Chris Choi's FTO Progression Thread | Quest to be WB1 in FTO

[Chris Choi]

Now top 3 in the world!

 

[Chris Choi]

15.11 ao5, and 17.56 ao100! this last one is especially really nice for me, it wouldve been 1st in the world just 3-4 months ago

 

[abunickabhi]

15.11 ao5, and 17.56 ao100! this last one is especially really nice for me, it wouldve been 1st in the world just 3-4 months ago

Wow that's good progress!!

Is the ao5 on cam?

 

[Chris Choi]

Wow that's good progress!!

Is the ao5 on cam?

Thanks! Unfortunately I didn't get it on cam

 

[Chris Choi]

Another ao5 for the books!:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-09-30 (solving from 2024-09-28 11:13:16 to 2024-09-28 11:16:08)
avg of 5: 14.72

Time List:
11817. 14.87 R' D L R D' B' L' R BL L' BL' D' B' R B' R L BL' D' BL' BR U R U BR' B @2024-09-28 11:13:16
11818. 15.42 B' R' L' D L B' D' BL L BL' L D B R BL D B' D BL' B' U F L R B BL @2024-09-28 11:13:47
11819. (19.34) R L' B D L B D B' R BL' L BL' B BL' L' D R BL B D BL L' BR BL' D B BR' U BL' @2024-09-28 11:14:57
11820. 13.86 B' R L D' L R D' R B' F' L F L D' F' L' B' F' R F R D L' BL' F' BL U B' L F' @2024-09-28 11:15:34
11821. (12.87) B L' D B' L' D' B' D' R' F' L B R' F' L' F R L' R F' R BR' D' BR' BL B @2024-09-28 11:16:08

 

[Chris Choi]

Where do I even begin with the updates, lol
Firstly, I got my Dayan last thursday on the 10th, and i have been doing sooo many solves on it. i set it up with angstrom dignitas, some dnm, and put a kanyon cubes halloween logo on it, and went off to the races

Firstly, i got a pb ao5, 14.67
Generated By csTimer on 2024-10-14 (solving from 2024-10-12 23:13:44 to 2024-10-12 23:16:44)
avg of 5: 14.67

Time List:
13252. (19.78) B R D' L' R' L' B' D' BR' B L' BR' B D' L' D' BR D L BR' U' F' L B U' BR' BL @2024-10-12 23:13:44
13253. 13.71 L R L' R' B' R B' U' R' B U R U L U' B' L' R' L' U' BR' R' F BL B F @2024-10-12 23:14:55
13254. (13.26) L' B D R L' B D' B L' BR' D R' B BR R' BR R BR B L' R L BR' U' R' U B' L' F' @2024-10-12 23:15:27
13255. 15.37 L' B' D R B' L D' L BR R BR' B' BR' B BR' D' B' R BR B' L' R BL' F' BL U' F' D @2024-10-12 23:15:57
13256. 14.94 B D' R' L' B' D' R' B F R' F D R' F' L D' B R' L' B BR R BL B BL' D BL' @2024-10-12 23:16:44
which narrowly makes it to being top 3rd in the world.

today, i got a massive W, a 11.26 pb single which i got on cam

the recon is as follows:

// 11.26 single - Chris Choi (WB3)
R B' D' B L R' L' R BL' L R' B' BL L' B D BL D' B D' U F BL L U BL F // Scramble

R U' R' // First center (3/3)
T' FLBLv' U R' BL F' // First triple (4/7)
r' U' R BL U BL' // Second triple (6/13)
U r U' R' U' r R' U R r' U r // Second center (12/25)
U' R U R' U R U' R' r U' // L2C (10/35)
T' U (R B' R' B) U' Uv' (L R L' R') //LBT (10/45)
U' U' (B' R B R') U' (R' L R L') // L3T (11/56)

// 56 moves / 11.26 sec = 4.97 TPS

I am so esctatic about this. i cant wait to see what else this puzzle brings

 

[2x2MasterYT]

Where do I even begin with the updates, lol
Firstly, I got my Dayan last thursday on the 10th, and i have been doing sooo many solves on it. i set it up with angstrom dignitas, some dnm, and put a kanyon cubes halloween logo on it, and went off to the races

Firstly, i got a pb ao5, 14.67
Generated By csTimer on 2024-10-14 (solving from 2024-10-12 23:13:44 to 2024-10-12 23:16:44)
avg of 5: 14.67

Time List:
13252. (19.78) B R D' L' R' L' B' D' BR' B L' BR' B D' L' D' BR D L BR' U' F' L B U' BR' BL @2024-10-12 23:13:44
13253. 13.71 L R L' R' B' R B' U' R' B U R U L U' B' L' R' L' U' BR' R' F BL B F @2024-10-12 23:14:55
13254. (13.26) L' B D R L' B D' B L' BR' D R' B BR R' BR R BR B L' R L BR' U' R' U B' L' F' @2024-10-12 23:15:27
13255. 15.37 L' B' D R B' L D' L BR R BR' B' BR' B BR' D' B' R BR B' L' R BL' F' BL U' F' D @2024-10-12 23:15:57
13256. 14.94 B D' R' L' B' D' R' B F R' F D R' F' L D' B R' L' B BR R BL B BL' D BL' @2024-10-12 23:16:44
which narrowly makes it to being top 3rd in the world.

today, i got a massive W, a 11.26 pb single which i got on cam

the recon is as follows:

// 11.26 single - Chris Choi (WB3)
R B' D' B L R' L' R BL' L R' B' BL L' B D BL D' B D' U F BL L U BL F // Scramble

R U' R' // First center (3/3)
T' FLBLv' U R' BL F' // First triple (4/7)
r' U' R BL U BL' // Second triple (6/13)
U r U' R' U' r R' U R r' U r // Second center (12/25)
U' R U R' U R U' R' r U' // L2C (10/35)
T' U (R B' R' B) U' Uv' (L R L' R') //LBT (10/45)
U' U' (B' R B R') U' (R' L R L') // L3T (11/56)

// 56 moves / 11.26 sec = 4.97 TPS

I am so esctatic about this. i cant wait to see what else this puzzle brings

Nice, GJ

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

whats the wb single

 

[BVCuber13]

whats the wb single

I think 10.89 by Dan but idk

 

[precompsubwr]

whats the wb single

10.27 by aeden bryant

Face-Turning Octahedron World Rankings

docs.google.com

fun fact: chris is actually a mod for the rankings

 

[2x2MasterYT]

10.27 by aeden bryant

Face-Turning Octahedron World Rankings

docs.google.com

fun fact: chris is actually a mod for the rankings

I've met 4th and 13th in the rankings for single lol

 

[precompsubwr]

I've met 4th and 13th in the rankings for single lol

I've raced with #26, talked a lot with #17, #9 and #5 (which is supposed to be #3 because he's chris)

 

[Chris Choi]

14.10 ao5 and 15.12 ao12, both 2nd in the world

Generated By csTimer on 2024-10-14 (solving from 2024-10-14 17:56:26 to 2024-10-14 18:41:03)
avg of 12: 15.12

Time List:
13893. 14.99 D B' L D B L R' U R U L' U' R D L' U' B L' U' B L' BR BL' U' L BL B' @2024-10-14 17:56:26
13894. 13.68 D R L' D' R B R L' BL' D' BL D' BL D' R' B L BL' B' R L' BR' BL U BR' BL' L @2024-10-14 17:56:53
13895. 13.63 R' L R' L B R' L B' F L' F R B R B' R F R D' F' R BR' B F BL' U' L @2024-10-14 17:57:18
13896. (13.56) R' L' B L D' B L' R' BL' B' D BL D' BL' B D' B R' B' BL F' BL U' R B' F' @2024-10-14 17:58:53
13897. 16.80 D B R L' B R' D B' F' L R' D F' D L B' F R D' R F' BL' D BL U F R BR @2024-10-14 17:59:20
13898. 15.85 B L D' R B L' B' D' B' F' L' D L' R' F D L D R F D BR' B' R' BR' R F' @2024-10-14 17:59:47
13899. (18.95) B' L' B R' D L' R D' F' L D' F' L B F' R F D B' D F U BR' F' U R' L BL @2024-10-14 18:00:16
13900. 14.32 D' R B D' R B L' F' L' F' D F R' F' D F' L' B D BL' F' R BR' BL B BL @2024-10-14 18:00:49
13901. 14.56 R' L B L B L B' R' BL' L' R BL L BL' B L BL' B L' R D F D BL' D U' BL' @2024-10-14 18:01:19
13902. 17.05 D' L' B' D' R B' D' B' BL B' R' BL' L B' BL D' L BL B' L BL' U' BR U B' D' U' F' @2024-10-14 18:39:12
13903. 15.63 R' B' R L' R B D' R' BL D B D BL' L' B R' D R BL L' B' F' U' R B' BL F @2024-10-14 18:39:52
13904. 14.69 L R' D L' R B D' B' BL' D' L R' L' BL' L' BL L R B BL F L BR' B U R' @2024-10-14 18:41:03

The ao5 is
Generated By csTimer on 2024-10-14 (solving from 2024-10-14 17:55:58 to 2024-10-14 17:58:53)
avg of 5: 14.10

Time List:
13892. (15.50) B D' B' L D L' R' L BR R L' BR D B R BR' D B BR B R F' U' B BL L R @2024-10-14 17:55:58
13893. 14.99 D B' L D B L R' U R U L' U' R D L' U' B L' U' B L' BR BL' U' L BL B' @2024-10-14 17:56:26
13894. 13.68 D R L' D' R B R L' BL' D' BL D' BL D' R' B L BL' B' R L' BR' BL U BR' BL' L @2024-10-14 17:56:53
13895. 13.63 R' L R' L B R' L B' F L' F R B R B' R F R D' F' R BR' B F BL' U' L @2024-10-14 17:57:18
13896. (13.56) R' L' B L D' B L' R' BL' B' D BL D' BL' B D' B R' B' BL F' BL U' R B' F' @2024-10-14 17:58:53

 

[Chris Choi]

Also, I wrote up a guide on how to become sub 20 on FTO

How to be sub 20 on FTO with Bencisco

How to be sub 20 on FTO with Bencisco By Chris Choi 2024-10-08 Who am I? I am a speedcuber from NYC (WCA ID is 2016CHOI01) and I started solving FTO in June 5th of 2022. I wasn’t too involved in the FTO community until around March of this year (2024). At that point, I was averaging anywhere f...

docs.google.com

 

[Silky]

Go, Chris, go!

 

[Chris Choi]

I have achieved WB in single! I didn't think this day would ever come, but here it is


Generated By csTimer on 2024-10-27
single: 9.27
Time List:
15523. 9.27 D' R' B' D' L' B' L' B' F R' F' D F D F R' D L' F' BL F' R' F' BR R U @2024-10-27 02:01:00
Recon:
Uv' // Inspection
U L' Fv' R BL L' // First center (5/5)
Rv' R' F' BL F' // F2T (4/9)
U r U R' U R U R r' U r // Second center (11/20)
r U R' U R r' R U' R' U r U // L2C (12/32)
T' BL R' L' R L BL' Uv' U' BR' L R L' R' BR // LBT (13/45)
U // L3T (1/46)
// 46 moves ETM --> 4.96 TPS

Ben had to make a new row for me on the gold standard table, first time since august of 2020.

apparently, im the first person ever who isnt Aedan, Dan or Tyler, to have gotten a WB. many milestones and firsts broken with this result

 

[rebuC]

I have achieved WB in single! I didn't think this day would ever come, but here it is


Generated By csTimer on 2024-10-27
single: 9.27
Time List:
15523. 9.27 D' R' B' D' L' B' L' B' F R' F' D F D F R' D L' F' BL F' R' F' BR R U @2024-10-27 02:01:00
Recon:
Uv' // Inspection
U L' Fv' R BL L' // First center (5/5)
Rv' R' F' BL F' // F2T (4/9)
U r U R' U R U R r' U r // Second center (11/20)
r U R' U R r' R U' R' U r U // L2C (12/32)
T' BL R' L' R L BL' Uv' U' BR' L R L' R' BR // LBT (13/45)
U // L3T (1/46)
// 46 moves ETM --> 4.96 TPS

View attachment 35868

Ben had to make a new row for me on the gold standard table, first time since august of 2020.
View attachment 35869

apparently, im the first person ever who isnt Aedan, Dan or Tyler, to have gotten a WB. many milestones and firsts broken with this result

Hell yeah nice one!

 

[BVCuber13]

I have achieved WB in single! I didn't think this day would ever come, but here it is


Generated By csTimer on 2024-10-27
single: 9.27
Time List:
15523. 9.27 D' R' B' D' L' B' L' B' F R' F' D F D F R' D L' F' BL F' R' F' BR R U @2024-10-27 02:01:00
Recon:
Uv' // Inspection
U L' Fv' R BL L' // First center (5/5)
Rv' R' F' BL F' // F2T (4/9)
U r U R' U R U R r' U r // Second center (11/20)
r U R' U R r' R U' R' U r U // L2C (12/32)
T' BL R' L' R L BL' Uv' U' BR' L R L' R' BR // LBT (13/45)
U // L3T (1/46)
// 46 moves ETM --> 4.96 TPS

View attachment 35868

Ben had to make a new row for me on the gold standard table, first time since august of 2020.
View attachment 35869

apparently, im the first person ever who isnt Aedan, Dan or Tyler, to have gotten a WB. many milestones and firsts broken with this result

L3T skip????? What are the odds of that?

Spoiler

can someone calculate that? lol

 

[precompsubwr]

L3T skip????? What are the odds of that?

Spoiler

can someone calculate that? lol

1/1440

I asked in the fto solvers discord because I had actually gotten it once (and it was like a 34 or smth)

Edit

 

[Chris Choi]

Some updates!

I have gotten three 10s since then,

17294. 10.83 R D R D R L' D R' D' F' R D L' F' L' F' L F' L' R' D' R BL' U' R' BR' F' BL F @2024-11-29 00:18:30

17312. 10.85 R L B' L B' L R D U' R' L B U B L' R U R B' D' R' F BL B L BR U @2024-11-29 00:30:15
49 moves, 4.52 TPS

17639. 10.41 R' L' R' B D' L R' L' BR R' B' R' L' BR D' B' D L' BR' D BR' U' F BL D' B R' @2024-12-04 16:38:18
60 moves, 5.76 TPS

but no new sub 10.

I have also gotten WB2 for literally everything else now :

avg of 5: 13.05

Time List:
17456. 14.92 L' R' L B' D B' L' R' BL B D' BL L R' BL' L' B' L' D' L' BR' U' BL BR R BL' F @2024-12-01 19:18:47
17457. (11.05) B' R' D R' L' B L U' L' U B D L' B U L B D F L' U' BL BR' BL' F' @2024-12-01 19:19:25
17458. (15.50) R D' B' D' L' D R L' BL D' L' B BL L B' BL' L BL' B R D' F U B' BR' U' BR @2024-12-01 19:19:58
17459. 11.71 L R B D' L R' L R' U L U B' R U' B D' L' B' D B' D F R BL BR' D' F' @2024-12-01 19:21:15
17460. 12.52 B R L D B' R' D F' D' F' R D' F R' L R' L' R BR' F U BL U' BL B @2024-12-01 19:21:39]

avg of 12: 14.26

Time List:
17767. 12.83 L B L R' D' L D BR' B' D R' BR B' BR B BR D R' BR R F' L U B' D BR' F @2024-12-04 18:07:34
17768. (16.83) B R B R' B' L' F L R' L B' F D F' D' R F L' F' L BR' D BR' U' F' U' @2024-12-04 18:08:03
17769. (11.05) R' D R L D L' R' BL B R BL L D BL' L D' BL' D' L B U F D U B' L' @2024-12-04 18:08:34
17770. 13.82 R' D' R' L' D' R' L' R BR' B BR' R D' L B' BR' R' L' B' L' B F' U BR F D' U' F @2024-12-04 18:09:02
17771. 14.97 L D' B R' L' R' B' R' BR D BR' D' R BR' R D' BR' R' BR B' D U L' D BL' F' D' @2024-12-04 18:09:31
17772. 14.35 R D R' L D R' L D' L' BR B' BR' D' L B' BR D' B L D' BR' BL' L D' BL D BR @2024-12-04 18:09:59
17773. 13.00 L' R D B R' L B' L' D' U L' B R' U' B U' B R L U' R BR B' L F' U R BL @2024-12-04 18:10:32
17774. 12.60 D' R D' L D' R L' F' D' L D' R D' F L' F D' R D' BR B L' BL' L' F' R @2024-12-04 18:10:57
17775. 16.59 B R' L' B L' D F' R B' F L' D F L B R' L B L' U' B BR R' BR' F' @2024-12-04 18:11:24
17776. 13.88 L' R' B' L R' L' B' R' L BL' L R' B' BL B R D' BL' B BL D B F' U B BL D' F @2024-12-04 18:11:54
17777. 15.92 B' D' R D' B' D' R D' F' D R' F L F' R' L D F D' B' BR' F R B' BR' B' D' @2024-12-04 18:12:26
17778. 14.66 L D B' L' R D' B D U R' U B R' U B R' L D' B' U R' U' BR' R B' D BL @2024-12-04 18:13:04

and 15.44 ao100