R' U' F U2 D L' U2 F R U2 B L2 D' R2 U2 F' L2 D2 R2 F U2 L2 F' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
R2 D F2 R2 L' F2 L2 D' R2 D' B2 L2 U2 L2 U B2 D2 B' L F R
(R' F' L' B) //EO 4
R2 D F2 L' //DR 4/8+3
(D2 B2 U') R2 F2 L2 D' R2 D' //HTR 9/17
B2 L2 U2 L2 //FINISH 4/21
this DR and its variations has some short DRs:
(R F' L' B', D R2 U2 D' L') //9+2
(R' F' L' B', D R2 U2 D' L') //9+4
(R F' L' B', U2 L D L D2 L') //10+3
(R' F' L' B', U2 L D L D2 L') //10+5
(R' F' L' B') F2 R2 D F2 L' //9+3
(R F' L' B') U L2 B2 U' D L' //10+5
R' U' F B L D B U R2 F D' B U R U' B2 U L2 B2 D' B2 D R2 U R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F' B L' D2 F R B2 L U' L2 F2 R2 U2 B2 D' R2 B2 U' L2 F2 D' L'
B F' L' D2 F //EO 5
(L) R B2 L //wen's style DR, learnt in PBQ Shanghai 2025 4/9+4
U' (U # L2 B2 U R2 F2 U #) //HTR 8/17
(F2 D2 #2 R2 F2 L2) //leave slice 5/22
#: E' //+0
R' U' F R B2 U2 D2 F R' U2 F D B2 R2 F2 B2 D2 R F2 L' U2 L2 U2 B2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
R F2 B L F' U2 F2 L2 D F' B2 L2 F B2 U2 F2 L2 U' L2 D
R F2 B L //EO 4
F' U2 F2 L2 D F $ R2 F' $ //DR 8/12+2
(U' # F2 D #) //HTR 3/15
(R2 B2 D2 #2) //double slice 3/18
#: E //+0/18
$: S2 //+2/20
really lucky on this DR's continuation
R' U' F D2 R2 D B2 U F2 U2 L2 D' L2 F2 U R U' B' L2 F D' R' F2 D R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
R' B' D' L' D R' L2 F2 U2 L D2 R U2 R2 U2 F2 B2 U' L U'
R' B' //EO 2
(U) //DR-3C6E but hard to trigger
(L' U) //DR-3C2E 3/5
D' L' D //DR 3/8
L # U2 B2 R # U2 R //HTR 6/14
D2 L2 #2 U2 F2 B2 //leave slice 5/19
#: M' //+1/20
R' U' F R' L F' U F L' U B2 L' F U2 B2 D' R2 F2 B2 U' F2 D' F2 D' R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
U F' R2 D B L U D L2 F2 B2 R' U2 R L' U' F2 L2 U' D
U F' R2 D B //EO 5
R (F2 R2 U L R) //DR 6/11+1
do a RLUD hackery
U F' R2 D B //EO 5
L U D ({F2 R2 D') //DR 6/11
L2 F2 B2 [L' //extended HTR 4/15
B2] {U2 //double slice 2/17
[]->R' U2 R L' //19
{}->U D' L2 F2 U //20
decided to check the 11+1 deeply and finally found this!
edit: 3 different 20s are amazing
R' U' F B' U' R2 U2 F' U R' F2 L' F U2 B' L2 B U2 B D2 R2 F' B' U2 R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
R2 U' F2 U D2 B2 L D2 L U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 D2 B2 L F' R' D2 B
(B' D2 R F) //EO 4
R2 U' F2 U //DR 4/8+3
(L') D2 B2 L D2 L //HTR 6/14
U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 D2 B2 //FINISH 7/21
was stuck in the easy 7+4 for a long time. the DR can be extended into a 10+2 which resulted in 20 but i couldn't find it
R' U' F B2 D' R2 U' R2 B2 U' R2 F2 U B2 L2 B R U2 F L' R2 B' U B' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
R U2 R F2 R' L2 D2 L' F2 D2 B' L B' R L2 D2 F' B' D' B U'
(U B' D) //EO 3
(B F D2 L2 R' B L' B) //DR 8/11+2
R U2 L # D2 R ## F2 R' # //HTR 7/18, do block building first
F2 D2 //LS 2/20
#: M //+1/21
edit: Jayden's solution is so cool. I checked the DR but didn't the check the variation because it's 10+4
R' U' F B' L U D2 R2 D2 F L F' B' L2 B U2 D2 B2 L2 U2 B U2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R L D F B2 D F2 D2 F' U R2 B2 R2 D' L2 D' R2 B2 D2 F2 R F'
L R (F R') //EO 4
D F B2 D F2 D2 F' //DR 7/11+1 lots of variations
U R2 B2 R2 U'÷ F2 U'÷ //HTR 7/18
L2 F2 U2÷ F2 //LS 4/22
÷: widen +0
also got two 10+2:
L U' F B2 D, R2 B D2 L F
L U' F B2 D, R2 B (L2 L' F)
R' U' F R2 D' F2 U' L2 U L2 U2 L2 F2 D2 R' U F' D2 R2 F D' L' F2 U' R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
D' R2 U2 B L' F2 L' U2 B' L2 U2 F' B2 R2 B2 U2 R2 U2 D' L'
(L D) D' //EO 3
R2 U2 B L' F2 L' //DR 6/9+2
U2 F' *' D2 L2 B * //HTR 5/14
R2 B2 U2 R2 U2 //LS 5/19
*: S //+1/20
backup solution:
(L D) D //EO 3
F' B2 R' B2 R //DR 5/8+2
(R2 F' D2 L2 R2 F) //HTR 6/14
(U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 D2 R2 F2) //FINISH 8/22
R' U' F B' L2 F2 D2 F' L2 F' R2 B' R2 U2 B D' L R' U' B' F L B F2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
D' R L' B U F2 D2 B2 L F2 U' B2 D' R2 L2 B2 R2 B2 U2 R
D' R L' B //EO 4
U R //JZP 2/6
(R) //DR-2E 1/7
R' F2 D2 B2 L //DR 5-2/10+2
F2 U' B2 D' //HTR 4/14
L2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 //FINISH 6/20
tried all the variations of the dr
R' U' F D B2 D' U2 F2 R2 D B2 F2 D2 F' R B2 D U' B F U2 B L' U R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
U F' R D L' B L2 F R F2 R' D2 L2 F B2 L2 D2 F' D2 B' R2
U F' R D //EO 4
L' B L2 F R F2 R' //DR 7/11+3
(R2 B D2 F D2 L2 F') //HTR 7/18
(B2 L2 D2) //FINISH 3/21
also got:
U' R F' D' B L2 R B' L //9+4
U F' R D L' B R U2 L F //10+3
R' U' F B2 U2 F2 D L2 R2 D' B2 L2 D' L2 F' R2 D R' D B2 R2 U' F U' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
D2 F D2 R D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 D2 B2 U' L2 D2 F2 B U' F U R2 F2 D'
D2 F D2 R //EO 4
(D F2 R2 U' F' U B') //DR 7/11+1
(F2 D2 L2 U) //HTR 4/15
(B2 D2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D2) //FINISH 7/22
also found some "good" DRs:
U' L2 D F B, R F2 D' R2 U' //10+3
F R', (B2 L2 B2 D' B U F) //9+4
R' U' F B2 U F' D' B U L D' F' R B2 D' B2 L2 D F2 R2 U' F2 B2 D R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
U' L B' R' F D2 L2 U B' U2 F' B' L2 F B' U' F2 B2 R2 U
U' L B' R' //EO 4
F D2 L2 U B' //DR 5/9+2
(U' R2 F2 B2 U) //HTR 6/14
(F' B L2 F B U2) //FINISH 6/20
edit: failed to find Evan's 19, i missed S slice can be inserted with 8-5 :(
R' U' F R2 D U2 L2 R2 F2 L2 U B2 R2 U' B' R B2 L2 D2 B2 U2 F U2 L R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
B' R D2 F' U2 L U2 R L U R2 L' D B2 R' B2 R' U2 F2 L2 F2 B2 D2 F2
B' R D2 F' //EO 4
U2 L U2 R L U L' R2 D //DR 9/13+2
B2 R' B2 R' //HTR 4/17
U2 F2 L2 F2 B2 D2 F2 //FINISH 7/24
backup solution. got this 12+1 which resulted in opt 24 too
B (R2 D2 F') //EO 4
(L B2 R' L D' L R2 U') //DR 8/12
R' U' F L2 D F2 U R2 U' L2 D B2 U L2 B' D' B U' B' F' D2 R' D' F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D' F2 R2 F D R2 D' R2 L F2 R D' F2 D L2 U L2 F2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D2
D' F2 R2 F //EO 4
D R2 D' L R2 F2 R //extended DR 7/11
U' ÷ R2 U ÷ L2 U //HTR 5/16
L2 F2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D2 //LS 7/23
÷: widen
20 minutes' solution. looked at only fb eo
R' U' F B D' L B2 U' F R2 B2 D' R2 L2 D2 R U2 L U2 B2 L2 B2 R B2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
F B R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U' F2 B2 R F2 D' R2 D2 F B2 U2 R
B F (R' U2 F') //EO 5
(B2 D2 R2 D F2 R') //DR 6/11+1
(F2 B2 U) //HTR 3/14
(F2 U2 B2 L2 F2 R2) //FINISH 6/20
was stucked on this variations of this 11+1
F B (R' U2 F) //EO 5
L2 U2 F2 L2 U' L //DR 6/11+1