Ota Mota's Progression Thread // Road to Sub-3.5 Ao1000 for ZBLL Recog+Exec

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Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-30
single: 40.11

Time List:
1. 40.11 L' U2 B2 U2 D2 L' D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 D' B R2 B R B2 L2 D' R' Fw2 L' D Fw2 Rw2 B2 L D' Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 L2 B Fw D' Fw' Uw F' Uw2 Rw' Fw L Rw'

 

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I global sub-55 in 4x4 now.

Also cool single on cam

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2025-11-06
avg of 5: 47.98

Time List:
(44.27), 45.82, 46.95, (1:04.01), 51.18

Pb

 

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Me when 2x2 main gets interested in 11x11.
Average adult experience.

I want to try 11x11 because it seems cool. I might even make a YT series about the journey. I will need to buy an 11x11 first, prob the Qiyi.

I am aiming for sub-8 bc that seems like the equivalent of WR100 for 7x7, but I may reevaluate that as I get faster at 11.

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2025-11-13
avg of 5: 49.39

Time List:
50.31, (41.63), 44.74, 53.13, (53.42)

First counting sun-45 in 4x4

 

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Me when 2x2 main gets interested in 11x11.
Average adult experience.

I want to try 11x11 because it seems cool. I might even make a YT series about the journey. I will need to buy an 11x11 first, prob the Qiyi.

I am aiming for sub-8 bc that seems like the equivalent of WR100 for 7x7, but I may reevaluate that as I get faster at 11.

Havent bought a physical one yet, but I have solved a virtual one today!

 

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Sub-14 global in 3x3!

 

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I relearned Sune and Antisune ZB, but did more drilling, my standard now is from sub-5 recog exec, to sub-3.5 recog exec, so they should be stronger now.

I also did an ao100 to see how many ZBs I could do (Sune/Anti + any random other ZBs I know from like COLL for example or if I OLL skip into a PLL), I got a 37% ZB rate, which is insane. Using a binomial calculator, that means that 90% of my Ao5s include at least one ZBLL solve, which is insane to me. Using a geometric calculator, it means that on average, I could do a ZB solve as early as the third solve of the day.

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2025-12-30
single: 10.09

Time List:
1. 10.09 L2 B2 D2 F2 U2 F2 R2 B L2 D2 F' R2 U' R' B R2 D2 B2 D2 R U

LL skip!! Slowest total time for a LL skip solve, but the recog was actually not bad so I will take it.

z2 // Inspection
D' F R' U' F' L F // Cross
U2 R' U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U R // BO
y' U' L' U2 L U' L' U' L U' L' U L // BR
U R U R' // GR
y U' R U R' y U' L' U' L // GO
U // LL

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-05
single: 8.49

Time List:
1. 8.49 L2 D2 F U2 R2 B2 D2 B' D2 F2 D R D U' B F' D2 F' D'

PB3

 

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Got an 11x11

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-07
single: 7.94

Time List:
1. 7.94 R' F B2 U R' U2 D' F D' F2 R F2 L2 U2 R' F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 L

PB2, first 7!

Also, I now have a sub-13 ao100

 

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First sub-35 on 11x11

 

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Comp tmw.

The events I will be doing are 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, OH, Pyraminx, Skewb, Megaminx

My only goal is to do at least one ZBLL every round of 3x3, 4x4, and OH. (5x5 has cutoff)

 

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8:10.36 on 7x7

Got to try out someone else’s 7, think this is halved of my previous PB, so that’s nice, 11x11 practice paid off