NmeCuber's Progression Thread/21 Move FMC Single with Pure CFOP!!!

Yoooooo, let's go! I got 4x4 pb of 52.04! Pb by 3 seconds!
And in the weekly comp, I got my pb ao5 for OH!
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Yipee! 3x3 pb single of 8.848!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it was fullstep!!!

RECONSTRUCTION:
Scramble: L2 U2 B D2 B F2 R2 F' D2 F' R2 F' R' B D U' F U' L2 R2 U'
Inspection: x' z'
U L U R' z' x' R' D' F (Bro didnt even see x-cross smh)//CROSS
y' R' U' R//GREEN-ORANGE
U L U L' U y' L' U' L//BLUE-ORANGE
y R U' R' y' U' R U' R'//BLUE-RED
y2 L' U L//GREEN-RED
U F R U' R' U' R U R' F'//OLL
M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2//PLL
44 turns = 4.97 TPS

This had such a bad solution, idk how it's pb lol.
 
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Umm, got another 3x3 pb single, literally the day after the 8.848 lol. This one's also full step and the time was 8.823!!!! An improvement by 0.02 lol!

RECONSTRUCTION:
Scramble: F L2 R2 F U2 R2 F U2 R2 B D2 B' L R2 F' D2 R B D U2
Inspection: x2 y2
Solution: L' F' R'//CROSS
U' y R U' R'//BLUE-ORANGE
y' U2 R U R' U' L' U L//GREEN-RED
y L' U L U2 L' U L//GREEN-ORANGE
y R U2 R' U2 R U R'//BLUE-RED
U2 r' U' R U' R' U2 r//OLL
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U'// PLL

56 turns = 6.34 TPS
Wow, way better tps than the 8.848! I also think this solution was a lot cleaner, with only 4 rotations as opposed to 5!
 
3rd 3x3 pb single this week?!?!? I am popping off. Not full step this time because of pll skip, but the time is 8.563! Finally a slightly bigger improvement in time!

RECONSTRUCTION:
Scramble: U B2 U B2 L2 D2 F2 D' B2 U L2 D' L' B' L' F D2 R2 B2 D' U'
Inspection: x'
Solution: U L U R' x' D' F//CROSS
R U' R' U' R U' R' U' y R' U' R//GREEN-ORANGE
U' L' U L//BLUE-RED
U2 y R' U' R//BLUE-ORANGE
U2 L' U L y' U' R U' R'//GREEN-RED
U' f R U R' U' f' U' F R U R' U' F'//OLL INTO PLL SKIP

47 Turns = 5.48 TPS
Only 3 rotations during f2l this time yay. Could have been a little more efficient but I'm happy for the pb!

@randomness... got the same exact time on a different scramble lol: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/insane-scramble-definite-wr-potential.91337/#post-1569245
 
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3rd 3x3 pb single this week?!?!? I am popping off. Not full step this time because of pll skip, but the time is 8.563! Finally a slightly bigger improvement in time!

RECONSTRUCTION:
Scramble: U B2 U B2 L2 D2 F2 D' B2 U L2 D' L' B' L' F D2 R2 B2 D' U'
Inspection: x'
Solution: U L U R' x' D' F//CROSS
R U' R' U' R U' R' U' y R' U' R//GREEN-ORANGE
U' L' U L//BLUE-RED
U2 y R' U' R//BLUE-ORANGE
U2 L' U L y' U' R U' R'//GREEN-RED
U' f R U R' U' f' U' F R U R' U' F'//OLL INTO PLL SKIP

47 Turns = 5.48 TPS
Only 3 rotations during f2l this time yay. Could have been a little more efficient but I'm happy for the pb!

@randomness... got the same exact time on a different scramble lol: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/insane-scramble-definite-wr-potential.91337/#post-1569245
This was legit me with 6x6.
 
After that flurry of 3x3 pb singles, I finally broke my ao5 pb from 10.88 --> 10.64! I'm going to get that sub-10 ao5 soon!

Pb Average of 5: 10.649

Solves:
5. 10.335 U' R2 F2 R2 D' R2 F2 U' B2 L2 R2 D' B' D' U R' F' D L D2 U2 R2
4. 10.430 L2 D2 L2 F2 U R2 U2 B2 U F2 U F2 L D' U' R B F U2 F' D2 R
3. 12.115 U L2 B2 L2 D' B2 U' L2 F2 D' F2 U' R' U B' R2 D R2 D2 R B U'
2. 10.025 D' B2 L2 F2 L2 D' F2 U B2 U B2 D' R U L2 F U F' R F' D
1. 11.184 U L2 D' F2 D2 B2 U' L2 U L2 U' L2 F R' F D2 F' D' L B F2 U2
 
4x4 pb single in the weekly comp of 50.72!!! I caught it on camera but I think I accidentally deleted the video lol.
Also had a very solid 3x3 session today and broke my mo3, ao5, and ao12 pbs! I can't wait until I get a sub-10 3x3 ao5!
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-01-26
best 3x3 average of 3: 9.991

Solves:
3. 9.879
2. 9.302
1. 10.792
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-01-26
best 3x3 average of 5: 10.491

Solves:
5. 10.423
4. 11.172
3. 12.020
2. 9.879
1. 9.302
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-01-26
best 3x3 average of 12: 11.255

Solves:
12. 11.368
11. 11.665
10. 11.671
9. 11.328
8. 14.651
7. 12.236
6. 10.423
5. 11.172
4. 12.020
3. 9.879
2. 9.302
1. 10.792
 
Mains and Goals for NoVa Cube Winter 2024:
3x3: Gan 356 M
Sub-11 Single (PR), Sub-13 Average (PR)
Medium difficulty
2x2: Gan 251 M
Sub-3 Single (PR), Sub-5 Average (PR)
Easy difficulty
Megaminx: QiYi Something (but I might borrow a friend's Dayan)
Sub-1:45 Single, Sub-2 Average
I don't really practice this event anymore, so I guess hard difficulty.
Square-1: YJ MGC
Sub-15 Single, Sub-20 Average/Make Finals
Very ambitious goals for square-1 , but I believe I can do it.
Just updating these goals since they were rough estimates. The stuff in bold is what I changed. My competition is in two days and I am very excited!!!

3x3:
Sub-11 Single (PR), Sub-12 Average (PR)
Medium difficulty
2x2: Gan 251 M
Sub-3 Single (PR), Sub-4 Average (PR)
Easy difficulty
Megaminx: YJ Yuhu v2
Sub-1:30 Single, Sub-1:45 Average
Medium difficulty.
Square-1: YJ MGC
Sub-16 Single, Sub-19 Average
 
Yay double PB on megaminx!
I got a PB single of 1:15.25 which was part of my first sub-1:25 ao5 (also first sub-1:30 ao5!)

Megaminx average of: 1:24.325
Solves: 1:19.385, 1:21.697, (1:33.512), 1:31.893, (1:15.258)

The 1:19 is also pb2 lol. My megaminx pb single was literally last set in April of last year.
Also good luck to those who are also going to comps tomorrow!
 
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Time for my competition recap of NoVa Cube Winter 2024! I got to meet @jawklqnn in person, which was really cool! Overall this was an amazing comp, probably my best yet. I double PR'ed in every event I competed in and got some insane results!

3x3:
In the first round I got a terrible average of 12.93 and single of 11.56 (I counted a 14 by DNFing with a corner twist). Luckily, in the 2nd round I made a comeback. I got an amazing 11.60 average and a 9.01 single! These results easily complete my goals for 3x3 and the 9.01 is my overall PB6!
2x2:
2x2 gave me my best results of the competition and it was the highlight of my day. I got a solid 3.74 avg (all counting times within 0.1) and an amazing 0.75 single!!!!!!! It was a 5 or 6 mover I think and this places me 35th in the United States and 150th in the world!!! Also 3rd in my state right behind the Khanani brothers! It was the fastest single of the entire competition! I easily made my goals for this event.
Megaminx:
Megaminx was also very crazy. I got an overall Pb ao5 of 1:20.17 (Pb ao5 by 4 seconds!?!?!) and an overall Pb single of 1:14.52!!! This was probably due to me using my friend's cube, which instantly dropped my times. Easy goal completion.
Square-1:
Square-1 is the only event that I'm not completely satisfied with the results because I failed one of the goals. I got a pretty bad average of 19.90, but I did get a nice single of 13.76 which destroys my expectations for single! My IRL friend also podiumed for the first time in square-1 and got double state record!

Even though I only competed in 4 events, I got so many insane results that I would never have expected! The only time I really had nerves was during 3x3 round 1 so that is really nice.

-Happy cubing!
 
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Dropped my 2BLD pb by 13 seconds to 11.88 in the weekly comp! I finally got a solution I could one-look.
I've also started learning CLL and as you can see I the title, I've already learned 14/42. I have the H cases all memorized, and I think I might go on to the T cases next, but I'm not sure.
Great job on the 2BLD PB!
I think that T and U will be the best to learn next then maybe Pi and L saving S and aS for last, but I am not all too experienced with 2x2 CLL so this may be partially wrong.
 
I beat my 2x2 ao5 of 2.69 --> 2.67 yay! One of my only PBs I didn't beat in the year of 2023, along with my fmc single and 7x7 single lol
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-02-15
best 2x2 average of 5: 2.674

Solves:
5. 2.391 R U' F R' U R' U R2 F'
4. 3.236 R2 U' F U2 R2 F
3. 2.395 U R U' F' R F2 U' F' R'
2. 3.254 U' F U2 F' U2 R U2 R
1. 2.369 U F2 R2 F U R2 F U'
I also beat my 2x2 pb ao12 with these times!
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-02-15
best 2x2 average of 12: 3.108

Solves:
12. 2.982 R F2 U' R2 U F U' R2 U'
11. 2.969 R2 F' U2 F2 R U' F2 R'
10. 2.391 R U' F R' U R' U R2 F'
9. 3.236 R2 U' F U2 R2 F
8. 2.395 U R U' F' R F2 U' F' R'
7. 3.254 U' F U2 F' U2 R U2 R
6. 2.369 U F2 R2 F U R2 F U'
5. 3.888 F' U R' F2 U2 R U' R2 U
4. 4.452 F2 U' F R2 U2 F R' U F
3. 4.349 R U' F' R2 F' R U2 F' R' U
2. 3.186 R2 U2 R F2 U2 R' U F'
1. 2.438 U2 F2 U F R U' R U' R'
And I also lowered my pb ao100 a bit to 3.60! I also learned two more Pi CLLs. I forgot about @AJT17 's advice, but I guess it doesn't matter that much.
 
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Very epic update for 3x3! Bought the Rs3m v5 and it is so epic compared to my old Gan 356m. Literally already broke all my PBS with it! This is my 2nd sub-10 mo3 from 9.99 --> 9.88
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-02-17
best 3x3 average of 3: 9.883

Solves:
3. 9.293
2. 11.013
1. 9.344
From 10.49 --> 10.47 --> 10.41
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-02-17
best 3x3 average of 5: 10.410

Solves:
5. 10.875
4. 11.099
3. 9.293
2. 11.013
1. 9.344
From 11.10 --> 11.02
Generated by CubeDesk on 2024-02-17
best 3x3 average of 12: 11.026

Solves:
12. 11.508
11. 11.437
10. 12.972
9. 10.088
8. 11.895
7. 10.372
6. 10.728
5. 11.799
4. 10.728
3. 9.705
2. 12.002
1. 9.650
I also got my ao100 down from 12.10 --> 11.84! Finally sub-12!
And I even broke my pb single from 8.563 all the way down to 7.845!!! And it was fullstep!!!
Scramble: U2 F' R2 D2 R F U' B' U' R U B2 D B2 D B2 D L2 U2 R2 F2 D2
Inspection: z2 y2
Solution: L2 F2 D L'//Planned X-cross
y' U L' U L y' U' L' U L//BLUE-ORANGE
R U2 R' y L' U2 L U2 L' U L//BLUE-RED
y R U' R' U R U' R'//GREEN-ORANGE
F R U R' U' R U R' U' F'//OLL
U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U'//PLL
55 Moves in 7.845 = 7.01 TPS!
 
Yoooooo I was grinding OH the other day and I got a 3x3 OH pb single of 16.39 after almost a year (11 months)!!! 17.15 --> 16.39
Here's the scramble: U2 B L D' R2 L B L' U B2 U2 R U2 L F2 R B2 L2 D2 F2 L
I forgot the reconstruction though.
Today I also finally got square-1 pb of 9.88! Finally sub-10!!! 10.14 --> 9.88
Scramble: (0, 5) / (4, -2) / (-4, -1) / (4, -5) / (6, -3) / (6, -1) / (0, -3) / (-3, -3) / (3, 0) / (3, 0) / (-5, -1)
Solution:
2,1/3,3/ CS
1,0/-3,-3/0,6/-4,-1/1,1/3,0/ OBL
-4,3/-3,0/3,3/0,-3/-3,5/0,-3/1,1/-1,2/6,-3/0,-3/1,1/
-1,2/6,-2 PBL
20 Slices in 9.88 seconds = 2.02 SPS
Let me know if there's any mistakes in the reconstruction.
 
Sorry for not posting in a while, I'm just lazy.
I got a 2BLD pb single in the weekly comp of 8.35!
And I also got a square-1 pb single of 9.75!!!
Scramble: (1, 0) / (3, 6) / (3, 0) / (-3, 0) / (-1, -1) / (0, -3) / (1, -3) / (-3, 0) / (-3, -2) / (2, -4) / (1, 0) /
Solution:
3,0/ CS
-3,-5/3,-3/3,0/3,0/-1,-1/-3,0/-3,0/ OBL
0,-5/-3,0/3,3/6,-3/6,0/-3,5/0,-3/1,1/-1,2/3,3/0,-3/1,1/-1,2/3,1 PBL
21 Slices in 9.75 seconds = 2.15 SPS so slightly higher than my last pb
2x2 progress is I learned some more CLLs and I lowered my pb ao100 to 3.51 (Sub 3.5 incoming)
 
Sorry for not posting in a while, I'm just lazy.
I got a 2BLD pb single in the weekly comp of 8.35!
And I also got a square-1 pb single of 9.75!!!
Scramble: (1, 0) / (3, 6) / (3, 0) / (-3, 0) / (-1, -1) / (0, -3) / (1, -3) / (-3, 0) / (-3, -2) / (2, -4) / (1, 0) /
Solution:
3,0/ CS
-3,-5/3,-3/3,0/3,0/-1,-1/-3,0/-3,0/ OBL
0,-5/-3,0/3,3/6,-3/6,0/-3,5/0,-3/1,1/-1,2/3,3/0,-3/1,1/-1,2/3,1 PBL
21 Slices in 9.75 seconds = 2.15 SPS so slightly higher than my last pb
2x2 progress is I learned some more CLLs and I lowered my pb ao100 to 3.51 (Sub 3.5 incoming)
Wow, you are progressing fast at SQ-1, at least since last time I checked in on this thread. What do you average in SQ-1 now?
 
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