World Record Predictions for the year 2030

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

I agree with everything except I think that Dhruva Sai Meruva will hold OH WRs, I will hold skewb wr , Volowill get a 2.3-2.4 avg, and Oxzowachi will hold squan Wrs

Is it bad that I don't really know some of this names

The thing with Mark is he got a 29 on 5x5 (redo of a scram but still) so I have a feeling if he grinds hard he could take 5x5.

 

[precompsubwr]

3x3: 2.27/3.67
2x2: 0.28/0.66
4x4: 14.42/16.48
5x5: 30.01/33.34
6x6: 52.83/58.74
7x7: 1:29.38/1:35.54
OH: 5.11/6.85
Clock: 1.03/1.89
Mega: 17.83/22.32
Pyra: 0.57/1.00
Skewb: 0.65/1.13
Squan: 2.43/3.58
3BLD: 9.11/11.33
4BLD: 46.83/53.44
5BLD: 1:37.84/1:47.38
MBLD: 72/74 58:39

Probably ridiculous but whatever

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

3x3: 2.27/3.67
2x2: 0.28/0.66
4x4: 14.42/16.48
5x5: 30.01/33.34
6x6: 52.83/58.74
7x7: 1:29.38/1:35.54
OH: 5.11/6.85
Clock: 1.03/1.89
Mega: 17.83/22.32
Pyra: 0.57/1.00
Skewb: 0.65/1.13
Squan: 2.43/3.58
3BLD: 9.11/11.33
4BLD: 46.83/53.44
5BLD: 1:37.84/1:47.38
MBLD: 72/74 58:39

Probably ridiculous but whatever

6x6 seems a little quick but 7x7 almost seems too slow. UWR is 1:29 iirc.

 

[precompsubwr]

6x6 seems a little quick but 7x7 almost seems too slow. UWR is 1:29 iirc.

Forgot about 7x7 uwrs, I feel like 1:22/1:27 is more reasonable

 

[RedstoneTim]

how did he predict 2x2 avg, just that it was not broken in 2030

Iirc it was supposed to be a reference to Erik Akkerdijk's 7.08, but because I didn't think that would fit anywhere, I just swapped out some numbers.

 

[CubeLite]

I will hold skewb wr

What about me, can I have one of them

 

[Megaminx lover]

Predictions for January 1st, 2030:
Section A
3x3: 2.3/4.9
2x2: 0.2/0.9
4x4: 14/16
5x5: 28/33
Blind: 12/17
OH: 4.5/5.5
Clock: 2/3
Mega: 23/27
Pyra: 0.4/1.3
Skewb: 0.6/1.5
Sq1: 3.5/5.5
4BLD: 50/55

Section B
6x6: 58/1.10
7x7: 1.30/1.35
5BLD: 2.10/2.20
MBLD: 165/170
FMC: 15/19.67

New Events: (Edit: A: Kilominx, Redi Cube, Master Pyraminx, Mirror blocks, FTO B: Curvy copter, 6BLD, 7BLD)
Removed Events: None
Event Format Changes: MBLD extended to 3 hours, Events split to section A (Main one) and B(Only used for worlds and some comps.
Competitors in the WCA: 200000
Year in WCA ID of WC2029 winner: 2023
3x3 prize at WC2029 (2019 value6): ???

3x3 average is broken
2x2 average
6x6 single
3BLD single and average (by a large margin)
Clock single and average
Mega single and average
Skewb average
Squan average
5BLD single

lol, younger me was so confident about stuff like this

 

[qwr]

at the rate chinese cubers and young prodigies are improving, sub-5 avg is basically guaranteed. I think maybe sub-4 is maybe possible if these chinese cubers could combine tymon efficiency with their insane 12+ tps. also a sub-3 single will happen sooner or later when a top level cuber gets the luckiest scramble ever.

2021 predictions. And it didn't even take tymon efficiency

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

2021 predictions. And it didn't even take tymon efficiency

and the “luckiest scramble ever” could just be a ZZ solve with PLL skip

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

and the “luckiest scramble ever” could just be a ZZ solve with PLL skip

I really think that ZZZB can be really good.

 

[gsingh]

2021 predictions. And it didn't even take tymon efficiency

Yiheng efficiency is pretty close to Tymon efficiency

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I really think that ZZZB can be really good.

isnt that pretty much ZZ-A

Yiheng efficiency is pretty close to Tymon efficiency

I feel like yiheng’s efficiency is more on pair influencing whike tymon’s is more on psuedo xxx-crosses and ZB.

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

3x3
1.92 3.22

 

[TyRoJo]

Predictions for January 1st, 2030:
3x3: 2.16/4.03
2x2: 0.31/0.94
4x4: 9.56/11.93

sub 10 4x4 is crazyyyy no?

 

[Eric4112]

I have one prediction:
Sub 5 3x3 world record average

To look back at this in 2025 lol

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

isnt that pretty much ZZ-A

I feel like yiheng’s efficiency is more on pair influencing whike tymon’s is more on psuedo xxx-crosses and ZB.

I think so yeah

 

[Tave3143]

isnt that pretty much ZZ-A

I feel like yiheng’s efficiency is more on pair influencing whike tymon’s is more on psuedo xxx-crosses and ZB.

Yeah it is ZZ-A but it hasn’t been “used” enough to be proven to be a viable method at the top level.

 

[abunickabhi]

My updated guesses:

3BLD: 9.78/12.80
4BLD: 44.90/59.44
5BLD: 1:47.84/2:27.xx (the current WR)
MBLD: 102/104 1:00:04

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

2x2: .38/.76
3x3: 2.78/3.74
4x4: 14.57/18.35
5x5: 28.25/32.14
6x6: 55.29/1:02.19
7x7: 1:28.17/1:36.12

Updated NxN guesses

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

my predictions:
2x2: 0.35/0.68
3x3: 2.67/3.59
4x4: 14.32/17.92
5x5: 28.33/31.49
might seem too far-fetched but the thread is WRs by 2030 so we never know what’s gonna happen