Weekly competition 2011-25

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
  • Skewb scrambles are generated using Bryan Logan's scrambler, and follow this rule: With the front facing you, turn the cube a 1/8 turn to the left. The edge of the middle square on top should now be parallel to you. The top square will stay stationary. Turn the edges appropriately around this square.
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 20 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 Friday/Saturday nightchange GMT (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line. If a competition doesn't start at Friday/Saturday nightchange you still get the full 7 days to participate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. F' R' U F' R2 U R U F'
2. U R' F' U2 R U2 F' U2 F' U'
3. U' R2 U' R' F U2 R F' U2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
1. F L R' D F U R D2 F2 L' R2 D B D' R' F2 R2 U2

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

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

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Clock
1. UUdd u=1,d=-5 / dUdU u=2,d=2 / ddUU u=-5,d=5 / UdUd u=-1,d=1 / dUUU u=4 / UdUU u=-5 / UUUd u=-5 / UUdU u=-2 / UUUU u=3 / dddd d=3 / UUdd
2. UUdd u=6,d=-5 / dUdU u=-2,d=2 / ddUU u=3,d=1 / UdUd u=1,d=5 / dUUU u=0 / UdUU u=0 / UUUd u=-2 / UUdU u=1 / UUUU u=-4 / dddd d=-4 / dUUU
3. UUdd u=5,d=-1 / dUdU u=1,d=5 / ddUU u=-3,d=-2 / UdUd u=-1,d=3 / dUUU u=5 / UdUU u=-4 / UUUd u=2 / UUdU u=3 / UUUU u=2 / dddd d=-2 / UUdd
4. UUdd u=3,d=0 / dUdU u=5,d=4 / ddUU u=0,d=-4 / UdUd u=0,d=2 / dUUU u=1 / UdUU u=6 / UUUd u=1 / UUdU u=1 / UUUU u=-5 / dddd d=3 / dUdU
5. UUdd u=1,d=1 / dUdU u=-4,d=3 / ddUU u=-1,d=-4 / UdUd u=2,d=1 / dUUU u=-2 / UdUU u=-2 / UUUd u=2 / UUdU u=4 / UUUU u=-3 / dddd d=2 / UUdd

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

Square-1
1. (0,5) (-5,4) (0,3) (0,5) (3,0) (0,3) (6,3) (-3,0) (0,1) (5,4) (0,4) (6,2) (6,0) (6,0) (0,2) (0,2) (-5,0) (3,4) (0,0)
2. (6,0) (3,-3) (0,3) (1,0) (0,2) (6,0) (3,4) (5,0) (0,4) (0,4) (4,0) (6,0) (-4,2) (0,4) (-4,0) (6,2) (0,5) (6,0)
3. (0,2) (-3,-2) (6,0) (0,3) (-3,3) (0,4) (2,5) (-3,4) (0,3) (0,2) (0,1) (6,0) (-4,0) (0,5) (4,4) (3,2) (-1,0)
4. (4,2) (0,6) (0,3) (-1,0) (-3,0) (0,4) (4,2) (0,3) (-2,0) (4,5) (4,0) (2,1) (6,2) (0,4) (5,4) (0,1) (6,0)
5. (6,6) (6,3) (3,3) (3,3) (-2,3) (0,5) (6,0) (0,5) (-5,0) (0,3) (0,3) (1,3) (0,2) (6,1) (-2,0) (6,0) (4,0) (0,0)

Skewb
1. F L' B R B L R' F R' L F R' F' L F' L R' L R' B L B R F' B
2. F' L' R F R L B' F' L' F' L F R' B' R B F' B' L B L' F R L F
3. F L' F' L F' R' F' L' B' R' B' L F B' L' R' B L' B' F R' L' B R L'
4. R' F' L' B F' R F R B' L R' F' L F B' F' L B R' L' F' R' L' R F'
5. R F' R F' R B L' B L' B L' F' B F B' F L' R' B F' R F R' L' R
 
Deluchie

2x2: 7.35, (8.62), (4.74) 4.98, 6.82 = 6.38
3x3: 23.03, (20.95), (26.38), 22.03, 25.42 = 23.49
4x4: 1:50.59, (1:37.10), 1:46.56, (2:02.63), 1:51.47 = 1:49.54
Pyraminx: 14.88, 12.02, (6.34), (15.45), 15.15 = 14.01
Skewb: (21.94), 26.09, 23.04, (29.72), 26.29 = 25.14
2-4 Relay: = 2:29.54
3x3 OH: 1:37.13, (1:39.82), 1:20.85, (39.43), 1:18.49 = 1:25:49

Sum of the Competition:
The 2x2 average was okay pretty lucky 4.74 solve and 4.98 was a good full step guimond!
The 4x4 average was decent except for for the 2:02.63
Pyra first three were lucky but I dotn practice Pyraminx
Skewb was bad I average 21~
2-4 was bad like 35 second 3x3 solve I dropped the it popped and 4x4 was bad :(
The 39.43 of OH was my first timed LL skip bad solve for me up until the skip :D
 
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2x2:5.03 (2.52) 5.59 (7.03+) 6.31=5.64
3x3: (10.02) 12.58+ 13.31 10.78 (16.63)=12.22
4x4:1:04.38 55.44 (1:07.55) 57.77 (50.69)=59.20
5x5:1:34.02 1:54.34 (1:32.69) 1:34.66 (2:05.18)=1:41.01
 
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2x2: 4.90, 2.90, 5.78, 5.55, 6.16 = 5.41 avg5

3x3: 17.72, 13.91, 17.93, 15.53, 17.21 = 16.82 avg5

4x4: 1:09.34, 1:12.56, 57.43, 1:03.55, 1:05.96 = 1:06.28 avg5

3x3 OH: 45.69, 28.56, 34.38, 30.25, 35.16 = 33.26 avg5

2-4 relay: 1:37.16
 
Cubenovice

FMC: 31 HTM
Again bad luck with the insertion :(

U' B D B2 L D' R U2 makes pseudo 2x2x3 8
B2 was an insertion with very nice result
define premove R to turn pseudo block into a real block for the rest of the solve


premove R +1
U' B D B2 L D' R 2x2x3 minus one move 7+1
L' U' L U' F2L missing BR edge 11+1
F D U' R' D' U insert BR edge 17+1
L' F' U' . F U L F' "2-look OLL" leaves 3 corners 24+1
R undo premove 25

at . insert L' F R' F' L F R F' to cancel 2 moves F-F'

final solution:
U' B D B2 L D' R L' U' L U' F D U' R' D' U L' F' U' L' F R' F' L F R U L F' R = 31 HTM
 
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FMC: 34 HTM :D
Scramble: F L R' D F U R D2 F2 L' R2 D B D' R' F2 R2 U2
Solution: L2 U D2 F' D R' F' L' F B2 R2 F' D2 F2 D2 F2 D2 F D F' D' F R' B2 R D2 R D2 R' B2 R D2 R' D' (34)

2 2x2x1s and a 2x1x1: L2 U D2 F' D R'
Double X-cross and 2x1x1: F' L' F B2 R2
Finish F2L: F' D2 F2 D2 F2 D2 F D F' D' F
OLL: R' B2 R D2 R D2 R' B2 R D2 R' D'

Kinda lucky with the PLL skip, and nice blockbuilding. Took about 25 minutes to find, and most of that was only the first 6 moves.
 
2x2: (2.49), 3.13, 2.93, 2.49, (3.91) = 2.85
3x3: 9.00, 10.12, (8.75), (13.12), 11.96 = 10.36
4x4: 52.39, (1:08.22), 44.99, 1:02.26, (42.13) = 53.22 pretty obvious which solves I got POPs on...
OH: 18.84, 18.15, (16.80), 17.80, (19.86) = 18.26
 
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James Ludlow

2x2 - 7.50 7.39 8.38 6.87 7.18 = 7.36
3x3 - 18.12 19.79 20.36 19.55 23.95 = 19.90
4x4 - 1.12.62 1.26.72 1.13.53 1.17.37 1.10.53 = 1.14.51
5x5 - 2.12.11 2.30.24 2.05.86 2.09.43 1.59.23 = 2.09.13
6x6 - 3.42.58 3.31.20 3.32.42 3.43.38 DNF = 3.39.38 Comment : op - p op - dnf I messed up centres on l4e.first sub 3.40 for some time.
7x7 - 6.07.36 6.11.80 6.06.66 5.53.48 6.24.37 = 6.08.61 Comment - Oh my days - that was shocking. The next 3 solves that I did had 5.48.34mean. Frustrating - I should have recognised that it needed a quick lubing after the first.
2x2 BLD - DNF DNF DNF = DNF Comment - no easy speedblind this week.
3x3 OH - 38.60 43.97 39.39 41.35 50.21 = 41.57
3x3 FMC - 51
U L D' R B' U B
x'y' U L' U2 L U2 L' U' L
U R' U' R U2 R' U' R
U2 F' U' F L U' L'
U2 F' U' F U2 F' U F
U2 L' U' L y' R2 D y R' U R U' R D' y' R2
2-4 Relay - 1.45.11
2-5 Relay - 4.13.04
Magic - 1.74 2.67 3.35 1.56 1.52 = 1.99
Master Magic - 2.73 DNF 2.61 2.71 2.61 = 2.68
Clock - 17.25 14.28 15.96 14.68 12.99 = 14.60
Megaminx - 2.16.90 2.14.00 2.28.64 2.17.56 2.13.16 = 2.16.15
Pyraminx - 13.06 23.72 14.64 14.06 16.34 = 15.01
Square1 - 1.05.25 50.81 57.08 55.54 52.13 = 54.92
Skewb - 29.16 20.82 19.68 21.38 19.54 = 20.63 Comment - Apart from the first - they all had the only corner alg I know
 
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2x2x2:1-5 - 11.26 11.24 (8.70) (16.57) 15.33 =12.61
3x3x3:1-5 - 18.15 (17.47) (24.71) 20.51 22.73=20.46
4x4x4:1-5 - 179.49 (213.90) 180.27 (162.34) 175.11=2:58.29
3x3x3OH:1-5 - 39.47 (27.97) (42.05) 31.95 32.95=34.79
still gotta do BLD and MBLD and relay
edit:3x3x3 BLD: 1-DNF-5:49.90 2-7:15.89 3-DNF-5:42.94=DNF
off by 2 corners on both DNFs
2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4 relay: 3:23.57
4x4 was faster than usual
EDIT2
MBLD: 2/2 15:57.14
thats PB but ive only done MBLD twice and both were with 2 cubes
 
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Jacob's Results:

really bad this week...

2x2: 3.01 = (3.59), (1.81), 2.60, 3.21, 3.21
Comment: :’(
3x3: 14.07 = (11.04), 12.17, (18.19), 15.40, 14.65
4x4: 1:02.52 = (54.90), 58.92, 1:08.34, (1:10.85), 1:00.30
Comment: Why did my reduction randomly slow down :(
5x5: 2:41.65 = 2:42.61, 2:40.96, (2:45.02), (2:38.81), 2:41.38
6x6: 4:53.88 = 4:58.00, (5:03.24), 4:49.72, 4:53.91, (4:43.26)
7x7: 8:03.20 = 8:03.42, 8:01.52, (7:57.21), (8:09.73), 8:04.66

2x2 BLD: DNF(15.92), DNS, 13.30+
Comment: the 1st solve had 2 miss permuted corners. The 2nd solve I didn’t start timer.
3x3 BLD: 3:28.04, 4:03.52, 3:35.95
3x3 Multi BLD: 4/4 = 4 points in (15:09.42)

3x3 OH: 24.20 = 25.61, 25.06, (27.70), (19.80), 21.92
Comment: Kept doing OH the rest of the day and couldn’t get sub-24 :(
3x3 WF: 2:59.39 = 2:56.02, (2:47.05), (3:32.91), 3:03.76, 2:58.39
3x3 MTS: 49.18 = 51.72, 46.77, 44.36, 50.72, 50.04
3x3 FMC: 28 HTM
Scramble: F L R' D F U R D2 F2 L' R2 D B D' R' F2 R2 U2
Solution: L U D' L' F D2 B D2 U2 R2 U' R2 U R' U2 B U R U’ R B2 R’ B2 R’B2 R2 B R’

2x2x3: L U D' L' F D2 B D2 (8/8)
F2L: U2 R2 U' R2 U R' U2 (7/15)
EO: B U R U’ R’ B’ 6/21)
ZBLL: B R2 B2 R’ B2 R’B2 R2 B R’ (10/31)

Cancleations: F2L to EO: R’ B’ B R2 = R = -3 moves: 31-3= 28 HTM
PB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (with nothing special ?!?!?)
AND FOUND IN 7 minutes :D, Couldn't find anything else sub-30 so I wont bother posting them.

2-4: 1:27.32
2-5: 4:07.93
Comment: :(
Clock: 16.57 = (13.98), 16.90, 16.38, 16.44, (18.89)
Megaminx: 1:29.27 = 1:32.45, 1:27.04, 1:28.32, (1:42.81), (1:24.05)
Pyraminx: 7.18 = (9.05), (5.73), 7.00, 5.40, 8.82
Sq-1: 45.34 = (33.53), 49.04, 45.93, (52.44), 41.04
Skewb: 10.78 = 9.60, 8.85, 11.47, 17.20, 11.28
 
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FMC: 27 moves

U' D L U B D' R U R' B U' F' U B' U' F R U' R' U' L F L' U' F2 R2 F2

U' D L U B D' [2x2x2+2 pairs]

Switch to inverse:

F2 R2 [2x2x3]
F2 U L F' L' [F2L-1]

Switch back to normal:

R U R' U'.R U' R' U' [Leaving three corners]

Insert at dot: U B U' F' U B' U' (Two moves cancel)

I really should have seen that finish from the inverse, but whatever. 10 minute solution or so : )
 
2x2: 5.06, 5.93, 7.96+, 6.63, 7,31 = 6.52
3x3: 12.88, 14.18, 11.84, DNF, 21.33 = 16.13
4x4: 1:10.19, 7:02.06, 1:49.81, 1:03.50, 1:02.59 = 1:21.14
5x5: 2:35.90, 2:07.66, 2:20.44, 1:56.28, 2:54.75 = 2:21.33
OH: 18.36, 27.25, 22.98, 21.30, 25.33 = 23.20
2-4 relay: 1:26.05
2-5 relay: 4:32.46
Megaminx: 1:09.97, DNF, 1:04.43, 1:04.25, 1:10.02 = 1:08.14
Pyraminx: DNF, 2.83, 3.80, 4.27, 4.83 = 4.30
 
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2x2: 5.26, (3.04), 5.51, (7.30), 7.15 = 5.97
4x4: (DNF(1:37.69)), 1:35.62, 1:44.98, 1:28.46, (1:23.83) = 1:36.35
5x5: (2:41.44), 2:50.17, 2:50.56, (DNF(3:07.73)), 2:53.38 = 2:51.37
3x3 OH: 28.15, (31.04), 29.56, 28.05, (25.46) = 28.58
2-4 relay: 2:19.66
2-5 relay: 4:41.77
Megaminx: 1:10.02, 1:13.05, 57.46, 1:05.03, 1:07.52 = 1:07.52
Pyraminx: 8.08, 6.34, 8.63, 6.44, 10.34 = 7.72
 
Brest:

3x3x3 Fewest Moves: 26
Scramble: F L R' D F U R D2 F2 L' R2 D B D' R' F2 R2 U2
Inverse: U2 R2 F2 R D B' D' R2 L F2 D2 R' U' F' D' R L' F'
Solution: U' D L U B D2 L D R2 D' L' D R' U R' U' R U' R' U' F2 U' R' F R' F2

U' : CE pair
D L : 1x2x2
U B D' : 2x2x2

Switch to inverse
premoves (D B' U' L' D' U)
F2 : 1x2x2
R : CE pair
F' R U : 2x2x3 & 1x2x2
F2 : F2L-1
U R U R' U R U' R' : leave 3 corners (just solve edges, so lucky!)

Switch back to normal scramble
U' D L U B D' @
R U R' U' R U' R' U'
F2 U' R' F R' F2
Insert @ (D' L D R2 D' L' D R2)

U' D L U B D' D' L D R2 D' L' D R2 R U R' U' R U' R' U' F2 U' R' F R' F2

This solution flowed very nicely, especially the L3C! I just solved the edges as best I could and it built blocks! =) Usually I try to solve the last 5 edges as best I can to create a "safety", but to have 2 corners solve on the 1st try is sweet.
There are many chances for 8 move insertions in this solution so I'm unsure if there is a better cancellation available.
 
We nearly had the exact same solution! Wow, I've never seen two this close before. It also seems that we leave the exact same 3 corners, but with a solution different by only a few moves. How?.. :confused: I thought that the L3C would be at least slightly different, if not totally different. Shows me I still don't understand this cube thing.
 
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