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High Wycombe Open 2018 (UK)

newtonbase

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Better set some goals then

4BLD - solve it. Currently on 8.5% success rate and only quick enough for 2 solves so chances are slim
3BLD - make 2nd round Final would be nice
Maybe get a PB from the rest of the events.
 

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Oops, forgot to sign up for 4BLD. =( Maybe next time Thanks Sam!

Goals:
6x6: Non-DNF mean
3BLD: Sub 2
Clock: Sub 12
Skewb: PBs
4BLD: Success
 
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Might as well set myself some goals:

2x2: Sub-2 single
3x3: Sub-10 average
4x4: Sub-40 average
OH: sub-15 average
3BLD: sub-1:30 single

All of these are slightly optimistic, but who knows what'll happen. Hopefully I'll get at least one or two :)
 

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Clock: PB single if nothing else
7x7: Decent PBs because I'm getting a decent cube
3BLD: Round 2
Square-1: Oh wait
 

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Clock: PB single if nothing else

Great single and good avg. For once I actually wanted to use my own puzzle, but one of the magnets came off right before the round and I had to borrow a Clock.

Unfortunately everyone else decided to get fast that round as well. :/ Didn't even make final with 8.93.

7x7: Decent PBs because I'm getting a decent cube

Very decent, but same as Clock, loads of other people PBed and I'm not sure how much I actually moved up the rankings.

3BLD: Round 2

Yes, but I only needed a success :p What I really wanted was start practicing again and get a good PB single, but I didn't practice and still ended up with a 1:36 single in round 1. Maybe a PB if I reviewed less.

Square-1: Oh wait

Why even hold a comp without Square-1

Other events:

3x3: I got kind of used to making finals. Unfortunately I'm also used to getting 13 averages
2x2: PB average, pretty nice but still pretty slow
4x4: Didn't actually get PB single, 0.09 off. Bad averages
5x5: PB2 average, with a 1:31 best single, even though my PB avg is 1:29.
6x6: I haven't done 6x6 in ages but all the 7x7 practice made it seem small and easy. Overall PBs
OH: Started off with a 20.08 single that felt like the worst solve ever, then an 18, then messed up the average. Looks like I missed the final from a +2...
Skewb: Beat my 2016 PB single :) Longer solution too

Other stuff:

  • I didn't PB at all on Sunday
  • I cut my thumb on Sunday morning. Maybe that's why (or maybe not)
  • I didn't take any cube out of my bag on Sunday because I borrowed everything
  • Which was probably a good idea since I lost a GTS2M on Saturday. It's stickerless with no logo so really generic, only distinguishing feature may be that it's quite tight. Basically does anyone have my cube :p
  • With the Skewb and Clock PBs I finally got rid of all my 2016 PBs. Now my oldest PB has jumped all the way to Guildford 2017... how long will the 5.73 last?
 

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Might as well set myself some goals:

2x2: Sub-2 single
3x3: Sub-10 average
4x4: Sub-40 average
OH: sub-15 average
3BLD: sub-1:30 single

All of these are slightly optimistic, but who knows what'll happen. Hopefully I'll get at least one or two :)
2x2: Yes
3x3: No, but all averages were sub-11, so at least my recent official times are representative of my times at home.
4x4: Yes! :D Was incredibly happy with this one, possibly the highlight of the competition.
OH: Also yes, nerves affected me much less than I'd expected
3BLD: No successes, but a 1:21 DNF, which is fast (for me).
Clock: Got an average (forgot to mention that goal)

Overall a great comp, only thing it was missing was 10 minutes to warm up before OH finals. Disappointed that I missed out on two potential NR opportunities and a spot on the podium, but nevertheless I'm happy with 2nd in the country and getting rid of all my UK nemeses. Can't wait for HWO 2019!
 

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Goals:
6x6: Non-DNF mean
3BLD: Sub 2
Clock: Sub 12
Skewb: PBs
4BLD: Success

6x6: No luck unfortunately, missed cutoff by a lot more than I expected =( Overall PB single in 7x7 though, so fingers crossed for means in both at Peterborough.

3BLD: Probably the highlight of the comp, 1:25 single in round 1 which was only 0.12 off overall PB and a comp improvement of 1:07! Messed up a setup on the safety and DNFed a good mean, and triple DNFed round 2, but that's fine.

Clock: Yes!

Skewb: PB single in round 1, but a repeat scramble straight after threw me off and I ended up with a counting 7.4. Also apparently missed an easy solution on the last scramble. =/ No sub 6 averages (6.00 and 6.02 lol), but both are sub the 6.16 I spent a year trying to beat prior to Guildford so glad to be finally over that barrier.

4BLD: DNFed a would-be overall PB2 by a couple of wings, think I might have missed one of the last letters during exec. =(

Also unexpectedly made Euros qualification for 5x5 with a 1:55 average, overall PB by 8 seconds. ^^ No PBs Sunday, but a couple of good 3x3 averages. Pretty good comp result-wise overall.
 
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