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

[K3n]

6:01.71 Mini Guildford new style PB!

(replace clock with fto)

 

[K3n]

NOOOO 6.94 PB4

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U F2 L2 R2 D' F2 U' R2 U2 R2 B2 D' B' L' U' B2 U F2 R B' R

 Moves 

x' z // Inspection
U R' U x' D' L R D2 // XCross (VERY INEFFICIENT)
U2 R U R' U2 R U' R' // Second Pair
y L U L' // Third Pair
U' R U R' U R U' R' // Fourth Pair
U R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
U M2 U M U2 M' U M2 // PLL

Literally before July I only had 3sub 7 singles (6.85, 6.87, 6.95)
And in this month alone I have 3 sub 7 all around .2 away from PB ;-;

 

[K3n]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-07-25
avg of 5: 2.70

Time List:
1. 3.03 U2 F2 U F R' U F U' R U2
2. (3.65) F2 R' U F' R' F U' R' U2
3. 2.40 R F R' U2 F U' R2 F2 U2
4. (1.88) U F R2 F' R2 F U2 R' U2
5. 2.67 R' F2 U F' R2 U2 R2 U' R

2x2 Ao5 PB

 

[K3n]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U F R2 F' R2 F U2 R' U2

 Moves 

z2 // Inpsection
R2 U R' U2 R // First Layer
U R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R U // CLL

// 16 moves / 1.88s = 8.5 TPS

 

[K3n]

43 FMC, my first solution with proper Skeleton + Insertion (Even tho it doesn't save any move, same as 9 move U perm)

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

F U2 D2 F2 U' L2 // UBL 2x2x2 block
F' R2 F R2 F2 R' F2 // UL 2x2x3 block
D' R2 D' R' D2 // Left 3rd pair, cancel into next step
R D' R' D R D' // F2L
R (B2 R U' D B2 U D' R B2) D B R' B' R B R B' D' // Skeleton found using NISS & Insertion 3e (Doesn't save any move Lmao)

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

k

43 FMC, my first solution with proper Skeleton + Insertion (Even tho it doesn't save any move, same as 9 move U perm)

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

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

 Moves 

F U2 D2 F2 U' L2 // UBL 2x2x2 block
F' R2 F R2 F2 R' F2 // UL 2x2x3 block
D' R2 D' R' D2 // Left 3rd pair, cancel into next step
R D' R' D R D' // F2L
R (B2 R U' D B2 U D' R B2) D B R' B' R B R B' D' // Skeleton found using NISS & Insertion 3e (Doesn't save any move Lmao)

kalindu is that you jk

 

[K3n]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

L2 U B2 D' F2 L2 U2 L2 U' F2 U L F2 D' R U' F' L F U'

 Moves 

x2 // Inspection
U R D2 // Cross
L U L' // First Pair
U L' U L U' L' U' L // Second Pair
R U2 R2' U' R // Third Pair
y' U2 R' U R // Fourth Pair
U2 r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r // OLL
U' R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 // PLL

OMG the 4th sub 7 in this month (& the 7th sub 7 ever)
0.03 away from PB

 

[K3n]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U L2 B R2 B' R2 F2 U2 B U2 R2 F' D' R2 D B' L F2 L2 U

 Moves 

x' z' // Inspection
D' L U2 R' x' D' //XXCross
y' R U' R' // Third Pair
U L' U2 L U L' U' L // Fourth Pair
r U R' U' r' F R F' // OLL
U M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U // PLL

// 33 moves / 6.07s = 5.43TPS (took some time to realize I did xxcross)

OMG THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE
CStimer scramble give me xxcross + 1 free pair, beat PB by 0.78s

Generated By csTimer on 2026-07-28
single: 6.07

Time List:
1. 6.07 U L2 B R2 B' R2 F2 U2 B U2 R2 F' D' R2 D B' L F2 L2 U

I can imagine Xuanyi or Yiheng getting a low 2 on this scramble

 

[K3n]

29.75 FTO PB on my new Dayan!

Also I'm getting the Aoshi v4 tmr (6x6 PB has been empty for a while now)

 

[K3n]

First 6x6 session best solve: 3:09.37

 

[K3n]

I got 4/6 16:02.88 PB mbld today!

 

[K3n]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-08-05
avg of 5: 8.20

Time List:
1. 8.42 R2 D2 B' D2 B' L2 U2 R2 B2 D2 U2 R' D2 R2 B R2 D B' F U'
2. 8.16 L' F B2 D U B2 L2 U' R2 U' F2 R2 U F D F' U' L' R B
3. (7.87) F2 R' B2 F2 D2 R F2 L' B2 D2 L F L' U R2 B L F2 D R2
4. (9.49) D R2 F2 D2 F2 D L2 B2 L2 F2 B' R U F D U2 F U' B2 L'
5. 8.03 U B L2 B2 L' D2 R D2 R' F2 L F2 L2 B2 D' B2 F' U2 B2 D U

NEW Ao5 PB

Also updated my PB sheet to have logos of events and better layout

 

[K3n]

Next week is my 4th comp! so here are my goals:

Easy:
- 3bld finals
- 4bld single
- judge xuanyi (i'll prob ask him in chinese cuz I do learn chinese) or qixian or timofei

Medium:
- Get to 3x3 round 3 (60 competitors only, and all of them are sub 10.5)
- Sub 4 2x2 average
- Sub 40 4x4 average
- Sub 1:35 5x5 average
- Sub 3 6x6 mean
- Sub 18 OH average
- Pass megaminx cutoff
- 4bld mean (this will be NR if no other vietnamese competitors get a mean)
- 5bld single
- 6/6 mbld

Hard:
- Beat 3x3 average PR (9.30s)
- Sub 3 2x2 single
- 5bld mean
- Complete full WCA profile except 7x7 and FMC

 

[acrystal]

Next week is my 4th comp! so here are my goals:

Easy:
- 3bld finals
- 4bld single
- judge xuanyi (i'll prob ask him in chinese cuz I do learn chinese) or qixian or timofei

Medium:
- Get to 3x3 round 3 (60 competitors only, and all of them are sub 10.5)
- Sub 4 2x2 average
- Sub 40 4x4 average
- Sub 1:35 5x5 average
- Sub 3 6x6 mean
- Sub 18 OH average
- Pass megaminx cutoff
- 4bld mean (this will be NR if no other vietnamese competitors get a mean)
- 5bld single
- 6/6 mbld

Hard:
- Beat 3x3 average PR (9.30s)
- Sub 3 2x2 single
- 5bld mean

august 14th
sounds a bit familiar....... (hint: someone's bday)

 

[K3n]

Oh it's yours. Btw we're the same age

 

[acrystal]

Oh it's yours. Btw we're the same age

yay you got it
and many ppl here is born in 2011-2014
ps. youre a cool person : )

 

[Jacob Jacobsen Dampe]

Next week is my 4th comp! so here are my goals:

Easy:
- 3bld finals
- 4bld single
- judge xuanyi (i'll prob ask him in chinese cuz I do learn chinese) or qixian or timofei

Medium:
- Get to 3x3 round 3 (60 competitors only, and all of them are sub 10.5)
- Sub 4 2x2 average
- Sub 40 4x4 average
- Sub 1:35 5x5 average
- Sub 3 6x6 mean
- Sub 18 OH average
- Pass megaminx cutoff
- 4bld mean (this will be NR if no other vietnamese competitors get a mean)
- 5bld single
- 6/6 mbld

Hard:
- Beat 3x3 average PR (9.30s)
- Sub 3 2x2 single
- 5bld mean

Good luck

 

[K3n]

1:46.07 First PyraBLD success (also first attempt )
To those who wants to do PyraBLD, I just use Orozco techniques on 3x3 on Pyra (Since you can't swap 2 edge pieces on Pyra) with modified U perms to solve centers and edges (No parity in pyrabld btw), tips are self-explanatory.

 

[K3n]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-08-09
single: 0.60

Time List:
1. 0.60 U2 F U' F' U R U' R U'

FIRST SUB 1 LETS GOO

x z'
U' R U R' U2 // 0.6s
5 Moves / 0.6 Second = 8.33 TPS

 

[K3n]

The competition is now next on the list!
There will be probably NR and Asr by Do Quang Hung (I saw him posted a 1:30 4bld solve at home 2 weeks ago, and he's currently holding the AsR for 4x4 and 5x5)

Maybe Xuanyi or Timofei will break WR?