Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

[Shaky Hands]

Round One Hundred Seventy Five

Miges12w3 graduates the Race to Sub 30 this week with CFOP. Well done to everyone that entered.

Race to Sub 25

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Race to Sub 30

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Previous Graduates

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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), Agguzi (CFOP)
Round 167 megagoune (CFOP), LindyHoppingCuber (CFOP)
Round 168 JanW (CFOP)
Round 171 Agguzi (CFOP CN)
Round 172 CubingGenius (ZZ CN)

Race to Sub-30 Graduates
Round 151 JustinTimeCuber (CFOP)
Round 151 Turn n' burn (CFOP)
Round 162 pipkiksass (CFOP 4x4)
Round 164 GenTheThief (RH OH ZZ)
Round 165 Mappo (CFOP), theos (ZZ)
Round 166 Shaky Hands (CFOP 4x4)
Round 167 oliviervlcube (CFOP)
Round 168 Agguzi (CFOP CN), GoldCubes29 (CFOP)
Round 169 CubingGenius (ZZ CN)
Round 170 Jon Persson (CFOP)
Round 171 Shaky Hands (CFOP 5x5)
Round 172 Sion (PCMS/Columns)
Round 175 Miges12w3 (CFOP)

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 176 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday March 13th 2017​

Reminder: Please put the round number in your post when you submit your results. If you're a new entry into the Race, please also include your Method. Thanks!​

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

Good luck!

 

[GoldCubes29]

Round: 176
Race to Sub: 25
Method: CFOP
Cube: GuoGuan Yuexiao

Generated By csTimer on 2017-3-6
avg of 12: 24.31 (1/3)

Time List:
1. (27.13) D' B2 L2 B2 U' L2 U F2 U' R2 U2 B D U L' U' L2 B2 R2
2. 26.02 F R2 B2 R2 U2 B' D2 R2 B U2 F' D' F D U' L F' U' B L2
3. 22.31 L' B2 U' F2 D2 B R F2 B2 R2 U2 F2 D B2 L2 U2 F2 L2
4. 22.97 F B L2 D' R' U2 L' B2 U F' R B2 U2 L' D2 F2 L F2 R' U2
5. 23.20 F2 D F B' L U L U R U D L2 F2 U' F2 B2 D L2 F2 R
6. 24.66 B L2 F2 D2 U2 F' U2 F2 U2 L2 F L' F L R F' D F U' B' F
7. 24.77 F B2 U B D' B D F' B2 U2 L2 F2 R U2 R D2 B2 R' U'
8. 23.88 U R' U2 B2 D2 F D R L2 B' D2 F' U2 L2 F2 D2 R2 D2 F
9. 25.34 D2 F R2 F' U2 R2 D2 U2 B' U2 R2 D U B' L2 R' U2 F2 U' L
10. 24.28 F D B2 D' L2 F2 U L2 U' L2 B2 R' U' L' B2 D B' U2 R2 D
11. 25.67 F' D2 B2 L2 U2 L2 B' D2 B' D2 R' F' U L R' D' U R' U F'
12. (21.32) L2 B U2 B D2 B F U2 F' R2 U L2 R2 U' F2 R U B' R' F'

 

[T1_M0]

Round 126
Race to sub 25 (CFOP, Thunderclap)

Ao12: 23.80 (2/3)
22.63, 23.91, 26.75, 22.35, 20.78, 27.08, (18.79), 20.37, 23.94, 23.85, 26.36, (28.91)

Little more lookahead in every solve and I could be looking forward to sub-20

 

[mitja]

round 176 (3/3)
Valk 3M
CFOP

1.23.81
2.27.57
3.23.01
4.25.92
5.25.60
6.22.75
7.23.70
8.21.41
9.21.13
10.20.26
11.26.95
12.25.24

Ao12:23.95

I was quite distracted, not concentrated, but i insisted to finish. Lots of over 25 in this round, but I am glad I tried Now A long road to reach sub 20.

 

[theos]

Round 176
Race to sub-25
ZZ (OCLL, PLL)
Moyu Aolong V2
Ao12: 27.41

27.92, 26.26, 25.77, 28.24, 28.68, (20.38), 27.39, 24.09, 29.33, 25.86, 30.53, (32.53)

I switched up my technique for some of my PLLs and that led to some very inconsistent times in practice. But I also had a lot of good sub-25 times and thought I stood a real shot today if I didn't mess up my PLLs. That wasn't to be the case however - even when I wasn't making any big mistakes I was too slow, most noticeably on F2L and the first 2 blocks/pairs in particular.

Spoiler: Notes

5. Mess up on F2L last pair that took a couple of seconds to correct, otherwise would have been a fast time
6. Very easy F2L
9. Very awkward F2L with numerous little mistakes
11. Very slow F2L - no mistakes but took a long time to find cubie pairs
12. Messed up EOLine

 

[SpartanSailor]

Round 176. I'm DEFINITELY trending the wrong direction. A tad frustrating.
Race to sub-25 (maybe I should change??? This is gonna be a LONG road to sub-25)
CFOP
Valk 3 (stickerless)

Ao12: 29.063

27.915, 29.081, 27.636, 30.619, 31.868, [31.952], 28.502, 30.398, (23.981), 27.303, 28.402, 28.914

 

[Jon Persson]

Round 176
Race to sub 25
CFOP
Guoguan yuexiao

Ao12: 28.107

26.356, 30.773, 23.623, 31.573, 26.605, 24.122, 28.339, 30.636, 23.771, 32.956, 28.854, 30.041

 

[Shaky Hands]

I'm DEFINITELY trending the wrong direction. A tad frustrating.
Race to sub-25 (maybe I should change??? This is gonna be a LONG road to sub-25)

All 5 returning competitors in the Race to Sub-25 had a worse time this week than last week, so you're not alone.

I started competing in the Race to Sub-25 in Round 127 and didn't graduate until Round 154, so there's no rush.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round One Hundred Seventy Six

mitja graduates the Race to Sub 25 this week with CFOP. Well done to everyone that entered.

Race to Sub 25

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Race to Sub 30

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no entries this week​

Previous Graduates

Spoiler

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), Agguzi (CFOP)
Round 167 megagoune (CFOP), LindyHoppingCuber (CFOP)
Round 168 JanW (CFOP)
Round 171 Agguzi (CFOP CN)
Round 172 CubingGenius (ZZ CN)
Round 176 mitja (CFOP)

Race to Sub-30 Graduates
Round 151 JustinTimeCuber (CFOP)
Round 151 Turn n' burn (CFOP)
Round 162 pipkiksass (CFOP 4x4)
Round 164 GenTheThief (RH OH ZZ)
Round 165 Mappo (CFOP), theos (ZZ)
Round 166 Shaky Hands (CFOP 4x4)
Round 167 oliviervlcube (CFOP)
Round 168 Agguzi (CFOP CN), GoldCubes29 (CFOP)
Round 169 CubingGenius (ZZ CN)
Round 170 Jon Persson (CFOP)
Round 171 Shaky Hands (CFOP 5x5)
Round 172 Sion (PCMS/Columns)
Round 175 Miges12w3 (CFOP)

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 177 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday March 20th 2017​

Reminder: Please put the round number in your post when you submit your results. If you're a new entry into the Race, please also include your Method. Thanks!​

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

Good luck!

 

[muchacho]

Round 177
Race to sub-30 OH
Method: Roux
Cube: Weilong v2

Ao12: 34.51

32.29, 36.37, 33.69, (38.88), 34.22, 29.69, 37.13, (26.00), 33.57, 36.55, 34.53, 37.04

 

[Miges12w3]

Round 177
Race to Sub-25
CFOP
MF3rs
Ao12: 24.92

1. 22.62
2. 27.44
3. 25.13
4. 25.79
5. 24.60
6. 26.57
7. 23.79
8. 21.69
9. (29.32)
10. 28.57
11. (20.91)
12. 22.93

I am very happy with my results this week the new cube has done a lot for me. Hoping to graduate in the next two weeks.

 

[SpartanSailor]

Round 177
Race to Sub-25
CFOP
MF3rs
Ao12: 24.92

1. 22.62
2. 27.44
3. 25.13
4. 25.79
5. 24.60
6. 26.57
7. 23.79
8. 21.69
9. (29.32)
10. 28.57
11. (20.91)
12. 22.93

I am very happy with my results this week the new cube has done a lot for me. Hoping to graduate in the next two weeks.

Nicely Done!!

 

[T1_M0]

177
sub-25

Ao12: 25.47

27.01, 23.13, 23.02, 26.30, (21.58), 27.28, 26.09, 23.90, 26.91, 26.87, 24.23, (27.92)

Noooooo... what did I do! I was like 100% sure this is gonna be an easy graduate and then I started panicking during every solve. Probably any competition situation can get me so nervous. Maybe you just have to do this more than three times...

 

[GoldCubes29]

Round: 177
Race to Sub: 25
Method: CFOP
Cube: GuoGuan Yuexiao

Generated By csTimer on 2017-3-17
avg of 12: 22.62 (2/3)

Time List:
1. 24.71 L' U' B2 D L D2 R F L' F2 D2 F' L2 F' L2 D2 R2 U2 F D2
2. 21.21 R2 D R' F' L D F' R F2 R2 U2 R2 L2 B' R2 B L
3. 23.25 R2 B2 D2 L' U2 R2 B2 R U2 L' U R' U F' L' F2 U F2 D R'
4. 20.91 B2 D' R2 F2 R2 D' U2 F2 D' L2 D R' D' B' L D2 U2 L' U B2 D
5. 20.57 U F U2 F L2 R2 F' L2 U2 L2 B2 D2 U B' D L B2 U' F L D2
6. 23.90 U' D2 R2 F R2 U2 F' R2 U2 F' D2 U2 R U2 B2 F' D' U B' L' F
7. (25.15) U F2 L2 R2 D' B2 U' R2 F2 D2 B' D U L F' D F' D' B D'
8. 24.48 F B R2 L F2 R U2 L2 F L2 U' L2 U2 F2 R2 U2 B2 U' L2 U2
9. 22.12 R2 U2 L2 D2 B' D2 F' R2 B2 F' U' L D L D2 U2 L' B2 F' U2
10. (19.07) F' U D2 F R' F' R2 F' U' F B2 R2 D2 L2 B' L2 U2 B'
11. 23.76 B' L2 B2 U2 L2 B' R2 F R2 U2 R U2 L' R' D' L' U' L' R' F'
12. 21.23 F' L2 U2 R2 U2 F' L2 B' R2 B D2 R' U2 R2 B2 D R F2 U' R2 B

I'm enjoying the consistency of between 20-25 seconds. Hopefully I can finally finish this race thread next week ;p

 

[SpartanSailor]

Round 177
CFOP
Valk 3 Stickerless
Race to sub 25.

Ao12 = 26.228
Finally made progress in the right direction! Messed up the OLL for the second, but pleased with this effort.

25.950, [30.131], 22.280, 29.785, 27.747, 24.965, 26.518, (22.036), 27.982, 25.965, 26.118, 24.970

 

[theos]

Round 177
Race to sub-25
ZZ (OCLL, PLL)
Moyu Aolong V2
Ao12: 27.48

29.60, 26.88, (20.14), (37.35), 25.32, 28.22, 28.10, 28.70, 22.55, 26.84, 36.69, 21.86

Optimistic after practice when I got my first timed sub-25 Ao12. However despite some very good luck in this week's solves I got yet another 27. I've got to improve my F2L, particularly around the building of the first F2L blocks on each side.

Spoiler: Notes

1. A bit sluggish getting first 2 F2L blocks
2. Again slow on the second F2L block
3. Easy EOLine, easy F2L, easy OLL, easy PLL - this could've been a PB but just missed out
4. Messed up EOLine, and then messed up final F2L pair
6. F2L was messy as ended up trying to do first 2 blocks simultaneously which didn't quite work out
7. Super slow 3rd F2L block
8. Slow 1st F2L block
11. OCLL skip, but then somehow kept on catching on an easy U perm
12. PLL skip

 

[CubingBanana]

Round 117
New guy
Method: CFOP CN
Race to: sub 30
Cube: Stickerless Valk 3



(52.02), 33.37, 33.45, 43.52, 40.49, 33.10, 33.56, 35.90, 29.92, 28.43, 47.50, (27.24)

Final avg:
36.54

 

[Acuber123456]

Round 177
New
Cfop
Cube yongjun Guanlong
Ao12 29.809
1: 24.19
2: 32.02
3: 33.66
4: 35.9
5: (22.175)
6: 30.683
7: (38.935)
8: 27.951
9: 34.173
10: 25.252
11: 27.894
12: 26.721
Pretty standard for me I may average a little lower than this average