Holy overwhelming scramble.

(F D L2 D) // EO [4/4]
D2 R' F R B // DR, 2c4 [5/9]
L (R' D2 F2 R D2 R) // HTR [7/16]
(U2 L2 D2 F2 B2) // leave slice in 21
slice solved in +0

(L B R' F)
D2 R' U L' U // 9 2c3 4e (21 opt)
D2 R' B2 U L' U // 10 2c3 2e vars
L' in EO = 4c3 instead
(L' B R' F')
D2 R' U L' U // 9 4c3
(L') R' U2 F2 L' // 14 HTR
F2 B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 // slice in 20, not +0 (21 from this slice is DR opt)

(R' U B2 U)
(R L B' R' F) // 9 2c3 (4e+6e vars), 22 opt
Has HTR in 14, found 21 to slice + multiple 17 to 2e2e
Missed this variation:
(R' D L2 D')
(U2 L R B' R' F) // 10 2c3, 20 opt
I think I forgot to even check the other eo variation after finding my DR
Can also extend my DR to 11 for a 20 but let's be serious.

F' R L' B
(F2 R2 U2 L D' R2 D') // 11 4b2 2e w vars and HTR in 14
R' D2 R F2 L2 F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 // 21 slice +1 = 22 I found before 21
21 opt from a different 21 slice from the same HTR, glad this wasn't my final

R' U L' U'
D2 R2 F' B' L' F' R // 11 4b2 2e+4e vars
21 opt with 4qt, poop with 2qt

More DRs I didn't even attempt to solve because not enough time:

(D L2 D')
(L', B U2 L2 B L) // 9 4b5 (23 opt)

(D L2 D)
R' F*, R L U2 D2 F // 10 2c4 two vars + JZP
Pretty easily 20 opt :(

(L' B R' F)
(R U2 L' D' R D) // 10 2c4 looks bad
My instincts were right, 24 opt with 3ht on either side :skull:

Missed a 20 opt DR from rzp in 5, it's whatever bc I couldn't check every rzp in 5.
SOMEHOW opt from all DRs I checked? But annoying I had DR for 20 and didn't check because there was so much stuff that a random 10 2c4 is low priority.

(L R B2 D) // EO [4/4]
(F) R2 D2 F2 L2 B // DR, 2c4 [6/10]
(R') R F2 R B2 L' // HTR [6/16]
B2 R2 D2 F2 D2 F2 // leave slice in 22
slice solved in +0

I see 21 on this DR from a 2+2 HTR, but it's HT before qt on both sides, unrealistic with the variations + other 10 2c4's I had.

(L R B2 D)
(F, R F' R2 D2 B) // 10 2c4
23opt

(R' L' F2 U)
(B', R U2 B2 R' F) // 10 2c4
instant 24 backup from HTR in +7, and that turns out to be DR opt lmfao

L D2 L D
(U2 D2 F' D2 F R L) // 11 2c4
23opt

L D2 L D
B L2 R B' L F R // 11 2c4 with 8c8e trigger I remembered!
23 opt

edit: After a traumatizing run of attempts, almost cried of relief to see that I submitted the same solution as Wen :skull:

F L' R D // EO [4/4]
R' (F B L2 U2 B L) // DR, 2c3 4e [7/11]
(B) L2 F2 U2 F R2 B' // HTR [7/18]
R L D2 R L' // leave slice in 23
Slice somehow +0

2e2e var:
R (L2 F2 U2 R2 F' L)
edit: my sol was opt from both, the opt from the second var is 25 :skull:

(L R2 D)
F R' B' D2 R2 B L // 10 4c3 dogshit
F R' B' L2 F R2 U2 L // slightly better ext

R (R2 U2 L)
F B (U' F2 B D' B) // 11 2c4
HTR in 17 but nothing

:( so annoyed. I go on streaks of 5+ solves sup-22 and nothing works. Every solve I have plenty of DRs, but the finish never appears.

Oh, and now I tell myself to stick to my rules and not look at a 5 move eo until I have checked every single sub-5, of course this results in me skimming the last few 4-movers for rzp skip after 30mins and not looking at any 5 movers at all when one of the only 5 movers on an axis has an 18.

(D U L D')
(R) B' R2 B' F2 R
(F D2 F' U2 B2 L2 F' R2 F)
(U2 F2 D2 L2)

R2 U2 L F
D, (U2 R U B2 R2 U')
(F2 B2 R B2 L' D2 R2 F2 D2 F2) // 21 slice no +1
...(U F2 L2 D)
(D2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F2) // 22 slice non+0
...(D R2 F2 U)
(D2 U2 R2 F2 R2 F2) // 22 slice no +0
(U2 F2 L2 U2 D2 D2 U2 D2) // 22 slice no +0

D2 L B
R' U (D2 R2 D2 R' U)
R B2 R U2 R' U2 R D2 F2 U2 F2 L2 // 22 slice no +0

So fucking unbelievable, my 21 slice had +1 but I checked it after undoing it wrong and never went back. And I lost the match for zero reason because I was so angry I submitted a DNF instead of a 24 for no reason at all. What is my problem actually. I want to quit this event so bad

Dnf

D' (R2 L B' D) // EO [5/5]
(R2 U2 B2 R L2 B) // DR, 2c3 4e [6/11]
L B2 R2 F2 R' U2 R' // HTR [7/18]
U2 F2 U2 D2 L2 // leave slice in 23
slice solved in +0

only other:
B' R (F' L)
D, F B' R2 D2 F D // 11 4b2 2e

54 eo checked
23 is opt from both 2c3 vars, opt from both 4b2 vars is 23 with the most unfindable 4qt ever and 24 with 2qt

edit: 21 from other side of the rzp for my 4b2, it has only one pair, but if you invert the move it has two pair. should I be tracing the half turn somehow for this? the 20 is also findable for me this attempt if I had checked that eo first, because I was looking at 4c6e for a while since the scramble is shit and there was a lot of 4c6e. but I got bored of checking every 46 by the time I got to that eo :grimace:

Bruh what an annoying attempt. So much stuff to distract me that I didn't finish checking my eos.
F' L R' U // EO [4/4]
F' R F R // DR, 4c4 [4/8]
extend instead
F' R2 U2 L' B L // 10 4b2
extend again:
F' R L B2 L' F R // 11 4b2
F2 U2 R2 F' U2 R2 F R2 F2 D2 // leave slice in 21
no +1 and the blocky fish extension is not +0

used something totally different for final:
(D' L2 B D) // EO [4/4]
(L R' U2 L B' R2 B) // DR, 4b2 2e [7/11]
(R U2 F2 [D2 R2 B2 R] B2 D2 R2) // leave slice in 21
no +1 normally, but
[] = L2 F2 L2 D2 R' // solved in 22

other:
(D' B D2 R' F)
(R F2 U2 R2 D) // 10 2c4 terrible

L F' R' U
L2 F' D2 R2 F' L // 10 4b5

(U) B2 L F U // EO [5/5]
R D2 F2 R' F // 10 2c4 MISERY DR
found 25 linear off some 12 move DR and couldn't even beat that on this 2c4
luckily I tried to extend since I had no other DR
B2 L B2 D2 L' F // DR, 4b2 4e [6/11]
(D2 R' B2 U2 R) // HTR [5/16]
(D2 R2 U2 B2) // leave slice in 20
slice solved in +1

edit: first mean in a long time to start on very good pace, I am scared of this third scramble now.

(L' U' B) // EO [3/3]
(U' D) B2 R2 L D R D // DR, 2c3 2e [8/11]
B2 R U2 R' U2 L' // HTR [6/17]
F2 U2 R2 // leave slice in 20
slice solved in +0

finally FMC evil streak is over.

U2 L' B // EO [3/3]
(R D') L' U2 L' U L' D' // DR, 4b2 4e [8/11]
(B2 R' U2 B2 R) // HTR [5/16]
(U2 B F' L2 B' F) // solved in 22

R' F2 R' D L' U // 4b2 2e variation

U2 L' B
(F2 L' U) R2 D' F2 D // 10 4c3

U' B2 R B
(L) U2 B2 L2 D' L // 10 2c5

after 1hr I tried to blockbuild because I saw 4 move xcross but idk how to bb but I found 17 to f2l
(U2) B' U' R' L U F' U L' F2 L' F' L F2 L2 F' L // F2L

edit: yet again somehow everyone else is using linear 5 move eo. how do you all have the time? am I really that slow? I noted that RL and UD had 5 move eos that I would come back to write if I had the time and needed more eos... have never once done that and actually gone back to write more.

(F B2 R') // EO [3/3]
R2 U', F D2 R2 B F' U' // DR, 0c3 [8/11]
(F') F2 L2 F D2 F2 U2 R2 F' R2 U2 F2 R2 D2 // leave slice in 25+0
jfc.

(R' F B2 R)
(B' U2 F' U2 F U) // 10 4b5
then I found
(B' U' F U F2 U) // 10 2c4
L2 F L2 F U2 F' U2 L2 D2 R2 B' L2 B2 R2 U2 D2 // slice in 25 no +0

R2 B L2 U
(U2 D2 L F R2 B) // 10 4b5

B D (U)
F B2 R2 B2 R' B R2 B // 11 4c3 blocky

like???

every good sol from mallard is from like a +7-8 to DR which is literally unfindable because there are 9999999 ways to get DR in +7/8 from a 4c4e but it doesn't matter because I know when I click submit literally everyone except me is going to have one of them.
Or rzp in 5 and there is literally not enough time in an hour to check rzp in 5 from four three move eos and 27 four moves eos but somehow everyone else will have found a way to do it. I'm so tilted and I haven't even looked yet. I kinda want to quit.

U (F2 D') // EO [3/3]
D2 F // RZP [2/5]
(R') // JZP [1/6]
B2 U2 R' F2 L // DR, 4c3 [5/11]
switch U2 parity for different subset hoping for 4a1
B2 R2 F2 R U2 L' // DR, 4a1 4e [6/12]
F2 U2 R2 U2 F D2 L2 B2 // leave slice in 20
slice solved in +2

U (F2 D')
D2 F (R' F2 R2 U2 F) // 10 4b2 2e
spent 20min on this and could not find sub 22

U (F2 D)
(U2 F U2 R' F' L) // 9 4b5

F L U // EO [3/3]
(B2 R U2 L2 F D2 F') // DR, 2c3 6e [7/10]
(D2 R') R2 F2 D2 R B2 R' // HTR [8/18]
B U2 L2 F2 B2 // leave slice in 23
slice solved in +0

F L U'
F (R' F2 R F2 L' B) // 10 2c3 6e
23 to slice didn't solve

D2 F L U'
B L2 B2 U2 B' R // 10 4c3
nothing

F L U'
F R' B2 R2 F2 L' F // 10 2c4
nothing

F L U'
F (U2 L' U2 F2 L' B) // 10 2c4
nothing

bruh

R' (R) // EO [2/2]
D' F', U' L2 U2 F' U' B // DR, 4a2 4e [8/10]
L2 B2 U F2 D2 R2 D // leave slice in 17 WTF
slice solved in +2

R' (R)
U F, R2 U2 R2 F2 D' B // 10 4a2 4e

R' (R)
(U) U // rzp 44
(F) // JZP
F D2 F' D2 B // 10 4a2 4e (the only kind of DR existing on this scramble ig)
I solved this first because it has the 3qt jzp and I thought other people might not have it, but I only found 22.

edit: okay so when I solved this slice, after L2 B2 I was at 4x, and 4x takes a minimum of four half turns to solve and there were only two RLFB half turns remaining in the skeleton, so I surmised this meant I needed an insertion before that point, which would make it a minimum of +2 slice. So I just found a +2 and was done with it. I was nervous submitting without actually exhaustively checking slice in +1 even though I was pretty sure it was impossible, so I got really jumpscared by seeing LMR 18 first thing. Luckily that 18 is just some other bullshit :joy:

I'm gonna move in silence on this one.

(D2 L2 F') // EO [3/3]
(L D, R L' D2 F2 U') // DR, 2c4 [7/10]
L' (R U2 B2 R U2 R) // HTR [7/17]
(U2 B2 R2 U2) // leave slice in 21
slice solved in +1 :(

(U2 R2 B)
(U' L) F2 U L2 D' R // 10 4a2 4e
decent HTRs on both sides but didn't find any slice below 23

(U' R U' B)
(R) L2 F2 U' D2 L // 10 4c3
didn't try this very much because it takes so many turns to reduce on both sides

edit: bruh this rzp for 19 looked like dogshit I need to train 4c4e more

F2 L' B (D' F') // EO [5/5] (ext of 2+2 eo)
F2 D' F2 R D' L' // DR, 2c3 2e [6/11]
U' (U' B2 R2 U) // HTR [5/16]
(F B' U2 F B) // solved in 21??
27 qtm, 18 atm lol

Let me share what I found first bc of how cool it is:
U B' (R F) // EO [4/4]
U (U2 R' D2 L U D) // DR, 4a2 4e [7/11]
R2 F2 U2 R D2 L2 B2 L' // HTR [8/19]
D2 // triple slice [1/20]
U' D' F2 U D // double slice [5-5/20]
(U2 R' D2 L U D) = (R' L F2 L' D2 L U D) // leave DR slice in 22
DR slice solved in +1 for 23
Lifelong goal of triple slice with 8c8e achieved but sadly could only get 23

R2 U (F U' D')
(F2 R L D2 L' F) // 11 2c3 2e but from 10 bad eo!

B (R D' F')
(D) D2 B2 L U' R D // 11 2c4 w var but looks promising

(F) L' U' B'
L (U2 L2 F2 U' R) // 10 4c4

U B' (R F)
D (L' D2 F2 L U) // 10 2c5

(B U' F') // EO [3/3]
(R) D' // JZP [2/5]
(F2 L2 F2 U B2 D') // DR, 4b2 4e + HTReq vars [6/11]
B2 U2 R2 U2 R D2 F2 R' B2 F2 D2 F2 // solved in 23
so annoyed. so many DRs and none easy.

(D2 B' U' F')
(R' F2 L' R2 U) // 9 0c3

U' F R2 U
F2 B2 L' D2 F' L B // 11 4b2 2e

(B U' F')
(R) L2 U' F2 R2 U L // 10 2c4

(B U' F')
(R2 D) F2 B2 D2 L R2 D // 11 4a1 4e misery for 1qt

(B U' F')
(L2 U) U2 L2 F2 B2 L D // 11 4a1 4e misery for 1qt
(R) ........ 23 slice
(D2 R)........ 23 slice

(B U' F')
(R2 D', U2 R2 B2 L R2 U) // 11 4a1 2e
R U2 F2 U2 R D2 F2 R' F2 L2 F2 // 22 slice (4x)
+1 normally or +1 in DR line but no +0

Then my DR is literally 22 opt in the easiest fucking way and I just couldn't tell that it was 6 moves to HTR. okay.
It just drives me insane how I could've missed any of the billion DRs I had and it wouldn't matter, but instead the ones I have to miss are the ones I needed to find.

R' (F B2 R') // EO [4/4]
(D', B F2 D2 L2 D') // DR, 2c3 4e [6/10]
(F' D2 L2 F' U2 B') // HTR [6/16]
(L2 B2 D2 L2 U2 L2) // leave slice in 22
slice solved in +1

also:
(...U2 R2 D') // 10 2c3 4e
(F') F2 U2 F' L2 F // 16 HTR
U2 D2 R2 L2 B2 U2 // 22 slice not +0

(F R' L2 U' L')
(F2 D2 F' D F2 D) // 11 2c4

(R' U) D F2 D
U2 L D2 F R' B // 11 4a1 2e pure shite

(U') R' F2 D
R (L2 B L F' R) // 10, both vars 4b5

B R' B2 L' // EO [4/4]
U R2 D2' B2 U' B' // DR, 4b2 2e [6/10]
F2 D R2 D2 L2 D' // HTR ext. [6/16]
R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 // solved in 21
Second solve in a row with instant 21 that I couldn't beat

and from the other var
replace eo with B L' D2 R' // 10 4b2 4e
D R2 B2 D2 R2 U' R2 F2 R2 F2 R2 // 21
tried to insert the 17 to 2e2e but no 20.

L' D' B R
U, R2 F U' B U // 10 4b2 2e/4e

L' D' B R'
D, B R2 B' U' B' D // 11 2c3 4e

B L U D F'
U (U2 F2 L2 D) // 10 4c4

Found my 4b2s and wanted to work on them so I didn't check my 5 movers on inverse, hope there is nothing free from those.

D B' U2 D F // EO [5/5]
U2 R L' F2 L D' // DR, 4a1 4e [6/11]
F2 D2 R // HTR [3/14]
U2 R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 // leave slice in 20
slice solved in +1

all linear on normal found immediately after starting the attempt, then I found so many DRs that it seemed like beating 21 might be possible, but I couldn't do it.

B' U2 D' F
L2 U2 L2 U' R' U // 10 2c3 2e

B' U2 D' F
L2 F2 U2 L2 U' R // 10 4a2 4e (11 to fake HTR jumpscare)

B' U2 D' F
R B2 R2 B2 U R // 10 4c3

(F) R2 U' B
(R' F2 R2 U2 R' D) // 10 4c3

D' F U R'
U B F' D B2 D // 10 2c4

B' U2 D' F
(L D2 L2 ^ D' R D') // 10 2c4
^ = F2 // 11 2c4
(U2 R' B2 R B2 R' B2 R) // HTR in 19 but also instantly M2 U2 M2 U2 from slice, but I can't see how the 2e2e could be resolved in only +1.

edit: ugh I'm so annoyed because I saw that 3c4e case after switching the eo and thought it looked really funny but I tried a few moves and nothing appeared from it

(D' B' R L2 U') // EO [5/5]
B2 D2 L B // DR, 4b2 4e [4/9]
(L') L B2 R2 F2 R' D2 R' // HTR [8/17]
U2 D2 R2 B2 U2 // leave slice in 22
slice solved in +0

after this I found:
(D') F' L U
(F' R2 F R' F L) // 10 4c3
(F' R2 B' U2 B' U2 B U2 B') // 19 HTR
(D2 L2 D2) // 22 slice
I was gonna submit it instead for 5qt aura but somehow it isn't +0

This was an irritating scramble, because it was very rich in RZP so everything took a long time to check, but it was all just worthless.

(L B2 R)
(U B, F2 L2 D U2 B) // 10 2c4, didn't even check it

(R D2 L)
R2 U (U' F B L2 F' D) // 11 4b2 4e many vars, also didn't check because of 9 4b2 distraction

And 10 4c4, 10 2c5, infinite 11 2c4.

(R D2 L')
(D2 F', U F' B' D F B) // 11 2c5, but I finally spotted this trigger!

(F R U2 D L') // EO [5/5]
D2 R2 D2 L2 F // DR, 2c4 [5/10]
U' B2 R2 U' R2 U L2 D // HTR [8/18]
U2 L2 D2 R2 B2 // solved in 23 w +1 slice

So sad after 18. I didn't have this eo at first then I investigated an eo that wasn't working and realized I didn't write this.

D' (F' D) // eo [3/3]
[D2] L U2 R L2 F // 8 4c4 :( so extend
R2 U2 L' B' U2 L2 B' // DR, 4b2 2e [7/10]
L2 F2 L D2 R B2 // 4x in 16!
after eo:
R2 U2 L' B F2 D2 R2 B // 11 4b2 2e, 4x from other DR
F2 L2 B2 R U2 L B2 // solved in 18!

Second 18, first not official!

(F) F U' D B // EO [5/5]
L', [U2 L2 F2 U'] R' L // DR, 2c3 2e [7/12]
(D' B2 D B2 D') // HTR [5/17]
(B2 D2 B2 R2 U2) // leave wrongest of slices in 22
[] = U D F2 R2 D' // solved in 23

(F) R' U2 F' // EO [4/4]
L' (L U D B2 U2 D' R) // DR, 4a2 4e [8/12]
U2 B2 U L2 U2 B2 U // HTR [7/19]
B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 // leave slice in 24
slice solved in +0

bruh.
this is extended from
L (U R2 U2 F2 D R) // 11 4b2 4e w variations
because all I had was terrible DRs in 11 and I thought I would extend the only low qt subset I had in case I get another good subset.

(F) R' U2 F'
U2 L2 B2 U F2 U2 R // 11 2c4

(F D2 L B)
L2 U2 L D' L U L // 11 4c3
crazy vibe sol because I wanted to get something out of switching this eo, it looks really blocky but I couldn't find anything. It's a bait DR because I niss traced U (U R2 F2 U) HTR but it was wrong U2 parity.

F D' // EO [2/2]
(R', F' B' L F2 L) // DR, 4c4 [6/8]
F' U2 L2 F // fake HTR [4/12]
(L' F2 L') // flip to new DR [3-6/9]

F' D' F' U2 L2 F' (R F B) // 9 4b2 2e w variations on both sides
L2 B2 R' U2 R // HTR [5/14]
B2 U2 L2 U2 // leave slice in 18
slice solved in +1 :grin:
I'm sure everyone else will have just checked the F D' (R F B) jzp, but this is how I found it. First 19 in league!

F D'
(L) F' U2 L2 B R L // 9 4b2 2e
Also could've found my DR from this but I didn't think to try R L F B (R L F B) so it's lucky I decided to look at the 8 4c4 after having nothing at all on this.

D2 R' B' D
F U2 R B2 L // 9 2c3 4e

F D
(F' R', L2 F L' D2 L) // 9 2c4

F D
(B R, F' U2 R2 F R) // 9 4c4

L' (D' R' B' R) // EO [5/5]
(U) D2 R2 F D // DR, 4b2 2e [5/10]
B' U2 B' L2 F' R2 F' // HTR [7/17]
L2 B2 U2 R2 L2 // leave slice in 22
slice solved in +0

Disaster first 40 minutes saved by this at the end.
After rzp, the other vars are
[L2] B' U2 L2 D // 10 4b2 4e
but the 2e was better for me.

Edit: Radek's finish too hard :sob: