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Weekly competition 2011-20

2x2: DNF, 5.42, 4.59, 5.82, 7.10=6.12

Would have been great, but I messed up one move on the first solve's PBL and DNF'd it.

3x3: 11.39, 12.52, (14.30), 11.55, (10.97) = 11.82

3x3 OH: 33.75, 33.74, 27.87, 31.91, 28.99= 31.55

4x4: 1:30.11, 1:34.81, 1:10.60, 1:33.72, 1:25.11=1:29.65

God awful.

5x5:

2x2-4x4 Relay: 1:39.33
 
2x2 - 4.83
4.74, 3.82, 4.72, 5.02, 5.09
Ehhh...
3x3 - 17.20
16.27, 18.34, 21.12, 16.43, 16.82
Woot!!!!!
4x4 -
5x5 - 2:26.35
2:28.73, 2:22.12, 2:25.35, 2:24.99, 2:59.92
Good thing that last one didn't count!
6x6 -
7x7 -
3x3 OH - h.
FMC 56 :fp
2x2 block: y U2 R U R U2 (5)
2x2x3 block: Z2 F R’ U2 R L’U L (12)
F2L finish: R U’ Y R’ F R F’ U’ F U’ F’ U F Y’ U’ R U’ R’ U R U R’ U’ R U R’ (36)
OLL: y f( R U R’ U’) x2 f” (46)
PLL: y R U2 R’ U’ R U2 L’U R’ U’L (56)

If only I was better at making the last 1x2x3 block. :fp If someone would be kind enough to use my first 2x3x3 block and make out a solution for the rest of it doing a 1x2x3 block, I would really appreciate it.
______________________________

Ignore this next part, its so I dont forget.

(spoiler)(/spoiler) with square brackets is how you make a spoiler.
2-4 Relay -
2-5 Relay -
Clock - 21.74
24.98, 22.65, 21.30, 18.80, 21.28
Its funny because its clock!
Megaminx -
Pyraminx -
Square1 -
 
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2x2: 2.52, 2.61, 2.77, 4.55, 2.40 = 2.63
3x3: 10.48, 12.96, 10.64, 9.68, 10.35 = 10.49
OH: 24.97, 22.93, 19.28, 23.77, 22.78 = 23.16
Clock: 10.55, 11.66, 9.41, 11.00, 11.90 = 11.07
Pyraminx: 6.27, 6.94, 6.36, 6.66, 11.02+ = 6.65
5x5: 1:55.28, 2:15.41, 1:52.09, 1:58.61, 1:52.30 = 1:55.40
Magic: 1.33, 1.34, 1.59, 1.44, 1.34 = 1.37
 
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FMC: 23 moves
F2 U2 B U L B U2 R' D B' D' F D B R2 D R2 D' R D2 R' D F2

F2 U2 B U L B U2 R' F [Pseudo 2x2x3+EO]

Switch to inverse:

F2 D' R D2 R' D R2 D' R2 D' [Leaving three corners]
D B' D' F' D B D' F [L3C]

~20 minutes, really nice scramble :3

Edit: lrn2spellpseudo
 
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FMC: 23 moves
F2 U2 B U L B U2 R' D B' D' F D B R2 D R2 D' R D2 R' D F2

F2 U2 B U L B U2 R' F [Pseudo 2x2x3+EO]

Switch to inverse:

F2 D' R D2 R' D R2 D' R2 D' [Leaving three corners]
D B' D' F' D B D' F [L3C]

~20 minutes, really nice scramble :3

Edit: lrn2spellpseudo

Congratz, this week the second PB, nice :)
 
Cubenovice:

2x2x2: 13.91, (9.97), (DNF), 14.67, 17.11 = 15.23
LOL at zero recognition

3x3x3: 41.28, 38.38, (37.39), (44.19), 39.50 = 39.72
LOL trainride, I decided to actually practice some 3x3x3 and eventually improved av12 PB with ~ 8 seconds
I may try practicing some more, perhaps I can become a sub 3O cuber afterall...

FMC: 31 HTM
Lots and lots of pairs but still nothing that works for me...
Trains are also not really optimal to try FMC ;-)
And how come free wifi works in this cheap train and not in the expensive Thalys???

Premoves F’ U (square and pairs on inverse scramble)
R’ F2 makes 1x2x3 block 2
R2 U L U2 L ads a 2x2x2 block 7
U’ R B2 R’ makes pseudo F2L-slot 11
U2 L U’ L’ B’ U . B leaves 5 corners (after correction of premoves) 18
R F’ U undo pseudoness and premoves 21

At . insert U’ F’ U B : U’ F U B’ to cancel 4 moves 25
At : insert R D’ R’ U’ R D R’ U to cancel 2 moves 31

Final solution:
R’ F2 R2 U L U2 L U’ R B2 R’ U2 L U’ L’ B’ F’ U B R D’ R’ U’ R D R’ F U R F’ U = 31 HTM
 
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2x2: 2.13, 1.46, 2.49, 2.66, 3.14 = 2.42
3x3: 9.32, 10.21, 6.83, 8.79, 9.03 = 9.05
4x4: 49.65, 46.28, 43.42, 54.91, 47.67 = 47.87
5x5: 1:33.52, 1:26.58, 1:27.40, 1:26.74, 1:39.79 = 1:29.22
6x6: 2:49.52, 2:49.75, 2:31.14, 2:51.15, 2:41.50 = 2:46.93
7x7: 4:46.75, 4:40.96, 4:44.25, 4:32.99, 4:55.71 = 4:43.99
2x2 BLD: DNF(12.75), 13.40, 7.95 = 7.95
3x3 BLD: 1:14.76, 1:23.75, 1:17.47 = 1:14.76
4x4 BLD: 7:51.70, DNS, DNS = 7:51.70
5x5 BLD: DNF, DNS, DNS = DNF
Multi BLD: 3/4 12:11
3x3 OH: 16.98, 27.12, 18.44, 12.59, 16.12 = 17.18
3x3 WF: 1:10.79, 1:21.97, 1:10.13, 58.83, 1:01.39 = 1:07.44
2-4 relay: 1:04.43
2-5 relay: 2:31.66
Clock: 11.41, 9.41, 8.66, 8.65, 9.51 = 9.19
Megaminx: 49.85, (43.13), 49.69, (53.63), 48.42 = 49.32
Pyraminx: 4.51, 5.24, 5.63, 5.61, 3.89 = 5.12
Square-1: 22.06, 14.48, 16.30, 19.14, 20.31 = 18.58
 
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2x2:
3.86, 8.90, 8.02, 8.80, 11.82
avg5: 8.57

3x3 OH:
24.86, 34.59, 30.40, 25.95, 28.53
avg5: 28.30

5x5:
3:31.85, (3:20.92), 3:44.93, 3:44.25, (3:48.64)
avg5: 3:40.34

FMC: 56
Scramble: L2 D L U' F' L D' L' R' U R2 F2 L' F L R U'

X-cross: U2 B U B U2 R D F' R2 x' (9 moves)
2nd pair: U R U' R2 U R (15)
3rd:U R U' R' L' U L (22)
4th: U2 R U2 R' U R U' R' (30)
OLL: U r U2 R' U' r' R2 U R' U' r U' R' (43)
PLL: U R' U2 R U R' U2 L U' R U L' U (56)
 
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This has been asked before I bet but, why is there 2-6 or 2-7 relay?

Why *isn't there? Because whoever is best at 2-4 and 2-5 would probably win those two as well, since the best relay competitors are the ones who are good at big cubes, as being significantly better at 2x2 and 3x3 doesn't help that much in the relays (5 seconds at the most), whereas being world-class in big cubes is a huge leap (time-wise) from second-class.
 
Yeah, edge insertions are not so nice most of the time, but you can use corner insertions to find short corner solution; basically just solve 5 corners and then try to find a nicely cancelling corner cycle (I do this pretty often in the 2x2 example thread).
 
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