All Rounders vs Specialists

[2180161]

Probably a 2x2-4x4, pyra, and FMC Specialist

 

[Joey VOV]

I try to be a somewhat all-rounder, but my progress is quite slow, especially since I haven't been practicing much lately. However I do obviously have my best event which is skewb, so I say I am a specialist in that. I practice pretty much everything except Feet, FMC, Pyra, Mega, and OH, and 2x2. Most of those events are pretty significant quantitatively and qualitatively so because of that I cannot say I am an all-rounder, though I'd like to be.

 

[natezach728]

I specialize in skewb and 4x4, but I'm an all rounder in every other event (except BLDs and FMC and feet )

 

[LucidCuber]

I've specialised so many different things that I've ended up as an all rounder. Also I care mostly about my kinchranks so look to improves average of my worst events to roudn it up anyway.

 

[the super cuber]

I would consider myself as an all rounder, I'm 75th in the world in kinchranks and 98th for sum of ranks. I could say I specialise in multiblind but I think I'm decent at Pyraminx too and not too bad at the others, and my worst world rank for any event is 1278 for Megaminx

 

[NewCuber000]

I think I'm on the road to being an all rounder. Haven't been cubing long enough to be a good one . The only reason I'm not practicing 6x6 and 7x7 yet is because I don't have them yet. I'm working on getting decent with skewb, megaminx, 5x5, megaminx, 3BLD and fewest moves, and once I get ok with all of those I'll be going to more events.

 

[joshsailscga]

...

You and GuRoux are tied for 2x2 average if you ever were curious

 

[Berd]

I'm an all rounder in every event - equally bad haha.

 

[blade740]

I like to think I'm an all-rounder. I like all events, and practice them all equally (none).

But look at my results, and I'm clearly the very definition of a specialist.

 

[molarmanful]

I'm sort of in between, but I'd say I'm more on the specialist side. I practice 3x3, 2x2, Pyraminx, Skewb, 3x3 OH (but I can solve Megaminx). I don't do big cubes (too long to solve), clock (too hardware-based), Square-1 (I HATE THE ALGS!!!), feet (can't turn), and BLD (I just can't memorize pieces). I haven't tried FMC officially, but I think I would be pretty good at it (and I get in the 30's - low 40's when practicing at home).

 

[Carbon]

The only events i dont do are the ones i dont know how to (sq1, bld events) so all rounder for me =P

 

[ottozing]

I like to think I'm an all-rounder. I like all events, and practice them all equally (none).

But look at my results, and I'm clearly the very definition of a specialist.

I have the opposite going for me. I don't seriously practice more than like half of the wca events, if that, and although there are events I stand out in, I'm most people's definition of an all rounder.

 

[Hari]

Easy call for me. BLD specialist

 

[TheDubDubJr]

I totally only specialize in Skewb.

No other event is worth my time.

 

[YouCubing]

I'm an all rounder, but I'm terrible at big cubes and don't do them much. The only events that I'm at least half good at are Pyra, 2x2, and maybe Clock.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I suck at everything but 3x3 but I'm sub-14 on that

 

[XTowncuber]

Definitely a specialist for 3x3 and Pyra. I do practice most other events some, but mostly those two.

 

[joshsailscga]

I like to think I'm an all-rounder. I like all events, and practice them all equally (none).

But look at my results, and I'm clearly the very definition of a specialist.

You know you're a specialist when your square-1 results are better than your 3x3.

 

[Myachii]

I decided to do a test to see how much of an all rounder I really am.
I used the current WR averages to see what times I should be capable of achieving on other puzzles based on my 3x3 PB Average of 5

I figured out that -
3x3 x 0.237 = Equivalent 2x2 Average
3x3 x 3.980 = Equivalent 4x4 Average
3x3 x 7.940 = Equivalent 5x5 Average
3x3 x 16.452 = Equivalent 6x6 Average
3x3 x 24.900 = Equivalent 7x7 Average

3x3 x 3.891 = Equivalent 3BLD Mean (this will most likely be incorrect because of how beast Maskow is)
3x3 x 23.381 = Equivalent 4BLD Single (I used the 5.25 single instead of the average to account for no 4BLD means)
3x3 x 63.970 = Equivalent 5BLD Single (see above)

3x3 x 1.662 = Equivalent OH Average
3x3 x 4.575 = Equivalent Feet Mean
3x3 x 3.823 = Equivalent FMC Mean

3x3 x 6.558 = Equivalent Megaminx Average (This one is quite off for me and probably will be for most people)
3x3 x 0.391 = Equivalent Pyraminx Average
3x3 x 1.561 = Equivalent Square-1 Average (Also way off for most due to Biangling's skill)
3x3 x 0.908 = Equivalent Clock Average
3x3 x 0.474 = Equivalent Skewb Average

I know somebody made a program similar to this, and I know this is by no means accurate, but it is what statistics say you could achieve at each event if you practice all events equally.
If you don't actually practice an event then don't do the calculation for that event, because it obviously won't be correct.

Here are the averages I could achieve according to my 3x3 PB Ao5 (12.35)- (Key = Event: Predicted (Actual))
2x2: 2.93 (low 4)
4x4: 49.15 (50.20)
5x5: 1:38.06 (1:41.18)
6x6: 3:23.18 (3:34.35)
7x7: 5:07.52 (low 6, don't practice 7x7 much)
3BLD: 48.05 (low 3:00 lol)
4BLD: 4:48.76 (N/A for now)
5BLD: 13:10.03 (N/A for now)
3OH: 20.53 (36.19)
Feet: 56.50 (1:02.xx)
FMC: 47.21 moves (never properly attempted it but it sounds about right)
Mega: 1:20.99 (high 2)
Pyra: 4.83 (8.47)
Sq-1: 19.28 (N/A)
Clock: 11.21 (15.xx)
Skewb: 5.85 (lolskoob 15 or something idk)

Although a lot of my times are incorrectly predicted, this shows my practice distribution well. For example, I practice 4x4 and 5x5 a lot, which is why it is only natural that they would be close to the equivalent of my 3x3 Average, where as I don't practice Skewb or Pyraminx much at all which is why my predicted averages are much faster than my actual ones.

Feel free to toy around with this. It isn't limited to Ao5's, although the scale factors are calculates using the Ao5/Mo3 World Records so your results may not be as expected.

Thanks to Matty for helping figure out the scale factors

 

[TMarshall]

I consider myself an all-rounder, but Mitch lane thinks I'm a specialist. I'm very good at skewb, decent at 3x3, oh, clock, square 1, and pyra, but i'm bad at 4x4 and big cubes.