[WR] Chad Batten - 18 FMC

[AidanNoogie]

Someone finally beat 19! Gj!

https://m.cubecomps.com/competitions/3624/events/15/rounds/2/results

 

[schapel]

Scramble: R' U' F R2 B2 R' B2 L D2 R' U2 B L' B2 L2 D2 L' B D' B2 L' F R' U' F

(L2 B') // square (2/2)
(F2 R2 F) // EO (3/5)
(U R) // 2x2x2 (2/7)
(D' L') // 1x2x3 (2/9)
(U L2 U2 F2) // blocks (4/13)
(U2 L U' L) // AB3C (4/17)

Skeleton: L' U L' U2 F2 U2 L2 @1 U' L D R' U' F' R2 F2 B L2
@1 = L D L' U' L D' L' U (8-7/18)

Solution: L' U L' U2 F2 U2 L' D L' U' L R' U' F' R2 F2 B L2 (18)

Ties optimal, huge congrats Chad

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Why didn't they give this man a trophy?

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

[obelisk477]

Why didn't they give this man a trophy?

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Idk but I really want one

Scramble: R' U' F R2 B2 R' B2 L D2 R' U2 B L' B2 L2 D2 L' B D' B2 L' F R' U' F

(L2 B') // square (2/2)
(F2 R2 F) // EO (3/5)
(U R) // 2x2x2 (2/7)
(D' L') // 1x2x3 (2/9)
(U L2 U2 F2) // blocks (4/13)
(U2 L U' L) // AB3C (4/17)

Skeleton: L' U L' U2 F2 U2 L2 @1 U' L D R' U' F' R2 F2 B L2
@1 = L D L' U' L D' L' U (8-7/18)

Solution: L' U L' U2 F2 U2 L' D L' U' L R' U' F' R2 F2 B L2 (18)

Ties optimal, huge congrats Chad

Thanks! All it took was some skill and a stupid amount of luck lol

 

[Julio974]

Wow. We're approaching the mathematical limit. Guess the double-19 WR from yesterday was short-lived. But it still gives us 2 meta-world records: the most people tied at a WR, and most times a WR was tied/beaten during a weekend.

 

[asacuber]

congrats obelisk!

 

[CornerCutter]

Congratulations @obelisk477! Must feel awesome not only having the WR, but being the first sub-19 solve and having it to yourself.

 

[weatherman223]

Finally cube explorer doesn’t have WR anymore!

Huge congrats @obelisk477 on the amazing milestone!

 

[FireCuber]

Wow, congrats @obelisk477!!! Great job!

 

[abunickabhi]

Congrats, @obelisk477 !

 

[Bandamo]

Congratulations @obelisk477 !

 

[Loser]

Chris chi said to me that he found this in like 15 minutes and was surprised no one else at the comp did. He tried all 9 scrambles at home, got a 24 25 26 (25.00 mean) with the r1 scrambles, 27 26 18 (23.67 mean) with the r2 scrambles, and 29 29 14 (24.00 mean) with the r3 scrambles. That 14 is uwr by 2 moves and might stand for like 10 years lol

 

[weatherman223]

Chris chi said to me that he found this in like 15 minutes and was surprised no one else at the comp did. He tried all 9 scrambles at home, got a 24 25 26 (25.00 mean) with the r1 scrambles, 27 26 18 (23.67 mean) with the r2 scrambles, and 29 29 14 (24.00 mean) with the r3 scrambles. That 14 is uwr by 2 moves and might stand for like 10 years lol

Wait what the hell a 14? Solution please.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Wait what the hell a 14? Solution please.

It was already posted by @BenBergen here.

 

[BenBergen]

It was already posted by @BenBergen here.

It was @ChrisCuber123 actually, turns out it was a prank though...

 

[Mike Hughey]

It was @ChrisCuber123 actually, turns out it was a prank though...

I guess I should have been more suspicious - it did seem too good to be true.

I would probably have been less likely to fall for it if I hadn't just recently got 7 moves canceling through pure luck in a recent solve of my own. A thing like that makes canceling moves seem so easy.

 

[Loser]

Kind of a harsh prank, especially with what Walker followed it up with, and the fact that he's the lead of the WCA Ethics committee

 

[guusrs]

Congrats Chad! Nice solve