R' U' F R' L B2 U' L F R' L' D R2 D2 F' L2 F R2 U2 B2 L2 F' D' R' U' F
Results
19
Solution
F' U' R2 F R' U2 R2 L U' D' F2 R D2 F2 R L2 B2 D2 L'
F' U' R2 F // EO 88
R' U2 L {U D // DR (9) 2c3
([L D2 B2 R B2 U2 R') // HTR
(B2 U2 F2 D2 L2 R2]) // E (22)
Rewrite DR part to remove L2 R2
[]: U2 B2 D2 F2} R D2 F2 R L2 B2 D2 L' // 3e (20)
{}: R2 U' D' F2 (-1)(19) lol
Long time no see sub 20
R' U' F L2 D U' R2 U2 B2 U' F2 L' F L2 R' D2 F' D' L2 F R2 F' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R F' L B R B2 U F2 D' F2 D' F2 R2 L2 U2 B' R2 F2 B U2 D2 B D2 B'
R F' L B R // xEO
B2 U2 F2 D' F2 D // DR 0c0 nice (11)
(B D2 B' U2 D2 B L2 B) // desperately wanted an HTR on inverse because JZP
(D2 L2 R2 B2 D2) // S slice (23)
(+1) despite using 4 qt
R' U' F D' L2 B2 L2 D U2 F2 R D' F L2 D B L' F2 R U' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 D2 B' U2 B2 R2 L2 B' D2 L F U2 R2 U2 R2 D' B2 L' F' U
(U' F L B2 D) // EO
(R2 U2 R2 U2 F' L) // DR (11) 4b2
(L2 B2 D) // some attempt a DR bounding
(L2 R2 B2 U2 B) // HTR
(D2 B2 D2 R2 F2 R2) // Finish (24)
Boring attempt again, ended up getting trapped in a 12 to 2c3 variation hell
R' U' F L' F D U2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 U R' U' F2 L F2 D' L2 U2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R' U' R' F' D F2 R2 U' D' R2 F2 D R2 B2 L2 F2 L U L2 U' R2 D' L2 F2
R' U' R' F // xEO
(F2 L2 D R2 U L2 U' L). // DR 12 4a2
F2 D (L2 F2 L2 B2 R2 U') // HTR
(R2 B2 U2 R2 F2) // Slice (23)
(+1)(24)
Sad scramble, the DR fishing phase felt really disappointing despite the many EOs
R' U' F L D F2 R2 D L2 U' L2 F2 U' F L2 D' F2 R' D' B2 U2 L' F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D2 L2 U2 L2 F U2 R2 F2 R2 B' R2 B U2 R F R B2 R' B' U' L D' L'
(L D L' U) // EO
(B R B2 R' F' R) // DR (10) 4b3
(R2 U2 F' U2 F R2 F2 R2 U2 F') // some HTR
(L2 U2 L2 D2) // Slice (23)
(+0)
Had a bunch of sub ten to DR, but terrible subsets 4b3, 4b4, 2c5
R' U' F R D2 L F2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' L2 D2 U' B' U F2 L R' U' B2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R U' B D2 F' D2 F2 R2 B' R2 B' D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U' B2 U R' U D2
R (U' D2 R) // EO + DR-4e
U' (U' B2 U) // DR (8) 0c3
B D2 [F R2 B2 U2 B] // HTR (15)
D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 // Slice (22)
This Slice is +2 but
[]: F' D2 F2 R2 B' (+0) Blocky fish rewrite
R' U' F U' D' L D2 R' F2 L U2 B L D U2 F' R2 B' R2 B' L2 U2 B' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F2 D2 R B2 L D2 R L F2 U2 R2 D B2 D B2 L2 U R2 D L' F' U R F2
(F2 R' U' F) // EO
(L) F2 D2 R B2 R' // 10+4
(D' R2 U' L2 B2 D' B2 D') // HTR
( L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 R2) // M (23)
(+1)(24)
Also had:
U R L' F' D B (L2 F' L2 B) // another 10+4 from JZP
it has a ton of HTR variations + double slice options but I couldn't find the right one
R' U' F D2 L' D2 R F2 L' D2 B2 U2 R2 F R' F L F' D B' R' U B R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
B' U B' U B2 D2 R' U' L F2 U' D2 R2 D L2 F2 U' L2 B2 R2 L2
B' U B' U B2 D2 R' U' L // 9+4
(U) F2 U L2 U F2 R2 D // HTR
L2 B2 L2 R2 D2 // Slice (22)
(+1-1)(22)
Can't believe this is optimal from first 5 moves
Mallard only gives 21 with an EO in 4 that I missed
R' U' F U B2 L2 U2 F2 R B2 L B2 F D2 B D L' F' L' R2 B2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R2 L2 B2 R2 D R2 B2 U' D2 R2 L2 B2 R2 U' R' L2 D L U' D B R' F' B U
(U' B F' LF') // EO + RZP-78
(U D' R' D' L') // DR (10) 2c3
(L2 R2 U) L2 R2 B2 R2 U F2 R2 D // HTR
R2 L2 F2 L2 D2 // Slice (25)
(+1-1)(25)
I didn't mean to switch a +2 to 4b2+4e but I got lost in my notes and this turned out to be the best I got
Sad scramble
R' U' F U2 R2 B' U' L D' F R L' B2 L F2 R F2 B2 U2 F R F' R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
FMC can be so frustrating...
Had 8+2c5, 9+2c4, 9+0c3, 11+4a1/4e, 11+4b2/2e
Couldn't settle on a 24 to slice, it felt so bad. I know I should have secured the solve cause it's a head to head but hey
R' U' F L2 F U' L2 F2 L2 B L2 D2 F R2 F D L' R U' B L2 U2 B' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R' U2 R' D2 R2 F2 L D2 R2 U2 F2 B2 U2 B2 R' F' R B D' F' U R'
(R U' F D B' R' F) // 7 to 4b4
(R) R' U2 L' F2 R2 U2 R // HTR (15)
U2 L2 // FR
U2 F2 B2 U2 B2 // Slice (22)
(+0)(22)
Almost missed the slice here, but overall happy with my decisions
R' U' F D L2 R2 F2 L2 U' R2 D R2 U2 B2 D2 F' U2 R' F2 L2 U' B L' U R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F B U L F2 B' D' L2 F' D2 F D' B2 U' D' F2 R2 F2 D' F2 R2 L
(L) B F U L // EO
B' F2 D' L2 F' D2 F' // 12 to 4b2 my beloved
F2 U (L2 R2 B2 D) // extended HTR (16)
F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 U2 // slice (21) lol
(+1) for 22
Got nowhere with the shorter DRs I had. All had awkward corners
R' U' F R2 D F2 D U R2 D F R D2 R F' D' F R U2 R2 B2 F' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D' R' L2 B L U R2 L2 F' B2 D F' D B U2 D2 F' R2 B2 R2 B U2 F2
D' R' L2 B L // EO
U R2 L2 F' B2 D F' D // DR (13) 4a1
B U2 D2 B // OMW to HTR but I can see the finish
B' F' R2 B2 R2 B U2 F2 // 23
Fun solution but pretty bad given the scramble
Had a couple 10 to 2c3 but I couldn't beat 23đ¤ˇ
R' U' F D2 R U2 L2 B2 L' B2 R F2 D B' D2 F2 D R2 B D' F' D F R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
L2 D2 B2 R2 U' D2 L U2 D2 F2 R L U B2 U2 D R2 U R2 F R' U2 L B'
(B L' U2 R F) // EO
L2 D2 B2 R2 U' [D2 R // DR 12 2c3
(F2 R2 D' F2 U B2 U') // HTR
F2 B2 U2 L2] // E+M (22)
[]: D2 L U2 D2 F2 L R (+1) Solve M
E solves in (+1)
I found the double slice after HTR by trying the HTR on the DR variations
Missed an easy 21 from Mallard from R (U2 B U R) // RZP 78
Overall missed too many EOs
R' U' F L2 F' R2 B R2 B L F B2 L2 U' D2 L2 D' B2 U' R2 B' R F2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R' U2 F' D' R' U2 F R' B U2 R B2 U2 L B2 R2 L F2 R2 B2 U2 F2
R' U2 F' D // EO
D2 R' U2 F R' B // DR (9) 2c3
U2 R B2 U2 L B2 L // HTR
R2 F2 R2 B2 U2 B2 // 22
I don't think L R2 can be sliced out
Tried the 8+5 variations as well but they didn't solve well
R' U' F U2 F2 L2 R2 D2 F' D2 F2 L2 D R2 U' R U2 F' R' D L F2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U R' F2 D L U2 B2 U B2 D B R2 D L2 F2 D F2 U R2 U' D' F2 R2 F2 L2
U R' F2 D L// EO
U2 B2 U B2 D B // 11 2c3
R2 D L2 F2 U L2 U // HTR
F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 L2 // Slice (24)
(+1)
Miss wrote so many EOs and missscrambled so many times... I must have missed good stuff
R' U' F U2 L2 R2 B2 R' U2 F L2 D F U F' D L' F U F R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
F' B2 D2 F U F2 U B2 U2 D2 B' D2 B U2 R2 D2 L F D B D
(D' B' D' F' L) // EO
[B L2 B] U F2 U // DR (11) 4b2 2e
B2 U2 D2 B' D2 B // HTR
U2 R2 D2 L2 // Slice (20)
[]: B2 F' D2 F (+1)(21)
Tfw optimal Slice is outside of DR
R' U' F L' D2 L2 R2 B L2 F2 U2 L2 F D2 R B2 D' B2 F R' B' U' F' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F R2 F R2 F2 R2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F' U2 B' U2 L B' R B' L2 D F U R' U2
(U2 R U' F' D') // EO
(L2 B R' B L) // DR (10+4)
F R2 B* (L2 U2 B U2 B*) // HTR
(R2 F2* R2 U2 D2 B2* U2) // Slice (24)
*:w (+0)(24)
Only had this rzp worth looking at
R' U' F R' L F2 D2 R2 L D F U2 R2 L2 U2 R2 F B2 R2 F U2 B' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F' L U R U2 F' U R2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L2 U2 F B2 R2 L2 D2 R2 F D2
F' L U R U2 F' U // (7) 4b2
(D2 B' D2 L2 U2 D2 B) // HTR (14)
(D2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R2) // Slice (21)
(+1)(22)
Optimal slice is 20+0 from (L2 U2 F R2 D2 B') // HTR (13)
It's very hard to find imo
R' U' F D F L' U B2 L2 D U F2 U' F2 L U2 R' U' R F2 L' D' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U2 F' L2 B U D R D' R2 U2 D B2 U2 R F2 R' D2 R L D2 B2 D2
U2 F' L2 B // EO
U D R D' R2 D // DR (10) 4b2
U2 B2 U2 R F2 R' // HTR
F2 L2 D2 B2 D2 // Slice (21)
(+1)(22)
Spent the whole attempt on
U2 F' L2 B U D R (R2 U2 R' D2 L) // 12+2
D R2 D U2 // triple slice (16)
Can be rewritten as:
U2 F' L2 B U D R D U2 L2 D (L R F2 L' D2 L) // 3e (17)
The best insertion I found is (6-1)(22) despite the 3e being HTR at some points đ
I'm sure a <=20 exists in the variation hell
R' U' F R D B' D' F2 L B2 F2 D2 L B2 L2 D' F R U' B F D' R' U' F
Results
19
Solution
D2 L2 D' F2 R2 L2 D R2 D' R L2 B2 U' R D' B' R2 F2 R
(R' F2 R2 B) // EO
(D R')(U B2 R') // DR (9) 2c3
U2 R2 D' B2 L2 R2 D L2 D // HTR
U2 L2 R2 // lol (21-1)
Slice out the U2 D for a 19
I had (D B2 D' F2 D F2 R2 U2 L2 B2 R2) // Slice (20) for a 21 from this DR in 13 minutes
I then proceeded to check the many options from 3 and 4 move EOs and didn't find anything more promising than this DR. Usually I would have just ended the attempt but I figured I could check more one normal and found this.
R' U' F D R2 U B' D2 L2 U' B2 F2 L2 B2 L' R2 D F2 U2 R2 B2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F2 U2 B R B R' F L2 D2 F' B' L2 D2 F U2 D2 F2 U2 F' U' B R' F U
(U' F' R B' U) // EO
F2 U2 B R B R' // DR (11) 2c3
B (F D2 F') // HTR (15)
D2 R2 F2 R2 U2 F2 // 4e + S (20)
F' U2 D2 B2 U2 D2 F' // S Slice (23)
(+1)(24)
I got excited when I found the short HTR but it didn't really work out well
R' U' F L B' R2 U2 L2 B' R2 F D2 B2 F' L U' B2 U L U F2 D' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U2 F U2 B2 L2 B' D2 L2 F U2 L2 F2 L2 B2 D' B' U' F U2 B2 R' F L' U' R2
(R2 U L F' R) //EO
(B2 U2 F' U B D) // DR (11) 4b3
U2 B L2 B2 D2 F' U2 R2 F // HTR
D2 R2 F2 R2 F2 // Slice (25)
(+0)
Also had :
(R2 U L F' R) L2 D B' U2 B U // (11) 2c3
Found 24 to Eslice but no (+0) or (+1)
And
L D R B L (U2 D2 F L2 F L2 U) // (11) 4a2
Found a 24 overtime (missed the right HTR variation during the attempt)
R' U' F U' B F2 R B2 L U2 R' F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U' F' D2 L2 D2 B' L' B R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U' B' D' B U D B2 U2 D' R' L U2 L2 U' B2 L2 U' L2 U2 B2 D L2
U' B' D' B // EO
[U2 R2 U] R L // DR (9) 4c3
(L2 D' B2 D2 R2 D B2 R2 D) // HTR (18)
(L2 U2 R2) // S+E (20)
because of R L at the end of DR there is a UD rewrite at []: U D B2 D' U2 (+2) // Slice (22)
Slice solves in (+0)
I could have spent more time on the variations of the DR if I had more
R' U' F L' B2 U2 D' B D2 F' B' R F L2 B2 D B2 R2 U L2 U' D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R' F D B' U D2 R L D2 L F2 R' D2 L2 B2 L' U' D2 R' U D2 R' B2
R' F D B' // EO
U (B2 R D2 U' R U) // DR (11) 4c3
(D2 L B2 L2 D2 R F2 R' B2 L2 D2) // Slice (22)
(+1)(23)
I spent ten minutes on F (U' F) which is not EO. I found 5 "rzps" and even one "DR" from it đ¤Ŗ. Then after I finiched EO check I went back to the DR and noticed my mistake đ
R' U' F D2 R2 U2 L' F2 B R U2 B L2 U2 L U2 L F2 R2 B2 U2 R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
F B R L B U D2 R B2 D2 F2 L B2 R2 F2 L' D2 L2 F2 L2 U' L U L' U' F2
F B R L B // EO
U (F2 U L U' L' U) // DR (12) 4a16e
D2 R ({D2 L2 F2 [R U2 R]}) // HTR
(F2 D2 B2) // 2e + slice
[] : R' D2 L2 D2 R' // slice (25)
{} : L2 F2 L2 D2 L F2 R2 B2 L' (+1)(26)
Hard scramble, I didn't get any good DR. I believe you had to check a lot of 2+3 EOs to hope for good DR opportunities but I'm too slow
Other:
F B R L B U // same rzp
(B2 R' D' R' D) // shorter DR (11) 4b2
couldn't find a good HTR, I didn't want to lose too much time on NISS HTRs
R' U' F U' R2 D L2 U B' R' F' L B' F2 L F2 U2 R' L D2 L' B2 U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D2 B2 R2 B2 D' L2 U' L2 F2 U F2 U' B2 R' U' R L2 U' B' R' L' F U
(U' F' L R B) // EO + 32
(U L2 R' U R) // 4b2 6e (10)
(B2 U F2 D' L2 B2 U B2 U) // 4q HTR
(F2 L2 F2 U2) // Slice (23)
Rewrite Slice in (+0)(23)
Also had (L' F R U B L U F2 L2 D R) // 11+4b2 0e, found a 20 to M Slice, only 25 final
R' U' F L2 D L2 F2 D2 B2 D2 B' L2 B' L2 D2 L B D L' U' L B' U2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
B' R' D' L' B2 U' R U R2 L2 U' D R2 D2 L' B2 R' F2 D2 L' U2 R U2 B D2
B' (D2 B) // EO
R' D' L' B2 U' R D // DR (10+4)
(B2 U2 {L' B2 L F2 U2 R D2 R') // HTR
(L2} D2 R2 U D' L2 R2 U' D) // Finish (26)
{}: R' U2 L D2 F2 R B2 L (-1)(25)
Hard scramble in terms of EOs. I found the DR by looking at 6-move rzp R' D' L', then noticing it's rzp 78 on red-orange DR
I also had this block start :
B (D2 B D L' U) // RZP 32 blocky
(F2 D2 R') // p223
and from here:
F2 R B2 L U L U // DR (13)
R B2 L2 D2 L2 // 3c+Slice (21) can be sliced out but the corner insertion is trash
or R2 L' D' L D L D2 L // 3c1t (17)
didn't attempt to insert, maybe should have
R' U' F R2 B L2 F L2 B D2 B2 D2 U' R' D' R' B R2 U2 R' B U R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
F U2 D R' U F' B' D2 L' F R D2 R' U2 D2 B2 L' F' B' R2 U2 F' B D2 B2
F D U2 R' U // EO
F' B' D2 L' F R D2 // DR (10+3)
R D2 R' U2 D2 B2 L' // HTR w/extension (17)
F' B' R2 U2 F' B D2 B2 // Finish (25)
Am I unlucky or 10 to 2c3 is actually bad ?
R' U' F R2 D' R2 F2 D F2 L2 U' R2 D2 L2 U' R U B' U F2 D L' R U' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
L2 F' U2 F2 B L' B' R2 F2 R' L' D2 R' L' U2 B' L2 B' U2 F B L' D' F B2 R'
(R B2 F' D) // EO
(L) L2 F' U2 B F2 L // DR (11) 2c3
L2 F (F2 L2 B D2 B) // HTR
(B2 L2 U D R2 U D F2 U2 F2) // Slice (25)
(+1)(26)
I thought this DR was good at first, but the HTRs were looking strange
R' U' F R2 D' U2 B2 U' F2 L2 D B2 U' F2 L U R D B U' R' D F2 D R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
U R D' B L2 U B2 U D2 F2 R L' B2 U2 R2 D L2 U R2 L2 F'
(F) U R D' B // EO
L2 [D L2 D L R] // DR (11+2)
(L2 R2 U' L2 D') // HTR (16)
[]: U B2 U {L R' // DR variation (16)
B2 D2 F2 D2 L2} // M (21)
{}: D2 F2 L' R B2 U2 R2 (+0)(21)
Rewrite
R' U' F D2 U R2 U F2 D B2 L2 B2 F2 R' B' L' R2 D2 B' R F2 R D' L' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
D2 F B' U F U D2 F' R2 U2 F' B R2 B' L2 U L' U' L' B L'
(L B' L U L) // EO
(U) D2 F B' U F U // DR (12) 4b2
D2 [F' R2 U2 D2 F'] // HTR
L2 U2 // Slice (19)đ
[]: F' R2 U2 F' B R2 B' L2 (+2)(21)
I love 12 to 4b2
R' U' F R2 F2 U L2 D2 B2 U L2 B2 D L2 B D2 U F' D2 U L' D U F R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
F' B2 R D L U B2 L2 U F2 U2 L2 D' L2 D R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 B' U2 D R
F' (R' U2 D' B) // EO
B2 R D L // DR (9) 4b4 ew
U B2 L2 U F2 U2 L2 D' L2 D // HTR
R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 // Finish (25)
Only had this DR, took me a while to understand how to solve it
R' U' F L2 F D2 B F2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F D' U B' U' L F L2 D2 U R' D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F R2 B' R2 B' D2 R2 L2 F D2 R2 L2 B2 U D2 R2 U F2 R2 L' U B D2
(D2 B' U' L) // EO jzp
(R2 F2 U' R2 U) // DR (9) 4b2
F R2 B' R2 B' D2 L2 R2 F // HTR (18)
U2 L2 R2 F2 // E (22)
(+1)
Kinda wasted this attempt, there were so many short rzps and I still couldn't beat 23 smh