BLD Race Thread (3BLD, 4BLD, 5BLD, MBLD)

What is your preferred race format for 3BLD? (descriptions in the first post)

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4BLD (sub-7)
DNF (8:14.23), 6:50.58

Heyy, I made it, PB by 45 secs

3BLD (sub-1:10)
DNF, 1:38.96, DNF, 1:28.27, DNF, 1:46.60, DNF, 1:24.39, 1:34.36, DNF, DNF, 1:24.11 = 1:32.78
 
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Round 8

Event: 3BLD
Goal: Sub-1:25
Method: OP/Advanced M2/3Style
MoB6: 1:18.60

New Goal: Sub-1:20

Time List :

1. 1:24.19
2. 1:21.50 (DNF)
3. 1:11.47
4. 1:41.76 (DNF)
5. 1:10.78
6. 1:17.44
7. 1:36.99
8. 1:14.44 (DNF)
9. 47.22 (DNF) | Messed up the execution and gave up mid solve
10. 1:10.73
11. 1:37.36
12. 1:06.46 (DNF)

Ach, close call this time with mixed results. Too many DNFs (mostly botched execution) and solves way above my limit goal. I wasn't warmed up and just went for it, all or nothing.

This marks my 3rd consecutive success, beating my tri-weekly goal by a great margin (very unexpected, btw).

I'm very pleased with how much
I've been progressing in 3BLD, especially my memorization. Hopefully the coming 3 weeks bring even better results, and if I beat it once again my goal will start to reach the critical point where every millisecond is life or death - And I can't wait!
 
Multi: 10/10 in 28:12.83
1. 9/10 in 31:06.33 [18:43/12:23] - 2 flipped edges due to 1 incorrect letter... on the first cube
2. 10/10 in 28:12.83 [17:01/11:11]

Using corner comms for the first time, so the execution is much slower than usual, but it's quickly improving. On to 11 cubes!

On a side note, I got NR 19/20 in 54:55 this past weekend! :D
 
Round 8

Was on vacation last week so I hope missed weeks don't count as failures.

3BLD goal 1:05
DNF, DNF, (1:12.80), DNF, 1:06.51, 53.17, 1:04.59, 59.65, 1:02.12, (1:23.60), DNF, 1:03.25 = 1:01.54

4BLD goal 5:30
DNF, DNF, 6:22.12, 5:10.96, 5:45.53

5BLD goal 15:00
3x DNF, 2x DNS

MBLD goal 4/4 in 10:00 (new goal)
11:34, DNF, 11:21
 
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Round 8 Results

Thanks for everyone for competing! Results for round 8 are updated and can be found here (Google Sheets). Different events in different tabs. Please inform me if you find any mistakes.

@Fábio De'Rose graduates from 3BLD!
@Keroma12 Congrats for your NR!

Round 9
Racing to sub-x (and other goals for multi) in all the official blindfolded events. Set the goal, and keep it up for three weeks in a row - or 4 weeks out of 5 - in order to graduate and set a new goal. If you are first time racing, or changed your method, please include it to your post as well (no need for that in MBLD though).
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3BLD
Compete an average of 12, like usual. The six worst attempts will be eliminated and the mean of the remaining six is your result for the week. At maximum, you can get 6 DNF:s without losing your average.
1. R2 D2 F2 U' F2 D' B2 L2 U2 F2 U2 F D U' B' R2 F' R' D' U R'
2. R' L B' D2 F R2 U L B R' F2 L2 U L2 D R2 D' B2 U' L2
3. D2 B D2 F' R2 B U2 F' L2 D2 F2 U' L' F U' R B L2 D F' D'
4. B U' F' B2 U2 F' L' D' R' U2 F2 B2 U' L2 U R2 F2 D2 B2 R2
5. B R2 D2 B' U2 F U2 R2 B2 L2 F2 D F2 L' B2 D2 R2 B' D2 R F'
6. D' B2 D' F2 U' B2 L2 F2 D B2 U' L U2 L2 B U' B' D2 R F D2
7. B' U2 L B D B' D2 R U2 L' B2 L2 U' B2 D' L2 U' L2 D2 B2 D
8. F' L2 F L2 F' U2 R2 U2 R2 D R' D B U' L' U F D' R'
9. U' B2 U' R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 D' L2 U F' R F2 D B2 D' U' R F2
10. U F2 L2 B2 D' R2 D' B2 D' U' L2 R F' R2 U2 L' B' D' U' B2 R
11. B2 D' U' F2 L2 F2 D R2 D L2 B D' F L F2 R F2 U' B2 U'
12. D2 U2 B' U2 B' D2 F2 L2 D2 R2 D' B' U R F' D2 U R2 B' D' L

4BLD & 5BLD
Compete 5 attempts, the best of them is your result for the round. Not necessary to use all of the attempts though.
1. U B L2 R' B2 U Fw2 Uw' Fw' F D U' L2 Rw' R Fw' D' R' B Uw' L2 R2 U' F' L' Uw2 L2 D' U2 L2 Rw' D2 R' Fw2 L F2 Rw' Uw' R Fw2
2. D2 Uw2 L Rw R B2 L2 F' L2 F2 R B L' Rw D2 Uw2 U2 Fw L' Rw' D2 U Rw Fw' U2 L' R F2 Uw' B' D Uw F2 D' Uw Rw2 D Uw L F
3. Rw B2 Rw' B' Fw2 Uw F' Uw Rw' D2 Fw2 U Fw2 F R B' F' D2 R2 B2 L2 B2 Rw F D' U' B' F' Rw2 Fw2 Uw' R' D2 Fw2 Rw2 D Uw Rw2 R Uw
4. F2 R' D' U' B2 F2 D' Uw' U' F2 L2 R2 B D2 L2 Uw2 U' Rw' D2 F2 D Uw' Fw' R' B2 Rw' R' D' Uw' Rw Uw' B Fw' F' Rw' Fw' D2 F U2 R'
5. L2 U2 Fw2 D' U L D Fw' F' D' Uw2 L2 Rw U2 F' R' B Fw U F2 D' Uw2 U2 L B Uw' Rw B' Fw2 R Fw R B' L' D2 U F' R' F U
1. Dw2 L2 D' R2 B Bw' Fw' Dw2 Uw2 L' Bw2 L' Bw2 U B2 Dw2 U L Lw2 D' F L Bw F Uw2 L' Fw' Lw2 Fw' D Dw2 B L2 Rw2 R2 D F' Rw Uw Bw D2 Fw2 Lw' Fw2 Dw U2 Bw2 D2 F2 Lw' Rw Uw B2 F2 D2 Uw2 U2 Lw2 Uw F2
2. B F' R2 Dw2 L' B Fw2 U2 Fw2 Rw Fw' L2 Uw F R2 Dw' B2 Fw' Rw' Bw R2 U' Rw2 B' Dw B' Lw' R' F' Lw' B F' U Bw' D' Rw Dw2 Bw' D2 Rw U' Fw2 D R2 Fw2 Uw2 B' Lw Dw Lw R D2 Dw B2 F Uw L Fw Dw' U2
3. Uw' U2 Bw Fw R' B Lw U R D2 Uw R Uw Fw2 F Rw2 B Lw' Uw2 B2 Bw2 F U Bw' D2 B Lw' B R2 Dw Lw Fw2 D Rw' Uw Lw' Uw' Fw F' Uw' B' Dw2 U2 L2 Rw Fw2 Dw Rw2 Bw Dw' U2 Fw' L B' Bw2 Rw' D U B' R2
4. Uw2 L U B Uw2 Fw U Lw' R2 Dw Bw D R F2 U' B2 Dw' B' Fw U' Lw' R2 U' Bw' Rw' B' R' F L U2 Lw2 B2 F' D' B' U B' Bw2 L2 R' Fw' Lw' D2 Dw2 U B D' B Bw D B' L D B' F Uw Fw F D2 U
5. B' L' B F R F' L2 B' Lw F D2 Uw' U' Bw F' U' R Bw D U B2 Bw F' L' U R2 D Uw L2 R' D Rw2 Bw2 L' Lw2 U2 Fw2 D' Uw B Bw2 Fw2 L' Lw' F' Dw' Uw2 U2 L B' F Dw2 Fw F L U B2 L2 F' L'

MBLD
Generate the amount of scrambles you wish using Mark2. You can do two attempts per week if you wish to, the best one is count as your result. 1 hour time limit.

You may set whatever goal you feel like, because multi can get so long-term. You can race to a tough goal, or try to keep up your current level. You can also set time goals if you wish to. The basic rule now is: get your goal once and you've graduated. It's easy to add a cube or try to get faster at the current amount of them. Of course you can specify if you still wish to try and get the goal for multiple weeks in a row; you decide it!
_____________

New round up every Friday. Good luck at blindsolving! :)
And again, full results can be found here
 
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Multi: 10/11 in 29:44.41
1. 10/11 in 29:44.41 [18:05/11:39]
2. 7/11 in 29:46.06 [17:34/12:11]
Corner comms are coming faster and faster, which is great. The second had slower execution due to recall issues.

Will add 4BLD/5BLD later.

4BLD: 5:30.28
1. 5:30.28 [3:20/2:09] almost PB execution
2. 11:15.99 [8:38/2:37] wing memo was an absolute disaster
3. DNF(6:59) [3:21/3:38] 2 centers
4. DNS
5. DNS

5BLD: 10:07.63
1.DNF(10:18) [5:07/5:11] - 3 +-centers, memo mistake
2.DNF(11:32) [5:07/6:24] - forgot +-centers
3.10:07.63 [5:13/4:54]
4. DNF(10:56.86) [5:47/5:09] - 3 corners, forgot edges
5. DNS

I forget what I put as my method, but I use comms for corners now (for all BLD events).

Maybe I'll do 3BLD.
 
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Hyped to compete this week! I have been busy but I hope to work on it.
I will add goals now and edit in times later.
3bld goal sub 2:00
4bld goal get a success (around 20 minutes would be nice)
5bld just make some attempts to see how well I understand
Multibld goal 4+ Points attempting 9 cubes
I got a 3/9 in 48:51.60
 
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3BLD: 1:27.47 (at least 9/12 ok)
02:25.53 63 1
01:09.46 33 0
02:21.63 84 1
01:27.68 33 0
01:14.69 40 0
01:24.26 33 0
02:17.60 81 0
01:14.65 25 1
01:43.55 56 0
01:45.17 39 0
02:17.29 33 0
01:53.29 47 0
4BLD: 6:28.20 (DNF, DNF, 6:37.39, 6:28.20, DNF)
5BLD: 12:59.97 (DNF, 15:42.87, 12:59.97, DNF, DNF)
 
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Round 9

Event: 3BLD
Goal: Sub-1:20
Method: OP/Advanced M2/3Style
MoB6: 1:15.16

Time List :

1. 1:34.10
2. 1:16.00
3. 1:22.03 (DNF)
4. 1:18.52
5. 1:10.65
6. 1:18.48
7. 1:39.72 (DNF)
8. 1:09.39
9. 1:19.96
10. 1:25.63 (DNF)
11. 1:17.90
12. 1:30.22

Sweet result :D Some safe solves, some rushed. Implementing new comms has been a good investment. Dunno if I'll have time for Multi / 4BLD again this week, as for those events I need absolutely no distractions at home for a long time.
 
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Found a couple of errors in last week's results:
- My MBLD result was put in the column for R7 not R8;
- My best 4BLD was 5:10.96 not 5:45.

Round 9

3BLD goal 1:05
(1:15.32), 59.22, DNF, 1:06.98, 1:00.31, DNF, DNF, 1:00.66, 55.92, DNF, 1:15.14, (1:18.01) = 1:03.04

4BLD goal 5:30
4:51.12, DNF, 6:25.24, DNF, DNF

5BLD goal 15:00
13:57.56, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNS

MBLD goal 4/4 in 10:00 (new goal)
9:46
 
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r9

3BLD
race to sub-1:10
DNF, 1:21.73, 1:35 22, 1:11.22, 1:18.55, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:44.95, 1:36.99 = 1:28.11

I haven't got to practice at all in a week.
 
Round 9 Results

Thanks for everyone for competing! Results for round 9 are updated and can be found here (Google Sheets). Different events in different tabs. Please inform me if you find any mistakes.


Round 10
Racing to sub-x (and other goals for multi) in all the official blindfolded events. Set the goal, and keep it up for three weeks in a row - or 4 weeks out of 5 - in order to graduate and set a new goal. If you are first time racing, or changed your method, please include it to your post as well (no need for that in MBLD though).
_____________
3BLD
Compete an average of 12, like usual. The six worst attempts will be eliminated and the mean of the remaining six is your result for the week. At maximum, you can get 6 DNF:s without losing your average.
1. B2 D' R2 D U B2 U F2 L2 U' B2 R' B2 F R' B2 L2 R' U' F' U2
2. L' U D2 R U F2 U2 L F' B U2 R2 U2 L2 F2 U2 F' D2 F2
3. D2 F D2 R2 F D2 F' U2 F2 R2 D2 U R' U' B2 D R' D U2 B' F'
4. L2 U' F2 D2 L2 U R2 B2 D' L2 F' U L B F2 L2 F2 U' B U
5. B' L' F R F' D F' B U R' B2 R2 D2 B2 L2 D L2 U' B2 D' R2
6. D2 B2 D2 L U2 L U2 L2 F2 L' B2 F' L' D L' B' L B U2 B2
7. D2 U2 L R' U2 R' B2 R U2 B2 U' L D' B D L2 F D L'
8. B2 D2 F' R2 B U2 R2 B2 R2 U2 R2 D' B2 R' D2 U R' D' B2 D' F
9. F U' B L' F' U' R2 U2 R' B' D' L2 U' L2 U B2 U B2 L2 B2 U
10. D F2 U2 L2 U' R F L' F L2 F2 D R2 U L2 U B2 L2 D'
11. F' B2 D2 B U B2 L' B' D F' L2 F2 R F2 R' D2 R U2 R F2 U2
12. F2 R2 U F2 U F2 U' L2 F2 D2 L2 B' U2 F2 L' B' U' L2 B2 R' F'

4BLD & 5BLD
Compete 5 attempts, the best of them is your result for the round. Not necessary to use all of the attempts though.
1. U' Rw D2 U' B' F2 L' D U2 Fw L' Rw B R' B2 Uw' Fw' Rw' B U2 R2 D R2 Fw2 Rw F D' B U2 Fw' L D' Fw2 Rw2 Fw F' L2 R2 F2 Uw2
2. Fw2 F2 Uw2 B' D B2 F2 R' F2 Rw Uw' L2 B' F D2 Uw L Uw' L2 D Uw2 F' R2 B' L B' F L2 F R2 Uw L2 D2 L2 R2 F' L Rw2 D' Rw'
3. Fw2 F' Uw' L2 Uw2 Rw' R' U2 R' Uw R' B F R' B' Fw' Uw' L' Rw2 R2 Uw U' F' D' B' Rw2 R Fw L' Fw' F' L2 Uw' U' R Uw R Uw' L' Fw
4. R2 Fw' Uw2 F' L2 R F2 Uw' U2 Fw2 L2 B L2 Rw2 R2 Uw2 B Uw Rw' B' F' L' Rw Fw' Uw' U2 Fw2 D U R' D' Uw' Rw2 R Fw' Rw R' F2 Uw' L2
5. Fw' F2 D Uw2 Fw2 D2 U B' D2 Uw' F Rw B2 R' Uw R Uw' Rw' B' U' B' D' U B' D2 B2 D' U' F2 D' F Uw B Fw2 L Rw U B2 D U2
1. D' R' Bw2 Dw' Bw2 Fw2 F' L' Bw' Lw2 Dw2 Rw' B2 Fw' L2 Uw2 F' Rw2 D' Rw' R F Uw' L2 Lw' R B2 Lw' U' Rw' Fw' D Fw2 Uw Rw' Bw2 R' Uw L' Lw2 B L' R' B' L2 Rw Dw B' Bw2 Fw' F' Dw Bw' Uw' B2 L2 U Fw2 R' Uw'
2. B' Bw2 F' Lw R' Bw F' R' D2 L' Lw' Rw R2 F2 D' Dw' U2 R B' Lw' R' B2 Dw B2 Uw L2 Dw' Uw B2 Bw2 Fw2 U Rw R' Bw' Dw2 Fw F' R' Uw2 F' L' Fw2 F2 L2 Rw2 Fw' F2 Dw R D2 Dw2 U' R' D' Dw' Rw2 Dw Fw2 Lw
3. Dw Bw' F' R' Dw B2 Dw Fw2 D2 Dw' Rw2 D2 B2 F2 Uw B2 Bw' D Dw2 Lw' Uw2 Rw' R U F L' Uw R' U2 L B' Rw B2 F2 Lw Rw' R2 Bw D2 Dw Bw2 Lw' D2 U Bw2 Fw' Dw2 Uw2 Bw' D2 Uw' F2 U' Fw' R Dw' U Lw2 Bw Fw2
4. B2 L2 Fw R Fw2 D R2 Uw2 U Bw2 U' Fw' D' Lw' Dw' Rw Dw' Bw' Lw R2 Dw Uw2 L R' B' F' Lw' Rw U2 L2 Dw L2 Lw' Rw Dw B Fw D Bw2 Fw2 Uw' Fw U' B' Lw Rw Bw Fw Uw' R2 B F U2 R2 D2 Rw2 Fw Lw R2 F
5. U2 Fw2 L F Lw' U2 Fw L R' U2 Rw Uw' Bw2 Fw' F' Lw' D' Uw Bw2 Dw2 F' Lw Bw2 F2 Uw' L' Lw2 D Rw' B Fw F' R D' Rw2 Uw Fw' U R' Fw U' F' Lw' D' F2 D2 R2 Fw2 U R' Bw2 D Lw B Lw' R Dw2 L' R' Bw'

MBLD
Generate the amount of scrambles you wish using Mark2 (or any other scrambler, why would it matter). You can do two attempts per week if you wish to, the best one is count as your result. 1 hour time limit.

You may set whatever goal you feel like, because multi can get so long-term. You can race to a tough goal, or try to keep up your current level. You can also set time goals if you wish to. The basic rule now is: get your goal once and you've graduated. It's easy to add a cube or try to get faster at the current amount of them. Of course you can specify if you still wish to try and get the goal for multiple weeks in a row; you decide it!
_____________

New round up every Friday. Good luck at blindsolving! :)
And again, full results can be found here
 
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MBLD
Race to 10 pts
1. DNF (8/15 1:07:32)
First try at 15. Next one will be better!
2. 14/15 58:00

3BLD
Race to sub 1:10
(1:34.64) 1:11.67, 1:22.51, (1:33.40), (DNF), (1:45.41), 1:30.10, 1:12.86+, (1:34.18), 1:05.10, 1:26.12, (1:31.33) = 1:18.06

Apparently the success rate was more important for me today.

4BLD
Race to sub-7
DNF, DNF
 
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5BLD: DNF, 12:20.25, DNF = 12:20.25 :)

3BLD: 1:23.32
1 = dnf, 0 = ok
01:40.52 39 1
01:26.53 36 1
01:18.80 36 0
01:49.63 52 0
01:13.44 29 0
01:37.81 58 0
01:14.32 31 1
01:32.32 35 0
02:08.53 61 0
01:01.94 22 0
01:24.51 38 1
01:35.61 36 0
4BLD: 5:49.31

...and congrats to 14/15! Improving fast :).
 
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I am kind of busy so I will edit in a solve or two randomly in here when I have the time :p
3bld goal sub 2:00
Mo6 DNF
1.DNF(1:16.71)
2. DNF(2:30.59) D R2 B2 R2 F2 D' L2 D2 F2 U' R U' L2 B2 D2 L B U F' U
3. DNF(1:58.49) B L R' D2 L U2 F2 R F2 D2 L2 F L' R F2 D F' U' F' Rw2
4. DNF(2:20.55) B' L2 F2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B R2 B' L2 U R' F D F' L' D2 B2 R Rw Uw'
5. (1:36.50) F2 U2 B' D2 F R2 D2 U2 F' U2 D R' B2 F2 U F' D' R F2 D' Fw Uw'
6. (DNF(1:41.81)) B2 R B2 L' B2 L2 B2 F2 D2 R F2 B' D' F2 U F2 U L' B U' L2 Fw'
7.DNF(2:51.01)
8. DNF(1:33.73) F R2 D2 F' D2 L2 B' U2 L2 B2 F2 U' L F D' F' R D B' F2 Rw Uw
9. DNF(2:15.77) R L2 U' R' B U' F2 B D B2 D2 R U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 L' D2 Fw Uw'
10. DNF(1:57.04) F' D2 R D2 U2 F2 L F2 U2 L' R' F2 D L D2 R2 B F U B2 F2 Rw' Uw
11. (DNF(2:24.76)) F2 U' L2 D L2 U' L2 B2 D U2 F2 L B U F2 R U' F L U' L Rw Uw'
12. (2:20.07) F' D2 L2 B R2 B2 L2 D2 B' R2 F2 D' U2 L' F2 D' F' U' B2 F2 Rw

3Bld summary. eyy 16% success rate isn't bad right... I need to stop rushing so much and alternate rushed and safe solves. The only 2 successes were ones I did slow down on. I just need to work on accuracy a bit and then more on speed.

4bld goal get a success (around 20 minutes would be nice)
Bo1 DNF (BY TWO WINGS!)
1.DNF(19:18.13)
2.DNF(14:25.71)
3.DNF(13:27.23) would be a success but I didn't realize I had one more wing cycle *facepalm*
4.DNF(15:32.79) LITERALLY ONLY NEEDED TO SWAP DF AND FU!11!!!!!!111
5.DNF(16:59.22) (also close. Forgot corner letter pair and off by 2 centers)

4Bld summary. 23 - solved targets + Cycle breaks. I need to remember that seeing how 3/5 solves were DNFs due to me not finding a cycle of some sort one of which was a single piece :( hopefully I can get a success this week and one in this competition next week as well.

5bld just make some attempts to see how well I understand

5bld summary. I am now comfortable with execution on 5bld. I will make an attempt once I do 1 or 2 multibld attempts.


Multibld goal 3+ Points
1. 1/3 in 13:22.83
:( I didn't do edge cycle on one cube and forgot to execute parity on the other. Why am I such a nub? :P
 
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