U F' L' D2 L U R B' L B' R2 B D2 L U L2 D'

3x3x3
1. D U L' R D U' B2 D2 L2 R F' L2 B F2 L' R2 F' D2 F D2 L R U L R
2. L' R F L2 R2 D B' L2 R D2 U2 F' R D R' D2 B2 L' B2 L R' B' F2 D2 F2
3. F U F' D' U' B' F2 D L B L' F' L B U' L R U L' R' B' F R' F2 D2
4. L D2 U2 L B2 F' U2 L' F' D U B' F L' R D F2 D F2 L' F2 D2 R' B F2
5. B U' B2 F' U2 F' L' R' B' U2 L' D B2 D2 U' L' B' F' U B' R2 U B D2 U2

3x3x3 One Handed
1. L2 R D' B2 D U2 B' D' F2 L2 B2 F2 D' F U R' B' L U' F' R2 B2 F2 L2 B2
2. F' L2 B L' R2 U2 L R2 F L' R2 D2 L B D2 U' F R U L2 R B' F2 L R2
3. F2 U2 L2 B2 U' F' L' R' U' L2 R' D U2 R D2 B D R F' L2 U F R' D R
4. U' L' F' U2 B R' B D U B R2 B F' L' D' U' L2 R' U2 B2 F2 D2 U2 B2 D2
5. D' L2 B F' L2 B2 F' D2 L2 R' U2 R2 D B D2 R2 D2 L' B2 F' L2 D2 U L2 D'

4x4x4
1. L2 r' R2 B L' B2 f2 F' u' B' D' B2 R u' L' r D' U' L2 B2 f' L2 B f r' R D' F U F2 D U L2 D u U B L' f' D
2. B f' F2 U2 f' F' r2 B' f F' D' U2 B' f u2 r2 u2 B f r' R' D' L r' D' u' U2 F' R2 u' U' F L' U L D2 u' r' R2 f2
3. B2 f R u U' f F' u2 U' F' U r u L' R2 U2 L f' L2 u U' F' D2 u' U' L R' f r2 B2 f2 F' L' U r F2 r2 D R' U'
4. L U B2 F2 U2 R' u2 L2 r' R' D u' r R u B' f F2 L2 D' u2 f2 D' u2 U2 L2 D2 B' U2 L R' D2 u2 L2 r2 R' f2 D2 L U2
5. L r R' F' L R u B2 f2 r B' F L2 u2 R2 F' D u' U F2 U B D u U' B F2 L2 r2 R F2 D2 u' U B2 f2 F' u f2 L

5x5x5
1. u' l2 F' L2 l2 B' b' F2 r2 B R2 u2 b' D' d' u' U' B2 D' B2 r2 B r' U2 L F' D' U2 f D' B R' U' F' L2 l r' D2 b2 l2 R' D2 d' u U L2 b2 d' u2 l2 U2 B2 f F d' u2 U' L' B2 L'
2. L R2 B2 f' u' U' L U L B b2 f' U' r d' b' R U F D' R f' u f' r2 R' d2 r' F' R2 B b2 f2 F2 l' U' f R' F' l' r2 F2 l' D B d' B b f F L F2 u B' F L D' u2 l2 D
3. d f D' r' F2 r' B2 u2 L r R' u2 L' d F' D' r b F2 d' r2 R2 d u' r' d2 L' D2 d' u U F D l R2 B' R2 U2 b D' r D d' U' B D d' R D2 d2 u' b2 D' B' f2 l' b D R u
4. b' u' L2 b2 U' l B' U2 r F U' R D' r2 F' l2 D2 R' B D2 d U f2 F' D' r2 B D2 d' U r D b r2 u' L' r' b U R2 B F' r' f' U' l2 r' B' b' f2 F U r' d b2 u2 r' R' f2 F'
5. r D u L l' R2 D d' u' U' r R' b2 F' D2 d' u2 L' B f' d2 u B2 d L R2 d' F' R2 d' r d B' F D2 d' u2 U' r' R2 U2 F2 L R' D' U2 b F d' F2 D' u2 U2 L R' u' l' d' B2 R

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. B' R' F2 R B L2 U F' D' B2 D2 R2 U' R' D B' U F2 L2 B' L2 F' L' U2 R'
2. L D R' D R2 U B R' F2 D' B R D' R2 U' R D2 R2 B2 L' D2 F' U' L B

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. L' R F U2 L2 R' D U F L' D2 B F L' R F2 L D' L' D U' R B F' D
2. B F2 D' U' L' R' F' U B' R B D' B F L R2 D U F2 D' F2 D' L2 B L'

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. u2 r2 B2 f F2 L' r' R' f2 L' r' R' B2 u' U B2 f' F u' B' L2 r' D2 u' U' F D U B f2 u2 U' r2 B' f' F' R2 D2 u2 U'
2. D u' U R f2 U' B D U2 L r R2 u' L' u B2 L2 u' U2 f' F L r2 R' f' F2 D2 u U R2 B2 F2 D' f' L r2 R' f' L2 D'

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. r B2 l' r' R' f' u2 U2 B2 b f' F' r2 R2 D2 L2 b U b' u2 B' b f' F2 L U2 l2 D' U2 F L' b' u' L' r d2 b2 f2 u' l' D' f L u2 b2 f L' D u2 U' L2 l2 r2 R' d2 U F2 L R2 f'
2. d2 L2 l' r R D2 l2 R2 U B' R2 D B' b2 f2 F' r' u2 U' F l' d2 B b2 L2 B b2 f' F' U B2 l2 d b' F R2 f' F' d2 b' d2 f2 D U' B F2 l R2 D2 d2 u U2 B2 r2 R' f r2 D' u' U2

Relay:
1. 2x2x2. R2 B R2 B' L' U2 B2 L' D2 F2 R2 F' R' B L2 D' L U' B2 D2 L D' L U F'
1. 3x3x3. U' R' D' U B F D' L2 B2 R D2 L' R' F D2 U B' R' B' F2 D2 L' U2 F L2
1. 4x4x4. u B2 F' L' r' R D2 u U2 B f2 F2 D' u2 U2 r U2 f' F U L' R U2 B' F2 U B F2 U' B F2 L r D' u B' f D' u2 r
1. 5x5x5. L2 l2 f l2 d L' l' D' L d L u' L2 B u' f L u2 L b' F' d2 u L' l r2 R' f2 D b' L l F2 U R' D' B r f2 D d U' l2 B' b' F2 d b2 D2 d2 U B' b' F u' l2 d2 l B2 U

Square-1
1. 1,0 / 0,6 / 6,3 / -3,0 / 0,3 / 0,5 / -3,0 / 6,3 / 0,5 / 0,4 / 2,2 / -2,0 / 2,0 / -2,4 / 0,2 / 0,2 / 0,4 / -4,4
2. 0,6 / 6,0 / 3,3 / 0,3 / -3,1 / 0,5 / 6,0 / -2,0 / 2,2 / -2,0 / 0,2 / -4,4 / 4,3 / 0,2 / 2,1 / 0,5 / 2,0 /
3. -3,2 / 0,-5 / 0,3 / 0,3 / 3,0 / -1,0 / 2,1 / 6,2 / -3,2 / 0,2 / 0,4 / 3,0 / -5,0 / 0,2 / -3,4 / 0,5 / -3,2 /
4. 0,3 / 0,-3 / 6,3 / -2,3 / 5,0 / 0,3 / 6,4 / 0,4 / 0,2 / 0,4 / -3,0 / 1,0 / -1,0 / 3,4 / -4,0 / 0,3 / 0,4 / 6,0 /
5. 0,6 / 0,-3 / 3,0 / -1,0 / -2,3 / 0,3 / 0,1 / 6,5 / 5,3 / 1,1 / 5,0 / 6,2 / 0,3 / 5,0 / 0,3 / 1,4 / -1,0 /

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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MegaMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! Scrambling MegaMinx is a pain in the ....)
1. a2 f2 a e4 a2 b4 E4 D A4 B3 e2 d2 F3 d F B3 e4 a3 e2 a d4 e3 d3 c2 f2 e3 d a b D4 A2 D e d4 f3 D4 b4 c2 F3 E2 A2 E b3 D4 f4 C f2 C4 B f2 D F4 e a2 c e3 a2 e3 f4 b3
2. b3 a3 f e4 C f3 C B2 f4 C4 d4 e2 B d4 e4 d4 B4 f b3 d4 a f D4 A3 a c2 a3 d B e3 d e4 f a4 d4 f3 e4 a3 c3 f2 D d4 a b3 E3 D4 b E3 A3 F3 f3 D e4 d4 e2 a c4 E f4 b2
3. a d2 f2 e3 C2 A3 D2 a b3 D2 a3 b d f4 D4 e3 a b d3 f C3 c f C A2 e a4 b2 c F c f2 D e f3 C3 F a4 f4 C2 D b2 a3 b3 E3 a3 f2 e4 a4 e4 B a2 b4 f D3 f3 e d c4 E4
4. E F2 d4 c3 a2 e3 B2 C c4 e3 a2 f4 a b2 D2 C b4 e4 B3 c e2 f2 e3 B2 D3 d4 F2 f4 D2 f3 b3 E2 f2 D2 e4 f D3 F c2 a c3 e d3 c2 f3 D a3 b3 E b2 f3 e2 f2 e4 C3 F c3 E4 e2 a2
5. D2 a2 c b E3 f2 a b3 D3 c4 F a3 c4 E3 b4 E2 d F3 E3 d3 F4 e3 d4 a4 f2 e d4 a3 b f D4 b4 E2 F B4 a3 f2 a c3 F2 E4 a4 e4 B4 d3 B4 c3 b3 c3 F4 a2 d2 f4 a3 c3 f2 a3 d3 F3 f3

PyraMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! It's really easy. The first (small) letters are for the tips, then come the normal moves)
1. r' u R B U' L R' L' R L' R U' R B R L' R' L U B'
2. l r' u' B' U' L' R' U' L B U R' L R' U B U L' U B'
3. l r b' u' R U L B' L B U L' U R L U' L' R' U B'
4. l' r' b' u L' R B' U' L' B U R' L' R' B' U L' R' U B
5. l' r b' u U B' L B' U B' L' B R' B' L' R' B R' L B'

Fewest Moves
1. L' D2 U2 L' R D2 U' F2 L2 R D' F' R B F' R' D' L2 R2 B F' D U' B' F2 R B F L2 R2 D' L2 U' F' L R2 B' L' B U' B2 F2 R' D' U (45 moves original)
1. L' F' L2 F' L B L2 F2 R U' B2 F D2 B2 F L U (17 moves optimal solution, easier to apply multiple times)

I didn't make time to update the results last weekend. I will try to get 1 weeks results posted every night. They will become available at http://www.speedsolving.com/showthread.php?t=607

As always: Competition starts now and ends sunday/monday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line. Because this competition started a bit later, I will accept results for this competition untill tuesday. That means that next monday and tuesday you will be able to post results for this weeks competition as well as next weeks competition

This weeks competition still doesn't include some Other events for competition yet because they haven't gotten 10 or more votes yet. If you want more events, please vote in that topic! Some puzzles ALMOST have the 10 votes, so you can make the difference!

Fewest Moves Analysis

Reserved for Fewest Moves Analysis

Dan Cohen

2x2x2 6.28, 7.28, 6.88, 8.78, 7.22 --> 7.13
Good. I actually have been practicing this a little.
3x3x3 16.56, 17.31, 15.33, 20.34, 17.46 --> 17.11
nice. I just got into the zone for these solves.
3x3x3 OH 36.47, 34.27, 44.02, 34.81, 37.05 --> 36.11
I guess that practice pays off.
4x4x4 1:20.61 (P), 1:21.68 (OP), 1:18.13 (P), 1:29.55, 1:06.77 (O) --> 1:20.14
sweet new PB. I had the parity but it was an OLL skip. So it somewhat cancels out. I guess that solve was easy (Erik's 46...ridiculous)
5x5x5 2:16.58, 2:15.72, 2:15.33, 2:17.03, 2:09.94 --> 2:15.88
not good at all. I didn't feel in the "zone" the entire time.
Square-1 1:00.94, 38.88, 1:19.34, 47.96, 43.86 --> 50.94
Pyraminx 13.91, 16.66, 12.68, 22.05, 16.59 -->15.72
I think I may have broke my Pyraminx. I'm not gonna try to fix it until after Pleasantville. The 22 felt like the whole thing was gonna fall apart.

---BLD---
2x2x2 16.94, DNF --> 16.94
Wow... that was an easy scramble. The second was hard enough to make up for it.
3x3x3 2:26.09, 2:16.27 --> 2:16.27
I need work on my memo. It's around 1:20-1:30... o well.

I'll think I'll take a formatting tip from Arnaud.

I'm doing this competition during the lunch break in my school and I've only got my 3x3 Cube with me, so:

3x3x3:
Average: 14.63
Times: 15.19 15.19 13.52 (16.53) (12.93)

The 16.53 was 14.53 +2 penalty.

3x3x3 OH:
Average: 35.66
Times: (40.83) (29.19) 33.13 34.92 38.92

It was okay...

Erik Akkersdijk
2x2: 4.58, 4.70, (5.64), (4.42), 4.75=>4.68 Where is my good cube???
3x3: 13.00, (14.77), (11.77), 11.84, 12.81=>12.55 the last 3 were quite ok
OH: 26.70, 24.06, 26.30, (27.78), (20.74)=>25.67 The 20 was not lucky
4x4: 54.11 (O), 54.00, (57.00(O) and a small POP), 54.77, (46.14) => 54.29
5x5: (1:48.77), 1:41.11, 1:42.86, 1:46.14, (1:40.08)=>1:43.37
Relay: 3:08.22
------BLD------
2x2a: 4.02 (are you kidding me??? 4 moves...)
2x2b: 1:15.27

3x3a: 2:45.89 did a try with M2 for a change, I'm apparently faster with it than TuRBo..
3x3b: 2:06.70 PB? wow M2 is certainly faster for me!
----other stuff----
Sq-1: 40.72, (43.16), 41.55, (32.86), 35.09=> 39.12 sub-40
Pyra: (16.49 with POP), 11.73, 11.95, 13.02, (11.42)=12.23 I want a good pyraminx :S
Magic: 1.30, 1.27, 1.31, (3.94), (1.22)=1.29 have to solve in 'slow mode' or I will break strings...

Those are amazing times Erik! Not just incredibly fast, but also extremely consistent.

I hope Mátiás and you will both be there at the UK Open 2007. That would require one or two continously running camera's.

not a big chance I'd say. It's the money... I'd like to get my drivers lisence now which is not very cheap as you know... oh and btw, I used my OC for the 5x5 though I think I'm still a bit faster with eastsheen, though I'm not sure of that again too. So confused there!

I'm confused for the 5x5 as well. I'm just 20-25 seconds slower than you. My meffert's and my eastsheen are almost exactly the same times.

AvGalen said:

Those are amazing times Erik! Not just incredibly fast, but also extremely consistent.

I hope Mátiás and you will both be there at the UK Open 2007. That would require one or two continously running camera's.

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Who is Mátiás? I recently spoke to Mátyás and he said it was a slim chance he would be able to make it, unfortunate in some respects, fortunate in others!

So no Erik or Mátyás... who's going to win the 5x5. Arnaud?

Relay: 2:45,81
1:35 on 5x5, imagine the rest...

Wow... That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.

2x2x2: 8.15
8.77 7.56 (6.88) 8.12 (8.94)

A bit disappointing.

3x3x3: 22.64
24.21 (19.23) (26.56) 23.99 19.73

Perhaps it's time to get a new cube.

4x4x4: 1:40.00
(1:50.13) 1:41.69 1:44.80 (1:26.01) 1:33.51

It took a while to settle. Double parity hurts.

5x5x5: 2:12.38
2:07.53 2:17.97 (2:01.91) (2:20.59) 2:11.64

I really need to stop doing this at night; my lookahead dies and mistakes in recognition between red and purple are made.

2x2x2 BLD: 5.93
5.93 DNF (21.39)

O_O;; Lucky scramble; saw the first move + OLL, and that solved it!

Magic: 1.25
1.25 1.24 1.26 (1.21) (DNF)

Well, there goes another string... Don't have a full magic anymore.

Relay: 4:01.39

Wow, that might actually have been a sub-2 5x5x5.

Fewest Moves: 47
Block: x' U' L R' F2 (4, 4)
Extension: z y' R' D' R F' D' F' (6, 10)
F2L: L D' L' z2 y' (3, 13)
Set-up: U' F' U2 F R U' R' (7, 20)
Sune: L' U2 L U L' U L (7, 27)
U + AUF: R' U R' U' R U' R' U R U R2 U' (12, 39)
Fix centers: E' S E S' (8, 47)

Weird solution, I think it could be a lot better. Suggestions would be great.


3x3x3 OH:
(1:03.61) 58.27 55.73 51.60 (41.09)

Wow, new PB!

2: 5.65 hopefully will beat US record at MN Open if I dont get nervous

3: 15.84 :-D without warmup
(lost the times, just remember the averages)

3OH: (38.39) 37.91 37.03 (33.52) 35.92 --> 36.95

4: (1:24.36), 1:29.58, (1:29.98 OP), 1:27.44 O, 1:28.91 --> 1:28.64

5: (2:43.14) 3:11.48 2:59.25 (3:16.47) 3:06.64 --> 3:05.79 best solve ever

2BLD: 32.91 (easy) 51.91

Relay: 5:17.83
2: 5
5: 3:00
4: 1:52 OP (bad)
3: 20

Jason Baum

2x2x2
6.51 (8.07) 7.36 7.85 (6.13)
Just learned Ortega today, it's pretty cool.

3x3x3
(14.19) (11.80) 12.69 13.34 13.03 = 13.02
Disappointing.

4x4x4
1:18.66 1:19.39 (1:23.39) 1:19.55 (1:17.36) = 1:19.20

5x5x5
4:54.99 4:05.43 (3:51.74) 4:54.17 (5:53.64) = 4:38.37
Wow that last solve was pathetic. I really need to work on pairing up my last four pairs.

Rama Temmink

5x5 avg: 1:54.13
Times: 1:52.76 1:53.35 1:56.28 1:51.80 2:04.10

Last time was a bit off a choke time. And to be honest it's my first sub 2 avg....

2x2x2:
Average: 3,89
Times: 3,3 (4,38) 4,37 (3,06) 4,01

3x3x3:
Average: 11,35
Times: 11,73 (11,91) 11,41 10,92 (10,38)

3x3x3 OH:
Average: 21,32
Times: (23,64) 22,31 21,94 (18,07) 19,72(pll skip)

4x4x4:
Average: 53,93
Times: 54,85 (57,09(OP)) (49,88) 50,11(O) 56,82(OP)

5x5x5:
Average: 1:35,74 - new PB
Times: 1:39,54 (1:45,36) 1:33,92 (1:31,23) 1:33,77

Magic:
Average: 0,88
Times: 0,85 (0,98) 0,86 (0,82) 0,95 I never practice it...

Piraminx:
Average: 6,69
Times: 5,2 (8,76) (4,61) 7,09 7,78
Why I can't do that at competition?

Square1:
Average: 35,81
Times: 35,68 36,08 (45,44) 35,38 (25,56(lucky))

Relay: 2:45,81

2x2x2 blindfolded: 24,81 16,52
3x3x3 blindfolded: 52,50 38,40 - the 2nd was much easier...
4x4x4 blindfolded: DNF(off by 2 edges) 4:26,44
5x5x5 blindfolded: 8:33,91 DNF-totaly mess up

All my results for that contest. Warning! I'm back for weekly competititons!

Who is Mátiás?

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Mátyás Kuti(shaipo) said:

2x2x2:
Piraminx:

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Yf he can replace y with i, so can Y

Mátyás Kuti(shaipo) said:

5x5x5: Average: 1:35,74 - new PB
...Warning! I'm back for weekly competititons!

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I am thinking about banning you, I just need a good reason. Now that I am thinking about it, 38.40 for 3x3x3_bf and 24.81 for 2x2x2_bf sounds like you are cheating for 3x3x3_bf. Memo+Execution for 12 edges in < 14 seconds is crazy.

Too bad you won't be there at the UK Open. I don't have a chance of winning 5x5x5 because Ron and Dan Harris will be there, but maybe I can get 3rd?

AvGalen said:

Too bad you won't be there at the UK Open. I don't have a chance of winning 5x5x5 because Ron and Dan Harris will be there, but maybe I can get 3rd?

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*Rama gives Arnaud a silent hint: So Arnaud do you think the cubesmith stickers will arrive at your place before the UK open, so I can pick them up at the UK open?

AvGalen said:

I am thinking about banning you, I just need a good reason. Now that I am thinking about it, 38.40 for 3x3x3_bf and 24.81 for 2x2x2_bf sounds like you are cheating for 3x3x3_bf. Memo+Execution for 12 edges in < 14 seconds is crazy.

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I don't cheat. I'm just slow on 2x2 bld. I never practice it, and I use normal speedsolve method.