L (L F R) // EO(4/4)
D' F' // DR-4C4E, AR-1C1E, 2p(2/6)
(R2 D F2 U' F') // DR, 2c3 4e(5-1/10)
D (L2 D' L2 D) // HTR(5/15)
(B2 R2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D2) // finish(7-1/21)

Nice

Other:
(F) U B D B
(D2 L B2 L' B2 D) // 4b2 4e in 11

(F) U' B D B
(L2 F2 R2 B2 R U) // 2c3 2e in 11

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

B' F R' D // EO(4/4)
(R2 B2 L2 B R F [L') // DR, WAIT WHAT, HTR???(7/11)
(F2 B2 R2 B2 D2 R2] U2 R2 D2) // finish(9-1/19)

[] = L B2 U2 L2 F2 B2(-1/18)

Kinda silly how i found this directly as dr on the other axis instead of finding dr in 7 on R/L and trying to extend it, but i'm happy to find an 18 after such a bad a1

I also initially found a backup 23 from this
F D L' U2 R
F2 D2 R2 B' D // 4b2 4e in 10, 21 opt which i likely would've found if not 18, lol

F D2 R' D L' // EO(5/5)
R2 B U' F' D // DR, 4a4(5/10)
[F L2 B U2 B2 L2 F' L2 F' // HTR(9/19)
B2] L R' B2 L' R' // LS(6/25)

[] = B D2 B L2 B2 D2 F2 B R2 F(+0/25)

Spent pretty much the whole second half of attempt trying to make this work:
F D2 R' D L'
R2 B U' F' D
L2 F' R2 B // Aperm+slice in 14, but the slice is fucked so even sticking a +9 in the end doesn't give anything good. I also know you can solve 3c in +10 with only dr moves at the end which maybe gives 24, but i didn't expect my backup slice in 24 to not give +0, considering 4qt and blocky fish, so i didn't try it

I found this after the hour:
L2 F' // this regresses to 2c5 but let's switch
(B' R2 B' R2 B D2 F' U2 B R2 F B') // htr in 21 and 1 move finish but you can get 23 on the spot, apparently slicable to 22 for optimal from dr but i didn't bother

Bad attempt.

I had this:
L' B U' D B' R // dr-3c2e

But i missed this:
L' B' U' D' B' R // dr-3c2e, which gives a 21 if you switch

(B D2 R' U') // EO(4/4)
(R2 U2 F' U2 L2 B) // DR, 4b2 2e(6/10)
[R' U2 F2 B2 R // HTR(5/15)
U2 R2] {D2} // M+S(3/18)

[] = L' B2 U2 D2 L' R2 D2 L2(+1/19)
{} = F B' L2 F' B(+3/22)

I had high hopes for this jzp but it's 21 optimal with some really hard paths.

I looked at
(B R' U')
(R2 D2 B' D2 L2 B)
D2 R // reduce to 4a1 4e

But didn't try dr breaking htr in 17 that gives 20, skill issue.
Could've also found this by switching 4a1 reduction and finding htr on inverse, then double slice, but i only checked R2 D2..., and only remembered R2 U2.. also works when checking the eo extension dr, and didn't come back to it. Skull

21.00 is good but i missed woaj by 6 instead of 1 like last week, so meh, and 17 on a2 and 20 on a3 are the things i could very realistically find

(B2 R' B U) // EO(4/4)
{L2 D2 L2 B2 L'} B' // DR, 4b2 2e(6/10)
D2 [R' B2 L' // HTR(4/14)
F2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R2] // LS(6/20)

[] = L' D2 R' F2 L2 D2 B2 D2 L2 x2(+0/20) // 4x
{} = R2 U2 R2 B2 L R2 x2(+1/21)

Also had 2 other slices in 20:
(F L2 D F B)
R' F2 L2 D2 L' U // 4b2 2e in 11
L' D2 L'
F2 U2 F2 D2 B2 L2 // slice in 20, +2

(L) B2 L
B L2 F B2 D' // 4b2 2e in 8
(D2 F2 D2 R2 F' D2 B')
(L2 D2 L2 D2 L2 D2) // slice in 20, i looked at inserting 2e2e outside dr but forgot about the other alg for slice in 19 and 20

The second dr is 19 optimal with a hard 4q path, but i found it very late after finding a 21 and checking if niss 3mover has something easy at 50 minutes, and it spawned this. This eo is 17 optimal but you have to do a jzp in +3, didn't have enough time to spot it.

If i started checking from this eo, and i almost did, i would likely have found the 17 or at least 20, but oh well

D2 F' R F' // EO(4/4)
L // DR-4C2E, AR-3C1E, 2p(1/5)
(D' L & D2 L) // DR, 4c3(4/9)
U F2 [D L2 D2 B2 U'] // HTR(7/16)
F2 // 2E2E(1/17)

& = R2 D2 L2 U2 L2 D2(+3/20)
[] = D' B2 U2 R2 U(+0/20)

Ending attempt at 25 min cause i have bachelor's defense in half an hour, lol

(F D F U2 B') // EO(5/5)
(U' R2 L U R) // DR, 2c3 4e(5/10)
B2 R2 U' B2 U' R2 D // HTR(7/17)
R' L' F2 B2 R L // finish(6-2/21)

This is essentially an insertion of this double slice i found immediately after finding the dr and got a bit distracted:
(U' L2 U R2 U) // HTR(5/15)
(L2 B2) // M+E(2/17)

What i found is optimal after eo, and after squishing 21 out of this and briefly checking that 3movers aren't something crazy(yes, i didn't check them before having this solution), i ended the attempt after 40 minutes cause cool eo into 7c8e into cool finish, what else can you ask for

F (R D' F') // EO(4/4)
U' // DR-4C2E(1/5)
(D' L2 D2 R' D') // DR, 4a2 2e(5/10)
(B2 L) [L' U2 D2 R'] D2 R' // HTR(8/18)
D2 B2 L2 F2 // LOL(4/22)

[] = R' F2 B2 L'(4/22)

Wtf was this scramble, lol. At the end when 4a1 4e reductions up to 3 moves refused to work i decided to just spam 2move 4a1 reduction and this randomly spawned.

There's a 21 from a 2+3 eo but i already checked like 70 this attempt without 2+3 so no, but kinda dumb for missing R2 D F U D eo that has an easy 22

R' F R2 U // EO(4/4)
(R' B2 L' B' U2 B) // DR, 2c3 2e(6/10)
R' B2 L' B2 L // HTR(5/15)
B2 R2 U2 D2 // S slice(4/19)

(...B' U2 [B U2 D2 R2 B2]...)

[] = F R2 L2 D2 F' B'(+1/20)

Free 20 on a 10 bad scramble, we take those

Turns out i also had a variation of what Xiwen used for a 20 but didn't bother checking, lol

(L F D' L) // EO(4/4)
([F2 L2 B' D2 F D2 F']) // DR, 4c3(7/11)
R2 D' F2 D L2 F2 D2 F2 D // HTR(9/20)
U2 R2 L2 // S slice(3/23)

[] = B2 R2 B' U2 B' F2 R2 B'(+1/24)

Didn't have anything apart from this jzp and started working on it very late

D2 B2 U // EO(3/3)
B2 R B2 L // DR, 4a2 4e(4/7)
U2 F^ L2 F2^ L2 U2 B'^ // HTR(7/14)
R2 D2 F2 D2 // LS(4/18)

^ = w(+0/18)

Found this very late somehow, because at first i only checked the other way of doing trigger on this eo variation cause it gives a 1 move shorter htr, and then went on to wack variations on the 4c3 in 7, if this wasn't +0 probably would've have been able to slice this in time

Nice to get a scramble once in a while where you get a 20 even if you mess up

R' L' (F L') // EO(4/4)
D' // DR-4E4C(1/5)
(B2 D2 L2 R2 F' D) // DR, 4b2 4e(6/11)
L2 [F' L2 D2 F] // HTR(5/16)
U' D R2 U' D' // LS(5-1/20)

[] = F B2 R2 U2 B2 F'(+2/22)

+6 double slice, skull

I was working on this for the second half of the attempt, which has a findable 21 that i could've found but i didn't check the right thing
(R L) R2 F' R
D B' U // 2c4 in 8

(B) R' D' F // EO(4/4)
(U2 D2 L' U' R U') // DR, 2c3 4e(6/10)
(L2 F2 L D2 B2 R' F2 R) // HTR(8/18)
(D2 F B D2 R2 F B') // finish(7-2/23)

League scrambles being either straight up bullshit or fake good is starting to get to me, what the hell was this

I had this and also 2c4 in 10 with 2 variations here, and for some reason i decided not to write down optimal eos on R/L on inverse(the only axis i didn't do this for this scramble), and there's a 2c4 in 9 on that with a relatively easy 21

U2 R2 U F B // EO(5/5)
(R' U2 L' U2 R2 D) // DR, 4b2 2e(6/11)
D2 R2 D2 L' D2 L' // HTR(6/17)
B2 {R2 B2 D2} // E slice(4-1/20)

{} = U' D B2 L2 U D(+2/22)

Kinda hard to tell if this is optimal from variations but this is ok for the scramble.

There is a 19 here by extending (R' D F B) to 5mover and doing rzp in 6, and a 21 extending a dr in 8(which i missed, oops) by 3 for dr in 11 and it's apparently +10

(F) B2 D' U2 B // EO(5/5)
L' R' F2 R F2 U' // DR, 4a2 4e(6/11)
[R D2 R2 B2 L // HTR(5/16)
B2 R2 D2 F2 L2] D2 B2 D2 F2 // LS(9-1/24)

[] = R' B2 L2 U2 L' B2 L2 U2 B2 R2(+0/24)

What a fucking scramble, this was my only viable sub12 dr and this is optimal somehow.

I noticed the shape on (F B' L2 D' B') looked nice but missed dr for 20, other than that everything good is from 2+3s here which i didn't check

L (L U F L) // EO(5/5)
D2 B U2 B2 D2 F D' // DR, 2c3 4e(7/12)
{F' D2 R2 B' R2 L2 F2 L2 F D2 F' B} // solve by doing start of the trigger and then it finishes by itself(12/24)

{} = F2 B R2 U2 B' U2 D2 F2 D2 F R2(-1/23)

I hate it when there's a unique good thing on the scramble and i barely miss it. i had (U L2 B F2 R) rzp and switched it, but didn't find 3 moves to trigger and there's a free 20 from that

Other drs:
D R F
(U' L)
(U D2 R' D R) // 2c4 in 10, 23 opt

U' F2 L
(U2 B)
D2 R2 D2 R2 F // 4c3 in 10, 22 opt but not realistically findable

I also found this
L (D F' D2 L)
(F')
(D2 B2 U F2 D') // 4b2 4e in 11

And if i only tried D R2 U instead of U F2 D i would've found a free 22, sad. I think this is the only of 4 variations i didn't look at on inverse before trying some variations on normal

D' (R F' R2 U) // EO(5/5)
F' R2 B' L2 B' L' // DR, 4b2 4e(6/11)
F L2 U2 [B' L2 F' R2 F // HTR(8/19)
U2 D2 B2] R2 // LS(4/23)

[] = F' D2 F' U2 B U2 D2 F2(+0/23)

Other:
D (B2 L2 F' D)
U2 F' D2 B R // 4a4 in 10

D (R F' R2 U')
(B' L2 B2 U2 B' R) // 4a3 in 11

F R F' B L' // EO(5/5)
F2 D2 F U F // DR, 4b2 2e(5/10)
B2 U2 L2 B2 U B2 U' //HTR(7/17)
R2 U2 B2 L2 // LS(4/21)

+0

Tied mallard, cool

Other:
B' D2 L' U F
D // shift rzp
R' F2 R' F2 D' // 4b2 2e in 11

(U) U' R U
L
F' R2 B' U2 F2 R' // 4b2 4e in 11

(U) B U' R U'
L F2 R2 U2 R2 F // 2c3 4e in 11

(B L' U2 R' B) // EO(5/5)
(D' F2 L2 U D' R') // DR, 4b2 2e(6/11)
(B2 U2 F2 D B2 U) // HTR(6/17)
(R2 D2 L2) // M+E(3/20)

M in +2, E in +2, fuck.

I had this rzp: (F2 D L U D'), from which there is a free 20 if you do dr in 11 but i didn't think of the right one, other than that the scramble is just bad.

I also had this:
F' D U' L' U'
F' B2 L' F2 L // 2c4 in 10, hoped it could be at least a 22 with jzp but it's a hard 23 opt

Also the 3move jzp was a complete scam

(R D F' L') // EO(4/4)
(D2 L2 F2 B2 D' B) // DR, 4c3(6/10)
(D R2 D'^) U2^ B2 U^ // HTR(6/16)
F2 D2^ B2 L2 F2 B2 // LS(6/22)

^ = w(+0/22)

This looks like unique optimal off this dr's variations so that's good. Missed a 21 from same eo, but you have to extend 5c6e 5mover in a really cool way

L' B' // EO(2/2)
D' // DR-4E4C(1/3)
(R L U' L2 B2 U) // DR, 4b2 4e(6/9)
(L2 D2 [L B2 U2 L']) // HTR(6/15)
({F2 L2 D2}) // E+M(3-1/17)

[] = R D2 B2 R'(+0/17)
{} = U' D R2 F2 U D(+3/20)

Other:
B' F2 U R' L'
F' D F' D // 4a3 in 9

L2 D2 L D
F R2 B U2 F L // 4a3 in 10

B R L2 D'
L
F D2 R D2 R' // 4a4 in 10
D2 R2 F R2 F2 D2 // 2e2e in 16 lol

L' F U D R' // EO(5/5)
B U2 D2 F // DR, 2c3 4e(4/9)
(U2 B2 U R2 B2 U' F2 U') // HTR(8/17)
(R2 D2 B2 L2) // E+S(4/21)

([U2 B2 U R2 B2 U' F2 U' R2 D2] {B2 L2 F' U2 D2 B'}...)

[] = D2 F2 D F2 R2 U' L2 D' L2 U2(+0/21)
{} = F2 R2 B' R2 L2 F B2(+1/22)

(B D R' U2 L) // EO(5/5)
(U F) // JZP(2/7)
F' U2 F // DR, 4b5(3/10)
(U) [U L2 D' F2 D' B2 D2] F2 D' // HTR(10/20)
R2 U2 L2 F2 // LS(4/24)

[] = D F2 U' B2 D' F2 U2(+0/24)

There's actually a 23 here from doing a linear htr in 10 on the variation heavy side, but whatever, i'm happy to get away with a 24 on such bs of a scramble

(L2 B U' D' F) // EO(5/5)
(D) // DR-3C2E(1/6)
(L R2 U L U) // DR, 2c3 2e(5/11)
(F2 [R D2 R' F2 R2 F2 R) // HTR(8/19)
(L2] F2 U2 B2) // LS(4/23)

[] = L B2 L' F2 L2 B2 R'(-1/22)

I had this cool dr:
R (R F R) // 7c8e ar-4c3e
(U') // move to different 7c8e
(R2 B D' F' U') // 2c3 4e in 10

I found this 23 from it and moved to other stuff, and didn't to it after finding 22
(L2 U2 B D2 F U2 F2 U2 F')
(U2 L2 U2) // slice in 22, +1

But actually this dr has a 21 by switching 4b2 4e reduction in 1, skull for not checking it

F (U' R U' F) // EO, DR-7C8E AR-3C1E, 4 pairs(5/5)
L D' R2 D R' // DR, 2c3 2e(5/10)
D L2 F2 [U F2 U // HTR(6/16)
R2 F2 D2] F2 B2 // LS(5-1/20)

[] = D R2 U B2 R2 U D(+1/21)

Only other viable dr:
U B' U2 F'
R'
B2 U2 R2 U' R // 2c4 in 10, had a backup slice in 22 from it but i think it's +1

I actually nissed U (U F' R' D) but didn't try doing additional rzp which gives free 19, sad

(L D B) // EO(3/3)
(R U') // JZP(2/5)
(R2 B2 L' U2 R) // DR, 4c3(5/10)
(F2 B2 U L2 U' B2 U2 L2 U') // HTR(9/19)
(L2 F2 D2) // lol(3/22)

Learnt my lesson about random S2s from previous solve, lmao

Unfortunately missed that (D2 L D B) has a +2 to 3c2e that gives a free 20

(F' R' D L F) // EO(5/5)
(D2 F2 D' R D R') // DR, 2c3 2e(6/11)
(B2 [D F2 D'] B2 U2 L2 U2 L2 U) // HTR(10/21)
(F2 L2 B2) // LS(3/24)

[] = U L2 U'(+0/24)

Fuck this season's league scrambles

My only dr with somewhat reasonable 23 is this:
(F' R' D L F)
U2 L2 D' R U' R // 2c3 4e in 11

But you have to insert a random S2 before trigger on inverse to get a 3move double slice finish

Mallard's only reasonable 22 is by doing rzp to 7c8e on D (U2 F2 D) on normal which i missed, skull

L' U' B D // EO(4/4)
R' // JZP(1/5)
(R' F2 L') // DR, 4b4(3/8)
(B L2 B) F2 D2 F U2 F' // HTR(8/16)
L2 D2 B2 R2 D2 B2 // finish(6-1/21)

Found this at 20 minutes and got lazy, but mallard doesnt give sub21

Forgot to switch (D F2 R2 F) for 20 with dr modification that Max found, oops

(B2 D L') // EO(3/3)
(U B) // DR-4C4E(2/5)
(U2 F2 D' L2 F) // DR, 4c3(5/10)
(U L2 B2 U' R2 D2 $ F2 D') // HTR(8/18)
(R2 F2 D2 B2) // LS(4/22)

$ = D2 R2 U2 B2 U2 R2 D2 F2(+0/22)

I found this at around 20 minutes, and forgot that i didn't check extensions of 3mover and went on to check around 50 5movers on normal. Then i returned to inverse and founds 2 variations of 2c4 in 8 but turned out they are both +15 optimal lmfao.

I had this:
D B L F2 D
F
B2 D2 L' D2 R // 0c4 in 11

I don't know why, but i didn't check L2 F2 L' B2 R after jzp which gives 0c0 4e in 11 and a free 21, skill issue, but other than that there seem to be no findable 21s so 22 is ok i guess

D2 B U2 R' F' // EO(5/5)
(R' B2 L' D) // DR, 2c4(4/9)
R' (L2 D2 F2 L' U2 L B2 L) // HTR(9/18)
(B2 U2 L2 D2 R2) // LS(5-1/22)

...F' [R D2 L2 U2 B2 L'] B2...

[] = L B2 R2 B2 D2 R'(+0/22)

Nice, mallard only finds sub22 from switching 5mover or by jzp on 2+2 that i missed, ooops

(U F' D' R) // EO(4/4)
(U') // DR-4C2E(1/5)
(F B' D' L2 D) // DR, 2c4(5/10)
(B' U2 F R2 D2 F R2 F) // HTR(8/18)
(U2 R2 F2 R2 L2) // LS(5/23)

+0

I was mainly working on
(F' U D' R)
(B U2 F' D2 F) // 2c4 in 9 with a million variations

But i skill issued so hard by not writing down B2 D B' L eo, from which there's basically a free 20, awful solving this week, this is just not tier 1 level at all

(L' D B' U2 R) // EO(5/5)
F' B' R2 U L2 U // DR, 2c3(6/11)
L2 [B' D2 B D2 B' // HTR(6/17)
L2 U2 F2] L2 // LS(4/21)

[] = B2 F L2 F U2 B' R2 D2 B2(+1/22)

Other:
(L) R' F' D2 R
U R2 U B // 2c4 in 9, both variations 22 opt

(U' L U D')
(R)
(B R' B F2 L) // cool 2c4 in 10, 23 opt

R (D F' B2 R)
(B2 U R2 F2 U) // 2c3 6e in 10 with a million variations

(B2 F2 L' F')
(U' R2 L2 F2 D L) // 2c4 in 10

Missed jzp from (D B2 R F) eo, imagine noticing rzp to 6c3e but missing jzp in 5. Also missed the 8+4 cause i forgot to switch the other 3mover, probably a good thing since it was kind of doomed with all the variations as far as i understand

U' B (L' F') // EO(4/4)
(L') // DR-4E4C(1/5)
(B2 D L2 D L) // DR, 2c4(5/10)
D' R2 U' B2 U B2 L2 U // HTR(8/18)
F B D2 F B R2 // finish(6/24)

Starting a league week with a 24 is my favorite thing, fuck.

I also worked a lot on
(F' U L R2 B)
(R' L' F2 U' R2 U) // 4b2 4e in 11

Both of these drs are 22 optimal, but you have to do 2q switch 2q for better than 24 on both of them

Some other stuff:
(F' U' D L' F)
B2 U' B2 D R // 4a4 in 10, extendable to 4a3 in 11

(B' L B D F)
(U D B2 L' D' R) // 4a4 in 11, extendable to 2c3 in 12

(F' L F2 U R)
(D F L2 U2 B' U) // 4a4 in 11

Mallard only finds a 21 from a 5move eo i forgot about and rzp in 6

L' (F L' R) // EO(4/4)
(D') // JZP(1/5)
(L2 F R2 B) // DR, 2c4(4/9)
B2 [U' F2 U' L2 U L2 U' // HTR(8/17)
D2] F B' U2 F B // LS(6-2/21)

[] = D' L2 U D2 F2 D R2 U(+0/21)

Double slice in +3 with 4q and F R2 B, skull

(R L2 F D) // EO(4/4)
(L) // DR-3C2E(1/5)
B' R2 F' R B R' // DR, 2c3 2e(6/11)
U2 B' L2 [B R2 D2 B // HTR(7/18)
U2 B2] R2 U2 L2 // LS(5-1/22)

[] = F D2 L2 F D2 F2(+0)

At around 45 minutes my only semi-decent sub11 dr was:
(R L2 F D)
(L)
(F2 R2 L' B' L') // 2c3 6e in 10

So i was pretty happy with a 22 from dr in 11, but then i remembered i didn't check 2 niss 4movers....

L (D' B2 R')
(F U2 B' L2 U') // 2c4 in 9, this has a super easy 21 i would've got if i didn't find this so late into attempt, i just saw that there's a qt after (U'), but in a hurry missed (D2 U) gives htr in +7 after it and it happens to have a 4move finish

L (D' B2 R)
(F2 B2 D' L2 U2 B) // 2c3 4e in 10 with 2 variations
(R2 D R2 U' L2 U)
(F2 L2 B2 L2 D2) // slice in 21, but +1 and that's optimal unfortunately

L (D' B2 R)
B2 D' L2 D2 B // 2c3 4e in 9 with 2 variations, had a 22 to slice from it, 21 opt but a much harder path than the 2c4

Disappointed with not checking this eo earlier but the final result is somewhat decent i guess. Mallard finds 18 from 2+3 eo(lol), but there's a reasonable 20 by switching 3mover and doing rzp into 7c8e

(F' L' F2 R) // EO(4/4)
(U' B) // DR-4C2E(2/6)
(D' B R2 B') // DR, 4b2 2e(4/10)
(R2 D B2 D') // HTR(4/14)
U2 B2 L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 // finish(7/21)

Imagine finding this before switching htr in 14:
(D' [B R2 B'])
D2 F2 L2 F2 B2 {U B2 U'}
R2 // double slice in 19

[] = B' F2 L2 B F2
{} = D L2 D' U2 // 22

Other drs:
(R L F' U2 L')
(D2 B U F' D) // 2c4 in 10 + variations

F D' F B' U
(F' L' U2 F2 U2 R) // 2c4 in 11

Surprisingly pleasant for a 10 bad scramble, unlike the previous one

(D' R' F' R' U) // EO(5/5)
(B) // DR-4C4E(1/6)
(L U2 L' B2 L B) // DR, 2c3 2e(6/12)
R F2 U2 [L U2 F2 R'] // HTR(7/19)
F2 B2 L2 F2 // LS(4/23)

[] = L2 R' F2 D2 L'(+1/24)

I tried to squeeze 23 out of
F L (L2 B L)
F2 R2 D L2 U // 2c5 in 10,

but you have to do htr in 10 on normal instead of inverse which i spent most my time on

Missed 22/23 by not switching (U' R' B' R' D), skull