R' U' F U' B F2 R B2 L U2 R' F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U' F' D2 L2 D2 B' L' B R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
B' D' B' U' B2 U L' D' R' D R2 D' B2 D R2 L2 F2 U' R2 F2
B' D' B' // EO(3/3)
U' B2 U L' D' R' // DR(6/9)
D R2 D' B2 D R2 L2 F2 U' // HTR with inserted slice(9/18)
R2 F2 // solved(2/20)
I wish solving 2c4 was always such a pleasant and easy experience lol
Also this solve almost became a disaster because I was getting trolled by 2 4c3 sets in 9
U' B' D' B U2 R2 U R L
(R' B' R2 B R2 L' U D' R)
R' U' F D2 R2 U2 L' F2 B R U2 B L2 U2 L U2 L F2 R2 B2 U2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U L2 F2 D2 F' L' U2 D2 B2 R2 L' B2 L B2 U2 L U2 F R U' B' U2
U (U2 B U) // EO(4/4)
(R' F') L2 F2 D2 F' // DR(6/10)
R' (U2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 L') // HTR(8/18)
(D2 F2 B2 R2 L2) // slice(5-1/22) but actually 21
+1 for 22
Scary solve, I found the leave slice with 9 minutes left with only 24 as a backup
R' U' F U' R2 D L2 U B' R' F' L B' F2 L F2 U2 R' L D2 L' B2 U' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
L' D2 F2 R' D' F2 R' F2 B2 L2 D2 R' F2 B2 R' F2 U2 B' R' F' U L
(L U' F R B) // EO(5/5)
L' D2 F2 R' D' // DR(5/10)
F2 L (U2 F2 R F2 B2 L) // HTR(8/18)
(B2 R2 U2 D2 L2) // slice(5-1/22)
+0 for 22
I had this 21-optimal 4c4 in 9 but like no
(L) D' R F' L
(B2 D' R2 D)
(U) F D F' D seems to have many sub22 possibilities but I didn't get to check this EO
R' U' F R2 B L2 F L2 B D2 B2 D2 U' R' D' R' B R2 U2 R' B U R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
L' B L F2 R D' F U' B' U2 D' L2 F2 L2 F L2 F2 L2 U2 F' D2 B2 L2
L' B L F2 R // EO(5/5)
D' F U' B' D // cool DR(5/10)
(L2 B2 D2 B L2 D2 B2 U2 B') // HTR(9/19)
(R2 B2 L2 U2 D2) // slice(5-1/23)
+0 for 23
I was excited when I found this not obvious 4a2 4e in 10 but it was awfully setup
None of my DRs gave sub23
R' U' F D' R F2 L2 D' U' L2 R2 D' B2 F L' F D2 R' B' L2 R2 D' R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
F' L D R F' D2 B2 R2 D2 R2 B' D2 B2 D F' U' B2 D2 B2 L2
F' L D R // EO(4/4)
(L2 B2 D2 B2 U F D') // DR(7/11)
B (F2 U2 F) // HTR(4/15)
(U2 R2 U2 F2 L2 B2) // slice(6-1/20)
+0 for 20
I'm happy I was able to not focus too hard on the bad 9+2 and to keep some time to look at longer DRs
However a variation of this DR that I looked at has an 8-move finish with 4qt for 19 lmao