Race to Sub-30 and Race to Sub 25

[SpartanSailor]

I guess I could do them again to see if I get a similar result as you. Of course, in actual comps I still get bad nerves too.

Round 187
Race to sub 25
CFOP
Moyu Weilong Gts2

Ao12: 26.068

23.824, 25.224, 23.540, (20.638), 22.039, 21.411, 27.888, 31.136, 31.741, 25.958, (32.760), 27.890



Yup, me too. Got nervous I guess. I was on fire the first six solves, then I just lost it. Did the same scrambles two days later just for fun and got a sub 24 Ao12.....competition nerves...

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round One Hundred Eighty Seven

Philip Meyer 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)
Round 176 mitja (CFOP)
Round 178 GoldCubes29 (CFOP)
Round 179 Miges12w3 (CFOP)
Round 180 T1_M0 (CFOP)
Round 183 Mappo (CFOP)
Round 186 Fyzzna (Roux)

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)
Round 180 Shaky Hands (CFOP YC)
Round 183 Fyzzna (Roux)
Round 187 Philip Meyer (CFOP)

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 188 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday June 5th 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. U2 F' U D2 L2 F' L B F U2 B R F U' F U2 F2 R' D' F' L D U F2 R'
2. U' L' B F U' L B2 L' F' U B2 D2 L' F2 U' D2 B' U D B2 U' R2 F2 D2 B'
3. R' B R' D2 U2 B R2 U' R2 D' L F2 D2 U F2 U' R' B' R2 L' B' R2 B F D'
4. D' R' L' D' R' U2 L' D R' U' R D' U2 R2 F B2 L' U2 B F2 R' L2 B R' F'
5. B L2 D F2 U2 R' F L B2 U2 F2 B2 D' B2 R F R2 L2 B R L' U' D2 L' R
6. B U2 R F L U' F2 R2 B' F2 U R B' U' B' D' B F L' R' B' R D' F U'
7. U' D R2 L D' B2 R U B2 L U R' L2 U' B D U2 B2 R2 U2 B U F2 R2 L
8. U' L2 R' U' R2 D2 R U' D L' U' R2 D2 U2 F2 L2 R' U F R2 F' U D2 F B'
9. U' L' B2 U F2 B L R D2 L2 B R' L' D2 F U L U R' F D' L B L' B
10. B2 L2 B L' B L2 F R L2 F' L F2 D' B R D2 R2 F' U' R L' D' U2 R D
11. L U2 D R2 U' L F2 D2 F2 L' F D' U' L2 U2 D' F' L F2 D' B2 F D2 U' B2
12. D2 L2 U F L D2 R2 U' D B F L F' L2 B' D U' B' F2 D2 B R U2 B' F

Good luck!

 

[Jon Persson]

Round 188
Race to sub 25
CFOP
Moyu Weilong Gts2

Ao12: 23.968

(20.889), 22.721, 26.556, 23.722, 22.323, 23.422, 21.888, (27.539), 25.906, 26.107, 22.639, 24.405

Solve 8-10 got me a bit nervous, but I managed to get myself together. My first sub 24 ao12 in a comp.

 

[SpartanSailor]

Round 188
Race to sub 25
CFOP
Moyu Weilong Gts2

Ao12: 23.968

(20.889), 22.721, 26.556, 23.722, 22.323, 23.422, 21.888, (27.539), 25.906, 26.107, 22.639, 24.405

Solve 8-10 got me a bit nervous, but I managed to get myself together. My first sub 24 ao12 in a comp.

Great job! Now the pressure is on...

I like to do these on Sunday, so a couple more days to practice. I am working on a couple new alga which have slowed me down in the near-term, but should be faster as they become more natural to me.

 

[Geneva]

Round 188
Race to sub 25
CFOP
Gans Air

Ao12: 26.39

25.84, 31.44, 29.06, 21.33, (18.30), 28.50, (32.12), 23.77, 28.16, 24.58, 22.34, 28.85
First time ever doing a comp on this site... got nervous. I usually get 25's, but I need the practice for a future comp in two weeks.

 

[muchacho]

Round 188
Race to sub-30 OH
Method: Roux
Cube: Valk3

Ao12: 29.51 [2/3]

29.64, (43.81), 25.83, 26.41, 36.80, 27.32, 33.74, 27.30, 26.25, 31.61, (24.10), 30.24

 

[SpartanSailor]

Round 188
Race to sub-25
CFOP
Valk 3 (stickerless)

Ao12 = 25.016. That's it. I think it's time for a break. This has been incredibly frustrating over the recent few weeks. After 16 weeks and only getting Ao12 < 25s on a single occasion... I need to figure out a better way to practice because what I'm doing, is not working.

23.606, 23.639, (23.074), 24.332,
24.750, 28.549, (28.749), 25.165,
24.589, 24.357, 24.624, 26.556

 

[Shaky Hands]

@SpartanSailor... if it's any consolation, I was competing in the Race to Sub-25 for 28 weeks (Rounds 127-154) before I graduated it.

 

[Jon Persson]

Round 188
Race to sub-25
CFOP
Valk 3 (stickerless)

Ao12 = 25.016. That's it. I think it's time for a break

Well, I took a break from 3x3 and went on to do alot of bigger cubes, 4x4-9x9. For quite a while the only 3x3 I did was an Ao5 weekly comp and a few casual solves.Then the joy of 3x3 suddenly came back when I bought the new Gts2. Still not sub 25, but waaay closer than I was before.

Get an 11x11 and just relax for a while

 

[Miges12w3]

Round 188
Race to Sub-25
CFOP 4x4
Qiyi Wuque

Avg of 12: 22.84

Time List:
1. 23.71
2. 23.60
3. (30.52)
4. 26.36
5. (16.49)
6. 25.12
7. 21.13
8. 17.81
9. 22.04
10. 22.83
11. 20.83
12. 24.89

I'm not very consistent on 4x4 but I try my best. At least I got a good solve this time.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round One Hundred Eighty Eight

No graduates this week. 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)
Round 176 mitja (CFOP)
Round 178 GoldCubes29 (CFOP)
Round 179 Miges12w3 (CFOP)
Round 180 T1_M0 (CFOP)
Round 183 Mappo (CFOP)
Round 186 Fyzzna (Roux)

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)
Round 180 Shaky Hands (CFOP YC)
Round 183 Fyzzna (Roux)
Round 187 Philip Meyer (CFOP)

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 189 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday June 12th 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. B' F' U' D R2 D2 R' U2 F B R D2 B' F2 L2 F2 R F2 R U' F L2 F2 D' R
2. R' F D R U2 R2 L D2 R' B R2 B D2 R' F L R U' R' D L B R' F2 U
3. D' L' U2 D2 F L D R U' R' F2 L2 R' D L B2 U2 D2 F2 L2 D U R' U F
4. F' L' U D' L' B L B' U D' R2 F' U L F' U2 B2 D2 F2 L2 F2 U' R2 D' L
5. R U2 R' L2 U2 F B' R2 D F U' B' D U2 F2 R F L' U D B2 L B D2 F'
6. B U2 B D F2 R' L2 B L B2 R' L F L' D2 U' F2 U L' F R2 U2 D' F' R'
7. U2 F B U D' L2 B' U' B D2 B2 R L' D' L' U F R F2 U D B L R U
8. R2 L F' L D B' U F D' B R' L2 U' D F2 R2 L2 B' L2 B2 F2 D2 U2 B' U
9. D' R' L U L' D2 R' U' B U F' L' U2 F R2 F' L' F U2 D' B F U' B2 F
10. F2 R D2 B D B U B' F D U R2 U F' R B' F' U D' F D2 B R L D'
11. R' F2 U' D2 L' D R' B2 F' D' F2 U2 L' F2 R' U2 D2 L' F R' B' L2 B F2 D2
12. R' B D L' U2 L' U' R2 F B' U' R B' F2 L R' B2 L D U2 L D2 B R F'

Good luck!

 

[Jon Persson]

Round 189
Race to sub 25
CFOP
Moyu Weilong Gts2

Ao12: 23.719

21.638, 27.667, 23.722, 23.622, 23.285, 28.990, 20.839, 22.387, 20.489, 24.555, (19.556), (30.737)

Yes! Felt pretty good all along, the 28.990 was a bit dull, but picked up the pace again, until the usual poor last solve...tried the last scramble 4 times after comp. Got a 28 as best on solve 3. Only when doing the cross differently, I got a 23 sec solve. Hard scramble for me, that last one.

Anyone else who dislikes the last solve of a comp?

 

[muchacho]

Round 189
Race to sub-30 OH
Method: Roux
Cube: Valk3

Ao12: 27.22 [3/3]

(32.17), 26.16, 27.01, 26.04, 30.29, (24.43), 24.53, 26.89, 31.61, 25.09, 25.21, 29.35

I'll continue practicing OH and if I see I have a chance I'll return to try to graduate at sub-25. Thanks @Shaky Hands !

 

[Shaky Hands]

Epic long-term effort, @muchacho.

 

[Geneva]

Round 189
Race to sub 25
CFOP
Gans Air UM

Ao12: 23.90

(20.13), 27.95, 23.83, (30.06), 24.93, 25.87, 21.14, 24.62, 22.36, 22.04, 20.47, 25.74

I got pissed off at myself at the 27 and 30 solves. I'm hoping for an official sub 25 tomorrow at a comp I'm going to.

 

[SpartanSailor]

Round 189
Race to sub-25
CFOP
Valk 3 (stickerless)

Ao12 = 27.548

I didn't do any 3x3 this week.... although I DID dramatically improve my 2x2 and learn how to solve skewb this week. So... here are the crappy actual solve times.

29.016, 28.882, (22.672),
25.788, 29.440, 28.273,
27.849, 23.272, 27.539,
28.969, 26.455, (29.856)

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round One Hundred Eighty Nine

muchacho graduates the Race to Sub-30 this week with Roux OH. Well done to everyone that entered.

Race to Sub 25

Spoiler

Race to Sub 30

Spoiler

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)
Round 178 GoldCubes29 (CFOP)
Round 179 Miges12w3 (CFOP)
Round 180 T1_M0 (CFOP)
Round 183 Mappo (CFOP)
Round 186 Fyzzna (Roux)

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)
Round 180 Shaky Hands (CFOP YC)
Round 183 Fyzzna (Roux)
Round 187 Philip Meyer (CFOP)
Round 189 muchacho (Roux OH)

 

[Shaky Hands]

Round 190 Introductory Cube Races
Planned round end date Monday June 19th 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. U F' B U B D' B2 R2 L F2 R2 F2 B U2 D R2 F2 D2 L2 B R2 L D F B'
2. F2 U2 F R2 B D' F L R2 B' L F2 U L' R2 B R L F2 L2 D F2 B D2 U2
3. F2 D2 B2 F D2 U' F D' L' B2 U' D R' B' F' D2 F' U' B' U R B' D2 U2 B'
4. F2 R2 F U F2 B2 R' B' L2 U R2 B2 F2 L2 B R B' R' F R' U' D2 F2 U L'
5. R' U D' B D2 R L2 U' F D U2 L D' B D' B2 D2 L' D2 R2 L D' F' U' F
6. U' F2 B2 D U2 F2 L' R' U D F2 R B' R' L U B D L2 U2 B R2 U' L' D
7. D R F' R' F R B2 U R L' D' L2 R B2 R' L F2 B R L' D2 R B2 F2 U'
8. L D' U' F' D' B2 R2 B2 U2 R' B2 L' F' D' F' L2 R' U2 L2 F' D' R D F2 U
9. F2 B2 L2 U2 D' F' B2 D2 L U D L B2 F' D F2 D2 U L R' B L' F2 B' L'
10. U' R L2 B L B R' F2 R B' R' L' U2 B U' R F R F D' U2 B2 D B L2
11. F' R2 B L B' L' F U L2 D U2 B U2 D R F U' R L' B' D2 U' L2 U B'
12. L' R' B2 F' U' F L' U' F2 D2 F' D F D' U B' L U' F R' D B' R F' R2

Good luck!