Analysis of Feliks' 5.53 World Record Average (feat. Feliks Zemdegs)

Thanks to Feliks for collaborating with me on this special world record edition of Breakdown & Analysis of...!
5.53 Official World Record Average - Feliks Zemdegs - Odd Day in Sydney 2019 - 3x3 Final Round
Video used for reconstructions: bit.ly/36VKXiJ
Reconstructions by Phillip Lewicki (Me)
Solve 1 - 7.16
Scramble: R2 B2 L2 U' L2 D' L' U F U2 F' R' D B U R F2
y // Inspection
R2' F D F D2 // Cross
R U' R' y R U' R' U R' U' R // 1st Pair
y' U' L' U L R' U R // 2nd Pair
R U' U U' R' F U F' // 3rd Pair
U' R U R' // 4th Pair
U2' F U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' F' // OLL
U R U R' F' R U2 R' U2' R' F R U R U2' R' U // PLL
63 moves = 8.80 TPS
Solve 2 - 5.04
Scramble: D2 L2 F2 D2 R2 F’ L2 B’ F’ U’ F’ D’ B D’ B R U B’ D2 U2
x y2 // Inspection
U' R2 D R' D2 // Cross
R U2' R' U L U L' // 1st Pair
U' R' U2 R // preserve 3rd Pair
Dw' R U R' // 2nd Pair
U' L U2 L' // 3rd Pair
y' U R U' R' y' R' U' R // 4th Pair
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' // OLL
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U' // PLL
52 moves = 10.32 TPS
Solve 3 - 4.67
Scramble: D2 B F2 R2 U2 B L2 D2 B2 L’ F’ R B’ U L’ R D’ R’ B
x' y // Inspection
L' U' Rw' Lw U' R' Lw' U' R D // X-Cross
y' U' U Rw U' Rw' // 2nd Pair
F U' R' U R // 3rd Pair
U R' F R F' U' R' F R F' // 4th Pair (VLS)
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // PLL
41 moves = 8.78 TPS
Solve 4 - 6.55
Scramble: R’ B R L F’ U’ B’ R2 U B U’ L2 D F2 U D F2 U’ R2
z' y // Inspection
U' R' F D2 R' U R' D' // Cross
L U L' // 1st Pair
U' R U' R' U' R' U' R // 2nd Pair
U' R U' R' U L' U' L // 3rd Pair
U R U R' U' R U R' // 4th Pair
U' Lw' U' L U' L' U L U' Rw' F2 R // OLL
R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 (D U') R' U R D' // PLL
62 moves = 9.47 TPS
Solve 5 - 4.99
Scramble: D2 F2 R B2 F2 D2 B2 R U2 L U R’ F’ U R’ B F2 R F U2
x // Inspection
U' R U2 R (D U') // Cross
R' U R2 U' R' // 1st & 2nd Pair
y' R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R U' R' // 3rd Pair
y' U R' F R F' U R U2' R' // 4th Pair
F R U R' U' F' // OLL
y' x' R U' R D2 R' U R D2 R2' // PLL
46 moves = 9.22 TPS
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[@LaZer0MonKey]

idk why the video freezes at the end lol. Please leave suggestions for how I can improve this series in the future!

[@jasonterry1959]

What series? There have been so many breakdowns in this past week there might not be any more good official times soon ;)

[@gabechevalier1567]

The interview definitely made the video worth waiting a couple more days than usual. It's very interesting to see the actual thought process throughout the solve.

[@cameronschwarz3950]

This is a unique way of solve breakdowns. I like how you include the cubers thoughts on what they were doing in the solve.

[@nxn8148]

You should do it with Tymon for his 6.12 official average

[@Jvdzzz]

sorry for being the 70th like

[@fzemdegs]

Where's the adjective??

[@Jxrdy]

Would you prefer Max Park or Mats Valk?

[@DwayneSmith1965]

The adjective is "Feliks"

[@jc-jo4pm]

Mats Park

[@hemmojito]

amazing, crazy, insane ... world record average. Yeah I kinda missed that, too.

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing all your thoughts.

[@antonytello27]

When LaZer0MonKey takes more than 3 seconds to break down Feliks’ WR, but he adds an interview

[@Tingman]

Love how this breakdown kept things so real. You’re both such great down to earth guys. Appreciate what you do for the community!

[@LaZer0MonKey]

Thank you!

[@dustinsach6533]

Omg tingman

[@mccardrixx5289]

Tingman=👍

[@maxtran7426]

Tingman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leviathan2303]

Very true.

[@24118E]

Good reconstruction I like the new interview style

[@natanshken]

Feliks - Most consistent cuber. Phillip - Most consistent reconstructer.

[@LandNStudios]

Feliks is not that consistant

[@juancedano5839]

@@LandNStudios who else is more consistent than feliks... Wtf feliks is the best ever

[@natanshken]

I was talking about consistent 5 superb solves.

[@cookierobber]

@@juancedano5839 Max is definitely more consistent

[@deleteduser9445]

@@juancedano5839 Kian

[@danielsandi8805]

Ok, officially I like this style of breakdown more than the previous one, you should actually start doing this more often!

[@LaZer0MonKey]

when the opportunity presents itself I will

[@danielsandi8805]

@@LaZer0MonKey sure, not everyone would be able to take 30+ minutes to analyze an average, speedcubers are actually busy haha

[@bryanpilkington7023]

Feliks is an absolute legend.

[@b4aamir]

yes

[@nikitadas9671]

This is dope!! You took longer than usual, but this is worth the wait 😊

[@minnow766]

classic australian internet

[@orangepeels1]

minnow lmfaooo 🤣

[@ihqdgaps]

We were all waiting for this lol

[@CubingB]

Great job Feliks and good breakdown Phillip

[@wyattrox03]

Same

[@CubingB]

Woah thanks for the heart!

[@acecuber9124]

Hi 👋

[@CubingB]

Ace Cuber hi ace, nice to see you here!

[@spacevspitch4028]

Man, I was waiting for the breakdown and you delivered in a huge way. Nooice!

[@pauletah101]

this the best so far. it's nice to hear it from feliks himself

[@Stabruder]

Your breakdown series is so amazing! I love it. And very nice Interview with feliks

[@StianNystad]

If he had switched to red on the last one he could have gotten a very easy vls to a perm. That would have resulted in a 31 move solution:O

[@htcubes6458]

Stian Nystad that could’ve been a world record

[@StianNystad]

HT cubes it could have been so assuming he had the same tps, not likely though since he had to rotate.

[@htcubes6458]

Oh ok

[@StianNystad]

HT cubes OcR was definitely possible though

[@wantewfwee]

Stian Nystad Sorry, what’s Ocr?

[@mccardrixx5289]

*Phillip,you deserve more than 100.000 subs!*

[@GrahamSiggins]

No mbld breakdown smh

[@LaZer0MonKey]

lol if you wanna do that I’d be very interested

[@VKCUBED]

@@LaZer0MonKey you must do it it will be really intresting

[@GrahamSiggins]

I just reconstructed it on speedsolving 🤪 www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-reconstruction-thread.29123/page-71#post-1337616 No idea how you would wanna make a video out of this though haha

[@M3ko2]

Woaj the interview is an amazingly nice touch Just like the solves 👌

[@JIAYANG]

Great video! The interview adds more informations we could know about the WR solves. Keep it up with the great contents, Phillip 👍

[@ncj148]

I like the way that Felix always smiles

[@TheCubeHackers]

What we’ve all been waiting for, for 2 days (eternity in comparison to the average lazer0monkey time)

[@eitanschild3078]

On the last solve if you rotate to red you can do R’ U R to connect the 4th pair and insert it with d’ r U R’ U’ M to skip OLL and then get an A perm. This would give you a 29 move solution.

[@phenomenologicalparadox5216]

The sheer amount of look ahead top cubers use is mind-blowing, being able to tell whether you get a good or bad OLL by inserting a pair a certain way and being able to think about that so intuitively it isn't even a thought is just so insane like wtf.

[@wyattrox03]

Best reconstruction yet

[@carykh]

Wyattrox 03 agreed. I like how in-depth the discussions with Feliks got for each solve, it’s almost like I’m in a seminar!

[@jonathanwillis2913]

I enjoyed having felik’s input and thought process aswell as him in the video

[@TripDadLife]

Wow this was a great breakdown thanks for making this!

[@Hermesch2000]

Just imagine he had switched to red this would be the coolest world record ever😂

[@LaZer0MonKey]

Ikr

[@hemmojito]

that would be historic and he would have been the undisputed boss forever... (Which he kinda already is imo)

[@AlphaSkewber]

This is why feet is best in feet he would have (if he did it)

[@nitra01]

@@AlphaSkewber indeed feet is best in feet

[@benstokes3852]

I'm happy you made this video unique to the other ones, it's been getting pretty repetitive recently and it seems like you have realised that and improved the style to make it higher quality and more useful to the viewers : )

[@Ark-ju2gt]

That is awesome to have Feliks thanks you too

[@pixpizza1924]

We warned everyone that this was gonna to happen in the Felik's video 😂😂

[@LaZer0MonKey]

lol I saw

[@jacobnokes]

My favorite breakdown yet!

[@hemmojito]

Master Class with Feliks Zemdegs

[@swaderick]

As soon as Feliks' posted the world record average I was waited for LaZer0MonKey's breakdown Feliks' is (Legendary)

[@specthanatos]

Very cool video with the interview in there! Do that every time now!

[@ecuber5723]

I’ve been waiting so long for this. Probably 2 days. New record for you😁😁😁😁

[@aidenkim3120]

Haven't watched it yet but I think this one is gonna be good

[@DavidvanDeijk]

thanks Philip, Thanks Feliks, awesome video

[@savagekingtexas_3990]

Whoelse is having a nice evening

[@LaZer0MonKey]

I am

[@savagekingtexas_3990]

@@LaZer0MonKey Will you go to the Arnold Classic 2020( March ) in Columbus Ohio? I'm already going

[@LaZer0MonKey]

@@savagekingtexas_3990 probably not but we'll see

[@jakobsaloner7528]

This is amazing content!!!

[@khoibui6576]

Now this is what we call "Legends never die"!. Nice job, Feliks. Sub 5,5 s soon.

[@albertembrador3951]

I have a feeling he's also going to break the 3x3 Single WR also.

[@arkadipbhaumik2209]

The Legend is here... (I mean Phillip Lewicki, not Feliks Zemdegs) 😂😂😂

[@nathaniel3680]

Great video! Good job!

[@mccardrixx5289]

*WOW...only LeGeNdS like Feliks Zemdegs can get amazing averages!*

[@AlfredSpeedcuber]

Best reconstruction because there’s Feliks

[@sisongembryand.4704]

Finally! 🔥

[@BigChungus-pr3gf]

I like how he really tries this time to not destroy our ears!

[@ninjaempire9093]

This is what we were waiting for lol

[@saucy8850]

4:48 OKAY

[@Tingman]

Saucy Cuber the man himself!

[@mccardrixx5289]

@@Tingman I love your channel :D

[@weeklycubing1249]

Yay another breakdown

[@bernadetteeisenhower6449]

He can solve it with CFOP as few moves as ROUX

[@TellerWest]

Awesome video!

[@trentonnelson7042]

Amazing video!!!!

[@davidgeier6365]

Imagine the red switch to the wicked rotation. That would have been too nasty of a solve to view.

[@kerwinmunoz1842]

Feliks is the best👍

[@trontty]

Lol someone in the comments of the original vid predicted this exact video at this time as a joke...

[@RyanPilat]

Solve 5 - Scramble: D2 F2 R B2 F2 D2 B2 R U2 L U R’ F’ U R’ B F2 R F U2 x // Inspection U' R U2 R (D U') // Cross R' U R2 U' R' // 1st & 2nd Pair z R' U R Dw' Rw U R' U' R // 4th Pair U' L D2 L' U L D2 L2 // PLL 28 moves (I got 3.12 with this solution)

[@hasanbilal1905]

1:48 Feliks laughed because of Phillips aaaa reaction 😂

[@etaithegamer1560]

finaly it took you soooo long (like3 and a half days or so)!!!!

[@pmcuber2626]

How many 'yea' will you say Feliks:yea

[@d_m4805]

Breakdown of Feliks "Hey" Wr average

[@VITAL.FIT1]

so cool

[@mccardrixx5289]

*The new MEME KID though!!!*

[@kadabrium]

16:06 after rearranging the 2 edges if he did a sledge insert it would have been an easy zbll

[@quebeccuber2470]

Great

[@toadfrommariokart64]

so when are we starting that gofundme for a new mic for feliks?

[@Joanyan]

someone buy this man a microphone

[@herewithacare]

I​ love​ feliks,

[@linuschristensen6181]

This guy gets alot of u perms

[@spacevspitch4028]

Honestly, switching to red in the middle of that last solve would've been some next level zeroing shit. I wonder if that's ever even been done in an official solve tho. An official solve that was good anyway 😄

[@johnybrug5406]

Crazy fast!!

[@davidgeier6365]

I don't understand how people can get this fast and this efficient and I have a 13.64 pb.

[@vaskrus1852]

please just discord Felix the quality would be sooooo much better

[@LaZer0MonKey]

Noted

[@saucy8850]

And I was there to witness all of it with front seats (I was the judge)

[@mcdursface7772]

We all knew this was coming

[@mr.machees6488]

Darcy Way NAHHH I TOTALLY DIDNT

[@nikitadas9671]

With Feliks Zemdegs himself??? NO!!!!!!

[@michaelthum9601]

Next time can you put everything on white cross

[@Txcker_]

Question, how does one become a famous cubing youtuber? Any advice?

[@LaZer0MonKey]

make content you love

[@Txcker_]

@@LaZer0MonKey thanks man, i like the way you had an interview in this vid btw

[@thelolman2000]

I’ve figure out Felix’s secret!! 7:44. Executing two F2L prayers!

[@deadinside5894]

Lazer0Monkey is it slower to mirror all cfop algorithms? sorry for my bad english.

[@giacomoitam9168]

Yes, It Is most of times

[@pbcuber7830]

Why is tingman and Feliks here??

[@cinnamonroll8165]

Who's feat

[@juancedano5839]

How does he get the green logo sticker in his cube. I want itttt

[@noelmaldonado559]

maybe you can do more solves than usual if you can

[@vinodinimujjiga7968]

Lazer0monkey-The last layer is the same as 4.73 Me-you haven't break down his 4.73 solve!!

[@silasthecuber1214]

Remember me from feliks’s Comments? Haha

[@calvinbareiss3670]

are you gonna be at the BA Four 2019 in maine?

[@LaZer0MonKey]

No

[@nephtalitrasporte103]

yoo imagine havin those hand to- o wait nvm

[@rikishikato5001]

TO WHAT?! DON'T LEAVE US HANGING HERE, MATE

[@nephtalitrasporte103]

Riki Shikato beat the meat but its no nut november

[@rikishikato5001]

@@nephtalitrasporte103 you don't need fast fingers to beat your meat

[@nephtalitrasporte103]

Riki Shikato i do ;) ima girl

[@coastercraziness]

Who else called it

[@collisioncuber3706]

He got worse? He can’t be second in average

[@ivanalbertoolveragonzalez1658]

At 20:04 feliks sounds like lord palpatine 🤣

[@shikharsrivastava5020]

Do the 4.91 Indian Record

[@adamfurlong4979]

It's not super high risk, but I can only pull it off between 30% and 50% of the time ??

[@Jvdzzz]

Could you try this scramble R2 D' L U L' U F B U F2 R2 B R2 L2 U2 B' R2 L2 F R2 F2 its a really easy yellow cross, i got my first sub 8 with it. Also get feliks to try it please. Like so he can see

[@gamer09269]

Why is Feliks looking like Tom cruise Or is it just my opinion

[@wjonahw2268]

Heart please!

[@arvindmanohar3916]

What is Feliks new job and what was he studying?

[@LaZer0MonKey]

he studied economics and is considering returning to uni to finish a masters in engineering

[@bassesatta9235]

LaZer0MonKey he has an undergraduate masters degree?

[@nikitadas9671]

@@bassesatta9235 He had opted for a breadth track in mechanical engineering too alongside economics.... Now he's planning to do masters in mechanical engineering.

[@parke5837]

Woaj

[@LaZer0MonKey]

woah

[@Sicira]

Is this the first competition ao5 with two 4s?

[@Sicira]

@Skewb God emphasis on *competition*

[@cookierobber]

@@Sicira It was in competition...

[@Sicira]

@@cookierobber link me? sorry if that came off as rude btw

[@cookierobber]

www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/CubeforCambodia2018/results/by_person#2009ZEMD01

[@Sicira]

@@cookierobber ah ty

[@cheufangkee4854]

Who just don't know anything that he said