Race to Sub-X on 3x3 (2022)

[White KB]

Nobody's made one of these in 2022, so I thought I would...

Here's a Race to Sub-X Thread for 3x3! I hope to keep it updated every week, so have fun!

The rules are simple:
Every week, there's a new set of 12 scrambles posted.
You announce what goal you have (e.g. sub-15), then do 12 solves in an average of 12. (Just take the best and worst one out, and average the rest.)
If you get an average of 12 that reaches your goal in three different weeks, then you win!

Here are the Week #1 scrambles:

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

Have fun!

 

[White KB]

Goal: Sub-15
Cube: UV Coated GAN 12 Maglev

avg of 12: 14.695 (1/3)

Time List:
101. 11.001[PLL skeep! (U)] D' F2 U' F R B' U F' B2 U' B2 R2 D B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 R @2022-01-19 15:27:56
102. 14.091 R2 F' D2 F U2 L2 F' L2 B' R2 D2 F2 U' R' D R B2 L2 B' U F @2022-01-19 15:28:48
103. 15.134 R2 B2 L2 D B2 D F2 U2 B2 D F2 L F R' D B U' B2 U2 R' D @2022-01-19 15:29:17
104. 13.852 B' R' U' F2 B2 D' R' F' R2 D2 B' L2 F' U2 B U2 B2 L2 U2 R B2 @2022-01-19 15:30:17
105. 17.126 F' B' L2 D F' R2 D' L2 D2 F2 R' U2 L D2 F2 L D2 B' D @2022-01-19 15:30:49
106. 14.761 F R' B2 R2 U2 L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 F' R2 D' F' R' U' L' F' @2022-01-19 15:32:20
107. 16.798 B' D2 B U2 B D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 B2 U R' B' L U2 R' F2 R' D @2022-01-19 15:32:53
108. 15.541 B2 D' B2 D2 F2 D R2 D R2 D2 B2 L' B' R' F' U' F' R2 U' L2 F' @2022-01-19 15:33:26
109. 14.254[PLL skeep! (U2)] D2 F2 D' B2 U2 L2 D L2 U' F2 R2 D2 L' R' B F2 U B2 R F' D' @2022-01-19 15:33:59
110. 12.592 D L B' U L2 D2 B' U R2 L' F2 D2 R D2 B2 R U2 L' F2 R2 B' @2022-01-19 15:34:50
111. 15.456 L' U L2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' R2 U L2 R' D' B F R D B F D2 @2022-01-19 15:35:17
112. 14.468 D2 F D' R2 B2 L2 F2 U2 B L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 U' B' R D' F' L' B @2022-01-19 15:36:34

 

[fun at the joy]

Race to sub-9
cube: Valk3 M

Ao12: 8.75 (1/3)
1. 9.21
2. 8.24
3. 8.08
4. 8.64
5. 9.57
6. 8.32
7. 9.64
8. 8.33
9. (7.88)
10. 9.19
11. (10.91)
12. 8.24

 

[cuberswoop]

Sub-17
Cube: RS3M 2020

Ao12: 17.04 (I'm so mad xD)

Ao12:
1. 16.07
2. 17.80
3. 17.58
4. 17.39
5. 18.12
6. 15.82
7. 16.92
8. 16.29
9. 16.80
10. (18.69)
11. 17.69
12. (13.62)

 

[DynaXT]

Goal: Sub 20

Actual ao12: 20.38

Crap

 

[OrdinarySolver4048]

Avg of 12: 12.11
Goal: Average sub 10 and hopefully become consistent as I improve my times and habits
Time List:
1. 10.24
2. 9.32
3. 10.25
4. 11.02
5. 11.37
6. (17.10)
7. 17.04
8. (7.68)
9. 10.94
10. 11.71
11. 13.15
12. 16.03

I'm genuinely tired and sleep, I'm surprised I did decent on this

 

[Foreright]

Goal: Sub-20
Cube: Gan iCarry
Ao12: 22.04

Cubeast Solves

01. 20.89   : D' F2 U' F R B' U F' B2 U' B2 R2 D B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 R
02. (18.46) : R2 F' D2 F U2 L2 F' L2 B' R2 D2 F2 U' R' D R B2 L2 B' U F
03. 23.46   : R2 B2 L2 D B2 D F2 U2 B2 D F2 L F R' D B U' B2 U2 R' D
04. 21.21   : B' R' U' F2 B2 D' R' F' R2 D2 B' L2 F' U2 B U2 B2 L2 U2 R B2
05. 22.90   : F' B' L2 D F' R2 D' L2 D2 F2 R' U2 L D2 F2 L D2 B' D
06. (24.53) : F R' B2 R2 U2 L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 F' R2 D' F' R' U' L' F'
07. 23.40   : B' D2 B U2 B D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 B2 U R' B' L U2 R' F2 R' D
08. 22.82   : B2 D' B2 D2 F2 D R2 D R2 D2 B2 L' B' R' F' U' F' R2 U' L2 F'
09. 20.12   : D2 F2 D' B2 U2 L2 D L2 U' F2 R2 D2 L' R' B F2 U B2 R F' D'
10. 20.26   : D L B' U L2 D2 B' U R2 L' F2 D2 R D2 B2 R U2 L' F2 R2 B'
11. 24.35   : L' U L2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' R2 U L2 R' D' B F R D B F D2
12. 21.05   : D2 F D' R2 B2 L2 F2 U2 B L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 U' B' R D' F' L' B

I'm a good couple of seconds slower with the iCarry than I am with either my Gan X or WRM Maglev (magnets are stronger than I like and it locks up something chronic) so chances are I would have made the target with either of those. Had a couple of CMLLs come up that I know but am slow to remember which hurt a couple of the times!

 

[hyn]

Goal: Sub 20
Generated By csTimer on 2022-01-21 (solving from 2022-01-21 09:21:27 to 2022-01-21 09:31:43)
avg of 12: 19.63 (1/3)

Time List:
1. (16.49) D' F2 U' F R B' U F' B2 U' B2 R2 D B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 R @2022-01-21 09:21:27
2. 18.59 R2 F' D2 F U2 L2 F' L2 B' R2 D2 F2 U' R' D R B2 L2 B' U F @2022-01-21 09:22:15
3. 18.96 R2 B2 L2 D B2 D F2 U2 B2 D F2 L F R' D B U' B2 U2 R' D @2022-01-21 09:23:20
4. 24.65 B' R' U' F2 B2 D' R' F' R2 D2 B' L2 F' U2 B U2 B2 L2 U2 R B2 @2022-01-21 09:24:16
5. 17.44 F' B' L2 D F' R2 D' L2 D2 F2 R' U2 L D2 F2 L D2 B' D @2022-01-21 09:25:13
6. 20.58 F R' B2 R2 U2 L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 F' R2 D' F' R' U' L' F' @2022-01-21 09:25:58
7. (25.47) B' D2 B U2 B D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 B2 U R' B' L U2 R' F2 R' D @2022-01-21 09:26:53
8. 18.38 B2 D' B2 D2 F2 D R2 D R2 D2 B2 L' B' R' F' U' F' R2 U' L2 F' @2022-01-21 09:27:54
9. 19.84 D2 F2 D' B2 U2 L2 D L2 U' F2 R2 D2 L' R' B F2 U B2 R F' D' @2022-01-21 09:28:54
10. 18.36 D L B' U L2 D2 B' U R2 L' F2 D2 R D2 B2 R U2 L' F2 R2 B' @2022-01-21 09:29:47
11. 20.97 L' U L2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' R2 U L2 R' D' B F R D B F D2 @2022-01-21 09:30:41
12. 18.53 D2 F D' R2 B2 L2 F2 U2 B L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 U' B' R D' F' L' B @2022-01-21 09:31:43

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

Goal: Sub-22
Cube: CH XMD Tornado V2m
Method: Beginners APB

Times:
1. D' F2 U' F R B' U F' B2 U' B2 R2 D B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 R/ 19.78
2. R2 F' D2 F U2 L2 F' L2 B' R2 D2 F2 U' R' D R B2 L2 B' U F/ 21.53
3. R2 B2 L2 D B2 D F2 U2 B2 D F2 L F R' D B U' B2 U2 R' D/ 19.51
4. B' R' U' F2 B2 D' R' F' R2 D2 B' L2 F' U2 B U2 B2 L2 U2 R B2/ 19.61
5. F' B' L2 D F' R2 D' L2 D2 F2 R' U2 L D2 F2 L D2 B' D/ 18.30
6. F R' B2 R2 U2 L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 F' R2 D' F' R' U' L' F'/ 19.46
7. B' D2 B U2 B D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 B2 U R' B' L U2 R' F2 R' D/ 20.60
8. B2 D' B2 D2 F2 D R2 D R2 D2 B2 L' B' R' F' U' F' R2 U' L2 F'/ 23.73
9. D2 F2 D' B2 U2 L2 D L2 U' F2 R2 D2 L' R' B F2 U B2 R F' D'/ (24.79)
10. D L B' U L2 D2 B' U R2 L' F2 D2 R D2 B2 R U2 L' F2 R2 B'/ (15.81)
11. L' U L2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U' R2 U L2 R' D' B F R D B F D2/ 18.70
12. D2 F D' R2 B2 L2 F2 U2 B L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 U' B' R D' F' L' B/ 20.95
Ao12 = 20.22

I was not expecting to do this good! My only regret is that the 23.73 wasn't a sub-20. I had a bad pause during EO, messed up an LXS alg that I knew, and almost did the wrong OCLL. Very happy overall.

 

[Bh13]

Goal: Sub-12
Cube: Weilong V1
Ao12: 12.88 (0/3)
Times:
11.63, 11.19, 13.10, 12.96, 12.52, (10.98), 13.74, 13.04, 15.25, 12.96, (15.82+), 12.42
Bummer to have a counting 15 in there, but nice to still have at least sub-13 ao12
Also out of curiosity where are you getting the scrambles from? And if I recall correctly in the past the requirement for reaching your goal was three consecutive weeks, is there a reason why that's changed?

 

[Merp]

Goal: sub-30
Cube: Gan Air SM
ao12: 30.66 (0/3)

Time List:
1. 30.74 D' F2 U' F R B' U F' B2 U' B2 R2 D B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 R
2. 26.35 R2 F' D2 F U2 L2 F' L2 B' R2 D2 F2 U' R' D R B2 L2 B' U F
3. 33.69 R2 B2 L2 D B2 D F2 U2 B2 D F2 L F R' D B U' B2 U2 R' D
4. 29.38 B' R' U' F2 B2 D' R' F' R2 D2 B' L2 F' U2 B U2 B2 L2 U2 R B2
5. 29.40 F' B' L2 D F' R2 D' L2 D2 F2 R' U2 L D2 F2 L D2 B' D
6. 27.45 F R' B2 R2 U2 L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 F' R2 D' F' R' U' L' F'
7. 34.95 B' D2 B U2 B D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 B2 U R' B' L U2 R' F2 R' D
8. 31.95 B2 D' B2 D2 F2 D R2 D R2 D2 B2 L' B' R' F' U' F' R2 U' L2 F'
9. 28.35 D2 F2 D' B2 U2 L2 D L2 U' F2 R2 D2 L' R' B F2 U B2 R F' D'
10. 34.34 D L B' U L2 D2 B' U R2 L' F2 D2 R D2 B2 R U2 L' F2 R2 B'
11. (25.74) D L B' U L2 D2 B' U R2 L' F2 D2 R D2 B2 R U2 L' F2 R2 B'
12. (DNF(56.28)) D2 F D' R2 B2 L2 F2 U2 B L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 U' B' R D' F' L' B

Tryna get back to cubing after almost 4 years

 

[Bh13]

Any timeline for when this weeks scrambles will be posted?

 

[bulkocuber]

Am I too late?
Goal: sub 15.5
Cube: RS3M 2020

Ao12: 15.38 (1/3)

1. 16.53
2. 14.85
3. 14.28
4. 14.59
5. 14.70
6. 14.88
7. (18.36)
8. 14.01
9. 16.34
10. (12.05)
11. 15.36
12. 18.21

Can I change my goal next week?

 

[White KB]

OK, here are the results from last week:

Spoiler: Da Results

@White KB 1/3
@fun at the joy 1/3
@hydynn 1/3
@TheCubingCuber347 1/3
@bulkocuber 1/3

Congratulations to everyone who competed!
I did receive some questions from people:

Spoiler: Da Mini Q&A Session

From @Bh13 :
Q: Also out of curiosity where are you getting the scrambles from?

A: I actually use cstimer.net, then click "Tools", then choose "ScrambleGenerator" from the list of tools. From there, I change the number from 5 to 12 and hit generate. As Sherlock Holmes would say, "It's elementary, really..."

Q: And if I recall correctly in the past the requirement for reaching your goal was three consecutive weeks, is there a reason why that's changed?

A: I wasn't aware of this, but I think this will be more inclusive this way, as there is the possibility that someone misses a week or something odd like that. I might implement a system wherein if one goes 4 weeks without competing and has not gotten to 3/3, they are disqualified and have to start over. I guess I'll see what works and what doesn't until then.

Q: Any timeline for when this week's scrambles will be posted?

A: Done. They're listed at the bottom of this post.

From @bulkocuber :

Q: Am I too late?

A: No, I am. Sorry about missing a day.

===========================================
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

Here are the scrambles for Week 2. Good luck!

Spoiler: Da Scrambles for Week 2

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

 

[fun at the joy]

Race to sub-9
cube: Valk3 M

Ao12: 8.80 (2/3)
1. 9.53
2. 8.68
3. (DNF(8.97))
4. 8.94
5. 8.78
6. 8.81
7. 7.94
8. 9.60
9. 7.85
10. (7.79)
11. 9.17
12. 8.71

 

[Milominxx]

Goal: Sub-14
Cube: WR M MagLev

ao12: 13.56 (1/3)
1. 13.78
2. 14.70
3. 13.76
4. 13.30
5. (16.06+)
6. 13.26
7. (11.73)
8. 13.22
9. 13.44
10. 13.34
11. 13.94
12. 12.82

 

[DynaXT]

Goal: Sub-20

Ao12: 18.44

Let's go

 

[CornerTwisted]

Race to sub 19
Cube: Meilong 3C
1. (26.73) Did the wrong Pseudoslot
2. 19.02 Okay solve
3. 16.83 PLL skip
4. 18.57 Good solve
5. (15.85) xxCross planned in inspection
6. 17.73 Great solve
7. 21.63 Meh solve
8. 19.76 Okay solve
9. 18.64 OLL skip
10. 19.63 Okay solve
11. 16.48 Did WV doing VHLS
12. 18.95 Good solve
18.64 Ao12

 

[hyn]

Goal: Sub-20
Generated By csTimer on 2022-01-28 (solving from 2022-01-28 08:55:03 to 2022-01-28 09:06:00)
avg of 12: 20.07

Time List:
1. 16.15 F U2 F2 D2 B U2 B' D2 F2 L2 D L' F U R B' U' L' R2 F @2022-01-28 08:55:03
2. 23.65 D B2 F2 U' B2 U L2 D' L2 U' F2 L D U' L2 R' B R2 U2 R2 @2022-01-28 08:56:59
3. 18.14 L B2 D' F' L B R B2 R U2 R2 F' R2 D2 L2 F R2 F2 U2 R2 @2022-01-28 08:57:57
4. 20.30 U B L2 U R2 B2 D' B2 L2 U' L2 U2 R2 B L' D' F2 R B' R' F' @2022-01-28 08:58:48
5. 23.24 R2 B U2 L U2 F2 R U2 R2 B2 R' D2 R2 F R' D U F2 L F2 @2022-01-28 08:59:46
6. (23.71) F2 L2 U' F2 U2 B2 F2 U L2 D R2 U2 L' U L2 R B U' L B U2 @2022-01-28 09:00:37
7. (14.25) U2 B L F2 L U2 R' L D F2 L2 F' L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 F' @2022-01-28 09:02:06
8. 19.21 L2 U' F2 U L2 U2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U L B2 R2 F' D L2 B U' L' @2022-01-28 09:02:46
9. 19.90 D2 B R2 U2 F L2 D2 B2 F R2 L' U' B F R' B L F2 D' U' @2022-01-28 09:03:30
10. 19.11 R B' L' B2 D2 R' F2 R2 U2 B2 L U' F' R' F D2 L' F' @2022-01-28 09:04:19
11. 19.39 L2 D2 U2 R2 U2 F U2 B' D2 U2 R2 B2 D' B U L U2 L2 B' U2 @2022-01-28 09:05:04
12. 21.57 B U' F2 L2 U F2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D2 U' F2 R' F D B2 L D' F D2 @2022-01-28 09:06:00

 

[Merp]

Goal: sub-30
Cube: Gan Air SM
Ao12: 30.36 (0/3)

Generated By csTimer on 2022-01-30
avg of 12: 30.36

Time List:
1. 32.34 F U2 F2 D2 B U2 B' D2 F2 L2 D L' F U R B' U' L' R2 F
2. 27.68 D B2 F2 U' B2 U L2 D' L2 U' F2 L D U' L2 R' B R2 U2 R2
3. (38.97) L B2 D' F' L B R B2 R U2 R2 F' R2 D2 L2 F R2 F2 U2 R2
4. 35.50 U B L2 U R2 B2 D' B2 L2 U' L2 U2 R2 B L' D' F2 R B' R' F'
5. 22.04 R2 B U2 L U2 F2 R U2 R2 B2 R' D2 R2 F R' D U F2 L F2
6. 32.82 F2 L2 U' F2 U2 B2 F2 U L2 D R2 U2 L' U L2 R B U' L B U2
7. 31.36 U2 B L F2 L U2 R' L D F2 L2 F' L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 F'
8. 29.61 L2 U' F2 U L2 U2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U L B2 R2 F' D L2 B U' L'
9. 25.55 D2 B R2 U2 F L2 D2 B2 F R2 L' U' B F R' B L F2 D' U'
10. 31.55 R B' L' B2 D2 R' F2 R2 U2 B2 L U' F' R' F D2 L' F'
11. (20.84) L2 D2 U2 R2 U2 F U2 B' D2 U2 R2 B2 D' B U L U2 L2 B' U2
12. 35.18 B U' F2 L2 U F2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D2 U' F2 R' F D B2 L D' F D2