The Battle of Wits and Whims (COMPLETE!)

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I now have one competitor's final result, and I will release the final scores as soon as I receive the other one!

this is so hype

 

[bldcuber314]

Yo sorry guys I'm just kinda busy with exams and stuff, I should be able to do this tomorrow or day after

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

Yo sorry guys I'm just kinda busy with exams and stuff, I should be able to do this tomorrow or day after

Yes, definitely focus on exams haha. No worries at all.

 

[bldcuber314]

Any updates btw

 

[bldcuber314]

When are results coming

 

[AJT17]

When are results coming

I submitted my results, so if you've also done the same, then we're just waiting on @Clock_Enthusiast to finish the rest.

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

Hello everyone,

I’d like to sincerely apologize for my absence and for failing to provide an update on The Battle of Witts and Whims’s final round. I have been logged off from speedsolving.com throughout a rather chaotic transitionary chapter in my life, as this round coincided with moving, finalizing projects at my last job, working on manuscripts for papers, and preparing to start my PhD. However, this isn’t an excuse for the lack of updates; it’s just an explanation for my long absence. I know that multiple people, especially our finalists, have been awaiting results for this round, and I guarantee that results will be posted today, as I’ve already calculated them and prepared a concluding post.

Again, I’m very sorry for such an unprecedented hiatus. I’m very grateful for your patience, and in addition to these results, I will resume preparation for the second competition of this series, The Battle of Witts and Whims II!

Yours truly,
Clock_Enthusiast

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

FINAL RESULTS​

Hello everyone,

The time has officially come to announce the long-overdue winner of The Battle of Wits and Whims! Thank you all for your patience during my long hiatus from running this competition, and I’m thrilled that we saw this through to the end.

All competitors worked through a series of complex challenges throughout every round with fortitude and grace, but in the end, there can only be one champion. I am very pleased to announce that our champion is….

Spoiler: Winner!

@AJT17 !!!

Congratulations on emerging victorious among this group of talented cubers. I’d also like to recognize the other podiuming competitors:

Spoiler: 2nd place

@bldcuber314 !!!

Third place (from semifinals): @Abram-Grimsley

At some point, I’d like to make custom certificates for all three of you. You can even put this on your CV (probably not actually)!


Thank you very much for all of your time, and for making this competition so enjoyable to host. I’ll be hosting another competition in this style, The Battle of Wits and Whims II! So please feel free to register for that competition as well while spots are available.


Breakdown of final results:

Spoiler: AJT17

Target time: 3:37.71

Relay result: 3:30.02

Percent away from target: 3.54% below target

Spoiler: bldcuber314

Target time: 4:03.27

Relay result: 5:25.07 - 45 seconds (two puzzles OH) = 4:40.27 – 9 seconds BLD inspection (fitting this in was more complex, so I agreed to subtract this time from @bldsolver314’s self-reported memo performed during the relay itself) = 4:31.07

Percent off from target: 10.26% above target

 

[bldcuber314]

Congrats @AJT17 !

 

[AJT17]

Congrats @AJT17 !

Thank you! Congrats on second place!

This was a super fun competition, and I'm really happy that I was able to come back and win it after getting eliminated early on. Thanks for hosting this, @Clock_Enthusiast, and I look forward to competing in the second competition!

 

[Abram Grimsley]

FINAL RESULTS​

Hello everyone,

The time has officially come to announce the long-overdue winner of The Battle of Wits and Whims! Thank you all for your patience during my long hiatus from running this competition, and I’m thrilled that we saw this through to the end.

All competitors worked through a series of complex challenges throughout every round with fortitude and grace, but in the end, there can only be one champion. I am very pleased to announce that our champion is….

Spoiler: Winner!

@AJT17 !!!

Congratulations on emerging victorious among this group of talented cubers. I’d also like to recognize the other podiuming competitors:

Spoiler: 2nd place

@bldcuber314 !!!

Third place (from semifinals): @Abram-Grimsley

At some point, I’d like to make custom certificates for all three of you. You can even put this on your CV (probably not actually)!


Thank you very much for all of your time, and for making this competition so enjoyable to host. I’ll be hosting another competition in this style, The Battle of Wits and Whims II! So please feel free to register for that competition as well while spots are available.


Breakdown of final results:

Spoiler: AJT17

Target time: 3:37.71

Relay result: 3:30.02

Percent away from target: 3.54% below target

Spoiler: bldcuber314

Target time: 4:03.27

Relay result: 5:25.07 - 45 seconds (two puzzles OH) = 4:40.27 – 9 seconds BLD inspection (fitting this in was more complex, so I agreed to subtract this time from @bldsolver314’s self-reported memo performed during the relay itself) = 4:31.07

Percent off from target: 10.26% above target

Congrats @AJT17 for winning first place and @bldcuber314 for winning second!!! I can't believe I got third (I barely remembered this. lol!) I can't wait for the second competition to start! Thank you @Clock_Enthusiast for hosting!!!