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Solving style vs the field
Compared against 12287 reconstructed solves by 451 tracked solvers.
Average moves per stage
| them | field | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | 9.8 | 11.4 | -1.6 |
| F2L | 37.7 | 29 | +8.7 |
| OLL | 10 | 11.9 | -1.9 |
| PLL | 15.9 | 13.1 | +2.8 |
| Full solve | 73.3 | 65.5 | +7.8 |
Move tokens per reconstructed solve, split by stage - fewer than the field means a more move-efficient stage.
Techniques used
| solves | them | field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZBLS | 2 | 9.5% | 18.1% |
| 1LLL | 1 | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| 2GLL | 1 | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| WV | 1 | 4.8% | 1.4% |
Share of solves using each last-slot / last-layer technique, vs the share across all tracked solves.
Algorithm choices
| mainstream | field | differing cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLL | 80% | 58% | 4/16 |
| PLL | 33% | 59% | 8/11 |
"Mainstream" = share of their executions using the field's most common alg for that case. A lower number than the field average means a more unusual alg sheet.
OLL algorithms
20 recognized executions · 80% done with the field's most common alg for the case (field average 58%) · go-to alg differs from the field's on 4 of 16 cases
| case | uses | their algs | field's most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLL 46 | 3 | R' U' R' F R F' U R ×3 (69
solvers) | R' U' R' F R F' U R (91%) |
| OLL 28 | 2 | r U R' U' r' R U R U' R' ×2 (56
solvers) | r U R' U' r' R U R U' R' (75%) |
| OLL 44 | 2 | y2 F U R U' R' F' ×2 (73
solvers) | y2 F U R U' R' F' (71%) |
| OLL 15 | 1 | r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r ×1 (32
solvers) | r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r (50%) |
| OLL 16 | 1 | r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' ×1 (59
solvers) | r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' (95%) |
| OLL 21 differs | 1 | R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R' ×1 (20
solvers) | y R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' (30%) |
| OLL 23 differs | 1 | y2 R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R ×1 (33
solvers) | R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' (13%) |
| OLL 26 | 1 | R' U' R U' R' U2 R ×1 (71
solvers) | R' U' R U' R' U2 R (36%) |
| OLL 32 differs | 1 | U r B U' x' U' L' U r U r' ×1 (2
solvers) | S R U R' U' R' F R f' (45%) |
| OLL 34 | 1 | y2 R U R2 U' R' F R U R U' F' ×1 (15
solvers) | y2 R U R2 U' R' F R U R U' F' (25%) |
| OLL 37 | 1 | F R U' R' U' R U R' F' ×1 (64
solvers) | F R U' R' U' R U R' F' (60%) |
| OLL 39 differs | 1 | y r U' r' U' L U F U' L' ×1 (7
solvers) | y L F' L' U' L U F U' L' (45%) |
| OLL 40 | 1 | y R' F R U R' U' F' U R ×1 (66
solvers) | y R' F R U R' U' F' U R (92%) |
| OLL 45 | 1 | F R U R' U' F' ×1 (84
solvers) | F R U R' U' F' (90%) |
| OLL 48 | 1 | F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' ×1 (63
solvers) | F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' (95%) |
| OLL 7 | 1 | r U R' U R U2 r' ×1 (84
solvers) | r U R' U R U2 r' (97%) |
PLL algorithms
15 recognized executions · 33% done with the field's most common alg for the case (field average 59%) · go-to alg differs from the field's on 8 of 11 cases
| case | uses | their algs | field's most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gc differs | 3 | R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R' ×2 (19
solvers) y2 R2 F2 R U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 ×1 (55
solvers) | y2 R2 F2 R U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 (55%) |
| F | 2 | y R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R ×2 (89
solvers) | y R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R (92%) |
| Ub differs | 2 | y2 R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' ×2 (55
solvers) | R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 (31%) |
| Ga differs | 1 | R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R ×1 (27
solvers) | R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D' (38%) |
| Gd differs | 1 | R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 ×1 (34
solvers) | R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D' (36%) |
| Ja differs | 1 | y R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L ×1 (37
solvers) | L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L (40%) |
| Na | 1 | R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' ×1 (39
solvers) | R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' (95%) |
| T | 1 | R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' ×1 (120
solvers) | R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' (90%) |
| Ua differs | 1 | y2 M2 U M U2 M' U M2 ×1 (39
solvers) | R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R (39%) |
| Y differs | 1 | R2 U' R2 U' R2 U R' F' R U R2 U' R' F R ×1 (1
solver) | F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' (96%) |
| Z differs | 1 | M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' ×1 (21
solvers) | y R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' (27%) |
Solves
20 recognized OLL executions across 16 cases, 15 recognized PLL executions across 11 cases - every solve links to its move-by-move breakdown.
| tech | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recon2185 | 5.74 | 2015-06-01 | Melrose Spring 2015 | 1LLL |
| recon2136 | 5.99 | 2015-04-12 | Lexington Spring 2015 | ZBLS2GLL |
| recon2041 | 6.44 | 2014-04-28 | Cornell Open Spring 2014 | |
| recon1489 | 9.15 | 2014-02-09 | River Hill Winter 2014 | |
| recon1488 | 7.59 | 2014-02-09 | River Hill Winter 2014 | |
| recon1487 | 7.93 | 2014-02-09 | River Hill Winter 2014 | |
| recon1486 | 14.40 | 2014-02-09 | River Hill Winter 2014 | ZBLS |
| recon1485 | 8.21 | 2014-02-09 | River Hill Winter 2014 | |
| recon1406 | 10.13 | 2014-02-02 | CCFC Winter 2014 | |
| recon1405 | 9.00 | 2014-02-02 | CCFC Winter 2014 | |
| recon1404 | 7.80 | 2014-02-02 | CCFC Winter 2014 | |
| recon1403 | 7.93 | 2014-02-02 | CCFC Winter 2014 | |
| recon1402 | 9.00 | 2014-02-02 | CCFC Winter 2014 | WV |
| recon980 | 6.68 | 2014-01-10 | unofficial | |
| recon252 | 10.56 | 2013-08-28 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | |
| recon251 | 10.98 | 2013-08-28 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | |
| recon250 | 8.90 | 2013-08-28 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | |
| recon249 | 9.60 | 2013-08-28 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | |
| recon248 | 10.76 | 2013-08-28 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | |
| recon157 | 5.47 | 2013-08-18 | unofficial | |
| recon4 | 6.94 | 2013-08-09 | Berkeley Summer 2013 |