Hong Kong Cube Day 2023

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

You should learn all of them, 1 look pll is a LOT faster than 2 look

Do you think I can get sub 20 at this comp if I learn full PLL where I average sub-24 now? I found G perms to appear quite a lot and theoretically G perms appear at a chance of 2/9 which is very high. Do you think I should learn G perm first before E, R, V & N perms, or in what order should I learn these remaining PLL algs?

 

[lucazdoescubingstuff]

Do you think I can get sub 20 at this comp if I learn full PLL where I average sub-24 now? I found G perms to appear quite a lot and theoretically G perms appear at a chance of 2/9 which is very high. Do you think I should learn G perm first before E, R, V & N perms, or in what order should I learn these remaining PLL algs?

i learned all plls except the g perms while averaging not even global sub 30, so ig its up to you on what order you learn em

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

i learned all plls except the g perms while averaging not even global sub 30, so ig its up to you on what order you learn em

Do you do OLL or F2L?

 

[NmeCuber]

Do you think I can get sub 20 at this comp if I learn full PLL where I average sub-24 now? I found G perms to appear quite a lot and theoretically G perms appear at a chance of 2/9 which is very high. Do you think I should learn G perm first before E, R, V & N perms, or in what order should I learn these remaining PLL algs?

Yes learn g perms first, but you should learn all of them before comp, and yes you can prob get sub-20

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Yes learn g perms first, but you should learn all of them before comp, and yes you can prob get sub-20

Btw I have just learnt the N perms (both Na & Nb), and I only have E, R, V & G perms left. Feels like I should learn all these before learning OH H perm & Z perm and also square-1 parity.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

i learned all plls except the g perms while averaging not even global sub 30, so ig its up to you on what order you learn em

Yes learn g perms first, but you should learn all of them before comp, and yes you can prob get sub-20

Seems G perm is really important. As the chance of getting a G perm is higher than 20% theoretically, there will probably be at least 1 G perm in comp.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I would like to ask if it is possible for me to switch my main like for example if I get a 28 and a 18 in the first and second solves with my moretry tianma x3 snap, then can I switch to my tornado v3 pioneer in the remaining solves?

Also what time will I have to get to get into the 2x2 and 3x3 final? Or what ranking do we have to get in order to get into the final? I'm trying to compare to the results of the comp ShenZhen Open 2019 (a city in China nearest to Hong Kong) which lots of top solvers in Hong Kong and China joined including YuSheng Du. For 3x3, as there was a second round, I don’t think the results are comparable. For 2x2, a sub-6.5 average can already get into the final with ease. If it is the case that the result in Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 will be similar to that comp at least in 2x2 (as 2x2 hardware was already very good like the Valk 2 M was already out there), and if I get a normal sub-5 average in 2x2, does it mean that I will probably get into the final for 2x2?

 

[NmeCuber]

I would like to ask if it is possible for me to switch my main like for example if I get a 28 and a 18 in the first and second solves with my moretry tianma x3 snap, then can I switch to my tornado v3 pioneer in the remaining solves?

I don't think it would be possible because as soon as you solve the puzzle and confirm the time, your puzzle is taken by a runner to the scrambling table

 

[Cuber987]

I would like to ask if it is possible for me to switch my main like for example if I get a 28 and a 18 in the first and second solves with my moretry tianma x3 snap, then can I switch to my tornado v3 pioneer in the remaining solves?

Also what time will I have to get to get into the 2x2 and 3x3 final? Or what ranking do we have to get in order to get into the final? I'm trying to compare to the results of the comp ShenZhen Open 2019 (a city in China nearest to Hong Kong) which lots of top solvers in Hong Kong and China joined including YuSheng Du. For 3x3, as there was a second round, I don’t think the results are comparable. For 2x2, a sub-6.5 average can already get into the final with ease. If it is the case that the result in Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 will be similar to that comp at least in 2x2 (as 2x2 hardware was already very good like the Valk 2 M was already out there), and if I get a normal sub-5 average in 2x2, does it mean that I will probably get into the final for 2x2?

According to guideline 3a++:

By default, a competitor should use the same puzzle for consecutive attempts in a speed solving round. A competitor may switch puzzles between attempts, at the discretion of the judge or WCA Delegate.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

According to guideline 3a++:

By default, a competitor should use the same puzzle for consecutive attempts in a speed solving round. A competitor may switch puzzles between attempts, at the discretion of the judge or WCA Delegate.

like for example in case the puzzle break or got huge pop?

 

[Cuber987]

like for example in case the puzzle break or got huge pop?

They'd probably let you for any understandable reason. Delegates are nice

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Also what time will I have to get to get into the 2x2 and 3x3 final? Or what ranking do we have to get in order to get into the final? I'm trying to compare to the results of the comp ShenZhen Open 2019 (a city in China nearest to Hong Kong) which lots of top solvers in Hong Kong and China joined including YuSheng Du. For 3x3, as there was a second round, I don’t think the results are comparable. For 2x2, a sub-6.5 average can already get into the final with ease. If it is the case that the result in Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 will be similar to that comp at least in 2x2 (as 2x2 hardware was already very good like the Valk 2 M was already out there), and if I get a normal sub-5 average in 2x2, does it mean that I will probably get into the final for 2x2?

Any idea on this?

 

[gsingh]

I would like to ask if it is possible for me to switch my main like for example if I get a 28 and a 18 in the first and second solves with my moretry tianma x3 snap, then can I switch to my tornado v3 pioneer in the remaining solves?

Also what time will I have to get to get into the 2x2 and 3x3 final? Or what ranking do we have to get in order to get into the final? I'm trying to compare to the results of the comp ShenZhen Open 2019 (a city in China nearest to Hong Kong) which lots of top solvers in Hong Kong and China joined including YuSheng Du. For 3x3, as there was a second round, I don’t think the results are comparable. For 2x2, a sub-6.5 average can already get into the final with ease. If it is the case that the result in Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 will be similar to that comp at least in 2x2 (as 2x2 hardware was already very good like the Valk 2 M was already out there), and if I get a normal sub-5 average in 2x2, does it mean that I will probably get into the final for 2x2?

I was allowed to switch cubes at the discretion of my judge, and I don't think it should be a problem.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I average almost sub-7 with LBL, and here's my tips. I usually solve centers and tips within 2 seconds usually turning the centers and tips on pickup. Try to preserve all the blocks on the color you're solving for first layer. And look ahead to see what case last layer will be. I usually turn the last tip while doing last layer auf, if the tip not on your first layer is twisted. Please let me know if there's anything that didn't make sense or something I can give more tips on

I have got to sub-9 on pyraminx from sub-11 with LBL now, and I found that with that 5 algs now (I memorised the last 2 algs very lately, but getting faster on these algs, and sometimes can't really recognise it fast), I just have to focus on an efficient first layer including the pyraminx tips. Can't really lookahead last layer tho. I don't think I get can into the top 100 national ranking in this comp as I will have to average sub-8, but it's pretty close tho.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Also what time will I have to get to get into the 2x2 and 3x3 final? Or what ranking do we have to get in order to get into the final? I'm trying to compare to the results of the comp ShenZhen Open 2019 (a city in China nearest to Hong Kong) which lots of top solvers in Hong Kong and China joined including YuSheng Du. For 3x3, as there was a second round, I don’t think the results are comparable. For 2x2, a sub-6.5 average can already get into the final with ease. If it is the case that the result in Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 will be similar to that comp at least in 2x2 (as 2x2 hardware was already very good like the Valk 2 M was already out there), and if I get a normal sub-5 average in 2x2, does it mean that I will probably get into the final for 2x2?

Also I really want to get into the final for 2x2. I use LBL for first layer, one look Ortega OLL, and J perm or Y perm for PLL. I found that PLL takes over 2s for me on 2x2 even though I'm sub-5 on 2x2. How can I improve on 2x2 PLL? Are there any efficient PLL algs for 2x2 PLL?

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I have just got a gan timer and a mini gan mat lately and I found that the cube can sometimes bounce off from the mat and touch my hand when I stop the timer. Is that a +2 or DNF? I am not intentionally doing this and obviously I am not taking any advantage from this.

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

I have just got a gan timer and a mini gan mat lately and I found that the cube can sometimes bounce off from the mat and touch my hand when I stop the timer. Is that a +2 or DNF? I am not intentionally doing this and obviously I am not taking any advantage from this.

I don’t think any competitions use GAN timers or mats. I’m pretty sure it’s speedstack across the board.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I don’t think any competitions use GAN timers or mats. I’m pretty sure it’s speedstack across the board.

The point is the cube bouncing back, not the timer

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

The point is the cube bouncing back, not the timer

I mean that you’ll likely be using a different mat which won’t cause as much bouncing, if you’re having that issue with the GAN mat.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I mean that you’ll likely be using a different mat which won’t cause as much bouncing, if you’re having that issue with the GAN mat.

What cube mat would you recommend getting? I want a mini one small like a MacBook