Caleb Valenzuela's progression thread - Road to 3x3 world champion/NR holder // championship grind apparently is starting again

[Caleb Valenzuela]

maybe WV because it’s ez but ZB occurs more often but I have to learn 400+ algs which is a lot (help pls @gsingh I am begging you)

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

thank you @gsingh

 

[CubeLite]

I think zbll is better, since If your main goal really is like world champion, then zbll will help you more than wv in the long run, you could learn it like a set every month, just tale your time, even like 1 or 2 years

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I think zbll is better, since If your main goal really is like world champion, then zbll will help you more than wv in the long run, you could learn it like a set every month, just tale your time, even like 1 or 2 years

advice taken

 

[Kivvi]

I also really think learning zbll is the best thing you can do right now even tho it is a large project, just make sure not to rush everything and go over the algs you learned so far from time to time

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

The people have spoken, I will be learning full ZBLL, starting with the U cases.

 

[precompsubwr]

The people have spoken, I will be learning full ZBLL, starting with the T cases.

and what if I do the same thing

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

and what if I do the same thing

then you learn ZBLL and become the coolest guy at the venue(except if Tymon or Xuanyi is there then you have no significance)

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Mains and Goals for Fast Turns Only in Cebu 2024 aka FTOC 2024. (i made it up)

3x3:
Main: GAN 12 Maglev UV
Goals: Sub 9.9 Average and Sub-8.5 single I also want to make it to podium. (only two people can get in my way to making it to third place)

2x2:
Main: Qiyi MP 2x2
Goals: Sub-4 Average and Sub 2.5 single (im bad at 2x2) Make it to 2x2 Finals.

3x3 OH:
Main: GAN 12 Maglev UV
Goals: PR Average and Single

I don't really expect much from all of these events as I didn't practice much but 3x3. Maybe if I put heavy lubes in my 2x2 it will perform better.

edit: here is the link to the comp https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/FastTurnsOnlyinCebu2024

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I will be watching Brian Sun's videos for U ZBLL and then Max Siauw's for U ZBLL. For the rest of the cases I will be watching EgideCubing's ZBLL videos for recognition, then if the alg isn't the best for me, I will be going to SpeedCubeDB for alternate algs.

Here are the links to the vids

EgideCubing:

[FULL ZBLL]

Algorithms l use to solve ZBLL cases. There are 493 cases in total.

www.youtube.com

Max Siauw:

Brian Sun:

Hope fully I can learn most of it by the end of this year.

 

[precompsubwr]

then you learn ZBLL and become the coolest guy at the venue(except if Tymon or Xuanyi is there then you have no significance)

qixian cao always on top in that case

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Daily practice. I was feeling like Zayn Khanani for 2x2 today. 3x3 OH was quite good, and 3x3 was nice, I get 8 second averages pretty much everyday now so it’s starting to become less of a deal for me, maybe sub-9 soon?

Spoiler: 2x2 ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

avg of 5: 2.68



Time List:

1. (2.34) F2 R' F' U2 R2 F' R' F U2

2. 2.52 R F' U' F U2 R U' R2 U2

3. 2.87 R U F' R2 F2 R' F' R2 U2

4. (4.00) R' F' R2 F2 R' F2 U' F U'

5. 2.64 U' R F2 R' U' R U' F' U'

Spoiler: 2x2 ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

avg of 12: 3.12



Time List:

1. 2.73 U2 R F' R U F2 R' F U'

2. 3.39 U2 R2 U' F2 U' F' U F' U'

3. 2.75 U R U F' U2 R F U2 F2

4. 3.74 U2 F' U F2 R' F' U F2 U'

5. 2.97 R F2 R' F U2 R' U' F' U

6. 2.55 U R' F2 R F2 U' F' U' R2

7. 3.75 F' R' U' R U2 R' F U R2

8. 3.37 R' F R' F' U2 F' U F' R

9. 3.16 R U' R U F' R2 F2 R2 U'

10. (3.89) F R U R U' R U2 R2 U'

11. 2.75 R F U' R F U' F2 R U'

12. (1.81) R F2 R' F2 R' U' R F' U

Spoiler: 2x2 single

Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

single: 1.53



Time List:

1. 1.53 R' U F' R U F U' R' U'

Spoiler: 3x3 ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

avg of 5: 8.58



Time List:

1. 8.77 U' F2 D L U' R2 D2 F R F B2 L2 U2 B' U2 F D2 F2 U2

2. (8.85) B D L2 D L2 F R' B' R2 L2 F2 U R2 D' R2 D2 B2 R2 D2 R'

3. 8.53 D' R2 F L' U2 B2 R U R D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L2 D2 R' U2 B2 D2

4. (6.96) F R2 B D2 B2 R2 U2 F R2 U2 R' F D' R2 D L B2 F' U'

5. 8.43 R2 D2 F' L B' D' L' D' B2 L2 D2 L2 U' R2 L2 F2 U' F U

Spoiler: 3x3 ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

avg of 12: 8.87



Time List:

1. 9.47 R2 B2 U2 R2 F' R2 D2 U2 F' L2 B2 R' B' U' R' B R2 U R U2

2. 8.34 B D' B2 R2 F2 U' F2 U F2 U' L2 U2 B' L' D2 U R F' D F'

3. 9.81 U B U F' R' U D' L D2 L2 B U2 F R2 F' L2 B' R2 B U2

4. 9.49 B' R2 D2 F2 D' L2 U' F2 D' F2 U' L' R' B' D F2 L D' L2 R

5. 9.43 L F2 B L' F U' L B L2 F2 U2 R2 D2 R2 F' U2 F2 R' B2

6. 7.59 L2 R2 D' B2 L2 U2 L2 U2 B2 U' L2 B2 L' D2 U2 F2 L' B2 F' L B'

7. (10.90) F2 U' L2 D2 B' R2 D2 F' L2 F D2 L2 U2 L2 U R B2 F R B2 L

8. 8.77 U' F2 D L U' R2 D2 F R F B2 L2 U2 B' U2 F D2 F2 U2

9. 8.85 B D L2 D L2 F R' B' R2 L2 F2 U R2 D' R2 D2 B2 R2 D2 R'

10. 8.53 D' R2 F L' U2 B2 R U R D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L2 D2 R' U2 B2 D2

11. (6.96) F R2 B D2 B2 R2 U2 F R2 U2 R' F D' R2 D L B2 F' U'

12. 8.43 R2 D2 F' L B' D' L' D' B2 L2 D2 L2 U' R2 L2 F2 U' F U

Spoiler: 3x3 OH

Ao5:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

single: 15.92



Time List:

1. 15.92 R2 B R' F2 D L' F D2 L' F2 R' B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L' D2 F2 D B



Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

avg of 5: 16.24



Time List:

1. 15.93 R' D L2 D' L2 U' B2 L2 U' L2 U B' U R F' L' R2 F' U

2. (19.49) D2 R2 F2 R2 U B2 D R2 U B2 U' R2 F U' L2 R' D2 U' L2 B' D

3. 15.92 R2 B R' F2 D L' F D2 L' F2 R' B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L' D2 F2 D B

4. 16.88 D2 B D2 B L2 B2 R2 D2 U2 F2 D2 R U F2 R' F' D' B L' R'

5. (15.89) B2 L2 U B2 F2 L2 U R2 B2 U' F R' F' D U' L' D' U2 B' F2

Ao12:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-25

avg of 12: 17.22



Time List:

1. 17.07 R F' L2 D2 U2 R U2 B2 R U2 L' B2 F2 R D' F' L2 R2 D L R

2. 16.80 B' L' D' L U2 L B2 D2 R' F2 L B2 F2 U2 F L B2 D U F' D

3. 19.47 R2 D2 U2 F' L2 B' U2 R2 B2 U' L D' B U2 R' B' L' U2 R

4. 15.93 R' D L2 D' L2 U' B2 L2 U' L2 U B' U R F' L' R2 F' U

5. (19.49) D2 R2 F2 R2 U B2 D R2 U B2 U' R2 F U' L2 R' D2 U' L2 B' D

6. 15.92 R2 B R' F2 D L' F D2 L' F2 R' B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L' D2 F2 D B

7. 16.88 D2 B D2 B L2 B2 R2 D2 U2 F2 D2 R U F2 R' F' D' B L' R'

8. (15.89) B2 L2 U B2 F2 L2 U R2 B2 U' F R' F' D U' L' D' U2 B' F2

9. 17.83 D' R2 D B2 U' B2 D B2 D2 F2 B D' B U L' F R' D B L'

10. 16.29 L2 B' D2 L2 R2 F2 L2 U' B2 F2 D U2 R' B' D B2 R B' L2

11. 18.02 B' L R2 B2 R2 D' R2 D2 L2 F2 D B2 U' F' L B L' B2 D L

12. 17.95 F' U' L' F L2 R2 D2 F D2 F' L2 F2 D2 F D U B' U2 L F2 R'

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I also don’t know how to separate my spoilers so that’s why you have to click on the next spoiler to reveal the next one and etc

 

[CubeLite]

I also don’t know how to separate my spoilers so that’s why you have to click on the next spoiler to reveal the next one and etc

When you create a spoiler, the content inside the two [SPOILER things, is the one that is spoiled, so to make another spoiler outside, you just click enter to go on the next line of text and insert the spoiler outside of the SPOILER] things of the previous spoiler, do you understand?

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

When you create a spoiler, the content inside the two [SPOILER things, is the one that is spoiled, so to make another spoiler outside, you just click enter to go on the next line of text and insert the spoiler outside of the SPOILER] things of the previous spoiler, do you understand?

kind of

 

[CubeLite]

kind of

Try it then

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Spoiler: ZBLL

I learned ZBLL today

Spoiler

Spoiler: ZBLL 2

I learned two U cases

Spoiler: ZBLL 3

The first two in Brian sun’s ZBLL video

why didn’t it work

 

[CubeLite]

Spoiler: ZBLL

I learned ZBLL today

Spoiler: ZBLL 2

I learned two U cases

Spoiler: ZBLL 3

The first two in Brian sun’s ZBLL video

Here are some pictures to understand

Spoiler: The picturee

And what you write in those [Spoiler Spoiler] things is spoiled, so just don't write the next thing between those two [Spoiler Spoiler] things

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I see

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

where would I type my message? the second spoiler?