pglewis
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Congrats, what a great feeling that must have been!
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pglewis
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I finally got it with a dose of extra luck. Working out opposite or adjacent edge swaps on both sides felt really intuitive but I was still stumped by opp/adj on one side and a 3-cycle on the other. I was still experimenting with ideas in that direction and accidentally got it solved, accompanied by a legit gasp.
Next up I guess I'll finally learn notation and a parity alg.
Next up I guess I'll finally learn notation and a parity alg.
bulkocuber
Member
pglewis
Member
I can't help you on a philosophical level, I'm still in denial that I, myself, am the same age as old people.
As it relates to the hobby: there is no official answer. The WCA does not have age divisions nor do they specifically track any stats by age group.
Unofficially, @Logiqx maintains a senior rankings list using official results data. Those rankings currently start at age 40 (at the time of the competition results) and can be filtered by decade from there, over 40, over 50, ...
In general: given the median age I've seen at comps I'm sure people speed-solving in their mid 20s probably feel like older cubers and I couldn't say they're wrong.
Logiqx
Member
Friendly reminder to all over 40s who have competed in a WCA competition. I maintain this website listing senior rankings, upcoming competitions, etc. If you aren't listed then please consider registering. 
Registration is via https://logiqx.github.io/wca-ipy-www/Registration.html
Registration is via https://logiqx.github.io/wca-ipy-www/Registration.html
Lid
Member
First "full-step" sub 10 today!!! Previous I only had 2 sub10 with skips before.
9.543
L2 F2 U B2 U L2 D2 F2 R2 D U' B' R U F2 R2 F2 D R' D' R'
x D' F2 R2 D2 // x-cross (4)
U' L' U L // pair (4)
y' U L' U2 L2 U L' // pair (6)
U L' U2 L U L' U' L // pair (8)
[ l' U L' U L U2 L' // OLL - fat sune (7)
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // PLL - Jperm (14)
43 HTM (~4.5 tps)
9.543
L2 F2 U B2 U L2 D2 F2 R2 D U' B' R U F2 R2 F2 D R' D' R'
x D' F2 R2 D2 // x-cross (4)
U' L' U L // pair (4)
y' U L' U2 L2 U L' // pair (6)
U L' U2 L U L' U' L // pair (8)
[ l' U L' U L U2 L' // OLL - fat sune (7)
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // PLL - Jperm (14)
43 HTM (~4.5 tps)
My all-out assault on the over-60 records this weekend is done now. 
If no one else beats my times this weekend, I should hold the #1 spot for over-60 cubers for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, megaminx, Square-1, skewb, clock, OH, fewest moves singles and 2, 3, OH, clock, pyraminx, skewb, and fewest moves averages. I'm over-60 #2 for 2 and pyraminx singles and for 3BLD single and mean.
Great fun! It will be interesting to see how many weeks it lasts before the really good cubers start aging into the category. It was so nice and lucky to get to a competition with so many events just a couple of weeks after my birthday!! Much thanks to the organizers of the Ohio State Expo Open for a really fun and well-run competition.
Edit: It's official now.
If no one else beats my times this weekend, I should hold the #1 spot for over-60 cubers for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, megaminx, Square-1, skewb, clock, OH, fewest moves singles and 2, 3, OH, clock, pyraminx, skewb, and fewest moves averages. I'm over-60 #2 for 2 and pyraminx singles and for 3BLD single and mean.Great fun! It will be interesting to see how many weeks it lasts before the really good cubers start aging into the category. It was so nice and lucky to get to a competition with so many events just a couple of weeks after my birthday!! Much thanks to the organizers of the Ohio State Expo Open for a really fun and well-run competition.
Edit: It's official now.
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CLL Smooth
Member
First comp in 4 years today. I got a pb Ao12 while practicing at the venue (12.983). Managed to get sub-15 average on first round (14.732) despite 2 16.xy solves.
Update: the rest of my stuff didn’t go too well but someone got NAR single (3.8x)
Update: the rest of my stuff didn’t go too well but someone got NAR single (3.8x)
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Imsoosm
Member
You were at Rose City 2022??
That's cool, I've also wanted to witness the creation of a record.
theos
Member
I was at a competition when Zayn Khanani set a 2x2 WR Average, except I was across the street grabbing lunch at the time. I was at a competition when Stanley Chapel set a 4BLD WR Single, except I was solving and blindfolded at the time. And I was at World Champs 2019 when the Skewb WR single was set and, like everyone else in attendance, I completely missed it.
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Wow, big names starting to turn 40.
Kind of wild to think that Tyson Mao turns 40 in less than 2 years. It won't be long before all the big early names in the cubing revival are over 40.
Kind of wild to think that Tyson Mao turns 40 in less than 2 years. It won't be long before all the big early names in the cubing revival are over 40.
UncleFrank
Member
There are stats for that; people who could have [potentially] seen the most world records, because they were at the same competition where a world record was set - https://jonatanklosko.github.io/wca_statistics/potentially_seen_world_records
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Filipe Teixeira
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I watched it on twitch.
Hi.Friendly reminder to all over 40s who have competed in a WCA competition. I maintain this website listing senior rankings, upcoming competitions, etc. If you aren't listed then please consider registering.
Registration is via https://logiqx.github.io/wca-ipy-www/Registration.html
I sent the registration a month and a half ago and I still haven't added. Should I do something more?
Regards
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Lid
Member
New a 12 PB, 14.346 (old pb was from march 2020)
14.085, 15.172, 13.323, 14.545, (15.639), 14.372, 15.143, 13.707, 13.920, 15.044, (12.716), 14.145
Still using the same old ValkM, even thou I should really get some new updated cubes ...
14.085, 15.172, 13.323, 14.545, (15.639), 14.372, 15.143, 13.707, 13.920, 15.044, (12.716), 14.145
2022-07-12
Average of 12: 14.346
1. 14.085 U2 F2 D' L2 U' B2 U' F2 L2 D2 R F2 U F L B U R U' B
2. 15.172 B2 L2 U B2 F2 D R2 D B2 D' U' L F' U2 F D L' B R' F' U
3. 13.323 D' F2 D' B2 R2 D F2 U' B2 R2 F R F L' B2 R' F2 R' U B' R2
4. 14.545 U F2 U B2 R2 U B2 D' F' D2 F D' R' D2 F U F2 R'
5. (15.639) D2 L' B U R U F U R' D2 R2 B' R2 U2 B2 R2 F R2 U2 R2
6. 14.372 L2 U2 B2 D B2 D' B2 L2 U' B2 D B L' U' R' D2 F' U R2 B F
7. 15.143 U2 R' F2 U2 F2 R2 U2 L F2 D2 L B' L D' R2 D2 U R' D' L2 D2
8. 13.707 D' L2 F2 L2 R2 U F2 D L2 F2 D' R D F2 R2 B' R' D U' F L
9. 13.920 D2 R2 U' B2 D B2 R2 F2 L2 B' D' B2 R' F2 L2 U2 R' F2 R' U
10. 15.044 D R2 B2 R2 D2 B2 D' L2 D' B2 R2 F U' L' R2 U R' B' D' F' R
11. (12.716) F2 L F2 L F2 R' B2 F2 L' D2 U2 B F' L U' F' R' F' L2 B2 R'
12. 14.145 B2 L2 D' F2 D B2 D2 F2 U' B2 U2 R B' U L B2 R2 D' U' L D
Average of 12: 14.346
1. 14.085 U2 F2 D' L2 U' B2 U' F2 L2 D2 R F2 U F L B U R U' B
2. 15.172 B2 L2 U B2 F2 D R2 D B2 D' U' L F' U2 F D L' B R' F' U
3. 13.323 D' F2 D' B2 R2 D F2 U' B2 R2 F R F L' B2 R' F2 R' U B' R2
4. 14.545 U F2 U B2 R2 U B2 D' F' D2 F D' R' D2 F U F2 R'
5. (15.639) D2 L' B U R U F U R' D2 R2 B' R2 U2 B2 R2 F R2 U2 R2
6. 14.372 L2 U2 B2 D B2 D' B2 L2 U' B2 D B L' U' R' D2 F' U R2 B F
7. 15.143 U2 R' F2 U2 F2 R2 U2 L F2 D2 L B' L D' R2 D2 U R' D' L2 D2
8. 13.707 D' L2 F2 L2 R2 U F2 D L2 F2 D' R D F2 R2 B' R' D U' F L
9. 13.920 D2 R2 U' B2 D B2 R2 F2 L2 B' D' B2 R' F2 L2 U2 R' F2 R' U
10. 15.044 D R2 B2 R2 D2 B2 D' L2 D' B2 R2 F U' L' R2 U R' B' D' F' R
11. (12.716) F2 L F2 L F2 R' B2 F2 L' D2 U2 B F' L U' F' R' F' L2 B2 R'
12. 14.145 B2 L2 D' F2 D B2 D2 F2 U' B2 U2 R B' U L B2 R2 D' U' L D
Still using the same old ValkM, even thou I should really get some new updated cubes ...
It takes a while for the registration to be processed as this is done by hand. Once you are in,, the updates will be much quicker.
theos
Member
Since the above, I've learned how to do 5BLD. First competition with 5BLD was a disaster as there was far too much noise (outside the competition's control). I did somehow manage to scrape together a slow 4BLD success, but double DNFed the 5BLD.
And now I've just returned from an overseas trip where I attended 2 competitions, one of which had all the BLD events. I managed to improve my NR 4BLD to 6:53 and got my first competitive 5BLD success with a 20:44. This 5BLD time was slower than most of my at-home attempts as I had a long pause where I forgot my 3rd letter pair of X-centers and had to reconstruct my memo. Despite this slow time, it was actually faster than my first ever competitive 4BLD success, and is also the new NR.
Ander
Member
So, I had a good session today.
I started cubing back in 2018, went at it for a few months, got to about 80s average using LBL only, with a PB of 59s, then stopped.
I restarted a bit in 2020, learnt F2L and most of 2-look OLL, but I never managed to get as fast (slow, of course) and I stopped again.
I restarted a couple of weeks ago with some gusto, and today something finally clicked. I lowered my average down to about 75s, and I got a PB of 50s, which I can hardly believe.
I hope I can remain motivated because I am enjoying myself, despite my very high times.
I am sure if I keep practicing I will improve, so I am setting now a target of 30s PB and 45s average. Let's see if I can do it.
I started cubing back in 2018, went at it for a few months, got to about 80s average using LBL only, with a PB of 59s, then stopped.
I restarted a bit in 2020, learnt F2L and most of 2-look OLL, but I never managed to get as fast (slow, of course) and I stopped again.
I restarted a couple of weeks ago with some gusto, and today something finally clicked. I lowered my average down to about 75s, and I got a PB of 50s, which I can hardly believe.
I hope I can remain motivated because I am enjoying myself, despite my very high times.
I am sure if I keep practicing I will improve, so I am setting now a target of 30s PB and 45s average. Let's see if I can do it.
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"I am sure if I keep practicing I will improve"
That's the right approach. The 30 secs barrier is a significant one .. I remember having a single PB of 32 secs when I left school (1984). Close, but not sub. Only when I started university, and met my friend Chris, who could manage 28sec ( with corners-first ) was I motivated enough to practice ( and modify my hardware ) enough to get a 29sec YES!
It was another decade before I got much better, though, hehe.
That's the right approach. The 30 secs barrier is a significant one .. I remember having a single PB of 32 secs when I left school (1984). Close, but not sub. Only when I started university, and met my friend Chris, who could manage 28sec ( with corners-first ) was I motivated enough to practice ( and modify my hardware ) enough to get a 29sec YES!
It was another decade before I got much better, though, hehe.
