Racing to sub-20

[pipkiksass]

Round 522
Method: CFOP
Cube: Valk 3
Average: 19.75

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2016-10-29
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 16.95
worst: 23.17

mean of 3
current: 19.75 (σ = 2.45)
best: 18.73 (σ = 1.69)

avg of 5
current: 20.92 (σ = 0.65)
best: 18.97 (σ = 1.37)

avg of 12
current: 19.75 (σ = 2.18)
best: 19.75 (σ = 2.18)

Average: 19.75 (σ = 2.18)
Mean: 19.80

Time List:
1. 18.79 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 D' B2 U2 B2 R2 U2 F' L' B F U F' L U2 R' F2 D'
2. 16.95 D' R2 L2 U' R2 U' B2 U' B2 R2 U' B' L B U2 R' F U' F R U'
3. 22.85 L2 D' L2 D2 B2 D2 F2 L2 U B2 L2 F L' U' L B' D L' U R' U'
4. 17.84 L2 B2 L2 U2 B2 U2 B2 U L2 D F2 R' B D R' D2 R' F2 R L2 U2
5. 22.51 R2 L2 D' L2 F2 R2 B2 L2 U B2 U' R D2 U' F' R B2 L' U F' R2 L2
6. 18.56 F2 D2 L2 B2 L2 D' R2 U' L2 D' L2 B' U B' L U' F U' B2 D2 B'
7. 17.12 U B2 D' B2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 U R' L2 F D L2 F R2 L U' F2 D2
8. 20.49 D' R2 D F2 U B2 U B2 R2 D B2 L' D' F D F' R L' B
9. 23.17 D' F2 U2 F2 D' R2 F2 R2 D' F2 D2 L' F' R' D U R F' D' R2 B' R2
10. 20.60 B2 U R2 D' R2 L2 U B2 F2 U' L' D2 B' D B' F L' F2 L B' U'
11. 21.67 U2 L2 D F2 R2 B2 U' B2 L2 F2 L' F2 D' R2 L B R L D2 B2 F' U'
12. 16.98 R2 B2 D' B2 F2 D' B2 U' B2 L2 B2 R' F2 L B D2 B' U2 L' B' U' L'

 

[muchacho]

Round 522
Method: Roux
Cube: Thunderclap v1

Average: 20.42

21.33, 22.03, 21.88, 20.22, (16.77), (26.44), 19.54, 17.03, 18.01, 18.43, 22.69, 23.08

It was sub-20 until the last 2

 

[hagner]

Generated By csTimer on 2016-10-29
avg of 12: 20.65

Time List:
1. 19.72
2. 16.72
3. (36.73) (messed up f perm would have been approx. 18.xy)
4. (15.88)
5. 18.74
6. 21.26
7. 26.29
8. 21.02
9. 18.06
10. 25.25
11. 18.80
12. 20.64

went extremely well!!!!! finally kinda very close !! happy happy!!

 

[pipkiksass]

It was sub-20 until the last 2

I find it best to resist the urge to look at my session average until I've finished. That and turning off the time display on your timer really help to stop you stressing and worrying about how you're doing.

 

[muchacho]

Yeah, I shouldn't have looked, I usually don't, it started so bad that I lost hope but when I got those 4 good solves I wondered if I could still make it and checked it. I'll try not to look next time.

 

[mafergut]

Round 522 (Alumni)
Cube: Qiyi Valk 3 stickerless
Method: CFOP Dual CN

Generated By csTimer on 2016-10-30
avg of 12: 19.38

Time List:
18.75, (21.33), 19.46, 17.31, 20.02, 19.58, 20.67, 20.68, 20.23, 17.51, 19.59, (15.70)

Quite bad average but sub-20 anyway so I should be happy that even when I am solving badly I can still get sub-20. But after the sub-18 I did 2 hours ago for the sub-15 race I can't help but feel a bit disappointed.

 

[DylanDawg924]

Round-522
Cube- Valk 3
AVERAGE: 21.47
1. 20.27
2. 20.38
3. 25.00
4. 20.62
5. 24.87
6. 22.36
7. 20.01
8. 19.07
9. (28.33)
10. (17.93)
11. 23.16
12. 18.94

 

[kbrune]

Round 522
Ave: 19.44!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

18.99, 18.62, 19.03, 18.97, 24.16, 17.58, 23.20, 18.11, 18.55, 17.94, 21.20, 19.82

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooo ooooooo! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd like to thank my brain for being on its best behaviour today and not dropping the ball. I'd like to thank my nerves for holding it together and only messing up 2 solves. And most of all I'd like to thank everyone in this thread who have put up with my childish complaining on every failed attempt to sub 20!

An easy set of crosses for me overall. But I've choked on these types of ao12 before. So I'm glad I was able to take advantage!

Party at my place tonight! Drinks on me!
Woo ooooooo!

 

[mafergut]

Ave: 19.44!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Party at my place tonight! Drinks on me!

Congrats Ken on graduating! I will drop by tonight and have a beer!

 

[earth2dan]

@kbrune Awesome! Nice job man. I'd take you up on that drink if I wasn't 3000km away

 

[kbrune]

@mafergut @earth2dan

Flights are on me as well. Lol

 

[Jason Green]

Round 522 - Alumni
CFOP - Yuexiao

I had a timer mess up on the sixth solve so just did it at the end.

Generated By csTimer on 2016-10-31
avg of 12: 19.74

Time List:
1. 19.10 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 D' B2 U2 B2 R2 U2 F' L' B F U F' L U2 R' F2 D'
2. 20.35 D' R2 L2 U' R2 U' B2 U' B2 R2 U' B' L B U2 R' F U' F R U'
3. 18.92 L2 D' L2 D2 B2 D2 F2 L2 U B2 L2 F L' U' L B' D L' U R' U'
4. 16.09 L2 B2 L2 U2 B2 U2 B2 U L2 D F2 R' B D R' D2 R' F2 R L2 U2
5. (23.28) R2 L2 D' L2 F2 R2 B2 L2 U B2 U' R D2 U' F' R B2 L' U F' R2 L2
6. 19.91 U B2 D' B2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 U R' L2 F D L2 F R2 L U' F2 D2
7. 21.00 D' R2 D F2 U B2 U B2 R2 D B2 L' D' F D F' R L' B
8. 19.85 D' F2 U2 F2 D' R2 F2 R2 D' F2 D2 L' F' R' D U R F' D' R2 B' R2
9. 22.01 B2 U R2 D' R2 L2 U B2 F2 U' L' D2 B' D B' F L' F2 L B' U'
10. 20.37 U2 L2 D F2 R2 B2 U' B2 L2 F2 L' F2 D' R2 L B R L D2 B2 F' U'
11. (15.94) R2 B2 D' B2 F2 D' B2 U' B2 L2 B2 R' F2 L B D2 B' U2 L' B' U' L'
12. 19.75 F2 D2 L2 B2 L2 D' R2 U' L2 D' L2 B' U B' L U' F U' B2 D2 B'

 

[Felix Nyman]

Round 522 - Alumni
CFOP
Valk 3

Ao12: 17.53
Times:
17.30
15.63
17.30
(19.96) messed up R-perm
18.80
17.60
17.54
17.77
(15.02)
16.99
19.34
17.06

pretty good average except that 19

 

[pipkiksass]

pretty good average except that 19

When I'm disappointed by 19s I'll be a happy bunny!

 

[CornerCutter]

CornerCutter
Round 522
Cube: Zhanchi
Method: CFOP

Ao12: 21.60

1. 21.23
2. 22.96
3. 22.08
4. 22.73
5. 21.29
6. 20.47
7. 23.42
8. 20.17
9. (19.27)
10. 20.56
11. 21.08
12. (26.36)

Thought I was going to do better. I was getting lots of sub-20's this week.

 

[earth2dan]

Round 522 Results

Big congrats to @kbrune for graduating this round! And an honourable mention for @muchacho for such a close call. Just one more for @pipkiksass!

Spoiler: Overall Standings

*Please note: If you have not participated in 10 rounds, and are NOT an alumni (green), your stats will be deleted next round. If you ARE an alumni, your stats will be hidden, but not deleted.

Round 523
Potential Closing Time - Nov 11th, 2016 || 12:01PM CST
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Scrambles for the 523rd round:

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

Good luck to everyone!

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[Oatch]

Round 523
Method: ZZ
Average of 12: 22.48

22.29, (25.85), 23.91, 21.81, 21.87, (19.15), 22.53, 19.67, 21.21, 22.94, 24.41, 24.14

Time to start the sub-20 journey. Could be here for a while.

 

[pipkiksass]

Round 523
Method: CFOP
Cube: Valk 3 (finally lubed and tensioned)
Average: 19.46 HOORAY!!!

I got a NL 13.82 while warming up, and rolling Ao50 was on 19.29, so I would've been VERY disappointed not to graduate. I'll be hanging around for a while, beacause I'm nowhere near ready for the jump to race to sub-15!

For any CFOPpers who are struggling with this milestone, I'd recommend focussing on cross. Really. And take part in the CFOP Substep Comp (which I happen to run).

I found (both times I've been on the cusp of sub-20) that I managed to get to just over 20 seconds by turning quickly, despite bad habits. When I looked at my solve splits, it turned out my F2L was OK (turning speed compensating for lack of lookahead), and my LL was good (despite mainly 2L OLL), but my cross was WAY behind where it should be. I shaved off over a second almost overnight by really practicing crosses, rather than starting a solve with a vague idea of where the cross edges would end up.

Spoiler: times

Generated By csTimer on 2016-11-8
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 16.21
worst: 21.89

mean of 3
current: 19.70 (σ = 0.78)
best: 18.18 (σ = 2.59)

avg of 5
current: 19.93 (σ = 0.50)
best: 18.78 (σ = 1.36)

avg of 12
current: 19.46 (σ = 1.43)
best: 19.46 (σ = 1.43)

Average: 19.46 (σ = 1.43)
Mean: 19.39

Time List:
1. 21.16 R2 B2 D2 R2 U B2 D' R2 D' L2 B' R U' R2 B' U B' L F' R2
2. 16.21 B2 D2 L2 U' B2 L2 D' L2 D' R2 U F L2 B' L D' R' D F2 D2 L U'
3. 21.11 F2 U2 R2 D' B2 D L2 U2 L2 D B R' B D F R F2 D B2 R'
4. 17.21 F2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 U' R2 L2 U2 R B F R F' R' L D' F' U
5. 19.51 D' B2 D' R2 L2 D2 L2 B2 D' B2 D' L B2 R' U F L2 B2 D L2 D2
6. 19.85 D L2 U' F2 U F2 R2 D B2 R2 D F' D R D2 L B U2 R2 F L
7. 16.97 U' R2 U2 R2 U F2 R2 L2 U' L2 D' R B2 U F' D B' F' D F' R'
8. 19.61 D2 U L2 U L2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D' R2 B R B' R B2 U2 L' D' F R2
9. 21.89 U R2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U2 R2 U' F2 U2 L' R2 U' B F L B2 D2 B R U2
10. 19.65 U' R2 U B2 U2 R2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U2 R' D' F2 L' B' D' U' L2 B2 R' U2
11. 18.95 D' B2 F2 U F2 L2 D' R2 D R2 F2 L' U2 B2 L D B' L2 F R2 D' U'
12. 20.50 U' L2 U R2 U2 F2 R2 B2 U B2 U' B L D2 R' L D' F U' B' R' D'

 

[kbrune]

Round 523 Alumni
Ave: 20.43

17.98, 22.32, 19.86, 18.24, 19.36, 23.72, 24.41, 18.90, 22.13, 17.07, 18.16, 23.61

B ahhh! ! Too many dumb mistakes. Mis-slotted a pair in 2 of the bad solves. And the last solve I forgot my cross solution as I was doing it. Lol

I was hoping to have my first Alum result be a sub 20 to keep the streak going. Let's hope I'm not the only Alum to never get sub 20 result ever again lol

 

[hagner]

Generated By csTimer on 2016-11-11
avg of 12: 23.20

Time List:
1. 28.88
2. 24.59
3. 20.80
4. 23.37
5. 23.24
6. 22.77
7. 20.35
8. (DNF(21.15)) M slice
9. 25.35
10. 21.64
11. (17.26)
12. 20.95

((((((((( nope no luck this week bad bad bad!!!