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Weekly discussion thread (July 31, 2023) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This is a general discussion thread. Anything is welcome!

Any exciting plans for the week? Any new PBs? New interesting puzzles?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It feels that there is a lot of WR these past weeks/months. Maybe that’s because I noticed them…

From https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/ recent WR:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Because I don’t trust my intuitions, I checked the WCA.

If I’m not mistaken, WR were breaked on 21 events this year, some multiple times (36 WR so far?):

  • 3x3x3 single. Last one was in 2018, breaked 3 times in 2023
  • 3x3x3 avg. 3 in 2022 (breaked twice this year)
  • 2x2x2 avg: 2 in 2022
  • 4x4x4 avg: 3 in 2022
  • 5x5x5 single: Last one was in 2022
  • 5x5x5 avg: 2 in 2022 (breaked twice this year)
  • 3BLD single: 3 in 2022
  • 3BLD avg: Last one was in 2021 (breaked twice this year)
  • 3FMC avg: 2020 (tied 3 times this year)
  • 3OH avg: 3 in 2022
  • clock single: 2 in 2021 (breaked twice this year)
  • clock avg: 2 in 2022 (breaked twice this year)
  • megaminx single: 1 in 2022 (breaked 3 times this year)
  • megaminx avg: 2 in 2022 (breaked 4 times this year)
  • pyraminx single: 4 in 2018
  • pyraminx avg: 2 in 2022 (breaked 4 times this year)
  • skewb avg: 3 in 2022
  • square-1 single: 5 in 2022 (breaked twice this year)
  • square-1 avg: 1 in 2022
  • 4BLD single: 1 in 2021
  • 5BLD single: 5 in 2019