(U F') [R F' B' // EO [5/5]
(L') D2 F2 B2 D] R // DR, 2c3 2e [6/11]
(U B2 U' B2 U) // HTR [5/16]
and it looks good with a different 4x, so:
[] = R' F2 B2 L2 F B D2 U // insert 4x [+1/17]
(L2 B2 D2 F2 U2) // solved in 22

afterwards I was messing around with extending the DR in different ways and I found this:
(U F') R F B
(L') D U2 F2 U2 F2 R' // 12 2c3 2e
(U B2 U' B2 U B2 L2 B2 L2) slice in 21 wtf
no +0

(U F') R' F' B'
(L) U D L2 D L // another var

D' (L' D F D)
R2 L2 D2 F' L // 10 2c4

L (B L' U' R')
(F U2 F U L2 D) // 11 4c4, but just wanted to show off that I'm not missing 4c6e anymore

(R F2 U' L') // EO [4/4]
(B2 U') // JZP [2/6]
U F2 B2 U B2 U' // DR, 4a2 4e [6/12]
(F2 U2 R2 F L2 D2 B2 D2 F') // HTR but also double slice in 21
+0 +0 :joy:

I claim. I affirm. May more solves like this find me in the future. I deserve this solution.

(R F2 U' L)
(R2 F2 D F) // 8 4c4
actually tried this since there wasn't anything else that great, but it wasn't working for me. apparently you can get 21 from it but I didn't find that.
(R2 F' R2 F' D F) // ext to 10 4b2 4e
(R2 B2 L2 U L2 B2 L2 F2 D' R2 U2 B2) // slice in 22 but not +0
these 4b2s were also not looking very good

(R F2 U' L)
D2 F2 R2 D' F // 9 4c4

F2 L2 U' B'
L' D2 L D' L2 U // 10 4b5
[B2] L' B2 L' B U R2 D // 11 2c3 4e + var

D' F U F // EO [4/4]
(F2 R U R) // DR, 4b2 2e [4/8]
R2 B2 U B2 Uw2 B2 D' F2 B2 L2 Uw2 // solved in 19

U R' U // EO [3/3]
D2 F U2 R2 L2 B // DR, 2c3 6e [6/9]
R' U2 R D2 B2 U2 B2 L // HTR [8/17]
B2 D2 L2 D2 R2 // leave slice in 22
slice solved in +0
nice easy linear sol from the first DR you would ever find on this scramble, couldn't beat it even though I ended up finding many DRs.

L' U R' U
R L2 B2 F' R' F // 10 4b2 4e
if this has something good then that's a skill issue cuz it was my 2nd best DR but I couldn't find like any sub 19 HTRs on it :skull: it seems so bad

B U' L U'
F' D2 F2 R2 L2 F' L // 11 2c3 2e
22 slice from inserting 2e2e in the HT section of eo->dr

R U R2 U
(L U2 R F D2 F) // 10 4c3 with jzp on both sides
normal has HTRs in 17 and you can easily get 23

Didn't check any of these at all because I prioritized the ones above:
U R' U', B2 L2 D2 L2 B R2 B // 10 2c3 6e
U R' U, F2 L2 F' R2 U2 D2 B // 10 2c3 6e
L2 U R' U, R2 F' L2 U2 D2 B // 10 2c3 6e
B U' L U, (B L2 B U2 B2 R) // 10 2c3 6e
R U R2 U, R2 L F2 R F R2 F // 11 2c3 4e
(R B R2 B), U D' R2 B2 U R // 10 4c3
(R B R2 B'), L (R2 L2 U' D2 R) // 10 2c4, two vars

And I finally found a short DR with EO breaking trigger, but it's bad subset:
L U R' U'
R2 U' B' D2 B U // 10 4c4

This scramble is crazy wtf
(B' L U) // EO [3/3]
F (F2 L2 F' R' F') // DR, 4b2 4e [6/9]
B2 R' (D2 R' D2 R' B2 R') // HTR [8/17]
(U2 F2 U2) // leave slice in 20
Slice solved in +0

First I found (R F2 R F2 R U D' R2 U' D' R) // ls in 20, +2
Then I found B2 R2 B2 U2 R U2 B2 L' F B' L2 B F' // solved in 21

First backup solution:
(B' L U)
(F2 R B L' B' L') // 9 2c3 2e
(F' D2 L2 Fw' R2 Fw) // 15 HTR
(U D R2 U' D L2 D2) // 22 solved
Convinced this is DR opt
edit: it is, but 20 opt if you extend to 11 lol

(B' L U)
F' B R' B R B // 9 4c4 two vars

(B' L U)
(R L U2 B L' B' L) // 10 4b2 four vars

(B' L U')
F (B2 R2 B' L' B) // 9 2c4

(B' L U)
F B D2 B2 L F L F // 11 4b2 two vars

(B' L U)
F U2 D2 R F R F // 10 4c3

(B' L U)
F' B R' B2 U2 F'L F // 11 4b2 four vars

(L B2 U)
F R, L D2 L2 F L // 10 2c4

(L B2 U)
B R' F R2 U2 B2 L // 10 4c3 vars

(L B2 U')
B R' F (L2 D2 L2 F) // 10 4c3 vars

B R L' D
R' D2 B2 L2 F' L // 10 4b2 4e

(B' D2 L U)
(L) F U2 R2 F R // 10 4b2 2e, first thing you try has 21 slice but +2
edit: this one is also 20 opt with 2qt apparently

I've never had so many DRs in my life, and I barely looked at 4 movers so I probably still missed so much

(B' R' U2 L') // EO [4/4]
U, [F2 U2 R2 B' F' D] // DR, 2c4 6e, 16 variations [7/11]
(F' U2 R2 F' L2 B U2 F') // HTR [8/19]
[] = B2 D2 R2 F B U // new HTR [+0/19]
R2 // leave slice in 20
Slice solved in +1

So satisfying for variations to work like that, just switched the HTR to check all variations and suddenly a 1 move finish appears!

(B' R' U2 L)
F' B R2 D' B2 D B // 11 2c3 6e

(R') B U2 L
D (L2 D2 F* U F' D) // 11 4c3/2c3 2e

(R) U' B L
B', U' L2 U[w]2  F' U' B // 11 4b2 2e/0e

(R') U' B L'
B (D' F2 U' F U B) // 11 4c3

B' L U' F2 R
L2 B* D' F U // 10 4b5/2c5

And funny backup:
(B' R' U2 L')
(D') F' B2 U2 R2 B2 R2 D // 12 2c3 4e
B U2 B' L2 F' R2 D2 B2 L2 U2 // 22 slice +1 = 23

Edit: wrote the 2+3 but didn't check it award
Skeptical that I would've seen the rzp in 7 anyway

(L2 F2 D F B) // EO [5/5]
F2 D B2 R' B2 L // DR, 2c4 4e [6/11]
(U' B2 U' L2 U L2 U2 F2 D) // HTR [9/20]
(L2 D2) // leave M slice [2/22]
R' B2 L = L' D2 R' L2 // solved in 23

JFC this attempt was so bad that all I had to go on was 2c4 HTRs through 4c3 because stacked corners 2c4 was my best DR. league week of misery and despair.

U B' D R F
D2 L B2 U' L' D // 11 4c3

U B F2 L' F // 4 pairs again :eyes:
(D B2 L B2 R) // 10 4b5
and this one has +1 extensions with a chance for a different subset, but they're also 4b5 ugh

F' R2 D' L F // EO [5/5]
(D2 R U' L' D) // DR, 4a2 4e [5/10]
R2 D2 R B2 R2 U2 L' // HTR [7/17]
U2 B2 R2 B2 D2 B2 // solved in 23

R2 B2 U2 R F2 R2 D2 R F2 L2 F2 U2 D2 // slice in 22 no +0 despite blocky fish

(U2 L2 F2 L D2 L2 D2 F2 L U2 B2 R2)  // fin [22]
i was never trying that
can also do a simple extension to 12+4b2 for 22 which normally isn't that realistic, but given that I was already looking at some DR in 12 on this scramble...

(B' U' D' R D)
R2 F U2 L2 F R // 11 2c4, found 24
D2 R2 F' U2 F R // different way of writing 11 2c4 which I didn't find that apparently has a 21

(U') B' D' R D'
F2 L' B' L' F // 10 4c3
(R' B2 D2 R' U2 R2 U2 B2 R'U2 F2 R2) // slice in 22, no +0

(U' F L D R)
D2 F2 U' B' F2 D // 11 4b2 4e

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

F' R2 D' L F
R2 U L2 D R U' L // 12 4a1 4e vars

U (U2 F2 R' U)
(B) [D2 L' D2 B R' F] // 12 4b2 2e
[] = D2 R' B2 R L' B R' F // ext to DR in 14 lmao
L D2 R // HTR in 17
genuinely looked promising but I couldn't get this to work

R' U' D' L D
F R L F L F L // cool DR but it's 12 2c4

73 eos checked which is a new PB

U' L' F // EO [3/3]
R' (R' D' U2 L' D2 B2 L) // DR, 4b2 2e [8/11]
(D') F2 D2 R2 U' // HTR [5/16]
F2 L2 F2 L2 D2 R2 // solved in 22
Pretty annoying att. So many rzp from 3-mover that I skimmed over most 4 movers, definitely missed tons.

(R' L F U)
(R' B' D2 R D2 R) // 10 4b2 4e

U' L' F
B2 L, F2 D' B2 U2 D' R // 11 2c3 4e

U' L' F
R', U R2 D' B2 U' L // 10 2c4

U' L' F
R (R D' F2 U D2 L) // 10 2c4

F D L F // EO is 4c6e with four pairs but it only has 11 2c4 from it

(B U F2 B R) // EO and very funny 8c8e [5/5]
([R2] L2 U2 D2 B U D) // DR, 4b2 2e [6/11]
U2 B2 U2 F' U2 B' // HTR [6/17]
D2 R2 B2 L2 [U2] // 21 to E slice
...B' {D2 R2 B2 L2 U D'} B'...
{} = D2 R2 U D' R2 B2 // somehow E solved in -1/20

NEVER BEEN MORE NERVOUS ON AN AT-HOME ATTEMPT
I thought I would have 22 on this to tie my PB but somehow this appeared! Literally beats Mallard. 19.33 is crazy. Weird EO counts on last two also. DR in 11.00, finish in 8.33 this week. Wtf.

D' F U' L'
D' B D2 F D // 9 4c3 that is in OBL minus centers somehow

(F) F' D' F
(L2 U2 F2 L U R) // 10 4c3

F' B' U R
D' F* D' U2 B' U B // 11 2c3 4e

U' D' F L
(R2 D' B R2 D2 F) // 10 2c4

B' U F' R'
U (U2 F U2 F' D' B U) // 12 4a1 4e with 15 to HTR x2, for a second I thought I would use two DR in 12 this week

F' L F' L // EO [4/4]
R2 B R2 D2 F' U // DR, 4b2 2e [6/10]
D2 B2 D2 F' L2 F U2 D2 L2 // solved in 19

wtf??? i'm so nervous

LMFAO??????
First time I have ever found a solution from "solve the cube so I can rescramble"

(F2 L' D') // EO [3/3]
(U2 L) // 44 2 pairs, so switch [2/5]
F R2 F B' L2 F R // 4b2 2e [7/12]
hmm, there is no way to slice it to sub12 DR
but wait WTF, this is 3 from HTR and super blocky
B R2 L2 F2 R2 F U2 // solved in 19 wtf?????
I genuinely laughed in the library when I found this.

I was just thinking earlier today about how I've gotten two 18s from 10+8 but never had a sub-8 DR finish in my life, then I found 12+7 the next solve

I see another 19 on mallard
(F2 L' D')                    // eoud               (3/3)
                              // rzplr-eoud         (0/3)
(U2 R B2 L' F' D2 B')         // drlr-eoud [4b2 4e] (7/10)
(L' F2 U2 L' F2 D2 R2 U2 L2)  // fin                (9/19)
I assume everyone will have this.
I wrote
(F2 L' D')
(R F2 R2 L2 F' R2 B) // 10 4c3
instead, but I did have a note that the DR looked like it had variations and extensions, and also to look for eo extensions that keep jzp, so I think I could've found that 19 if I didn't find this one first.

Mallard deadass finds 23 bruh.

D' F D' F' L
B2 R2 U' F2 D' F // 11 4b2 4e
R2 U2 B2 U F2 R2 U'
B2 L2 U2 B2 L2 D2
one of many 24

(F D B D R)
F' B2 L2 B2 R2 U' // 11 2c3 4e vars
F (F L2 F) // 15 HTR
only 23 ls -> 24 from this

F2 L' U' R' B
(D2 R' F2 R' F2 D) // 11 2c3 4e
Has HTR for 23 but didn't see U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 finish for RL leave slice

R (R' U2 L)
(U', R2 F B2 D2 F' D) // 11 2c3 4e

R2 B D B L
U' L2 D' F2 R2 B // 11 4c3 worth nothing

F' D' F' L
(B2 D F2 U2 B) // 9 4c4
the att was bad enough to work on this for 15 minutes and switch every single +4 to 4b2 and all I found was another 24. It has unfindable 23.

ends my PB ten solve sub 23 streak. not particularly mad about that because I was never going to get 22 on this, although I missed 23.

(D' B D' R)
(F U B F2 D)
F (U2 F U2 D2 B' U2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B2)
so pissed.

(D' R2 U') // E0 [3/3]
(B) R' U2 R' B R F // DR, 4c3 2e [7/10]
R' B2 R2 B2 F2 R F2 L' // HTR [8/18]
B2 R2 F2 U2 // leave slice in 22
slice solved in +0

R2 D' R F
(D B2 L2 U' F2 U) // 10 4c3 with jzp
useless from non jzp side :(

R2 D' R F'
D2 F2 R' U2 B2 L // 16 variations of 10 2c4
all useless from non variation side :(

(D' R2 U')            // eoud               (3/3)
(B)                   // rzplr-eoud         (1/4)
U2 B2 L' B L F        // drlr-eoud [4b2 2e] (6/10)
(L F2 R' B2 R' B2 L)  // htr-drlr           (7/17)
U2 F2 U2 D2           // frud               (4/21)
                      // fin                (0/21)
I'm useless at finding every 7c8e var

Before I start this attempt I just want to note that from my practice book A3, league W1, and league W2 A1, I got ao5: (19), 20, (21), 19, 20 = 19.67. Pretty crazy! I didn't notice at first because I typically look at only mo3 and ao12.

B' R2 U R
F U2 D2 F' R2 B
(D' F2 U2 B2 D B2 D L2 D2 L2) // 20 double slice
+0 +1
pissed tf off I literally looked at that HTR from 8 2c3 for so long and wrote all the 21 slices except the one that canceled with inverse for 20
league is bad for my mental health because I know when I submit a 21, I'm gonna be in literally 45th place because every single person is gonna have that 20

U L2 B D R // EO [5/5]
D2 F U D B // DR, 4b2 4e [5/10]
U' R2 B2 U R2 U R2 U L2 U2 F2 // leave slice in 21
slice solved in +1

I found this cool DR because the EO looked weird, but I have never actually studied 6c8e, so I didn't think to invert the F to do it like F' U D B. You can get 21 very easily if you do that.

B U' R D2 F // EO [5/5]
(F2 D2 R2 D' L) // DR, 4b2 2e [5/10]
(F2 U' F2 D') // HTR [4/14]
(F2 L2 F2 B2 U2 L2 U2) // leave slice in 21
widen qts for +0
but then I realized:
(F2 B2 U2 L2 U2) = (D2 R2 D2 F2 B2) // -1/20

R' B2 U' L2 D
B' L' F L // DR in 9
two 2c5 vars, two 4c3 vars, and EIGHT 10 2c3 vars, luckily I solved the 4b2 first so I only needed to check them for 19s.

Really annoyed at how easily I could've missed this 20. I exhausted the sub-5 eos first, and they had fuck all. Then after 30 minutes I went to check 5 movers on normal (I checked FB on inv first because there was a 4-mover on inv) and the first one I checked had the 4b2, as soon as I found that DR I thought "this opt better be free, because everyone else will have checked this eo first thing, it's the most obvious optimal eo on FB on normal". But I just can't justify checking 5 movers first when there is a 3 mover! Luckily I got to the 5 movers this time, cuz the sub-5 eos had nothing, but in 90% of cases if I check 5 movers first then I won't have time to properly check sub 5 stuff.

On god?
(R L2 D' F') // EO [4/4]
R F2 D2 R' U // DR, 2c3 4e [5/9]
(R F2 R' D2 F2 R) // HTR [6/15]
(U2 B2 L2 B2) // leave slice in 19
+0

(D R' U)
L' B2 R' U2 F // 8 2c3 6e, three ways to ext to 9

(R2 U R' D)
(L' U2 B2 L B) // 9 4c3 8e

(D' R' U)
L2 D2 B2 R D2 L' B // 10 2c3 4e

(D' R' U)
(R2 F2 U2 D2 R B) // 9 2c4

New personal best! 20.00 at last! So sad that there was no 20 on this tho:
(U' F' R2 D) // EO [4/4]
(R2 D2 L2 F B2 R') // DR, 4a1 2e [6/10]
(B) D2 B' R2 D2 R2 B // HTR [7/17]
D2 B2 R2 // leave slice in 20
slice solved in +1 despite blocky fish

B2 L2 B U2 L2 U2 B' R2 L2 B' // another 20 slice that's instantly hopeless for +0 because it isn't VR skip

(F' U' R2 D)
B, L D2 B' L' F // 10 2c4
R (R D2 F2 R B2 R' B2 U2 B2 U2) // 21 slice didn't solve

(F U' R2 D)
B, L' B2 L2 F' R' B // 11 4b2 2e (4e var too)
L2 U2 D2 B2 R' U2 L' U2 F2 R2 // 21 slice + 1 = 22

R2 F2 U2 L (or other 3 vars)
(U, D2 B' L2 B D) // 10 2c4

R2 F2 U2 L
(U) B D2 F L2 B' D // 11 2c3 4e two vars

L2 F2 U2 R'       // eolr               (4/4)
B'                // rzpud-eolr         (1/5)
(U R2 F' D' B)    // drud-eolr [4b2 2e] (5/10)
D' B2 U (R2 U D)  // htr-drud           (6/16)
                  // frud               (0/16)
R2 B2             // fin                (2/18)
So just every scramble has an 18 now? Since I've started tracking my solves (14 solves including this one) the mean findable is apparently 19.79. There was absolutely zero chance of me spamming +1 rzps from that side on every single var of that 4-mover.

Since I got 19, 20, 21, but I missed 19, 18, 18, I've missed an 18.33 mean for the second time. The first time being officially. I said afterwards that it was really tough to cope because I can't just say "there will be another round" because if we're being real, there won't. But it only took exactly 98 more solves since then to get another possible 18.33 mean (rolling though, not a discrete set). This time, both 18s were missed because I did not have enough time to thouroughly check all 4-movers, got to ~35min, and just had to start solving DRs. What do I even do in this situation? My forever biggest confusion is how everyone else gets through every eo so fast. I got 20, 21, which is an excellent mo2 in 99% of situations, so it isn't as if I had nothing and had a reason to keep searching for DRs the entire attempt.

(L') D2 R // EO [3/3]
F D' (D2 F B L2 U') // DR, 2c3 4e [7/10]
U2 R2 F R2 D2 F D2 B' R2 // leave slice in 19, +1 (no +0 possible anyway)

20 again later from 8 4b2

D' R (D' L)               // eolr               (4/4)
                          // rzpud-eolr         (0/4)
F2 R2 D B'                // drud-eolr [2c4 4e] (4/8)
F2 U' B2 R2 D' R2 U (U')  // htr-drud           (8/16)
                          // frud               (0/16)
(L2 F2)                   // fin                (2/18)
When u think there is no way ur remaining eos will have something better than 8 4b2

edit: 22, 19, 20 = 20.33 fourth-time tied PB mean, with opportunity to finally get sub-20.33 on the next solve :eyes:
findable 19, 19, 18 = 18.67 on these tho

(D' F R' L' U) // EO [5/5]
(B R' B2 L B2 R') // DR, 4b2 2e [6/11]
(F U2 F') // HTR [3/14]
(L2 D2 B2 L2 B2 R2) // solved in 20
So happy that I stumbled upon this early. The other direction of the 2c3 trigger for eo->dr is also 4b2, but this is opt from all variations. afterwards I stopped rzp in 5 and found some other good DR but could not beat 20.

(D) R U
(B L D2 F' L' B) // 9 4a1 2e
Found 21 slice from this. Can extend to 11 4a1 4e that bounds to like +15

(D) R U
(L R2 U2 F' R2 F R) // 10 4b2 2e

(D L F)
(R2 D, U2 F2 L D) // 9 4c3
I thought this had a decent chance to beat 20 bc the HTRs are so short, but I didn't find anything. ([D2] R' F2 R) U2 D2 L is HTR in 15.

(D) R U
B2 L D2 B2 L R2 B // 10 4c3

(R L2 F L) // EO [4/4]
(D) U2 D2 R2 L2 F U D // DR, 2c3 6e [8/12]
(R2 B') F R2 F // HTR [5/17]
D2 B2 D2 B2 L2 D2 L2 D2 // solved in 25
checkerboard in 22 :rolling_eyes:

(D2 R) F U2 R
(U B' U' B2 U F) // 11 2c4
(B2 U R2 F D B) // 11 4b5
only sub 12 DRs
(B2 U' B2 D2 F U B) // 12 2c3

(D2 B2 L' B' R)
B' R2 D L2 U D2 B // 12 4a1 4e

U' L2 U2 B2 L2 B' I miss this RZP to DR too hard

L' F U' // EO [3/3]
(R', B' R2 U2 D2 B' F2 R) // DR, 2c4 2e two vars [8/11]
F R2 F' D2 F D2 R2 F' // HTR [8/19]
U2 R2 F2 L2 // leave slice in 23
slice solved in +0
almost missed +0 because it's widening all four qts

F L2 U
L B, R2 D2 R D2 F // 10 4c3
Found 24 to slice

miserable attempt given the cool eo.

(B' R L)         // eolr               (3/3)
(D')             // rzpfb-eolr         (1/4)
B2 D2 B' D2 F U  // drfb-eolr [4b2 2e] (6/10)
D2 F (L2 B')     // htr-drfb           (4/14)
L2 F2 U2         // frud               (3/17)
L2 B2 L2 F2      // fin                (4/21)
I don't understand why I don't even have this rzp written down (it's two pairs). I literally recall looking through all +1 rzp with all variations of this eo, and I have (F) written down. Why do I not have this?

(B' R' L')             // eolr               (3/3)
F' D                   // rzpfb-eolr         (2/5)
(F2 R2 F' U')          // drfb-eolr [4b2 2e] (4/9)
B U2 B' R2 U2 F U2 F'  // htr-drfb           (8/17)
(R2 D2)                // frud               (2/19)
(B2 R2)                // fin                (2/21)
this is crazy, I feel like Mallard is looking at a different scram than me. I literally wrote +2s on the other side of this??? +2 on the other side of 3 move eos is the first thing I check. I don't understand why the rzp is not there.

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