5x5x5 Cube: Blindfolded

Place	Result	Name	Quote	Date
1	14 minutes 10 seconds	Rowe Hessler	this is a normal solve for me. i have to work on consistency before i go this fast in compeitiotn. i will get there though thanks to mondo! thank you for the amazing cube! :D	20080310
2	16 minutes 33 seconds	Alex Cook	Yeah, nice! Non lucky, memo was around 8:30.	20080723
3	18 minutes 27.22 seconds	Mike Hughey	Memorization time: 9:30. For an online competition. It's so nice to finally crack the 20 minute barrier!	20080709
4	19 minutes 7.84 seconds	Ryosuke Mondo	Wow! This is my first success on 5x5x5 blindfolded. Total:19:07.84 memorizing:10 minutes solving:9 minutes 5x5x5 multi blind is next.	20080108
5	20 minutes 54.10 seconds	Mátyás Kuti	Huhh. My second successful solve. Memorization in 8 minutes.	20070213
6	25 minutes 47 seconds	Marcus Stuhr	Memorization is key. If you can memorize the cube in terms of efficient cycles and setups using as many methods as possible (I currently use about 10-12 memory methods), you can then execute moves without thinking about how to do something. Rather, you only need to know WHAT to do (it is similar in concept to solving a 3x3x3 speedcube. You don't have to think, just execute) -- you essentially memorize a map of the layout which instructs you on what to do during the move-execution session. Centers still pose a memory problem (and it's the hardest for me to memorize for some reason), but I hope to improve in that area.	20051207
7	27 minutes 9.69 seconds	Trevor Davila	I took a long break from this, and now I got a sub-30. I'm hoping for sub-25 by next week. Cubestation YouTube	20070726
8	36 minutes 16.54 seconds	Dror Vomberg	What's next?
9	37 minutes 28.64 seconds	Josh Berg	YAY!! first attempt at a 5x5 and got it on the first try. I was way overcautious and didnt have a set memo, so this is going to be easily beaten next time. around 4 centers solved and nothing else.	20080626
10	46 minutes 15 seconds	Daniel Beyer	Haha, can't wait to compete later this month!! My brother witnessed.	20070306
11	56 minutes 25.16 seconds	Ouyang Yunqi	When I was memorizing the centers, suddenly I felt dizzy. When I tried to stand up, I found it was so difficult.About half a minute later,all goes common. I didn't realize what happened then. When I went to class after the solve, I heard of that a strong earthquake happened in my hometown. The feeling before was caused by it, the earthquake happened thousands of kilometres away!!Luckily, my family were safe. The memorization spent about half the time.	20080529
12	1 hour 55 seconds	Manabu Choshi	n/a	20070920
13	1 hour 48 minutes 2 seconds	Bernett Orlando	Memorising including revision =1 hour 03 min 09 sec Solving time = 44 min 53 sec Total time = 1 hour 48 min 02 sec The 60 moves scramble used is R2 u2 b F d R' b' d2 u2 r' b' L' d2 u r' U' l2 f2 D' f d r u' L R f' u' F' L2 b l2 r b2 l2 U F' D2 r b2 f' F2 L2 R' b2 D' f2 U r u' l2 b2 R f2 L B' r2 R U b2 U'. After very narrowly missing many solves, it gives me the pleasure of winning it in WC-2005!!!	20050911
14	2 hours 34 minutes 36 seconds	Stefan Pochmann	At the European Rubik's Games Championships 2004.	20040808
15	2 hours 35 minutes	Richard Carr	See my blindfold solving page. Corners: (P) 5 2 8 6 1 3 7 4, (O) 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 Central Edges: (P) 4 9 7 5 1 6 3 12 2 8 11 10, (O) 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Non Central Edges: GTOUFMLJQCIHREVPWNABXSDK Centres: 535211626 362124351 343332461 665246214 136454554 254561132 I messed up twice near the start but I realized both times and was able to correct.
16	26 hours	Mats Luthman	Id2 u' R' D' d U2 L l' r2 R' d' u2 U' R' d' u' F2 l' B b' F U F' l2 D u2 B2 l r' R u' B2 R b f2 R' b' d f' U' l2 D' d' U2 B U2 f l' u B f' D2 f F d2 u2 R B2 b2 L' I guess it should be told that, to save a lot of time, I used the same scramble multiple times. This was the third try with the same scramble, the fourth counting all. Although this is not competition like circumstances I don't see that you benefit from trying the same scramble several times in any other way than that you save memorization time. Memorization time was 1:20, execution 50:27.	20080709