9.50 Square-1 PR average!!! || Maryland State Record!!!

This is still one of my greatest cubing accomplishments ever, even now over a year later.

Squan SR average was something that I dreamed of getting, but I knew I wasn't at that level yet. I thought that if I kept improving and the record stayed around the same, then maybe one day I'll have a shot, but no part of me ever thought of it coming like THIS. I had just broken my almost 10 month long 12.15 pr average in the previous round with a 12.13, also seemingly breaking a mental barrier, and I was looking forward to a new era of squan results, then... THIS!

I didn't have too many expectations going into this round:
Solve 1: wasn't in the zone yet, much slower turning, locked up and paused a lot
Solve 2: SR! Very nice time. Solid turning but pauses between each step
Solve 3: Solid; pauses and minor lockups throughout. First time getting 2 sub-10s in a row!
Solve 4: Pretty good; managed to look ahead to cp from eo, did adj/adj twice for z perm cuz I wasn't comfortable with usual z perm at the time...
Solve 5: Probably the greatest official squan solve I've ever done: smooth transitions/look ahead between all steps and almost no regrips with nice turning!

After getting the 8.78, I didn't even think about the average being sub-10 as that was so far-fetched for me! Honestly not sure what else to say lol. This peaked at being 97th in the US, my first ever top-100 ranking! Still so grateful to have gotten this. I'm not sure how long this will stand, I don't think I'm the fastest MD squan solver, but I'm proud to have at least contributed to the progression of square-1 in my home state.
Thanks to Sam Widjaja for judging!

As of release, it's been over a year and almost another month still going!

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(15.77), (7.70; PR), 9.53, 10.20, 8.78 = 9.50 average!

cube: Pro-R Maglev MGC
competition: Cumberland County Fall 2024