R' U' F D' F' U R' U2 D' R' L2 F L2 U2 B' U2 L2 B2 R' D R2 U R' U' F
Results
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Solution
R' D2 F L U2 L' U2 L' U' L2 D F2 L2 F B U2 F' B R2 L' U2 D2 B2 R
R' D2 F //EO
L U2 L' U2 L' U' L2 D //DR 11+2 4c2e
(R' B2 U2 D2 L) //HTR
(R2 B' F U2 F' B' L2 F2) //finish
I got lost when trying the variations.
(R' B2 U2 D2 L' R2 F2 R2 B2) is some 3e in 20 that +2's but i ran out of time...
R' U' F R2 U' B' R F' R' D F' L U2 F D2 F B R2 F' L2 U2 R2 B U2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R D F U2 R U R2 U F2 R2 L2 F' U R2 U2 F2 U R2 F2 U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 D2
R D F U2 R //EO
U R2 U F2 R2 L2 F'//11->12+2 ext
U R2 U2 F2 U //HTR
R2 F2 U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 D2 //finish
Pros: setup to F2 B2 R spotted
Cons: rest of the attempt
R' U' F R2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 D' B2 R2 F2 R2 F' R D' U2 F2 L2 B R' B D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F2 D L F' L2 U R2 L2 U' R' F2 U2 B2 U2 L' D2 R L' U D' R2 U' D'
F2 D L F' //EO
L2 U L2 R2 U' //DR 9+2 4c4e
[L' U2 B2 D2 B2 L' //HTR
F2] D' U R2 D' U' //slice in 21 but cooked
[ ] = R' F2 U2 B2 U2 L' D2 L' R //miracle +2
R' U' F R' F2 B U' R2 F L2 B R2 U2 R2 B2 D2 R2 U L2 U' R' F' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R B' U R' D2 F2 B' D F U2 R2 B L2 D2 B R2 B2 L2 U2 R2 D2 B2
R B' U R' //EO
D2 B' F2 D //DR 8+3 2c2e
F U2 R2 B L2 D2 B //HTR
R2 B2 L2 U2 R2 D2 B2 //finish
Got baited by B (L2 B' D2 L) //DR-1s because cool>everything else
R' U' F R' D R2 D2 B' U D L2 F' L' U2 L2 B2 D' B2 U2 D' F' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
D2 F' U2 R2 U2 B' U2 F B D2 B R F' B2 L2 D2 R2 D' R2 F U
(U' F' R2 D) //EO
(R2 D2 L2 F B2 R') //DR 10+1 4c2e
(B) D2 [B' R2 D2 R2 B' //HTR
R2 B2 D2] // leave slice
[ ] = F' U2 R2 U2 B' U2 F B //solve slice (+1)
R' U' F U B2 L B L2 B2 U2 B2 F2 U B2 D' F' L D2 B L2 D F' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
D B R' D' L2 B' R L' U2 F2 R2 L' U2 F2 B' L2 D2 L2 U2 F U2
D B R' D' //EO
L2 B' [F2 D2 R'] //DR 8+2 -> 9+2 ext
(U2 F' U2 L2 D2 L2 B) //HTR
(F2 U2 L2) //19, but really 18 to wrong slice
[ ] = R L' U2 F2 R2 L //21
Had 8+4 for 18 written down but i just didn't spend enough time on it as I believed in a sub20 from these 8/9+2s...
R' U' F R L' U L F' L2 U' D2 R' U2 R F' B2 L2 F2 B L2 D2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
U F' R2 B' D F2 U2 L2 D2 R F2 U2 R' D2 R' L' U2 F D2 R' D2 F R
U F' R2 B' D //EO
(R' F' D2 R D2 F') //DR 11+2 4c4e
(U2 [L2 B2 L D2 B2 R') //HTR
(U2 R2] U2 F2) // leave slice
[ ] = L R D2 R U2 F2 R' D2 L2 //solve slice (+1)
R' U' F U' D' L' D2 F' B' R B R' D2 F2 U2 R2 F2 B' U2 L2 D2 L2 F' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
L' F R D' R' L F' R' B R L2 U2 B' L2 U2 D2 B' L2 U2 F B D2
L' F R D' //EO
L R' F' R' B R //DR 10+2 4c2e
L2 U2 [F' D2 L2 R2 B' //HTR
D2 L2 F2] D2 //leave slice in 21
[ ] = B' L2 U2 D2 B' L2 U2 F B //solve slice (+1)
R' U' F R B U R L D' R' U F L' F2 L2 U2 B2 D2 R' U2 R2 F2 L R' U' F
Results
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Solution
L D' R' F' U L' U2 R2 D' F2 U2 D2 R L' B2 L' D2 B2 U B2 U' F2 L2 D2 B2
L D' R' F' //EO
U L' U2 R2 D' F2 D2 R //DR 12+2 4c2e
(B2 D2 L2 F2 U B2 U') //HTR
(B2 D2 L2) //wrong slice, but it's cooked
(L' B2 L R' U2 R) //6-3 as I have to solve it anyways
R' U' F D2 B2 D' L2 F2 U F2 U' B' L' U B D' R' D L2 F2 R U2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
U L' U2 B U D2 F2 U D F2 R B2 L' D2 R B2 R B2 U' R2 U R' F2 L2
U L' U2 B //EO
D (L2 F2 R U' R2 U) //DR 11+4 2c4e
(B2 [L' D2 L' U2 R U2 L']) //HTR
(F2 U' D' F2 U' D') //leave slice
[ ] = R' B2 R' D2 L B2 R' //solve slice (+0)
I had nothing at all and kept running into super blocky 4c4s and 4b5s, which were probably all bait.
R' U' F R2 B' U2 F' R2 D2 R2 B2 D' L' D2 U' F L2 F' D R B2 L' B2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
F' L' B2 U2 F2 B2 L D2 R2 B2 R2 F2 B' L2 B R2 B' R2 U B' R2
(R2 B U') //EO
F' L' B2 U2 B2 F2 L //DR 10+3 2c4e
(R2 B R2 B' L2 [B') //HTR
(L2 F2] R2 D2) //leave slice
[ ] = B F2 R2 B2 //solve slice (+1)
Other variant is 20 opt
21.00 ao12 so far in the league (excluding 2x DNS)
R' U' F D2 L' F2 B L' B' R D2 R B' L2 U2 B2 D F2 D2 R2 D B2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
U' F' U2 B' U2 F' D2 F' B' U2 R B L F2 R2 F U2 D' F2
U' (F2 D) //EO
(U2 F' R2 F2 L' B' R') //DR 10+3 2c2e
F' U2 B' U2 [B' //HTR
L2 F2] U2 //leave slice
[ ] = F' D2 F' B' //solve slice (+1)
19.33 ao5 PB!
Scramble is 18 opt and so is this 3 move EO, but none seem explainable, much less findable.
R' U' F D2 B U' R' L' B L D' L2 F B' L2 U2 L2 B D R B' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
D2 F L U B U2 R' U2 F2 L F' L2 F2 B U2 F L2 U2 D2 B2 U2 L2 D2
D2 F L U //EO
B U2 R' U2 F2 L //DR 10+3 2c4e
[B' U2 F' D2 F //HTR
R2 U2 D2 F2] U2 L2 D2 //slice in 22
[ ] = F' L2 B F2 U2 F L2 U2 D2 B2 //solve slice (+1)
I hate it when the short HTRs are only on the variation heavy side.
Had other slices in 22 but ran out of time, so maybe there was a +0 somewhere.
The DR is 22 optimal, but natural JZP extention is a 21 optimal.
Didn't even have time to properly check the 8 variations on normal tho, so no way I could expect myself to check 16 more.