Uncommon Method Competition | Payout and an Apology

[Cuberstache]

I also wouldn't mind not getting a prize; pushing the method is reward enough. No pressure, Silky.

Although I do like the idea of a prize for first sub-8 ao12 with Mehta...

 

[efattah]

Silky and I we co-organizers and he had to leave the community for a while. I too am extremely busy with work stuff, but if someone can compile the top 5 (Ao12 only) considering all submissions in the same category, I can pay out the prizes.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Silky and I we co-organizers and he had to leave the community for a while. I too am extremely busy with work stuff, but if someone can compile the top 5 (Ao12 only) considering all submissions in the same category, I can pay out the prizes.

ok, no problem

1. filipe teixeira
2. filipe teixeira
3. filipe teixeira
4. filipe teixeira
5. filipe teixeira

 

[LukasCubes]

if there is a big cube version of this (4x4 or 5x5) I will use 4CF and 5CF for this comp

 

[Cuberstache]

Silky and I we co-organizers and he had to leave the community for a while. I too am extremely busy with work stuff, but if someone can compile the top 5 (Ao12 only) considering all submissions in the same category, I can pay out the prizes.

Here is my submission!

Sumbmission #2 (2-15-20)

Spoiler: Video

Spoiler: Times & Scrambles

1. 27.30 R2 B' D' L F U2 D2 L U' D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F' L2 U2 B D2 L2
2. (23.60) B R' B2 R2 U2 F' D2 F U2 R2 D' L' R F' U L R' B
3. 26.04 D' F B R U D' R D2 F R2 L2 D2 B' U2 B L2 B' L2 D2 R B2
4. (41.68) D R2 U2 B2 U L2 R2 B2 D L2 R2 U R' D2 R' D2 B L' R B' D
5. 29.20 U R2 F2 L' B' D F L' U R2 U' F2 L2 U2 B2 U' B2 U R2 U2
Average: 27.51

Scrambles in description

Preliminary submission, Mehta 10.94 avg5, 11.79 avg12

mehta 11.79avg12 10.94avg5.mp4

drive.google.com

Sorry it's mirrored. Hopefully I can get better.

Average of 12: 11.794
1. 11.459 B2 R2 D U L2 U B2 F2 L2 B2 R2 B D2 L U R' U L' U' L U2
2. 11.570 D2 L F B L' B2 L U R F B2 L U2 F2 D2 F2 R' U2 D2 R2 B2
3. 9.800 F L2 F2 U2 F U2 R2 B R2 F' L2 D B U2 L2 R2 U2 F2 R' D' B2
4. (9.134) D L2 F2 D2 U2 L2 U F2 U' B2 U L' D L' R B R U2 R D' L2
5. (16.992) D2 B' L2 F' U2 B U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 R F U2 B' R D' F U' F2
6. 16.138 B2 D' L2 U' L2 B2 U2 L2 R2 F2 U2 R F' R' U B' R F' U' L2 U2
7. 12.098 U F2 R2 U L2 R2 D B2 D2 R2 U B' R F2 L' D2 B' L U' R U2
8. 9.778 R' U' B2 D' L' D' R2 B L U2 B2 D F2 B2 L2 U B2 L2 D2
9. 9.317 B2 U' F2 U2 B2 D' L2 U' B2 U' B2 R' F D2 B R D' F' R
10. 12.763 B D2 L2 F' R2 F2 L2 F' D2 U R' U2 F2 D R U2 L2
11. 14.428 U2 L2 D R2 F2 L2 B2 D' L2 U' R' B' F L F2 R' B2 D2 R'
12. 10.584 B2 L2 U B2 L2 U L2 U2 R2 D U2 L' U L2 D2 U F' L' D B U

Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-02-14 (solving from 2021-02-13 19:20:13 to 2021-02-13 19:31:06)
avg of 5: 30.797

Time List:
1. 26.344 U F' R2 U2 L2 R2 D R2 B2 D2 B F2 U' L B' F U' @2021-02-13 19:20:13
2. 27.077 R F' U' F2 L2 U L2 F2 L2 B2 D' L2 U' L D' U2 R' F L B2 @2021-02-13 19:22:47
3. (24.053) U R L2 F' R2 F2 D2 R2 D2 R2 F D2 F' L2 D' L' U' B' R' U' L' @2021-02-13 19:26:23
4. (DNF(43.458)) U2 L' D2 U B2 D' R2 U L2 U' B2 R2 B2 L2 B F2 D F U' F2 L2 @2021-02-13 19:29:04
5. 38.970 F2 R' U2 L' F2 L2 R' D2 R' D2 F2 D F' D2 F2 D R D' F' D2 @2021-02-13 19:31:06

Here is a link to the video. I'm using the Mehta method.

14.39 ao12, 12.29 ao5 in the first 5 solves

1. 11.88 U B L2 F2 R2 U R' B' U R2 D2 R2 D' B2 D' L2 D' B2 R @2021-02-15 15:13:53
2. 17.05 R B2 D2 B U2 R D2 L' B' F2 R2 U' L2 D' L2 B2 U' D2 F2 R2 L2 @2021-02-15 15:14:26
3. 12.54 R' L2 B' D R' L B' D2 F B2 U2 F2 B2 R2 U B2 D R2 D' F2 @2021-02-15 15:15:00
4. 12.44 F R' B' U' F2 L' D' F U' B2 R U2 D2 F2 R L F2 U2 R U2 F2 @2021-02-15 15:15:45
5. (11.46) U D2 L2 D2 B' U2 B2 D2 F' U2 R2 F R B' U' F' L F2 D2 R' U' @2021-02-15 15:16:16
6. 13.75 R D F2 D2 R D2 B2 R2 U2 F2 R2 D2 R2 D F D' R2 B U2 L' @2021-02-15 15:16:54
7. 12.78 B D L' B2 U R' U R' U2 L2 U2 F2 B' L2 F R2 D2 B U2 L2 @2021-02-15 15:17:48
8. (DNF(15.32)) D' L' D' B2 R D F' U2 B2 R2 U2 R L2 U2 R U' B2 @2021-02-15 15:18:18
9. 14.48 D F' L' D' B' R' D L' U R2 D2 L D2 F2 B2 L2 U2 F2 R U2 L @2021-02-15 15:20:15
10. 16.29 F U2 F' R' D' R' U B' U2 L' U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 U2 L' B2 U2 B @2021-02-15 15:20:56
11. 16.25 R2 D2 L' B2 F2 U2 R F2 L2 R D2 R2 B R' F' D B2 L' U' F' @2021-02-15 15:21:31
12. 16.43 F2 L U2 B2 U' F L' F2 R D' B2 L2 U' F2 U L2 F2 D' B2 D' L2 @2021-02-15 15:22:20

So, I was not able to practice or learn as much as I wanted to by this point because of school and work, but here's a decent Tripod average with algs I learned specifically for Tripod. I actually had forgotten some of the algs I had learned since I hadn't done anything with Tripod until yesterday when I recorded, in around 2 weeks. Hopefully I can learn a bit more and get a better average in before the week is up.
The times are in the description of the vid

Well, despite several tries, I never matched the off-cam 13.50 Ao12 and 12.02 Ao5, so the best I got on cam:


Ao5 13.39

Generated By csTimer on 2021-02-28
avg of 5: 13.39

Time List:
1. (16.16) B2 U R U B D F' B R B2 R2 L' F2 R B2 U2 B2 D2 R U
2. 13.85 U L2 F2 U L2 U2 R2 D' F2 U L2 U2 R B R' D F2 L' R2 U F2
3. 13.79 F R D' F2 R L2 B2 L' B R2 U2 B2 R U2 R D2 R U2 R2
4. (10.63) R' L2 B D2 U2 F D2 R2 B' F' D2 F2 U' B' L B F' L2 U' R2
5. 12.54 L U2 B' R B' D' F L2 U2 F2 L2 B2 R2 U' B2 U2 D' L2 F2 L'



Ao12 14.25

Generated By csTimer on 2021-02-28
avg of 12: 14.25

Time List:
1. 13.45 U2 R' D' F2 D' L' B D' R2 B L2 U L2 D2 F2 R2 U B2 R2 D2 R2
2. 14.08 F U' R2 F' R2 U L2 B2 R L2 D2 B' R2 B2 D2 B' R2 U2 B'
3. 14.29 F' U2 L2 F L2 D2 F2 L2 U2 F U2 R B' L' U' R B' D B2 R' U2
4. 14.49 R L B2 D' F' L D2 L R2 F2 U R2 U2 D' L2 D B2 U2 B'
5. 16.54 B D2 L2 D2 F' R2 F U2 B2 L2 F2 U B' F2 D2 U R2 B L' U'
6. 13.87 R L2 B L2 B' F2 R2 B' F2 D2 U2 L' U L F D' F2 D U'
7. 13.38 F L' U2 B' L2 F' U2 F D2 B2 R2 F' D' B U2 L U' B F' R'
8. 14.83 B2 U2 R U2 F2 D2 R D2 U2 R' D2 R2 F' R' D F2 L' B2 F D'
9. 13.42 R2 F' L2 U' B' R' F' R' L2 F2 R2 U2 R2 U B2 D' R2 F2 R2 U L'
10. (16.73) U F2 U2 L' B2 R' F2 R' F2 L2 B2 R D2 F R B2 L2 F' L R' D
11. 14.19 B2 D' B2 R2 B2 R2 D' R2 U2 L2 B2 U' B' U2 L' F2 L2 D' L' U'
12. (13.18) D B' D' R2 F2 L2 F2 D2 U2 R2 D' F D' L' R2 F2 L' U2

Screw it, let's win the other category too

ZBroux:

Average of 12: 10.189
1. 9.964 L2 D L2 D' R2 D' F2 L2 R2 F2 L' F U' F' R F R2 F D' U'
2. 11.336 B2 L F2 U2 R' U2 L' R' D2 U2 R2 F R D B' D' U' F2 D' L'
3. 10.655 F2 D2 F' L2 R2 B' R2 F2 U2 L2 U2 L D U2 L D B2 D B2 U' F'
4. 10.259 D R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 U' L2 D' L2 D2 L F R D B L2 B2 F2 U2 L'
5. 9.271 D B' L U D R U F2 R2 F' L2 F2 D' R2 L2 D L2 U L2 F2 D2
6. 8.916 L2 B2 D F2 R' L B U D2 R2 F D2 B R2 F R2 B2 L2 F2
7. 10.639 D L2 F2 U L2 D' B2 L2 U' F2 U L' B2 R D2 F' U L' D' F D
8. (13.988) F U R D' R' D' F2 R' L' F' U' R2 U' B2 U' B2 D' L2 U2 L2 U
9. 12.041 F2 L' U R U R2 U B2 U' L2 D2 F L2 F2 R2 D2 B2 U2 F2 L2
10. (7.704) F2 L2 D2 B U2 B2 D2 U2 B' D2 L' D2 U B F2 R U2 F' L' R2
11. 8.363 F D2 R F2 D' R2 F L' D' R' B2 U R2 U2 B2 U' R2 D' L2 B2
12. 10.450 D' L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 R2 F2 R2 U L F D2 B R2 D' B F U
Bolded 10.056 avg5

Here's everyone's submissions. The video for DNF Cuber's submission seems to be down, but hopefully that can be straightened out.

 

[Silky]

Here's everyone's submissions. The video for DNF Cuber's submission seems to be down, but hopefully that can be straightened out.

Hi, All! I'll keep this short and to the point.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Uncommon Method competition. Ya'll are amazing and wonderful and I appreciate all of your hard work, your dedication to the community, and to furthering the exploration of unique and uncommon methods!! I've sent payouts to all who have participated in the comp. To keep it simple I just sent 25$ gift certificates to all of our competitors. If anyone has question/concerns feel free to DM me.

It's been about a year since I set out to hold this competition and I want to take full accountability for my failure to follow through on my promises. My failure to payout the promised awards was completely unacceptable on my part and I can't apologize enough to you all, you deserve better. To make sure that this doesn't happen again, all future Uncommon Method Comps will have all funding secured before the start of the comp. Along with this all, organization of such comps will be delegated to other, more responsible/better equipped, community members. I will also make sure to maintain complete transparency in future events to assure this never happens again.

If there is absolutely anything I can do further to help atone for the mistakes I've made please let me know. I'll do the best I can to make things right.

I wish everyone well. Cheers and happy New Year.

 

[OreKehStrah]

Hi, All! I'll keep this short and to the point.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Uncommon Method competition. Ya'll are amazing and wonderful and I appreciate all of your hard work, your dedication to the community, and to furthering the exploration of unique and uncommon methods!! I've sent payouts to all who have participated in the comp. To keep it simple I just sent 25$ gift certificates to all of our competitors. If anyone has question/concerns feel free to DM me.

It's been about a year since I set out to hold this competition and I want to take full accountability for my failure to follow through on my promises. My failure to payout the promised awards was completely unacceptable on my part and I can't apologize enough to you all, you deserve better. To make sure that this doesn't happen again, all future Uncommon Method Comps will have all funding secured before the start of the comp. Along with this all, organization of such comps will be delegated to other, more responsible/better equipped, community members. I will also make sure to maintain complete transparency in future events to assure this never happens again.

If there is absolutely anything I can do further to help atone for the mistakes I've made please let me know. I'll do the best I can to make things right.

I wish everyone well. Cheers and happy New Year.

I think it goes for most people who participated but it was never about the prizes. It was just to have fun and play with a different method.

 

[Silky]

I think it goes for most people who participated but it was never about the prizes. It was just to have fun and play with a different method.

I should still be held accountable which I hope that I'm doing. Probably should get served a ban for like lying and stuff. Glad ya'll had a good time tho! Hope we can get another comp going

 

[OreKehStrah]

I should still be held accountable which I hope that I'm doing. Probably should get served a ban for like lying and stuff. Glad ya'll had a good time tho! Hope we can get another comp going

I don't think a ban is needed. I, and most people, didn't hold it against you and you are holding yourself accountable, so I think you're fine : )

 

[Athefre]

I didn't know whether you would hold another competition. I've been planning a new event called Method March where the community uses a new method for the month and talks about their progress and feelings on the method. Pretty much the same as the Uncommon Method Competition, except without the competition aspect. Because some people know certain alg sets and have practiced with several methods or a method very similar to one that they chose for the competition, giving them an advantage over everyone else.

However, I'm not sure if it would make sense to have Method March. Two very similar events. Let me know if you want to work together in some way because we definitely need an event to get everyone to try out different methods. To see that other methods can be just as good or possibly even better than what is popular right now.