SloMo Cubing
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Hello and welcome back to Week in Review!
Here is a weekly update on notable results from the 32 competitions in Week 42. This week we had a plethora of FMC competitions in Kyiv, the UK, San Diego, Singapore and São Paulo, blind-specialist competitions in Texas, Barcelona, Kyiv, western India, San Diego and Seoul in addition to the Utah Championship amongst many others.
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Records
Here are the top records of the week:
This section is dedicated to people who have improved their results this week and show great potential in that event!
Here is a weekly update on notable results from the 32 competitions in Week 42. This week we had a plethora of FMC competitions in Kyiv, the UK, San Diego, Singapore and São Paulo, blind-specialist competitions in Texas, Barcelona, Kyiv, western India, San Diego and Seoul in addition to the Utah Championship amongst many others.
Please enjoy
Records
Here are the top records of the week:
- Hassan Khanani broke the SQ-1 World Record Single with 4.34 Seconds at Rochester Fall! This is Hassan's first WR and means both Khanani brothers hold world records for the first time!
- Nicolas Naing set a new Megaminx North American Record Average of 29.63 Seconds at DFW Cubing Fall! This is Nicolas' first sub-30 average after four separate 30 second averages this year and places 3rd in the world, only 0.36 seconds from the world record!
- Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) broke the 7x7 Asian Record Single with 1:41.29 at Please Big Cubes Korea! This lowers Nahm's PB by over 21 seconds and the Asian Record by 13 seconds, placing 2nd in the world!
- At this competition Nahm also broke the 5x5 Asian Record Average with 41.76 Seconds! This brings him to 3rd in the world and is his tenth time breaking this record since 2016!
- In a later round, Nahm also broke the 5x5 Asian Record Single with 36.82 Seconds! This also places 3rd in the world, and both of these records Nahm reclaimed after Kai-Wen Wang had them for the last few months!
- Magnus Lensch set a new OH German Record Average of 9.74 Seconds at Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days! This places 11th in the world and is only the second European to get a sub-10 average after Juliette Sébastien!
- Kyeongmin Choi tied his own FMC South Korean Record Mean of 22.33 Moves at FMC Fall San Diego! This ties his winning mean from the North American Championship this summer, and keeps him at 5th in the world!
- Jan Zych set a new Megaminx Polish Record Average of 33.70 Seconds at Cubing Rising Stars Olesno! This places 9th in the world and finally beats his 34.05 average from almost a year ago, having competed in 12 competitions and 33 rounds since to secure sub-34!
- Seung Hyuk Nahm's 7x7 Asian Record Single was also part of an Asian Record Mean of 1:58.12! This places 3rd in the world and is his first sub-2 mean alongside his first sub-2 single!
- Kevin Gerhardt set a new Megaminx German Record Average of 35.18 Seconds at Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days! This places 4th in Europe and lowers his NR from 35.91!
This section is dedicated to people who have improved their results this week and show great potential in that event!
- Beom San Kim (김범산) - 57.32 5x5 Average at Please Big Cubes Korea. His previous PB was 1:00.31, and this places 8th in the Republic of Korea, 66th in Asia and 190th in the World!
- Ianis Costin Chele - 11.68 OH Average at ASSIST Cubing. His previous PB was 13.30, and this places 2nd in Romania, 34th in Europe and 93rd in the World!
- Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) - 7.18 3x3 Average (Ukrainian Record) at the U24 Open October. His previous PB was 7.67, and this places 51st in Europe and 158th in the World!
- Louis-Marie Ratto - 2.41 Pyraminx Average at the Lisieux Open. His previous PB was 2.72, and this places 3rd in France, 25th in Europe and 70th in the World!
- Minkyu Shin (신민규) - 2:21.62 7x7 Mean at Please Big Cubes Korea. His previous PB was 2:35.10, and this places 3rd in the Republic of Korea, 12th in Asia and 37th in the World!
- Nathan Rahn - 5.07 Clock Average at Rochester Fall. His previous PB was 5.45, and this places 16th in the United States, 17th in North America and 29th in the World!
- Peter Grassard - 2:27.78 7x7 Mean at the Frejus Open. His previous PB was 2:35.20, and this places 2nd in France, 20th in Europe and 67th in the World!
- Pierre Meunier - 7.27 3x3 Average at the Lisieux Open. His previous PB was 7.78, and this places 8th in France, 61st in Europe and 184th in the World!
- Ryan Pilat - 25.67 FMC Mean at the CubingUSA Texas Quiet Championship. His previous PB was 29.33, and this places 19th in the United States, 20th in North America and 67th in the World!
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) - 24.00 FMC Mean at the Kewbz UK Championship FMC. His previous PB was 27.67, and this places 3rd in China, 6th in Asia and 26th in the World!
