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.

(B' R2 F')
(D') R U2 B2 L R' U //10+2c3
(R D2 B2 L' D2 L)//htr
(D2 L2 B F R2 B' F')//finish in 23

opt is 21 orz

Very overwhelming attempt
I also had:
(F)F2 U B' 
L R2 U F2 D R//10+3Q4C, 23opt

(B' R2 F')
(D' R2 F2 L' R2 U) or (D' L2 B2 L' R2 D)//9+3Q4C, 22 opt 

(B' R2 F)
R' L2 D B2 R' B2 L //10+2C4 with variations, 21 opt at 1 variation lol

(F) UB'
F2 L R2 B2 D U2 L//10+2a4 4e, 23 opt

(R) U L' //EO
F' U'//try this as it makes a lot of pairs
F U B2 D' //9+3q2c2e
(B') Bw R2 Bw' //OMG
R2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 //19 Let's go!!!!!

Finally got a cool DR that is actually good!!! 

Sub20 is so encouraging after my bad performance in the last 11 solves of the league.

All my other DRs are from (R)UL eo. 

B' L' U' D' F //eo+jzp
U2 F2 R2 D2 R'//10 +2c4
(F2 U' R2 D B2 L2 U R2 U)
(R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 L2) //25

Opt is 23. I need to check htr faster....

I also had:

(LFR'U'B)
D2R'L2U//9+5, 23opt

Doing (RU2R) here give fake htr,
so if we DR flip the 9+5 we get

(LFR'U'B)
(RU2R)D2R'//10+4b4 orz, 23opt

B'L'U'D'F
(R2 U B2 R2 U)//10+5 LOL

So 4 sub 11 move DRs but they are all bad. I only checked ~40 EOs tho so skill issue probably.

U L' D B' U//eo
L U2 F R'// DR cool!, 9+2c4
D2 Bw R2 F' D2 Fw D2 F'
D2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U2 //23

Opt is 22. I found this 23 at 45 min. I thought it's hard to improve on this 23 until I found:

U L' D' B' U//eo
L U2 F R'// a very similar DR, but 9+2c4
(R2 F)// fake HTR

so it DR flips to:
U L' D' B' U
(R2 F) L U2 F //10+4a2,4e
Opt from it is 22 and perfectly findable if I found it earlier.


I also had:
(U'F'RB'U)
LB'LBL//10+2C4, 23OPT

(R'UFD2L)
(U'L2F'D'B)10+2C4, 24OPT

Backup 23:

(U F B' L' D)
L2 F L2 F' D2 L // 11+4b2,4e
B D2 B U2 F D2 F
L2 D2 R2 // leave slice in 21

but the slice can only be solved in +2

At around 50 minutes I found my first sub 11 DR lol:
F2 U' L F R // eo +jzp
(R2 U2 B2 L2 F)// 10+2c3 4e
(Dw F2 Uw' L2 U')
(R2 F2 U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 R2) //23-1 =22

Clutch a 22 in the last 2 minutes which is nice. Opt after all my DR i think?

found in 59 minute.... scary

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

The only other DR set I had:

(R F2 D F' B')
(L' U' L2 F2 R' D)// 11+1q4c4e, also 23 opt but I missed due to skill issue

(D R' F L' B)
D B2 D2 L2 U L //11+1q4c2e
(D L2 U' F2 L2 F2 U) //htr
R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 //finish in 23

opt after DR is 22 but not easy

I also had:
(DRF'L'B)
(D'RF2U'R)//10+2c4, 23 opt

(D R' F L' B)
(U L2 U' D' B2 R)// 11+2qa4c4e, one variation is 22 opt

L F D 
L' B F L' F' U2 F //10+2C4, 22 OPT

Free gift to my opponent again~ 
Somehow I rarely succeed if I start checking DR at 40 minutes.

L D R' B L'
R2 F U2 F B' D// 11+2qa4c4e, 
L2 D2 F R2 U2 F2 D2 F
D2 L2 D2 F2 R2// leave slice in 24

and then solve slice panically in +3.

Opt is 24 only.

I also had:
L D R' B L
D2 F2 L2 B R2 D//11+2qa4c4e, 24 opt

(R2 U L' F' R')
(U2 L2 B L2 F U D)//12+3q2c2e, 22 opt with DR flipping/double slice

(R2 U' L' F' R)
F2 L2 F' U F' D or B2 R2 F' D F' U //11+3q2c4e, both 24 opt.

21 is not bad.

L' F' L F
(B2 D2 U' R' D)//9+2c3
F2 L' D2 [R' U2 R
U2 D2 L2 U2] //19 to slice

[] ---> L2 R D2 L F2 B2 L' R' U2 //solve in +2 sadly

Opt is 20 but probably hard to find given the amount of good DRs in this scramble.

I am glad that 21 beats the optimal from the 8 movers : )

I am sooooo mad. 
I had 13 minutes for the insertion and I still DNFed.
Also I had 2 DRs that are 20 opt


(R' B' R2 B)//EO and it looks fishy
(L' R2 U D' R')//9+3q4c4e
(D') U B2 D2 R2 D' F2//16 to double slice

it looks soooo promising, especially given that there are also blocky fish potential.
Insertion give 22, and opt after DR is 21 with 5qt.


Others: 
(L' U D' R F L2 F U2 D2 B)//10+3q2c6e, 22 opt

B' D' B' //EO
U' B2 U L' D' R //9+2C4, 20 opt from a few variations of this DR

U' B' D' B//
U2 R2 U R L //9+3q4c with a million variations, also 20 opt!!!!! (with 5qt tho)

(U F' D' B)
(D2 F2 R' F2 U L' D')//11+2
F2 U2 B2 R D2 B2 L' //HTR
U2 D2 [B2 D2 L2] //23 to slice

[] --> R L' D2 R2 L2 B2 R L // solve slice in +5 in panic

Miss easy optimal by 5 move here.

I also had:
F(B2U'F)
DLF2U'R'D//10+2qb4c2e, 23 opt

(U' F D' B')
(U' L R' F2 U' L2 D)//11+3, 23 OPT

F(U'F)
(U'L)
D'L2B2DL//10+4, 23OPT

(U'F)FD
(LU2F2LD'L)//11+2C3 4e, 24 OPT

not a single 22 possible from all these DR orz.....

25, 24, 28 this week while opt after my DRs are 23, 20, 23 lol.
Missing opt by 11 moves means that I am improving.

Terrible time management, bad result, but cool solution.

(B' F R L' B')// eo-extension
(U2 B2 D R2 U)// DR, 10+3q2c4e
D2 L' U2 B2 L' F2 L'//HTR
D2 F R2 U2 D2 L2 B' //DR breaking finish!!!!!

If I had a few more minutes I might have found the 22 instead of this cool finish from the HTR.

Optimal after DR is 20 with double slice orz.......

Had some 11 movers:
(F)U2D2 F/F' R'UD2B2L'U2L//11+2

BFRLB
U
(B2R'D'R'D)//11+2

(U D' B' D)//eo
(F' L U2 B' R2 D2 F)//DR, 11+3q4c with many variations
D2 L (L R F2 D2 L F2 R' B2 F2 U2 R2 F2)//Panic finish in 25

Opt is 23 orz.

Besides this, all I had is a 10+2
(U' F' R L B)
(U L2 R' U R)//10+4b2,2e, also 23 opt orz.

U B' (U2 F')//eo
(R2 U' B2 L' U' R')//DR, 10+2c4, 2e
(D B2 U) U2 R2 U L2 U'//HTR
F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 B2//FINISH

24 is optimal after DR how unlucky.

I had no other good DR due to bad time management.

(F D R' D2 B')//EO
R2 U2 R B2 L' U//DR,11+3q2C2E
R' U2 L F2 L//HTR
R2 U2 D2 B2 R2//finish

10 move finish let's go!!!!! Opt after EO

It can be reduced to 20 to slice but no plus 1. 

I also found 
(F D R' D2 B')
(U' R' D B2 U2 L)//11+0Q4E 

I found the 21 at 30 minute, and then just tried random stuffs and probably missed a few 10 move DRs from the 3 move EO (I only found 2).

These are all the DRs I had after checking 50 EOs orz

F D B L U'
B D2 B2 R2 B R//11+3Q2C4E

F D B L U'
F' U2 B2 R2 F' L//11+3Q2C4E

The optimal after DR is 24 and I almost find it. I DNFed a 23 to slice.

F' L D R' //EO
(R2 L2 D B U')//DR, 9+2
U2 B D2 R2 L2 B'//HTR
U2 R2 U2 R2 B2 L2//21 to slice

slice solve in +2 orz

Missed optimal only by 1. Optimal use 9 move HTR and 4 move finish.

I had another 23 that's slightly more interesting:

(D R' B' U')
(R')//DR-6c6e
(B F' L B F' R)//DR,11+2
(B' R2 B R2 B D2 B')
(L2 D2 R2 U2 R2)//23 to slice and can be solved in +0, opt after DR

I found no more DR.