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[newtonbase]

If I really focus on speed in BLD at Peterborough, it's possible I could qualify for that.

You aren't far off. Hammer your speed in practice and I'm sure you can do it.

 

[mark49152]

Woo-hoo! Qualified for everything I care about, except 5x5, and that's pretty much out of reach. I will try to be there all four days since my events are spread out. Three MBLD attempts! Marvellous!

 

[newtonbase]

Three MBLD attempts! Marvellous!

Fantastic! Wish I could get there in time to see it.

 

[mark49152]

If I really focus on speed in BLD at Peterborough, it's possible I could qualify for that. Doing MBLD will depend on getting 5/5 in Peterborough, which doesn't seem super likely...

Go for it

Fantastic! Wish I could get there in time to see it.

What's your travel schedule? Third attempt is 10am Saturday but 3x3 first round is 11am.

I didn't realise there would be three MBLD attempts so I might actually sacrifice the first in order to travel Thursday morning instead of Weds evening.

 

[newtonbase]

What's your travel schedule? Third attempt is 10am Saturday but 3x3 first round is 11am.

I'm travelling from home that morning. I don't have the exact times yet but I'll probably arrive at some point during the first round of 3x3.

 

[Logiqx]

@Selkie, @mark49152, @newtonbase, @bubbagrub

Are any of you guys travelling back from Paris on the Sunday night?

 

[bubbagrub]

@Selkie, @mark49152, @newtonbase, @bubbagrub

Are any of you guys travelling back from Paris on the Sunday night?

Not decided yet... Most likely we'll travel back before activities finish, earlier on Sunday afternoon... Kids will back at school the next day, so we don't want to get home too late...

 

[newtonbase]

@Selkie, @mark49152, @newtonbase, @bubbagrub

Are any of you guys travelling back from Paris on the Sunday night?

Yes. Hoping to choose a time shortly. Need to catch the 3x3 final but not miss the last train home from Euston.

 

[Logiqx]

Yes. Hoping to choose a time shortly. Need to catch the 3x3 final but not miss the last train home from Euston.

Do you mind if I tag along on the way home?

 

[newtonbase]

No problem. I won't clog up this thread with details. We have a dedicated place for that.
I've decided to not bother trying to arrive in time for 3x3 on the Saturday. My very best effort would still leave me with little chance of making it.

 

[mark49152]

I've decided to not bother trying to arrive in time for 3x3 on the Saturday. My very best effort would still leave me with little chance of making it.

That's a shame but as long as you're around for the finals that's the main thing. I'm looking forward to that most of all...

 

[muchacho]

3x3 Ao5 PB: 15.912 ...small improvement but previous PB (16.097) was from October, so happy to finally beat it.

Spoiler

37938 20-feb-2017 15:16:30 00:15.528 D F2 U R2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 U' B2 L B' D' F L D L' D2 R2
37937 20-feb-2017 15:15:58 00:15.805 D2 F2 D' R2 D B2 L2 U2 B2 U B2 L' F R' D2 L2 D' B L' U' L2 U'
37936 20-feb-2017 15:15:25 00:15.925 U2 R2 U F2 D' L2 B2 R2 D2 B2 U B' L' B2 R2 U2 B2 F D' R'
37935 20-feb-2017 15:14:47 00:19.190 R2 F2 U F2 R2 L2 F2 U R2 B2 D F' U2 B R D2 L B' L2 B' F
37934 20-feb-2017 15:14:11 00:16.007 D' L2 U B2 F2 D2 B2 D' F2 L2 D' F' D' B' L2 D2 L B2 U' R2 B

edit: also Ao12 PB: 17.823, ridiculous improvement from 17.874

Spoiler

37943 20-feb-2017 15:29:41 00:15.880 U2 B2 L2 D' B2 D F2 R2 U' L2 U2 B U L U' F' R F L2 D' F D'
37942 20-feb-2017 15:29:02 00:17.687 U B2 U B2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U F2 U2 B' U2 F U R' U2 L2 B2 D2 R'
37941 20-feb-2017 15:28:20 00:17.486 D' B2 U F2 U2 F2 U' F2 D2 U2 F' R' D2 F2 D2 U' R U' R2 F U'
37940 20-feb-2017 15:27:39 00:20.367 R2 F2 D' B2 D2 U R2 B2 R2 B2 L B D R' L' D' U2 R F' L' U'
37939 20-feb-2017 15:17:05 00:24.964 R2 D B2 D L2 D' L2 U2 B2 R2 U L' F' D2 L' F2 D U F2 R F' U'
37938 20-feb-2017 15:16:30 00:15.528 D F2 U R2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 U' B2 L B' D' F L D L' D2 R2
37937 20-feb-2017 15:15:58 00:15.805 D2 F2 D' R2 D B2 L2 U2 B2 U B2 L' F R' D2 L2 D' B L' U' L2 U'
37936 20-feb-2017 15:15:25 00:15.925 U2 R2 U F2 D' L2 B2 R2 D2 B2 U B' L' B2 R2 U2 B2 F D' R'
37935 20-feb-2017 15:14:47 00:19.190 R2 F2 U F2 R2 L2 F2 U R2 B2 D F' U2 B R D2 L B' L2 B' F
37934 20-feb-2017 15:14:11 00:16.007 D' L2 U B2 F2 D2 B2 D' F2 L2 D' F' D' B' L2 D2 L B2 U' R2 B
37933 20-feb-2017 15:13:33 00:19.799 U R2 L2 F2 U R2 B2 R2 L2 U F2 R' U' B' F2 L' D' U' F R2 B L
37932 20-feb-2017 15:12:55 00:20.087 R2 D B2 D' R2 B2 F2 U2 B2 R2 D2 B L' D R B' D F2 D F2 R2 U'

edit2: and OH Single PB: 19.518 oh yeah!

Spoiler

3450 20-feb-2017 15:51:12 00:19.518 B2 L2 D U' R2 D B2 D B2 L2 B2 L' D U2 B U2 F R2 B R F2 U2

Spoiler: 19.518 reconstruction

y2 x'
L' U L U' M U' M2 L U' L' U2 L2 z2
U M U2 M' U2 Lw U Lw' M' U' M' Lw' U Lw
F R U R' U' F'
M' U2 M' U2 M U M' U2 M2 U M U2 M'

45 STM

 

[h2f]

Nice @muchacho. I got 23.45 OH single full step right now.
L U2 L2 U R2 D U' R2 D' L2 R2 F D2 B' R2 U2 L' D' B D2
z2 //inspection
U2 R F2 // I saw easy start thats why U2 in the beginning.
y' U' R U2 R' U' R U R'
y2 L' U L
y U' L' U L
R U R' y' U R' U' R
U2 R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R F'
M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2 U2

 

[Logiqx]

Nice OH times @muchacho and @h2f.

It must be a good day for OH as I started my session with a 19.43 full step.

In other news, I got my first sub-1:10 Ao5 on 4x4 today - 1:09.01.

 

[mark49152]

Go WC 4x4 qualification, Mike

 

[h2f]

Nice OH times @muchacho and @h2f.

It must be a good day for OH as I started my session with a 19.43 full step.

In other news, I got my first sub-1:10 Ao5 on 4x4 today - 1:09.01.

Nice. I'm waiting for new month to buy Wuque stickerless. My Aosu seems so crappy.

 

[pipkiksass]

Funnily enough, did my first 4x4 "session" in ages today. Only 21 solves (didn't have much time), but a host of PBS.

Single PB - 1.05.70 (down from 1.06.73)
Ao5 PB - 1:10.46 (down from 1:15.48
Ao12 PB - 1:13.99 (down from 1:19.16)

I'm probably just over 1000 timed 4x4 solved now, if only my 3x3 progress had been this rapid!!!

As ever, improvement is down to not timing solves. But still, that's ridiculous improvement, my Ao12 PB is now faster than my Ao5 PB was an hour ago. Pretty sure if I had time to carry on they would fall even further, CURRENT Ao5/12 are both PBs, and the session started with a couple of 1:20+ solves.


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[Logiqx]

Go WC 4x4 qualification, Mike

Second session of 12 included another <1:10 Ao5 - 1:09.24.

Averaging 1:13 today.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Learned how to solve Megaminx. Early days at the moment with this puzzle, so I'm averaging about 11 minutes and struggling to find pieces. I'm sure a massive percentage of the time is pausing, either from finding pieces or from trying to work out how to insert. PB single for now is 8:14.00. Another thing that Megaminx is proving to me is how inefficient my F2L is. It's probably a wake-up call to me to do some dedicated F2L practice.

Fun puzzle though. At this point I would be able to say I know how to solve every WCA puzzle, except I've forgotten SQ-1 since I originally learned it!

 

[bubbagrub]

Learned how to solve Megaminx. Early days at the moment with this puzzle, so I'm averaging about 11 minutes and struggling to find pieces. I'm sure a massive percentage of the time is pausing, either from finding pieces or from trying to work out how to insert. PB single for now is 8:14.00. Another thing that Megaminx is proving to me is how inefficient my F2L is. It's probably a wake-up call to me to do some dedicated F2L practice.

Fun puzzle though. At this point I would be able to say I know how to solve every WCA puzzle, except I've forgotten SQ-1 since I originally learned it!

I've been solving megaminx for years, and I still spend most of my time hunting around for missing edges... I find it quite a frustrating puzzle now, but probably mainly because I don't look ahead at all...