Weekly competition 2007-21 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG), 2007-07-02

Arnaud: for the sq-1, I use the following parity fixer:
(1,0) / (2,2) / (0,-2) / (3,3) / (1,0) / (4,4) / (0,-2) / (2,2) / (0,-1) / (3,3) /
Cycles 4 edges CW. For some reason I found it very easy to learn, the key is to look at what the shape looks like.

BTW, the shortest parity alg fixer I could find is:
/ (3,3) / (1,0) / (-2,4) / (2,-4) / (2,0) / (3,3) / (-3,0) / (3,3) / (3,0)

Erik: You are quite fast for such a "rubbish method", although I don't ever train using Lars' method with 9 algs (I learned 5 new algs at the US Open), I am around 1:30-1:45. As a side note I perform the parity in just less than 20 seconds :-( I am really slow.

This post has been edited by sgowal on Jul 2 2007, 07:33 PM

Square1: Thanks everyone for all the info. I think that the next person that has anything to say about Square-1 should open a Square-1 topic.

Jack: r on bigcubes means double layer turns

Trevor Davila
5x5x5 BLD
1: 33:32.52

New PB! I caught it on video ad I'm uploading it right now.

Name: Richard Meyer


2x2x2

(6.54)
8.72
6.78
(9.91)
7.05

Avg 7.52

3x3x3

19.93
(15.52)
20.41
16.23
(21.02)

Avg: 18.86

5x5x5
2:54.55
3:09.01
3:06.04

Avg: 183.5

Richard, do I need more sleep, or are you missing 2 5x5x5 solves?

Hmm, whenever I've seen/used that notation, r means a single slice. Rr is double layer.

On official scrambles r = 2 layers (this is done to make scrambling faster). On algorithms stated on forums r mostly means just the inner layer.

Oops, that means I've been scrambling wrong for the whole competition, I was using single layer turns Well, I'll start using the double layer turns now.

Haha same here

3x3 Speedsolve:
16.73 (18.13) (14.24) 14.92 16.65
Average: 16.10 Seconds
That average of 100 really helped. I am feeling good with the cube, I am flowing very nice. I seemed to have improved my F2L by 1-2 seconds and my LL recognition

3x3 OH:
46.41 (46.03) 51.45 (57.16) 46.29
Average: 48.05
Good enough.

Magic:
2.24 (3.33) 2.65 2.11 (2.03)
Avg: 2.33
Pretty happy with it. Although I have a lot of room for improvement.

Jack and Rama, you are both disqualified

Erik explained it perfectly:
Websites: r=slice, Rr=double layer
Competitions: r=double layer, (r R' would be slice)

This confuses a lot of people.

3x3 BLD: DNF DNF
The first DNF was a 3:31.11 I forgot to count edges, so I couldn't remeber if I had parity or not. So I had to count while solving, which was a little distracting. I think I did a d/d' instead of a d2 at one point, because some of my E edges are wrong.
The second was a 2:3x.xx, but I completly messed up corners, so I stopped early.

3x3: (27.56) (19.02) 20.69 22.75 25.34 Average: 22.92
I thought the first was quite fast, yet it was a 27.56, I don't know why!
My first sub20 in competiton, even if it is unofficial!
My best average here so far!

2x2: (5.13) 11.71 9.11 (15.72) 12.83 Average: 11.21
PLL skip, but stil fast! Pretty ok average!

2x2 BLD: 59.16 DNF
Yay sub1, it doesn't happen often! I tried to do a speed BLD on the DNF!

3x3 OH: 1:49.72 1:18.33 1:9.96 1:16.75 1:19.08 Average: 1:18.05
The first was a nasty messed up cross. Probably my best OH average!

EDIT:

5x5: 6:14.36 5:47.88 (5:24.25) 5:46.97 (6:47.25) Avegrage: 5:56.30
These are my 3rd-7th ever timed 5x5 solves! My first timed solve was 16 mins! Then I just lubed my cube today, and cut 10 mins from my time!

This post has been edited by joey on Jul 4 2007, 04:44 PM

Trevor Davila
5x5x5 BLD
1: 33:32.52
2: DNF (31:26.84)

Arg, on the 2nd one i just messed up when I was undoing the setup moves at the end while I was undoing the corner parity.

5x5

Avg: 4:22.50

Times: (5:00.84), 3:55.72, (3:49.97), 4:24.74, 4:47.03

3:49.97 is my PB! These are the first two sub-4s I've gotten. I've always been hovering around the 4 minute range. The 5 would have been really fast too, but I had a MASSIVE lock-up, that required some figuring out as to how to get it back together. Oh well.


3x3

Avg: 29.77

Times: 28.78, 30.44, (37.05), 30.08, (27.75)


lol. I haven't been able to practice much while I was away for 3 weeks. Pretty damaging to my times. Oh well.

This post has been edited by Hubdra on Jul 8 2007, 02:36 PM

Not that great in any category...oh well I'll get better

-3x3x3-
(20.24), 24.96, 23.30, 21.78, (27.74)
Average: 23.35
Not very good at all…should have warmed up first

-3x3x3 OH-
(60.73), (34.87), 53.44, 36.71, 50.88
Average: 47.01
Pretty bad I never get in the 60s…

-3x3x3 BLD-
first attempt competing blindfolded

DNF (would have been 7:25.73 but messed up one edge cycle)

DNF (would have been 7:11.04, I accidentally skipped CP and then went back to it and messed it up )