K3n's Progression Thread | Road to top 100 nationally in ALL categories [13/33] | Sub 30 FTO

[K3n]

My goal before 2027 is to:
- Average 9 second in 3x3
- Average 30 in FTO
- Average 40 in 3bld (I use Oz/M2, currently learning 3style corners, so far letter pairs with A, B, D are covered)
- Get a 10/10 in mbld

For the first week I'll review all the letter pairs I've learned, It's been like a month since I touched them.

My current PBs are in the link below!

 

[K3n]

3x3 Ao12 PB! (ft. PB4 & PB5)

Generated By csTimer on 2026-07-08
avg of 12: 9.07

Time List:
1. 7.12 D L2 F' L2 D L' U R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 B' U2 B U2 R2 F' R' U' L
2. (10.11) F' U L2 F2 U2 F2 U B2 U' R2 U B2 U' R D2 U F2 U' F D F
3. 9.17 B' L' F2 L2 F' R' B' U2 R' L2 B2 L2 U' F2 R2 D L2 B2 D2 B2 U'
4. 8.72 U F2 R2 F2 R' B2 R' F2 L R2 B2 R' F' U B' L B2 F' U F
5. 10.11 B2 R' B R2 F2 D2 B' R2 F' U2 F2 D2 F2 L' F' U2 B D U F L2
6. 8.59 L2 D' U2 R2 U L2 F2 U R2 U2 R' B2 F2 D' F R' F' U
7. 9.34 F' U2 B' D2 B R2 F2 U2 B' R2 F' U2 D' R B2 D2 F2 D' R2 D' F
8. 9.01 F' R2 D F2 L2 B2 U2 B2 R2 U R2 D' U' B' L' D F' U' L' D2 F2
9. (7.06) B' R2 U2 L2 U' R2 F2 R2 B2 F2 D2 U' L F' L2 U' R' U2 R2 D' L'
10. 9.53 B' U2 F R2 F' D2 F2 D2 F L2 R2 D' L B R D2 F' R2 U' R'
11. 9.76 D U R2 D2 L2 F2 R2 D' L2 U' R2 F2 L B U R B U' F' R B
12. 9.33 U' R2 F2 R2 B' U2 F L2 R2 B' F' L2 D' B2 F2 D2 L' F D F

 

[K3n]

4/8 mbld today, but it's way closer and faster than the 4/8 I had two days ago, hopefully I got 8/8 before next week!

 

[K3n]

4/8 mbld again today
For some resason I got 4/8 three times already..

 

[K3n]

For some reason, my country hasn't got a 4bld mean yet even though there is 1 5bld mean. Since the championship is coming up in 1 month, I'm just trying to get consistent in 4bld and 5bld in hopes of getting the NR before anybody else does.
First 4bld solve after so long: 7:57.70
Scramble: B' R2 B2 D2 B' U2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 B2 R' D' L B' R L B2 Uw2 Fw2 D2 Fw2 R' U Fw2 D2 R' U Rw2 U2 R B' D' L2 B' Fw Rw' B2 Uw2 Fw' R Fw' z y'

 

[K3n]

DNF(18:51.32) 5bld single, miss pb by ~15s (9:22 Memo)
Scramble: Uw2 B2 F' Uw R2 L2 Bw Dw2 Lw B Dw' Uw D Fw U2 D Bw2 F2 R D Fw Dw' F2 Uw' B' Dw2 Fw U' R' Dw U' Lw B Uw2 Bw B2 R Bw2 D R Uw F2 Uw Bw F Uw2 B2 R2 Uw Fw Uw2 Rw' Uw L' U' B' D2 L2 Bw' F2 3Fw' 3Uw'

I forgot to do wing parity + somehow the first corner i memorized (2s into the solve) is wrong

Also every single piece type have parity. . .

 

[abunickabhi]

10 points in multi blind is a nice goal yo

 

[abunickabhi]

For some reason, my country hasn't got a 4bld mean yet even though there is 1 5bld mean. Since the championship is coming up in 1 month, I'm just trying to get consistent in 4bld and 5bld in hopes of getting the NR before anybody else does.
First 4bld solve after so long: 7:57.70
Scramble: B' R2 B2 D2 B' U2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 B2 R' D' L B' R L B2 Uw2 Fw2 D2 Fw2 R' U Fw2 D2 R' U Rw2 U2 R B' D' L2 B' Fw Rw' B2 Uw2 Fw' R Fw' z y'

Good luck getting the first 4blind mean for your country.

 

[K3n]

10 points in multi blind is a nice goal yo

How long did you take to get your first 10 point mbld?

 

[K3n]

2 new PBs today!
40.05 3bld single (Memo: DE HQ TL, RO WG PS MD TA FL)
32.22 FTO single (I switched from nautilus to bencisco)

Plus I finished teaching my little brother 3bld, and he got a 15:11 success today!

 

[K3n]

5:58.65 4bld single, miss PB by 2 seconds . . .

 

[K3n]

I just found out that Xuanyi, Qixian, and Timofei are all going to my next competition!

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I just found out that Xuanyi, Qixian, and Timofei are all going to my next competition!View attachment 50344

the Chinese government sent them so that they can prove who is the best red and yellow colored country

 

[acrystal]

the Chinese government sent them so that they can prove who is the best red and yellow colored country

 

[K3n]

6.93 PB3!!!!
Generated By csTimer on 2026-07-19
single: 6.93

Time List:
1. 6.93 U L2 F2 U' F2 R2 B2 U R2 U F2 D R' F L2 F' L B F' D2

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U L2 F2 U' F2 R2 B2 U R2 U F2 D R' F L2 F' L B F' D2

 Moves 

x2 y2 x // Inspection
D' R U' x' D R' F2 // Cross
U2 L U' L' // First Pair
U2 R U' R' // Second Pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U' R // Third Pair
y' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R // Fourth Pair
U2 R U R' U R U2 R' // OLL
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // PLL

53 moves / 6.93 second = 7.6 TPS

 

[K3n]

OMG I just realized that COULD have been PB because it's literally an 7 move ZBLL I know

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U L2 F2 U' F2 R2 B2 U R2 U F2 D R' F L2 F' L B F' D2

 Moves 

x2 y2 x // Inspection
D' R U' x' D R' F2 // Cross
U2 L U' L' // First Pair
U2 R U' R' // Second Pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U' R // Third Pair
y' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R // ZBLS
U2 R U' L' U R' U' L U2 // ZBLL

The ZBLL is the mirrored ZBLL of Bofan's 4.72+ btw.

 

[acrystal]

OMG I just realized that COULD have been PB because it's literally an 7 move ZBLL I know

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U L2 F2 U' F2 R2 B2 U R2 U F2 D R' F L2 F' L B F' D2

 Moves 

x2 y2 x // Inspection
D' R U' x' D R' F2 // Cross
U2 L U' L' // First Pair
U2 R U' R' // Second Pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U' R // Third Pair
y' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R // ZBLS
U2 R U' L' U R' U' L U2 // ZBLL

The ZBLL is the mirrored ZBLL of Bofan's 4.72+ btw.

Niklas!!!!

 

[K3n]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-07-20
mean of 3: 6:40.91

Time List:
1. 5:58.65 L' B' U2 L U2 R' B2 L F2 L2 U2 L' U2 L2 D F D B' L U F Fw2 Rw2 F U R2 Uw2 B D B2 Rw2 B L' F2 L2 Rw' B' Uw' Rw F2 U' B Rw2 Fw2 x y
2. 6:52.32 D2 L U2 B2 L' D2 L U2 R2 D2 L' F D' L2 F U L2 U F' L' U' Fw2 D' L2 Rw2 Uw2 B2 U L B2 Fw2 D R' D' Fw' R' U' Fw2 U' F2 Fw' Rw B' Rw2 Fw' L' Fw2 y'
3. 7:11.76 U L2 B' L2 F' D2 L2 F' R2 B2 L D' R' D F D L' F2 B' Fw2 Uw2 R Rw2 U2 F D2 F Rw2 F2 B L D2 Uw' R Uw F2 R Rw' Uw' Fw2 R' Fw D' L z y2

First 4bld mean ever! You can see the times get slower and slower as I do it more safely

5bld mean next

 

[K3n]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-07-20
single: 37.91

Time List:
1. 37.91 B2 D2 L' U' B2 D2 R' L2 B' U2 R' D2 L2 B2 L D2 F2 U2 L D2 Fw Uw

3bld PB single right after

 

[K3n]

41 PB single FMC!

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

R' U' F R B2 D U' B2 F2 D L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 B L2 R' B D2 U2 L2 B' R' U' F

 Moves 

R2 B R D' F2 B' R' B' R2 B' R' L B2 L2 D L D F D' B2 D F' D' B2 D B' L' R D2 L R' B' D2 B2 U B2 U' R B R' B'