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

[ExoCorsair]

Magic: 1.23
1.25 1.22 (5.95) 1.22 (1.20)

Wow... Just restrung it and I am very surprised; I only had one sub-1.30 before I started this average.

 

[Alexander]

2x2
(5.73) 7.28 5.83 (8.76) 7.79 avg: 6.97

3x3
20.76 (17.93) (21.17) 18.82 20.83 avg: 20.13

3x3 OH
(1:20.35) 1:02.82 (56.10) 1:09.31 1:12.70 avg 1:08.28

Magic
1.35 (1.27) 1.32 (DNF) 1.30 avg 1.32

Master Magic
2.71 2.72 2.68 (2.96) (2.56) avg: 2.70

Pyraminx
10.67 14.48 (10.59) (19.53) 12.04 avg: 12.40

Greetz
A.O.

 

[sam]

3x3 =
(23.18) 27.21 29.16 25.96 (31.28) ->27.44 avg

Magic =
1.30 (1.77) 1.41 (1.30) 1.43 -> 1.38 avg

Master Magic =
(2.16) 2.25 2.24 2.22 (2.36) ->2.24 avg
Yay relatively Consistent!

 

[Henrik]

Henrik

2x2x2
6.92 7.74 6.96 (6.50) (8.04)=> 7.21 sec avg hmm should have been better

3x3x3
(20.12) 17.91 19.61 16.34 16.77 => 18.10 avg not good haven't been above 18 sec avg for months now

3x3x3 OH
32.77 34.49 (38.52) 32.18 (31.93) => 33.15 sec avg new PB avg of 5

4x4x4
1:30.29 1:18.56 1:31.76 (1:33.98) (1:17.97) => 1:26.87 avg one sec above PB avg

Magic
1.15 (DNF) 1.15 1.07 (1.06) => 1.12 sec avg. I had to restring my magic to do this. Haven't practiced since WC or so.

 

[joey]

2x2 BLD: 18.57 12.54 Best: 12.54
Both sub-20!

 

[hdskull]

Sikan Li

2x2x2: 8.37, 9.18, 7.41, (9.52), (5.24) => 8.32
3x3x3: 18.85, 18.94, (20.77), 18.47, (17.05) => 18.75
Next week will be all sub 20.
3x3x3 OH: 29.14, 30.80, (30.39), 30.41, (27.77) => 30.12
fairly consistent
2x2x2 BLD: 50.19, 34.77 => 34.77
PB 2x2x2 BLD, I’m getting better 
3x3x3 BLD: DNF (3:22.48), 3:13.92 => 3:13.92
First one should’ve been sub 3 if I didn’t cycle a few pieces wrong…

 

[rafal]

Rafal Guzewicz

3x3x3 BLD
Best: 1:05.41
Times: DNF, 1:05.41

4x4x4 BLD
Best: 11:41.47
Times: DNF, 11:41.47

5x5x5 BLD
Best: DNF
Times: DNF, DNF

 

[jeff081692]

Jefferson James
2x2x2
Average= 9.98
(8.61), (11.56), 9.06, 10.94, 9.95
I guess I will start learning Guimond.

3x3x3
Average= 26.63
(24.45), 24.75, 28.53, 26.61, (29.41)
Cube got stiff all of a sudden after first 2 solves.

5x5x5
Average= 6:30.72
6:13.20, (7:48.95), (5:59.81), 6:20.48, 6:58.47
EastSheen pops are not fun even if its just 3 pieces.

 

[TheBB]

3x3: (16.93), 21.39, 18.43, 21.28, (21.78) => 20.37

Had a good feeling after that 16, but I melted down after that.

4x4: 2:17.90, 2:17.26, (2:25.31), (2:07.73), 2:15.12 => 2:16.76

Don't really do 4x4, so meh.

3x3 bld: DNF, 3:30.63

Yess!

 

[Mike Hughey]

Mike Hughey:
2x2x2: 15.19, (15.62), (10.48), 13.57, 14.70 = 14.87
3x3x3: (34.34), (39.42), 35.03, 36.11, 36.45 = 35.86
3x3x3 OH: 1:15.28, (1:25.36), 1:04.42, 1:10.87, (1:01.47) = 1:10.19
4x4x4: (2:29.53 OP), 2:10.39, 2:07.48 P, (1:49.97), 2:23.83 = 2:13.90
5x5x5: 3:56.06, 3:35.79, (3:31.31), (4:03.04), 3:49.54 = 3:47.13
I guess these weren't bad considering I spent all week practicing for big cubes BLD instead.

2x2x2 BLD: 1:27.54, 54.10 = 54.10
3x3x3 BLD: 3:34.04, DNF (2:50.61) = 3:34.04
4x4x4 BLD: 22:49.68, DNF (19:21.95) = 22:49.68
5x5x5 BLD: DNF (38:03.29), 40:06.40 = 40:06.40
The second 3x3x3 BLD was really going good, but I had it lubed up a little too well and the bottom face slipped in my hands and I had to guess where it had moved to, and I guessed wrong.
Memorization - 4x4x4: 13:25, 10:00; 5x5x5: 16:30, 16:30. 4x4x4 DNF was only off by 2 edges which in my rush to finish I forgot I had to still fix. 5x5x5 DNF was badly messed up, apparently due to a D' setup move I didn't fix.

Relay: 7:05.44

Square-1: (3:34.22 P), 2:10.82, (1:31.31), 2:46.51 P, 2:53.84 = 2:37.06
MegaMinx: 5:52.32, (6:15.90), 5:57.75, (5:38.61), 5:55.53 = 5:55.20
Pyraminx: 24.29, 24.00, (33.40), 30.03, (23.47) = 26.11
Master Magic: (21.75), 22.93, (DNF), 21.90, 22.69 = 22.51 (still just using Arnaud's all flipping method)
Now that the Virginia Open is over, I'm looking forward to working on these a little more.

Fewest Moves: 50 moves x' y' U' B' U F' U2 B U' F L R U2 L' R' U' y F U R U' R' F' y F R U R' U' F' y' F U' F' R U R' F U2 F U x L' U2 L' U' L2 B F2 D F' B L F' R B'
My first time using an inverse scramble. I just couldn't find anything, so I figured I'd give it a try. It is kind of fun (even if I didn't get a good solve out of it). Inverse scramble, then:
2x2x2: B R' F L' B' F D' F2
2x2x3: B' L2 U L U2 L
cross + 3rd pair: x' U' F' U2 F' R U' R'
4th pair: F U F'
OLL: y F U R U' R' F' y' F R U R' U' F'
PLL: y' U R L U2 R' L' F' U B' U2 F U' B U

I found that after about 40 minutes, but then couldn't find anything better. After my hour was up, it occurred to me I should have just tried straight Fridrich, and I immediately found this (which is still not very good, but better):
U L' B2 U x D B' U' B L' U2 L R U' R' F' U2 F B U' B' U2 B' U' B2 U2 B' U R' U' R' D' R U2 R' D R U2 R U2 y F2 U R' L F2 R L' U F2 (48 moves)
But that doesn't count because it came after the hour was up. And anyway, it used the last 2 1/2 moves from the optimal solution at the beginning, so that probably would have disqualified it anyway. (I didn't notice that until later.)

 

[guusrs]

Fewest moves: 33 moves
scramble: L2 B D' B U' F R' U R2 F2 D R2 F' D' R B' L U'
My solve: B2 D2 U' R2 D' R2 B U2 L' F' B' U B U2 R' F R F' R F U2 F' L F' L' F2 U2 F2 B L2 B' F U' (33)
explanation:
F2L minus edge: B2 D2 U' R2 D' R2 B U2 L' F' B' U B U2 R' F R F' R (19)
LL corners and integrated edge 3 cycle: F U2 F' L F' L' F2 U2 F2 B L2 B' F U' (14)
Not good but funny solution, I needed about 20 minutes
Greetz

Guus

 

[Jack]

The rest of my solves:

Relay: 4:36.90 OP

The 5x5 was slow, but I think if the 4x4 had no parities it would have been well under a minute.

Square-1: 58.34
(30.71), (1:10.30), 58.11, 50.47, 1:06.43

Parity on second, fourth and fifth solves. That first one was fast!

Megaminx: 2:30.71
2:25.97, (2:25.02), 2:25.86, 2:40.30, (2:42.34)

I hope mefferts restocks soon, my megaminx is really killing my times.

FMC
32 moves
x2 F2 L2 D2 U' B' R' F' R L' U2 R' z2 y R U' R' L' U2 L D F' U2 F D' F2 U F' U' F U F' U' F U2

Explanation
2x2x3: x2 F2 L2 D2 U' B' R' F' R L' U2 R'
Orient edges: z2 y R U' R' L' U2 L
F2L: F'.U2 F' U F' U F U F' U' F U2

This leaves a 3 corner cycle after 29 moves. Insert F D F' U2 F D' F' U2 at the dot cancelling out 5 moves! I couldn't believe how perfect that corner insertion fit in there!

 

[Mike Hughey]

Marie Hughey:
2x2x2: (1:12.45), 25.68, 19.20, (19.03), 29.57 = 24.82
3x3x3: 1:42.63, 1:38.46, 1:52.74, (1:57.13), (1:37.26) = 1:44.61
If she had just done this well on the 2x2x2 at the Virginia Open, she would have almost climbed out of last place.

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Rebecca Hughey:
3x3x3: 1:41.67, 1:56.49, 1:42.09, (1:07.18), (2:29.02) = 1:46.75
Not such a good average for Rebecca, but the fourth one is her personal best by 7 seconds.

 

[vlarsen]

Victor Larsen

3x3x3
Average: 39.81
Times: 35.56, (DNF), 41.54, (35.34), 42.34

The DNF was my first pop during one of these competitions. It was pretty nasty and 3 cubies flew out under my desk.

What happens if I put them back in wrong but notice it later, can I take some out and flip them?

3x3x3 OH
Average: 96.46
Times: 99.03, (91.73), 97.92, (149.75), 92.43

Sorry I'm so late again, I was hoping that more cubes would come in the mail. I am waiting on a 2x2x2, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, and a Square-1. I can't wait to compete in these next week (crossing my fingers!)

 

[masterofthebass]

Yes, you're allowed to fix problems with your puzzle due to a pop, but not "intentionally make the position easier to solve than before the defect." If you put an edge in wrong, you can pop it out and flip it.

 

[AvGalen]

"intentionally make the position easier to solve than before the defect." This rule is impossible for judges to judge unless they know how the competitor was going to solve the puzzle. There is no way to decide if any position is easier than another position.

In practice, this rule is not that bad. It means that if you have 2 misoriented edges you cannot "accidently" pop them and put them in correct. If I get a pop, I always make sure that I put the pieces back in so that no more pieces are oriented correctly.

 

[vlarsen]

So two edges came out early and I put them in, then I see 3 oriented edges once I reach OLL. I should pop out one oriented edge so there are only 2?

 

[masterofthebass]

no, you can make that last edge oriented, because that's the case that it would be if you put the piece in correctly. You're just not allowed to take 1 edge oriented to 4 edges. You're only allowed to make an adjustment to the one piece that is affected.

 

[ExoCorsair]

You're allowed to pop 3 pieces, I think.

 

[AvGalen]

I just saw I forgot to post my results :confused:

2x2x2: 8.46 9.44 7.58 10.21 8.94 = 8.95
3x3x3: 27.58 31.71 26.05 28.33 26.05 = 27.32
3x3x3_oh: 45.30 44.38 43.86 43.40 41.13 = 43.88
4x4x4: 1:50.15(P) 1:41.59(P) 1:29.21 1:56.02(O) 1:46.88(OP) = 1:46.21
5x5x5: 2:42.19 2:41.18 2:35.27 2:28.41 2:42.16 = 2:39.54
2x2x2_bf: DNF, 1:59.36 = 1:59.36
3x3x3_bf: DNF, DNF = DNF
Relay: 5:06.34
Square-1: 1:04.66 1:49.15(P) 1:06.06 3:09.94(P) 2:10.13 = 1:41.78
Magic: 4.46 2.83 1.81 1.91 2.47 = 2.40
Master Magic: 6.33 7.02 11.00 7.84 6.66 = 7.17
MegaMinx: DNF 3:55.22 4:19.11 3:57.55 4:59.93 = 4:25.53
PyraMinx: 15.25 16.50 13.56 16.78 21.55 = 16.18
Fewest Moves: 38
Solution: R D U' R2 F' L2 B R' B D' B R2 B' D F D' F' L' D' L B' D' L' D L B R' D L D' R D2 L' D L D2 L' D2
Explanation:
2x2x2 block (6): R D U' R2 F' L2
Cross + 2nd pair + setup 3rd pair (13): B R' B D' B R2 B'
3rd pair + setup 4th pair (17): D F D' F'
4th pair + leave short OLL (20): L' D' L
OLL (26): B' D' L' D L B
PLL (38): R' D L D' R D2 L' D L D2 L' D2

I just couldn't find anything for fewest moves