CubeLite's progression thread - NATIONAL CHAMPION

[Caleb Valenzuela]

What's confusing
As you know my hand was in gypsum and it should have been fine until now, since the fingers were only sprained, nothing to do with the bones, but it's not so I'm staying 3 weeks like I have a gypsum, but without one ig and see if it's doing anything

Also mods, please delete my poll, it literally has the size of 2 screenshot with the phone
I don't want to ping anyone since it's annoying, but I hope one of you sees this

idk at the time I said that a lot was going on with the forums

 

[CubeLite]

FINALLY A COMP
It doesn't have skewb, but who cares, I can literally take the bus to the venue

And as a start for the grind, I got this nice ao5 and PB7 single in OH
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-07
avg of 5: 22.97

Time List:
1. (17.30) R' B' U2 L2 F L2 F R2 F' L2 D2 F2 U' B' L2 F D2 R' D F'
2. 21.46 R2 B U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 B U2 B' U L' D L2 D L2 B' R2 F
3. (46.10) F2 D' F2 R2 B2 F2 U F2 D' R2 F2 U R F' L' F2 U R2 U2 B' R'
4. 25.22 R' U2 B' D2 R2 F U2 R2 F L2 R2 B F' R' U' F' D U' L2 F' R
5. 22.22[PLL skip] F D2 B2 U' B2 U' F2 D2 B2 U L2 R' D' U2 F' U2 L R2 F2 U'

Yayayayyayay

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

OMG THEY JUST ANNOUNCED A COMP THAT IS GOING TO BE IN MY CITY, FIRST ONE EVER
It doesn't have skewb, but who cares, I can literally take the bus to the venue

And as a start for the grind, I got this nice ao5 and PB7 single in OH
Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-07
avg of 5: 22.97

Time List:
1. (17.30) R' B' U2 L2 F L2 F R2 F' L2 D2 F2 U' B' L2 F D2 R' D F'
2. 21.46 R2 B U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 B U2 B' U L' D L2 D L2 B' R2 F
3. (46.10) F2 D' F2 R2 B2 F2 U F2 D' R2 F2 U R F' L' F2 U R2 U2 B' R'
4. 25.22 R' U2 B' D2 R2 F U2 R2 F L2 R2 B F' R' U' F' D U' L2 F' R
5. 22.22[PLL skip] F D2 B2 U' B2 U' F2 D2 B2 U L2 R' D' U2 F' U2 L R2 F2 U'

Yayayayyayay

bro’s not angry that the comp doesn’t have skewb anymore

 

[CubeLite]

bro’s not angry that the comp doesn’t have skewb anymore

Ofc I'm mad, but it's still almost a free comp (only paying the registration fee), so why would I complain about it

 

[CubeLite]

Since I have a comp, I already have some main goals, those being:
- Finals for 3x3
At nats finals has sub 10, and at a random comp, in a random city for like everyone, I think sub 14 should be enough and it would be cool to get into one again
- Sub 20 ao5 and sub 15 single in OH
I want to get a really good OH average and single, and I feel like sub 20 ao5 is not that hard if I actually practice and learn OLL OH, so I'll probably change this one
- Get at least a podium
I really don't know how feasible this is, since nobody registered yet, but maybe I could podium in OH, or in 2x2 if I get lucky with knowing the CLLs cases

And also, from today on, I'll do a daily ao12 in OH, which I'll put them on a spreadsheet with more statistics, and I'll keep you updated for fast solves

Spoiler: Day 1

Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-09
avg of 12: 24.39

Time List:
1. 23.18 R' D F2 D' B2 R2 U D2 R' B R2 U2 R2 F' L2 B' U2 B2 D2 F2
2. 24.30 U2 R F' D' B2 U B2 D' R2 F2 D' F2 R2 U2 B' L' R2 F2 L U' R'
3. 27.52 R' L F2 R U' F B' D' U2 R2 L2 F' U2 R2 F' D2 B U2 B2 L2 R'
4. 21.41 U' D2 B' R2 F D2 U2 B D2 F R2 B U L' D' F D' R' U2 B'
5. 23.04 B U' R2 D2 F D2 B' D2 F' R2 F2 U2 L2 B2 R B U2 L' B' F' U
6. 27.25 U2 R2 U' L2 B2 U' F2 R2 D F2 D R' D' B2 D F L B' R' D' R2
7. 23.05 F' L2 R F' U2 B2 R2 F U2 B L2 D2 B' U' L2 U2 F2 R D' U2
8. (29.95) B2 L R U2 F2 U2 L' F2 L D2 R' F2 D' F' U B R2 U' R' F' L
9. (21.37) R' D2 F D2 F' D2 L2 F L2 F2 D2 L2 U2 R' U' B2 U F' R2 F2 U
10. 27.60 U' B2 L2 B2 U2 R U2 R2 F2 R' F2 L F2 U B' L' R F2 R F
11. 23.35 L U2 F' L2 B2 R' U2 F' U' F2 R2 F2 D' B2 U' R2 F2 R2 B2 U F
12. 23.23 U2 R2 F2 R' F2 R2 D2 R D2 B2 R U2 B D2 L2 D' R' U F' D' R2

cya :⁠D

 

[CubeLite]

Also, if you didn't know I'm at a comp rn, it doesn't have skewb or BLD sadly, but still happy about it

 

[CubeLite]

Did 3x3, I think I'll get a like 15 average, which isn't good, but at least enough for 2nd round I hope

Edit: it was a 14.36 average, enough for 2nd round

 

[CubeLite]

Mega was horrible, no PR

 

[CubeLite]

No PR until now
Pls PR streak don't die on me today

Also did team BLD, which was really fun, got 1:47 and like 1:50 average

 

[CubeLite]

Finally got PR in 4x4 single!!!
And by 0.01, with 51.73

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Finally got PR in 4x4 single!!!
And by 0.01, with 51.73

pr streak stays alive

 

[CubeLite]

The comp ended yesterday, it was fun, could have been better if I had gotten any podiums but oh well

I also got a 1.44 2x2 single, 6 moves layer into AUF and places me top 30 in Romania
And pyra PR Average by a whole second, with a mid 6 average :⁠D
The rest of the events were either mid or bad, so no worth to talk about, you could say I also got PR in team Bld being my first time doing it, but idk if they'll upload the results to cubing contest

 

[CubeLite]

I'm sooo back!
Today I decided to actually start relearning NS and I'm at 98/134 cases, but a lot of them I can remember just by doing the alg 1 time lol, since I've relearned NS already 4 times

Also I've done weekly comp and DNFed a 1.9, out of a 2.6 average, but I got this nice average

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-24
avg of 5: 2.43

Time List:
1. 2.82 R U' B R' L B' R B
2. 1.72 R U B' L' R' L' B L
3. 2.76 B U L' R' U B L R U'
4. (1.71) U B' L U R B R' U' L'
5. (6.53) U R U' R U' B L' B'

 

[yes cubing]

I'm sooo back!
Today I decided to actually start relearning NS and I'm at 98/134 cases, but a lot of them I can remember just by doing the alg 1 time lol, since I've relearned NS already 4 times

Also I've done weekly comp and DNFed a 1.9, out of a 2.6 average, but I got this nice average

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-24
avg of 5: 2.43

Time List:
1. 2.82 R U' B R' L B' R B
2. 1.72 R U B' L' R' L' B L
3. 2.76 B U L' R' U B L R U'
4. (1.71) U B' L U R B R' U' L'
5. (6.53) U R U' R U' B L' B'

hi cubelite !!!!!!

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I'm sooo back!
Today I decided to actually start relearning NS and I'm at 98/134 cases, but a lot of them I can remember just by doing the alg 1 time lol, since I've relearned NS already 4 times

Also I've done weekly comp and DNFed a 1.9, out of a 2.6 average, but I got this nice average

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-24
avg of 5: 2.43

Time List:
1. 2.82 R U' B R' L B' R B
2. 1.72 R U B' L' R' L' B L
3. 2.76 B U L' R' U B L R U'
4. (1.71) U B' L U R B R' U' L'
5. (6.53) U R U' R U' B L' B'

skewb goat is back

get ready to witness history

 

[CubeLite]

Let's good, PB10

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-25
single: 1.11

Time List:
1. 1.11 U R L' B U B' R L'

 

[Bingus cuber]

Let's good, PB10

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-25
single: 1.11

Time List:
1. 1.11 U R L' B U B' R L'

Lets good

 

[CubeLite]

Yesterday I got some really good TPS solves but other than that, nothing too good or close to a PB

I think this one could also be PB2 for TPS : 0
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-27
single: 1.64

Time List:
1. 1.64[8.5 TPS] R U B' L' U L' R' B R


Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-27
single: 2.02

Time List:
1. 2.02[6.4 TPS] L' R' U L U' R' B U' R'

 

[CubeLite]

I almost finished relearning NS, I miss like 20 cases, so hopefully I'll know everything until Monday

 

[CubeLite]

Finally realearned full NS!!
I drilled the algs a good amount, especially the ones I have a harder time to recognize, so from now on, for idk how much, I'll just spam solves so they really stuck to my head


I also got this counting 1, sad I couldn't get a good average

Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-07
avg of 5: 2.76

Time List:
1. 3.20 R' L' U' L' B U' B' R'
2. (1.75) L B' R B' L' R U' R U'
3. (3.82) B' R' B' U R' L U' L
4. 1.94 R B U R B U R' B L'
5. 3.14 B' U L B U' L' R' L' R