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Weekly competition 2007-36 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG,FMC,MM,PM,Relay)

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I will be busy untill the weekend. Results from previous competitions will be available after the weekend.

2x2x2
1. L F' U2 B2 D R D' R U' B' D2 F L2 D B' U' R2 U2 F' L B' L' D F D2
2. U2 L2 B L F' L B R2 B2 U2 R F' L' F U' R' D R' U2 R' U F2 R D L2
3. R2 F L F R U F' R2 B R' B' R2 D2 L' D' B U B D B' D2 F2 R' D2 L'
4. L' F U2 B' U' R U2 F R2 U2 R B D' F R D2 L2 B2 U B L U' L' U R'
5. B' U' R D2 F2 L2 U F' L B' D' F D F2 U B2 D2 L2 U' B2 U B' L U L'

3x3x3
1. F' D L R2 B2 F' D' U' L2 R2 D' U2 B2 L' R F' U2 B' L2 R B2 F' L2 D F'
2. L R' B2 R2 D2 B2 D U' R F U2 F2 D' U R2 D2 U2 F L2 R2 B D L' U2 F'
3. B' F2 L2 R D' R2 B' L' B' F' R' D L2 R' B F' U' B L' R D2 U2 F L R
4. D2 U' R' B' D' L2 B' U2 B' F' D' U2 R' B' D U' L2 R' D2 U' B' L F R2 B'
5. B' R' D' B U' B L R2 B2 U' L R' F L R' D2 F L R' D2 L' R' D2 U' B2

3x3x3 One Handed
1. B2 L B2 F L2 F' L' R2 F D2 U2 L' B2 F L F2 U2 R' D2 F2 L D U R2 F
2. L' F R2 U' L2 U R2 F L2 R F R D' U B2 R D2 U2 L R' D U2 R' U' B
3. B L B D2 U L2 D2 L2 R D2 U L R D2 U L2 R' D' U2 F2 L' B D' U2 F2
4. U L' D' U' L' R' B L R' D U' L2 B' F U R2 B2 R B' F L F D R2 F2
5. F' L' R' D2 L2 B U2 L' R2 B F2 L D' U2 L2 B F' L2 U2 L' R2 D' U2 L' F'

4x4x4
1. B L2 r' R f2 r' f2 F D L' R' B' F u f2 D' U r U2 r u U' B2 F' U' R2 U2 B' r2 B2 f F D2 u2 U B2 f r2 D R'
2. r2 R F' L B' r2 R D' u2 U2 r' B R' F L r' R' u B2 f F2 U' L B F' D2 u L R' U B2 L f' F2 L2 r R F' u2 F2
3. B2 F D r' u' f r' B2 f F2 D B f2 F' u2 U' B2 F D' u' F2 L' R2 D' u' F' D' u' U f u r' u' L F2 L' D r U2 B
4. D' f' R' B R u' B' F' D' u2 B2 R B' D' u' U L R f2 L' D2 u' U2 F' r u' f' D2 u U' R' B R F2 L D u' U2 B2 f'
5. u U' L D' u r2 B u' f' R B r' R2 D' U' r R' B u U B f' F' L' f2 L' r B' U2 B D2 u L r' R' f' D2 U r2 R2

5x5x5
1. R' u2 B2 R f2 l' u' U L2 l' b U r B F D U L' l' R' f2 F2 L' l r' R2 F U' f D' d F2 U2 B' F R' B' f' l2 d' r' D' d' u' U' r2 b' l2 r2 D' u U' f2 R2 u' r D' d2 l2 B2
2. U2 L2 R2 d2 l' r' R2 D l2 u L' l r R B' u' F u' L2 B F2 D' F r D' l B' b l' U2 B D d2 U L2 B F' d u2 L' l' r2 R2 b l' r b2 f2 F D d' u U' b' F' D' d' u2 U2 F
3. R f d' u' R2 U' L2 f2 D' f' L2 d U l2 r2 b2 D2 d' u2 U l b f2 F L l2 f' l r' d' u b' F2 R u R' f' F2 u2 R' d u U b' f l F' R2 b f' R2 F U l2 r B2 F l' D b
4. F' D b' F2 L2 l2 r2 u' U2 L2 U' b2 l2 b2 f2 l' u U' B' U' B' b f2 D b D' f' l' R2 D d2 U B' U' f' F' L r' B' b' f' l' r B b2 d2 u l' R u' B2 F2 L l R' u' R' U' b2 L2
5. F2 l2 U L2 l2 B' f2 d2 u l R2 B2 f' F2 D' d' b2 R' U2 R' D b' f2 l2 D' U' B f2 u' B D2 F2 d r2 B' u' L' l F2 R D d' u2 L2 l2 r2 b' D F U2 B' f2 r R2 u b2 F u2 r' b

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. B2 R' D B U B U' B' U L2 F2 U2 B2 L F' L F' D2 L' F' U L' U' F' U2
2. L F2 U B' R D R2 U2 B' U' L' F R2 D' B2 D2 F L F' L2 B' U' B2 D2 B

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. B D' F' U' R B' D B' L2 R' U2 L R' D2 L2 R U B R' D2 U' B' F' D' U'
2. B2 F D2 B D' U' B F U L' R2 D' B' L' R' F U L2 D U' L U2 B2 U2 F'

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. f R2 B u2 U2 L' u' f2 r F R2 F' L B' f F' R U' F2 L f2 L' r' R2 B2 U2 r2 f F u2 B L2 r2 R U2 L' r B2 L2 f2
2. U2 L' B' D' u L R' U2 r2 B2 F' D2 f' D U2 B2 u U2 B f2 F D2 u B D L U2 L r2 B f' L u' F r' U' F2 D' u' U'

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. d' f l2 R2 b L D2 d u' L r b2 L2 B' b2 f2 U2 R f2 u f u2 R u2 L' l2 U2 F' d' B u' B' L' D' b' R u r' d' B d L b2 l' B f' F l R B' f2 l' R2 d b2 D2 U2 f d2 l'
2. B2 L2 R2 B L' d' L' l r R2 B b2 F2 U b2 l r2 d B b' R U2 R F' R U' F2 l' d2 U L2 F' u' F' l2 B b' F' U' B b' F2 u2 U L' D L' B2 b f' D' d B' l2 r' D2 d' u F R2

Relay:
1. 2x2x2. U2 R' B2 U2 B' L B2 L U2 F L2 B' R2 D' F2 D' B L D2 L B2 L' D' L F'
1. 3x3x3. D' B2 R2 D F' L R' B2 L' B' F2 D' U2 R' F' R2 B' D2 U R' D L2 R2 B2 R'
1. 4x4x4. D u2 L D' u' U' L2 f L r f' r2 F L' D' u2 U' r' f F' R2 f2 L' R2 D' u2 U r D' u2 f u2 B R B' f' F' u' U R'
1. 5x5x5. d' B' b' R2 f2 l' b2 F2 L' l2 r2 R2 u2 r2 u' U' B f u2 F' u' l B F' L2 R' D' R' b D2 u' L D' b2 r u r2 R2 d2 R D U' l u' F' u' b2 f2 F U' f2 D' B F r B2 r2 R2 B2 d'

Square-1
1. 0,5 / 0,3 / -3,0 / 0,1 / 3,3 / 1,0 / 6,4 / 2,2 / 6,4 / 4,2 / 4,4 / -2,2 / 0,4 / 0,4 / -5,4 / -3,0
2. -3,-4 / -2,0 / -3,3 / 3,3 / -3,3 / 5,2 / 4,0 / -4,4 / -2,4 / 6,4 / -4,2 / -4,2 / 4,4 / 0,4 / 2,0
3. 0,6 / 3,3 / 0,2 / 1,0 / 5,1 / 0,1 / -4,5 / 3,0 / 2,5 / -5,0 / 5,3 / 0,4 / -1,4 / -2,4 / 6,2 / 0,1
4. 4,0 / 2,-3 / 3,0 / 0,2 / 0,1 / -1,0 / 0,3 / 6,4 / 0,2 / 0,2 / -1,4 / -2,0 / 6,4 / 0,2 / -5,2 / 0,3 / 6,0 / 0,3
5. 0,-4 / 0,6 / 1,4 / 5,5 / -3,0 / -2,1 / 3,0 / 5,3 / 3,3 / 5,0 / 0,4 / 6,3 / -1,0 / 6,0 / -5,0 / 5,5 / -4,0

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

MegaMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! Scrambling MegaMinx is a pain in the ....)
1. C2 F c3 f e2 f2 C4 c2 f D4 b4 f2 e2 f4 C4 D c3 E3 b3 f C B2 f4 b f b2 D c4 e2 B4 f3 C4 b d2 c a2 b D2 f4 D3 F4 A3 d a e3 C3 F d3 c2 F4 A4 b2 E3 c2 F4 a d4 F3 A3 a4
2. b f4 a4 b3 c2 f D2 E3 D4 f4 e3 B3 a3 e2 B3 E3 e4 B3 b D2 F3 b3 c3 e C4 a4 e2 a3 f4 e4 f4 a e3 a4 b3 a4 c4 b4 a2 f b2 c3 f2 b4 d4 c2 a4 b4 f3 b D4 d4 a4 e4 d2 a b2 d3 f C4
3. C2 A C3 E4 c2 b2 f C D b3 a4 c3 d4 B2 A3 a4 f C d2 e4 C3 c2 a2 c3 b3 c4 a3 f a3 c3 f a e f D4 E4 A3 f3 C3 e2 a4 b2 d2 e4 C4 F4 c3 e4 a2 b4 D e d F2 a4 f a2 e2 C3 a
4. E2 c2 d a c3 d3 a3 c4 F2 c f3 D e C3 f2 D4 a4 c3 a f C4 E4 f3 b3 f b2 a3 e4 B3 F2 d2 c3 e4 B2 b2 a2 e4 a e2 f2 C2 a2 e3 a2 e3 a2 b2 f2 e3 a f e3 a3 b4 f e4 C2 E3 A2 c3
5. b2 D2 E3 A a4 d B3 D3 C4 f3 e a2 c3 f2 C3 c4 b d3 F3 a2 f2 e2 d2 e d4 F4 f3 b2 e C4 A4 d3 e a2 e4 d c2 e3 a f e2 C c3 f2 e3 a2 e4 B F4 f2 a4 e4 a d3 c3 E4 D3 C F4 e

PyraMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! It's really easy. The first (small) letters are for the tips, then come the normal moves)
1. l r' b' u R L B L' B' L' B' U B' U' R' U' B U R' U'
2. l' r b u' L' B' L B' U' L U B L R L' B R' B R B
3. r' u' U' R' U' R U' B L U B' R B U R B R B' L R
4. l r b U B' U' R B U' R' U' L R' U L U' L R B L
5. l' r' b' u' U' L R' L R L R L' R L' B' R' B' U R U'

Fewest Moves
1. 1. D U2 R' F' U' R B2 F2 L2 R F' D R B F L R2 D2 U B2 F R' U2 L R B' L R D2 U2 L R B2 F R2 F D2 U' L2 D2 R B F2 U F' (45 moves original)
B F' R2 U L' U' F2 R' U' B R2 U R' D2 L' R' B2 F' (18 moves optimal solution, easier to apply multiple times)

I didn't make time to update the results last weekend. I will try to get 1 weeks results posted every night. They will become available at http://www.speedsolving.com/showthread.php?t=607

As always: Competition starts now and ends sunday/monday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line. Because this competition started a bit later, I will accept results for this competition untill tuesday. That means that next monday and tuesday you will be able to post results for this weeks competition as well as next weeks competition

This weeks competition still doesn't include some Other events for competition yet because they haven't gotten 10 or more votes yet. If you want more events, please vote in that topic! Some puzzles ALMOST have the 10 votes, so you can make the difference!
 

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2x2: 5.40, (4.47), (5.96), 4.56, 4.65=>4.87 oh well sub-5 is sub-5...
3x3: (17.55), 14.95, 13.81, 13.21, (12.88)=>13.99 down it is going :p
OH: (31.02), 27.72, 26.46, 25.77, (24.40)=>26.65 also on OH?? I wonder what's next...
4x4: (51.16), (58.21), 57.68, 58.11, 55.58=>57.12 why oh why oh why can't I do this in competition?? :(
5x5: (1:42.22), 1:48.33, (2:01.34), 1:50.93, 1:44.69=>1:47.93
With the Olympicube I won at Dutch Open, check out the VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/v/4IfuVRyL-8Y

Sq-1: 37.28, (33.11), (50.33), 43.88, 46.83=>42.66 ok
Magic: (DNF), 1.16, (1.08), 1.13, 1.22=>1.17 quite ok
Pyaminx: (9.91), 11.09, 12.68, (12.90), 11.50=>11.76 quite good considering I have to use my own crappy one again
Megaminx: (1:09.88), 1:16.72, 1:13.27, 1:12.09, (1:25.88)=>1:14.03
Relay: 2:57.75, good :) (eastheen 2x2 and 5x5, rubik's 3x3 and 4x4)

--BLD--
2x2a: 41.63
2x2b: 22.38 good :)

3x3: 2:46.95(DNF) my memo is finally improving a bit! I memorized edges in about 50 and corners in about 30 :) Did the wrong algorithm for the last 2 edges..
3x3: DNF...
 
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Erik. That's ridiculous. What are you're thoughts on the olympic cubes? Apparently they still work well, and with relatively little work. Michael Gottlieb said that he's gonna stick with eastsheens, but I was wondering you're thoughts.
 

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My first thought about it is that, in a way, it's just another 5x5 and they all need to be broken in a bit. Though I have to say it is quite nice already. In general I don't like rubik's but from the beginning this felt like a really nice rubik's which will be even better judging on what I experienced on Frank's cubes. I'll lube it a bit after a week and see what happens. For now I'm still faster on my eastsheen.
 
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2x2x2
13,2 13,14 18,58 21,61 10,35 = > 14,97 Using a 3x3x3 method, first average i do
3x3x3
38,67 40,16 36,02 37,25 32,74 = > 37,31
 
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2x2x2
8.65, 7.18, (8.65), 8.00, (5.84) -->7.94

3x3x3
17.93, 17.98, 17.78, (15.11), (19.63) --> 17.51
good, my work has paid off...

3x3x3 OH
39.68, (36.21), 43.88, (48.16), 38.33 --> 40.63
I worked on this a little. A cube dedicated to OH is pretty nice also.

4x4x4
1:21.18 OP, 1:26.71 OP, (1:29.71 OP), (1:17.72 P), 1:29.58 O --> 1:25.83
I love parity!!!!

5x5x5
2:14.13, 2:25.08, (1:57.69), 2:11.22, (2:30.84) --> 2:16.81
not too great. I switched cubes at before the 1:57. I'm getting at least 1 sub-2 a day now.
I've now sub-2ed every cube I own, even the crappy Eastsheen that's almost falling apart. I have no idea what cube to use for pleasantville.

Sqaure-1
(42.16), 1:00.30, 1:07.86, 46.84, (1:18.08) --> 58.33
I messed corner perm on the last one. I had to do like 5 algorithms.

Pyraminx
11.83, 17.06, 14.59, (17.74), (10.86) --> 14.49
eh...

Magic
1.43, 1.48, (1.41), 1.69, DNF --> 1.53
broke a string on the last one...

Relay
4:09.72
2x2 ~7, 3x3 ~18, 4x4 ~1:30 OP, 5x5 ~2:15
stupid parity.
---BLD---

2x2x2
1. 30.94
2. 41.36

3x3x3
1. DNF
2. 2:28.02
 
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2x2: 11.62 (09.39) (11.91) 11.61 09.81 ==> 11.01
3x3: 19.42 20.48 19.55 (22.78) (16.38) ==> 19.82
3x3OH: 39.73 39.78 40.11 (42.61) (38.08) ==> 39.87
4x4 : (2:49.12) 2:37:56 2:39.80 (2:15.84) 2:22.77 ==> 2:33.38
3x3 BLD: 5:41.69 DNF
2x2 BLD: DNF 1:36.53

First time doing this competition, also first time doing 2x2 BLD. I used Pochmann, why I don't know. I do Mackys 3-cycle on 3x3..
 

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2x2x2: 8.36
9.13 (9.33) 7.93 8.03 (7.10)

Modified Ortega.

3x3x3: 19.98
(23.03) 19.70 19.95 (17.90) 20.29

Why hello there, that's surprising.

3x3x3 OH: 1:05.01
(56.06) 1:05.65 1:09.82 59.58 (DNS)

Don't care.

4x4x4: 1:32.76
1:38.85 (1:18.66) (1:54.30) 1:25.10 1:34.33

Not going to make it easy for masterofthebass to win at Pleasantville, and new PB.

5x5x5: 2:09.48
(2:06.41) 2:08.81 2:10.83 2:08.80 (2:14.90)

Consistency is key.

Magic: 1.28
(1.37) 1.29 1.28 1.28 (1.23)

Averages of 100 really pay off (minus the broken strings).


I haven't had much time to practice, but I started practicing for Pleasantville. I want to come home with 3 or more trophies. :D

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Relay: 4:09.55

2x2x2 BLD: DNF
DNF DNF

Haven't done this in a while...
 
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2x2x2
5.83 (5.69) 6.19 (7.65) 6.02 = 6.01

3x3x3
(15.30) 12.65 12.97 (12.54) 12.63 = 12.75

3x3x3 OH
(26.39) (23.37) 24.79 25.85 25.79 = 25.48

4x4x4
1:07.11 1:22.40 (1:29.16) (1:05.01) 1:23.81 = 1:17.78

5x5x5
(4.58:85) 5:10.16 5:17.51 5:19.01 (5:24.29) = 5:15.56
 

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I just tried my first FMC. I have no idea how FM's are done, i just did som Petrus like stuff. Anyway, I didn't finish within one hour. But this is what i got.

2x2x3: U D' B R' F' D R' B F L F' R2 (12)
F2L: B' D2 B' D B D' L B' L' (9)

F2L in 21 moves, okey for a first time i guess.

I tried to insert the last F2L in diffrent ways but couldn't fin any nice one.
 

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3x3x3 OH: (28.21), 29.65, 29.72, (47.69), 29.98 = 29.78
I probably should have warmed up more for that OH... DOn't even ask about the 47.69 I messed up the OLL at least 3 times than had my second worst PLL.
 

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2: 4.95 (4.91) (5.61) 5.45 5.16 --> 5.19 :) (usually around 6)
3: 16.11 15.59 (17.00) (14.86) 16.38 --> 16.03 :) (usually around 17)
3OH: 38.56 41.78 (42.59) (30.55) 39.56 --> 39.98 :/ at least its sub 40
4: (1:38.13) 1:33.41 1:36.94 (1:29.00) 1:36.75 --> 1:35.70 :/ 4OLL parities, 3 PLL parities
5: 3:19.03 (2:53.61) (3:19.30) 3:07.67 3:05.12 --> 3:10.61 :D 2:53 is my best time ever
 

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My Times:

2x2
1. 5,97 CLL
2. (4,51) PLL SKIP
3. (8,20)
4. 7,35
5. 8,03
Average-5: 7.116''

3x3
1. 24,19
2. (20,95)
3. 23,01
4. 25,91
5. (26,96)
Average-5: 24.37''
bad :(
 

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My Times:

2x2
1. 5,97 CLL
2. (4,51) PLL SKIP
3. (8,20)
4. 7,35
5. 8,03
Average-5: 7.116''

How come you didnt use your get-a-skip-every-solve method this week? :)

2x2 BLD: 26.27 DNF Best: 26.27
Huh, I'm sure I solved the second one XD

2x2: 9.18 (6.56) 7.08 (9.91) 7.72 Average: 7.99
I find it hard to do algs fast on my 2x2. Sub-8 so whatever!

3x3: (23.59) 20.50 17.34 19.50 (16.44) Average: 19.11
Hmm, Ok I guess. I need to start practicing properly.
 
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