Doug Li
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Challenge
Single
Mean
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Scramble
R' U' F U' R U' F2 D F U L' B' R' F U2 F' R2 L2 B' R2 F2 L2 U2 F2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
L' F2 L2 D2 L2 D' F2 R' L U R U2 F U L B L' F L B'
(L' F' @ U' F') // EO on FB-axis (4/4) (U2 R' U' R) // 2x2x2 on UBR + 2e (4/8) (L' F2 D L) // 2x2x3 on UB (4/12) (L D2 L2 F2 L) // F2L on U, leaving 3c on D (5-1/16) @ = [F, L B L'] // insert 3c comm (8-4/20)
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Scramble
R' U' F D F2 D B2 U' B2 U R2 D2 B2 U R' D2 B' L R' B F' R F' L R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
B R' D' B' R2 B' U' F' L' F R' F2 U' B' U F2 U' B L U' R U L'
B R' D' B' R2 // X-Cross on F\DR (5/5) B' U' L' // XX-Cross on D instead (3/8) L F' L' F // edge on FL + make pair for BRd slot (4-2/10) R' @ U2 R U // pair on BRd + all edges, leaving 5c (4/14) [U' R' U, L] // 3c comm (8-5/17) @ = [F2, U' B' U] // insert 3c comm (8-2/23)
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Weekly Competition 2026-22
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F U L B' U2 R' L U F' R F2 D R2 U F2 D2 B2 L2 B2 R2 U D R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
L2 U' R' B' R B2 U R F' B2 R2 D2 B' U2 F2 B' U2 B' D2 F' U' R' F' B2 L2 U2
L2 // 2p (1/1) (U2 L2 F B2 U) // Cross on L (5/6) (U' R U) // 1st pair on UFl (3-2/7) ([B' F' : R2]) // 2nd pair on DFl (5/12) (B R' B') // 3rd pair on DBl, giving F2L-1e on L-UB (3-1/14) (B U' B2 R' B R U) // all but 3c (7-2/19) skel: L2 U' R' B' R B2 U R B2 F' R2 B @ F U' R' B2 F' L2 U2 @ = [D2, B' U2 B] // insert 3c comm (8-1/26)
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Weekly Competition 2026-22
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B2 U' B2 R2 U' F2 D L' F' R2 B2 U' B2 D' L2 F2 U' L2 U2 B2 U2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
D L' D F R L D2 B' D' R' L F2 R B2 R' F2 R L B D' B D2 B' D2
D L' D F R // 2x2x2 on UFR (5/5) L D2 B' D' L B2 @ // sq on B + sq on L (6/11) L B // F2L-1p on U-BL + EO on LR-axis (2/13) D' B D2 B' D2 // F2L on R instead, leaving 3c on L (5/18) @ = [B2, R' F2 R] // insert 3c comm (8-2/24)
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Weekly Competition 2026-22
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F D R2 U2 B2 U L2 R2 B2 R2 D' U B' U2 R2 F L F' L R' U' B2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
B' U' R L D F' D' B2 D B2 U F' L2 F L2 F2 U F D' F U F' D F'
B' U' R L // EO on LR-axis + sq on Bdr (4/4) B2 D @ B2 // 2x2x2 on DBR (3/7) F' U F' L2 F L2 // sq on Ldb (6/13) F2 U F2 U # F2 // all edges, leaving 5c (5/18) @ = [D' B2 D, F'] // insert 3c comm (8-6/20) # = [U', F' D' F] // insert 3c comm (8-4/24)
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Scramble
R' U' F R F' U2 B' R D' B' U L B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 U R2 U L2 D R2 F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U2 L2 B L' F2 L' U2 L' D' L U2 L' D' R2 D L' D2 R2 U2 F2 R' U' D'
U2 L2 B // EO on FB-axis + sq on Dbr (3/3) (D) // pseudo 2x2x2 on DBL (1/4) (U R F2 U2 D') // XX-Cross on B (5/9) (D R2 D R2 D2) // F2L-1e on B-DL (5-2/12) (D' L $ D % L2 F2 L) // all but 3c+1tc (6-1/17) $ = [L', D' R2 D] // insert 3c comm (8-8/17) % = [D', L U2 L'] // insert 3c comm (8-2/23)
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Scramble
R' U' F U B2 L2 D L2 F2 L2 B2 D R2 U' L B2 U L' R' B' L R' B L2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
B2 U' B U R B R' U' D' F' R2 L2 D B' R2 L' U' F R2 U F' U' D R D'
(@ R2 F' U L) // EO on LR-axis (4/4) (R2 B D' L2 F D) // 2x2x2 on DFL + edge on FR (6/10) (D' F' R2 F D) // pair on DRf, giving 2x2x3 on DF (5-4/11) (U) // F2L-1p on F-UR (1/12) B2 U' B U // make pair for URf slot (4/16) R B R' // all corners instead, leaving 5e (3/19) @ = D R' D' U F U' // insert 5e (6/25)
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Scramble
R' U' F U L B2 L' D F' R' L F D2 B2 D2 L' B2 L U2 D2 F2 U2 L B2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
B' R2 U F2 R2 B' D F' B2 L' F2 L F' L F L F' B2 R L2 F B2 L2 B
(B' L2 F' B2 R') // Cross-1 on R-B (5/5) (L2 B2) // sq on Bdr, giving X-Cross on R\DB (2/7) B L2 D' @ B D B2 // 2nd pair on UBr + corners 2-gen solvable (6/13) F' L' F // 3rd pair on UFr (3/16) F L F' L F L F' // F2L on R + CLL-skip, leaving 3e on L (7-1/22) @ = D L2 B2 R2 U F2 R2 B2 // insert 3e alg (8-6/24)
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Scramble
R' U' F L2 B L2 F D2 F' D2 R2 B L2 U2 B D R U R F2 D L' U F' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
L D R2 F2 D' L2 D L B' R B L' B' R B2 D' F' R' F R D
L D R2 F2 D' L2 D // 2x2x3 on FL (7/7) B' @ R2 B2 // F2L-1c on L-UB (3/10) D' F' R' F R D // all edges, leaving 3c (6/16) @ = [B L B', R] // insert 3c comm (8-3/21)
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Scramble
R' U' F L2 R2 F2 D' B2 U' R2 D' L2 R2 D' L2 D2 R' U' B' F' D U R U2 R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
R D L2 D' F2 D F2 D R' D' R2 L F R' L' F' L2 U2 R2 U D2
R D L2 F // EO on FB-axis + sq on U (4/4) (U' D2 R2 U2 L2) // XX-Cross on B (5/9) ([F, R L]) // nifty F2L on B using multi-slotting, but breaks EO (6/15) F' // fix EO (1-2/14) D' F2 D F2 // sq on Ful (4/18) D R' D' R // direct finish using Sledge, -1 on inverse (4-1/21)
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Weekly Competition 2026-21
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B2 R2 B2 F2 R2 B2 R F2 L F' U' R' D' U R F U2 R' B' U' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
R' L U' B L B2 L2 D' B D F D' B' D2 R F2 D' L2 D R' D
R' L U' B L B2 (D2) // 2x2x3 on BR (6+1/7) L2 F @ // pair on FRu (2/9) (L2) // edge on UL + edge on BL (1/10) [D R : F2] // all edges, leaving 2c2c (5/15) [D R D', L2] // 3c comm, -3 on inverse (8-4-3/16) @ = [F', D' B D] // insert 3c comm (8-3/21)
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Weekly Competition 2026-21
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U F2 U2 B2 R2 U F2 L2 U2 R2 F' L2 D' F' R F R' U L F2 U2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F2 R' L2 U' L U L2 B2 L' U' B R L2 U' D F' U2 F D2 F' U2 F'
found 5 mins after time: F2 (F2 U) // sq on Ruf (1+2/3) (D R') R' // 2x2x2 on DFR (2+1/6) (L2 B' U) // sq on Lub (3/9) (L B2) // sq on Bdr + pair on DLb (2/11) (L2 U' L' U L2) // all but 3c (5/16) skel: F2 R' L2 U' L U L2 B2 L' U' B L2 R D' U' @ F2 @ = [D2, F' U2 F] // insert 3c comm (8-2/22)
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Weekly Competition 2026-21
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U F2 U2 B2 R2 U F2 L2 U2 R2 F' L2 D' F' R F R' U L F2 U2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
D' F2 L' F2 D L' U R' L2 U F' U R' B2 R U2 L U R' U' L' U2 F2 B2
(F2 @ U' R F) // EO on FB-axis (4/4) (U' R U') // 2x2x2 on UBR (3/7) (U L2 U' L2) // Cross on U (4-2/9) (L' D' F2 L F2 D) // F2L on U, leaving 2c2c on D (6-1/14) @ = [B2, U' R U R'] // insert 3c comm (10-4/20) rewrite: D' F2 L' F2 D L' U L2 R' U F' U R' B2 R U' R' # U B2 F2 # = [R, U' L U] // insert 3c comm (8-4/24)
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Weekly Competition 2026-21
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 L2 D2 F' U' R2 B' L U2 L2 U B2 L2 D L2 D2 L2 F2 D B2 D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R F' U F2 L U2 R L2 U R' U' D L' U2 L D' L' U' R2 U D F2 L'
R F' // EO on FB-axis (2/2) (L F2 U' D' R2) // 2x2x2 on DBR (5/7) (R U' R' L' U2 L') // 2x2x3 on DB + EO on LR-axis (6-1/12) (F2 U') // all edges, leaving 5c (2/14) skel: R F' U F2 L U2 L R U @ R D U F2 L' @ = [U' L U, R'] // insert 3c comm (8-4/18) rewrite: R F' U F2 L U2 L2 R U R' U' L' # U R2 D U F2 L' # = [L D L', U2] // insert 3c comm (8-3/23)
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Scramble
R' U' F L2 U' B2 R' D B' R' F R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 L' B2 R' U2 R2 D2 L D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
B' D L2 D' R2 B2 U2 D' R2 B U2 F2 U2 B' R' D R' D' B R' F2 B2 U'
(U F2 B R) // EO on LR-axis (4/4) B' U B2 $ U' R2 B2 U2 // XX-Cross on U\L (7/11) (R' B R B' D) // F2L-1p on L-DB instead (5-3/13) (R D' R' D) // F2L on L (4/17) (D') D' // shift (1-2+1/17) (R2 F' R2 @ F R2) // all corners, leaving H-Perm on R (5-1/21) @ = R2 F B U2 F2 U2 B' F' // insert 2e2e alg (8-6/23) $ = B2 U' D L2 D' U // insert 3e comm (6-6/23)
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Weekly Competition 2026-20
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 B2 D2 R F2 L D2 B2 R B2 U2 R F' L D' B U B' R' F' D' R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
F2 D' F' R F D B' R2 F2 U2 B U2 B R D2 R' U2 R U D'
(U' D' R' U2 F2) F2 // X-Cross on L\UF (5+1/6)
(B D2 B' D2 B') // 2nd pair on DFl (5/11)
(B' R2 B) // 3rd pair on UBl (3-1/13)
(D' F' R' F D) // ZBLS + EP-skip, leaving 3c on R (5/18)
skel: F2 D' F' R F D B' R2 B2 { D2 B D2 } B' F2 U2 R @ D U
@ = [R' U2 R, D2] // insert 3c comm (8-5/21)
{ = S2 // insert slice (2-2/21)
} = S2 // insert slice (2-3/20) 1
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Weekly Competition 2026-20
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F B' U2 F' U2 R2 B' R2 B' R2 U2 R2 F' L U2 B D R F L2 F D' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U2 L U R U' L' U B2 R2 B R2 B' U2 B D B' U2 F D R2 U2 D2 B'
U' R // EO on LR-axis (2/2) (B U2 D2 R2) // pseudo 2x2x2 on UFR (4/6) (D' F' D') // 2x2x3 on FL (3/9) (D B D' @) // EO on UD-axis (3-2/10) (R2 B' R2 B2) // F2L on F + all edges, leaving 3c+1tc on B (4/14) [R', U' L U] // 3c comm (8-3/19) @ = [D, B' U2 B] // insert 3c comm (8-4/23)
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Weekly Competition 2026-20
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F L' R U2 F2 L2 R U2 L B2 R' U' L2 F L' U2 R F2 R B' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
L' D' R U R' D R2 U' L D2 R' D B2 D L U L' D L U' L2 F R' F B'
(B F' R F') // EO on FB-axis (4/4) (L D2 B2) // Cross-1 on L-D (3/7) (D' R D2) R2 // F2L-1p on D-BR (3+1/11) R' U R U' // all edges, leaving 2c2c+1tc (4-1/14) [U R' U', L'] // 3c comm, leaving 5c (8-6/16) skel: R L' U @ R U' L D2 R' D B2 D2 # L' F R' F B' @ = [U', R' D' R] // insert 3c comm (8-5/19) # = [D', L U L'] // insert 3c comm (8-2/25)
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Scramble
R' U' F B2 L2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D L2 U B2 D U R' F U' R' B2 L2 B' L U2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
L2 D' F2 D2 R' D2 F' D L F' R U2 L U2 B D' F2 D B2 D' F2 U' D
(U @ B U2 L' U2) L2 // pseudo X-Cross on B\DL (5+1/6) D' F2 D2 R' D' R // 2nd pair on DRb (6/12) R' D' F' D L F' R // F2L on B, leaving A-Perm on F (7-3/16) @ = [D' F2 D, B2] // insert 3c comm (8-1/23)
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Scramble
R' U' F L2 R2 U2 L2 B' F2 D2 F' D2 L2 B U2 R' D' F2 R2 B' D' R' B U' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F D2 B' R2 U L' U' R2 F' D R2 L' D2 F D2 B2 U' B' D2 B U B'
(D2 B' D2 F' D2 R2 L) // pseudo X-Cross on U\BR + 1c (7/7) F D2 F' // pair on FRu (3/10) F B' U L' U' $ F' // edge on BL, giving F2L-1c on U-FL (6-2/14) D // all edges, leaving 5c (1/15) $ = [U L U', R2] // insert 3c comm (8-6/17) rewrite: F D2 B' R2 U L' U' R2 F' D L' R2 D2 F D2 B D2 % % = [D2, B U' B'] // insert 3c comm (8-3/22)
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Scramble
R' U' F L2 R2 U2 L2 B' F2 D2 F' D2 L2 B U2 R' D' F2 R2 B' D' R' B U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U2 D' F' R2 F U' R' U2 D R U' F B' R' B R F' L2 U' D' L2 F' D
(D' F L2 U D L2) // 2x2x2 on DFL + edge on BL (6/6) U2 // Cross on L (1/7) D' F' R2 F // 2p (4/11) U' R' U D // F2L-1p on L-UB (4/15) U R U2 B U $ B' // L5C alg (6-1/20) $ = [U' B' U, S'] // 3e comm (10-7/23)
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Scramble
R' U' F R2 B R2 F2 R2 D2 L2 F' L2 F2 D2 U' R F U R' F' L R2 B' R' U' F
Results
19
Solution
B2 U D B' U B U D' R2 B' U2 F2 U2 D' F R' L F R'
(R F' R L') // EO on LR-axis + 1p (4/4) (F' U2 D F2) // 2x2x2 on DFL (4/8) (U2 B R2) // 2x2x3 on DF (3/11) (U' B' U' B $ U' B2) // F2L on D, leaving 3c on U (6/17) $ = [B' U B, D] // insert 3c comm (8-6/19)
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Weekly Competition 2026-19
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F D2 L B' L2 U' L' U' L F2 B2 R2 U2 F2 U2 B' U2 R2 F R2 B2 U2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
L2 D2 F' D' R' U2 R D' R' U L U R U' R2 L' F2 D' B' R' F' L U
(U' L' F R) // EO on LR-axis (4/4) L2 D2 F' D2 // sq on F + 1p (4/8) U' @ R2 F2 D' B' // F2L-1c on F-DR + all edges, leaving 5c (5/13) @ = [U R' U', L] // insert 3c comm (8-2/19) rewrite: L2 D2 F' D2 R' # U' L U R U' L' R2 F2 D' B' R' F' L U # = [R D R', U2] // insert 3c comm (8-4/23)
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Weekly Competition 2026-19
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F R D2 R2 F2 D2 L' B2 D2 F2 U2 R2 U R2 B L' B2 F' R2 B' R U R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F L D' L2 F L F2 B' L D' L' D B D L2 U' F2 U' R U' L' F' R
(R' F) // sq on U (2/2) (L U R' U2) // 2x2x2 on UBR + edge on UF (4/6) (U' F2 U L2) // sq on Lub, giving XX-Cross on U\B (4-1/9) (D2 L D L' $) // 3rd pair on FLu (4/13) (F2 L' F' L2 D L' F') // ZBLS + EP-skip, leaving 3c on D (7/20) $ = [L D' L' D, B'] // insert 3c comm (10-7/23)
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Weekly Competition 2026-19
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F U2 B2 U2 L2 R' F2 L D2 U2 L F R' F U' L D B U B' F2 R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
L' D2 B2 L' F' D2 L2 U2 B' U2 B D' F' L' B L' F L B' R2 L'
L' D2 B2 L' F' D (R2) // X-Cross on R\DF (6+1/7) D L2 U2 B' U2 B D' // F2L-1p on R-UF (7-1/13) F' L2 F // ZBLS, leaving 3c on L (3/16) [F', L B L'] // 3c comm (8-3/21)
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Weekly Competition 2026-18
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F D2 L B2 D2 R D2 U2 F2 R' D2 U2 F2 L2 D' B D2 B' U' R' F U' R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
R U2 R2 D2 B R D R' D' R2 F' R F2 R2 F R2 L D L' F2
R U2 R2 D2 B // 2x2x3-1e on BL-DB (5/5) (F2 L D' L') // edge on DB (4/9) (R2 F' R2 F2) // sq on F + sq on R (4/13) (R' F R2) // F2L-1p on L-DF + F2L-1p on U-BR + EO on FB-axis (3/16) (D R D' R') // direct finish (4/20)
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Weekly Competition 2026-18
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U' B R' L2 B' R U2 L' F B' U' L2 F2 R2 U B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
R' D2 B2 D // EO on UD-axis (4/4) R' B' L F // 2x2x2 on UFR (4/8) D2 B2 D2 // 2x2x3 on FR (3/11) //possible continuation: B2 L B2 L' B L' B2 // all edges + F2L on R, leaving 3c+1tc on L (7/18) // ran out of time doing insertions
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Weekly Competition 2026-18
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 R B' D2 R' L' D L F D2 L B2 D2 R2 B2 R B2 R B2 L U2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F2 D B' R2 B' L2 B2 D B2 D B' U D F D' B' D F' D2 B R U' B'
F2 D B' R2 // sq on Ufr (4/4) B' L2 // 2x2x3-1e on UF-FR (2/6) (B U R' U') // edge on FR + EO on LR-axis (4/10) (B' D $ B2 D' B2 D' B2) // F2L-1c on U-BL + all edges, leaving 5c (7/17) $ = [D', B U B'] // insert 3c comm (8-7/18) rewrite: F2 D B' R2 B' L2 B2 D B2 D B' U B' % D' B R U' B' % = [B, D F D'] // insert 3c comm (8-3/23)
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Scramble
R' U' F U R2 L U' B' L F R U' F2 U2 R' B2 U2 R' B2 R B2 D2 R' U2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
B' U' B U' B2 U' B2 U B' R' D' F' D B' U' B D B R F'
(F R') // sq on D (2/2) (B2 U B % D2 F D R) // 2x2x3 on DF (7/9) (B U' B2 U B2) // sq on Bdr, giving F2L-1p on D-BL (5/14) (U B' U B) // F2L on R instead, leaving 3c on L (4/18) % = [B' U' B, D'] // insert 3c comm (8-6/20) //========================================================== backup sol: (F' R F2 R' D') // 2x2x2 on DFL (5/5) (U2 D B D' U2) // 2x2x3 on FL (5-2/8) (U' B U) // EO on UD-axis (3-1/10) (R2 B2 R B R2 B' R') // all but 3c using 2-gen (7/17) skel: R B R2 B' R' B2 R2 U' B' U' D B' U2 R F2 R' @ F @ = [R U R', D'] // insert 3c comm (8-2/23)
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Scramble
R' U' F L2 U' R2 F2 L2 D L2 D F2 U' L2 R D' F L' R' D B' U F2 D' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
B D' R B' D R' D' R B' D R' F R2 B L2 B' R2 B R' L2 U2 B U2 B2
B D' R B2 // 2x2x2 on UBL (4/4) (B2 U2 B' U2 R F' B') // 2x2x3 on UL + EO on FB-axis (7/11) (R D' B R' D R D' B') // all but 3c, -1 on normal (8-1/18) skel: B D' R B' D R' D' R B' D R' B F @ R' U2 B U2 B2 @ = [B' R2 B, L2] // insert 3c comm (8-2/24)
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Scramble
R' U' F U2 F L' B R' F2 L U R U D R2 D' R2 B2 U F2 D' F2 B2 L2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F R' L2 B L' D2 R' F2 D' L' U' B2 L U2 R' U L' U' R U' R' U R2 U'
F R' L2 B // EO on FB-axis (4/4) L' D2 R' F2 D' L' // 2x2x3 on FL (6/10) (U R2 U' R) // F2L-1p on F-UR (4/14) (U2 L @ U L' B2 U) // all but 3c (6/20) @ = [L', U' R' U] // insert 3c comm (8-4/24)
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Scramble
R' U' F D2 L2 R2 U' F2 D' F2 L2 D2 F2 D' L2 U L' R' B' R F U2 F2 L' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
F U D R' L B L2 U2 L U2 L' F2 U F U2 R L U' R' U L' U' F'
F U D R' L B // 2x2x2 on DBR (6/6) L2 U2 L U2 L' F2 // F2L-1p on D-FL (6/12) U F U2 R U' R' @ F' // F2L on B, leaving 3c on F (7/19) @ = [R, U L U'] // insert 3c comm (8-4/23)
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