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3x3 Speedcubing: The Ultimate Limits Forecast

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Final Forecast — Single + Ao5 (BMA Ensemble)

Single WR Forecast

2026 now2.76 sZajder
20272.55[2.40–2.70]
20302.30[2.05–2.55]
20352.05[1.80–2.30]
20401.90[1.65–2.15]
20501.70[1.45–1.95]
100-yr~1.50method-reachable
wall~0.9916 STM × 17 TPS

Ao5 WR Forecast

2026 now3.71 sGeng
20273.45[3.30–3.60]
20303.00[2.75–3.25]
20352.65[2.40–2.90]
20402.40[2.15–2.65]
20502.15[1.90–2.40]
asymptote~1.90execution-noise floor

Methodology. BMA ensemble (GEV 0.55 + Exp-floor 0.30 + Gompertz 0.15), 80% CI from residual bootstrap. Ao5/single ratio from σ_log = 0.10-0.12 + Ao5 trimmed-mean √5 shrinkage; top same-round Ao5/min-single ≈ 1.25-1.35. Lower bounds capped at physical floor 0.99 s and Ao5 1.9 s.

Forecast Confidence Band

2.04.06.08.010.012.014.016.018.020.020052010201520202025203020352040204520502055100-yr asymptote ~1.5 sMath wall ~1.0 sTime (s)Year
WR Single (actual)Ensemble medianWR Ao5 (actual)Ensemble median (Ao5)
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This is the 3x3 deep-dive of /wca/prediction. Data May 2026.