R2 L U L' F2 L' D (F2 R2 U2 B') //11+2b4 variation hell
L' U2 R D2 R B2 R 
D2 B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 R2

Suddenly got interested in variation hell but it doesn't work:
Opt from R2 L U L' F2 L' is 22 but it can only be found by extending the DR.

I should've go for the 9+2c4 early

Such a terrible scramble for my mental health

(L2 U F2 D)
L R' U2 F' R' B //10 +4C3 variation hell. Hope 1 of the 8 variation is good
L' B2 U2 R2 U2 R U2 R'
B2 U2 D2 // 20 to double slice

Then I spent 10 minutes doing the slice rewrite cus I keep miscrambling.

L R' U2 F' R' B R' U2 F2 L2 B2 L U2 R' B2 U' L2 U' B2 U' D

(U)F' R' U'
R(R2 F2 D2 B D2 R) //11+2c3
U2 F L2 F2 R2 B' D2 B' F2 R2 D2 //22 found with 2e insertion

opt after DR


F(B'RB) looks promising but I can't find anything good from that.

Short DRs are always cursed......

R2 U' (U2 L2 B' L F) //7+2C4, only 21opt somehow
B2 R U2 B2 Lw' B2 L2 F2 L
B2 D2 F2 D2 Lw L' F2 R  //22 to slice and panic finish

Also had 
R2 U (U2 F' L B) // 6+4B4 lol, of couse I should've found the 6qt finish for 19.

and all the 8 movers are 4b4 


In fact the scramble itself looks very sus already:

Just take the inverse scramble
F' U [R U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 L' F2 R' F2 R D2] U' B L' R F' R' U F' U R
[]--> D2 L2 D2 R U2 L D2 //solve in 19

So if I were to cheat, I would've get 19 instead of 24 lol.

21 is not bad although not being DR opt.

F' U' R2 F
R' U2 L U' D' //9+2c3, 6e
(L) F2 U2 R D2 F2 R 
L2 F2 U2 F2 B2 //20 to slice and 21 to solve

Spend 30 mins in this DR variation, opt is 20 or but 19 is possible from a DR extension.

My other DRs aren't as good

F2 D F B' U 
R' B' R' F R // 10+4b2 cool DR
D2 B2 U2 L2 F' U2 F' 
U2 F2 U2 R' L B2 L R //25-2 = 23

opt after cool DR is nice

22 is possible but meh
D'F'U2L'
F 
D2F2U F' U2 D2 R2 B// extent 11+4b2 to 13 move
R2 D' R2 B2 D R2 L2 F2 U2 //22

Evidence that 11 move DRs are still important

I worked on these 10+2c4 FOR 20 minutes
(B R' F D B)
D2 R2 B R B and variations 
23 opt but you need to dig through the variations

I had no other sub 11 DR other than a 10+4b4 which is also 23 opt.

(B2 D F2 L)
( F' U2 B D U)// 9+4a2 with a million variation
F2 L2 F2 D2 B L2 D2 B2 D2 B' L2 R2 // finish in 21

can't believe that it only miss opt (20) by 1

Mess up my time management
I don't know why I always DNF when I could have easily safety a 24 or even 23.

I had:
R D(D F' B RD2FL'B)//10+4C3, 23 opt

(FD)R'D
R2F'B'L'B'R //10+2C3, it has 10 move finish for 20 lol

(FD)R'D
R2FBR'B'L //10+2C3, 21 opt

RD(D'LB)
R'F2LF //9+2C4, 22OPT

R' D (F D F2 U2 F' L F R') //10+4B2, 23 opt
R' D (F D' F2 U2 F R F L) //10+4B2, 22 opt

(R' U' L F' R)
(U2 R2 B U) //9+2c3
U2 L2 B' L2 F R2 F' U2 F B U D' F2 D U //double slice in 20 and +2 to solve

22 is opt after DR

beside this eo, I also had

R' D F R' L
F L2 F' U //9+4B4
at last minute I found 21 to slice from this DR but fortunately/unfortunately 22 is opt.

Found nothing remotely good other than

F2LF'
RD
L2F2U2R'L2D //11+2

it has 23 opt but I didn't found that.

(U' L D')
(F L')//RZP
(R' B R) // DR in 8 but 4B4

However, when I switch
(U' L D')
(F L)//RZP
L F' # L // 8+4B2 seriously!?
([F' D2 L2 F2 U2 F]) // htr in 14
(U2 D2 R2) // 2E2E+slice in 17

[]--> B' L2 U2 F B U2 F //2e2e in 18

# = F2 R2 B2 L2 B2 R2 //18+6-3 = 21

Somehow 21 is optimal

Other
(L D L' U')
(F'R'B2RB)//9+4B2, 21opt also

When a cool DR is not completely doomed but I stopped too early......

(L2 D2 F)
U R //build DR blocks
F2 U' D' L //9+4B2 with 4 variations
B2 U2 F2 D F2 D'
F2 B2 U2 //crazy finish

Stop the attempt at 45 min without spotting the rewrite:
D' F2 B2 U2 F' D2 -> D F' U2 F2 B2 //18-1 = 17 = unique opt for the scramble


Also had:
(U2 R2 B)
(L)
D L2 U R //8+5

(U2 R2 B)
(L)
R2 D L2 U R //9+3Q4C

(U')R' B U'
F L' U2 F R //cool trigger!!! 9+4a2
(L2 U2 B' L2 B2 U2 F')
(L2 F2 L2 D2 L2 U2) //22

opt after this DR

I also had:
B(U F' B)
(U2 R' D2 F2 R) //9+2C4 variation hell, opt is 21?

not sure what's the best findable solution off this eo group

(F' L U F')
L2 R2 D L' D B2 D //11+4b2, 2e
(L2 B2 R) F2 L2 U2 R 
F2 D2 F2 B2 D2  //23

I missed the 22 opt due to not spotting 21 to leave wrong slice orz.

Of course I got severely punished by not prioritizing the 10+4c3 with tons of variations and miss "easy 20".

Forced to use 23 backup since the 21 to slice doesn't solve in +1 with 4qt be like......

(U2 B' R B)
U' D' R2 L' D' R' //10+2C3
L2 D R2 B2 D L2 U2 L2 D' //htr extension
B' F U2 D2 F' B //25-2 = 23

opt from its variation is 21 whoooops

While i had:
B' U B'
U B2 U2 L' U' R' //9+4
(U' L2 U B2 U' L2 F2 D' U2)
(L R' U2 R L') //21 to eslice
+2 slice with 4q moment

opt is 22 here

Terrible scramble with only 44 sub6 EOs.

(U' B F' L F')
(D' U R' D' L') //10+2c3
([U' R2 D]) F B' U2 F' B D //cool htr 
R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 //slice in 24

[] --> D' F2 D2 U' //+1 = 25

opt after DR is 23 but not easy to find.

Except for all the variation and extension of this 10+2c3, the only other dr i had is:
(B)LFUF 
(R2 L2 U' L2 U R L)// 12+2a4 with many variations

(D' R' B F)
(D) 
B2 D2 L2 D' R' D //DR extension, 11+4a2
L2 F2 R D2 L' R' D2 L U2 D2 B2 // 21 to slice !!! no +0 sadly

However the opt is +10 from this DR lol.

Had like 10 different mid DRs like this lol crazy scramble.

(D' B' L R F') //eo with htr equivalent variation
R' L2 F2 R' F2 D// DR, 11+2c3
R (R2 B2 U2 R' D2 L)
(B2 R2 B2 R2 D2) // 23

This can be shorten to 22 to slice with blocky fish insertion but no +0.
opt is 22 from DR.

I had no other DR than two 10+5

My solves this week can be 2, 2 and 1 move better if i simply rewrite my DRfin lol.

(R' F')
(U')D' //rzp
(R F2 R2 D' R' D)//10+4b2
B2 F2 D2 R' D2 L'//htr
U2 F2 L2 B2 R2 D2 R2 L2 //22 to slice and solve slice in +2 in panic

From DRs that I didn't check thoroughly:
(B2 R' F)
(D) U2 R B2 R2 U //9+3Q4C, 20opt lol (let's see how many ppl miss it)

(R' F)
D' R D R' U2 R //8+5, 22opt

(R'F)
D2U2RU'R'DR //9+4C3, 22opt

My other 9 and 10 movers give no sub23

My absolute inability to manage my time recently lol.

I found the 7 mover at 10 min and decided to go all in at 20 min. Somehow I refuse the solve my 22 to slice until the last 5 minutes and I messed up.

(R U' F D)
(B' R' F) // !!!!
R' U2 R (R F2 L2 U2 L) 
(D2 B2 F2 R2 B2 D2 U2) // 22 to slice

I also missed somewhat easy 21 with double slice, same as a1.

I need to learn the double slice trick which is inserting E2 in the DR slice to make the other slice better and then rewrite to remove the E2.

I think I just discovered my biggest knowledge gap.

25...... I really tried hard to not DNF.

U' (L' D L' U) // EO extension
(R B2 R2 F L') //cool DR, 10 + 2c4 with 2 variations
F' L2 F L2 B' L2 D2 F //HTR
(F2 D2 L R F2 R L') //finish

At 59 minute 30 sec I found that it can be rewrite to 24, but I ran out of time:
...F L R' F2 R' L' D2 F2 L... --> B2 F' D2 L' R' F2 U2 R // 25-1=24

and then due to the B2 F' i can further rewrite it to 23 to get opt wth!?!?!?!??!

I feel so dumb.......

I had:
(B R')R'
(B')B' U D F2 D F //Fancy DR to 10+4c3, 22 opt

(BR')R
UB'
(UB2L2D'B) //10+2c4, 23 opt

(BR')R
L2F U'L2F2BU'F //11+2, 23 opt is easy if i NISS it

and other mid 11 movers

Silly DNF

B2 D
L' F
R' U2 F' R' B' //9+2C3, 2e
(R')R' B2 R' //htr in 13 lol
D2 R2 B2 U2 F2 U2 R2 D2 //21 to slice

Had the slice in 54 minutes but I misscrambled and mess up. 
At least, I learnt from my mistake in a2 and actually find the 13 to htr. 

21 is also perfectly findable here.

I also had:
R2 F2 L2 U'
B2 R' F2 L B //9+2C4

B2 D
(F L' U2 F' U2 B R)//9+2C4

I am rusty.

R' (U2 B U R') //eo extension !!
(B D2 L2 U B' D) //11+3q22
B' L2 F' R2 D2 B F2 //htr
D2 R2 U2 D2 R2 //23

I missed 21 from this DR since i somehow decide not to NISS U2 F to 2q on inverse.

The only other DR I had:
B' U F' B'
L' U//JZP
(L2 F2 R2 L2 D) //11+4a2, 2e, 23 OPT

18, 21, 20 --> 19.67 PB rolling mo3 !!!!!

L U2 R' //eo
D'
L2 D2 U' F U// DR, 9+4a2
[B R2 B2 U2 F'] 
U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 R2 //20 to slice

[] --> B' U2 F2 L2 F // blocky fish rewrite!!!

Also had a backup 21 from 9+2b4. Lucky to get 20 without checking the 8+4.

Accidentally get 21 when doing my first QTM practice

U' F R' 
D U2 F U D' // DR in 9 QTM!!!! 2c4
(B2 D2 F') F' U2 F' U2 B 
U D' B2 U' D

27QTM in my first attempt, insane luck !!!!! 

(U' F R2 D) //eo+jzp
B2 D2 B' R2 F //9+4
(R F2 R' F2 R D2 R)
(B2 L2) //Double slice in 18!!!
solve in +3 for 21!

Findable opt after eo i believe.

27, 18, 21 = 22.00 LOL
This is funnily better than all my mo3 in the last season.

(D' R' D)
L' R U2 B L B L' //10+1
D2 R2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F' U2 //WTH!!!!! 18

Crazy that I also had 19s from the 8+2 and some variant of the 10+1.

17 opt scramble and none of the 17 seems findable.

I first found the 8+2, and then I decided to mostly look at sub10 move DR.
This 10+1 is something that I checked because I had to solve the cube anyway lol (yes I found the 17 to slice linearly).

B2 R (L)
(U')//rzp
(B F' D' B' D)//9+4b4, 22opt
B' R2 F U2 F2 L2 B' L2 B' //18 to htr
L2 U2 L2 F B D2 R2 B F' //24 to slice

solve the slice in +3 to avoid DNF, but opt is +1.

Also had:
(B) R2 U' B'
D' R L U' L //9+4a2,2e, cool trigger!!!
Only 23 opt but perfectly findable if i see 6 move finish B2 R2 B2 L2 U2 F2

(B)R2 U' B'
D' LU2LU' R// extension to 10+2c4, 22opt

R2U'B(B')
(RB2U2D2RD')//10+2C4,22OPT

(L)B2R'F
(U)U2B'D'FD //10+2a4,4e,22opt with 4q but what is the opt with 2q?????

and some other 10+2c4 that are not 22 opt.

I missed 
(DLUD)
L2 B F' R B F// 10+3, which is 21 opt technically

Unlucky and bad time management, but also a lot of skill issues.

DNF
at 56 min I found
R' F' B2 R' 
U (L2 F B U2 B' D') // 11 + 4b2 4e
F L2 U2 B //htr
D2 R2 B2 R2 //double slice in 19

The slice can be solved in +1 and +3 but I ran out of time.

Inserting two 2e2es in and outside DR gives 22 from my skeleton lol.

I also missed 22 from this DR through another double slice orz.

Very hard scramble.
My only other viable DR:
F U2 D2 L
B U R2 L2 B2 D2 F //11+2c3 6e variations hell

22 is theoretically possible here by adding 1 extra move to make 12+4b2 and using setup to 4qt HTR to kalindumax a 10 move finish.
: )

Somehow extend my DR search to 47 min ...... not very wise

And I really shouldn't miss the easiest 9+2 that gives 21. 

But somehow this roll my PB ao12 to 22.20 (previous PB is 22.40 although I had official 22.1 ao12 lol) 

B' D
L' U2 D2 R' F2 D2 R' B' //DR, 10+2
(B2 U2 R2 U2 L F2 R')
(U2 L2 B2 U2 B2 U2) // 23, opt finish

I also had:
B' D 
L U2 D2 RF2U2L'F //10+2, 23OPT

U2 B' D
R2 F2 D2 R F2 L B //10+2C3, 23OPT which i missed somehow

U2 B' D
(L' F2 R U2 L U2 B)// 10+4B2, 22 OPT but I didn't check 4qt here

B' (B2 L' B)
L2 F2 L2 F2 D //9+2C4 variation hell, 22opt

B' D' 
L' U2 B2 L U2 L B //9+2C4, 22OPT

Widen the wrong move leads to DNF.

I only stumble across this DR at 40 minutes so can't complain.
U B D2 L
(F' D L2 U2 R)

DNF, 26, DNF, 
which is a sign that I am improving and gathering luck for my future official attempts.

I had:
B U R (L)
(D' F' D R2 F2 D' F)// 11+0q6e !!!  22 opt with 4qt lol

B U R(L)
(U F' R2 F2 U L2 D) // 11+1Q 2e !! 23 opt

I had 2 different 21 to double slice, but both takes +4 to solve orz

F D' L' 
F' B (D F2 U2 F2 U' F)//11+3
R2 F2 D2 R2 D F2 L2 U D F2 B2 U F2 U2 D // backup 24 to slice and +2 to avoid DNF

opt is 22 lol.

I tried 
D'F2L
D
B'U2L2U2BD//10+3,24OPT

D'F2L
D
BD2R2U2F'//10+3,24OPT

I forgot that I also had:
D'F2L'
R2F'D2R2U2BD//10+2c4, 22opt

D'F2L'
R2FU2L2U2F'D//10+2c4, 22opt

OK starting DR fin after 40 mins is never a good idea, especially with 5 DRs to work with.

I had 
(UB'D2B'D)
B2U2LU2LF //11+1, 22opt

F L B2 R' 
U B2 U2 F B L2 U// 11+4B2 variation hell, 23 opt

F'LB2R
D2R2B'D'R2UF //11+1Q4C4E !!!!! But 25 opt what !?!?!?!?

B' L F2 L2 F'
(R F2 R' U2 L U) //11+4b2 2e with many variations
(R) U2 B2 R B2 U2 R2 U2 R L B2 //22 let's goooooooo!

opt after DR

The other promising DR i had:
B' L B2 R2 F 
L' B2 L D2 B2 D // 11+2c3 4e, one of the variations is 22 opt as well.

also had a bad 10+4
(F2 U2 L U)
R2 F R2 L2 F' L

(U2 R U' F' D')
(L2 B' L' B R) // 10 + 2
L2 F (B2 D2 L2 U2 L2 F)
(U2 F2 U2 B2 R2 U2 R2) //25

Spent too much time on bad htrs.... I should've go through all DRs faster.

Opt after this DR is 23, which I think is kinda hard to find (let's see how ppl do)

All variations of that 10+2 are bad...

I checked 75% of sub 6 EOs in this scramble lol.

As Ding always did in WC I mismanaged my time, and I decided to not check any EO on normal. Hope that I didn't miss anything silly.

(L) U B' R
B'
(D B' U B) //9+2C3
(D) L2 U2 B2 D' B2 D'//HTR extension
F2 L2 F2 D2 R2 // 21 to slice

solve slice in +1 = 22. Opt is 21

Me checking +2 from the 3 movers was simply silly. I started my DR fin at 40 min but by luck (or skill?) I still get 22.

I also had:
(L') U B' R
B'(R2 UF'D'F')//10+2c3 4e, extension of the 9 mover, 21 opt

(L) U B' R
B'
(D R2 B' U B) //10+2c3 4e, extension of the 9 mover, also 21 opt

(LU'B2R)
(D2B2U2B'L2U)//10+3 and some variants, 22opt

(B R2 D )
(F' B')
(R L2 B' U2 F2 F) //11+4a1 0e, 22 opt

(R U F' U' L)
(U B F2 U B2 D)//11+4c3
F' (R2 F R2 F')//HTR IN 16
U2 R2 U2 L2 B2 D2 // 22 to slice

I started finishing my DR in ~42 min, I found the 22 to slice in 56 minutes, but unfortunately I ran out of time and do a +3 slice. Funny enough the optimal slice is +2 despite having 3qt and +1 blocky fish insertion to work with.

Opt after this DR is 23.

The only other DR I had:
(R U F' U' L)
(B2 R2 B U R2 D)// 11+2C4, 24OPT

Nightmare scramble for me

(B)U' D2 B
D' 
L D2 F2 L' U2 L//11+1a4 2e
R2 Dw' R2 L2 Uw' B2 U
F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2//Backup 24

Similarly I had:
(B')U' D2 B
D' 
(D' R2 L2 D L2 D) OR (B2 U L2 D/D' R2 L2 U) //many 11 +2c3 2e


One of these variations are 21 opt but I would say that's super hard to find.

too bad to recon. Of course I get too greedy with DR search and got 24 when I had 5 DRs with sub 22 opt.

I had these sub 22 opt DRs:
(U2B'L)F2D'L2B2UF// 9+2C3, 21OPT

(U2 B'L)F2R2U'L2D// 8+4B4, 21OPT

R L2 B 
R
U B2 D// 7+5, 21OPT

RL2B
D'RDL2U'R// 9+2C3, 20 opt which i solved in 24 lol

U'L2D'
FR'BRF//8+3q4c, 21 opt


Optimal after my DR this week is 20,21,20 lol.

B L' D //EO
F2 R
F R2 B R L' //10+4b2 4E !!!!
(D2 B2 R2 U2 F R2 U2 F')
(L2 U2 R2) //lol 20 to slice

solve in +1, OPT after DR let's go!!!!!

Backup 22:
B L' D //EO
F2 R
F R2 B R L' //10+4b2 4E !!!!
F' U2 L2 F
L2 U2 R2 U2 R2 B2 D2// 21 to slice and solve in 22

I kinda didn't want to check 11 movers seriously but at the same time I struggled to find a lot of 10 move DR. I am luckily saved by this ideal 10+2 I found at 30 min.

All other DRs I had are much worse:
B L' D'
R L2 U2 F' R B L//10+2C4

(B L R' F)
(U2 R U) RZP IN 7
(L U' R U) //11+4A2,4E

Very comfy time management in this attempt

At around 40 min I already had a backup 22:

U2 F' L2 B
U D
R D' R2 D //10+4B2
U2 B2 U2 R' F2 L
F2 L2 D2 B2 D2// 21 to slice and can be solved in +1 (opt is a findable 21 with 4q)

Then I start spamming HTR variations of my 2c3 and at 50 min I found this:

(U' R' L D')
(B2 R')
(B [R' F2 R]) //10+3Q2C2E
L2 U2 B U2 B L2 B
F2 U2 D2 //leave S slice in 20

[] --> R2 L D2 L // 21, opt after DR

Feels like Wen when all my good DRs come from fishy RZP in 6 !!!
It's also lucky that my only two 10 move DRs are both good ig. 

Somehow all my 10 move DRs are either 5q or 4b4. I am quite curious whether I missed any good 10 movers from any RZP in 4.

U (R' L' D')
(R' U2 B' D2 B2 F' R)//11+2C3
F2 B' U2 R2 F L2 F //HTR
U2 D2 R2 F2 R' L B2 L' R //Finish

Backup 24 to slice and +1 to solve. Missed opt by 1. 

I had:
(U)FDL
FD'FD2L2D//10+5, with 23 from 1 variation

and etc.

(D U F' R')
(F2 L2 D F' U')// 9+4q2c4e in 4 variations
(F) B2 L2 B L2 B' U2 B //HTR extension
R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 //Finish in 22

I was very glad to find this HTR with an extra B2 that gives 22, until I realized that simply doing the HTR without the extra move gives 5 move finish to a 21 orz.

Biggest plot twist ever. 

Edited: even funnier that I am not the only one missing the 21 from HTR.

Get slightly spoiled as someone mentions blocks in the group chat.
被剧透了一点所以下意识看了一下砖🧱

Otherwise I might not try as hard for the 9+4

I also had
R(B2 R2 B )
(R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 R)//10+4 with a million variations

F2 U2 R2 D
L B' R F' L2 F//10+2C3 6E

(B2 L' R F')
(R2 L B2 L2 R D') // 10 move DR extension, 1q4c2e
(R F2 B2 R2 L' B2 R')
(D2 R2 B2 D2) // 21 from 20 to slice

I had this at 30 min but fail to improve it.