Doug Li
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Weekly Competition 2026-45
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U2 F2 U2 R D2 L R2 D2 U2 B2 R2 D B' R2 D' R F' D F2 D U2 R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
most promsing start: F' U2 B (F) // hard-to-find EO on FB-axis (3+1/4) (L' D' R2 F2 U L2) // X-Cross on D\FL (6/10)
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Weekly Competition 2026-45
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 L' B2 R' L2 D' F D2 B D2 F2 D2 B2 R' U2 F2 L2 F2 R' L' D2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
D' F2 D F2 D' F' D F D R2 U D' F' D' F U' R U' D' L' F' D' L F2
(F2 L' D F) // EO on FB-axis (4/4) (L U) // 2x2x2 on UBL + edge on FL (2/6) (D R' D) // sq on Dbl, giving XX-Cross on L\B (3/9) D' F2 D F2 R2 // F2L-1c on B-UR, leaving 5c (5/14) R2 D' F' D F D R D' R // L5C using wrong ZBLS, leaving 3e instead (9-2/21) [R' D R, E] // 3e comm, -2 on inverse (10-5-2/24)
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Scramble
R' U' F D2 R2 B L2 B2 R2 U2 B' L2 F' L2 U2 B2 D' F' U L2 F2 L F' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R' U' R' U R' B2 U' B2 U R' L2 D' R U' R' U D' L F' B2 R B2 D'
(D <B2> R' F) // ext EO on FB-axis + sq on L (4/4) (B2 L' D2 L2) // X-Cross on L\DF (4/8) (U' R B2 U B2) // F2L-1p on L-UF (5/13) (R U' R U R) // ZBLS + EP-skip, leaving 2c2c (5/18) skel: R' U' R' U R' B2 U' B2 R' U L2 @ D2 L B2 F' R B2 D' @ = [L2, U' R U] // insert 3c comm (8-6/20) rewrite: R' U' R' U R' B2 U' B2 U L2 U' R' # U D2 L B2 F' R B2 D' # = [R U R', D'] // insert 3c comm (8-5/23)
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Scramble
R' U' F R' F' B2 R' F U' F R' B U' B' U2 D2 F L2 B2 D2 F' D2 F' D2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R2 F' U B L F' U' R' L2 B' L' B R L2 D' B' D L' F' D F L
R2 F' U B L F' U' // X-Cross on F\UR + 1c (7/7) L2 B' L' B @ L2 // F2L-1p on F-DR using a conj (5/12) D' B' D L' F' D F L // all edges, leaving 3c (8/20) @ = [B' L B, R'] // insert 3c comm (8-6/22)
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Weekly Competition 2026-44
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 B2 U' L2 D' L2 U L2 F2 D2 R2 B R D F' D B U' F2 R2 U2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R B' R F R U L2 U2 D R' L2 D' R' D L2 D' R2 F2 L2 B2 R B2 L2 B'
R B' R F (B) // EO on FB-axis (4+1/5) R // pseudo 2x2x2 on UBR (1/6) U L2 U2 // XX-Cross on B\L + 1c + 1e (3/9) ([L2 B2: R']) // edge on UR (5/14) (F2 R' D @ R D') // all but 3c (5/19) @ = [D' R' D, L2] // insert 3c comm (8-3/24)
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Weekly Competition 2026-44
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F B R2 D2 B L2 B' D2 L2 B F2 L' U R' D2 F2 D' L' F' U F' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R2 B U2 L D2 F' U F2 U2 F' L' F' B2 L' F' L B2 L' U2 F L U
R2 B U2 L D2 // 2x2x2 on DBR (5/5) (U' L') // -4 bad on LR-axis (2/7) (F' U2 F L @ F L) // XX-Cross on D\B + EO on LR-axis (6/13) (F U2 F2 U' F) // all but 3c on L (5/18) @ = [L' F' L, B2] // insert 3c comm (8-4/22)
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Weekly Competition 2026-44
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F B R2 D2 B L2 B' D2 L2 B F2 L' U R' D2 F2 D' L' F' U F' R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
promising start: R' U (U) // EO on UD-axis (2+1/3) (D2 R2 F L' F2 L2 F2) // 2x2x3 on UL (7/10) (D2 R2 D2 R2) // F2L-1p on U-FR (4/14)
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Weekly Competition 2026-44
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 D' F2 L2 U' R2 U' B2 F2 U2 L2 D' F2 U' B' L F' R' F2 L F' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F' L2 B2 R D B2 D L2 D R D' L2 D2 R B R' B' D' L B' R2 F2 U D2
(U' D2 F2) // sq on L (3/3) (R2 B L' D) // 1x2x3 on L + Line on F, giving pp223 (4/7) F' L2 // 2x2x3 on FL (2/9) (B R B' R) // F2L-1p on F-UR + EO on FB-axis (4/13) (R2 D' R' @ D2) // sq on B + sq on D + sq on R (4-1/16) (B2 D' R' B2) // all but A-Perm on U (4/20) @ = [R, D' L2 D] // insert 3c comm (8-4/24)
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Weekly Competition 2026-44
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 D' F2 L2 U' R2 U' B2 F2 U2 L2 D' F2 U' B' L F' R' F2 L F' R' U' F
Results
27
Solution
B' U2 R2 F D B' R2 F2 R2 U' R' U R' F R D2 B' U' D L' U2 L U D' B U' D2
B' U2 R2 F D B' R' // 2x2x3 on DB (7/7) (U [D2 B2: U2]) // pair on UBl + edge on UL (6/13) (R') R' // shift for 1p (1+1-1/14) F2 R2 U' R' U R' F // F2L on B + CLL-skip, leaving 3e on F (7/21) skel: B' U2 R2 F D B' R2 F2 R2 U' R' U R' F R D2 B2 U2 B2 @ D2 U' @ = B' # B // insert setup for below (2-1/22) # = [B' U2 B, E'] // insert 3e comm (10-5/27)
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Scramble
R' U' F D' B2 L2 U2 L2 U' L2 U' R2 B2 U B U R F' R' D' U L U2 L2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
D F2 B2 L2 D L' F U F' L2 F U' F' U' L' U' L U2 L' B' R B L B R'
D F2 B2 L2 D // 2x2x2 on DFR (5/5) (R B2 R' B) // 2x2x3 on DR (4/9) L' F U F' L2 // F2L-1p on D-FL (5/14) F U' F' U' L' U' L U2 // ZBLS, leaving 3c on U (8/22) [L', B' R B] // 3c comm, -5 on inverse (8-5/25)
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Scramble
R' U' F R2 U' R2 U B2 L2 U R2 D L2 U L B U' L2 U' B D2 U R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
D B2 D' B2 D F' B R F U' R' F U B' U' F' R D2 R U F2 L2
(L2 F2 U' R' U) // 2x2x3-1e on UF-UR + edge on BL (5/5) (D2 F' R' @ F) // edge on UR + edge on BR, giving F2L-1b on U-B (4/9) (D' B2 D B2 D') // all edges, leaving mixed 3c3c (5/14) @ = [R F R', B] // insert 3c comm, leaving 5c (8-4/18) rewrite: D B2 D' B2 D F' B R F R' B' $ R D2 U' R U F2 L2 $ = [B, R U' R' U] // insert 3c comm (10-8/20) rewrite: D B2 D' B2 D F' B R F U' R' U B' U' % R D2 R U F2 L2 % = [U B U', F] // insert 3c comm (8-6/22)
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Scramble
R' U' F R2 B2 F2 U L2 R2 U L2 U R' B L' U2 B D2 R2 D' B' U' L2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F D B R' L B L' B' D2 B2 D' F' D B2 D' F' D F2 D' B D F U2 B2
// all EOs were bad on this (B2 U2 F D') // sq on F (4/4) (F2) F // 2x2x2 on UFL (1+1/6) D B R' // 2x2x3 on UF + 1x2x3 on Lu (3/9) L B L' // edge on UB, givng F2L-1p on U-BR (3/12) B' D B // ZBLS + EP-skip, leaving 3c+1tc on D (3/15) skel: F D B R' L B L' B' D # B F2 D @ F' U2 B2 @ = [D' B' D, F2] // insert 3c comm (8-5/18) # = [D B2 D', F'] // insert 3c comm (8-2/24)
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Scramble
R' U' F R2 U' L2 B2 D' L2 U' R2 F2 D F2 U' B' U' B U R' D' R' F U R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
L2 F2 L' F2 D F D' F L U2 F' U R' D2 L' D R' D' L D R L2 B' R'
(R B) // sq on R (2/2) (<L2> @ D R) // ext 2x2x2 on DBR + 1p (3/5) (U' F U2) // 2x2x3 on BR (3/8) L2 F2 // F2L-1p on R-UF (2/10) L' (L') // shift for 1p + 2e + EO on LR-axis (1+1/12) F2 D F D' F // all but 3c on U (5/17) @ = [R', D' L' D] // insert 3c comm (8-1/24)
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Scramble
R' U' F U F2 U L2 U L2 U' L2 B2 R' U' L' D' B' L R2 D' B L D U' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
L' F2 U' L D L2 F2 U' F U' R2 U L2 U' R2 U L2 U B' U' B' L2 F U' F'
L' F2 U' L // EO on LR-axis (4/4) D L2 F2 U' F // 2x2x3-1e on FR-UR (5/9) (F U F' L2) // F2L-1p on F-UL (4/13) (B U B U') // all but 3c (4/17) ([L2, U' R2 U]) // 3c comm (8-0/25) // unlucky insertion :(
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Weekly Competition 2026-43
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B U2 F' R' L2 U D' B L D2 B' U2 B' U2 R2 F2 U2 L2 B' D2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
D R' U2 D' R' U F2 R U2 B2 L' D L' D' L2 B2 U D B2 U' F' D2 F2 R2
(R2 F2 D2 F) // EO on FB-axis + sq on D (4/4) (U B2 D') // X-Cross on D\BL (3/7) D R' U2 D' // sq on Ufl + sq on Rdf, but breaks edge on DF (4/11) R' U F2 R // F2L-1p on D-BR (4/15) U2 (U') // shift for sq on Ufr (1+1/17) B2 (B2) // shift for 1p + make 2-gen solvable (1+1/19) L' D L' D' L2 // direct finish (5/24)
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Weekly Competition 2026-43
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F D F2 D' B2 L2 D' R2 D F2 D R2 B2 F2 R D2 L' B R' F2 L U' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
D L2 U2 L' F2 R U' D2 R2 D R D2 B2 D2 R' U' D B' L F2 R2
(R2 <F2> L' B) // ext EO on FB-axis (4/4)
D L2 U2 L' F2 R' U2 // F2L-1p on F-DL (7/11)
U2 R2 (U2 R2) // rNISS shift for 1p + 2-gen solvable corners (2-3+2/12)
D F2 D F2 D2 // all but 3e (5/17)
D' U' R' D2 B2 D2 R' D U R2 // 3e alg (10-4/23)
skel: D L2 U2 L' F2 R D { F2 D F2 } D U' R' D2 B2 D2 R' D U' B' L F2 R2
{ = E' // insert slice (2-1/24)
} = E // insert slice (2-5/21) 0
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Weekly Competition 2026-43
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F L2 R2 D2 B D2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B D2 F' L' D2 F' U' F U2 B U2 L2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
D' F2 D2 R' D' R2 F' L' U2 R' U2 F' L B' U2 D' L F U' D'
There was a -2 slice reduction in my solution.
skel: D' F2 D2 R' D' R2 F' R' { F2 R' F2 } R L' F' L B' D' U2 L F U' D'
{ = M // insert slice (2-2/22)
} = M' // insert slice (2-4/20) 0
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Weekly Competition 2026-43
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F L2 R2 D2 B D2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B D2 F' L' D2 F' U' F U2 B U2 L2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
D' F2 D2 R' D' R2 F' R' F2 R' F2 R L' F' L B' U2 D' L F U' D'
(<D> U F' L' U2 B) // ext 2x2x2 on UBL + edge on DB (6/6) (B' D B) // edge on BR, giving X-Cross on B\UL (3-2/7) (L' F L) // 2nd pair on DLb (3/10) (R' F2 R) // 3rd pair on URb (3/13) //(D' F D) // 4th pair on DRb, but leaves 3tc+2fe on F, so NOPE D' F2 D // sq on F (3/16) D R' D' R // 2p (4-1/19) R F' R' F2 // direct finish (4-1/22)
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Scramble
R' U' F U2 B R' F' U2 L D B2 U' B D2 R2 B2 R F2 L' D2 F2 R B2 R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
R U' R U' L2 U R' U' L' B' U2 D2 R2 D' R' D2 B L B2 D2 B'
(B D2 L' D) // EO on UD-axis - 1p + 4p (4/4) R U2 @ L B' U2 // 2x2x2 on UFL (5/9) D2 R // 2x2x3 on UF (2/11) (D' L B2 L' B') // F2L-1p on U-BR - EO on UD + EO on FB (5-4/12) (D2 R D R') // all edges, leaving 3c, -1 on normal (4-1/15) @ = [U R U', L2] // insert 3c comm (8-2/21)
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Scramble
R' U' F B2 R' D2 R2 B2 D2 U2 R' F2 R D2 U B U L2 D B F' L' F' L' R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
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Scramble
R' U' F B2 D2 R' B2 L2 R D2 F2 L D2 B2 R' U F' L' D' B L' B U2 F' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U2 F' U B D B' U2 L2 B2 U' B' R' U2 R2 F L F' U' F L' F' L
(U % L' R2 U2 R) // EO on LR-axis (5/5) U2 F' D // 2x2x2 on DFR (3/8) D' B D B' $ U' L2 // 2x2x3 on DF + sq on U + sq on B (6-2/12) B2 U' B' // all but 2tc on DB (3/15) $ = [B D' B', U] // insert 3c comm ( 8-7/16) % = [U', L' F L F'] // insert 3c comm (10-4/22)
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Scramble
R' U' F U2 F2 R2 U2 B' U2 L2 B L2 B2 U L2 F D' L R' U2 B' F2 R' D' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R2 U' R2 U R' B R2 U2 R2 U R2 B' L2 B' R2 F' U' F L2 F' U F U'
(L2 @ U R2 B L2) // 2x2x2 on DFL + sq on Bul (5/5) (B R2 U' R2 U2 R2 B') // F2L-1p on L-UF + EO on FB-axis (7/12) (R U' R2 U R2) // all but 3c on R (5/17) @ = [L2, U F' U' F] // insert 3c comm (10-4/23)
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Weekly Competition 2026-42
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 D2 L' D B' L2 F D R B D2 R2 D2 F2 D2 B' L2 D2 F2 D2 B2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R2 L' F B2 U' B' L' B' L D L' F' D' F D2 R' B D B' D' R D2
R2 L' F B2 U' B' L' B' // X-Cross on U\BR (8/8) (D2 R' D B D' B' R) // F2L-1p on U-FL using multi-slotting (7/15) (D2 F' D F L D' L') // direct finish (7/22)
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Scramble
R' U' F D F2 D' B2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 F2 U' B L U L' F D' B' R D R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
D' F D F2 B U' D F' U B' U F U' B D B' U' L2 D R' L2 U
(U' R) // EO on LR-axis (2/2) (L2 D' L2 U) // Cross-1 on B-L + 1x1x3 bar (4/6) (B D2 B') // X-Cross on B\DL + 1c (3/9) ([B: U F' U2 F U]) // F2L-1p on B-DR using pseudo-slot (7-2/14) (F2 D' F' D) // all edges, leaving 5c (4/18) skel: D' F D F2 B U' F' U2 F $ U' D2 B' U' L2 D L2 R' U $ = [F' U2 F, D] // insert 3c comm (8-7/19) rewrite: D' F D F2 B U' D F' U2 F % D U' B' U' L2 D L2 R' U % = [F', U' B' U] // insert 3c comm (8-5/22)
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