Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

Round 162
Race to sub: 30
Method: CFOP, 2 look OLL+ and Full PLL, white cross
Cube: QiYi Valk3 Stickerless
Ao12 31.02

28.52 32.25 28.4 31.24 33.12 31.54 31.69 34.01 26.52 32.89 (45.97) (24.69)
 
Round 162
Race to Sub-25
Method: Roux
Average of 12: 28.35

29.46, 27.96, (22.52), 22.64, 29.72, 28.55, 24.49, 29.00, 30.04, (31.64), 30.40, 31.20

Really out of practice with the Roux method - haven't used it much for speedsolving in a while now. I'm actually surprised this average is still sub-30 to be honest!
 
Round One Hundred Sixty Two
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pipkiksass graduates the Race to Sub-30 this week at CFOP 4x4. Well done to pipkiksass as well as all others that entered.

Race to Sub 25

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Race to Sub 30

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Previous Graduates
For graduates prior to Round 144 when I took over running this Race from Brian Kremer, please refer to Page 1 of this thread.

Race to Sub-25 Graduates
Round 144 GenTheThief (ZZ OH)
Round 145 muchacho (Roux CN)
Round 147 hagner (CFOP/Keyhole)
Round 149 Umm Roux? (Roux)
Round 154 Shaky Hands (CFOP)

Race to Sub-30 Graduates
Round 151 JustinTimeCuber (CFOP)
Round 151 Turn n' burn (CFOP)
Round 162 pipkiksass (CFOP 4x4)
 
Round 163 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday December 12th 2016

Reminder: Please put the round number in your post when you submit your results. Thanks!
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Scrambles

1. L' B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 F' D2 F R2 B D L' U2 R2 B2 U L' F L'
2. R F2 U2 B2 F2 R U2 R' U2 F2 U F R' B R U2 R' U' L2 R2
3. D' U' F2 D' L2 D2 B2 R2 D' R2 B' L U' R2 B R2 U R' F R2
4. U D2 R' B D' F2 U R U2 B2 R2 D B2 U' F2 B2 R2 D2 R2 L'
5. D' F' L2 F2 R2 B' R2 D2 R2 D2 B F' R U' F L' B R' F' U2 F2
6. U' F2 D F2 L2 U R2 U F2 R2 U' L F2 D' R2 B R' D' U' L2 B
7. B2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D2 U2 R B2 R F2 U' L' R2 F' D R2 F L2 B2
8. U2 R2 U2 B R2 F D2 B' L2 B2 U2 L B U' B U B R' F R2 U2
9. D2 F2 L2 F2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 D' L2 F' U L2 R' F' U F2 U L' B
10. B' R U2 L B2 L D F' U' F2 R2 L2 D F2 D2 B2 U L2 U
11. U' B' L D B D' R' D' L' F R2 B L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 R2
12. L2 B' L2 B D2 L2 R2 F' U2 B L D' U2 L F' L B R D' F2

Good luck!
 
Round 163
Race to Sub-25
Gans 356
CFOP
Mo12: 24.79
Ao12: 24.71

1. 22.42
2. 25.31
3. 27.79
4. 24.71
5. 24.56
6. 24.37
7. 23.54
8. 27.43
9. (20.31)
10. 24.03
11. (30.09)
12. 22.96

Was a little scared, this being my graduation ao12. Still barely managed to get it though :) sadly not as good as my last ao12 here, but I think without some simple mistakes this would have been really good.
 
Round 163, Race to Sub 25
Hualong
CFOP
Ao12: 22.669
Ao5: 20.653

1. 20.650
2. 22.153
3. 19.329
4. 21.541
5. (30.086)
6. 25.105
7. 26.125
8. 29.828
9. 20.211
10. (16.859)
11. 24.079
12. 17.669

Few bad solves in the middle!!!
 
Round 163
Race to sub-30
ZZ (OCLL, PLL)
Moyu Aolong V2
Ao12: 29.30

(1:09.09), (22.48), 24.50, 29.80, 42.61, 30.27, 24.40, 27.52, 26.49, 28.83, 30.80, 27.75

My fail on the first solve put the rest of the run under pressure. Somehow managed to scrape together a sub-30.

(1) Messed up EO; +2 secs
(4) Messed up 1st F2L block
(5) Thought I'd messed up EO and wasted a lot of time trying to fix it when it was actually correct
(6) Corner orientation skip - should have done much better
(10) Again a corner orientation skip but took too long on F2L
 
Round 163
Race to sub-30 OH
Method: Roux
Cube: Thunderclap v1

Average: 41.33

36.26, 35.64, 40.52, 34.76, 41.01, (31.20), 1:15.68, 39.07, 40.08, (1:23.87), 35.25, 35.07

Actually not bad (apart from 2 bad solves)
 
Round 163
Race to sub-30
Method: F2L
Cube: YJ Yulong, lubed and tensioned :D

Lijst met tijden:
1. 31.621 L' B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 F' D2 F R2 B D L' U2 R2 B2 U L' F L'
2. (26.132) R F2 U2 B2 F2 R U2 R' U2 F2 U F R' B R U2 R' U' L2 R2
3. 32.865 D' U' F2 D' L2 D2 B2 R2 D' R2 B' L U' R2 B R2 U R' F R2
4. 27.447 U D2 R' B D' F2 U R U2 B2 R2 D B2 U' F2 B2 R2 D2 R2 L'
5. 32.680 D' F' L2 F2 R2 B' R2 D2 R2 D2 B F' R U' F L' B R' F' U2 F2
6. 30.502 U' F2 D F2 L2 U R2 U F2 R2 U' L F2 D' R2 B R' D' U' L2 B
7. 30.330 B2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D2 U2 R B2 R F2 U' L' R2 F' D R2 F L2 B2
8. (42.496) U2 R2 U2 B R2 F D2 B' L2 B2 U2 L B U' B U B R' F R2 U2
9. 35.462 D2 F2 L2 F2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 D' L2 F' U L2 R' F' U F2 U L' B
10. 31.831 B' R U2 L B2 L D F' U' F2 R2 L2 D F2 D2 B2 U L2 U
11. 26.173 U' B' L D B D' R' D' L' F R2 B L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 R2
12. 27.250 L2 B' L2 B D2 L2 R2 F' U2 B L D' U2 L F' L B R D' F2

AO12: 30.616
 
Round: 163
Cube: Mini MoYu Weilong
Method: RH ZZ
Average: 27.00

1. 25.62
2. 24.67
3. 27.45
4. 24.89
5. (36.52)
6. 29.41
7. (21.14)
8. 24.93
9. 29.67
10. 23.05
11. 31.78
12. 28.40

Oh wait
I improved
a lot
without much practice

cool
 
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Round 163
Race to sub-25
Cube: Yuxin Blue
Method: CFOP (3x3 on 4x4)

Slacking - I haven't done much timed 3x3 this week, only 4x4 and playing with megaminx. I'm tired right now, so not expecting great things here...

Average: 25.87


To be honest, I'm pleased with that! Only one sup-30, which was an OLL fail. Another 29, which was an OLL fail. Recognising a pattern. Had a couple of 21s, which could both have been sub-20, but for minor lockups. I'm finding on 4x4 I have to turn much slower than I'm used to on 3x3 - slower but fluid solves yield much better times for me than fast turning, unlike 3x3.

Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-11
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 21.28
worst: 30.82

mean of 3
current: 24.72 (σ = 3.02)
best: 23.88 (σ = 2.38)

avg of 5
current: 25.77 (σ = 1.27)
best: 25.24 (σ = 1.17)

avg of 12
current: 25.87 (σ = 2.01)
best: 25.87 (σ = 2.01)

Average: 25.87 (σ = 2.01)
Mean: 25.90

Time List:
1. 23.54 L' B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 F' D2 F R2 B D L' U2 R2 B2 U L' F L'
2. 30.82 R F2 U2 B2 F2 R U2 R' U2 F2 U F R' B R U2 R' U' L2 R2
3. 27.04 D' U' F2 D' L2 D2 B2 R2 D' R2 B' L U' R2 B R2 U R' F R2
4. 22.77 U D2 R' B D' F2 U R U2 B2 R2 D B2 U' F2 B2 R2 D2 R2 L'
5. 27.37 D' F' L2 F2 R2 B' R2 D2 R2 D2 B F' R U' F L' B R' F' U2 F2
6. 24.72 U' F2 D F2 L2 U R2 U F2 R2 U' L F2 D' R2 B R' D' U' L2 B
7. 26.57 B2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D2 U2 R B2 R F2 U' L' R2 F' D R2 F L2 B2
8. 29.40 U2 R2 U2 B R2 F D2 B' L2 B2 U2 L B U' B U B R' F R2 U2
9. 24.41 D2 F2 L2 F2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 D' L2 F' U L2 R' F' U F2 U L' B
10. 21.28 B' R U2 L B2 L D F' U' F2 R2 L2 D F2 D2 B2 U L2 U
11. 25.95 U' B' L D B D' R' D' L' F R2 B L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 R2
12. 26.92 L2 B' L2 B D2 L2 R2 F' U2 B L D' U2 L F' L B R D' F2
 
Round 163
Race to Sub-25
Cube: X-man Design Tornado
Method: CFOP

Ao12: 26.52
Mo12: 26.71

1. 26.37
2. 29.27
3. 23.10
4. 24.79
5. 25.89
6. 31.56
7. 24.74
8. 23.43
9. 19.32
10. (18.07)
11. (37.19)
12. 36.68

Great fun solving these scrambles! I even got a PB! (Even though I had my worst time right after...). The round started off well and then got better but I tripped up on the last two solves. I could have had a lower average if I didn't mess up the last two PLL's. But you live and learn. Some things that I can work on are executing LL algs effectively and working on PLL recognition.
 
Round 163
Race to sub: 30
Method: CFOP, 2 look OLL+ and Full PLL, white cross
Cube: QiYi Valk3 Magnetic Stickerless
Ao12 28.13

32.73 26.40 38.78 26.71 (47.68) (15.42) 29.05 26.41 27.01 21.40 27.76 25.45

Might have miss scrambled No.6, got PB 15.42 with PLL or last layer skip (too quick don't recall). Tried to do a reconstruction and it was an easy first two layers but couldn't work out a last layer or PLL skip. Repeated with the below solve and got 19.14, the 15.42 doesn't count to average so will leave it.
R' U B2 R' F R L2 U' y' R' F R //white cross
L' U L
U2 R U' R'
y' U2 L U' L'
U2 L' U' L U2 L' U' L
U R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'
U r U' L D2 L' U L D2 L2
 
Might have miss scrambled No.6, got PB 15.42 with PLL or last layer skip (too quick don't recall). Tried to do a reconstruction and it was an easy first two layers but couldn't work out a last layer or PLL skip. Repeated with the below solve and got 19.14, the 15.42 doesn't count to average so will leave it.
R' U B2 R' F R L2 U' y' R' F R //white cross
L' U L
U2 R U' R'
y' U2 L U' L'
U2 L' U' L U2 L' U' L
U R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'
U r U' L D2 L' U L D2 L2
I don't main CFOP, but at first glance (z2 y' U L D' R F' D') is a much better cross it also gives a pretty nice continuation.

From what I can guess, (x2 F' R' L U' F D' R2 D) was my EOLine, but I don't actually remember.
 
Round One Hundred Sixty Three
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Loiloiloi graduates the Race to Sub-25 this week at CFOP. Well done to Loiloiloi as well as all others that entered.

Race to Sub 25

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Race to Sub 30

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Previous Graduates
For graduates prior to Round 144 when I took over running this Race from Brian Kremer, please refer to Page 1 of this thread.

Race to Sub-25 Graduates
Round 144 GenTheThief (ZZ OH)
Round 145 muchacho (Roux CN)
Round 147 hagner (CFOP/Keyhole)
Round 149 Umm Roux? (Roux)
Round 154 Shaky Hands (CFOP)
Round 163 Loiloiloi (CFOP)

Race to Sub-30 Graduates
Round 151 JustinTimeCuber (CFOP)
Round 151 Turn n' burn (CFOP)
Round 162 pipkiksass (CFOP 4x4)
 
Round 164 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday December 19th 2016

Reminder: Please put the round number in your post when you submit your results. Thanks!
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Scrambles

1. F B2 D U F2 D' R2 U2 L2 B2 L2 U' F' R D' B2 R2 B2 R
2. L' F2 D' R2 F D R' U L2 U2 B R2 L2 F D2 F' B L2 F' R
3. F2 L2 D B2 R2 U' L2 F2 U2 B' D' R D U2 L F U2 R' U'
4. B U2 F' D2 B' R2 F' L2 F2 D2 F' D F' L' B2 U R F' R' F'
5. D L F R U' B' D' R F' L U2 B2 L2 B U2 D2 F' U2 F' U2 F2
6. D2 U2 L2 F D2 R2 F U2 B2 L2 D2 R' F' D2 B2 R D L' U L' D
7. L2 U' F2 L2 U R2 U' B2 U B2 D L' U R D B F' L U' L' D
8. D B2 U B2 L2 U B2 L2 D L D2 U2 F D2 U F2 U' R2 B2
9. U D F' R2 L U' D R U' D2 R U2 R' B2 D2 R2 F2 L2 F2 L
10. B2 R B2 L' B2 F2 U2 B2 R2 F2 B D L F' U' B' L R F L' U2
11. U B2 L2 F2 L2 U R2 U L2 U2 B2 R D' U' B' D R' F' L D R
12. U' R2 D' F2 D B2 F2 R2 D' B2 D2 R' U F D U F2 L2 U' B' F'

Good luck!
 
Round 164 sub 25
CFOP
Hualong
Ao12: 22.093

25.099, 19.55, 25.138,
20.068, 18.555, 20.564, (29.879), 27.765, 22.665, 22.669, 20.876, (16.897)

Sub 25 graduation with 5 solves around 20!!!
 
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