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Super cool :D

Let me sum that up:

Now I have a faster 4X4X4 single than Schmidt.
Now I have a faster 3X3x3 single than Schmidt.
Now I have a faster Pyraminx single than Schmidt.
Now I have a faster 3X3x3 OH single than Schmidt.

LOL

Truth is Søren is probably faster than me in everything. :)
 
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You finally beat me at 3x3 even though you've been faster than me (and still are) always, congrats and wow, nice single!

I've taken 4x4 single and 2x2 averages with me to try to make it even [emoji13]

What a weekend
 
i smiled a little about your pyraminx times

LOL, yeah a 58 and then a 8.. The 58 was a good solve untill I came to my last layer case. I forgot how to solve that one, so I scrambled the Pyraminx and started over :) I never practice Pyra so the 8 single was very nice :)

You finally beat me at 3x3 even though you've been faster than me (and still are) always, congrats and wow, nice single!

I've taken 4x4 single and 2x2 averages with me to try to make it even [emoji13]

What a weekend

Nice time Raoul,
http://m.cubecomps.com/competitions/608/competitors/29
I envy your 3BLD results..

Thanks ;)
 
For the ones who care: :)

Marcel Poots - 17.25 3x3 single - Dutch Nationals 2014

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

y2 // inspection
l' U (x' y') L U l U' l2' U l // cross
y' U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 1st pair
y R U2' R' U' L U L' // 2nd pair
U2' R U' R' U R U R' // 3rd pair
y R U' R' y' R' U' R // 4th pair
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U2 // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	17.25	55	3.19	65	3.77	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	5.51	16	2.90	19	3.45		Cross+1/F2L	45.2%	41.0%	40.4%
F2L	12.18	39	3.20	47	3.86		F2L/Total	70.6%	70.9%	72.3%
LL	5.07	16	3.16	18	3.55		LL/Total	29.4%	29.1%	27.7%
R2 F2 D L2 U R2 U' R2 B D' L' R2 B' R F U L U2

y2 // inspection
l' U (x' y') L U l U' l' l' U l // cross
y' U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 1st pair
y U U' R U' U' R' U' L U L' // 2nd pair
U' U' R U' R' U R U R' // 3rd pair
y R U' R' y' R' U' R // 4th pair
U U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U l' U' x' U2 // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
 
Congratulations on your new official PBs.

Have your nerves become less of a problem after attending a few competitions?

You need a new target now... official sub-20 average?

Thanks! No, nerves are still a problem.. My first solve was 2X2. It was a 14 second solve on a very very easy scramble. It is just that I do not have my fingers under controle. But after 2X2 and 4X4 and Pyraminx I am less nervous when Rubiks cube started. With 4X4 I had a pop on the first solve. :) Still managed to repair and stay within cutoff. I had 5 double parities..LOL. Then at 3X3 the first solve was a nice scramble. Easy cross.. but my hands did not cooperate, no look ahead because of stress resulting in a 26 seconds solve.. Then the next 3 solves I have no look ahead.. And then the last solve (the 17.25 solve) Bam.. steady fingers and great look-head.. So that when my whole day was allright. After that I had no nerves any more and second round I solved slow with great look ahead. Just trying to get a great average. And it worked.

My new target is getting great at Skewb and 5X5. I have the AoChouang. I did a few solves on them, all around 9-10 minutes. At the competition Erik Akkersdijk and Mats did a few solves on my cube ranging between 1.05 and 1.30.. that was cool :) I need to be able to do that too.. LOL
 
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My new target is getting great at Skewb and 5X5. I have the AoChouang. I did a few solves on them, all around 9-10 minutes. At the competition Erik Akkersdijk and Mats did a few solves on my cube ranging between 1.05 and 1.30.. that was cool :) I need to be able to do that too.. LOL

That's pretty cool. What do they think of your new MoYu compared to the ShengShou?

I feel like I ought to put some time into 5x5x5. The WeiSu and AoSu breathed life into my 4x4x4 solves so I'll get an AoChuang and see if I get more enjoyment from 5x5x5 with the MoYu magic. :)
 
That's pretty cool. What do they think of your new MoYu compared to the ShengShou?

I feel like I ought to put some time into 5x5x5. The WeiSu and AoSu breathed life into my 4x4x4 solves so I'll get an AoChuang and see if I get more enjoyment from 5x5x5 with the MoYu magic. :)

Yeah, the Aochuang has the typical MoYu feeling. Smooth, no locks etc. I do recommend it.
 
Nice.... a 5 sec T-Perm ;)
you should have listened to Sneaklyfox when she tried to teach you that U2 T perm

Yeah, when I saw the reconstruction I went back to the video to check it (again and again). I can do T-perm in about 2 - 2.5 secs. I think the setting up of U2 and AUF with U2 made it a lot slower LOL, but also, I remember this stage in the competition. I knew I was doing great on this solve, I did the PLL not at top speed because I did not want to mess up :)
 
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