I WON a Cubing Competition!

I miraculously won a recent competition, PBQ Colorado 2022, by placing 1st in its main event! Here's how I did.
Competition Results: www.worldcubeassociation.org/...
J-Perm 4BLD tutorial: • How To Solve a 4x4 Bli...
J-Perm FMC tutorials: • 3x3 Fewest Moves (FMC)
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Intro Music: "Forces" by Jim Yosef [NCS Release]
• Jim Yosef - Forces (fe...
Video Music: "Snowflake" by Scandinavianz [FTUM Release]
• ❄️ Piano No Copyright ...
Outro Music: "Ruby" by Jim Yosef and Alex Skrindo [NCS Release]
• Jim Yosef & Alex Skrin...
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0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Multi-Blind
2:12 - 4x4 Blindfolded
4:14 - FMC
5:16 - FMC Solve 1
7:04 - FMC Solve 2
9:16 - FMC Solve 3
10:18 - How did I win?
#RubiksCube #cubing #Z3Cubing

[@Kewbix]

I love your comp vids so much! Also great job on the W!

[@xoticcuber6385]

Wow kewbix I love your vids

[@zigmas81]

comp vids love

[@randomvideos.401]

kewbix!

[@EfanseBS]

Wassup Kevin

[@cassandrakennedy8182]

I watch your vids

[@Pixomite]

I have been watching all of your cubing competitions for so long now. It is a pleasure to finally see you winning one! Congratulations and best of luck in your channel and your cubing competitions! ❤️

[@SimonTiger]

So, small tip for MBLD I stole from J Perm: if you're just going for a success, the best number of cubes to attempt is actually not 2, it's 4. The reason for this is that if you attempt 4 cubes blindfolded, the minimum number of cubes you need to solve to succeed is 2 (2 solved - 2 unsolved = 0 points, which still counts as a success). So, if you're just going for a success, 4 cubes blindfolded is basically just 2 cubes blindfolded, except you get to choose the 2 easiest cubes and you get twice as much time to do it.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

I’m 100% sure he already knows this. And he wasn’t going for a success, but rather as many points as possible.

[@Pixomite]

This makes sense, you get a better chance at getting more points. And btw you were the person commenting about a weird puzzle on Z3’s 2022 cube collection video and I’m the timestamper on that video. I just wanted to say hey and your content is really cool. You earned a new subscriber

[@googletricksyz]

Saw it before

[@IDFB2When]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 0:52 For the first attempt he was going for a success

[@namthecuber]

Massive congrats, Alex! Huge fan of your channel! ❤️

[@al_cuber]

He is alex and I am alex too lol

[@cubeawesomezcubed9045]

Massive achievement Alex 👏 👌 CONGRATULATIONS 🎊

[@russelllukenbill]

Congrats! You worked hard on that! Great Job.

[@JacobNgl]

congrats z3 ive been a fan! i forgot about u a few years ago but found u again on my new account love the vid as always

[@kalleousvoncheez]

Congrats man!😌🥳

[@Kerbalista]

Congrats Z3!!!

[@vkcuber8196]

Congratulation

[@khachuli]

Nice vid Alex! Congrats on the W! Keep up the good work!

[@phoebewitter2272]

Congratulations that’s so cool

[@jacobclueryear7318]

Well done the hard work really pays off

[@SaitoTheSmashGame2005]

Congratulations Dude!

[@higgledypiggledycubledy8899]

Long time fan, really happy to see you win a comp ❤️

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

CONGRATS ON WINNING OMG! oh wait sry i forgot to be quiet

[@The_Colinator]

Amazing job Z3!

[@Mia-sx3bi]

Congrats dude :)

[@MadeForScience]

Nice win! I've been hoping you'd get one

[@Eereepa]

Congrats!!!

[@googletricksyz]

CONGRATULATIONS!

[@purpledragonfruits]

congratulations!

[@PercyEngine6]

Congratsss

[@fallengecko7782]

Great work dude keep it up

[@lemonslices923]

Congrats I am a huge fan

[@omkarmoharana6512]

Congratulations!!!

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

Congrats

[@vitslanina2423]

If you used a different U perm in FMC in the last solve you could get 29 moves

[@TetraCubing]

You mean F2 U’ L R’ F2 L’ R U’ F2?

[@centric6813]

I really like ur vid. U and Jperm are my favourite cubing youtube channel. Keep up the good work man.

[@CUBEROFEMBERS]

Congrats!

[@corneredconnection]

This is gonna be a blast to watch!

[@TheDumbest10]

Congratulations, I Bet it’s exciting winning your first competition, when I get older I’ll plan on going to my first competition

[@crayzcubing]

Wow, nice job!

[@bridgetwelch5695]

Good job Z3

[@Timstack435]

Congratulations on the win! I once lost my only podium in MBLD on time! I got 8/9 in like 52 minutes but another person got 7/7 faster so I got 4th

[@zaido6199]

Congrats bro

[@fynnbaldwin7949]

Wow well done!!

[@JazzyPlays]

Congrats :)))

[@nikitakusuma8440]

damn congrats ALEX!

[@randomcubing7368]

nice congrats on the win

[@asliceofm1137]

Nice job Alex!

[@JonasPilhoefer]

Oh nice, congrats! This video actually motivates me to practice some 4BLD and learn some FMC techniques. Thank you!

[@ShaheerAbid2]

Congratulations

[@bayoubrix]

congrats

[@Atulya_YT_]

Great bro ;D

[@beatnrg]

Grats!

[@JackSmith-yj4sz]

Yooo, good job!

[@al_cuber]

wow. By the way I am alex too

[@TrainingCuber]

first hah

[@stone7991]

Still mad MBLD wasn’t main event :) Congrats!

[@thetrinities369]

You should do 5x5 blindfolded soon

[@d.bcubic]

Amazing video

[@henryvandecraen3248]

This man is no human

[@thecubeduo9038]

Good job

[@thpronoob]

Nice job

[@BIG_NIC_CUBER]

zalex, if you look on wca, you're number 70 in the us for fmc average (from a different competition...)! good for you! also, can i point something out? you said there were a lot of people getting 5bld successes. i did some poking around, and the only person at that competition who got a 5bld success was stone amsbaugh.

[@MannifyYT2023]

GG!!!!!!

[@uroslazarevic4488]

much love alex

[@CamelMilkMusic]

Cool bro

[@mcoolgamer12]

Small tip on making videos, remember to blink, it makes you look human. It is quite unsetteling to not see someone blink.

[@braydensnonsence50637]

Congrats! I don’t think I can I just think I need to practice and travel cause comps are not really near me..

[@IDFB2When]

Alex when talking: 🤷‍♂️💁‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙋‍♂️🤷‍♂️💁‍♂️🙆‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙆‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️💁‍♂️🙋‍♂️

[@aj1865]

U a god

[@fadyabdo1091]

Good video

[@thatsleepybirb]

I know you stopped QnA’s, but maybe it’d be fun to see another QnA episode

[@lucaswiese6]

GG

[@Wikcan]

So can you tell me how niss works, you switch to another scramble that changes the cube completely but you stay with 12 moves

[@Flamezoplol]

Well I won being here 5 minutes after

[@heatHERortheotherone]

You should get the new GoCube 2x2 and the MagLev square-1

[@caithlyn1510]

Cool.

[@sbassa613]

Hello z3 cubing

[@SlatsCubing]

Nice

[@thejaxweb]

The reason I didn’t know what PBQ meant is because over here in the uk we call them BBO (British Blind Of)

[@sudiptogaming836]

Fact: He blinks his eyes every 30 seconds😮😮

[@alexandersen7249]

So cool, I wish I can win a comp 😂

[@zody2295]

Is this the one you dragged Tim to during my graduation stuff Alex

[@Flamezoplol]

I thought it means peanut butter quesadilla

[@andrewwatkins4852]

I went to my first competition recently I met Raymond goslow one of the Georgia delegates competed with him in the 3x3 event while there I I brought my 2x2 and 4x4 I did see unique puzzles like a really big 3x3 that I solved the turns was a nightmare I almost solved a megaminx on first try but dnf due to flip corner I tried clock and a 5x5 and 7x7 plus a pyraminx

[@Anthony_Jiang]

nice job also try not to always use cfop for fmc

[@poliwagpi4554]

gg

[@Msrku1]

You should get a cube with the strongest magnets and most slippery turn

[@therapyseshpod]

You might have “got lucky” but if you didn’t have the skills and dedication you have no amount of luck would matter

[@canyoncuber8612]

NANIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@heatHERortheotherone]

I wish i could even go to one

[@SlayingSuperNerdX]

also for the beginner U perm instead of using R and L moves you can use M moves

[@sirpantsalot123]

Pretty sure m moves count as two moves in fmc because it's basically an R and an L and a rotation

[@mathiasbrio2105]

@@sirpantsalot123 I agree

[@CEAFA12]

@@sirpantsalot123It does

[@bearcub7681]

3 days later: my Chanel begins

[@osmanbadroodin3215]

that's awesome dude I tried fmc for the first time recently at a comp and I got a 27 , a 37 and the 3rd attempt I missed unfortunately but I tried the scramble and found a sub 40 solution (can't remember exact number) but either was first comp for fmc and I got a 27 single and could have had a 34 mean if I didn't miss the 3rd attempt

[@VaniljeTV]

Witchcraft

[@osmanbadroodin3215]

@@VaniljeTV indeed😂😂

[@VaniljeTV]

@@osmanbadroodin3215 lol🤣

[@osmanbadroodin3215]

@@VaniljeTV lol🤣

[@theLASK]

11:18 You missed the opportunity to say "Zalex 3alker"

[@awesomedaniel]

I wanted to go to this competition since I live here in Colorado. Good thing I didn’t go because I didn’t and still don’t know how to solve blindfolded.

[@_garfeld1357]

beans

[@chainplayz2023]

What!!!!

[@CuberFan4]

I got 25 moves in fewest move challenge and what is that

[@DeeganScoots]

3:32 who else can see @Livia Kleiner right next to him

[@nayrboyd5225]

You’re name is Alex?? I never knew that

[@Saturnz74]

Correction: 2:44 and 4:47 shoutouts to j perm

[@DragonBreathStu]

My adhd at 3:18 could only watch them dudes in the background

[@Saturnz74]

2:44 shoutouts to j perm

[@AnthonyRochester]

Is funny how people enter these events without really practicing for them, just watch a tutorial the night before. Imagine doing that with 3x3.

[@Waseem15295]

I have a video idea make your own cube please

[@lucashermiz14]

There were only 13 competitors?!

[@alexlaprune6911]

Yo