Weekly competition 2007-30 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG,FMC,MM,PM)

Let's consider this the 1st practise competition before the Polish Open:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. F2 B3 f4 D2 b D3 F A2 D2 d e d4 c4 e f4 b e2 a2 e f4 a4 b3 d4 F4 a c4 f3 D c3 a3 c2 b a4 f4 b2 D3 f2 D e3 B3 C d4 a4 b2 a3 e4 a4 f4 e2 d3 B2 E2 F2 e4 a2 f b4 d2 c3 F3
2. A3 F3 f D4 b3 d e f4 e B e3 a4 c a c2 f a3 e2 C4 a2 c e2 C2 E f C3 F3 E3 F4 d4 f2 D2 E f3 a4 e4 B3 e3 d3 c4 a e3 C3 e4 a d2 a2 f4 a3 d2 F4 f4 C2 E2 D4 c4 b3 D4 d3 c4
3. c3 a3 f3 C2 b3 a b f3 b3 e C3 e4 d2 B4 b3 d4 c2 e4 C4 c4 E2 e3 B4 e f2 a4 c F2 f4 e4 a2 e3 a2 d3 e4 d4 f3 b E2 d2 e4 C2 a2 c2 d4 c2 e f2 C F3 e3 f4 b3 a3 c E4 F B4 E c
4. D2 C3 c4 b4 d3 a e C4 c3 d3 F3 E3 A E4 e2 B4 E3 F a3 c3 E f D4 E2 F e2 f3 a3 f b2 d2 e f3 e d a c3 E2 d3 a2 d B b e3 f3 a4 b4 E F4 e3 C2 B f3 e C2 E b3 e f3 b2
5. b2 f3 b2 d3 a f b4 c E a4 d4 e3 f2 C3 e f2 C4 B2 f4 b2 d3 f2 C4 a2 d2 F2 B3 f3 D F3 e f3 C4 A4 E F A C2 f3 b4 E4 D f2 D3 e4 C A4 f3 a4 d3 f3 a2 d3 a2 d3 e3 f D4 E4 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. l b' u' R' L B R' L' U B L B' L U' R' U R U B L R L' B' L B
2. l' r b' L' U' B L' R' U' R L R' B U' B R' B' L' U' B' U' L' R B' U
3. l' b' U' R' L B U' B U R' U L U' R' U R' U R U' R' U' R' B' R U'
4. l b u' R' L' B L B' L R' B U' L' U' R L' U R' L U B L U L' B'
5. l' b' R' L' R' U' R U R' U' L' B U' B' R L' R' U B' U B R U L R'

Fewest Moves
1. B' L R2 D L2 F2 R2 U2 B' F' D' L2 F' L F' L2 D U' F2 R F2 R' B2 L F2 D2 F' L' R' D B L R2 B F' U R' U2 L' R' U2 R B2 U' F (45 moves original)
U2 R U' R2 F2 D2 B L2 B' D2 F' L U' F L' F2 R D' (18f moves optimal solution, easier to apply multiple times)

All results sofar are online and I will try to get last weeks results done tomorrow. 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.

This weeks competition still doesn't include most 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. I will update this frequently. If you particpate in Fewest Moves, check this post to see if your results are valid!

Analysis of the Fewest Moves solutions:

Scramble: U2 R U' R2 F2 D2 B L2 B' D2 F' L U' F L' F2 R D' (18 moves optimal solution)

Name: ExoCorsair
Solved in 41 moves
Cross (4): D R' F R (4 used, 37 left, 17 optimal left)
F2L Pair (4): U2 L U' L' (8 used, 33 left, 15 optimal left)
F2L Pair (4): d' L' U' L (12 used, 29 left, 14 optimal left)
F2L Pair: (7): U' R d2 L' F' U F (19 used, 22 left, 14 optimal left)
Set-up (5): U2 B' U' B U' y2 (24 used, 17 left, 13 optimal left)
VH (9): R' D' L F L' D R2 U R' <-- one of the 8 I know (33 used, 8 left, 8 optimal left)
OLL (8): F' U2 F U F' U F U2 <-- PLL skip, AUF (41 used)
FURBDL notation: D R' F R, U2 L U' L', U' F' U' F, U' B U2 B' L' U L, U2 R' U' R U', B' D' F R F' D B2 U B', R' U2 R U R' U R U2

Name: Jack
Solved in 31 moves
2x2x2 (5): x2 F' R' D' L F' (5 used, 26 left, 16 optimal left)
2x2x3 (6): y2 U' R2 U2 R' F R2 (11 used, 20 left, 15 optimal left)
F2L (9): U' R U' R' F' U2 F2 U F2 (20 used, 11 left, 11 optimal left)
COLL (10): y' U L' U R' U' L U' R U' R' (30 used, 1 left, 1 optimal left)
PLL (1): U (31 used)
FURBDL notation: B' R' U' L B', D' L2 D2 L' F L2, D' L D' L' F' D2 F2 D F2, D B' D F' D' B D' F D' F', D

Name: Erik
Solved in 43 moves
Guimond corners (11): z2 F' U' F U' F U' F2 U2 R2 U'R2 (11 used, 32 left, 17 optimal left)
Align centers + 3 edges (6): FB' R2 U' M2 (17 used, 26 left, 15 optimal left)
Solve 4 more edges (5): U2 R E2 R' (22 used, 21 left, 14 optimal left)
Solve 2 more edges (8): z2 F' R' UD' F2 U'D R' (30 used, 13 left, 12 optimal left)
Solve last 3 edges (13): F zy B2 RUR'U' M' URU'r' B (43 used)
FURBDL notation: F' D' F D' F D' F2 D2 L2 D' L2, F B' L2 D' L2 R2, U2 L U2 D2 R', F' L' D U' F2 D' U L', F U2 B R B' R' B' F D B D' F' U

Name: Mike Hughey
Solved in 49 moves
Cross (6): L' U2 L D U2 F' (6 used, 43 left, 17 optimal left)
F2L Pair (4): U2 F' U' F (10 used, 39 left, 17 optimal left)
F2L Pair (7): U F U F' R' U R (17 used, 32 left, 16 optimal left)
F2L Pair: (7): U L U2 L' F U' F' (24 used, 25 left, 14 optimal left)
F2L Pair: (4): U2 B' U B (28 used, 13 left, 21 optimal left)
OLL (11): F R' F' R U2 R U' B U' B' R' (39 used, 10 left, 10 optimal left)
PLL (10): F2 U R' L F2 R L' U F2 U2 (49 used)
FURBDL notation: L' U2 L D U2 F', U2 F' U' F, U F U F' R' U R, U L U2 L' F U' F', U2 B' U B, F R' F' R U2 R U' B U' B' R', F2 U R' L F2 R L' U F2 U2

Name: AvGalen
Solved in 42 moves
Cross (4): D R' F R (4 used, 38 left, 17 optimal left)
Pair1 (4): U2 L U' L2 (8 used, 34 left, 16 optimal left)
Pair2 (3): F' U2 F (11 used, 31 left, 16 optimal left)
Pair3 (5): U' B U' B' L (16 used, 26 left, 15 optimal left)
Pair4 edge (4): U2 R' U2 R (20 used, 22 left, 15 optimal left)
Pair4 corner (8): U' B U' B' U' B U2 B' (28 used, 14 left, 17 optimal left)
Edge OLL (5): F U R U' R' (33 used, 43 left, 9 optimal left)
Corner OLL (8): U2 F2 U' F2 U' F2 U2 F (41 used, 1 left, 1 optimal left)
PLL (1): U' (42 used)
FURBDL notation: D R' F R, U2 L U' L2, F' U2 F, U' B U' B' L, U2 R' U2 R, U' B U' B' U' B U2 B', F U R U' R', U2 F2 U' F2 U' F2 U2 F, U'

2x2x2: 11.44
11.08 11.23 (10.72) (14.97) 12.01

3x3x3: 25.01
25.99 (22.28) 25.87 23.17 (26.03)

3x3x3 OH: 1:18.92
(1:04.61) 1:18.16 (1:21.23) 1:19.97 1:18.65

4x4x4: 1:41.74
(2:13.92) (1:26.08) 1:55.69 1:36.25 1:33.29

5x5x5: 2:10.54
2:10.11 2:13.34 (2:19.99) (2:04.29) 2:08.19

Average breakdown: 40/50/40

2x2x2 BLD: 1:29.09
1:26.09 DNF (41.77)

Messed up the Ortega case on the 2nd one. Weird one that I don't know.

Pyraminx: 23.78
(28.47) 25.84 21.67 23.83 (21.63)

Slow to avoid popping.

Fewest Moves: 41
Cross (4): D R' F R
F2L Pair (4): U2 L U' L'
F2L Pair (4): d' L' U' L
F2L Pair: (7): U' R d2 L' F' U F
Set-up (5): U2 B' U' B U' y2
VH (9): R' D' L F L' D R2 U R' <-- one of the 8 I know
OLL (8): F' U2 F U F' U F U2 <-- PLL skip, AUF

Nice to see consistency in my middle 3 solves for each event (except 4x4x4). I can finally say that I had a 4x4x4 solve slower than a 5x5x5 in a competition too.

2x2x2
Average: 9.89
Times: (12.19) 9.96 9.76 9.94 (9.39)

okay for me

3x3x3
Average: 16.34
Times: 16.23 (15.45) 15.59 (19.59) 17.19

A good average.

3x3x3 OH
Average: 39.83
Times: 40.95 39.47 39.07 (29.65) (41.04)

The 29.65 was PLL skipped; new PB
Why was my OH average at the Lyon Open 59.06 seconds?

Karthik Puthraya
2x2x2:
(12.38)
16.69
(16.95)
13.92
15.29
Average: 15.3
Bad, very bad

3x3x3:
27.81
28.14
31.34
(24.30)
(31.69)
Average: 29.10

3x3x3 OH:
(73.54)
(58.81)
62.16
68.33
61.65
Average: 64.04
Aaarggh!!When will I get sub-60??!!

Square One:
3.34
(2.58)
(4.02)
3.56
3.13
Average: 3.34
Done with beginners method.Will surely improve

3x3x3 BLD:
a)DNF,6min 32 secs,Aaaargh!2 corners misoriented
b)DNF,7 min 18 secs,Probably parity missed

5x5x5: 2:10.54
2:10.11 2:13.34 (2:19.99) (2:04.29) 2:08.19

Average breakdown: 40/50/40

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Just about everyone in the world would be ok with 50 seconds edge-pairing! If you could just do centers and 3x3x3 10 seconds faster (and I know you will pretty soon) you would be the new WR holder!

AvGalen said:

Just about everyone in the world would be ok with 50 seconds edge-pairing! If you could just do centers and 3x3x3 10 seconds faster (and I know you will pretty soon) you would be the new WR holder!

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I could be, but I'd have to get to sub-2 first... Then beat the 20-some people who are faster than I am.

I honestly don't practice enough to deserve the WR or any other record for that matter.

You are twice as slow on 3x3x3 as those other cubers. But you are almost as fast as they are on 5x5x5. Why do you think you wouldn't deserve the WR if you could do 30/50/30?

Jack Moseley

2x2x2
Average: 6.94
Times: 5.80, 7.43, 7.59, (5.41), (9.09)

Woohoo! Sub 7 average, and 2 non lucky sub 6!

3x3x3
Average: 19.68
Times: 20.86, (24.18), 18.86, 19.31, (16.61)

I didn't think it would be sub 20 after the 24, but then I started looking ahead better.

3x3x3 OH
Average: 35.50
Times: (31.02), 34.30, 34.69, (37.61), 37.50

Ok... I was hoping for more sub 35s though...

4x4x4
Average: 1:27.27
Times: 1:29.41 P, (1:22.19 O), 1:26.36 O, (1:33.36 P), 1:26.03 OP

Consistent, and non lucky with parities.

5x5x5
Average: 3:06.96
Times: (2:57.83), (3:21.22), 3:00.91, 3:19.19, 3:00.78

Starting to get more sub 3s.

Square-1
Average: 1:06.84
Times: 1:00.90, 58.78, 1:20.83, (41.36), (1:29.22)

Really good! Parity on the first, third and fifth solve.

Megaminx
Average: 3:15.97
Times: (2:56.38), (3:21.72), 3:15.84, 3:25.56, 2:56.50

Magic
Average: 1.61
Times: 1.46, 1.50, (DNF), (1.44), 1.86

Fewest Moves
31 moves
2x2x2: x2 F' R' D' L F'
2x2x3: y2 U' R2 U2 R' F R2
F2L: U' R U' R' F' U2 F2 U F2
COLL: y' U L' U R' U' L U' R U' R'
PLL: U

I found the 2x2x3 fairly quickly, and it gave me a nice pre-built corner edge pair. The rest of the F2L took almost the rest of the time though, I was trying to find a fairly short way that would give me a good LL, and tried everything I could think of until I found this, with a COLL I knew and PLL skip.

BLD

2x2x2: 53.86
2x2x2: 1:37.56

3x3x3: DNF (5:02.34)
3x3x3: DNF (4:31.86)

The first was off by EP, second by EO. I am using a new method of memorization which has slowed down my memo right now, I hope that once I am more used to it it will speed up again.

Piotr Kózka

333
times (13.71) 13.95 14.77 17.04 (23.55)
average:15.25

2 last solves were bad.

333OH
times:27.96 27.87 27.54 (26.97) (29.85)
average:27.79

good and consistent.

444
times:1:06.39 1:02.38 1:01.00 (56.54) (1:30.00)
average: 1:03.26

Good average.
56.54 was PLL skipped
Last solve was with pop.

555
times: 2:29.46 2:11.66 2:11.20 (POP) (2:03.95)
average: 2:17.44

bad average.
first solve was with POP

pyraminx
times: (12.67) 7.23 7.57 (7.00) 10.18
average: 8.33

bad average.
first and last solve with POP.

Erik Akkersdijk

pyra: (7.56), 13.58, (14.86, 12.53, 13.21 => 13.11
if I had a good pyraminx my times would be improved by at least 3 sec... first one was lucky

sq-1: 44.22, 35.22, 37.36, (33.93), (50.11)=> 38.97
awsome!!! I got quite good cases and on the 33 I knew the optimal solution to the cube shape

2x2: (3.65), 5.18, (6.58), 3.81, 4.40 => 4.46
grr 2x 5+.. From now no I'll have less time to train cause I've got school again...I should've warmed up first...

3x3: (11.63), (16.11), 15.07, 14.05, 12.75=> 13.96
pff

OH: (27.03), 25.28, (24.30), 25.71, 26.- => 25.66
practise practise practise

4x4: (1:02.90(O)), 54.40(P), (49.33), 56.30(O), 58.96(P) => 56.55
good

5x5: (1:39.91), (2:01.06), 1:50.59, 1:53.25, 1:44.69 => 1:49.51
I have to learn to turn more relaxed and look ahead more on pair-up
--bld--
2x2a: 47.69
2x2b: 39.47

3x3a: 3:23.75 TuRBo, only warm up was a BLD demonstration in the train xD (with pochmann to be sure I'd do it successfull )

4x4a: DNF (30:50.48) made one execution mistake at centres I (4 unsolved centres, I suspect I forgot to do a U turn back after solving 2 centres somewhere). Also I memorized some edges wrong I made the wrong path on the DL edges (so I shot to DL when I had to shoot to LD and vice versa because those are switched and some other edges are messed up too (the most of them are solved)) and because of that wrong U turn back I had 4 corners not solved (the first cycle ones).

FMC:
z2 F' U' F U' F U' F2 U2 R2 U'R2 FB' R2 U' M2 U2 R E2 R'z2 F' R' UD' F2 U'D R'F zy B2 RUR'U' M' URU'r' B
is 42 moves
F' U' F U' F U' F2 U2 R2 U'R2 (U2) solves corners with Guimond skipping 2 moves at step1 to 2 and 2 to 3.
FB' R2 U' M2 solves 2 edges and aligns the corners with the centres
U2 R E2 R's solves the 3rd edge in the U layer and luckily it solves some middle layer edges at the same time.
F' R' UD' F2 U'D R' is an edge 3 cycle with sort of a setup move.
B2 setup move
RUR'U' M' URU'r' is another edge 3 cycle which solves the last 3 corners and finally finish with B.
found in 15 minutes.
My goal was to find a short solution with a very crazy system (which I made up while solving )
I'd have to say I was surprised with the result
Edit: forgot the F after R'

AvGalen said:

You are twice as slow on 3x3x3 as those other cubers. But you are almost as fast as they are on 5x5x5. Why do you think you wouldn't deserve the WR if you could do 30/50/30?

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I do not think that I deserve records because everyone else has probably spent much more time practicing the puzzle, whereas the most practice I get in any single session nowadays is in these weekly contests.

Besides, by the time I get to 30/50/30, the WR will probably drop another 10 seconds.

3x3x3
1. F2 R2 B F2 D' U' B U2 B L R D U F' D U2 F U L' R' U2 B2 F U R2 -27.47
2. F2 L2 R' D2 R2 D2 U' B' D L' R2 B F L' F R2 D' U L R U R2 D2 U' R2 -27.31
3. R2 B L2 R D2 U L F2 R' B' D' U' B' F2 L' B' L U' R F' L2 U2 F' D2 U' -26.89
4. R2 F' L' R' D U R2 D' R' D' F2 L R' D' U2 B F' D' U2 B' F R2 B' F2 U -(28.14)
5. L2 R' D' U' F2 R' U' L2 B' L' D B U R2 U2 R2 U2 L2 B2 F L2 R D' U L - (25.09)

Avg. = 26,98 secs

That's actually my best average ever, normally get around 30s. yay improving

Dan Cohen

2x2x2
Average: 8.46
7.65, 8.05, 9.69, (10.66), (6.77)

3x3x3
Average: 21.12
(19.97), (24.96), 20.50, 22.33, 20.52

ugh... i just want to get a sub 20 avg.

3x3x3 OH
Average: 52.34
55.38, (46.16), 52.56, (59.90), 49.09

4x4x4
Average: 1:29.64
1:27.78 OP, 1:33.44 OP, 1:27.71 O, (1:52.40 OP), (1:24.63)

let's not talk about that 4th one. I haven't picked up a 4x4 since last Wed. when I broke a piece.

5x5x5
Average: 2:28.18
2:30.43, (2:40.77), 2:24.00, (2:23.53), 2:30.11

my edges need to be faster, as well as my 3x3. I think most of my centers were sub 40, which is sad. My edges were all like 65-70+. Arnaud, we need to talk about how you do your centers so fast.

Square-1
Average: 1:16.57
1:19.28, 1:00.84, (1:29.78), 1:29.58, (47.03)

Pyraminx
Average: 14.39
15.87, 15.41, (9.80), (17.88), 11.88

a lot better than last week

It's too late to do BLD now... so I'll do it tomorrow after classes.

5x5x5
Average: 1:28.18
2:30.43, (2:40.77), 2:24.00, (2:23.53), 2:30.11

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You did it again masterofthebass: a new WR

And I don't think we should talk about how I do my centers so fast. My edge-pairing is quite fast though. (But not 50 like ExoCorsairs)

2x2: 6.46(PLL skip) (14.33) 11.40 (5.09) 9.53 Average: 9.13
Dont know what happened with that 14.33! If I really wanted to get faster, I would learn a proper 2x2 method!

2x2 BLD: 38.81 1:02.77 Best: 38.81
sub40 I tried a different solving stragey on the second one.

3x3: 22.02 21.09 (21.06) 22.25 (23.25) Average: 21.78
Eww, not very good at all. A warmup is definitely needed!

3x3 BLD: 2:10.61 DNF Best: 2:10.61
Nice On the second one, I did parity when I didn't need it. Grr, cos it was also very fast.

3x3 OH: 1:07.46 (50.25) 1:05.53 1:00.56 (1:20.97) Average:[b/] 1:04.51
That second was soo close to sub50! On that 1:05 was the first time I have done a Gperm OH! Then the next two solve were both Gperms!

Labor Day holiday allowed me to get this done early this week.

Mike Hughey
2x2 Average: 13.32
Times: (19.89), 13.28, (11.56), 13.69, 13.00

3x3 Average: 37.89
Times: (41.83), 34.82, 41.43, 37.41, (34.04)
Well, this is my best competition average yet, but it's still very frustrating, because I'm really better than this. I can't believe I got 2 40+ times again. And I had a 28 second solve during warmups - my second best ever. I've decided I'm going to try to learn all the OLLs, since it's probably my fastest way to get sub-30 average, believe it or not. So watch for my times to get even worse for the next few weeks while I'm learning them.

3x3 OH Average: 1:17.95
Times: 1:17.53, (1:04.47), 1:17.55, (1:20.61), 1:18.77

4x4 Average: 2:23.04
Times: (2:07.13), 2:29.69 P, 2:12.15 O, (2:32.77 OP), 2:27.27 P

5x5 Average: 3:48.98
Times: 3:49.03, 3:57.16, 3:40.75, (4:06.31), (3:38.71)
Even better than last week! I like the way this is going. At this rate, I'll have faster times on 5x5x5 than on 4x4x4 before long. The 4:06.31 was a +2 - the second slice down was twisted more than 45 degrees. I wasn't sure if this was a +2 or a DNF, but after looking at the rules, I think it's +2. Anyway, it doesn't affect my average.

2x2 BLD Best: 1:13.66
2x2 BLD a: DNF (52.21)
2x2 BLD b: 1:13.66

3x3 BLD Best: 3:15.33
3x3 BLD a: 4:16.25
3x3 BLD b: 3:15.33

4x4 BLD Best: 28:08.76
4x4 BLD a: 28:08.76
4x4 BLD b: DNF (30:34.49)
Wow - a personal best! The first one took just 12 minutes to memorize - it was really smooth and easy to memorize. The second one was really horrible to memorize - I kept making mistakes. It took me 17:30 to memorize it, so I was happy I executed so fast in compensation. It was a DNF, but it was solved except for 2 center pieces exchanged - I must have done one of the 2-center swaps backwards. I remembered the parity both times this time.

5x5 BLD Best: DNF
5x5 BLD a: DNF (52:29.98)
5x5 BLD b: DNF (56:58.99)
How disappointing - I missed them both. The first one was really fast! And I was really close. Apparently I undid setup moves in the wrong order on the next-to-last algorithm. When I finished, I was 9 moves away from solved. Anyway, it was certainly a good attempt. 27:30 memorization time. The second one was also very close - just had 2 center corners exchanged (just like my second 4x4x4 BLD attempt). 27 minutes memorization time.

Fewest Moves: 49
Cross (6): L' U2 L D U2 F'
F2L Pair (4): U2 F' U' F
F2L Pair (7): U F U F' R' U R
F2L Pair: (7): U L U2 L' F U' F'
F2L Pair: (4): U2 B' U B
OLL (11): F R' F' R U2 R U' B U' B' R'
PLL (10): F2 U R' L F2 R L' U F2 U2
For me this is really wonderful, since it means I finally don't have a >50 best score on fewest moves! I wouldn't have been able to do it if I hadn't been busy learning new OLLs for my 3x3x3 speedsolving. I finally found this solution at 58:30. Finished rewriting the solution on paper at 59:59.31.

Those are some big improvements Mike! If you keep going like this you will be faster than I am on 5x5x5 in a couple of weeks.

AvGalen said:

You did it again masterofthebass: a new WR

And I don't think we should talk about how I do my centers so fast. My edge-pairing is quite fast though. (But not 50 like ExoCorsairs)

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woops, i meant edges... but I'm just that good. I don't like not having a keypad for my laptop. That's the problem.

masterofthebass said:

woops, i meant edges... but I'm just that good. I don't like not having a keypad for my laptop. That's the problem.

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I really like Arnaud's method for edge matching. You might consider trying it. I have video of him, ExoCorsair, and Lars Vandendbergh doing 5x5x5 solves at the US Open, and the thing you can't help noticing is how much slower Arnaud turns the cube relative to the others. And yet his edge-matching is almost as fast as theirs! I'm a bit suspicious that maybe Arnaud's method of edge-matching is actually superior to the BigCubes.com method, but since his method isn't currently used by any of the really fast-hands people, we can't see just how efficient it is.