What is the Easiest Event to Become World Class in?

[WayneMigraine]

Hello, I was wondering what events are the easiest to become world class at in terms of hours of practice required and the number of algs required. I'm not specifically sure how "world class" is qualified but I guess I mean somewhere in the top 50 or 100 for average in the WCA rankings. Thanks!

 

[Username]

Clock by far

 

[Hssandwich]

Personally, skewb because it requires very few algorithms, I was as you say 'world class' after doing skewb for around 3 and a half months (top 100). You really just need to know how to one look your last layer and predict you're first layer. In inspection to become sub 4.5.

 

[scottishcuber]

Good question. I don't know.

I'm inclined to think big cubes.

It would help you we thought of 'world class' more specifically. Top100 WCA? top50?

 

[quickalt]

It would help you we thought of 'world class' more specifically. Top100 WCA? top50?

Isn't that exactly what he said in the OP?

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

skewb

 

[antoineccantin]

Definitely not skewb anymore. Probably either Clock or perhaps Feet.

 

[cashis]

Clock, probably.

 

[Mollerz]

Clock or Feet.

 

[Dyys]

Early 2014, skewb. Nowadays. probably pyraminx.

 

[TheCoolMinxer]

I personally think clock, because there's just one method and you just have to practice...
I went from 30 seconds to 13 seconds in 2-3 weeks, my pb ao12 being 11.27, and a lot of sub10s...

 

[penguinz7]

I personally think clock, because there's just one method and you just have to practice...
I went from 30 seconds to 13 seconds in 2-3 weeks, my pb ao12 being 11.27, and a lot of sub10s...

So I'm going to buy a clock.

 

[irontwig]

FMC, quite few people even have an average and you only need to know some basic concepts and techniques to be top 50 or 100.

 

[AlexMaass]

FMC, quite few people even have an average and you only need to know some basic concepts and techniques to be top 50 or 100.

I strongly agree with this xD.

 

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

FMC, quite few people even have an average and you only need to know some basic concepts and techniques to be top 50 or 100.

I've barely practiced FMC and my blockbuilding isn't great, but I'm in the top 100 for single because I learned the techniques and got decently lucky, so I have to agree with this.

 

[King Mike]

Definitely NOT 3x3, that's prob the hardest.

I would have said skewb but some post say not, so I'm not sure....

Lets go with clock since that's what everyone else is saying

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Definitely NOT 3x3, that's prob the hardest.

I would have said skewb but some post say not, so I'm not sure....

Lets go with clock since that's what everyone else is saying

3x3 is EASY. 7x7 is IMPOSSIBLE. MBLD is IMPOSSIBLE .

 

[Isaac Lai]

Square-1 maybe?

 

[blade740]

I voted Square-1, but now that I think about it, it's gotta be clock. The method that everyone uses for clock is nearly optimal, and it's VERY easy to learn - I've taught noncubers in 10 minutes, no problem. I've known a few people that borrowed a clock, learned how to solve it, and competed officially, in a span of about 5 minutes. And that method is basically the same as what the world class solvers are doing. After that it's just practice to eliminate pauses - any experienced speedcuber should already know how to do that.

Square-1 is definitely second, though. Partially because you can get good times knowing a bare minimum of algs (see former world champion Dan Cohen), and partially because "world class" is so pitiful right now - top100 average is 20.08. There's Bingliang, by far the best in the world, then maybe a handful of other "world class" solvers in the top 10. When Bingliang is doing 11-second averages consistently, does 15 even count as "world class"? I don't think anyone has a chance of beating him one-on-one except Ruzhen, Simon, maybe Brandon on a good day.

 

[Ninja Storm]

Early 2014, skewb. Nowadays. probably pyraminx.

uh no

Pyraminx is definitely one of the harder events, just because so many people do it.