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'''Method Development Competition''' is an online community event where members compete to develop methods. The competition was established by [[James Straughan]] in August 2020.

==Description==

In the Method Development Competition, competitors are given time to develop a method that fits the criteria of the current competition. Each competition has a development theme. In some competitions the teams have the goal to develop the fastest 3x3 speedsolving method. In other versions of the competition the goal may be to develop the method that requires the fewest moves to solve, is under a certain threshold for the number of algorithms required to memorize, methods for puzzles other than 3x3, and other themes. At the end of the competition the winning method is chosen by a vote.

==Purpose==

The goal of the Method Development Competition is to develop methods beyond those that are currently most commonly used. The competition encourages thinking about existing methods and how better methods can be developed. This increases the likelihood of new steps and concepts being developed. It also increases the number of users of methods other than those that are the most popular.

==Developed Methods==

===[[Method Development Competition August 2020|August 2020]]===
Competition theme: 3x3x3 speedsolving

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eU4RP6k-RkYngCrQzjC1-hjEj10ZCSp8cUX-41hKBwY/edit?usp=sharing EBBP]: Overall winner
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RSNk6LSQPGwZgh99ykikuBzfyra7tLY9UQiBTibRzLo/edit?usp=sharing Square-101]: Winner of Best for FMC and Most Original
* [[Yellow Bird]]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGoKnkEjS2Tfs3JJ2t1zcU7F6b7bati8te5oGhqJuGY/edit?usp=sharing L2L5]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WLmVdSrdxMWx2xwzMZWT7PZnJWyRoOTf6cn3GWr6BM4/edit?usp=sharing 2 Square]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NOJQSnfteNydIe7J5tbF8qClYGQ0mf2hA-JSLemk4rY/edit?usp=sharing 23RF]

===[[Method Development Competition January 2021|January 2021]]===
Competition theme: 3x3x3 speedsolving

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rO-Dm8XuzQnczST27E9XNHqDCVAB-9kl3IS_C2NIgtk Squall]: Overall winner and winner of Best for FMC
* [[ECP_Method|ECP]]: Winner of Most Original Method and Most Potential for Variants and Extensions
* [[Atropos_Method|Atropos]]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iw-38aaoh9Xjn1C_saxHpGyg6nqcZkxhhhkAAdBBLqQ Utah]

===August 2021===
Competition theme: 4x4x4 speedsolving

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AMvJgn0LJtQPxu60iOpQsw4UVaBQJj2hoWsjRF7QyCc Triforce]: Overall winner and winner of Most Original Method
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RSHfPWFhaNv4Xf-TAa7TEiZnxfte1iki-9Kl5AAG0yc TSSH]: Winner of Most Ergnonomic
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v1mhJBJ_EjkwZSmg20qRUb6zbqZ3_rKoSztULggAkzM Bar4E]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A_V1paJS1MiEe46ZKElT0b_usZigkF3lD53nSoIr2tM SCR]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yUviex5_2qNGfeYUbWIHTBmY7FYBtWeAMP6yc4Ywnew 234]

===[https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/method-development-comp-2023-ends%E2%80%A6.91169 2023]===
Competition theme: 3x3x3 speedsolving

Hosted by Kristopher Tibbetts (Twisted101)

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KrYpeAVG7upklbLO8tfkxPyRXv-jHHjEeeInJWXxk-g/preview 2NAKe]Winner of most original method
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OwFEzP374fpf08X0gDnhf-qxpni-XNQppdBb2FBi8TU Triceratops]Winner of best for fmc
* [[PBCS]] [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-sJ6o_Cj49Cb5vCNcemXkoPxH-cK3xhiF149TMTYbQY/edit?usp=sharing (PBCS Doc)]Winner for best for OH and 2H speedsolving
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J3dj8YkKROZ_cSlgMoOu7qT-tlTRoSdK-pAFY4xx8Xw/edit?usp=sharing JJ Method]

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