Weekly competition 2011-14

2x2: 8.70, 13.51, 8.66, 10.05, 8.45 = 9.14

3x3: 21.45, 28.50[with pop], 20.43, 23.79, 35.92[also with pop] = 24.58
First time with new cube. Should have adjusted it before competing. :fp

3x3 OH: 1:01.40, 49.79, 45.76, 40.42, 1:05.58 = 52.32

4x4: DNS yet

5x5: DNS yet
 
Sorry, I just had to post my fewest moves solve - 31 moves.

(I beat irontwig this week! That NEVER happens!) It was really just lucky because everything I tried worked out nicely. I had it finished in less than 30 minutes. I'll describe it in detail because it's a somewhat crazy solution.

Scramble: U2 R2 D2 U L' F2 U' L U2 B D' L' U R' F' R2 U
Solve: F' U' F U' F D B' D2 F D L D' L' F' R' B R B' L' U2 L D L' U2 D' L U' L U' F' D2

Started with premoves L' D' L (for the 3x cross below) U' L U' F' D2 (for the 2x2x3). Then,
2x2x3: F' U' F U' F
3x cross: D B'

Now switch to inverse scramble, so use B D' F' U F' U F as premoves to the inverse scramble, then apply the inverse scramble, then apply the moves that were premoves inverted (D2 F U L' U L' D L). Then,
4th pair: D' B R' B' R
pseudo OLL: F L D L' D' F' D2, leaving just 3 corners.

Now I wrote out the complete solution so I wouldn't get confused doing the insertion:
F' U' F U' F D B' (the 2x2x3 and 3x cross, minus the premoves) D2 F D L D' L' F' R' B R B' D (the moves done on the inverse scramble) L' . D' L U' L U' F' D2 (the original premoves)

Insert at .: L D' L' D2 L D L' U2
D L' L D' cancel before the insertion.

Oh, and Micael: Amazing job on the multi!
 
Kenneth

FMC DNF

Had to DNF it, I wrote the scramble wrong when transfering it to paper, last R' I had R, if you scramble like that my solution is valid


Solution: U2 R2 F D' U R' D' U2 L U' L D L' R F' L B2 L' F2 L B2 L' F R2 B R' F2 R B' R' F2 R2 D2 F (34)
 
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FMC: 35 moves
U’F’U’FUL’UF’U2L2F’DB’F2L’RDF’D’F’D2U2B2UD’R’DRDF’DU’RDU
U’F’U’FU L’UF’U2L2F’D (12) corners solve with EG method, 2 edges solved,
B’F2L’R (4/16) more 3 edges,
switch to inverse scramble,
U’D’R’UD’F (6/22) more 2 edges,
D’R’D’RDU’B2U2D2FDFD’ (13/35) the last 5 edges solve with Waterman method (i use only for linear solve, but the remained time was only five minutes, after the switch).
 
3x3x3: 11.49
(9.95), 13.42, 10.05, 10.99, (13.78) 2 pops on the last one...

2x2x2: 4.18
(3.16), 3.71, 4.14, (4.96), 4.71

OH: 20.21
(18.00), (25.45), 18.94, 20.97, 20.72
 
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2x2: 3.25 = 4.11, (2.29), (5.00), 2.43, 3.22
3x3: 14.53 = 16.05, (16.12), 13.86, (11.51), 13.67
4x4: 1:07.56= (1:04.22), 1:07.63[O], 1:09.70[OP], 1:05.36[P], 1:17.22[OP]

2x2 BLD: 22.11, DNF(15.23), 16.48
Did a set up move wrong
3x3 BLD: 6:11.28, DNF(2:53.99), 3:01.47
2 flipped edges
4x4 BLD: DNF(52:43), DNF(45:26), DNF(45:47)
1:4 centers 2: 8 centers 3: Pairtity done wrong
3x3 Multi BLD: 3/4 = 2 points (35:41)
3rd was off by all the edges

3x3 OH: 27.77 = 29.11, (25.42), 27.88, (32.01), 26.32
3x3 WF: 3:11.92 = (3:41.22), 3:06.94, 3:09.82, 3:19.00, (2:51.88)
3x3 MTS: 55.91 = (1:00.00), (52.74), 56.11, 53.99, 57.62
3x3 FMC: 45 moves
U2 F D' R' U2 D L2 F' D L' F L' B' L' B L2 D L2 D L B' L2 B2 D' B' D F U L U' L' U L U' L' U B' U F2 U' B U F2 U2

2-4: 1:43.67
Magic: 1.49 = (1.58), 1.52, (1.47), 1.33, 1.52, 1.47
Master magic: 4.31 = 4.32, 4.31, (4.29), 4.31, (4.36)
Clock: 17.11 = 17.00, (16.43), 16.99, 17.35, (19.20)
Megaminx: 1:11.19 = 1:11.85, (1:14.86), 1:11.93, 1:09.78, (1:07.11)
The only thing I practiced
Pyraminx: 7.06 = times Were lost :(
I taught my gf how to solve this this week :)
Sq-1: 51.76= 51.05[P], 56.11[P], (43.29), 48.11, (59.00[P])
Skewb: 12.84 = (15.21), 12.82, (12.43), 13.03, 12.66

Im not going to take cubing seriously anymore, so Ill only practice megaminx, 3x3, and Skewb
 
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222 : (9.97) (6.56) 9.50 9.45 9.49 = 9.48
333 : (21.54) 22.34 23.03 (23.67) 21.82 = 22.40
444 : 1:29.61 (1:16.63) (1:31.32) 1:26.24 1:27.88 = 1:27.91
555 : (2:33.00) 2:44.61 (2:58.02) 2:49.23 2:46.42 = 2:46.26
777 : (12:33.86) 11:42.88 11:43.37 12:07.03 (11:30.08) = 11:51.09
333 MTS : 1:52.63 2:14.79 (2:31.63) (1:50.30) 1:52.36 = 1:59.93
2-4 = 2:04.83
2-5 = 5:34.82
pyraminx : 9.75 12.21 (7.23) (13.94) 12.31 = 11.42
square 1 : 51.78 (51.47) 1:01.02 53.04 (1:14.19) = 55.28
 
2x2x2: 8.97, 10.13, 7.36, (12.05), (6.47) = 8.82

3x3x3: 22.47, 21.97, (18.03), 19.50+2, (25.01) = 21.98
4th: +2 penalty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZCG-38ni-w

4x4x4: 1:32.36, (1:26.67), 1:37.20, 1:33.47, 1:45.91 = 1:34.34
OP, PP, DP, NP, DP

5x5x5: 3:38.66, (3:49.17), (3:10.12), 3:21.87, 3:42.10 = 3:34.21

2x2x2 Blindfolded: 49.41, DNS, DNS = 49.41

3x3x3 Blindfolded: DNF [3:00.32], DNF [2:42.75], 2:58.56 = 2:58.56
1st: undoing setup miss
2nd: 4 twisted corners left

4x4x4 Blindfolded: 14:43.86, DNS, DNS = 14:43.86
1st: memo 7:13.37

5x5x5 Blindfolded: 34:34.09, DNS, DNS = 34:34.09
1st: memo 18:31.68

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded: 4/5 (41:45.44) memo: 31:51
1st try for 5 cubes. 5th: Off by 3 corners http://twitpic.com/4ha7dm

3x3x3 One Handed: 51.18, 55.18, 49.67, (56.54), (45.96) = 52.01

3x3x3 Fewest Moves: 27 HTM
Scramble: U2 R2 D2 U L' F2 U' L U2 B D' L' U R' F' R2 U
Solution: U2 D R2 D R2 D' F' R2 F2 D R' B2 R2 D' R' D B2 D F' D' B2 D R' F U2 F' D'

(For inverse scramble)
Pre-scramble: D' U2

2x2x2 block: D F U2 F'
More square: R * F
More square: D2 R D R2
F2L minus 1 slot: B2 R D' F'
Orient edges: F' R2 F
All but 3 corners: D R2 D' R2
Correction: D' U2

Insert at *: D' B2 D F D' B2 D F'

This skeleton was found in 10 min, and no better skeleton was found after that. :p
 
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2x2x2: 9.85 - (7.20) - 11.29 - (12.24) - 8.39 = 9.84 (Pretty good for me)
3x3x3: 24.57 - (29.90) - 29.82 - (21.41) - 24.84 = 26.41 (AARGH! failed this week)
4x4x4: 1:56.52 - (2:04.51) - 1:47.10 - 2:00.48 - (1:47.04) = 1:54.70 (Finally Sub-2!)
5x5x5: 4:16.18 - 3:54.73 - 3:54.70 - 4:01.39 - 4:06.12 = 4:00.75 (So close...)
3x3x3OH: (1:24.90) - 1:16.08 - 1:18.95 - (59.71) - 1:22.56 = 1:19.20
3x3x3MTS: 1:29.87 - (2:21.11) - 2:03.29 - 1:53.51 - (1:17.62) = 1:48.89
2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4:2:42.18
2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4+5x5x5: 6:37.63
2BLD: 2:43.74 - 1:14.05 - 1:38.38 = 1:52.06 (OMG! I can do BLD!)
3BLD: DNF(8:08.53) - DNF(5:21.56) - DNF(3:30.54) = DNF (First one had pieces all over the place, second has most corners and about 4 edges correct and the third I lost all my memo and decided not to start all over again)
Magic: 1.82 - 1.84 - (1.78) - (1.99) - 1.83 = 1.85
Clock: 47.16 - (40.62) - 46.92 - 42.22 - (49.09) = 45.43
MegaMinx: 2:37.36 - 2:56.40 - 2:41.62 - 2:47.17 - 2:57.04 = 2:48.40 (PB average and Single and all Sub-3!)
PyraMinx: 12.89 - 13.37 - 10.69 - (8.10) - (17.01) = 12.32
Square-1: 1:24.71 - 2:00.90 - (1:21.14) - 1:53.16 - (2:19.04) = 1:46.26 (The sup-2's were both Parity)
Skewb: 7.26 - (6.40) - 11.05 - (13.58) - 12.45 = 10.25 (Getting good at this!)

Good week and my first 3 ever BLD successes! (Ok they're 2BLD but still... I'll get the 3BLD eventually)
 
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2x2: 6.50, (5.32), (7.02), 6.79, 5.33 = 6.21
3x3: (12.77), 12.96, (19.62), 14.28, 14.19 = 13.81
4x4: 1:13.58, (1:06.77), (1:17.57), 1:12.38, 1:16.96 = 1:14.31
5x5: 2:47.34, (2:49.74), (2:27.00), 2:36.66, 2:27.49 = 2:37.17
2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 relay: = 2:14.84
2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 + 5x5 relay: = 4:07.41
3x3 OH: 26.32, 27.85, 26.98, (28.81), (24.11) = 27.05
Pyraminx: 11.24, 12.33, 13.61, (15.76), (8.09) = 12.39

One of if not the worst BLD week I've ever done :fp.
This is definitely motivating me to practice. I've just been put off by school lately, but that's over for 2 weeks...

2x2 BLD: DNF, 35.40, 21.59 = 21.59
3x3 BLD: 55.73, DNF, DNF = 55.73
4x4 BLD: DNF, DNF, DNF = DNF
Comment: No surprise.
5x5 BLD: DNF, DNF, DNF = DNF
Comment: My 5BLD success is really low, now that I have the time I will practice a lot.
3x3 Multi BLD: 1/3 in 6:18.30 = DNF
Comment: That was sooooooooooooooooooooooo slow. :fp
 
3x3x3: 44.07 (54.04) 45.00 (42.03) 53.79 = 47.62
comment: Roux.
3x3x3BLD: 2:00.67 DNF 1:28.18
4x4x4BLD: 5:02.90 4:48.59 8:17.85
comment: Somehow I skipped a letter during memo on the 3rd solve. When counting edges I realized I was one short, but it took me a while to find it and correct.
5x5x5BLD: 12:55.25 14:46.77 13:33.96
6x6x6BLD: 37:56.42
7x7x7BLD: 1:00:14.63
comment: memo in 33:xx.xx. My new pb! :D :D
Fewest Moves: 40 HTM
Scramble: U2 R2 D2 U L' F2 U' L U2 B D' L' U R' F' R2 U
Solution: D B' L' F D U R' U R2 B R2 B2 F R F' U2 R' F R' F' R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' B F' U B2 U2 F U' F' U2 B2 F U2 B'

Working breakdown:
DB'L'FD.UR'UR2BR2B2..FRF'...U2R'FR'F'R2U'R'U2RU'R'....BF'UB2U2FU'F'U2B2FU2B' (40 MOVES)
Done BLD

4x4x4: 6:17.83 DNF 7:13.53 6:38.85 DNF = DNF
comment: On the 7:13.53 solve I was sitting in my living room with all the windows open to let the breeze blow through. Right as I started the solve one of the neighborhood dogs started barking incessantly. I found this more distracting than I expected it to be. I thought about putting on my earmuffs, but I decided instead to use it as distraction practice.
5x5x5: 13:38.54 (14:38.86) (11:23.59) 14:19.32 13:04.65 = 13:40.84
comment: On the 14:19.32 I accidentally shot to a location twice during x-center memo. I knew something was wrong by the end of memo, but it took me a moment to realize where the error was. This happened on a re-oriented solve; I think I shot to the color of the central center as I saw it (not the color it would be after cycling the centers to their proper locations).

Synergy! :D :D
 
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Five 5BLD successes in a row wtf O.O

Assuming he didn't do any others in between, it's 8 in a row, including the 3 regular BLD ones. And don't forget the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 also in there. Amazing accuracy, Chris - I'm jealous! (Particularly so since I had a kind of bad week accuracy-wise, DNFing all 3 4x4x4s.)
 
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