Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

[mafergut]

By the way, I see there were more graduations in addition to Fazza2602 in sub-25 race:
- trackdork at CFOP
- h2f at Yellow Cross
- myself at full CN

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 122
Race to sub 30-CFOP
Moyu Aolong V2

Average of 12: 29.108 (last week: 29.705)

Best Time: 26.02
Worst Time: 38.10
Current percentage of sub-30 solves in last 250: 49.6% (last week: 37.6%)
Lifetime sub-30 solves: 1243 (last week: 910)

1. 33.49 L' R' D2 U2 F2 D L R F' L R2 U' R2 D2 U B2 F' L (delay from corner twist)
2. 27.47 D L R' U L B F' L' F D' L' D B2 R D' F' U' L2
3. 27.92 L2 F2 L B L' D' B' U2 L D2 L R2 F2 L2 B' D2 B U
4. 26.02 F R' F' L' R B D2 B F' D' U B' U' L' R' U' L U
5. 27.93 D' L B2 F' D' U' B D2 U B2 R2 U' B2 L' D2 U2 L2 F'
6. 27.17 U F L' R' U2 F2 D2 U L D' F' D' L2 F2 R2 B' L R2
7. 30.04 F2 D B F2 U' F' L2 R' U2 R D F' D2 B R2 F2 R' B2
8. 29.95 D' F2 R2 B' U2 R D2 L' R2 U2 L2 B' L B' L D2 B L2
9. 31.42 B2 U2 B L' D' B2 U L D' U2 L R U2 B' F' L' R' D'
10. 29.46 F' D2 L2 B D' B2 R2 U' L' B U' F2 D2 U' F' U L' D
11. 29.32 L' R2 U L D2 U2 B R U' B2 D' U L R B2 D U R'
12. 38.10 L' R' B' L2 R2 D' F' U2 R B D' U2 F U' B2 F' L R (slow F2L)

I feel I've been making some good jumps up lately, banging in a lot more sub-30 solves. I think spending all my practice time yesterday on 4x4 and 5x5 (both of which I'm rather weak at) may have helped to come back with some good focus. Hopefully I can keep it up for next week.

 

[LexTrew]

Round 122
Race to sub 25 - Roux

avg of 12: 23.29

1- 22.48
2- 23.44
3- 22.99
4- 22.95
5- (18.69)
6- 25.21
7- 24.33
8- 22.28
9- 20.09
10- 24.28
11- (25.37)
12- 24.83

Im getting way more consistent now

 

[pyr14]

r122

race to sub 30

OH

avg of 12
current: 37.00 (σ = 2.25)
best: 37.00 (σ = 2.25)

Average: 37.00 (σ = 2.25)
Mean: 36.93

Time List:
1. 38.03 R L' B' R L' U L' B L
2. 31.04 L' U B R B' U' L' B'
3. 37.59 U' L' R' U' L R' L' R L
4. 35.42 B L B R L' B R L'
5. 35.56 U R' B' R' B L' U' L'
6. 34.78 R' B L' B U B' L R'
7. 39.53 U' R U' L' R' U' B U R'
8. 40.59 R' B L' B' U R L' U' L
9. 38.61 L' R U R L' U L U' L'
10. 33.48 R B' U' R B U R U R
11. 42.04 U B R U' B' U' L' R U'
12. 36.40 U' R U R L' U' L B' U'

another PB. switched from mini aolong v1 to guoguan yuexiao. i guess the yuexiao helped here.

 

[Jason Green]

Round 122 - Race to Sub 25

Method - CFOP

Well, not all that "convincing" this week, but I got it at least! Geez, two 29s. Last week I waited until the weekend when I'm a little more rested. I probably should have this week, but I was feeling pretty good in practice, and I figured the extra pressure is good to experience for comps. :tu

Thanks Brian for running this! I'm going to go compare myself (compete) in the sub 20 thread for a while. Maybe if I get too depressed I'll come back here in some fashion! :rolleyes:

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-24
avg of 12: 24.54

Time List:
1. 22.14 L' R' D2 U2 F2 D L R F' L R2 U' R2 D2 U B2 F' L
2. (19.92) D L R' U L B F' L' F D' L' D B2 R D' F' U' L2
3. 24.33 L2 F2 L B L' D' B' U2 L D2 L R2 F2 L2 B' D2 B U
4. 29.13 F R' F' L' R B D2 B F' D' U B' U' L' R' U' L U
5. 27.35 D' L B2 F' D' U' B D2 U B2 R2 U' B2 L' D2 U2 L2 F'
6. 23.60 U F L' R' U2 F2 D2 U L D' F' D' L2 F2 R2 B' L R2
7. 23.84 F2 D B F2 U' F' L2 R' U2 R D F' D2 B R2 F2 R' B2
8. 25.30 D' F2 R2 B' U2 R D2 L' R2 U2 L2 B' L B' L D2 B L2
9. 22.96 B2 U2 B L' D' B2 U L D' U2 L R U2 B' F' L' R' D'
10. 22.40 F' D2 L2 B D' B2 R2 U' L' B U' F2 D2 U' F' U L' D
11. (29.46) L' R2 U L D2 U2 B R U' B2 D' U L R B2 D U R'
12. 24.26 L' R' B' L2 R2 D' F' U2 R B D' U2 F U' B2 F' L R

 

[muchacho]

Congrats!

Do you solve white cross only? Will you try yellow? You could try sub-30 with yellow.

 

[mafergut]

Round 122 - Race to Sub 25

Method - CFOP

Well, not all that "convincing" this week, but I got it at least!

Congrats, Jason! I see you moved already to the sub-20 race. I will do this week's scrambles here even though I already had 3 sub-25 full CN averages in a row but, I'll do a 4th one (I hope). Then I will think about sub-30 OH... maybe I will need 2 years to succeed at that

 

[Jason Green]

Congrats, Jason! I see you moved already to the sub-20 race. I will do this week's scrambles here even though I already had 3 sub-25 full CN averages in a row but, I'll do a 4th one (I hope). Then I will think about sub-30 OH... maybe I will need 2 years to succeed at that

Figured I might as well go ahead and submit a sub 20 time, that was zero pressure because I knew I couldn't do it.

David yes I'm white only now. Maybe yellow cross is not a bad idea. I tried a few times in pretty slow. Other colors in just totally lost.[emoji14]

 

[mafergut]

Figured I might as well go ahead and submit a sub 20 time, that was zero pressure because I knew I couldn't do it.

David yes I'm white only now. Maybe yellow cross is not a bad idea. I tried a few times in pretty slow. Other colors in just totally lost.[emoji14]

Being at least dual white/yellow is totally worth it. Double chance of a good cross but Selkie demonstrates it is not necessary to be fast
After a couple of years of dual CN I'm now trying full CN and I'm not finding it as difficult as I thought but, of course, my times still leave a lot to be desired. Not sure it is worth it, though but, what can I say, I don't seem to be able to be much faster than I am so I don't want to get bored by just spamming solves and I needed a new challenge

EDIT: I should have not said anything. What a horrible average...
Yeah, it was sub-25 but 1 second worse than last week and full of solves that were really non-convincing, with terrible lookahead, etc. I think I will stay here for a couple weeks more

Round 122 - Race to sub-25
CFOP with non-white/yellow cross color only
Cube: YJ Chilong

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-25
avg of 12: 23.64

Time List:
1. 22.81[blue] L' R' D2 U2 F2 D L R F' L R2 U' R2 D2 U B2 F' L
2. 28.20[red] D L R' U L B F' L' F D' L' D B2 R D' F' U' L2
3. (19.63[orange]) L2 F2 L B L' D' B' U2 L D2 L R2 F2 L2 B' D2 B U
4. 20.31[red] F R' F' L' R B D2 B F' D' U B' U' L' R' U' L U
5. 25.18[red] D' L B2 F' D' U' B D2 U B2 R2 U' B2 L' D2 U2 L2 F'
6. 24.69[green] U F L' R' U2 F2 D2 U L D' F' D' L2 F2 R2 B' L R2
7. 25.61[green] F2 D B F2 U' F' L2 R' U2 R D F' D2 B R2 F2 R' B2
8. 23.55[blue] D' F2 R2 B' U2 R D2 L' R2 U2 L2 B' L B' L D2 B L2
9. 19.67[red] B2 U2 B L' D' B2 U L D' U2 L R U2 B' F' L' R' D'
10. (30.99[green]) F' D2 L2 B D' B2 R2 U' L' B U' F2 D2 U' F' U L' D
11. 24.14[red] L' R2 U L D2 U2 B R U' B2 D' U L R B2 D U R'
12. 22.20[blue] L' R' B' L2 R2 D' F' U2 R B D' U2 F U' B2 F' L R

 

[Fazza2602]

Woo hoo! personal shout out this week, haha, im on race to sub 20 with dual cross now. thx brian.

 

[Aikho]

That was close.

Race to Sub-30 R122
Method: Roux

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-28
avg of 12: 29.94

Time List:
1. 30.82 L' R' D2 U2 F2 D L R F' L R2 U' R2 D2 U B2 F' L
2. 31.36 D L R' U L B F' L' F D' L' D B2 R D' F' U' L2
3. 33.92 L2 F2 L B L' D' B' U2 L D2 L R2 F2 L2 B' D2 B U
4. 36.61 F R' F' L' R B D2 B F' D' U B' U' L' R' U' L U
5. 27.17 D' L B2 F' D' U' B D2 U B2 R2 U' B2 L' D2 U2 L2 F'
6. 29.43 U F L' R' U2 F2 D2 U L D' F' D' L2 F2 R2 B' L R2
7. (23.73) F2 D B F2 U' F' L2 R' U2 R D F' D2 B R2 F2 R' B2
8. 29.64 D' F2 R2 B' U2 R D2 L' R2 U2 L2 B' L B' L D2 B L2
9. 26.07 B2 U2 B L' D' B2 U L D' U2 L R U2 B' F' L' R' D'
10. (38.08) F' D2 L2 B D' B2 R2 U' L' B U' F2 D2 U' F' U L' D
11. 29.47 L' R2 U L D2 U2 B R U' B2 D' U L R B2 D U R'
12. 24.84 L' R' B' L2 R2 D' F' U2 R B D' U2 F U' B2 F' L R

 

[Jason Green]

That was close.

Race to Sub-30 R122
Method: Roux

Generated By csTimer on 2016-2-28
avg of 12: 29.94

Time List:
1. 30.82 L' R' D2 U2 F2 D L R F' L R2 U' R2 D2 U B2 F' L
2. 31.36 D L R' U L B F' L' F D' L' D B2 R D' F' U' L2
3. 33.92 L2 F2 L B L' D' B' U2 L D2 L R2 F2 L2 B' D2 B U
4. 36.61 F R' F' L' R B D2 B F' D' U B' U' L' R' U' L U
5. 27.17 D' L B2 F' D' U' B D2 U B2 R2 U' B2 L' D2 U2 L2 F'
6. 29.43 U F L' R' U2 F2 D2 U L D' F' D' L2 F2 R2 B' L R2
7. (23.73) F2 D B F2 U' F' L2 R' U2 R D F' D2 B R2 F2 R' B2
8. 29.64 D' F2 R2 B' U2 R D2 L' R2 U2 L2 B' L B' L D2 B L2
9. 26.07 B2 U2 B L' D' B2 U L D' U2 L R U2 B' F' L' R' D'
10. (38.08) F' D2 L2 B D' B2 R2 U' L' B U' F2 D2 U' F' U L' D
11. 29.47 L' R2 U L D2 U2 B R U' B2 D' U L R B2 D U R'
12. 24.84 L' R' B' L2 R2 D' F' U2 R B D' U2 F U' B2 F' L R

You might be like me, nerves are worse in the beginning and then after a bad start you relax? I've done that a few times at least.

Good job!

 

[Yellow Toad]

Round 122

Average: 39.40
44.49
34.66
33.84
43.38
35.84
55.19
37.36
47.52
37.17
45.20
33.98
34.35

 

[Aikho]

You might be like me, nerves are worse in the beginning and then after a bad start you relax? I've done that a few times at least.

Good job!

Hehe, thanks. I do usually have a bad case of nerves when I start a planned average, on the whim stuff go much better, usually.

 

[CornerCutter]

CornerCutter
Round 122
Race to Sub-30
Fridrich - CFOP

Ao12: 27.46

1. 28.64
2. 28.12
3. 28.46
4. 26.70
5. 28.50
6. 26.54
7. 24.26
8. (22.81)
9. 27.35
10. (32.94)
11. 26.22
12. 29.83

 

[penguinz7]

Round 122 Race to sub 25 OH
Avg: 22.03

Spoiler: Times

Ignore the scrambles
1. 25.55 R2 U' F2 L2 B2 U2 L2 D F2 U F2 L' F D2 U' L B R' L' F' D
2. 17.28 D' U B2 F2 U' R2 U B2 L2 U' B' L' U' B' L U R' B F R2 D2
3. 22.30 D L2 B2 R2 D R2 L2 U' R2 D R2 B D U' B F R B2 F L F
4. 23.26 B2 U' F2 D' U2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 U' F' R2 B D B2 R' U2 F2 U B2
5. 21.61 R2 F2 U R2 D L2 U' R2 D2 L2 U' F D2 U L' F' D' F2 U' R B
6. 17.04 U' B2 U F2 D U F2 U' F2 L2 B2 L' F' U L B' R F2 U2 L
7. 20.82 R2 D2 F2 L2 U F2 U B2 U2 L2 U R F2 U2 F D F R U2 B' D U'
8. 21.33 B2 R2 L2 U' F2 U2 R2 B2 U L2 D B D2 B R2 B U2 R L' D' F2 U
9. 50.14 R2 U2 F2 U' L2 D' R2 D2 F2 D R F R' U' B D' F' R' D2 L U'
10. 22.70 R2 B2 U' F2 U2 L2 B2 F2 U L2 D' L B' R U' F' U2 F' L' U' L' D'
11. 22.32 L2 B2 D F2 U' F2 R2 B2 U2 L2 D2 B D' R' D2 U L D2 L' B F'
12. 23.15 R2 U2 R2 D R2 B2 R2 B2 U' F2 U L U' L2 B F' D2 R' D' B R2 D2

 

[trackdork]

I'm pretty sure I graduated last week? I thought it was three in a row anyway.

So my first act as graduate I decided not to practice and lay an egg, for old times sake. Thanks as always for hosting this comp, it's really helped me focus.

Round 122 Race to sub 25
CFOP CN (alum)

Best average of 12: 26.411
1-12 - 25.587 (34.115) 24.813 23.093 25.919 23.787 26.910 26.857 28.762 (22.687) 28.020 30.370

Mean: 26.743
Average: 26.411
Best time: 22.687
Median: 26.388
Worst time: 34.115
Standard deviation: 3.129

 

[EchecsRex]

Race to Sub-25

Round 122

Method: CFOP (With Full PLL)

PB: 18.96

Average: 26.41
(This is about 1 second above what I average)

Solves:

1. 24.37 L' R' D2 U2 F2 D L R F' L R2 U' R2 D2 U B2 F' L
2. 28.10 D L R' U L B F' L' F D' L' D B2 R D' F' U' L2
3. 26.76 L2 F2 L B L' D' B' U2 L D2 L R2 F2 L2 B' D2 B U
4. 29.79 F R' F' L' R B D2 B F' D' U B' U' L' R' U' L U
5. (34.72) D' L B2 F' D' U' B D2 U B2 R2 U' B2 L' D2 U2 L2 F' So bad, so bad...
6. 28.88 U F L' R' U2 F2 D2 U L D' F' D' L2 F2 R2 B' L R2
7. 21.35 F2 D B F2 U' F' L2 R' U2 R D F' D2 B R2 F2 R' B2
8. 28.35 D' F2 R2 B' U2 R D2 L' R2 U2 L2 B' L B' L D2 B L2
9. 23.02 B2 U2 B L' D' B2 U L D' U2 L R U2 B' F' L' R' D'
10. 27.64 F' D2 L2 B D' B2 R2 U' L' B U' F2 D2 U' F' U L' D
11. (20.17) L' R2 U L D2 U2 B R U' B2 D' U L R B2 D U R' Almost PB (messed up on last 3 moves, but still wouldn't have been PB if I hadn't messed up anyway)
12. 23.68 L' R' B' L2 R2 D' F' U2 R B D' U2 F U' B2 F' L R

 

[Brian Kremer]

Round One Hundred Twenty-Two Results

Round One Hundred Twenty-Two​

CornerCutter graduates with CFOP and Aikho graduates with Roux this week in the race to sub 30!

penguinz7 graduates with OH and Jason Green graduates with CFOP this week in the race to sub 25!

Not sure how I missed it last week but congratulations also to all of last week's graduates: mafergut graduated with CN, trackdork graduated with CFOP, and h2f graduated with YC all in the race to sub 25! Good luck to you all in the race to sub 20!


Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Race to Sub 30

Spoiler

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Race to Sub 25

Spoiler

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[Brian Kremer]

Round 123 Scrambles

Round 123 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday 3/7/2015​

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