Weekly competition 2009-32

[trying-to-speedcube...]

2x2: 4.86 4.55 (4.14) (6.92) 4.76 = 4.72 Normal.
3x3: 18.08 16.48 (14.69) (19.38) 16.88 = 17.15 Very bad.
4x4: (58.30) 1:11.91 1:11.42 1:06.73 (1:16.97) = 1:10.02 I've done better... O OP OP OP OP
5x5: 1:51.81 (2:04.12) 1:54.86 1:55.58 (1:45.55) = 1:54.08 Normal.
Clock: 13.50 13.76 11.27 (11.14) (14.69) = 12.84 Good.
3x3OH: 30.19 (31.69) 29.24 27.56 (19.67) = 29.00 Don't know what happened at that last one... I should get such solves more often
2x2BLD: 22.09 42.34 34.11 = 22.09 Easy greasy.
3x3BLD: DNF 2:31.69 DNF = 2:31.69 Sorry, but no nice stories this time
6x6: 4:29.02 (DNF) 4:22.72 4:18.19 (4:05.66) = 4:23.31 Stinky Poop.
7x7: 6:11.19 5:43.91(PB) (6:14.71) 5:45.55 (5:42.64(PB)) = 5:53.55 Yes, broke my non-lucky PB twice.
Pyraminx: 6.94 8.22 (13.47) 8.44 (5.53) = 7.87 Sub-8
Megaminx: (1:27.09) (1:36.11) 1:31.14 1:31.22 1:33.42 = 1:31.93 Normal.
Square-1: 30.98 (21.75) (34.77) 28.86 33.48 = 31.11 Good, considering all had parity except the 2nd one...
2-3-4: 1:33.64 Meh.
2-3-4-5: 3:40.84 Bleh.
3x3MultiBLD: 2/2 7:15.28 4:30 memo, very nice execution. Could have been faster though.

 

[sixstringsquier]

3x3 - (21.72), 23.00, 23.50, (27.42), 21.97 = 22.82
my best average for the 3x3!

 

[MichaelErskine]

Nice times for you (especially 4x4).
But now you beat me in all events all the time

I think you beat me in the 3x3x3 last week so it's still pretty close. And let's not forget that your BLD events are much greater achievements than my other puzzle events (as I'm sure everyone here will agree).

 

[DavidWoner]

FMC: 27 moves L' D2 U B U F' L' F' R F' L' B2 L B U2 B' U2 B U2 B2 R2 F R F' R B U

scramble: L2 B2 D' F2 L2 U L2 B2 F2 R2 U L' U' R2 D2 U' F' R' U2 B' R

solution:

L' D2 U B U (5)

F' L' F' R F' L' B2 L (13)

B U2 B' U2 B U2 B' (20)

B' R2 F R F' R B U (28-1)

Explanation:

Hmm I see Guus and I had the same solution. While you say the first 5 moves are obvious, I say that entire f2l minus a slot is obvious. Maybe not obviously the best, but obviously worth exploring. And then after a few minutes of playing around this solution was not hard to find. I found it in just under 20 minutes. I found a few other solutions with potential, but none of them really worked out. Here is the backup solution I found it about 10 minutes, its pretty fun:

L' D2 U B U (5)
F' L' F' R F' L' B2 L (13)
R' U R U2 R' U2 R B U B' (23)
B' U' B2 L' B' L2 U' L' U (32-1)

 

[cuBerBruce]

While you say the first 5 moves are obvious, I say that entire f2l minus a slot is obvious.

But, obviously, not the shortest way to get F2L minus a slot.

 

[DavidWoner]

While you say the first 5 moves are obvious, I say that entire f2l minus a slot is obvious.

But, obviously, not the shortest way to get F2L minus a slot.

Maybe not obviously the best, but obviously worth exploring.

Perhaps a poor choice of diction. "best" should be shortest.

 

[miniGOINGS]

I guess I might as well do the 3x3. Sub-25 average with Roux.

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

Times
1. 23.38
2. 21.04
3. 25.06
4. 27.52
5. 26.23

Average
24.89

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

3x3FMC: 39 moves

L' U B U L B2 L' F L' F D' F' U2 F D F' U R2 U R' U F' U F R2 B' R' B R2 B' R B F D R D' R' F' R

Explanation:

Scramble: L2 B2 D' F2 L2 U L2 B2 F2 R2 U L' U' R2 D2 U' F' R' U2 B' R
2x2x3 block: L' U B U L B2 L' F L' *
3x-cross: U' R2 U R' U F' U F
Last slot: R2 B' R' B R2 B' R B
All but 3 corners: F D R D' R' F' R
Insert at *: F D' F' U2 F D F' U2
U2 U' after insertion become U.

Great block. Normally that's my move count for a 2x2x2... I couldn't find a better insertion, but I'm satisfied woth sub-40

 

[ManasijV]

3x3:
15.52, (17.14), 15.29, 15.06, (13.86)
Average: 15.29
good average for me

3x3 OH
(27.13), 30.78, 32.40, 29.12, (DNF)
Average: 30.77
so close to sub 30 DNF because of wrong cross and then wrong f2l insertion

3x3 BLD
DNF, 2:33.13, 2:23.99
= 2:23.99
Ok

 

[Am1n-]

FMC:

scramble: L2 B2 D' F2 L2 U L2 B2 F2 R2 U L' U' R2 D2 U' F' R' U2 B' R
solution: B U' B' F L' U B' L' U2 L D' R' D L2 B2 U2 B U' B' U' R' B' R2 B R2 U R2 U L' U R2 U' L U R2 U F R F' R' F' U F2 R' F' R' F R F' U'

3x2x2: B U' B' F L' U B' L' U2 L D' R' D L2 B2 (15/15)
F2L-1: U2 B U' B' U' (5/20)
orient edges: R' B' R2 B (5/25)
2 pairs: R2 U R2 U' (4/28)
Almost out off time: Headlights + T-perm
U2 L' U R2 U' L U R2 U (9-1/36)
F R F' R' F' U F2 R' F' R' F R F' U'(14/50)
Damn time limit

mvg

 

[Lumej]

Lumej

2x2x2: 16.58, (13.20), (17.75), 15.31, 16.34 = 16.07
3x3x3: 31.09, 27.14, (26.81), 29.36, (36.37) = 29.29
Good, but what the heck is the 36 doing there?
4x4x4: 2:28.76, 2:35.83, (2:09.23), (2:37.62), 2:28.78 = 2:31.12
Yay! PB single and average…
5x5x5: (4:52.77), 5:14.92, (5:48.40), 5:18.52, 5:15.07 = 5:16.17
Bad…
2-3-4: 3:15.20
PB
2-3-4-5: 8:47.97
Square-1: 3:23.49, 2:31.45, (1:38.08), 3:21.83, (4:47.37) = 3:05.59
I screwed the fifth one up, because I couldn't remember that one algorithm

 

[MatsBergsten]

Mats B
2x2: 19.81 20.38 13.25 19.66 19.80 = 19.76
sub 20, ok
3x3: 43.72 55.50 48.30 57.77 42.03 = 49.17
sub 50, ok
4x4: 3:31.50 3:17.63 3:59.44 3:23.50 2:39.31 PB = 3:24.21
nah, it's not good enough to match anyone any longer
5x5: 12:42.82 16:40.52 14:34.12 20:32.62 dnf = 17:15.75
Using blind algs. The fourth I messed the corners up a couple of times
and had to redo them. The fifth I forgot to start the clock.
2-4Rel: 5:01.68
2-5Rel: 16:05.18


2x2BLD: dnf 68.55 dnf = 68.55 Real bad
3x3BLD: dnf (2:26) dnf (2:19) dnf (2:35) = DNF
Going at my top speed, which affects accuracy
4x4BLD: dnf (13:15) 11:29 dnf (10:51) = 11:29 Good
5x5BLD: dnf (40+) dnf (33+) dnf (30+) = DNF
First one two centers off, just forgot to do them.
Last one two centers off + two edges flipped.
It was a long time since I got one now
Multi: 3/7 = DNF 56:30
Real bad.

 

[AvGalen]

2x2x2: 6.69 3.63 10.25 7.11 7.65
3x3x3: 21.00 21.56 24.43 27.15 24.46
4x4x4: 1:25.86 1:28.08 1:21.22 1:25.71 1:26.56
5x5x5: 2:14.38 2:07.53 2:20.06 2:08.69 2:07.11
6x6x6: 5:34.02 5:02.08 4:49.86 4:44.68 5:33.08
7x7x7: 7:48.63 7:33.05 7:06.05 8:35.31 7:26.81
222bf: 1:02.47 1:14.71 DNF
333bf: DNF DNF DNF
3330h: 31.25 35.06 1:06.16 47.11 38.94
333mts: DNF 1:39.96 1:10.22 1:02.38 1:11.96
234: 2:06.33
2345: 4:19.56

I REALLY need to improve my 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 or get new (black) ones because my times keep getting worse and I am getting frustrated.

No time to do more, I am getting ready for my trip to US, Indonesia and Sweden (including tournaments). I am sending the scrambles for week 34, 35 and 36 to Mats tomorrow morning so he can post them when it is time.

 

[DavidWoner]

2x2: 3.80, 3.22, 4.71, 4.69, 4.24 = 4.24
FMC: 27 moves see earlier post.
clock: 8.71, 8.53, 7.03, 9.15, 8.48 = 8.57
This is what happens when I don't warm up.
sq1: 19.72, 19.03, 17.41, 23.38, 22.46 = 20.40

 

[fanwuq]

L'UBUFLB2L2)U2FR2F')
good start, no continuation.

L'D2UBULB2L2F)FB'R'F'BRU)R'URU'R2UR2U'R2URU'
27 leaving 3 cycle.

L'D2UBUL2B2LF)FB'R'F'BUR'U'R2URUR'U'R'
23 leaving 2 twisted corners.

 

[liljthedude]

3x3
46.69, 42.70+, 48.80+, 46.16, 49.19+ = 47.22
RAWR!!!!!...Haven't solved much lately....school.

3x3 OH
2:18.41, 2:06.17, 2:25.05, 2:13.88, 2:04.73 = 2:12.82
(for me)

 

[MTGjumper]

clock: 8.71, 8.53, 7.03, 9.15, 8.48 = 8.57
This is what happens when I don't warm up.

Yeah, I always hate it too when I get sub-WR average

 

[ManasijV]

Mats results please

 

[MatsBergsten]

Mats results please

Soon...

This competition did not start until Friday noon approximately (last week).
I'll download in a couple of hours.

 

[MatsBergsten]

L'UBUFLB2L2)U2FR2F')
good start, no continuation.

L'D2UBULB2L2F)FB'R'F'BRU)R'URU'R2UR2U'R2URU'
27 leaving 3 cycle.

L'D2UBUL2B2LF)FB'R'F'BUR'U'R2URUR'U'R'
23 leaving 2 twisted corners.

Do you mean this as: FMC = DNF ??
I counted it as such. But maybe it is only an explanation to someone??