Weekly competition 2007-44 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG,MMG,FMC,MM,PM,Relay)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ....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. E F4 f2 D2 b4 D2 F2 f b3 a3 b4 e4 B4 b2 f4 b3 e3 B E4 A2 F2 a c2 e2 B4 e4 C3 D2 d2 a c4 d3 f4 D4 e4 a c f a3 d3 B3 F3 e4 B4 e3 C d F d2 a3 e4 a3 b4 D3 A4 B E a4 d c3
2. C4 A4 f2 D3 e4 f4 C4 b3 e B3 A4 b2 e2 a3 f2 C4 F B2 a3 c3 a3 d c2 F f3 a f b a e3 B2 b4 e2 C f4 C3 B e C F3 d F2 e B e2 d4 F A2 E2 D2 b4 a4 b3 D4 C a2 f2 a3 b4 f
3. e2 f3 b4 a4 f2 a2 e3 C2 F A3 F4 c E b c E2 c2 f2 C2 c a4 e a3 c4 b4 D4 C2 E3 F4 a2 c3 b2 d2 f2 e d c3 d2 a b2 d4 f2 b4 d3 B b4 e2 f4 D2 d2 a4 d2 e B3 e3 d4 a e4 a2 c4
4. E3 c3 f3 a2 e2 a3 c a4 e4 d4 a4 e d4 f C3 f4 b2 a c3 b D b c4 E4 F4 E2 A4 E a3 c4 f4 D E4 f3 D C4 e2 d3 c4 b e4 C f4 C4 b3 a2 d2 a4 f a2 b c2 f e C3 a4 f3 a3 e2 a2
5. b4 f4 b a3 e4 a4 b3 D2 d2 e2 f2 e2 d3 F4 d e3 B e3 d e4 B2 D2 a b2 f2 D b3 e a2 f2 e2 a c4 e2 f3 a3 e4 B2 a4 e2 C d2 f3 C2 D C3 A4 c b3 E d2 f2 D3 d3 F2 A4 E2 A4 e3 a
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. r u' R' B' L U B' L R L R' L R B L U L B R U'
2. l' r' u L B L' B' L R U B' R B L B R U' L U' R'
3. r b u' L B' R' L B' R U B L R' U L' B' R U' L R'
4. l u U' R' L B' U R' L' U' L' R B' R U B R L R' B
5. r b' L' B' R L' U' B' L' U B U' L R' B U B R' B R'

Fewest Moves
1. R D' B' L' F R2 B F2 U' B F' D F2 D' F2 R F' L' R' F D' R2 D2 U2 R' D2 F' D2 F D2 B' D2 U2 R F' D' U2 F R2 F D U2 B2 F L' (45 moves original)
R' U' B2 D2 R' U' L2 D F' U F2 D U' R' F U F R2 (18f 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!
 
2: 3.69, 3.16, 3.52, (4.52), (1.53)=>3.46
3: (11.47), (14.58), 12.77, 13.63, 12.95=>13.12 hmm..
OH: 24.20, (26.67), (23.44), 24.92, 25.94=>25.02
4x4: (48.91), 56.33, (1:02.77), 1:01.80, 52.58=>56.90 way too inconsistent
relay: 2:53.78 good 4x4
s1: (33.44), (58.94), 50.63, 37.64, 42.84=>43.70
m: 1.19, (1.03), 1.06, (DNF), 1.09=>1.11
mm: (2.59), 2.77, (5.27), 3.27, 2.66=>2.90
py (not pie!): (7.33), 11.84, (12.22), 12.02, 8.58=>10.81
me: 1:18.41, (1:22.52), 1:19.16, (1:13.83), 1:17.56 => 1:18.37 megaminx? what's that again?
5x5: (1:33.19), (1:46.13), 1:39.84, 1:44.45, 1:36.88=>1:40.39 yuk :(
--BLD--
2x2a: DNF
2x2b: 44.77
 
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Fewest moves:

U R2 F L D2 L R D B2 U' F' L F R' F R' B' R F' R' B F' L' F U' R' U R

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(breakdown)

U R2 F L D2 L R D B2 [2x2x3]

U' R2 U' R' U R [last edges and a corner]

Then we have U R2 F L D2 L R D B2 U' R2.U' R' U R

Now insert R2 F' L F R2:F' L' F at the dot and R F R' B' R F' R' B at the colon.

Bad luck with insertions, 25 minute solution :D

-Per
 
2x2x2: 8.58
8.20 (12.83) (7.45) 8.91 8.65

3x3x3: 23.63
(19.83) 23.75 25.29 (26.05) 21.85

4x4x4: 1:43.89
1:38.62 (1:22.79) 1:41.71 (1:56.49) 1:51.35

5x5x5: 1:55.48
(1:59.45) 1:54.81 (1:51.95) 1:57.43 1:54.20

3x3x3 OH: 1:07.26
1:01.32 (1:22.12) 1:10.98 (1:00.07) 1:09.47

2x2x2 BLD: DNF
DNF DNF

Relay: 4:40.73
2x2: 7.xx
3x3: 24.xx
4x4: 1:44.xx
5x5: 2:25.xx

Magic: 1.66
(2.83) 1.57 1.91 1.50 (1.49)

Master Magic: 3.27
3.42 (3.72) (2.96) 3.11 3.30

Both magics done slowly to prevent strings from breaking.
 
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Dan Cohen

2: 7.00, 6.57, 7.31, 7.59, 5.85 --> 6.96
3: 17.75, 17.50, 17.09, 16.40, 17.09 --> 17.22
O: 33.96, 38.54, 33.82, 34.18, 31.04 --> 33.98
4: 1:21.85, 1:12.16, 1:06.53, 1:38.36, 1:16.92 --> 1:16.97
5: 1:49.25, 1:57.54, 1:54.49, 2:00.81, 2:07.46 --> 1:57.61

Sq-1: 48.80, 36.53, 1:02.39, 31.30, 64.97 --> 49.24
Py: 14.41, 14.80, 18.69, 10.88, 10.02 --> 13.36
 
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2x2x2:
1. (24.53)
2. 15.56
3. 19.80
4. 16.38
5. (11.83)

Average = 17.25

I don't know what to say... :(


3x3x3:
1. (19.52)
2. 19.88
3. 20.66
4. (26.83)
5. 21.22

Average = 20.59

Nice average for me.


Relay:
12:48.31

At least I tried!
 
2: 5.11, 3.52, 3.78, (6.17), (1.64) --> 4.14 Great!

3: (16.67), 15.92, 15.28, 16.22, (13.97) --> 15.81 Average
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIeb8dZ_HvM

3OH: 32.28, (29.62), 34.20, 33.06, (35.50) --> 33.18 should be faster

4: 1:17.08 O, (1:02.64), 1:12.72 OP, 1:19.56 OP, (1:19.62 OP) --> 1:16.45 Average

5: I lost the exact times, but I remember they were:
2:46.xx, (2:37.66), 2:58.xx, (3:15.xx), 2:47.xx --> 2:50.33 + 1.5 = 2:51.83
This isn't very good

2BLD: 53.73, 36.91

3BLD: DNF (4:10.xx), DNF (3:58.xx 2 misoriented edges)
first try at M2, still need to work on memo system

Relay: 4:09.16 best ever!
2: 0:04
5: 2:40
4: 1:09 P
3: 0:16
Good 4x4 helps

Fewest Moves: 33 moves
Solution: F' D' R' D R D' R' D R F B' D B D B' D' B R2 D2 R D2 L2 U2 R' U' R U2 D R' D' R' B D' (33)
Inverse Scramble: R2 F' U' F' R U D' F2 U' F D' L2 U R D2 B2 U R
2x2x3: D B' R D R D' U2 R' U R U2 L2 (12)
F2L: D2 R' D2 R2 B' D B D' B' D' B (11)
LL: F' R' D' R D R' D' R D F (10)
 
Just 3x3... for now

3x3: 40.52
(36.17) 36.40 40.36 44.79 (47.50)

I've been speedcubing for less than 2 months :)
 
Chris Hardwick
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fewest moves

30 HTM
D' F U L F2 D' B' D B' R2 F' R B' U2 B L' U2 L F D2 F' U2 F D2 F' U B' U' B U'

double extended cross: D' F U L F2 D' B' D B' R2 F' R
multi-slot the last 2 pairs and get a lucky OLL skip: B' U2 B L' U2 L . U' B' U' B
AUF: U'

Insert [F D2 F' U2 F D2 F' U2] at the dot to fix 3 corners and cancel 1 move. Although I did admittedly get lucky to find that OLL skip, I was legitimately trying to multi slot the last two pairs, and I saw a way to do it that also preserved edge orientation. So my luck was 1/27 for corner orientation not 1/216 for full OLL skip.

I got a non-lucky 33 move HTM solution using an insertion in case people look down on lucky solves in this online competition. I took about 35 minutes to find my 33 move HTM solution which did a 2x2x3 in 9 moves. I then found the different continuation to get a 12 move double extended cross and found this solution here. I used the full 1 hour literally. It was funny I spent the last 15 minutes trying frantically to optimize my corner fix insertion. I literally finished writing out my solution with only seconds to spare ;-)

Chris
 
Pat Kelly
3x3:
15.63 15.82 (17.75) (14.73) 15.83
Avg: 15.76
Pretty good.

3x3 OH:
(41.58) 37.23 (34.53) 35.54 37.07
Avg: 36.61
Decent, consider I haven't practiced in awhile.

4x4:
(1:07.36) 1:16.94 (1:26.11) 1:20.26 1:14.66
Avg: 1:17.29
Using a new technique. I think I can go sub 70 avg with it soon.
 
FMC: 42.
All but 2CE: F' R' U D' R' D2 R B2 R2 F' L R
Last 2CE: B' U' B F U F' U L U2 L' U L U' L'
OLL: y R U R' U R U2
PLL: R y L' U' r U2 l' U R' U' R2

aaah Henrik, you pwned me :D will you be at Swedish Open??
It's a bit too late to go to Swedish Open. :P
 
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3x3: 18.57 (15.15) (21.37) 18.04 18.67 Average: 18.42
Ok, since I didn't warm up.

2x2: (9.80) 8.42 8.78 5.98 4.97 Average: 7.72
Meh.

2x2 BLD: 23.19 DNF
Average!
 
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Tobias Daneels

2x2:
5.69 4.11 5.09 (5.77) (1.56): 4.96 seconds.

3x3:
16.72 16.39 (19.52) (14.97) 16.66: 16.59 seconds. (the 19.52 was really a bad solve :(, but average still ok)

3x3 blind
DNF 5 minutes 52.53 seconds. (I know I'm not the best, but I'm glad I know how to do it :) )

3x3 OH
46.41 (54.03) (44.06) 44.72 46.41: 45.85 seconds.

2x2 blind
39.00 DNF
 
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