Race to sub X on a 2x2

[swburk]

Goal: sub-9
Cube: MGC
Method: Ortega

Time List:
1. 12.32 U2 F R2 F U R' U2 R2 U2
2. 10.42 U F2 U2 F' R2 U R U2 R2
3. 7.88 U2 R' U2 R' F' R U2 F2 R2
4. (5.65) R U' R2 F2 U' F' U F' R2
5. 10.50 U F2 R' F' R' U' R U' R'
6. 9.31 F2 R U' R' U F2 R2 U' F2
7. 8.31 F' R U R' F U' F' U R2
8. 10.06 U2 F' R F' U F' U F2 U R
9. 10.57 F' R2 F2 R2 F' R F2 U' R'
10. (15.24) R2 U' R U' F2 U' F' U2 R'
11. 8.32 U' F' U2 F' U F2 R' U' R
12. 6.12 R F2 U R' U2 F U F2 R

Average of 12: 9.38

Comments: Not sure if I'm too late for this round, but I'm gonna jump in anyway. Just finished learning all the Ortega algs.

 

[BenChristman1]

Sorry, I was pretty late this week. It's going to be a shorter round, it'll end on Sunday. I'll try to make sure I'm updating this every week, since school starts for me tomorrow.

Round 200 Results:
@cbxsn - Sub-2.5, Ao12: 2.38 (2/3)
@BenChristman1 - Sub-4.4, Ao12: 4.45 (0/3)
@SpeedCuberSUB30 - Sub-8, Ao12: 7.49 (1/3)
@swburk - Sub-9, Ao12: 9.38 (0/3)

Round 201 Scrambles:
1. R' F U2 F U' R2 U F U2 R2
2. R2 F' R' F R U' F2 U F'
3. U' R U2 F2 R U' R F' U'
4. F' R F2 U' R' U2 R F' U
5. U' R2 F2 U R F2 R F2 R2
6. R F' R F' U' F' U R2 F2 U2
7. R' U R F' R2 U R' F2 R2
8. U F U R2 U' R F U' F2
9. F U F R U2 R2 U' F R
10. F' R2 U' F U2 R' U R2 U
11. F' U2 R U2 R U' R2 U F' R2
12. F2 U' F R2 F' R' F' U' F'

Round 201 ends on September 13, 2020!

 

[White KB]

Race to sub 7

Generated By csTimer on 2020-09-09
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 4.70
worst: 12.61

mean of 3
current: 7.44 (σ = 0.34)
best: 5.82 (σ = 1.41)

avg of 5
current: 6.76 (σ = 0.88)
best: 6.54 (σ = 1.06)

avg of 12
current: 7.25 (σ = 1.47)
best: 7.25 (σ = 1.47)

Average: 7.25 (σ = 1.47)
Mean: 7.48

Time List:
1. 7.41 R' F U2 F U' R2 U F U2 R2
2. 4.70 R2 F' R' F R U' F2 U F'
3. 5.36 U' R U2 F2 R U' R F' U'
4. 9.58 F' R F2 U' R' U2 R F' U
5. 6.84 U' R2 F2 U R F2 R F2 R2
6. 9.51 R F' R F' U' F' U R2 F2 U2
7. 12.61 R' U R F' R2 U R' F2 R2
8. 5.67 U F U R2 U' R F U' F2
9. 5.75 F U F R U2 R2 U' F R
10. 7.81 F' R2 U' F U2 R' U R2 U
11. 7.14 F' U2 R U2 R U' R2 U F' R2
12. 7.38 F2 U' F R2 F' R' F' U' F'

YOSS
I did not expect to be that good this time
wow

 

[SpeedCuberSUB30]

Race to Sub-8

Average of 12: 6.968
Cube: Qiyi Qidi
Method: Ortega
Comments: I haven't practiced since last time I posted times.. so could've been better
Generated By csTimer on 2020-09-10
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 4.954
worst: 8.077

mean of 3
current: 7.333 (σ = 0.56)
best: 5.880 (σ = 0.91)

avg of 5
current: 6.677 (σ = 0.72)
best: 6.226 (σ = 0.74)

avg of 12
current: 6.968 (σ = 0.74)
best: 6.968 (σ = 0.74)

Average: 6.968 (σ = 0.74)
Mean: 6.893

Time List:
1. 7.530
2. 7.569
3. 6.496
4. 8.077
5. 5.690
6. 7.067
7. 7.412
8. 5.920
9. 4.954
10. 6.767
11. 7.888
12. 7.343

 

[BenChristman1]

Goal: Sub-4.4
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: Ortega, with a couple CLLs

1. 5.546
2. 5.185
3. 4.187
4. (5.750)
5. 3.382
6. 4.654
7. 4.233
8. 4.171
9. 3.756
10. 4.332
11. 4.473
12. (3.019)
Average: 4.39 (1/3)

 

[cbxsn]

Goal: Sub-2.5
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: EG

Ao12: 2.52

1. 4.00 (R' F U2 F U' R2 U F U2 R2)
2. (1.61) (R2 F' R' F R U' F2 U F')
3. 1.62 (U' R U2 F2 R U' R F' U')
4. 3.08 (F' R F2 U' R' U2 R F' U)
5. 1.95 (U' R2 F2 U R F2 R F2 R2)
6. 2.93 (R F' R F' U' F' U R2 F2 U2)
7. 2.55 (R' U R F' R2 U R' F2 R2)
8. 1.75 (U F U R2 U' R F U' F2)
9. (17.56) (F U F R U2 R2 U' F R)
10. 2.37 (F' R2 U' F U2 R' U R2 U)
11. 1.91 (F' U2 R U2 R U' R2 U F' R2)
12. 3.03 (F2 U' F R2 F' R' F' U' F')

 

[swburk]

Goal: sub-9
Cube: Tengyun
Method: Ortega

Time List:
1. 10.92 R' F U2 F U' R2 U F U2 R2
2. 9.74 R2 F' R' F R U' F2 U F'
3. 7.71 U' R U2 F2 R U' R F' U'
4. (15.01) F' R F2 U' R' U2 R F' U
5. 8.16 U' R2 F2 U R F2 R F2 R2
6. 9.81 R F' R F' U' F' U R2 F2 U2
7. 7.80 R' U R F' R2 U R' F2 R2
8. 7.54 U F U R2 U' R F U' F2
9. (6.07) F U F R U2 R2 U' F R
10. 7.36 F' R2 U' F U2 R' U R2 U
11. 8.14 F' U2 R U2 R U' R2 U F' R2
12. 9.48 F2 U' F R2 F' R' F' U' F'

Average of 12: 8.67 (1/3)

Comments: Broke my MGC this week and replaced it with a Tengyun. I'm not sure if it's responsible for my better times, but this cube feels so much better.

 

[White KB]

Race to sub 7

Generated By csTimer on 2020-09-09
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 4.70
worst: 12.61

mean of 3
current: 7.44 (σ = 0.34)
best: 5.82 (σ = 1.41)

avg of 5
current: 6.76 (σ = 0.88)
best: 6.54 (σ = 1.06)

avg of 12
current: 7.25 (σ = 1.47)
best: 7.25 (σ = 1.47)

Average: 7.25 (σ = 1.47)
Mean: 7.48

Time List:
1. 7.41 R' F U2 F U' R2 U F U2 R2
2. 4.70 R2 F' R' F R U' F2 U F'
3. 5.36 U' R U2 F2 R U' R F' U'
4. 9.58 F' R F2 U' R' U2 R F' U
5. 6.84 U' R2 F2 U R F2 R F2 R2
6. 9.51 R F' R F' U' F' U R2 F2 U2
7. 12.61 R' U R F' R2 U R' F2 R2
8. 5.67 U F U R2 U' R F U' F2
9. 5.75 F U F R U2 R2 U' F R
10. 7.81 F' R2 U' F U2 R' U R2 U
11. 7.14 F' U2 R U2 R U' R2 U F' R2
12. 7.38 F2 U' F R2 F' R' F' U' F'

YOSS
I did not expect to be that good this time
wow

Forgot to say:
Cube - Valk 2 M
Method - Transitioning between Ortega and CLL

 

[BenChristman1]

Darn, late again, but thanks for all the competitors this week! (2 weeks, but who's counting? )

Round 201 Results:
@cbxsn - Sub-2.5, Ao12: 2.52 (0/3)
@BenChristman1 - Sub-4.4, Ao12: 4.39 (1/3)
@White KB - Sub-7, Ao12: 7.25 (0/3)
@SpeedCuberSUB30 - Sub-8, Ao12: 6.97 (2/3)
@swburk - Sub-9, Ao12: 8.67 (1/3)

Round 202 Scrambles:
1. F U2 R' U R' U2 F U2 F' R'
2. U2 R2 U R2 U' R F' R' U'
3. R' F' U2 F2 U' R' F R F'
4. U2 F2 R2 U R' U F' R' U'
5. U' F2 R U' F' R' U' F R2
6. F2 U R' U' R U' F2 R U' F2
7. U F2 R2 F U F2 R2 F' U'
8. U2 R' F2 R U2 R2 F' U' F'
9. R U' R2 U F2 U R2 F R'
10. F' R' U2 R F2 U F' U R
11. F R2 F R U2 R2 U2 F2 R'
12. U2 F' U' R F2 U' F U F'

Round 202 ends on Sunday, September 27, 2020!

 

[BenChristman1]

Goal: Sub-4.4
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: Ortega with a couple CLLs

1. 5.047
2. 3.689
3. 3.320
4. 4.371
5. 5.204
6. (8.842) (+4, U2 off and didn't fully release the cube)
7. 4.388
8. 4.612
9. 4.081
10. (3.140)
11. 4.622
12. 4.004
Average: 4.334 (2/3)

 

[cbxsn]

Goal: Sub-2.5
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: EG

Ao12: 2.31

1. 3.36 (F U2 R' U R' U2 F U2 F' R')
2. (1.50) (U2 R2 U R2 U' R F' R' U')
3. 2.30 (R' F' U2 F2 U' R' F R F')
4. 2.54 (U2 F2 R2 U R' U F' R' U')
5. 2.41 (U' F2 R U' F' R' U' F R2)
6. 2.57 (F2 U R' U' R U' F2 R U' F2)
7. 2.18 (U F2 R2 F U F2 R2 F' U')
8. 2.42 (U2 R' F2 R U2 R2 F' U' F')
9. 1.72 (R U' R2 U F2 U R2 F R')
10. (3.58) (F' R' U2 R F2 U F' U R)
11. 1.69 (F R2 F R U2 R2 U2 F2 R')
12. 1.88 (U2 F' U' R F2 U' F U F')

 

[swburk]

Goal: sub-9
Cube: Tengyun
Method: Ortega

Time List:
1. 12.74 F U2 R' U R' U2 F U2 F' R'
2. 10.15 U2 R2 U R2 U' R F' R' U'
3. 10.42 R' F' U2 F2 U' R' F R F'
4. 8.13 U2 F2 R2 U R' U F' R' U'
5. 7.60 U' F2 R U' F' R' U' F R2
6. (13.33) F2 U R' U' R U' F2 R U' F2
7. 7.86 U F2 R2 F U F2 R2 F' U'
8. 8.00 U2 R' F2 R U2 R2 F' U' F'
9. 7.34 R U' R2 U F2 U R2 F R'
10. 8.02 F' R' U2 R F2 U F' U R
11. 7.15 F R2 F R U2 R2 U2 F2 R'
12. (6.77) U2 F' U' R F2 U' F U F'

Average of 12: 8.74 (2/3)

Comments: A few bad solves in there, but I finished out strong. I've started looking for where the bottom bar will be in inspection.

 

[White KB]

Race to sub-7
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: Mostly CLL (All AS, H, S, T, & U cases)

Ao12: 7.61 (1/3)
9.14, 6.15, 12.04, 13.37, 5.14, 12.74, 5.31, 6.54, 5.03, 5.59, 6.64, 6.79
Recognition was really slow, so I'll need to improve on that over the next week.

 

[BenChristman1]

Round 202 Results:
@cbxsn - Sub-2.5, Ao12: 2.31 (1/3)
@BenChristman1 - Sub-4.4, Ao12: 4.33 (2/3)
@White KB - Sub-7, Ao12: 7.61 (0/3)
@swburk - Sub-9, Ao12: 8.74 (2/3)

Round 203 Scrambles:
1. R' F R U2 R' U2 R F' U2
2. R2 U' R F R F2 R F R'
3. R' F' R2 U' R U2 R2 F' U2
4. F' U' F2 U' F2 R' F' R2 F'
5. R' F' R U2 F U' F' R2 U'
6. U2 R' U2 R U2 F2 R2 F' R2
7. U R' F R' F2 R U F2 R2 F'
8. U' F2 R' F U F' R2 U2 R2
9. R F' R F' R2 U F' R' U'
10. F R F R2 U F2 U R' U2 R'
11. U' R F R2 F R' F R' F'
12. F2 U' F R2 F' R' F2 R2 F' R'

Round 203 ends on Sunday, October 4, 2020!

 

[BenChristman1]

Goal: Sub-4.4
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: Ortega with a couple CLLs

Times:
1. (2.761)
2. (5.752)
3. 4.256
4. 4.152
5. 4.987
6. 4.184
7. 4.477
8. 5.557
9. 4.081
10. 3.853
11. 4.851
12. 4.532
Average: 4.493 (0/3)

 

[swburk]

Goal: sub-9
Cube: Tengyun
Method: Ortega

Time List:
1. 12.51 R' F R U2 R' U2 R F' U2
2. 12.66 R2 U' R F R F2 R F R'
3. 7.74 R' F' R2 U' R U2 R2 F' U2
4. 7.81 F' U' F2 U' F2 R' F' R2 F'
5. (24.49) R' F' R U2 F U' F' R2 U'
6. 12.55 U2 R' U2 R U2 F2 R2 F' R2
7. 10.18 U R' F R' F2 R U F2 R2 F'
8. 6.46 U' F2 R' F U F' R2 U2 R2
9. (6.35) R F' R F' R2 U F' R' U'
10. 6.44 F R F R2 U F2 U R' U2 R'
11. 7.93 U' R F R2 F R' F R' F'
12. 11.05 F2 U' F R2 F' R' F2 R2 F' R'

Average of 12: 9.53

Comments: That 24.49 killed me; I messed up the Y perm at the end and pretty much had to start over. I thought the string of 6s at the end might save me though.

 

[cbxsn]

Goal: Sub-2.5
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: Ortega with a couple CLLs

Ao12: 2.31

1. 3.03 (R' F R U2 R' U2 R F' U2)
2. 3.03 (R2 U' R F R F2 R F R')
3. (1.74) (R' F' R2 U' R U2 R2 F' U2)
4. 2.60 (F' U' F2 U' F2 R' F' R2 F')
5. 1.86 (R' F' R U2 F U' F' R2 U')
6. 1.80 (U2 R' U2 R U2 F2 R2 F' R2)
7. 1.93 (U R' F R' F2 R U F2 R2 F')
8. 2.95 (U' F2 R' F U F' R2 U2 R2)
9. 2.02 (R F' R F' R2 U F' R' U')
10. 1.76 (F R F R2 U F2 U R' U2 R')
11. 2.08 (U' R F R2 F R' F R' F')
12. (3.70) (F2 U' F R2 F' R' F2 R2 F' R') (although this one was a 2 move layer I mega messed up the alg...)

 

[SpeedCuberSUB30]

Goal: Sub-8 (3/3)
Cube: Qiyi Qidi S
Method: Ortega

avg of 12: 6.09

Time List:
1. 6.10 (R' F R U2 R' U2 R F' U2)
2. 3.29 (R2 U' R F R F2 R F R')
3. 6.66 (R' F' R2 U' R U2 R2 F' U2)
4. 6.23 (F' U' F2 U' F2 R' F' R2 F')
5. 6.47 (R' F' R U2 F U' F' R2 U')
6. 8.50 (U2 R' U2 R U2 F2 R2 F' R2)
7. 6.23 (U R' F R' F2 R U F2 R2 F')
8. 5.77 (U' F2 R' F U F' R2 U2 R2)
9. 5.49 (R F' R F' R2 U F' R' U')
10. 6.86 (F R F R2 U F2 U R' U2 R')
11. 6.18 (U' R F R2 F R' F R' F')
12. 4.86 (F2 U' F R2 F' R' F2 R2 F' R'

Sorry had exams so couldn't participate in past 1-2 weeks.

 

[BenChristman1]

Round 203 Results:
@cbxsn - Sub-2.5, Ao12: 2.31 (2/3)
@BenChristman1 - Sub-4.4, Ao12: 4.49 (0/3)
@swburk - Sub-9, Ao12: 9.53 (0/3)

Graduates:
@SpeedCuberSUB30 - Sub-8, Ao12: 6.09 (3/3)
Congrats! Time to pick a new goal!

Did not compete:
@White KB - Sub-7 (0/3)

Round 204 Scrambles:
1. F2 U2 F' R' U F2 R' U' R
2. F2 R U R2 F' U2 F R2 U2
3. F R2 F2 U2 F' R U2 R2 U'
4. F' U' R U2 F R' F2 R2 U'
5. U2 F R' F U F' R F R2
6. F2 R F U' R2 U2 R' F' R2
7. R2 F2 R U F2 U F' U F2
8. R F2 R U' F2 U2 R' F' R' U
9. F U' F R2 F' R' F U' F2
10. R' F' R U' R U2 R U' R
11. R F U R2 U' R2 F U' F2
12. U F' R2 U2 R2 U' F' R U2

Round 204 ends on Sunday, October 11, 2020!

 

[BenChristman1]

Goal: Sub-4.4
Cube: Valk 2 M
Method: Ortega with a couple CLLs

Times:
1. 5.170
2. 4.796
3. (3.827)
4. 4.026
5. 4.336
6. 3.967
7. 5.348
8. (5.851)
9. 4.676
10. 4.912
11. 4.285
12. 3.851
Average: 4.533 (0/3)