Weekly competition 2009-04

2x2x2: (8.89), 6.15, 6.57, (5.98), 6.01 = 6.25
3x3x3: 24.38, 22.57, 21.91, (25.73), (20.93) = 22.95
3x3x3OH: 53.31, 49.75, 47.91, (41.70), (1:01.72) = 50.32

FMC: R' B2 L F' R2 F L' F' R' F2 L2 F' R F L2 F' R2 L U' L' R' B' U' B U B' U' F' U2 F U' (31)

Explaination:
2x2x2 and setup for 2x2x3: R' B2 F' * R F ** (5)
Orient edges and finish 2x2x3 + XX-Cross: R' L U' L' R' B' (11)
3rd pair: U' B U B' (15)
Leave 4 corners: U' F' U2 F U' (20)
Insertion at *: F L F' R2 F L' F' R2 (28-3=25)
Insertion at **: F L2 F' R F L2 F' R' (33-2=31)

Comment: Really weird XXX-Cross. I was trying to orient while extending the 2x2x2 to a 2x2x3. 5-gen solution :)
 
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4x4 FMC

L F u L' u2 r' D r2 R B2 F' L' R2 D2 B u B f L' B2 F2 D2 u' R F2 U2 L f' U r' u' f D' u L B' f2 F D' u2

Centers: r' F r' R' f2 F' u' F2 u R f' U b2 L b' L2 b2 D f L f' (21)

Edges: L2 U2 D B' u' F D2 F2 D F L U L' d2 L D' L' u' R' d' L' U L F' U F d (27)

3x3: F' L' U' D L2 F' U2 B' U' B' U B' D' B' D U B' U' B' R' B' R B2 U B2 U' B2 U B' U' R B R' B R2 F R' B2 R F' R2 B (42)

Total: 90

Explanation:
Centers are just like speedsolving, except there was some move cancellation. Probably around 2-5 moves less than speed solution.
Edges took a bit of work. It took a while to find the nice beginning for 6 pairing. The cycle ends, so I could only solve 5 edges, canceled a slice move to continue for a 2 pairing, then finished with a 4 pairing. Probably around 10-15 fewer moves than a speed solution for edges.
The 3x3 stage was pretty much a speed solution. I actually did pure VH. Cross, easy F2L slots, then COLL, PLL skip. I'm sure I could do much better here. I just did this just to see if there was parity or not, lucky that there's no parity. I suppose I'll generate the 3x3 scramble now and continue to work on the 3x3 part. It would be nice to sub-80 this solution.

Watch it here: http://alg.garron.us/?cube=4x4x4&an..._U-_B2_U_B-_U- R_B_R-_B_R2_F_R-_B2_R_F-_R2_B
I did it on Lucas's applet in about 30 minutes. No moves taken back except for the beginning edges and cancellations.
 
2x2-10.43, 12.84, 13.67, 9.13, 10.82 = 11.36
*new pb avg!
3x3-40.52, 47.83, 46.99, 43.32, 40.01, = 43.61
*with Petrus, i think im getting pretty good =]
4x4-3:11.99, 3:16.14, DNF, 2:34.21, 4:19.52, = 3:35.89
5x5- didnt start yet.
 
It's Wednesday now in China and I have only 7x7x7bld left for this competition. But I think I still have the chance for it tomorrow because now Mr. avg is still spending his Tuesday. Anyway, I'll add the last event for this competition. It's the first time I do the total 29 events and I'm sure it's also the last time. THAT'S TOO TIRED!!
 
oyyq99999 said:
It's Wednesday now in China and I have only 7x7x7bld left for this competition. But I think I still have the chance for it tomorrow because now Mr. avg is still spending his Tuesday. Anyway, I'll add the last event for this competition. It's the first time I do the total 29 events and I'm sure it's also the last time. THAT'S TOO TIRED!!
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I'm proud of you - it's nice to finally see someone else do it! Very very awesome!!!

And I certainly don't blame you for only doing it once. You're right - it's ridiculous to do them all (which is why I finally stopped).

But next week Arnaud will remove a bunch of events (like 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 BLD, and 4x4x4 fewest moves), which should make it much easier to do in the future.
 
Mike Hughey said:
oyyq99999 said:
It's Wednesday now in China and I have only 7x7x7bld left for this competition. But I think I still have the chance for it tomorrow because now Mr. avg is still spending his Tuesday. Anyway, I'll add the last event for this competition. It's the first time I do the total 29 events and I'm sure it's also the last time. THAT'S TOO TIRED!!
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I'm proud of you - it's nice to finally see someone else do it! Very very awesome!!!

And I certainly don't blame you for only doing it once. You're right - it's ridiculous to do them all (which is why I finally stopped).

But next week Arnaud will remove a bunch of events (like 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 BLD, and 4x4x4 fewest moves), which should make it much easier to do in the future.
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but... he told others to do it.. and... they are :confused: guess ill have to do it next comp too then :mad:
how many people we need? a certain amount? :p
 
Mats Bergsten
Sorry Arnaud, I'll only write one post next week.

But here is the total of this weeks contest for my part

3x3: 65.10, (75.17), 65.20, (61.03), 66.19 = 65.70
someone has to be slowest

4x4: 10:19, 9:11 = DNF
Using BLD algs for practise and timing.

3x3BLD: 4:17, DNF, DNF = 4:17
second one was so easy I got confused and dnf:ed

4x4BLD: 17:03, 18:34 DNF, 19:59 = 17:03
new PB, the second was really bad

5x5BLD: 42:32 (24:24), 34:23 DNF, 46:45 DNF = 42:32
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE!!!!!, PB. Then I went for speed = fubar.
Last one just 3 centers off, sitting on a bus.

3x3MBLD: = 1/3, 23:47
Not impressive. Only execution faults though,
I am not accurate with Turbo corners yet.

Finally I must repeat my question: where are the results?
Kind of embarrasing perhaps that I have not been able
to find them. But nothing after June 2007?? I have looked at the
end of a lot of threads and after some result threads but I cannot
find them.
 
oyyq99999 said:
[I am confused that is it I do 3x3x3bld too fast or big cubes too slow. I am much faster than you on 3x3bld but almost the same time with you on 4x4bld and 5x5bld.
I tried a 6x6bld today and it took me 1hour and 4x minutes. Hoping for your solve!
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Obviously you are faster than I am, but I guess I have the more consistent speed.
You ought to be faster at 4x4 and 5x5 then, or slower at 3x3:rolleyes:

Another explanation is that I am relearning 3x3BLD (Turbo), so I hope to speed up at 3x3 soon.
(And maybe you overlooked the fact that I am a little older than you and have left speed behind :))
 
MatsBergsten said:
Finally I must repeat my question: where are the results?
Kind of embarrasing perhaps that I have not been able
to find them. But nothing after June 2007?? I have looked at the
end of a lot of threads and after some result threads but I cannot
find them.
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Arnaud has been promising the results "any day now" since June of 2007. He's actually been promising them "any day now" even recently - he claims he has been working on something to make the results easier to process, and soon he will be able to release all the results.

In the mean time, yes, you can just look through all the pages of a thread to figure it out yourself.
 
I hope he keeps Snake in too, I like that.

If anyone has a Snake, please do 5 solves and post here your times. I want to keep it in the competition, it's one of the only events I'm half decent at.
 
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Arnaud gave the rules for taking out events, so you should be able to calculate whether or not they stay. If he decides to be soft and take requests, he knows I'd like 6x6x6 BLD and 7x7x7 BLD to stay (just 1 scramble needed per event), and of course megaminx BLD would be nice too. And if we're going to do that, might as well add square-1 BLD, pyraminx BLD, and clock BLD as well. :)

But like I say, he gave the rules, and probably they should simply be followed.
 
Mike Hughey:

2x2x2: 11.84, 11.40, 11.58, 9.22, 10.28 = 11.09
3x3x3: 24.36, 26.05, 25.92, 27.09, 25.97 = 25.98
Comment: Part of my new personal best average 10/12: 25.48!
4x4x4: 1:48.08 (P), 1:45.97 (OP), 2:07.67 (OP), 2:07.15 (OP), 1:50.31 (OP) = 1:55.18
5x5x5: 2:41.98, 2:44.81, 2:39.15, 2:48.59, 2:47.57 = 2:44.79
Comment: Part of my new personal best average 10/12: 2:39.65!
6x6x6: 6:10.44 (O), 5:30.56 (P), 5:17.83, 5:54.18 (OP), 5:18.50 (O) = 5:34.41
7x7x7: 7:54.66, 8:14.55, 8:25.82, 7:46.98, 7:58.46 = 8:02.56
2x2x2 BLD: 51.97, 32.63, 50.08 = 32.63
3x3x3 BLD: 2:43.30, 1:35.86, 1:56.46 = 1:35.86
Comment: Too bad this was technically (by speedcubing.com standards) lucky because of the corners.
4x4x4 BLD: 10:10.98 (5:16), DNF (8:40.53, 4:15), 8:35.27 (4:07) = 8:35.27
Comment: I wasn’t near my stackmat when I did the first one, so I used a stopwatch – hence no DNF. The second one was off by 4 centers, 16 edges, 6 corners – I must have messed up during corner permutation. Third one was really easy. (So was the second one, actually – pity I messed it up so bad.)
5x5x5 BLD: 20:05.58 (10:55), DNF (19:28.34, 9:55), 18:49.16 (11:05) = 18:49.16
Comment: Second one was a scrambled disaster – I think a slice slipped somewhere. I don’t know why I’m so slow on 5x5x5 BLD lately – I hope I can do faster again next week.
6x6x6 BLD: DNF (38:33.90, 18:27), DNS, DNS = DNF
Comment: Off by just 2 outer X centers. Very frustrating – I didn’t see them for a few seconds – I thought I got it right.
7x7x7 BLD: DNF (58:45.75, 25:47), DNS, DNS = DNF
Comment: Off by 2 outer X centers and 2 inner + centers. A very frustrating big cube BLD week.
3x3x3 OH: 50.88, 43.65, 47.16, 54.46, 52.06 = 50.03
3x3x3 WF: 3:02.44, 2:10.71, 1:59.56, 2:10.58, 2:06.34 = 2:09.21
Comment: Not bad considering I haven't practiced for several weeks. A little lucky, though - I got the same PLL 3 out of 5 times. That's always helpful with feet (after the first time, you actually remember how to do it the next times).
Magic: 2.33, 3.46, 2.97, 2.47, 2.44 = 2.63
Master Magic: 4.86, 5.68, 4.72, 5.06, 4.88 = 4.93
Clock: 26.78, 21.11, 23.13, 18.38, DNF = 23.67
MegaMinx: 3:14.35, 3:08.64, 2:33.92, 2:44.00, DNF (49:53.43, 23:09) = 3:02.33
Comment: Last one off by 5 edges (3 out of place, 2 flipped), due to mismemorization.
Pyraminx: 27.59, 25.27, 23.44, 25.06, 22.13 = 24.59
Square-1: 1:00.00 (P), 1:03.46, 51.66, 44.05, 56.72 (P) = 56.13
Comment: I love the first solve time.
3x3x3 Fewest Moves: 34 moves
Comment: See post earlier in thread for solution.
 
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Mike Hughey said:
Arnaud gave the rules for taking out events, so you should be able to calculate whether or not they stay. If he decides to be soft and take requests, he knows I'd like 6x6x6 BLD and 7x7x7 BLD to stay (just 1 scramble needed per event), and of course megaminx BLD would be nice too. And if we're going to do that, might as well add square-1 BLD, pyraminx BLD, and clock BLD as well. :)

But like I say, he gave the rules, and probably they should simply be followed.
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I'd do clock BLD. It's the only puzzle I can do BLD...
 
MistArts said:
Mike Hughey said:
Arnaud gave the rules for taking out events, so you should be able to calculate whether or not they stay. If he decides to be soft and take requests, he knows I'd like 6x6x6 BLD and 7x7x7 BLD to stay (just 1 scramble needed per event), and of course megaminx BLD would be nice too. And if we're going to do that, might as well add square-1 BLD, pyraminx BLD, and clock BLD as well. :)

But like I say, he gave the rules, and probably they should simply be followed.
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I'd do clock BLD. It's the only puzzle I can do BLD...
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I can also do that:DBut I just did twice because it's too easy too turn wrong. The time was 7 min and 5 min.
I can also do 2x2 to 5x5 bld, pyraminx bld, snake bld, magic, master magic bld. And I know how to do 6x6 and 7x7 bld(1 attempt for each and none success). I eager to know how to do Square-1 bld!!
 
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