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2020 Race to sub-x on a 3x3

DNF_Cuber

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Nov 14, 2020
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Location
Beyond the grave.....
Week 51
Goal:Sub 15 (1/3) ao12 14.74
Cube:Valk M
Method:CFOP
1. 14.87 U D' L2 F2 L' F2 B' D U2 R' U2 D2 F2 R' B2 L D2 R U2 R
2. 14.94 D' R' L2 U' F2 U2 F2 U F2 U F2 R2 D' B2 R' B L D F' U
3. 15.44 R' U F2 U L2 U R B' U F2 L' F2 L' D2 R D2 R F2 U2 D2
4. 13.87 D' R2 B2 U2 L2 U2 L' D2 R2 U2 R' D F' L R' D F' R D2
5. 14.23 U B U L2 D' F' D F L' D2 F L2 U2 F' D2 B2 R2 F L2
6. 14.19 R' L2 D2 B U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B L2 R2 F D B2 L' F L2 D' U
7. 15.80 D R F R U' L F R2 B' U B2 U R2 L2 B2 U2 R2 D F2 U' F2
8. (12.47) B U2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R2 U F2 L2 F L U' R' B R' U2 F' U'
9. 14.93 F U2 F L2 R2 B L2 R2 U2 F L2 F D' L' R2 D F' U L' B
10. 14.44 U' L F2 D2 R U2 L' D2 R F2 D2 R2 U2 D R2 B L' R F' L' U'
11. (DNF) B2 L' U L' F D' R B' D R' F2 U2 R D2 L2 F2 L B2 R F2
12. 14.65 U B2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 R2 D' R2 D2 L B F' R' U2 L2 U' L' D'
Comments: Nice! very consistent, learning first pair planning is helping a ton.
 
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Eamon

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wk 51
cube: valk m with valk power springs and core
goal: sub 7.9

Generated By csTimer+ on 2020-12-22
avg of 12: 7.91

Time List:
1. 7.44
2. 8.11
3. 7.77
4. 8.60
5. (8.80)
7. 8.21
8. 7.03
9. 7.78
10. 8.23
11. 7.58
12. (6.52)

comment: gud, i put the goal pretty high, and it's resonable i didn't achieve it. but still a noooice average
 
Joined
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Messages
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Location
the space-time continuum
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Goal: sub 14
Round 51
method: CFOP
avg of 12: 13.50

Time List:
1. 13.24
2. 14.16
3. (11.42)
4. 14.62
5. 12.85
6. 12.86
7. (15.44)
8. 13.80
9. 12.24
10. 13.76
11. 14.32
12. 13.12

Comments; I really need to learn full OLL, more f2l algs, and cross+1. Still beat my goal, but I'm have been stuck at the same place for quite a while.
 

somecuber23

Member
Joined
May 24, 2020
Messages
59
WCA
2021MORI02
Goal: sub-13
Cube: RS3M 2020
Method: CFOP

Generated By csTimer on 2020-12-23
avg of 12: 13.05(2/3)

Time List:
1. 12.21
2. 10.77
3. 13.52
4. 11.56
5. 13.73
6. 13.61
7. (10.36)
8. 12.83
9. 13.48
10. (14.76)
11. 14.62
12. 14.17

consistency 0
 
Joined
Dec 23, 2020
Messages
104
Goal: sub 14
Cube: Gan 356 X
Ao12: 15.33
Method: CFOP

1. 16.25
2. 15.33
3. 16.08
4. 15.35
5. (12.84)
6. 14.11
7. 14.50
8. 15.42
9. (18.14)
10. 16.90
11. 15.53
12. 13.79
 
Joined
Jul 29, 2020
Messages
164
Location
Germany
1. 11.70
2. 10.29
3. 13.74
4. 9.92
5. 11.04
6. 12.22
7. 12.60
8. 12.42
9. 11.78
10. 13.01
11. 11.74
12. 12.95
Ao12: 11.98
It's ok. First it went good then not really
 

John_NOTgood

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Joined
Aug 2, 2020
Messages
47
Location
A place where I try to find funny phrases
Goal: Sub 15
Cube: Gan Air SM / Green GES
Ao12: 13.57 (1/3)
Method: CFOP

Time List:
1. 12.37 U D' L2 F2 L' F2 B' D U2 R' U2 D2 F2 R' B2 L D2 R U2 R
2. 14.18 D' R' L2 U' F2 U2 F2 U F2 U F2 R2 D' B2 R' B L D F' U
3. (15.61) R' U F2 U L2 U R B' U F2 L' F2 L' D2 R D2 R F2 U2 D2
4. 12.64 D' R2 B2 U2 L2 U2 L' D2 R2 U2 R' D F' L R' D F' R D2
5. 15.14 U B U L2 D' F' D F L' D2 F L2 U2 F' D2 B2 R2 F L2
6. 13.92 R' L2 D2 B U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B L2 R2 F D B2 L' F L2 D' U
7. 11.73 D R F R U' L F R2 B' U B2 U R2 L2 B2 U2 R2 D F2 U' F2
8. 14.00+ B U2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R2 U F2 L2 F L U' R' B R' U2 F' U'
9. (11.31) F U2 F L2 R2 B L2 R2 U2 F L2 F D' L' R2 D F' U L' B
10. 13.44 U' L F2 D2 R U2 L' D2 R F2 D2 R2 U2 D R2 B L' R F' L' U'
11. 14.53 B2 L' U L' F D' R B' D R' F2 U2 R D2 L2 F2 L B2 R F2
12. 13.76 U B2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 R2 D' R2 D2 L B F' R' U2 L2 U' L' D'

Probably could hit sub 14, but I just want to make sure I can do sub 15 consistently.
 

RFMX

Member
Joined
Aug 10, 2020
Messages
22
Location
Hong Kong
Goal: Sub 12
Cube: RS3M2020 (yes I switched mains)
Method: CFOP

1. (11.33) U D' L2 F2 L' F2 B' D U2 R' U2 D2 F2 R' B2 L D2 R U2 R
2. 16.89 D' R' L2 U' F2 U2 F2 U F2 U F2 R2 D' B2 R' B L D F' U
3. 12.42 R' U F2 U L2 U R B' U F2 L' F2 L' D2 R D2 R F2 U2 D2
4. 18.88 D' R2 B2 U2 L2 U2 L' D2 R2 U2 R' D F' L R' D F' R D2
5. 12.95 U B U L2 D' F' D F L' D2 F L2 U2 F' D2 B2 R2 F L2
6. 14.97 R' L2 D2 B U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B L2 R2 F D B2 L' F L2 D' U
7. 12.41 D R F R U' L F R2 B' U B2 U R2 L2 B2 U2 R2 D F2 U' F2
8. (20.73) B U2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R2 U F2 L2 F L U' R' B R' U2 F' U'
9. 12.46 F U2 F L2 R2 B L2 R2 U2 F L2 F D' L' R2 D F' U L' B
10. 12.75 U' L F2 D2 R U2 L' D2 R F2 D2 R2 U2 D R2 B L' R F' L' U'
11. 13.94 B2 L' U L' F D' R B' D R' F2 U2 R D2 L2 F2 L B2 R F2
12. 11.71 U B2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 R2 D' R2 D2 L B F' R' U2 L2 U' L' D'

= 13.94 ao12 (not even sub 13)

Really not in the mood today :( My hands are really dry and I cannot hold the cube properly. It become better in later solves, but the damage has already been done. A counting 16 and 18 is not acceptable to me. Perhaps next year!
 

swburk

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Aug 7, 2020
Messages
120
Location
Wichita, KS
@DNF_Cuber - Goal: sub-15 (1/3)
@fun at the joy - Goal: sub-10 (1/3)
@Eamon - Goal: sub-7.9 (0/3)
@the dnf master - Goal: sub-14 (3/3) Graduated!
@somecuber23 - Goal: sub-13 (2/3)
@Batsy_who_laughs - Goal: sub-14 (0/3)
@nico_german_cuber - Goal: sub-12 (2/3)
@John_NOTgood - Goal: sub-15 (1/3)
@RFMX - Goal: sub-12 (0/3)

Apologies for the long break. I hope you all had great holidays! Glad to see so many challenging yourselves to get better times. Here are this week's scrambles.

Week 52 scrambles:
1. R D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 B2 D B2 F2 D2 U' F' R2 U R2 D R D2 B' L
2. B' L' B2 R' F2 L' D2 F2 U2 F2 R F2 L2 F U' F' U L U F
3. F2 D' U2 B2 L2 R2 B' R2 B' U2 F2 L2 F' U' R' D R2 U2 F' D'
4. U2 R2 D F R L F2 U F' R2 L2 U2 F' U2 F2 U2 F' R2 B' D
5. B U F' R2 D' R2 U B2 D' B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L' B2 R D2 U2 F' U'
6. L2 F2 L2 B2 U' F2 L2 D' U2 L2 F2 B' L F U F' D2 F' L R2
7. U' R' D' L2 U' R' U2 L B' L F2 B2 L' U2 F2 R' D2 L2
8. F L' D R2 D' R2 U' F D B U2 F' R2 B' U2 R2 B U2 F U2 D2
9. R F' R2 B2 D' L F D2 F2 R2 B2 R' U2 D2 F2 D2 F2 R' U2 F' U'
10. R2 D' U' R2 B2 R2 F2 D U2 F2 L2 U' L' B L2 F2 U L2 F L R
11. L' U2 R2 L F2 B' R U' L2 U' B2 U' R2 F2 L2 D R2 L2 B' L2
12. R2 D U2 R2 U F2 L2 F2 D L2 U' B L2 D2 L' B2 R2 D L' F2

Good luck!
 
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Dutchy

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Dec 25, 2020
Messages
17
Hello! My first try in the racing competition.
Hope you have a great day :D
Goal: Sub-26
Cube: Air SM
CFOP
Time: Sub-26.57
1. 24.61
2. 30.53
3. 23.28
4. 23.44
5. 25.52
6. 24.28
7. 24.93
8. 33.09
9. 26.72
10. 32.14
11. 30.20
12. 23.15
Very close, but inconsistent in F2L and lot of unnecessary cube rotations.
 

somecuber23

Member
Joined
May 24, 2020
Messages
59
WCA
2021MORI02
Cube: RS3M 2020
Goal: sub-13 (2/3)

Generated By csTimer on 2021-01-05
avg of 12: 13.14

Time List:
15.06, 13.63, (15.69), 11.73, 12.94, (11.61), 12.12, 12.81, 15.15, 12.07, 12.97, 12.88

Inconsistency strikes again
 

John_NOTgood

Member
Joined
Aug 2, 2020
Messages
47
Location
A place where I try to find funny phrases
Cube: Half Air SM/ Half Valk 3 M
Method: CFOP
Goal: Sub 15
avg of 12: 14.18 (2/3)

Time List:
1. 12.99 R D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 B2 D B2 F2 D2 U' F' R2 U R2 D R D2 B' L
2. 16.01 B' L' B2 R' F2 L' D2 F2 U2 F2 R F2 L2 F U' F' U L U F
3. (18.71) F2 D' U2 B2 L2 R2 B' R2 B' U2 F2 L2 F' U' R' D R2 U2 F' D'
4. 17.41 U2 R2 D F R L F2 U F' R2 L2 U2 F' U2 F2 U2 F' R2 B' D
5. 15.88 B U F' R2 D' R2 U B2 D' B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L' B2 R D2 U2 F' U'
6. 12.63 L2 F2 L2 B2 U' F2 L2 D' U2 L2 F2 B' L F U F' D2 F' L R2
7. 12.59 U' R' D' L2 U' R' U2 L B' L F2 B2 L' U2 F2 R' D2 L2
8. 11.61 F L' D R2 D' R2 U' F D B U2 F' R2 B' U2 R2 B U2 F U2 D2
9. (11.49) R F' R2 B2 D' L F D2 F2 R2 B2 R' U2 D2 F2 D2 F2 R' U2 F' U'
10. 13.57 R2 D' U' R2 B2 R2 F2 D U2 F2 L2 U' L' B L2 F2 U L2 F L R
11. 12.54 L' U2 R2 L F2 B' R U' L2 U' B2 U' R2 F2 L2 D R2 L2 B' L2
12. 16.52 R2 D U2 R2 U F2 L2 F2 D L2 U' B L2 D2 L' B2 R2 D L' F2

Horrible first solves, but switching to my valk 3 helped me out a lot
 
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