Weekly competition 2011-04

[MatsBergsten]

3x3: 61.11 39.50 51.60 45.06 40.93 = 45.86
5x5: 7:25.63 7:23.00 6:13.15 8:13.82 7:35.19 = 7:27.94

2x2BLD: 43.64 34.40 45.56 = 34.40 no easy scramble this time
3x3BLD: 1:53.68 dnf 2:24.16 = 1:53.68 at least sub-2
4x4BLD: dnf dnf dnf = DNF Very bad
No 2 was a 3-cycle centers off, exec mistake of a 2-cycle R/D (a pair I seldom do)
No 3 was two corners twisted, wrong direction when re-orienting a corner. Both exec mistakes.
5x5BLD: dnf dnf 21:02 = 21:02
The first two plain bad. The third I made a safe (as I had three dnf:s in 4BLD too). Memo took
very long because I did it on a train and two people close by sat really blabbering (a word?) in
their cellphones all the time. Hard to concentrate.
6x6BLD: = 50:22 Finally. I went super super safe just to get it. Nice feeling, first of ten bigs lately (including the Christmas comp).
7x7BLD: = dnf Bad, went wrong just after a minute or two in exec and quit. No problems with memo, after trying a couple
of big big blds every week it does not feel daunting to try one any longer.
Multi: 8/10 = 6 in 59:11, memo 41
This time I actually thought I made it. I had problems recalling the corners on the third, so I saved that one to last.
But I managed to recall and solve within the hour without rushing, not with a great margin, I admit.
That last one still had three corners wrong. Another cube was messed up. Still not too bad.

@chris: very nice 5x5
@mike: insane 7x7

 

[@uguste]

bad week...

2x2x2 : 6.90, 5.71, (7.25), (4.36), 6.08 = 6.23 just fail...
3x3x3 : 12.85, (20.91), (11.51), 17.25, 15.49 = 15.20 :fp
4x4x4 : 1:28.55, (DNF), 1:10.82, (1:09.45), 1:14.13 = 1:17.83 fail
5x5x5 : (2:11.18), 2:17.16, 2:36.28, 2:25.60, (2:42.32) = 2:26.35
234 : 1:40.37
2345 : 4:30.20
3x3x3 MTS : (DNF), 1:07.96, 1:05.64, (1:01.09), 1:01.38 = 1:04.99
3x3x3 OH : (27.58), 34.61, 29.23, 30.98, (34.99) = 31.61 bad
2x2x2 BLD : 48.09, DNF, 18.64+ = 18.64
3x3x3 BLD : DNF, DNF, DNF = DNF 2 flipped edges on 1st and 3rd solves...
4x4x4 BLD :
multi :
pyraminx : (7.63), 10.64, (12.16), 8.59, 8.51 = 9.25 lolscrambles
square-1 : (30.19), 38.51, 37.67, 34.68, (41.53) = 36.95 bad
megaminx : 3:13.57, (2:38.42), 2:59.68, (3:30.55), 3:13.43 = 3:08.89
clock : 38.52, (DNF), 26.26, 28.39, (24.15) = 31.06
magic : (1.18), (2.86), 1.57, 1.78, 2.34 = 1.90
master magic : 4.41, (4.10), (DNF), 4.41, 7.84 = 5.55

FMC :

 

[Specs112]

3x3: 28.23, 26.35, 23.91, 33.14, 23.18 = 26.16
Screwed up the cross on 4th solve, didn't notice until halfway through F2L. Bad.

2x2: 9.12, 10.69, 10.89, 9.35, 9.66 = 9.90

 

[Puzzle]

2x2: 3.41 - 3.78, 2.68, (5.84), (2.08), 3.77
3x3: 13.75 - 12.83, 15.03, 13.40, (12.59), (17.55)
4x4: 1:06.04 - 1:08.90, (1:14.55), (52.00), 1:01.75, 1:07.46 | (52 is pb by 4 secs / decent avg)
3OH: 25.39 - 26.94, 24.59, 24.65, (34.13), (23.84)
Mega: 1:43.70 - 1:48.58, (1:55.75), 1:45.81, (1:36.41), 1:36.71
Pyra: 4.75 - 4.69, (6.02), 5.05, 4.50, (4.25)

 

[James Ludlow]

2x2 - 6.52 8.08 7.59 5.30 6.44 = 6.85
3x3 - 20.36 20.43 15.34 19.93 18.53 = 19.61
Comment - all NL
4x4 - 1.11.11 1.07.43 1.12.19 1.19.16 1.10.58 = 1.11.29
5x5 - 2.09.25 2.14.88 2.11.38 2.17.47 DNS = 2.14.58
Magic - 1.46 1.50 1.47 1.59 5.91 = 1.52
Master Magic - 2.56 2.53 2.59 2.53 DNF = 2.56

 

[billcoop]

3x3 : 23.03, (24.94), 21.78, 19.05, (17.59) - 21.29 fairly average for me.

 

[Cubenovice]

cubenovice

FMC: 35 HTM Insertion with 5 cancelled moves!

Spoiler

D2 L R U' B2 R B2 R' B U F' U L tinkering with pairs and blocks 13

Spoiler

D2 L makes two pairs
R U' B2 R B2 R' B 2x2x2 and more pairs
U F' U L 2x2x3 and pairs

L F2 L' F2L - slot 15
F' U F' U' F' # R' F2 R F leaves 4 corners 23

at # insert F U F' D' F U' F' D to cancel 5 moves
This is the moment where I thought I would beat irontwig...
at insert F2 R B R' F2 R B' R' to cancel 0 moves :fp

Did not have time to go back to the "cancel 3 moves" option for the 1st cycle to check if that would give a better insertion for the 2nd.

D2 L R U' B2 R B2 R' B U F' U L2 F2 L' F' U F2 D' F U' F' D R' F2 R F2 R B R' F2 R B' R' F = 35 HTM

http://tinyurl.com/algD2LRU-B2RB2R

 

[Elliot]

2x2: 5.46, 3.94, (7.26+), (2.74), 3.19 = 4.20
3x3: 13.87, 12.91, (11.38), (15.35), 13.45 = 13.41
4x4: 1:13.56, (57.70), (1:15.87), 1:04.23, 1:15.53 = 1:11.11
My first sub-1 single!
5x5: (2:59.05), (2:29.17), 2:47.13, 2:56.56, 2:31.10 = 2:44.93
Out of practice
2x2 BLD: 1:13.55, DNF(52.62), 54.81 = 54.81
The DNF had only two corners twisted incorrectly.
3x3 BLD:
Multi BLD
3x3 OH: 20.70, 21.03, (25.51), (17.96), 21.54 = 21.09
2-4 relay: 1:37.29
2-5 relay:
Pyraminx:

 

[MaeLSTRoM]

2x2x2: 11.84 - (10.73) - (11.95) - 10.97 - 11.95 = 11.59
3x3x3: 46.02 - 47.02 - 41.50 - (1:08.16) - (36.01) = 44.85
4x4x4: 2:50.47 - (3:22.90) - 3:19.10 - 3:07.20 - (2:22.21) = 3:05.59
5x5x5: 6:18.99 - 6:08.76 - (6:28.34) - 6:10.69 - (5:13.64) = 6:12.81
2x2+3x3+4x4: 4:18.12
2x2+3x3+4x4+5x5: 10:48.60
Magic: 2.37 - 2.26 - (2.52) - 2.32 - (2.16) = 2.31
Megaminx: 3:58.37 - 3:57.13 - 3:49.09 - (3:48.91) - DNF(Popx4) = 3:54.89

No Square-1 This week becuase I'm restickering it at the moment

 

[CuberosDeRubik]

Megaminx: Average5: 1:50.582 2:02.577, 2:00.103, 1:37.890, 1:33.332, 1:53.752

Very good, pb single two times.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Mike Hughey:

2x2x2: 7.18, 8.96, 9.61, 6.09, 8.09 = 8.07
3x3x3: 23.09, 23.28, 21.69, 22.97, 18.84 = 22.58
4x4x4: 1:38.88 [O], 1:27.31 [P], 1:21.11, 1:33.30 [P], 1:38.13 [O] = 1:32.91
5x5x5: 2:36.80, 2:45.15, 2:36.94, 2:34.91, 2:38.46 = 2:37.40
6x6x6: 5:39.73 [OP], 5:32.52 [OP], 5:18.72 [O], 4:55.50 [OP], 5:34.47 [OP] = 5:28.57
7x7x7: 7:56.19, 7:26.89, 7:09.14, 7:40.57, 7:52.40 = 7:39.95
2x2x2 BLD: 28.30, 29.16, 46.78 = 28.30
3x3x3 BLD: 1:16.65, DNF [1:58.83], 1:55.33 = 1:16.65
Comment: On second scramble, couldn’t remember the last image and guessed wrong.
4x4x4 BLD: 8:01.04 [4:05], 6:32.74 [3:04], DNF [7:20.22, 4:00] = 6:32.74
Comment: Second one was nice! Third one was off by 3 wings – I mismemorized them.
5x5x5 BLD: DNF [14:38.94, 7:45], DNF [14:45.22, 7:40], DNF [14:01.01, 6:40] = DNF
Comment: That makes me angry. First one off by 2 + centers (I memorized R instead of S). Second one was off by 3 + centers and 3 wings (never figured out why they were wrong). Third one was off by 2 centrals flipped (memorized wrong sticker of last piece).
6x6x6 BLD: 45:08.54 [14:26]
Comment: This was the one where my cube exploded in mid-solve. It really was amazingly lucky that the pieces that fell out still allowed me to solve it successfully!
7x7x7 BLD: DNF [39:57.83, 18:18]
Comment: Previously reported in the Blindfold Failures thread; my fastest attempt ever. Off by just 2 obliques (I solved the case GP incorrectly).
3x3x3 multiBLD: 6/9 = 3 points, 38:03.68 [25:00]
Comment: Second cube off by 3 edges (memorized S as H – very strange – doesn’t make sense!). Fifth cube off by 3 edges (recalled the wrong image). Eighth cube off by 4 corners and 3 edges (no idea what I did wrong).
3x3x3 OH: 47.28, 40.83, 39.43, 38.58, 54.50 = 42.51
3x3x3 WF: 2:32.15, 1:45.27, 1:55.55, 1:53.93, 1:58.59 = 1:56.02
3x3x3 Match the scramble: 1:30.55, 1:21.36, 1:27.08, 1:19.53, 1:09.52 = 1:22.66
3x3x3 Fewest Moves: 39 moves

Spoiler

L2 R’ B’ L’ F’ R2 L D’ B2 D B2 U B L B’ L U’ L U2 L’ U’ L U L’ B U B L’ B2 R’ B L2 B’ R B L’ U’ B’ U’

2x2x2: L2 R’ B’ L’ F’ R2
2x2x3: L D’ B2 D B2
3x cross: U B L B’ L
4th pair: U’ L U2 L’ U’ L U L’
pseudo OLL: B U B L’ B’ . L U’ B’ U’
insert at .: B’ R’ B L2 B’ R B L2
B’ B’ become B2 before insertion; L2 L become L’ after insertion.

2-4 relay: 2:30.02 [O]
2-5 relay: 4:48.18 [O]
Magic: 10.16, 10.63, 13.22, 15.19, 10.59 = 11.48
Comment: OHITABLD, of course. Pretty bad.
Master Magic: 4.15, 3.58, 3.80, 3.43, 3.38 = 3.60
Clock: 2:18.40 [0:30], 22.16, 17.88, 17.94, 18.38 = 19.49
MegaMinx: 3:33.13, 2:50.05, 2:46.78, 2:52.03, 2:48.34 = 2:50.14
Pyraminx: 1:12.44, 9.30, 12.06, 17.02, 11.25 = 13.44
Square-1: 5:51.18 [3:03], 1:33.80 [P], 38.30 [P], 42.59 [P], 1:13.65 [P] = 1:10.01
Comment: Awful – I got messed up on both of the bad solves trying to get to square. BLD solve wasn’t bad; case OS.
Skewb: 4:39.25 [2:45], 10.41, 24.21, 16.77, 24.77 = 21.92
Comment: It’s hard to remember how to do skewb BLD when you don’t practice it; hence the horribly slow time for the BLD solve.

 

[pierrotlenageur]

2x2x2 : 7.08 , 5.00 , 5.33 , (3.96) , (8.47) = 5.80
3x3x3 : (13.30) , 14.84 , 14.84 , (16.02) , 15.78 = 15.15
4x4x4 : 53.61 , (3:04.09) , 1:03.58 , 57.19 , (51.59) = 58.13
5x5x5 : 2:01.66 , (1:49.69) , 2:17.02 , 2:24.94 , (2:35.08) =
6x6x6 : 4:10.77 , 4:28.46 , 3:54.91 , 7:04.44 , 4:21.69 =
7x7x7 :
2x2x2 Blindfolded : DNF , DNF , 59.44 = 59.44
3x3x3 Blindfolded : 3:34.83 , DNF , 2:59.90 = 2:59.90
3x3x3 One Handed : (51.47), 43.31 , (32.61) , 39.58 , 44.06 =
3x3x3 With Feet :
3x3x3 Match the scramble : 1:29.38 , (2:00.86) , 1:29.11 , (1:01.90) , 1:26.66 =
3x3x3 Fewest Moves :
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay : 1:35.69
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 Relay: 3:33.47
Magic : (2.25) , 1.83 , (1.55) , 1.58 , 1.69 = 1.70
Clock :
MegaMinx :
PyraMinx : 14.91 , (17.78) , (9.66) , 13.84 , 13.94 = 14.23

 

[(X)]

2x2 avg: 4.95
5.09, (6.12), 4.70, (3.45), 5.05

3x3 OH avg: 26.09
25.64, 27.24, (23.20), 25.40, (38.48)

3x3 avg: 12.94
13.58, (10.52), 12.37, 12.87, (17.32)

4x4 avg: 1:12.84
(1:03.62), 1:18.60, 1:13.75, 1:06.18, (DNF(1:22.63))

5x5 avg: 2:40.59
2:33.44, 2:50.16, (2:15.18), (DNF(0.10)), 2:38.16

2x2 BLD best: 45.77
DNF(1:51.70), 45.77, 2:38.80+

3x3 BLD best: DNF
DNF(4:31.86), DNF(6:52.33), DNF(6:06.57)

2+3+4: 1:44.62

2+3+4+5: 3:40.30

Megaminx avg: 1:32.15
1:28.29, 1:32.32, 1:35.85, (DNF(1:31.16)), (1:23.78)

Pyraminx avg: 9.86
9.24, (11.40), 10.12, (8.56), 10.21

 

[coinman]

3x3x3. (21.08) - 24.11 - 23.72 – DNF - 27.25 = 25.03

 

[Max Neitzel]

3x3x3 : 9.98 , 10.59 , 11.50 , (8.85) , (11.90) = 10.69
PLL skip on the first one and OLL skip on the fourth scramble... So very lucky and a good average for me
3x3x3 BLD: DNF, DNF, 1:21.93

 

[Alan Chang]

3x3: 18.06, (22.67), 17.05, (16.29), 17.72 = 17.61

 

[guusrs]

fmc: R' L F2 L B' L' F R2 U L' B2 U B2 L' U' B' U' B U' F U2 R U R2 F R F2 (27)

2x2x3 + pair: R' L2 * B' L' F' R2 U L' B2 U B2 (11)
more blocks, almost F2L: L' U' B' U' B U2 (17)
swap 3 corners & 3 edges (LL-alg): U F U2 R U R2 F R F2 (25)
at * insert L' F2 L B' L' F2 L B, 6 moves cancel (27)

 

[Laura O]

3x3x3: 20.83, 20.94, 18.62, 16.18, 21.80 = 20.13
Clock: 7.83, 8.26, 8.94, 8.37, 6.78 = 8.15
Comment: quite good without warmup and practice

 

[LouisCormier]

Results?

 

[theace]

2x2x2 cube
Jan 30, 2011 8:57:42 PM - 9:00:43 PM

Mean: 10.74
Standard deviation: 5.32
Best Time: 6.81
Worst Time: 21.13

Best average of 5: 8.59
1-5 - 9.91 7.06 (21.13) 8.80 (6.81)

1. 9.91 U2 F R' U2 R' F U R2 F'
2. 7.06 F2 R2 U R' F U R' U'
3. 21.13 U F2 U' F' U2 R2 F U'
4. 8.80 R2 F R F2 U2 F' R U2 F'
5. 6.81 U' F' R2 F' U2 F2 U'


I pretty much NEVER practice the 2x2. The 21 is because I screwed up the PBL and confused myself