Race to official 5BLD mean(bldcuber314, BVCuber13, SkewbIsTheBestEvent)

[bldcuber314]

bldcuber314-
9 minute global when rushing, 13 minute global when doing safeties
8:41.49 PB single
13:25.07 PB mean
Has never competed in 5BLD officially
Goal is Japanese NR 5BLD mean(18:54)
Next comps- Peterborough Odd Day 2025(May 11)
Weston-super-Mare Spring 2025(May 16-17)
CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025(Aug 1-3)(not registered or qualified)
UK Championship 2025(Aug 22-24)(not announced or qualified)

BVCuber13-
17 minute global
14:39.10 PB single
9:5x best DNF (2 pieces i think) (11:xx official DNF at last comp)
DNF PB mean
has competed in 5bld 4 times officially (3/12 success rate)
Goal is first ever 5bld mean in New England (would also complete my profile) also qualify for worlds 2025
Next comps- Side N Blind North Andover 2025

SkewbIsTheBestEvent-
20 minute global
Next comp- Side N Blind North Andover 2025

 

[precompsubwr]

I was gonna say have fun finding a comp with 5bld but seems you've already got that covered

I should be able to get down to sub 20 with enough practice so once I do I'm def joining

 

[BVCuber13]

bldcuber314-
11 minute global
12:05.43 PB single(lol)
10:57 best attempt(best DNF)
No PB mean
Has never competed in 5BLD officially
Goal is Japanese NR 5BLD mean(18:54)
Likely next comp is Weston-super-Mare Spring 2025(May 16-17)

BVCuber13-

(@BVCuber13 just let me know what you want to add here, ideally just same format as above)

17 minute global
14:39.10 PB single
9:5x best DNF (2 pieces i think) (11:xx official DNF at last comp)
DNF PB mean
has competed in 5bld 4 times officially (3/12 success rate)
Goal is first ever 5bld mean in New England (would also complete my profile) also qualify for worlds 2025
next comp is Amherst Winter Challenge (Jan 25-26)

 

[abunickabhi]

bldcuber314-
11 minute global
12:05.43 PB single(lol)
10:57 best attempt(best DNF)
No PB mean
Has never competed in 5BLD officially
Goal is Japanese NR 5BLD mean(18:54)
Likely next comp is Weston-super-Mare Spring 2025(May 16-17)

BVCuber13-
17 minute global
14:39.10 PB single
9:5x best DNF (2 pieces i think) (11:xx official DNF at last comp)
DNF PB mean
has competed in 5bld 4 times officially (3/12 success rate)
Goal is first ever 5bld mean in New England (would also complete my profile) also qualify for worlds 2025
next comp is Amherst Winter Challenge (Jan 25-26)

Good luck to both of you yo!

 

[bldcuber314]

So I've been grinding 5BLD, some fast attempts(no successes there, so PB is still 12:05, slower than my global) and also some safeties.

Safety attempt 1- I made an exec error in a safety solve. What's even the point of safetying?!

Safety attempt 2 and 3- Both off by a few pieces because I lost focus during exec.

Safety attempt 4- I finally managed to find a camera angle where I could see what moves I was doing, so I recorded this attempt as I've been making a consistent exec error on a bunch of solves, and I wanted to see where I was messing up. And I got a success . Time was 16:30, comfortably sub-NR mean.

 

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

Could I join to? I have like a 20 min global

 

[bldcuber314]

Could I join to? I have like a 20 min global

Added(I found next comp with a WCA database query from the forums)

 

[bldcuber314]

I might be able to go to Great Lakes Champs 2025 in Illinois(August 1-3), this would change my strategy for Weston-super-Mare as to qualify for 5BLD(and same thing for 4BLD), you need an official success, so even if I DNF a 5BLD this would give me reason to still safety for a success.

 

[BVCuber13]

I might be able to go to Great Lakes Champs 2025 in Illinois(August 1-3), this would change my strategy for Weston-super-Mare as to qualify for 5BLD(and same thing for 4BLD), you need an official success, so even if I DNF a 5BLD this would give me reason to still safety for a success.

I triple DNFed 5bld today

 

[bldcuber314]

I triple DNFed 5bld today

NOOO

 

[BVCuber13]

NOOO

it's ok, I got a 1:00.15 PR 3bld single (major lockup out of sub 1) and 8/8 42:30 PR/overall PB MBLD single

also 32, 38, 32 in FMC for 34.00 PR2 mean (day 2 hopefully also good)

 

[bldcuber314]

Sub Japanese NR 5BLD mean!!! I've had sub NRs before(OK in 2 events), but in things like Pyra single where I do hundreds of solves and get a lucky scramble. This is my first sub NR that feels possible in comp! Also WR105 if official, hopefully I can roll to get that under 100.

Generated By csTimer on 2025-02-07
mean of 3: 16:56.20

Time List:
1. 17:21.86[Super safe, 9:22 memo] Rw' Dw R' Bw' F' Uw' F Rw' L B Uw Bw R' L' U Lw2 D Uw Rw2 Uw' Dw2 Lw D2 U L' U Lw2 Bw2 Lw Dw' F2 U2 R2 Dw' R2 Lw F Fw' Bw Uw' L F' Rw' Lw2 Uw2 Lw Dw2 D B Fw' L2 U Fw Uw Bw2 Fw' Rw Bw Rw' B2 3Rw
2. 15:58.11[9:12 memo, safety] Dw' L2 Rw2 B2 Lw Dw2 Bw Dw Bw2 Rw Dw' Rw L2 D Bw' L' F2 B' Bw L2 B' Dw2 Fw F B2 Rw' D Rw' B' Rw R' Uw' Lw2 Bw' R Dw Fw L2 Bw L' Rw2 Dw' Fw L2 F2 Bw R' Rw' U2 Bw Dw2 Uw2 D' U2 L Fw U2 D2 Rw' L2 3Uw'
3. 17:28.63[Safety, 9:55 memo, sub NR mean!!!] Dw F2 D2 U2 Dw' Uw' Fw B' Dw2 L Rw F2 Lw' Fw' D' Uw' Dw U Rw2 Lw B Lw2 Fw' Uw2 Lw' D2 B2 Rw2 Bw L U2 Rw' U' Dw2 Bw Dw' Fw' U F' Fw' U' B Uw Bw' B2 U' R Fw2 R2 U2 Lw2 Bw2 Dw' U F2 Uw' L' U' D' Fw' 3Rw2 3Uw'

 

[bldcuber314]

Registered for Weston-super-Mare Spring, my first comp with 5BLD!

 

[bldcuber314]

Registered for Peterborough Odd Day 2025(May 11), which has 5BLD! The cumulative limit is 45 mins though, so I'm working to push my safety attempts sub 15. Also after not being able to practice 5BLD for a while due to my 5x5 being in pieces, it's finally back together so I did my first 2 attempts(safeties). The first was a DNF because I forgot a wing pair(and I changed how I memo a bit to combat this), and the second was a 13:17.58 with 7:15 memo, which is actually really good considering it was a safety. Hopefully by Peterborough I'll be able to comfortably safety sub-15 while reviewing a bit more, since my first attempt was a DNF because of forgetting memo. Also Peterborough should hopefully give me another chance to qualify for Great Lakes and UKC, in case something goes wrong at Weston-super-Mare and I don't get a success there.

 

[BVCuber13]

Registered for Peterborough Odd Day 2025(May 11), which has 5BLD! The cumulative limit is 45 mins though, so I'm working to push my safety attempts sub 15. Also after not being able to practice 5BLD for a while due to my 5x5 being in pieces, it's finally back together so I did my first 2 attempts(safeties). The first was a DNF because I forgot a wing pair(and I changed how I memo a bit to combat this), and the second was a 13:17.58 with 7:15 memo, which is actually really good considering it was a safety. Hopefully by Peterborough I'll be able to comfortably safety sub-15 while reviewing a bit more, since my first attempt was a DNF because of forgetting memo. Also Peterborough should hopefully give me another chance to qualify for Great Lakes and UKC, in case something goes wrong at Weston-super-Mare and I don't get a success there.

Awesome! @SkewbIsTheBestEvent I am in the final stages of organizing my comp which will have 4/5BLD from 8-10am lol (then it's just a normal comp from there)

 

[bldcuber314]

I've been continuing to grind 5BLD(like 40 mins of practice every morning) and I'm definitely improving! Because of the 45 minute cumulative at Peterborough, I've been working on my speed, so did 2 fast attempts this morning. The first was 11:14[4:55] off by 2+ 2w. My mistakes in this attempt and what I changed to combat this-

I did the wrong setup for one of my targets, so I fixed that setup.
I missed a 2 piece wing cycle, so I'm checking if I hit every target more slowly now.
I blanked out at the start of wings(managed to recall but wasted a lot of time), so I'm doing something I'm calling 'trigger pair' where I really concentrate on remembering the first wing pair(I've forgotten first wing pair multiple times recently) and memo it almost as a seperate part of memo as well as part of wings. Once I've remembered the first pair, I've found it's not too hard to recall everything else.

So I did another attempt(this one was completely all out for speed). I managed to memo in 4:27, which is my fastest ever, but unfortunately made 5 mistakes(3 were one wrong move, not sure on other 2) and got a 9:21 DNF. I managed to recall smoothly though and think sub 10 is definitely within reach! Also this attempt was sub UKC 2024 podium(which was slower than usual), so maybe that could be a goal for this year or next year(I'll prioritise NR mean) depending on my improvement. Even though I won't be able to make national podium because I don't represent the UK, a UKC podium would still be great.

My final attempt this morning was a safety practice, I reviewed a lot and memoed slowly(7:29 memo). The attempt was really smooth, and I got a 12:55 PB2 single(because my PB is still like 3 minutes slower than my best DNF lol). I think the 45 minute cumulative at Peterborough won't be an issue, I can safety(even make some mistakes) and still get in under the limit easily. Also this means that at comps with 1 hour limit across 4BLD and 5BLD, I'll have time to do 4BLD as well.

Long analysis ramble thing over

Also @abunickabhi @pjk @xyzzy @Mike Hughey can you move this thread to Cubing Progression?

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

Nice

 

[bldcuber314]

When I got my first 5BLD mean earlier I didn't roll it so that when I got faster I could more comfortably roll it to be sub WR100. Now my safeties average 12 minutes, so I rolled it and got a 12:36 single, making the mean 15:20! WR96 if official! Hopefully I can keep rolling it.

Generated By csTimer on 2025-03-09
mean of 3: 15:20.96

Time List:
1. 15:58.11[9:12 memo, safety] Dw' L2 Rw2 B2 Lw Dw2 Bw Dw Bw2 Rw Dw' Rw L2 D Bw' L' F2 B' Bw L2 B' Dw2 Fw F B2 Rw' D Rw' B' Rw R' Uw' Lw2 Bw' R Dw Fw L2 Bw L' Rw2 Dw' Fw L2 F2 Bw R' Rw' U2 Bw Dw2 Uw2 D' U2 L Fw U2 D2 Rw' L2 3Uw'
2. 17:28.63[Safety, 9:55 memo, sub NR mean!!! 13:51 to roll WR99] Dw F2 D2 U2 Dw' Uw' Fw B' Dw2 L Rw F2 Lw' Fw' D' Uw' Dw U Rw2 Lw B Lw2 Fw' Uw2 Lw' D2 B2 Rw2 Bw L U2 Rw' U' Dw2 Bw Dw' Fw' U F' Fw' U' B Uw Bw' B2 U' R Fw2 R2 U2 Lw2 Bw2 Dw' U F2 Uw' L' U' D' Fw' 3Rw2 3Uw'
3. 12:36.15[safety, 7:02 memo] Lw' B2 Dw' Bw2 Fw2 D2 Lw Uw D Lw' D' Dw' Bw R Bw F' Lw' L' D2 Dw2 Fw2 Dw' Bw2 D' Uw' R2 Fw' Dw' B2 U Rw Fw B U2 Dw Rw2 R' F' Lw' Fw2 Rw2 Dw B2 Fw' D L2 F2 Lw Bw' Dw2 D Uw Fw2 Bw' Lw Bw2 D' Bw' Uw L2 3Rw' 3Uw

(And in case mods didn't see I think this should be moved to Cubing Progression)

 

[bldcuber314]

Rolled it again, twice(I now have 6 successes in a row for this session), I think I have a higher 5BLD success rate than 3BLD now. This mean would be WR74, AsR18 and NR if official! I also think I'll start doing more compsims to get used to 3 solves in one go, because the first solve in this mean was from yesterday.

Generated By csTimer on 2025-03-10
mean of 3: 13:25.07

Time List:
1. 12:36.15[safety, 7:02 memo] Lw' B2 Dw' Bw2 Fw2 D2 Lw Uw D Lw' D' Dw' Bw R Bw F' Lw' L' D2 Dw2 Fw2 Dw' Bw2 D' Uw' R2 Fw' Dw' B2 U Rw Fw B U2 Dw Rw2 R' F' Lw' Fw2 Rw2 Dw B2 Fw' D L2 F2 Lw Bw' Dw2 D Uw Fw2 Bw' Lw Bw2 D' Bw' Uw L2 3Rw' 3Uw
2. 13:58.77[Safety, 7:45 memo] D' U2 L2 D2 B2 L F' Fw L F2 Bw2 Fw B2 Dw2 D2 U B2 Fw Lw2 U B' Dw2 B' D F Dw2 F' Fw Uw Lw' B2 Fw U Lw' Rw' F2 R Dw' F' Bw2 R2 Lw2 Bw Lw2 B Fw' Uw2 R2 F2 B' Rw2 B U' Bw' F2 B' Rw2 Bw2 Rw' Fw2 3Fw
3. 13:40.30[Safety, 8:14 memo] F U2 D' B Bw' Fw' U' Lw' D' L2 U Bw' Rw R B Fw Lw2 L B2 U2 Dw Lw F2 L Rw' D2 Fw F2 Rw Uw' Fw2 Bw B2 Lw2 L' F Fw2 Rw2 L2 R2 U2 Bw' U2 Dw Rw' D B Lw Fw2 D Bw' Rw2 Fw' Bw Dw' L2 B Fw Bw' R' 3Rw' 3Uw'

 

[bldcuber314]

I've been trying to get a good single(even though PB is 12:05 I'm just straight up going for sub 10 lol) and got an 8:30 DNF with 3:59 memo, 3 mistakes off. Hopefully sub 10 soon!