Weekly competition 2007-41 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG,MMG,FMC,MM,PM,Relay)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Master Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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MegaMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! Scrambling MegaMinx is a pain in the .... I am planning on using a new scrambling method proposed by Stefan Pochmann at the WCA-site starting next week. Let me know what you think!)
1. F4 e3 B F2 b4 d B E2 a4 e3 d c2 d3 c4 b2 d4 c4 a2 f2 a2 d4 a3 d c3 f a4 e2 a4 d4 F2 e C2 b4 d a4 e C2 d2 c3 e3 B3 A4 F2 E e C2 B2 f C3 F4 B4 a4 d f4 a3 c4 E2 F4 c4 a
2. C3 c3 a4 c3 F4 b d4 B C E a4 d f3 e4 d B4 a2 b3 f2 C A D2 b4 f D A4 C3 c d B C c E2 b2 a4 c2 E b2 c3 d2 e4 B4 A3 E3 F e2 a4 d3 F3 E3 D3 e2 B2 F4 e4 C3 A4 e B A2
3. f D4 A4 b2 f3 C a c4 f4 b2 d4 F b E a3 d4 f4 D4 C b c4 a2 b2 d F2 E f4 D3 A d3 f3 a4 d4 a2 d3 f2 C2 a2 e4 d B2 a2 b4 e f C3 D3 F2 f3 D3 C E4 b D4 F B2 E4 b3 E4 F3
4. A D2 E4 c2 E3 b d4 f2 D F3 a4 d3 F4 b3 c3 f2 D4 c2 F d2 B3 c2 e B e a4 c2 F2 d f4 a3 f2 C D4 E f4 D3 b e B4 D2 C2 E3 a3 b D4 f2 e4 B3 f4 e4 a2 e2 f4 b c2 E F3 d2 c2
5. D2 b3 a b a4 d2 B3 F4 c e2 C3 D2 F4 A4 d f4 D3 F2 f2 D4 A B A3 a4 f e4 B2 c4 b4 e3 f4 b2 E2 f3 C4 F3 d4 c3 E2 a3 e2 d4 B A3 D4 C D3 A3 F3 a3 e C3 B4 A c4 d3 F2 e B C2

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. r' b' u' L' B' L U B' R' U' R' B L R U L' U' B R L
2. r' b' u L' B' L B R' L' U' L' B U L' R U' R L' U' B'
3. r' b' u L R L' U R B' U' B' R B' L' B' U' L U' L' U
4. r b u U' R U L B' L' R U' R' B' R L' U' B R' U' B
5. r' b' u B R U R' L U' R B L B' L B L' B U L' U'

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

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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Just the regular 3x3x3:

1) 24.74
2) 23.04
3) (22.12)
4) 27.96
5) (30.94)

Avg = 25.25

I'm happy with this average, it's an ordinary average for me.
 
The 2nd BLD for 2x2x2 was really easy. I got a 34.77 :). I'll post all my times together.
 
Erik
2x2: (5.22), 4.34, 4.66, (3.33), 3.98=>4.33
3x3: 13.61, 13.14, (14.77), 14.13, (12.25)=>13.63 :( bad
OH: (28.05), 23.03, 24.09, 25.17, (20.42)=>24.10
4x4: 55.75, (POP), (48.83), 59.09, 52.20=>55.68
5x5: (1:26.55), 1:37.11, (1:41.09), 1:36.39, 1:35.00=>1:36.17
---BLD---
2x2a: 31.52
2x2b: 13.97 (wow only 4 pieces not in place!)
3x3a: 2:46.55
3x3b: 2:24.83
4x4a: 38:07.17 YES YES YES YES YES!!! :D :D :D
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Magic: 1.19, 1.13, (DNF), 1.22, (1.05)=>1.18
MM : 3.24, 2.99, (3.80), 3.36, (2.92)=>3.20
Sq-1 : 32.17, (42.94), (19.95), 36.83, 30.19=>33.06 on the 3rd scramble it was quite easy to get to the cube...
 
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3x3x3
Average : 19.02
Times: 19.99, 18.44, (18.39), (20.48), 18.62
Not very good. Could have been 18.xx without that +2 on the 20.xx

2x2x2 BLD
1st: 35.53
(2nd: DNF)
Ooops... Forgot to memorize the last piece :D Time would have been around 25 I think.

3x3x3 BLD
(1st: DNF) - an edge popped put back correctly but lost track of the cuberotation while fixing it.
2nd: 1:14.09 Nice fluid solve :)
 
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My first weekly competition! Hope amateurs like me are welcome :)

3x3x3:
1. 29.38
2. 27.47
3. (32.00)
4. (23.74)
5. 26.61

Average = 27.82

Okay average for me. Neither good nor bad.


4x4x4:

1. (2:42.67)
2. (4:01.62)
3. 2:58.20
4. 3:12.51
5. 3:19.38

Average = 3:10.03

Funny how the first and fastest solve contained a pop which wasted like half a minute. Two cubies dropped under my desk, took me some time to get them out. My 4x4x4 needs a lot more practice and consistency.
 
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OK these competitions aren't really about "winning." They're more about comparing yourself against other people, while still not being obnoxious about it. And no offense, 2x2 BLD is not an event that's highly regarded. Here's my times,

2x2 BLD
1. 25.36
2. 23.65
Easy scrambles.

2x2x2
7.81, (6.71), 7.36, 7.66, (16.75) -> 7.61
ouch, last one I messed up on the OLL

3x3x3
17.81, 17.77, (19.09), (16.80), 17.16 -> 17.58
pretty good

3x3x3 OH
33.19, (40.05), 35.22, 32.72, (32.22) -> 33.71
really good

4x4x4
(1:28.90 (OP)), 1:18.90 (OP), 1:28.33 (P), 1:22.21, (1:17.77 (P)) -> 1:23.15
not good.

5x5x5
2:16.44, (2:18.56), 1:56.09, (1:53.71), 1:57.68 -> 2:03.40
wow... switched to an ES after the first 2 and look what I get, a new PB!

Relay
3:46.63
Good 5x5, I think, and pretty good everything else. 4x4 could've been faster.

Square-1
(34.09), 1:01.77, 45.53, 52.16, (1:18.90) -> 53.15

Magic
1.41, 1.28, 1.18, (1.16), (1.86) -> 1.29

Master Magic
4.28, (5.63), 4.80, 4.93, (3.78) -> 4.67
I need a new magic...

Megaminx
2:27.91, (3:05.80), 2:49.16, (2:19.63), 2:55.65 -> 2:44.24
wow... cool

Pyraminx
(11.09), 13.75, 12.44, (14.58), 13.59 -> 13.26

3x3x3 BLD
1. 2:58.63
2. 1:52.83
 
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Being obnoxious is subjective.

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2x2x2 BLD: DNF
DNF DNF

Gah, the second one was a 12.22, but I stopped with a +2 penalty and a face turned when I put the cube down!

Master Magic: 2.99
(3.06) 2.98 3.01 2.99 (2.82)

Wow!! Maybe I don't need 100 warm-up solves to do well! :)

2x2x2: 8.58
(5.95) (9.85) 8.09 9.02 8.63

3x3x3: 23.98
23.65 20.87 (27.46) 27.42 (20.47)

4x4x4: 1:37.14
1:43.85 (1:19.99) (1:45.80) 1:30.57 1:37.00

5x5x5: 2:15.70
2:07.43 2:33.30 2:06.39 (2:44.27) (1:59.95)

Ew. I hope I can get more consistent times in Virginia.

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Magic: 1.23
1.25 1.22 (5.95) 1.22 (1.20)
 
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2: 5.09, (9.61), 7.08, (2.86 pll skip), 3.99 --> 5.39 very inconsistent

3: 13.45, (12.45), (18.59), 17.05, 16.73 --> 15.74
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKCJLluRoNc

3OH: (27.20), 31.48, 32.86, (35.06), 29.41 --> 31.26

4: 1:15.08, (1:11.83 OP), 1:16.81 OP, (1:17.84 P), 1:17.50 P --> 1:16.47 :)

5: 2:56.92, (2:45.42), (2;59.61), 2:47.88, 2:59.58 --> 2:54.79 :)

2BLD: DNF (41.31), 22.17
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-X0Gml2c5I

3BLD: DNF (blanked on EP), 3:26.72 (best ever!)

Relay: 4:24.47 :)
2: :06
5: 2:50
4: 1:12 O
3: 0:16

Fewest moves: 36
scramble: L2 B D' B U' F R' U R2 F2 D R2 F' D' R B' L U'

solve: 36 moves total, very random, messing around almost
pseudo 2x2x2: U' F' B2 R' U F' D2 B U' (9)
another edge in: F' U L' U' (4)
working on the D layer: D L D2 L' D2 R' D' R D (9)
finsishing L: U2 R2 U (3)
PLL on R: D2 r D2 R' D2 F2 r' F2 R F2 R (11)

(other:
solve: 37 moves total. fridrich
cross: x B L' D2 B D (5)
BL: F' U2 F B U' B2 U B (8)
BR: U R' U R (4)
FR: U' R U R' (4)
FL+OLL: U2 L' U2 L U' L F' L' F (9)
PLL: R U2 R' U2 R B' R' U' R U R B R2 U' (14)
)
 
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