Weekly competition 2007-43 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG,MMG,FMC,MM,PM,Relay)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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MegaMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! Scrambling MegaMinx is a pain in the ....That is why I now give you the choice between two types of scrambles. The second scrambling method was proposed by Stefan Pochmann at the WCA-site and he explains it here. Currently I will give scrambles by his scrambler, but in the future I might provide scrambles with less moves. Let me (and him) know what you think!)
1. B F3 B2 E4 d4 c3 a3 e2 a4 e4 a3 c2 a2 d2 f2 a2 c4 e3 a d4 c d3 F2 d2 e3 d c4 a3 b2 D3 A2 B2 a3 e4 d4 e2 C2 a3 f3 b c3 f2 b3 e C2 b d4 f2 e3 a2 e2 C4 b4 E3 d4 B E2 a2 e4 C2
2. D2 d c3 a2 f4 D4 e3 C4 d2 e3 d2 f e3 a2 b4 e C3 a3 c f2 C2 F c d3 f2 C4 c2 E d2 F2 E2 e2 a b2 E c F3 b c e2 d f3 e2 C d4 e2 d3 f4 a4 f C3 b D3 e a4 b4 E4 F2 c3 e
3. A4 c3 d3 f3 C a4 e d4 c f2 e2 d a d4 c4 b a2 f a2 c3 a2 e4 C4 b4 f C3 D2 a3 f2 b4 f2 a4 f4 C3 c3 F B3 C4 E2 a4 d f2 D4 a e C2 F2 a3 c2 b d3 a2 e f2 D2 d4 a4 c3 a e3
4. c4 e3 f a4 f2 b3 e3 B b2 f2 C3 a2 c3 d2 c a4 e3 a4 c3 a2 d2 c4 b c3 e a2 d3 e4 a4 d4 B E3 d B3 D4 C A B4 c3 F3 A3 f4 D4 d4 e2 a3 d4 F4 d c f a4 c4 f b e4 d3 B4 C f3
5. E3 a2 e4 a b4 f C f4 D e2 B4 A4 b2 f2 D3 A2 b2 f4 D b D A2 C D4 f3 a3 b3 E2 D b d F3 E d3 f2 D4 A2 F3 b3 d4 F4 E4 a2 d2 e3 B3 E D2 b2 e a d3 f2 D4 a4 d4 e3 d4 e a2
1. R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ Y++
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ Y--
R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- Y++
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ Y++
2. R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y--
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- Y--
R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ Y--
3. R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ Y--
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- Y--
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- Y++
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
4. R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y++
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ Y++
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ Y--
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- Y++
5. R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y--
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- Y++
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- Y++
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ Y--
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++

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

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

Just to make sure everyone understands: We follow the official WCA rules for all events. The only exception for this is the experimental scrambling method for MegaMinx. For relay you have 15 seconds of inspection in total, you can use any order to solve the cubes and the rest of the relay-rules should be obvious.

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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2x2x2: (9.58), 9.36, 9.20, 9.02, (7.02) => 9.19
Bad.
3x3x3: 16.73, 18.17, 17.84, (16.72), (18.19) => 17.58
Good.
3x3x3 OH: 32.93, 31.58, (28.64), 31.28, (44.80) => 31.93
When I resticker my old cube, I need to time myself I think I got way faster.
2x2x2 BLD: 37.88, 54.91 => 37.88
First solve was only 1 cycle. Easy solves.
3x3x3 BLD: 2:14.78, 2:26.12 => 2:14.78
I forced myself to memorize faster and it produced good results. :)
 
2x2x2: 8.17
8.39 7.88 (10.02) (7.07) 8.26

3x3x3: 20.44
(21.28) 20.43 20.43 20.48 (18.93)

Low standard deviation, anyone? :)

4x4x4: 1:30.86
1:32.85 (1:53.99) 1:29.50 (1:29.21) 1:30.23

5x5x5: 2:07.21
2:01.15 (2:15.10) (1:57.95) 2:09.00 2:11.50

I really have to stop solving at night.
 
Chris Hardwick
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FMC

33 HTM
B F D2 B' U' R U2 R L' U2 L U' F L' U' R U L U' R' U' F U2 L' U L2 F U F' U' L' U' F

And yes I found this within 1 hour, I ran Netcube in the background to make sure. Do premove F to see what I am doing.

2x2x3: B F D2 B' U' R U2 R
pseudo-F2L minus 1 pair: L' U2 L U' F . U2 F
4th pair: U2 L' U L
OLL: L F U F' U' L' U' F

Insert [L' U' R U L U' R' U] at the dot to fix 3 corners and cancel 1 move.
 
Seems like a nice solution Chris. I will check it after I solve it myself. Thanks for changing your previous results too.

P.S. There is no rule that says you cannot continue searching for a better solution after the hour. If you like to spend time on it and have something nice/interesting/fun to share with others, just post it later. Just make a note that says it wasn't within the hour.
 
3x3x3
Avg: 18.83
Times: (16.01), (22.17), 19.78, 18.35, 18.35
Why can't I get good times in this competition?

3x3x3 BLD
1st: 1:23.30
(2nd: DNF)
Execution mistakes on both solves but I could correct it on the first.
 
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2: 4.78, (6.33), 4.84, 4.08, (4.00)=>4.57 hmm sometimes you have it and sometimes you don't..
3: (9.66), (13.88), 12.09, 10.69, 9.93=>10.90 sometimes you indeed have it :) last solve was a (non-lucky) one look LL
OH: 26.77, (27.93), 26.78, 26.93, (25.15)=>26.83 and sometimes you don't ... :(
4: 57.40 (O), 56.72 (O), (1:00.52) (OP), (50.28), 59.27 (OP)=>57.80 yuk! :(
5: 1:38.41, (1:43.03), 1:26.08, (1:21.92), 1:34.67=>1:33.05
relay: 3:00.22 3x3 was horrible!
m: 1.22, (DNF), DNF, 1.30, 1.33=>DNF
MM: 2.75, 2.90, 2.77, (3.34), (2.53)=>2.81 well wadda you know, practise does pay off..:)
s-1: (42.83), (30.02), 38.70, 37.16, 42.31=>39.39 ah well it's sub-40
pm: 12.16, 13.17, (14.64), 9.81, (4.80)=>11.71 with the new pyraminx I got yesterday
me: (1:23.30), 1:22.70, (1:17.59), 1:20.86, 1:20.08=>1:21.21 yuk! It's been a while since I practised minx....I should loosen the screws a bit..
---BLD---
2a: 34.14
2b: 18.80 nice :)
3a: DNF 2:28.17 2 flipped edges
3b: DNF 2:52.95 some bad edges
 
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2x2x2:
Average: 7.06
Times: 7.23 (6.25) 6.77 7.17 (7.28)

3x3x3:
Average: 13.38
Times: (12.58) 14.03 12.62 13.50 (14.45)
Quite easy cases.

3x3x3OH:
Average: 29.91
Times: (31.36) (25.84) 29.64 30.16 29.94
 
Tobias Daneels

2x2
(04:15) 04:65 07:18 (07:47) 05:47= 5.77 seconds

3x3
13:92 17:78 16:25 (12:95) (18:18)=15.98 seconds How inconsintent. :)

4x4
01:34:84 01:30:81 01:28:68 (01:44:67) (01:19:70)=1.31.66 seconds

2x2 blind
32:93 DNF= 32.93 seconds (easy solve)

Pyraminx
(07:62) 08:81 09:96 (12:90) 09:84 =9.54 seconds
 
Henrik
Magic: 1.14, 1.14, 1.13, (DNF(1.08)), (1.09) => 1.14 sec
Hmm kinda good DNF was the last two tiles standing directly in the air.

3x3: 16.93, 18.54, 18.09, (19.17), (15.03) => 17.85 sec avg
Thats ok since I havent done good in these weekly competitions before.
 
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3x3:
14.78 (17.19) 16.60 (14.41) 16.77
Avg: 16.05 Seconds
Could have been way better....

3x3 OH:
36.87 (39.36) 35.59 (35.34) 38.09
Avg: 36.85
Decent, but not great.

4x4:
1:20.62 (1:19.05) 1:21.18 1:24.78 (1:28.71)
Avg: 1:22.19
This is using 6 pairs at a time for the first 6, 2 at a time for the rest. No warmups prior to this. I think I can go sub-70 soon with this method.
 
Arnaud, I think the 1:21 5x5 is even more impressive. Erik what are you breakdowns like? I couldn't fathom doing a 5x5 that fast. O, and are you using the olympiccube? Anyway, here are my times.


2: 7.09, 7.32, (5.84), (8.26), 7.47 -->7.29
3: (15.96), 17.52, 15.98, (18.32), 17.97 --> 17.16
O: 27.91, 28.35, (26.49), 33.56, (43.48) --> 29.94 w00t sub 30. I was just in the zone for the first 3.
4: 1:28.80, 1:19.17, 1:10.97, (1:08.25), (1:33.00) --> 1:19.65 eww...
5: 2:12.79, 2:10.00, 2:10.82, (2:06.16), (2:17.41) --> 2:11.20 horrible.

Relay -->3:41.97
5x5 = 2min rest = 1:40

Sq-1: (1:06.28), 54.00, 1:02.04, (46.39), 50.57 --> 55.54
 
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3x3: (14.74) (18.02) 15.68 17.58 15.95 Average: 16.40
The 14.xx, was opposite colour than usual. This is good for me.

3x3 BLD: DNF DNF
I blame my mum for me DNF'ing the first, she kept asking me if I wanted tea, because she didn't realise I was trying to concentrate!(1:43.89) Forgot one edge on the second. (1:44.35)

2x2 BLD: 25.64 28.42
Meh, 2x2 is fun :P

2x2 Multibld: DNF
Hehe! I got 3 / 5 right!
 
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Arnaud, I think the 1:21 5x5 is even more impressive. Erik what are you breakdowns like? I couldn't fathom doing a 5x5 that fast. O, and are you using the olympiccube?
I agree with you Dan. But when I replied the 5x5x5 results where not there.

I am assuming that Erik is still using the normal reduction method with my method for edges. I have predicted that an average breakdown would be like this:
Centers: 30
Edges: 40
3x3x3: 20
I think Eriks breakdown will be very close to this one, with "bad" (1:43.03 is NOT bad) solves having 35, 45, 23.03 and "perfect" (untill next week) solves having 27, 37, 17.92.

I also think that if you do a 57 second average on 4x4x4 you are not allowed to say "yuk".

And joey:
" 2x2 Multibld: DNF"
Am I missing something?
 
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