SloMo Cubing
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Hello and welcome back to Week in Review! A lot going on in my personal life at the moment so forgive some delay.
Here is a weekly update on notable results from the 24 competitions in Week 14, halving the comps from last week but still substantial! This week included: Easter themed competitions in both Monterotondo in Italy and Stockholm in Sweden, Three separate Tokyo Challenge Events including a 3BLD only competition and Sri Lanka's second competition in two weeks!
Please enjoy
Records
Here are the top 10 records of the week:
Also, both Elijah Brown and Harsha Paladugu achieved 1.80 averages at Cubing in the Valley and Ohio State Spring Scarlet respectively, placing 5th in the US/NA and 10th in the world!
Radar
This section is dedicated to people who have noticeably improved in specific events and show great potential!
Here is a weekly update on notable results from the 24 competitions in Week 14, halving the comps from last week but still substantial! This week included: Easter themed competitions in both Monterotondo in Italy and Stockholm in Sweden, Three separate Tokyo Challenge Events including a 3BLD only competition and Sri Lanka's second competition in two weeks!
Please enjoy
Records
Here are the top 10 records of the week:
- Michael Nielsen broke the Pyraminx World Record Average with 1.64 Seconds at Richmond Spring! This is Michael's first WR since achieving a North American record average back in December, and finally defeats Jasper Murray's 1.66 average after countless chokes by Jasper and others!
- Sean Patrick Villanueva set a new OH Filipino Record Average of 9.15 Seconds at the Metro Speedcubing Open! After an 9.31 average in the first round Sean totalled a 0.82 NR drop at this comp, Placing 5th in the world and only 0.17 behind the Asian record!
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) set a new Clock Asian Record Average of 3.81 Seconds at Essex Spring! This keeps Yunhao firmly at 4th in the world, however it finally beats his 3.86 former WR average from December 2020 and is his tenth record for Clock overall!
- Magnus Lensch tied his own OH European Record Average of 9.33 Seconds at Bremium Cubing! This equals his average from only 2 months prior and places 7th in the world!
- Manuel Prieto de Antón broke the Skewb European Record Single with 0.88 Seconds at the Baztan Open! This is Manuel's first ER, dethroning fellow Spaniard Carlos Méndez and achieving 2nd in the world, just 0.07 behind the world record!
- Nicholas Archer set a new OH UK Record Average of 9.84 Seconds at Essex Spring! This is Nicholas' first sub-10 average and places 18th in the world!
- Theo Goluboff broke the OH South American Record Single with 7.08 Seconds at the Abierto de Pascuas! This breaks a 5-year old SAR by over a second and is Theo's third SAR across three events, placing 10th in the world!
- Keita Hayakawa (早川慶太) broke the 3BLD Asian Record Single with 15.25 Seconds at the Tokyo Challenge BLD I! This lowers Keita's previous best by over 3 seconds and is his first AsR, placing 6th in the world!
- Sean Villanueva's 9.15 OH NR average also contained a new Filipino Record Single of 7.42 Seconds! This is his first sub-8 and places 16th in the world!
- Manuel Gutman set a new 3BLD Argentinian Record Mean of 18.42 Seconds at the Abierto de Pascuas! This puts Manuel at 14th in the world and is his first sub-19 mean!
Also, both Elijah Brown and Harsha Paladugu achieved 1.80 averages at Cubing in the Valley and Ohio State Spring Scarlet respectively, placing 5th in the US/NA and 10th in the world!
Radar
This section is dedicated to people who have noticeably improved in specific events and show great potential!
- Christopher Sun - 2:29.17 7x7 Mean at Empire State Spring. His previous best was 2:40.03, and this places 21st in the United States, 25th in North America and 91st in the world!
- Elias Fischer - 41.06 Megaminx Average at Bremium Cubing. His previous best was 43.51, and this places 3rd in Germany, 25th in Europe and 83rd in the world!
- Heewon Seo - 1:41.08 6x6 Mean at Tally Spring. His previous best was 1:57.04, and this places 31st in the United States, 37th in North America and 115th in the world!
- Nicholas Archer - 6.90 3x3 Average at Essex Spring. His previous best was 7.59, and this places 3rd in the United Kingdom, 40th in Europe and 143rd in the world!
- Toby Litiatco - 12.72 OH Average at the Metro Speedcubing Open. His previous best was 13.94, and this places 5th in the Philippines, 73rd in Asia and 243rd in the world!
- Tymon Kolasiński - 1.37 2x2 Average at Washtenaw Spring B. His previous best was 1.61, and this places 2nd in Poland, 8th in Europe and 22nd in the world!
- Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝) - 6.45 3x3 Average at the Colombo Matrix Open. His previous best was 16.76, and this places 10th in China, 15th in Asia and 64th in the world!
