Methods Vs. Solve Times (Project!)

[coacice]

Name: Osvaldo/Ozzy Rodriguez
Nationality: Mexican
Age: 16
Speedcubing Method: Fridrich with both 2 look oll,pll
Best And Worst Solve Time: best: 35.17 Worst: 1:02.68
Time Cubing: Since November of 2008
Progression: My times kinda suck right now because i barely started learning f2l and pll and oll. I stuck to LBL until i got to 37secs.
Fav Speedsolve event: None haven't been to one.
speedcube: Used to be a glow in the dark c4u cube but it broke so now im using a broken in store bought cube and waiting for a white c4u
Projected Potential: sub-15

 

[kooixh]

Name:kooi xiu hong

Nationality:malaysian

age:13

cubing method:CFOP(fridrich)

best and worst:best 20.74 worst 40+

time cubing:april of 2009

progression:i learn fridrich since june start sub 40 1 week later i will still learn full LL currently using 2 look LL

fav speedsolve event:2x2,3x3,4x4 and 5x5

speed cube:2x2 white east sheen , 3x3 C4U type c 2nd model,4x4 getting a QJ ,5x5 v cube

projected potential :sub 20

 

[deepSubDiver]

Name: Frank D.
Nationality: German
Age: 20
Gender: male
Speedcubing Method: CFridrichOP ~30s, ZZ ~30s, Human Thistlethwaite ~40s
Best/Worst Solve Time: 14.23 / i don't know
Best Average (of 5): 28.81
Best OFFICIAL average (of 5): 31.71
Method used in official: ZZ (scrambles
Time cubing: about a year, january 2009
Progression: took me some time to find out the community is actually pretty large, then I started learning speedcubing methods after about half a year. So it took me about 6 months to get sub30
1) playing around without knowing what I was doing
2) learned LBL by a friend
3) 4-look LL
4) intuitive F2L
5) 3-look LL
6) HTW
7) Roux
8) Petrus
9) ZZ
How long you practice per day/ per month/per week (in hours): 1 hour a day, 5 days a week
Favourite Speedsolve event (I'm going to focus on 3x3x3, but this is good for "extra" data): mosaic
Speedcube: OH: Mini Type F
speed: Type A-II
BLD: Type C
Any other useful information!: I am more the theoretical cuber, I enjoy FMC a lot and currently try to get my blindsolving sub3-minutes. I play around with Python to develop cubing utilities, do maths with it etc

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

Way to bump an old thread? But seems like fun

Name: Jonathan Tan
Nationality: Malaysian
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Method: Fridrich(nearly full)~17, fake Roux~40
Best/Worst Solve Time: 9.83/I can't remember?
Best average of 5:14.10
Official average of 5: 17.00
Method used in competitions: Fridrich
Time cubing: Since the start of August '09
Progression: Hmmm, I started in August, by October I was sub 20. Stayed there for a bit, now I can easily get averages of 5 that are below 17s.
1. Studied intuitive F2L
2. 4LLL
3. Full PLL after 3 days
4. Practice. I only started learning the rest of the OLL's after.. mid-October I think.
Favorite event: Definitely 4x4
Speedcube: New A3/Tiled QJ

 

[zaub3rfr4g]

Name: Marco
Nationality: Italian
Age: 16
Gender: male
Speedcubing Method: fridrich ~16, LBL ~32
Best/Worst Solve Time: 9.xx, ??
Best Average (of 5): 13.xx
Best OFFICIAL average (of 5): 18.xx
Method used in official: fridrich
Time cubing: from april 09, so 9 months
Progression: may 09 -> 40s, july 09 -> 25s, agoust 09 -> 20s, october 09 -> 18s, november 09 -> 16s

beginenr method -> LBL -> fridrich 4lookLL -> fridrich 2lookLL -> advanced fridrich but still cross on top
How long you practice per day/ per month/per week (in hours): 1 hour a day, 6 days a week
Favourite Speedsolve event: BLD of course
OH cube: i dont do OH
speed: Type D-II
BLD: Type D-II
Projected Potential: sub 12 avg 3x3x3, sub 1:00 BLD, 10/10 multi

 

[foxdi]

Name: Jason
Nationality: Singapore
Age: 21
Gender: male
Speedcubing Method: fridrich ~ 15
Best single : 10.00
Best Average (of 5): 12.xx
Best OFFICIAL average (of 5): never been to official
Time cubing: from 27 Dec 08
Progression:
1) LBL
2) F2L + 4LLL
3) 3LLL
2) full fridrich

speed cube : A II
How long you practice per day/ per month/per week : 2 Hrs per day
Favourite Speedsolve event: 3x3 speedsolve
Projected Potential: sub 12 avg12 on 3x3x3

 

[gyc6001]

Name: Ying Chyi
Nationality: Malaysia
Age:15
Gender: Male
Speedcubing method: Lars Petrus (except I don't twist edges and I do oll pll)
Best single: 10.57
Best Average of 5: 16.xx
Official average of 5: 17.xx(screwed up some solves)
Time cubing: from November 2007
Progression:
1) own method (something like petrus), very slow LL
2) F2L last slot + 4+LLL
3) Advanced 2x2 block building + 2 look LL

Speedcube: AII with taps, borrowed from other cubers, mf8 modded square-1
How long you practice per day/ per month/per week : less than half an hour for 3x3 perday, other puzzles maybe longer.
Favourite Speedsolve event: Square-1
Projected Potential: sub-17 official square-1 average

 

[PEZenfuego]

Name: Cameron
Nationality: American
Ethnicity:Caucasian
Age: 16
Gender: male
Speedcubing Method: Fridrich
Best/Worst Solve Time: 23:13/I have no idea how to answer that.
Best Average (of 5): 29.98
Best OFFICIAL average (of 5): NA
Method used in official: NA
Time cubing: Speedcubing-6 months
Progression: I figured it out in fourth grade with the slowest method ever and then I picked the cube up about 6 months ago and realized that I could still solve it. I then learned the beginner method and got better from there.
(I also picked up bld recently!)
How long you practice per day/ per month/per week (in hours): 1 hour a day, 4 days a week
Favourite Speedsolve event: 3x3 Well I like blind...I suck at it though (still It is my favorite if you count watching it.
speed: Type C
BLD: Type C
Any other useful information!: I've been pretty lazy about it lately, but I still do have the goal of sub 20 and I know that I will one day reach it.

 

[CubeDust]

Name: itai
Nationality: from israel
Age: 14
Gender: male
Speedcubing Method: Fridrich
Best/Worst Solve Time: best-17.02 worst..32?
Best Average (of 5): 23.22
Best OFFICIAL average (of 5): wasn't in a comp
Time cubing: cubing for 6 months
Progression: I saw a kid in the street who solved it. he said its learnable and that it is easy. then i open my pc and saw a guide..
How long you practice per day/ per month/per week (in hours): about 2 hours a day if my schedule is not so busy
Favourite Speedsolve event: 4x4's
speed: Type C black

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[sz35]

Name:Shai Ziv
Nationality :Israel
Age: 14
Gender: male
Speedcubing Method:Fridrich ~17, ZB ~19,Petrus ~35
Best/Worst Solve Time:Fridrich: 10.41,ZB: 12.46,Petrus: 30.11
Best Average (of 5):16.36
Time cubing (how long, when did you begin...?):A year +-
Progression: begginers method,intuitive F2L,4LLL,PLL,alg F2L,OLL,VHF2L,COLL,ZBF2L

 

[richardzhang]

Name: Richard
Nationality: Chinese, but living in Australia
Age: 12
Speedcubing Method: Fridrich: 19.xx, Roux: 35:xx
Best/Worst Solve Time: Best: 12.43 NL Worst: 40 (with Fridrich)
Time cubing: Since September 08
Progression: Learned Fridrich after a mount after solving my first cube.
Favorite Speedsolve event: Megaminx until i changed the tiles now it 3x3
Speedcube: c4u core with a cubies and type c
Your projected "potential"?: 10 avg

 

[Faz]

Name: Feliks Zemdegs
Nationality Australian
Age: 14 today
Gender: male
Speedcubing Method: Fridrich - 10s Roux - 17-18s
Best/Worst Solve Time: erm 6.2?
Best Average (of 5): 8.03
Best OFFICIAL average (of 5): 12.55 lulz
Method used in official: Fridrich
Time cubing Since April 2008
Progression: Sub 20 in 4 months or so. Sub 15 in 9.
How long you practice per day/ per month/per week: Per day maybe 30mins during school, but 2-5 hours in holidays when I'm not doing anything
Favourite Speedsolve event: 3x3.
Speedcube: Type fII
Your projected "potential"?: Sub 8.5 a12 is definitely possible.

 

[OregonTrail]

Name: Andrew
Nationality: USA
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Speedcubing Method: Fridrich (4LLL, Int. F2L)
Best Solve Time: 35.71
Best Average (of 10): 46.63
Time cubing: 3 months
Progression: Dan Brown Method, Cross on Bottom LBL, 7LLL, 4LLL
Practice: Some days I don't cube at all, other days I'll do hundreds of solves. Depends if I have work or school.
Favorite speedsolve event: I'm most impressed by 5x5 BLD
Speedcube: Silicone lubed Rubik's storebought with Cubesmith stickers, just bought a Type-C I DIY
Goal: Sub-30 Averages, I'll be satisfied with that. Need a lot more practice.