Week in Review - Week 13 2023 (Mar 31st - Apr 6th)

SloMo Cubing

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Hello and welcome back to Week in Review! I hope you've had a nice Easter :)

Here is a weekly update on notable results from the 49 competitions in Week 13, matching the record broken by the previous week! This week included: Three separate Megaminx continental record singles, April Fools themed competitions in Alberta in Canada, Colorado in the US and Vila Velha in Brazil, the Serbian Championship, Sri Lanka's third competition and two more competitions supporting great causes, Cube Against Cancer Texas which made cube donations to Ethan's Ohana who give cubes to children undergoing cancer treatment, and Cubing Italy for Charity which has donated to Orphans' Dreams, helping many orphaned children in Kenya access basic amenities.

Please enjoy :)

Records

Here are the top 10 records of the week:

  • Tristan Chua Yong set a new Megaminx Asian Record Average of 28.69 Seconds at the UoSM Cube Day! This breaks his previous AsR by over half a second and is only 0.13 seconds behind the world record, the closest Tristan has been to his first WR!
  • Charlie Eggins set a new 3BLD Oceanic Record Mean of 15.56 Seconds at Please Be Quiet Brisbane! This bumps Charlie up to 3rd in the world, and without a pause on the final solve would've quite possibly been a new world record!
  • In Tristan Chua Yong's AsR Megaminx average, he also set a new Asian Record Single of 25.97 Seconds! This solve is 3rd in the world and is Tristan's first sub-26!
  • Nicolas Naing set a new Megaminx North American Record Single of 26.18 Seconds at Pittsburgh Spring! This places 4th in the world and is Nicolas' 25th NAR for Megaminx over the past 7 years!
  • Charlie Eggins' 3BLD OcR mean included a new Oceanic Record Single of 13.71! This breaks his previous record by 0.55 seconds and keeps Charlie at 2nd in the world!
  • Sean Moran broke the Megaminx European Record Single with 27.47 Seconds at Wakefield Spring! This is Sean's first ER and places 6th in the world, ending Amos Nordman's 5-year streak of holding the ER single!
  • Gianfranco Huanqui set a new 3BLD South American Record Mean of 17.04 Seconds at Speedsolving Geekcuber! This places 5th in the world and destroyed his own SAR by 1.39 seconds!
  • Tee Kai Yang set a new OH Malaysian Record Average of 10.40 Seconds at the UoSM Cube Day! This places 9th in Asia and is his 25th NR across 3x3, 4x4 and OH!
  • Lucas Kuczaj set a new Megaminx Canadian Record Single of 30.52 Seconds at April Fools Alberta! This places 8th in North America and lowers his previous record by almost 3 seconds!
  • Caio Hideaki Sato set a new 3x3 South American Record Average of 5.90 Seconds at the Colégio Asther Open! This is South America's first sub-6 average and places 18th in the world!
Radar

This section is dedicated to people who have noticeably improved in specific events and show great potential!

  • Carter Kucala - 17.81 3BLD Single at UIUC Spring. Their previous best was 20.70, and this places 11th in the United States, 13th in North America and 35th in the world!
  • Cezary Mach - 2.20 Skewb Average at Energy Cube Koło. His previous best was 2.36, and this places 3rd in Poland, 6th in Europe and 11th in the world!
  • Dan Tran - 12.44 OH Average at the Bobcat Battle. His previous best was 13.39, and this places 47th in the United States, 59th in North America and 208th in the world!
  • David Epstein - 23.33 FMC Mean at FMC East Melbourne. His previous best was 34.00, and this places 4th in Australia/Oceania and 29th in the world!
  • Kajetan Opach - 12.10 OH Average at Energy Cube Koło. His previous best was 13.01, and this places 10th in Poland, 63rd in Europe and 163rd in the world!
  • Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) - 28.57 4x4 Average (Ukrainian Record) at Ternopil Science Cubing. His previous best was 30.12, and this places 41st in Europe and 129th in the world!
  • Lorenzo Mauro - 2.29 Skewb Average (Italian Record) at Cubing Italy for Charity. His previous best was 2.68, and this places 10th in Europe and 17th in the world!
  • Luke Burns - 1.34 2x2 Average (UK Record) at Wakefield Spring. His previous best was 1.82, and this places 6th in Europe and 18th in the world!
  • Luke Griesser - 12.83 OH Average at Miami In an Ohio Oxford. His previous best was 13.82, and this places 58th in the United States, 71st in North America and 264th in the world!
  • Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) - 27.54 4x4 Average (Malaysian Record) at the UoSM Cube Day. His previous best was 30.21, and this places 24th in Asia and 65th in the world!
  • Nigel Phang - 1.45 2x2 Average (Singaporean Record) at the UoSM Cube Day. His previous best was 1.72, and this places 13th in Asia and 42nd in the world!
  • Piotr Olszewski - 4.85 Clock Average at Energy Cube Koło. His previous best was 5.42, and this places 2nd in Poland, 9th in Europe and 30th in the world!
  • Serhii Fedorniak (Сергій Федорняк) - 2.34 Skewb Average (Ukrainian Record) at Ternopil Science Cubing. His previous best was 2.57, and this places 11th in Europe and 19th in the world!
  • Tristan Chua Yong - 6.82 3x3 Average at the UoSM Cube Day. His previous best was 7.22, and this places 2nd in Singapore, 31st in Asia and 124th in the world!
  • Zac Graham - 5.08 Clock Average at Please Be Quiet Brisbane. His previous best was 5.38, and this places 3rd in Australia, 5th in Oceania and 45th in the world!
  • Zecharya Moshavi - 52.88 5x5 Average (Israeli Record) At Kubiat HaNegev A. His previous best was 55.60, and this places 25th in Europe and 85th in the world! (Video)

I had to unembed the last video bc speedsolving doesn't let you add more than 20 media embeds per post apparently? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That's all for this week, thanks for reading!
 
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