Weekly competition 2010-43

Mike Hughey

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All current (new) scramblers from the WCA are used.
  • For all 3x3x3 events (including FMC) Cube Explorer was used to generate a random position and provide an inverse scramble (generator) for that position.
  • For all cubes > 3x3x3 (mediumcubes) a "w" means "Wide" so you turn not just the slice, but also the outer layer.
  • For all cubes > 5x5x5 (bigcubes) a number before the letter indicates the amount of layers to turn like a wide turn. "3U2" would mean "turn the 3 uppermost layers a half turn".
  • For Megaminx R and D are "double layer moves of the entire megaminx. The U moves are normal U moves, not "double layer" or cube rotations
  • For Square1, the official scrambler is being used. This means that a slice turn should be applied after every move. If there is a (0,0) at the end, that means there were 41 moves so far, so you do a second slice move, to cancel out the first one. That should result in effectively 40 moves per scramble.
  • Clock hasn't changed, but just so you know: UddU u=-1,d=5 would mean Up-Left-pin is Up, Up-Right-pin is Down, Down-Left-pin is Down, Down-Right-pin is Up and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin up rotated counterclockwise by 1 hour and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin down rotated clockwise by 5 hours
  • Pyraminx small letters are for the tips
Just to make sure everyone understands: We follow the official WCA rules for all events. Here are some things that people often don't know:
  • For multiple blind you can choose how many cubes you are going to do (let me know if 15 scrambles is not enough). If you choose 5 cubes you have to use the first 5 scrambles.
  • For one-handed you can use both hands during inspection
  • For with feet you can only use feet during inspection
  • For 3x3x3 Fewest Moves there is a 1 hour time limit.
  • 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
For every event you participate in you will be rewarded points. You will also be rewarded points according to your ranking. Because this is quite a complicated system you can read about it in this thread. The results of the competition will be available as soon as possible after the competition closes at the end of the thread.

If you think other events should be added to this competition you can influence that in the 2008: Other events for Weekly competition thread

This competition starts now and ends wednesday/thursday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line. If a competition doesn't start at wednesday/thursday nightchange you still get the full 7 days to participate.

2x2x2
1. R' U' R2 F2 R' F2 U' R' U2
2. R' U R' F2 U R F2 U' R U'
3. U2 R2 F R' U' R2 U' R2
4. U' F U2 R' U' R U' F U'
5. R2 F' R U2 F' U F U

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

4x4x4
1. B Rw2 B L2 B Fw2 F' L' U R' U' B F' R2 D' R' F2 L D' Uw' Fw' F L' D' F D' B2 F' L' Rw2 R Uw2 Fw' Rw2 B2 Fw Rw' R Fw F
2. D' L F L' Rw' R B U' L2 F2 L' B' F' D Rw2 Uw' Fw2 L2 F Uw F Uw R U B2 L D Uw2 U2 Fw' D' R' D B' F2 D2 U B2 L2 B
3. B' R' B' D' Rw D2 Uw' R' Fw' F2 L' F2 Rw2 R2 D Uw' Rw2 Uw' L R2 D2 U2 L2 D2 B2 F2 D L Fw' F2 L Rw Fw' Uw' L2 D Uw F' R U'
4. U' F' R' B2 L' Rw' D2 Uw' B2 Fw2 L F2 U2 L' Fw Rw' F' R2 Uw' U' B' D B Fw Rw R2 Fw2 L2 Uw2 Fw F Uw2 F D' Uw2 Fw F' L D Uw2
5. Fw U' L' D2 Uw' U L D Uw L2 D Fw' R' Uw Rw2 U2 L Uw' F2 L B Fw' F' U Fw' R2 U2 Fw2 F Uw' R2 F2 Uw2 F2 D' B Rw2 D R U2

5x5x5
1. U F Dw L2 Lw2 Dw' Bw Lw Rw' D Rw' R U' R' D2 U B Lw' Bw' D B' L R' D U' Rw' F' Lw' R' Uw Bw2 Fw Rw2 B2 Dw2 B' Dw2 B Fw F' Lw' Rw2 F2 Dw' Lw2 D2 Dw B' D' Dw' U Lw' Rw' Dw' Rw D Rw' R' B Bw
2. R D' Dw' Uw Rw2 R U Bw Fw' R2 Dw' Uw L' Dw2 L Lw2 Fw R2 Bw' L Bw Uw' L' Lw' Uw2 U' Fw Lw' R2 D Bw' R' B Bw' Dw Uw2 L R' U' Bw Fw' F' L B2 L' B' F L' F2 U B' F Dw2 Uw' Rw Dw' L' B' Bw2 Uw2
3. D2 Rw R' Dw' Lw' B2 Uw Bw' R' B' Rw F2 L Lw' F' Dw2 R Uw R2 Dw Bw2 Dw2 L' Rw B' Fw2 Uw R' F2 U L' F L' Lw B2 Bw' Fw' D Bw R' D' Lw' F Lw U R' Fw D Dw' U Rw' U' F L Uw' B Uw2 R' D2 U
4. Uw' R Uw' Bw2 L2 Bw D' L2 D' Dw2 Fw2 D2 Dw' U2 Rw' Bw2 Lw2 D Rw' Dw2 B Rw B2 D2 Bw' Lw Dw' F2 U' Lw2 Bw' L B2 D2 B D' Dw2 Uw' F2 U B F2 L2 Rw2 D R' B' Rw2 Uw' L2 Rw R' Fw' D' Uw2 L' Uw U L' U'
5. Dw2 Lw2 R' D' F Dw B' L Bw' Lw D2 Uw' U R2 Uw' L F D2 Dw' F' Lw' F' U2 Rw2 B2 Dw2 Fw' Dw' Rw2 Uw' Fw' U B' Lw U' Lw D2 Uw R2 Bw' L2 Lw' R2 Bw' Lw' Rw2 R' B' L2 Fw' D2 L2 Lw Rw' D2 B' Dw2 B' Bw' F2

6x6x6
1. R 2U U2 B' U' 3F F L2 D' 2L2 2R R2 2D2 2B2 U' 2B L' 3R2 B 2F 2R2 2B2 2L2 2R2 D2 2F L2 3F 2U 2R 2B 3F' F' 2R' R' 2B 3R' 2R 2U2 3R2 D2 3U F' 2D 2U 2F' 2D U' B' D' 2F 2L2 D' 2D2 2F' 2D2 U2 L2 D' 2U 3R2 2D' 3U2 3F2 R2 F R 2F' L' 2F2 L' 2R 2B' 3F L 2U F2 R B L'
2. 2F' F' 3R' 2R D2 2D 3U' L2 2L' 3R2 3F' L2 F D2 3U B2 2L' 3R R2 D2 F' 3U' 3R2 2D' 3F' 3R' B 2B' 2F2 D 3F L2 B2 D' 2U2 3F F' D' 2U' 3F' 2L R2 B2 2B2 2U' L' 3F2 3R 3F' 2D2 F D 2D 3U2 L D2 2U' B 2R' 2D 2F2 L2 2L' 2D' 3U' 2F2 2R' D' 2B2 R' 2D2 2R' R 3U' R 2D' 3F' D2 L' 3U
3. 2F' R' D' 2U 2B 3F2 2F 3R' 2U L' 2R2 F2 3R2 F' L' B' 3F 2F F 3R 2R2 2U 3R2 B' 2D2 3R2 2B' 2R F 2R R 2F 3U R 3F' 2F D 3R 2R D' 2F' 2R' D' 3R' 2R2 2D' 3F' 2F 2D 3R' D' 3U' 2U2 R 2D' 2U' L' B2 2D' L U' 2F' L' 2L2 2R2 R' U2 B 2D2 2U2 B 2D' 2L' D U2 3F' F2 3R R 3U2
4. 2B 2F U 2B2 D' B 2F2 D' 2D2 2L2 2U B2 R2 D2 2D' 2U2 U2 3R' R2 D' L2 B' 2D2 3R' B 2R2 2D' 3U' R2 B' 3R' R2 3F2 2L' 3U2 L2 3F2 L2 2F 3U' U2 2R2 2F F' 2U' L2 3R' R2 3U' B' 3F2 F' 3R' R2 D U2 L' B' 2D' R B L B2 D' 2D 3F F2 2D' F2 3R2 F' 2D 3U2 2U2 R' 2F D' 2F2 2R' F
5. 3R' R2 2F' 2L' B 2L2 3R' R 2D' 2L 3F2 3U 2U' B2 2U F2 2R' 2D2 2U 3F' 2D' 2L 3F' L 2D' B' 2R' 3U2 2L 3F' F 2D2 3U2 2U2 3F F 3U' B2 L2 2F' R' F R' F 3R2 3U R 3U2 F D L2 R2 2F 3R' 2R2 2B2 L2 3U2 L 2L 2U' L2 2L2 B2 2B' F' 2U2 F 2D R2 B2 2B 3U2 F2 2U 2B 3F 2F2 F2 2L2

7x7x7
1. D2 3D 2U 2B' 3F2 L 2L 3R2 3D 2R2 2F2 L 2R B' 3U2 B' L 3F' 3D B2 U' 2B2 R2 3B2 2D' U' 2B2 3F' U' 3L 3B F' L2 3L' 3B' 3D2 3L 3R2 2B' U 2L2 2B' 2U' 2R 2B' L2 3R' R' D2 3D' B' 3F 2F R2 3B F2 3L' 3D2 U 2F2 3D2 2F' F2 R2 D' F 3D R2 2F 3U' L 3R' 2B 3R2 2D2 2F 2D2 L2 2R' 2U L R' U 2B2 F' 2D2 U 2F' 3L 2F 2D 2B2 3B2 2D' 3U2 U R' 2D' 2L U
2. 2L2 2B' D2 2F 2R' F2 R D' 2L 2D2 R 3D B 3L D 3R2 B2 2F2 L2 2U' L' R D' 2U 3L2 B 2B 2L2 3U2 2R 2D 3D 2B 3F' L 2R' 2F 2R2 2D' 3R 2B 2F2 F2 3R2 2R' 3D 3U' 3F' F' 2D' 3B' 3U2 3B' D2 B' 3R2 U' 2L' 2D2 2U2 3L2 3R2 2R 2B2 3U' 2L' 2D 3D U 3R' B 3R2 D2 2R' B' 3F' 2L' 3D2 2B D' 3B2 2U2 2B L 2L' 3R2 D U' R2 3D' 3L2 F D' 2D2 R 3D2 3R 2D' 3F' 3R'
3. D 2L2 3F' 2R' 3B2 2U U2 2B2 3L 2R' 3U2 2B2 2U2 3R' 2U2 3R2 3U 2U' B2 3D 2U2 U' R B D2 2D 2U U2 3B' 3L B 2D' 3D2 3U2 B 3D2 2U B 2B' 2R' R 2F' 3R2 2U2 U 3R D2 F 3L D2 B 2D' 3U 3L2 B' R' 2B 2R' D' 3D 2L 2B L' R 2B 3F2 U 2L 3U' L2 2D2 2U' 2L 3R2 2R2 3B' L 3F L' 3L2 3U2 2F U2 3R2 3F' 2F2 2R2 B2 F' D2 3B' U 3B2 2R' 2F 3L2 2D' 3L2 D' 2R'
4. L' 2R' 2U 2B2 L 3L2 3F 2D2 U' 2B L2 2F' D' 3U2 U B F2 2U' U' 2L' 3L' 3D2 3L' 3R2 D2 L' 2D2 3U R' 3B2 2U 3L 2R 2D' 2U 3R2 2R 3B' 2F' U' 3F2 U' 2B2 2L2 D' F' 3D2 U2 2L' F2 D' 3R 2B2 3B' 3F' L2 B' L' 2D U' B2 3B2 2U U' 2B 2F2 D' 3F' D 3B2 D 2U L' R U' 3B2 3F' 2F2 3R 2F' D 2F' D B F 2L' 3U2 B 2B 2F' 3D2 L2 2B 3D' 3F2 3L2 3U2 2L2 3L' 2R'
5. 2U2 3B2 2L2 3L' 2R' 2U2 3L' R' B 3F2 D L' 3L2 R 3B' 3U2 B2 2U 3R' F' 3U 2F' D2 2B' 3L2 2D' 3D' 2B' 2L2 2B D' B 2B' 2R' 3B2 2L' F 3R2 2D2 2U 3B 2L B' 2B' 3D2 3R' 2R 3F2 U' 3F 2D 2L 3R2 2R 3F2 F' U R' 2B R' F2 D' B2 3B2 3F L 2L' 2B F U' 2R2 2D 3B' 2L 3R2 U L' 2B 2L 2B 3U 2B 3B 2R2 2F2 2L2 F' 2L D2 3U2 2L R2 3F2 L2 2R' B 3B2 3F 3U 2F

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. F2 U' R' U R' U2 R' U'
2. R U' R' F2 U R' U' F
3. U' R F' U2 R F' R F'

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

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. U' Fw2 D' B' Fw2 R Uw U2 B2 L' B2 F2 U2 B' Rw D' U2 L' Rw' R Fw2 U L' D Uw Fw' L' Fw F2 Rw B Rw2 D2 F D2 U2 Rw2 F' D2 Fw
2. Fw2 F2 L2 D2 B2 Fw' F2 R2 B2 F' D L2 Rw2 D' U2 R2 F R' Fw' F D Uw Fw2 U B F' U2 L U' R2 D F L' U2 Fw' D Fw2 L R Uw
3. F2 Rw' Fw' L Rw' R U Rw' U Fw' F D L2 R2 F Rw' Fw D2 B2 D Uw' L' B L Fw' U' F2 U' Rw R2 F' R Fw2 U F Uw2 F' Rw' R2 B

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. L' D' R Uw2 U2 Bw Fw F' R2 Uw' Lw D' Rw' Dw2 U Fw Lw' D2 U' F Rw' R2 B' D Bw2 D Uw2 Lw2 D U2 Rw Bw R2 Bw2 Uw B2 L2 F Dw' U' B F' U' Lw Fw Rw R D Rw2 Fw' R' D' Fw2 Lw2 R B' F2 L' Lw Uw'
2. Bw U2 F2 L Lw D2 U' L2 Bw Fw' R2 U' B' Lw2 B' Dw' Lw' Bw2 R Fw2 Lw2 Dw' Uw' U' B L B L Lw2 Rw2 Fw' U F2 Rw' Dw2 U' F' U2 Lw' Uw' B2 Fw' Uw2 B2 Bw' L2 Dw' Uw' Bw' Lw Bw' Dw Uw F2 Dw B' Lw' B' Lw' Uw
3. L2 Lw' U Bw' L Uw Fw' Lw U2 L2 Dw' Rw' B' L' R2 D' U' Bw2 Fw' D Rw D2 B' D B' D' Bw Lw U R' D' U' L Rw' D Fw Rw R D2 B2 L' D2 L2 Lw R2 Fw' Rw' B2 Dw' Fw' Uw U2 B Bw2 D L Lw' F' Rw2 Uw2

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded
1. F' D2 U' B2 R' U L' B R' B2 R B R F D' L2 R'
2. U2 B2 F' U2 R' B2 L2 F2 R2 U' F2 U2 F L U2 L F' U
3. B U L' R D L' U' B D B2 L2 D F' L B2 D' U'
4. B' L' B' F2 U' R2 B R F' D2 U2 F2 D' L' F L2 D R2
5. F' U' F' D R2 F' L U R2 F D2 L U' R2 U' F R' U
6. F2 D2 U R2 B' L2 F' D' B F' D2 R' D B R2 B F' L2
7. D L' B U2 R2 D2 B R' F' L2 R' D B2 D' B2 D L
8. B2 R' D F' U2 B2 R' D U' R D2 R F' D2 U B2 R2
9. R2 U2 R B D2 U2 L2 D2 L' U' R B' R' U' L' R' U' R
10. L U' F2 U' L U F D U L' D2 U2 B' U2 F D F U'
11. R' U' F L2 U2 B2 R D' L' D' R D' B' D2 L U'
12. F' U2 L' F R2 F L D' B2 R D R2 F R2 B' F' D'
13. F' L' F' L' F D2 U2 L' D U' L2 U R2 F2 U' R U
14. L D' F' L2 D2 L B2 F' L R' D' L F R U' R D'
15. F' L2 D2 L R2 D B2 L D L' R' D L D U2 B2

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

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

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

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
1. U2 F R D' F' L2 U R U' L D' L2 F' R2 D F L D'

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay
2. U R U2 F2 U' F R2 U2 R'
3. B2 R' D' U' L' B' D L' F2 R2 U R2 U' L D R D2 U2
4. B2 R2 Uw U2 Fw' F L2 Rw2 D Uw2 L R D2 U' L2 Rw D2 B' U R Uw B2 R2 F Uw L' Fw2 F' L Fw Uw' Rw' B2 Fw2 F' L2 R' Uw L B

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 Relay
2. F' U2 R F U2 R' F' U' F2 U2
3. U2 R B' R2 B' U' F L D' L' U2 R B2 L2 F' L D
4. Uw' B' Fw' F' D Uw' R B' D Uw U2 Rw F' L2 Uw2 B2 Fw' Rw F' L' B' F Rw' R Fw' Uw2 L2 B Uw' L2 Fw' L' Fw2 F' D L2 F2 Rw' Fw Rw'
5. B2 F2 D2 B Bw' Lw Rw2 R' F Uw Bw' D' Dw B2 Fw2 F2 Lw' R2 D B2 Bw2 Uw2 Bw Dw2 Lw2 Dw Uw F2 Uw' U B Rw' Bw2 D2 Dw' U Bw2 D L2 Lw2 Rw Bw Rw2 D' Uw' U' B Lw' Bw' F' Lw' Bw' F L D' Dw' B' Bw2 Fw U

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Master Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Clock
1. UUdd u=6,d=0 / dUdU u=3,d=-2 / ddUU u=-3,d=5 / UdUd u=-2,d=2 / dUUU u=-4 / UdUU u=2 / UUUd u=-1 / UUdU u=1 / UUUU u=5 / dddd d=-5 / UdUd
2. UUdd u=6,d=0 / dUdU u=-2,d=-1 / ddUU u=2,d=-2 / UdUd u=-1,d=-3 / dUUU u=-1 / UdUU u=5 / UUUd u=6 / UUdU u=-3 / UUUU u=-3 / dddd d=4 / UdUd
3. UUdd u=-4,d=-4 / dUdU u=-3,d=-4 / ddUU u=5,d=1 / UdUd u=1,d=4 / dUUU u=-2 / UdUU u=3 / UUUd u=-3 / UUdU u=6 / UUUU u=-4 / dddd d=1 / dUUd
4. UUdd u=-3,d=-1 / dUdU u=-5,d=6 / ddUU u=-3,d=5 / UdUd u=3,d=4 / dUUU u=-3 / UdUU u=-2 / UUUd u=5 / UUdU u=-2 / UUUU u=5 / dddd d=-5 / dddU
5. UUdd u=6,d=4 / dUdU u=-3,d=3 / ddUU u=0,d=-4 / UdUd u=-5,d=2 / dUUU u=5 / UdUU u=-4 / UUUd u=2 / UUdU u=4 / UUUU u=-5 / dddd d=0 / dUUd

MegaMinx
1. R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
2. R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
3. R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
4. R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
5. R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'

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

Square-1
1. (0,-4) (0,-3) (0,3) (-3,1) (6,3) (0,3) (3,0) (3,0) (-3,0) (-4,0) (1,0) (2,0) (-1,0) (0,3) (2,4) (3,4) (0,2) (1,2) (0,0)
2. (0,-4) (0,-2) (-3,0) (6,5) (3,4) (-3,4) (-2,0) (6,2) (-1,3) (2,1) (2,5) (0,3) (6,3) (5,4) (0,2) (0,4) (0,0)
3. (0,2) (0,-2) (-3,3) (6,3) (-3,3) (0,5) (0,3) (4,4) (2,4) (-2,4) (0,2) (-4,0) (-4,0) (-2,0) (6,0) (6,0) (2,4) (0,0)
4. (0,6) (0,6) (-3,0) (6,1) (-1,0) (4,3) (6,2) (0,2) (0,4) (6,0) (0,2) (0,3) (0,3) (-2,0) (2,2) (0,2) (-1,0) (6,5) (0,0)
5. (0,3) (6,0) (6,0) (0,2) (-2,3) (6,3) (-3,3) (3,3) (0,3) (3,3) (-4,0) (4,1) (5,2) (0,3) (-4,0) (4,0) (4,0) (0,0)
 
2x2: (2.75), 2.96, (5.18), 5.16, 3.08 = 3.73
3x3: (9.00), 9.38, 11.87, 10.08, (13.86) = 10.44
4x4: 45.21, 59.56, (40.69), (1:18.80), 46.28 = 50.35
5x5: 1:40.71, (1:29.53), 1:45.99, (DNF), 1:41.28 = 1:42.66
7x7: (5:49.21), 5:29.78, 5:20.93, (5:00.30), 5:35.77 = 5:28.83
3x3 BLD: DNF, DNF, 1:47.55 = 1:47.55
OH: 20.90, 19.83, (18.94), 21.56, (22.21) = 20.76
Magic: 1.34, 2.21, 1.28, (1.22), (13.09) = 1.61
Master Magic: (3.81), 4.27, (7.78), 4.30, 7.71 = 5.43
Square-1: 50.58, 51.75, 36.08, (34.81), (54.40) = 46.14
Pyraminx: 8.78, 13.31, (6.61), 8.02, (17.52) = 10.04
2x2 BLD: 26.75, DNF, 27.36 = 26.75
234 relay: 1:07.99
2345 relay: DNF
3x3 with feet: 4:27.61, 3:39.11, (2:33.91), 3:28.43, (4:39.58) = 3:51.72
Multi BLD: 2/2 in 7:20.16
Match the scramble: 1:55.83, (DNF), (1:30.64), 2:40.52, 1:50.08 = 2:08.81
Clock: 23.27, 24.61, (35.47), 22.19, (21.93) = 23.36
Megaminx: (2:19.81), (1:51.93), 2:03.33, 1:54.84, 2:14.96 = 2:04.38
Fewest Moves: 35 moves
Scramble: U2 F R D' F' L2 U R U' L D' L2 F' R2 D F L D'
Solution: R F B2 U' L' B2 R' F y U L' U L U2 L' U L U R U R' U' R U R' U L U2 L2 B' R B L B' R' B (35)
Explanation: R F B2 U' L' B2 R' F (8/8) x-Cross
y U L' U L U2 L' U L (8/16) 2nd pair
U R U R' U' R U R' (8/24) 3rd pair
U L U2 (3/27) finnishing F2L + 1st move of commutator
L2 B' R B L B' R' B (8/35) 3-corner-cycle commutator
 
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2x2x2: 7.30, (5.50), 8.41, (8.43), 8.22 = 7.98 - I'm starting to re-learn the (3 move) Guidmond algs. Hopefully I'll be sub6 within a few weeks practice :P I've started looking at the PLL on the D layer during separation, it should help me recoginize PBL better.

3x3x3: (22.28), (18.00), 19.72, 18.58, 19.65 = 19.32 - I have been doing good all day, a sub20 average of 50, a sub20 average of 12, and two sub19 averages of 12. I was a bit nervous but I did rather well for myself :P

PyraMinx: 21.30, (35.77), (13.58), 20.75, 14.53 = 18.86 - Wow, those sub15 cases were EASY! I need some like that at Dayton!
 
2x2: 9.63, 9.56, (10.83), (6.77), 10.44 = 9.87 Easy scrambles
2x2 BLD: DNF, 6:47.50, DNF = 6:47.50 OMG first 2x2 BLD success ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3x3: 44.77, 49.21, (39.78), (1:01.18), 1:00.36 = 51.44 Stuffed up cross on the 4th and pop on 5th
OH: 2:04.19, (2:02.80), 2:03.16, (2:08.88), 2:06.17 = 2:04.50
4x4: 8:33.11, (6:11.25), 7:55.13, (DNF), 7:31.89 = 8:00.04 Epic fail
2-3-4 Relay: 9:48.17 Epic fail
Mega: (5:59.47), 5:15.18, (4:41.90), 4:43.67, 5:19.03 = 5:06.22 New average PB!!1
Pyra: 9.31, (9.16), 10.40, (12.44), 10.47 = 10.06
Magic: 1.16, (1.08), 1.26, 1.11, (1.34) = 1.17 New AVG PB and single PB
 
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3x3- 28.96, 24.47, 22.70, 36.69, 29.55= 27.66
Decent Averaqe
3x3 OH- 1:42.50, 1:20.11, 1:24.70, 1:18.79, 1:16.69= 1:21.20
Pretty bad
4x4- 2:56.98, 2:49.69, 2:47.93, 2:57.05, 2:52.54= 2:53.07
Decent average
5x5- 4:36.98, 4:39.03, 4:10.65, DNF(10:57.56), 4:26.76
New best average
Pyraminx- 6.23, 8.44, 5.81, 4.50, 6.08= 6.04
Another Decent average
 
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Junwen Yao

2x2x2: 4.94, (4.51), (6.53), 5.10, 4.86 = 4.97
3x3x3: 16.01, (19.39), 15.85, (15.06), 17.70 = 16.52
4x4x4: 1:06.87, 1:04.85, 1:09.45, (56.24), (1:12.38) = 1:07.06
3x3x3OH: 30.34, 30.55, 33.43, (29.71), (43.13) = 31.44

pyra: 9.01, 12.93, (7.07), 8.31, (27.92) = 10.08
 
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2x2: 6.35, 7.37, DNF(11.78), 5.44, 12.60 = 8.78

Screwed up. The 5.44 and the 7 was the only CLL I knew. Didn't have the time to relearn them.

3x3: 16.09, 15.34, 18.80, 17.26, 18.28 =17.21

Pretty good. The 15 had a horrible cross, but had a PLL skip to make up for it.

Clock: 21.80, 20.09, 22.34, DNF(31.24), 23.75 = 22.63

D'OH! So close to sub-20. I lost focus on the 31, and the last three solves weren't very lucky at all.

3x3 FMC: 43 HTM

Scramble with Yellow top Blue front: U2 F R D' F' L2 U R U' L D' L2 F' R2 D F L D'

Solution: First F2L pair and cross piece: x2 R' D2
Second cross piece and "accidental" F2L pair: F' L' B
Third cross piece and "sorta Double X-Cross" : F U L' U' L2 U L
Cross piece on front and 2x2 Block at the back (this is really neat; I found this and it saved the whole solve): U L F L' R2
Insert last pair VH/ZBF2L: y' R' F R F'
OLL (COLL actually, t'was a Niklas): (U) L' U R U' L U R'
PLL: (U) M2 U M' U2 M U M2

So the whole solutions is: x2 R' D2 F' L' B F U L' U' L2 U L U L F L' R2 y' R' F R F' U L' U R U' L U R' U M2 U M' U2 M U M2

My first ever FMC challenge. Very fun. I took about half an hour, so this solution is a bit sloppy. And an extra 20 minutes of typing and double and triple checking the solution and notations. I got VERY lucky though, I just scrambled the cube and went at it, with no previous experience of it whatsoever. Lucky I learnt the backwards U perm.:) I want to see some of you pros' solutions! Sorry if some of you dislike this format of presenting, it's my first, and I wasn't very comfortable with the other formats.

Thanks Mr Money for pointing out that slice moves are counted as double turns. So, no sub-40 after all. :(
 
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3x3 FMC: 38 HTM

Scramble with Yellow top Blue front: U2 F R D' F' L2 U R U' L D' L2 F' R2 D F L D'

Solution: First F2L pair and cross piece: x2 R' D2
Second cross piece and "accidental" F2L pair: F' L' B
Third cross piece and "sorta Double X-Cross" : F U L' U' L2 U L
Cross piece on front and 2x2 Block at the back (this is really neat; I found this and it saved the whole solve): U L F L' R2
Insert last pair VH/ZBF2L: d' R' F R F'
OLL (COLL actually, t'was a Niklas): (U) L' U R U' L U R'
PLL: (U) M2 U M' U2 M U M2

So the whole solutions is: x2 R' D2 F' L' B F U L' U' L2 U L U L F L' R2 d' R' F R F' U L' U R U' L U R' U M2 U M' U2 M U M2

My first ever FMC challenge. Very fun. I took about half an hour, so this solution is a bit sloppy. And an extra 20 minutes of typing and double and triple checking the solution and notations. Sub 40, quite nice. I got VERY lucky though, I just scrambled the cube and went at it, with no previous experience of it whatsoever. Lucky I learnt the backwards U perm.:) I want to see some of you pros' solutions! Sorry if some of you dislike this format of presenting, it's my first, and I wasn't very comfortable with the other formats.

You do realize slice-moves count as two moves?
 
2x2x2. 7.83 (6.55) 10.72 10.36 (10.75) = 9.64
Good start..

3x3x3. 22.30 25.40 (DNF) (20.56) 28.46 = 25.37

4x4x4. 1:57.43 (1:33.05) 2:00.63 2:19.06 (2.22.18) = 2:05.71.
Good start.. 1:33.05 is PB.
 
2x2: 5.47, (5.36), (7.14), 5.77, 5.81 = 5.68
3x3: 13.77, (12.98), (17.12), 15.65, 13.91 = 14.44
4x4: (1:05.38), 1:08.22, (1:25.65+), 1:19.71, 1:16.34 = 1:14.76
 
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jamesdeanludlow

2x2 - 11.30 9.16 8.86 8.30 14.56 = 9.77
3x3 - 18.11 21.05 24.00 18.78 18.63 = 19.49
4x4 - 1.15.58 1.15.68 1.23.91 1.20.66 1.02.00 = 1.17.31
5x5 - 2.20.31 2.42.11 2.31.97 2.17.08 2.20.31 = 2.24.20
6x6 - 4.30.83 3.58.99 4.21.22 4.26.78 4.39.28 = 4.26.28
7x7 - 7.07.41 7.24.31 7.04.41 6.56.72 7.39.15 = 7.12.34
OH - 56.56 45.71 55.72 48.41 1.00.18 = 53.56
MTS - 1.30.81 1.26.86 1.33.28 1.13.61 DNF = 1.26.98
2-4 Relay - 2.00.90
2-5 Relay - 4.20.74
Magic - 3.69+ 1.58 3.46+ 3.53+ 1.61 = 2.87 Comment - new tight strings are causing havoc with +2s
Master Magic - 2.80 2.80 2.97 2.77 3.80 = 2.86
Clock - 16.34 15.16 DNF 13.22 12.88 = 14.91
Megaminx - 2.16.53 2.28.83 2.39.16 2.30.63 2.52.88 = 2.32.87
Pyraminx - DNF 20.13 16.50 19.34 19.66 = 19.71
Sq1 - 49.88 1.05.25 1.04.58 1.00.97 57.59 = 1.01.05
FMC - 59 moves
F' B L' R' U' B F R2
z2 R' U' R U' F' U' F
R' U R U L' U' L
R' U R U' R' U' R
U L U L' U L' B L B'
y2 R U y' L' U' y R' U R B R'
y' U' R U' L' U R' U2 L U' L' U2' L
 
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