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David8686406's 3x3 progression thread

david8686406

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Hi! For people who has not read my new member introduction, I am David who started cubing slightly more than 11 months ago, I am currently sub 12.5 but recently I just got sub 12 ao100 for the first time (August 2nd) :D

Here are my current PBs:
Single: 7.07s (August 1st)
MO3: 9.45s (August 1st)
AO5: 10.24s (August 15th)
AO12: 10.73s (August 29th)
AO100: 11.70s (September 7th)

Current official PR for 3x3:
Single: 11.45s
Average: 14.51s (achieved twice in back to back comp)

I got the 14.51 ao5 when I was sub 15. Tried to break the PR ao5 for multiple attempts but due to bad nerve controlling & anxiety I have failed to do so 3 comps in a row :(

Here are my current targets:
Sub-11 ao100 before end of October
Sub-10 ao100 before end of the Year
Sub-9 ao100 before May 2025 ideally, if not, then before Worlds 2025
Sub 13 official AO5 before October (2 comps and guaranteed 4 rounds of 3x3 as long as no DNF, want to make the World Championship phase 3 cutoff)

To track the progress, I will be posting ao5 or ao12 once per 2-3 days (if free time then daily). If comp happened, I will post my comp result instead.

I am currently working on:
- Good Winter Variation cases.
- Better F2L solutions (lookahead)
- C+1/XCROSS
- PLL TPS (fingertricks).
- Lefty F2L solutions

If time allows me, I will also work on:
- U-ZBLL (just for fun)

Looking forward for the journey together! :)
 
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Best ao5 of yesterday:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-06
avg of 5: 11.43

Time List:
1. 11.04 R2 D' B2 F2 R2 F2 U' R2 D' F2 D' F' U2 F' R B2 R' D2 B D' R'
2. (10.53) U' F2 L2 U2 L' U2 R2 F2 R' U2 R' U' L' D' U' F U2 L F
3. (15.38) F B2 D2 U L2 D' F2 U B2 F2 R2 B' U2 R U F' D' L2 U' R'
4. 10.53 U R2 U2 B2 L B2 D2 F2 D2 L' R' U2 D R' F' R' D B U' B2
5. 12.72[PLL Skip] F2 U' B' L2 B U2 F' U2 R2 B2 U2 F' R2 D2 L B' D R U' L D2
 
August 6th:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-06
avg of 12: 11.71

Time List:
1. 10.06[PLL Skip] F' L2 F2 R2 D' U' B2 L2 U' B2 U2 R B D' R2 F' U B D R' B
2. 10.97 U L' F2 D2 F' D2 L2 B2 D2 B R2 D2 F2 U B2 L2 D2 L D2 B' R'
3. (9.90[2 pair preserved]) R2 F2 U' L' D R' D2 B R L2 F2 L B2 R' D2 F2 U2 L' F2 L2
4. (17.24) U' F2 B' R L' U F' B D' R' U2 R' F2 B2 D2 L D2 L' F2 B2 D2
5. 11.77 U L F2 L2 U2 L' B2 U2 B2 L F2 R F L' D F R' F2 U' R'
6. 11.60 D' F2 D R2 U' B2 D2 B2 D2 R F2 U' R' B U' R2 U R U'
7. 15.05 D L' U B2 L' D' F2 B' R' D R2 D F2 U' F2 R2 U' R2 F2 U'
8. 10.68 R U' L' U2 R' D F D2 R2 U B2 U B2 U' L' F'
9. 10.07 R' F2 L2 D' B2 D F2 R2 F2 U' B2 D' F D2 L U2 B D R' U2 B'
10. 11.43 B2 D' B2 U F2 U R2 U2 F2 L2 D2 F R B2 L D2 B2 F D' R2 U'
11. 12.89 B' U' L2 B2 L' F2 R F2 D2 R2 D2 L' F2 R2 F D R2 F U B' L2
12. 12.53 B R2 F2 U2 F2 R F2 L2 R2 U2 R' B2 U F2 U B D L2 B U
 
August 7th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-07
avg of 5: 11.30

Time List:
1. (9.47[C+1]) R2 B2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 U L2 D' F2 R2 L F' D2 L2 U2 R' D2 F2 R'
2. 11.88[C+2] R B D' F' R2 F D' R L U2 L2 D2 R' U2 L' F2 L D2 F2 B
3. 12.51 R' F2 U' F2 R L' F B U B' R2 U' L2 B2 L2 D' R2 D' L2 D' B2
4. (13.84) L' F2 L2 B U2 R2 F2 U2 R2 F R2 F R F U F2 R2 U B U2
5. 9.52[2 pair preserved] U L D2 B R' U2 R' U' B L2 B' D2 F' U2 F' R2 F2


Good ao5 with a counting 9
 
August 7th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-07
avg of 5: 11.30

Time List:
1. (9.47[C+1]) R2 B2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 U L2 D' F2 R2 L F' D2 L2 U2 R' D2 F2 R'
2. 11.88[C+2] R B D' F' R2 F D' R L U2 L2 D2 R' U2 L' F2 L D2 F2 B
3. 12.51 R' F2 U' F2 R L' F B U B' R2 U' L2 B2 L2 D' R2 D' L2 D' B2
4. (13.84) L' F2 L2 B U2 R2 F2 U2 R2 F R2 F R F U F2 R2 U B U2
5. 9.52[2 pair preserved] U L D2 B R' U2 R' U' B L2 B' D2 F' U2 F' R2 F2


Good ao5 with a counting 9
Nice,

How did you preserve 2 pairs on the last solve?
 
Nice,

How did you preserve 2 pairs on the last solve?
White top green front, F L D R' D' rotate to orange front U R U' R' you insert the green orange, also gets you blue red pair and green red pair. Unfortunately at that time I only saw the blue red, so I rotate and inserted that one so the green red got broken I think. Hence two pairs
 
White top green front, F L D R' D' rotate to orange front U R U' R' you insert the green orange, also gets you blue red pair and green red pair. Unfortunately at that time I only saw the blue red, so I rotate and inserted that one so the green red got broken I think. Hence two pairs
With that being said even if I saw green red as well idk how to insert one without breaking the other pair 😭
 
August 8th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-08
avg of 5: 11.43

Time List:
1. (12.81) L' B D2 R D2 F2 D2 L R2 D2 U2 R' B2 R2 D' L B2 D B' R2 B2
2. 11.07 B U' R2 U2 F' U2 L2 B D2 L2 D2 B F2 R D U2 F D' F L'
3. (10.25) F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F' D2 F' D2 F R2 F' D' B' F U L' U' F R U
4. 12.65 F2 U' F2 L2 D2 F2 L2 D L2 D2 F D2 B' R' D B2 L' U B' F2
5. 10.57[IDK what the **** just happened, I preserved the pair, insert and fixed the cross and somehow two pairs are done? and after OLL I got PLL Skip?] F2 R2 D' F2 U' R2 D L2 D F2 D2 F2 L' U R B U F2 R' D' F

**10.57 no idea wtf is happening throughout the solve**

F2 R2 D' F2 U' R2 D L2 D F2 D2 F2 L' U R B U F2 R' D' F


z2 // inspection, I am gonna insert the orange green pair first then fix the cross pieces
D U F' R' F2 R U' R' y' U R' U R y' R' F R U' R2 // (1 second pause) wot xxxcross???
y' R U2 R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U R' F' U' F U' R U R' U R // OLL
U' // PLL Skip wtf


36STM / 10.57sec =3.41TPS


[view at CubeDB.net]( https://www.cubedb.net/solve/16865 )
 
August 10th and 11th:
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First round nerves + lack of sleep, that 27.14 solve is wild, G perm at 12 and then I choked it and have to resolve the cube again, and during that process I messed up a pair which I just start laughing rofl

Second round is tilting, controlled my nerves better, but for fourth solve was on PLL at 10.5s, but got E perm and I have bad fingertricks for E perm, locked up and absolutely sold the average. Absolutely devastated as my PR streak is over and this is the last straw for me to fix my E perm. If it's any other PLL (even if it's Nb Perm or V perm) it would've ended at low 13 at worst, which would be PR average at high 13.

Very interesting pattern for both rounds: 14s first solve, 12.1x second solve, insert wrong pairs at 3rd solve, crazy mistake at 4th solve and small lockups with high 13 at last solve lol
 
August 12th:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-12
avg of 5: 10.64

Time List:
1. (8.91[Jb Perm]) F L D2 F' B' U F D' U2 L2 B2 U2 B' D2 B U2 F' L2 B' U2
2. 10.56 F R2 F D' L2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U' R2 B2 F L R2 B' L R' D'
3. (15.25[1/2 pair preserved, lockups]) U' L2 R2 F' R2 B D2 B' L2 B2 F' R2 B2 D R D' R F D R2
4. 10.48 F B2 D R2 F2 U2 R2 U L2 U2 B2 U' L R U F' D L' D2 R
5. 10.87 F R' F D F R L' U L' R2 F' L2 F' L2 B L2 F2 D2 R2 B2

PB AO5 by 0.03s
 
August 13th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-13
avg of 5: 10.93

Time List:
1. (9.37[H perm, somewhat easy F2L]) U B2 R B2 R2 D2 U2 R2 F2 R F2 R' B' D' U B L2 D' L B
2. 11.28 R' L B' D' B L2 B U2 R' F2 U B2 U F2 D' B2 U' F2 B2 U' L2
3. (12.53) R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 R' D2 L' B2 F' U' L' D' B2 F' L2 U R' U2
4. 9.86[T perm] D B' D2 F2 D2 F' U2 F R2 F2 L2 F D B R U2 B R2 F L2
5. 11.64[Pair Preserved] L' D' L2 B2 U' B2 F2 U B2 D2 U' B2 U' R' U F D2 U2 L2 B U'

good ao5 with counting 9
 
August 14th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-14
avg of 12: 11.75

Time List:
1. 11.08[F perm lockup] U2 R2 U2 B2 R2 U2 B D2 F U' B' R F D2 U2 R' D' U2 B2
2. (9.82[2 pair preserved + A perm]) R U F2 B R' B D R2 D F' R2 U2 B D2 B2 U2 L2 B2 L2
3. 11.89 U' D' B D F B2 L' U' B R U2 B2 L' F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 R2 L'
4. (13.68) U' L F D' F2 D' F2 L2 D B2 D2 L2 B2 L B' U' L F L B
5. 13.08 B L' B2 L2 B' U2 F' D2 B2 U2 F' L2 F2 D' F R' B' U' B F'
6. 12.69 R2 L B' L U2 B R F' D R U2 R2 D' B2 R2 L2 U' L2 D' B2 D2
7. 10.03[OLL Skip + T perm] L' U B2 D2 B2 U' B2 D' F2 D' F2 U' B D' R U' B' L B' L R'
8. 11.79[PLL Skip] D F' D F2 D' L2 U2 R2 B2 U' L2 B2 L' U2 F L' U2 R' B F2
9. 11.72[R perm lockup] U2 R2 D2 B2 D2 L' B2 U2 R' D2 B2 R' U F D2 B D' F2 U B2 R'
10. 11.31 F2 L2 R U2 F2 R' D2 U2 F2 R B2 L2 D' B F2 L2 U2 F' R B R2
11. 12.01[V perm] B' D B2 R2 U' B2 U' B2 F2 U R2 U' R' D U F U R' F L U
12. 11.85[V perm] B D L' R2 B' F2 U2 F D2 F' D2 B' R2 D2 L B2 R2 B' U B R
 
August 15th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-15
avg of 5: 10.24

Time List:
1. 10.52 B' R D L' B U' F' L2 F R F2 B2 R' U2 R' U2 B2 D2 F2 U2
2. 10.83[Pair Preserved + U perm] D' L2 F2 L2 D2 U' F2 U2 F2 U' B' L2 F' L' B U F L2 B2 F2
3. (9.30) D B2 L2 U2 B2 D' U' R2 F2 U' F2 L B' F2 U' R D U' F R F'
4. (12.47) F' B' U' B' U2 B2 R L' B R2 F2 D R2 U' F2 U2 R2 L2 F2 U F2
5. 9.37[OLL Skip + U perm] R2 B2 U2 F' U2 F2 L2 D2 B R2 D2 L' U2 R' F2 U' B F' L' R2


PB AO5 BY 0.4 SECONDS! :D
 
August 18th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-18
avg of 5: 11.33

Time List:
1. 10.49 B R L' U2 F' R' U D' F2 B' D2 R2 L2 F U2 B D2 B L2 U
2. (9.85[C+1 then free pair ]) D R' F2 B D L' B U' B' U2 F2 U2 D F2 L2 U' L2 D' R2 D2
3. 11.64 U' R D L' F U' L' U R2 D L2 D' R2 D F2 D2 L U
4. (13.30) L2 D2 R2 D' R2 B2 U2 B2 D L2 D' R' B R U2 F' R' B2 L' D R2
5. 11.86 D2 L R2 B2 L' U2 B2 D2 B2 R2 F' L F D B2 F2 D' B L'
 
August 19th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-19
avg of 12: 11.75

Time List:
1. (9.57[XCROSS + Jb Perm]) R2 D2 L U2 L F2 U2 B2 U2 L' R' D2 U' L B2 U2 B2 R2 F' L R
2. 12.62 B' R' U F2 U F B R2 D' B2 R2 L F2 R' F2 B2 R' U2 D2 L' U2
3. 10.70 D B L D R U D' B D2 R2 U2 L F2 D2 R2 U2 R' U2 R B2
4. 13.69 L2 D2 F2 L' U2 L D2 B2 R2 B2 R' D2 U' R' D2 L U' F D2 U2 F'
5. 10.68 F' D2 L' D2 F L2 U' R' B2 L2 B2 U2 B2 D' B2 L2 U R2 F2
6. 11.93 U' D' B' D L' D F2 R' F2 U2 F' L2 U2 F2 L2 D2 L'
7. 11.33[Unintentional OLL Skip] U2 B2 U2 R' U2 L' D2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R' F' U' L U B U' B2 L R'
8. (15.09+) L B2 L' B2 U2 R' U2 B2 L' B2 U' L2 F' D2 R B' R2 U2 F
9. 11.07 U L F' B' R B2 U F' U' F R2 B R2 F' D2 F' R2 D2 F2 U2 R2
10. 12.13 U F' D F2 D' R2 D2 U B2 F2 L2 U2 R' B' R2 B F' L' B2 F
11. 10.31 D2 L2 B2 L F2 D2 B2 F2 R F2 L F D U' B2 F' D' U2 L2 F
12. 13.01 U' F' U2 L2 D' L2 U F U2 L' F2 U2 D2 F2 L' D2 R L2 B2
 
August 25th:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-25
avg of 5: 11.46

Time List:
1. 11.79 B D2 B2 R2 U' L2 D2 R2 U' L2 D' R' D2 F' L' D L D R2 U'
2. 11.17 B' L U F2 L' F D L D' L' F2 L' B2 D2 R' B2 L' B2 L D2
3. (12.27) L F' L2 D2 L2 B2 L2 B' R2 F2 L2 U2 F' U' L' D B' L' F2 R2
4. 11.42 L F' U' B L U B U' F R U2 F2 B2 R' L2 F2 U2 R2 B2 D'
5. (10.64) R2 B2 U' L2 D U B2 R2 U' R2 F2 U' R B' F2 D L2 R F' U2
 
August 29th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-29
avg of 12: 10.86

Time List:
1. 12.23 R2 F U B2 R2 F2 D' B2 D R2 D' U2 R2 F2 L' F R F' R' D2 B2
2. (16.70) F B D2 L B R' U D2 F' U2 R2 B' U2 F' D2 B2 L2 D2 F2 D B'
3. 11.67 D F B2 U L' F2 B L B U2 F L2 F2 R2 D2 F U2 R'
4. 10.28[XCROSS] B' R2 F U' D' L2 B U F2 L' F2 B2 U2 F2 L D2 R' F2 B2 U
5. (9.30[somehow 3 pairs??]) D2 F' R L2 F' U L' B' D2 R2 F2 R' U2 L' D2 R' B2 L2 F2 R
6. 10.43[C+1] D2 R' D L2 F D2 B R2 B2 L2 D2 L2 D' R2 U F2 U' L2 U2 R'
7. 10.64 L' R2 D2 U B2 F2 L2 U F2 D' F2 U' L U' R2 U2 L D2 F' R' F2
8. 10.88 F2 R2 U' R2 D2 U B2 D L2 R2 D2 F' U F' R D B2 L B2 U
9. 12.45 R2 D R2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 F2 R2 L' U' L B' L' U F2 U' L2 F
10. 9.45 U' L' B2 R2 U F' R B' R2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 B' L2 D2 B U2 R F
11. 9.48 R B D2 B2 R2 B' R2 F D2 U2 R2 F2 D' R2 F2 R F2 D2 L'
12. 11.04 B2 U L2 B2 D2 L2 U' F2 D' F2 D R D' B U2 F2 R' D L F' L

PB2 AO12 (Also PB Continuous AO12 RAHHHHHHHHHHHHH)
 
Still August 29th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-29
avg of 5: 10.52

Time List:
1. (11.40) U' R2 U' L2 U' B2 F2 D2 F2 L2 U' F2 L' D' U2 R F R' U' F' U2
2. 9.80 F2 R2 D' L2 U' L2 R2 F2 R2 D B2 U B R' U' F' D' U' R U' L'
3. 10.74[XCROSS + V perm] R' B2 R2 U B2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' F2 R2 U B' R D2 B2 D2 L' B2 U
4. 11.03 F D2 L' F2 B R' D2 F D' B2 L2 F R2 B' U2 D2 B U2 L2 B2
5. (9.31[G perm]) R2 D' L2 U' B2 F2 D2 R2 U' R2 B2 D B' U' R2 D' L B U B' U'
 
August 30th:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-31
avg of 5: 10.92

Time List:
1. (10.53[XCROSS]) D' R U B D F2 B R D R2 F2 D L2 B2 R2 L2 D' B2 U' L2 B'
2. 11.03[Y perm lockup] F' L2 D2 F2 L2 B' L2 B' D2 R2 B' U' L' F2 D2 R2 U F' U2 F'
3. 10.92 R' L2 B L' F' R2 U F2 U2 D2 L2 F2 R2 F' R2 B' U2 L2 B' D F2
4. (13.75) U' L2 U2 F2 U2 F2 R' B2 F2 R2 D2 R D L' F' D L' D' L2 U
5. 10.81 F2 B D2 L D F' R L B2 D2 L2 U' R2 B2 U2 B2 D' R2 U' B L
 
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