WR Speculation Thread

I don't know why you guys went so high with your 3x3 BLD predictions. Maskow has gotten 16.xx on more than one occasion at home. He'll definitely get like a 17.xx or 18.xx at competition in the next year or two depending on how many competitions he goes to.
 
Pharphuf7nik said:
I don't know why you guys went so high with your 3x3 BLD predictions. Maskow has gotten 16.xx on more than one occasion at home. He'll definitely get like a 17.xx or 18.xx at competition in the next year or two depending on how many competitions he goes to.
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sub19 should be done on my last comp, 21.24 with ~2.5 seconds pause during execution ;(
 
4x4 Single will be broken at Worlds, and it will be the first ever sub-20 4x4 solve in the world (19.94)
5x5 Single will be broken at Worlds by Feliks, down to 46.57, and the Average will be broken too, down to 49.87.
3x3 Average will remain the same, although the single will be broken to 5.16.
 
Myachii said:
4x4 Single will be broken at Worlds, and it will be the first ever sub-20 4x4 solve in the world (19.94)
5x5 Single will be broken at Worlds by Feliks, down to 46.57, and the Average will be broken too, down to 49.87.
3x3 Average will remain the same, although the single will be broken to 5.16.
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Na I don't think any of these things will happen.
 
Myachii said:
4x4 Single will be broken at Worlds, and it will be the first ever sub-20 4x4 solve in the world (19.94)
5x5 Single will be broken at Worlds by Feliks, down to 46.57, and the Average will be broken too, down to 49.87.
3x3 Average will remain the same, although the single will be broken to 5.16.
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I'm personally hoping for some WRs at US Nats... mostly because I'm going there.
 
Congrats to Feliks on his 2:23.25 7x7! :D Rankings lol
1. CyanSandwich, 9.25 off
2. YouCubing, 9.74 off
3. Forcefulness, 10.32 off
SKOOB RANKINGS: (Yes, there is a new WR. 1.68)
1. YouCubing, 0.15 off
2. CyanSandwich, 0.17 off
 
Bump. I have more thoughts. This was touched on in the "America, the promised land of speedcubing" thread, but it's off topic there, so I'll post it here: I think Feliks has less of a stranglehold on 3x3 than people think. With Kevin retiring and nobody except Sebastian near him in 4x4, I think he's almost more likely to lose rankings in 3x3 than in 4x4-7x7. He's safely number one in 5x5 and 7x7, and safely number two (with the potential of becoming #1) in 4x4 and 6x6. It's the 6.54 that all of a sudden feels iffy, if Feliks doesn't improve on it. It's over a year old, and there are people in the low 7s globally. Someone making a big lucky jump to mid 6 officially wouldn't shock me. Kaleta going from a 14 OH average straight to an 11.xx second world record average comes to mind... there are enough people in the mid to low 7s now that just one of them being both skillful and lucky for 5 solves in a row and getting a mid 6 average isn't off the table. At least, it's more likely than someone getting a sub 52 5x5 average or a sub Feliks 7x7 single/average. That said, this is all under the assumption that Feliks doesn't beat his 3x3 average, and it's quite likely that the next person to beat it will be Feliks himself. What do you all think? Is 3x3 more or less secure than the big cubes?
 
IRNjuggle28 said:
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I get what you mean, and I agree he's more likely to lose 3x3 than 5x5, but he's also more likely to beat 6.54 than anyone else really. Beating 6.54 would be a good/great average for him, beating 6.54 for someone else would be amazing. Even Bill, Lucas, etc, sub 6.54 is very good for them at home. But yeah, he definitely has more of a stranglehold on 5x5 than 3x3.
 
Tim Major said:
I get what you mean, and I agree he's more likely to lose 3x3 than 5x5, but he's also more likely to beat 6.54 than anyone else really. Beating 6.54 would be a good/great average for him, beating 6.54 for someone else would be amazing. Even Bill, Lucas, etc, sub 6.54 is very good for them at home. But yeah, he definitely has more of a stranglehold on 5x5 than 3x3.
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Sounds like we have similar thoughts for the most part. You could make the same argument for 3x3 single, though. Low 5 is just a good solve for Feliks; it's an incredible one for anyone else, and that doesn't seem to deter Collin and Mats. :p Perhaps the same could hold true for 3x3 average. It's less likely, but I still wouldn't be shocked.

Someone holding the world record who isn't the best in the world is more likely in 3x3 single than in 3x3 average, but perhaps also more likely in 3x3 average than in any of the >3x3 records. The more luck plays a factor, the worse off Feliks is, which is why 3x3 is the one that struck me as less stable.

I definitely agree that Feliks is more likely to beat 6.54 than anyone. Perhaps saying 6.54 is unlikely to last is more accurate than saying Feliks holding the record is unlikely to last. :)
 
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