Nông Quốc Duy
Weekly 2024-38
Scramble 1
September 16, 2024 10:20 PM
Weekly 2024-36
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B D2 F' U2 B' L2 B R2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U L D' R' B2 D' U' L' F2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
F D2 R' D B L2 U2 F' D F U L2 B2 U' R' L' D2 R L B2 U' B2 U F2 D2
F D2 R' // EO (3/3)
D B // DR-3c2e (2/5)
L2 U2 F' D F // DR 2c4 (5/10)
U L2 B2 U' (D2 F2 U' B2 U) // HTR (9/19)
(B2 R' L' D2 R L) // Solved (6/25)

edit: omfg I got Yiwei's DR for the 22 but somehow missed optimal and quitted that DR. also saw the moves for the 20 but didn't write that DR down. kind of a 20.67 fail for this mean
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September 4, 2024 10:34 PM
Weekly 2024-36
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U' R B' U2 B' R F U F' B' R2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F D2 R2 L2 B' L2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F' B U2 B' R' F2 D2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B U2 F' B2 R2 B' R2 U' D R' L'
(R L U D') // EO + DR-4c4e (4/4)
F' B U2 B' R' // DR 2c3 (5/9)
(R2 [F D2 B' U2 B') // HTR (6/15)
[B2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 // Leave S-slice (6/21)
[] = F2 D2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B U2 B2 F' R2 B' // Solved (+1/22)

This R L U D thing has so many potential, 22 is quite disappointing for having so many variations
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September 3, 2024 9:46 PM
Weekly 2024-36
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F U' F2 U' B2 D' L2 D' L2 U2 L2 R' F U' L2 R' F2 R U' F2 R2 F' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
B' D2 F' L2 B' U F' R2 B D2 F2 B2 L2 F2 B U' D B2 D' B R' U2 L
(L' U2 R) // EO (3/3)
(B' [U) // DR-4c4e (2/5)
B' D2 F' L2 B' U // DR 2c3 (6/11)
F' R2 B D2 R2 B // HTR (6/17)
[U D' R2 U' D R2 // Leave S-slice (6/23)
[] = B2 U' D B2 D' // Shortening (-3/20)
... R2 B D2 {R2 B'} U' D B2 ...
{} = F2 B2 L2 F2 B // Solved (+3/23)
+3 optimal is so sad, I was really excited when I found that UD shortening sequence
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September 2, 2024 10:48 PM
Weekly 2024-35
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B2 L2 F' L2 U2 L2 B R2 F R2 F' L D2 U' L D2 R' U' B2 D' U2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
B2 U2 R' L2 B2 R L2 U D' R2 U D' R F B2 R' F2 B2 D2 R U' D' L B' R2
(R2 B L' U D) // EO (5/5)
(R' D2 F2 B2 R F') // DR 2c3 (6/11)
(B2 R') B2 U2 [R F2 R'] // HTR (7/18)
U D' R2 U D' // Leave M-slice (5/23)
[] = R' L2 B2 R L2 // Solved (+2/25)
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August 28, 2024 9:40 PM
Weekly 2024-35
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U2 R2 D2 R2 D' B2 F2 R2 B2 F2 U B2 R' B U L' B L2 B R' U' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F2 B U2 D2 R' D2 R' F2 B2 U D2 R2 U2 R2 L2 U' R' D F' L' U2 D'
B (U2 D L F) // EO (5/5)
(D' R) // JZP (2/7)
F2 U2 D2 R' D2 R' // DR 4b2 (6/13)
F2 B2 [D' F2 D // HTR (5/18)
D' F2 B2 U2 F2 B2 D'] // Leave E-slice (7-4/21)
[] = D2 U R2 U2 R2 L2 U' // Solved (+1/22)

Doomed scramble, I only wrote down 5 EOs but somehow there's this JZP lmao. The way I found this JZP:
B (U2 D L F) // EO
(D') // DR-4c2e
(R U' R2 U') // 4b2 in 10
Spent some time on this and found 23 to slice and was about to insert this and realized that (D' R) gives JZP
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August 27, 2024 10:02 PM
Weekly 2024-35
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 R2 F2 L2 U2 F' D2 U2 L2 U2 L2 D B U L2 D2 B F D L D R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R F' L2 B R U F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 U R U F2 B2 U' D2
R F' L2 B // EO (4/4)
R // DR-4c4e (1/5)
(U D2 F2 B2 U' R') // DR 4b2 (6/11)
U (U' F2 R2 U L2 U) // HTR (7/18)
(R2 F2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2) // Solved (7/25)
44 EOs checked but only found this 25 wth
Appearently I missed the NISS 4-move EO
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August 26, 2024 10:36 PM
Weekly 2024-34
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B' R L' D2 F B L' D' B U R2 U' B2 R2 F2 L2 D F2 U' B2 L2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R' B' R2 F D2 F' R2 L2 F2 R2 F L F R2 B U2 R2 L2 U' F' D R' L2
(L2 R D' F U) // EO (5/5)
R' // DR-4c4e (1/6)
(L2 R2 U2 B' R2 F' L') // Blocky 4b2 (7/13)
(F') // Square (1/14)
(R2 F2 L2) // Huge green block (3/17)
(R2 F D2 F' R2 B) // Direct finish lol (6/23)
Very hard scramble, found this in last 10 minutes and I only had a backup 30 before finding this. The finish was lucky as I thought there's no way I can find decent HTR from this DR and tried to build block and just saw the finish
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August 25, 2024 10:22 PM
Weekly 2024-34
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F D F2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U B2 L2 U R2 B2 R U F R2 F U2 B R' U' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U2 B' D2 R L U' R2 U' D2 F2 U' F D F2 R2 D' B2 D' R' L' D2 R L' U2 F2
U2 B' D2 R L // EO with inserted D2 (5/5)
U' R2 U' D2 F2 U' F // DR 2c3 (7/12)
D F2 R2 D' B2 D' // HTR (6/18)
R' L' D2 R L' U2 F2 // Solved (7/25)
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August 24, 2024 10:11 PM
Weekly 2024-34
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F R2 D2 F' R2 F' U2 F' U2 B2 D2 F' U' B' L D' B F2 L' U F D' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
R2 F2 R D2 F' B' L2 U2 R2 U2 R2 F' B' R' B2 R2 D R2 L2 U L' D' B L' U2 F'
(F U2 L B') // EO (4/4)
(D) // DR-4e (1/5)
(L U' R2 L2 D') // DR 4a2 (5/10)
R2 F2 R (R2 B2 R) // HTR (6/16)
D2 F' B' L2 U2 R2 U2 R2 F' B' // Solved (10/26)
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August 23, 2024 10:34 PM
Weekly 2024-32
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F D2 L2 B2 F L2 D2 B2 R2 D2 B U2 R B' R D' B2 R2 B L D B R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U B2 R' F' U' F' B2 L2 F' R2 U L2 B U2 L2 F2 D2 L2 F2 B' L2 B R2 U2 R2
U B2 R' // EO (3/3)
F' U' // DR-4c4e (2/5)
F' B2 L2 F' R2 U // DR 4c3 (6/11)
L2 B (R2 U2 R2 B' L2 [B') // HTR (8/19)
(R2 U2 B2] L2 U2) // Leave S-slice (5/24)
[] = B F2 L2 D2 F2 // Solved (+1/25)
Found solution at 30th minute, decided to end early because I caught a fever today and there's an official mean on 10th Aug so I wanted to get some rest
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August 7, 2024 9:23 PM
Weekly 2024-32
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F R D2 F2 U' B2 R2 D R U2 L2 U2 B U2 F2 R2 B' L2 F B' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F2 U2 R2 B' U2 B' U' F2 R2 F2 R2 B U2 B L2 U2 D2 F' B' U R F' R' L'
(L R F R') // EO (4/4)
(U') // DR-4c4e (1/5)
F2 U2 R2 B' U2 B' U' // DR 4b2 (7/12)
F2 R2 F2 R2 B U2 [F // HTR (7/19)
U2 R2 L2 F2] // Leave S-slice (4/23)
[] = B L2 U2 D2 F' B' // Solved (+1/24)
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August 7, 2024 3:32 PM
Weekly 2024-32
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F L2 D L2 R2 B2 L2 U' R2 D2 F2 D2 F D2 U R B' F' D' B2 D' B R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
D R L2 B R2 D F2 U L2 U' D L B2 L2 B2 U' L2 D' R2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U2
D R L2 B // EO (4/4)
R2 D F2 U L2 D U' L // DR 4b2 (8/12)
B2 L2 B2 U' L2 D' // HTR (6/18)
L2 R2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U2 // Solved (7/25)

Edit: huh I checked D R L2 B (U2 F2 U L2 D' L) // 10+2c4 for the longest time but still found nothing from it :(((
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August 7, 2024 12:33 PM
August 4, 2024 9:23 PM
August 4, 2024 3:39 PM
August 4, 2024 12:26 PM
Weekly 2024-31
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B2 L2 F U2 F D2 F R2 D2 L2 R2 F' L B' U B2 D R2 U B' L' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
U' D R' D' F' R' D2 B U2 R2 F2 L2 F U2 F D2 B2 U2 F2 R' F2 B' L2 F' U2 B'
U' D R' D' // EO (4/4)
R' F // DR-4c4e (2/6)
(B U2 F L2 B F2 R) // DR 4c3 (7/13)
D2 B (F2 U2 F^2 U2 F' D2 F') // HTR (9/22)
(R2 B^2 R2 U2) // Leave S-slice (4/26)
^: w // Solved (+0/26)
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July 30, 2024 11:27 AM
Weekly 2024-31
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F L2 R2 D U R2 D' L2 R2 D' B2 L B' F2 U2 F2 R' D' R2 U2 L' D2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
B' L' U' D R' F' L2 B R2 F B2 R2 U2 R2 D2 L2 F2 R' L2 B R2 B2 R2 B'
B' L' U' D // EO (4/4)
R' // DR-4c4e (1/5)
(B R2 B2 R2 B' R) // DR 2c3 (6/11)
[B' U2 B D2 B'] // HTR (5/16)
R2 U2 R2 D2 L2 F2 L2 // Leave S-slice (7/23)
[] = F' L2 B R2 F B2 // Solved (+1/24)
DR found at 41st minute, finish at 45th then I ended the attempt. Best I had before this was 20 to 2e2e that also gives 24 but I didn't try to insert it yet
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July 29, 2024 10:15 PM
Weekly 2024-31
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F B2 U2 F2 R D2 R' F2 L' D2 F2 D2 R D F' R' B D2 R2 U' B2 D' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
B R U2 F L B' U2 R2 D2 F' D B L2 D2 F' B' U2 B' L2 B D2 R2 L2 B2 D2 R2
B R U2 F L // EO + DR-4c4e (5/5)
B' U2 R2 D2 F' D // DR 2c3 (6/11)
[F U2 L2 B2 D2 B' R2 B // HTR (8/19)
U2 R2 L2 F2] D2 R2 // Leave S-slice (6/25)
[] = B L2 D2 F' B' U2 B' L2 B D2 R2 L2 B2 // Solved (+1/26)
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July 29, 2024 10:40 AM
Weekly 2024-30
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F R' B' D F2 U' F B D' R' D' F2 D2 R2 B2 D' R2 L2 U' F2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
U2 B2 R' B R2 U2 D F' L2 D' R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 U2 B2 L2 D' F2 D B2 L2 F2
U2 B2 R' // EO (3/3)
B // DR-4c4e (1/4)
R2 U2 D F' // DR 4c3 (4/8)
L2 D' (F2 L2 B2 D' F2 D) // HTR (8/16)
(L2 B2 U2 B2 D2 R2 F2 R2) // Solved (8/24)
One of the best scrambles I've gotten recently, but bad time management resulted in a disappointing 24. Haven't check the EO on inverse yet, such a waste
Spent too much time on this DR but found nothing better than 25:
U2 B2 R
D' B' (R2 B2 D F D' F') // 11+4b2
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July 27, 2024 9:08 PM
Weekly 2024-30
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F D2 U2 L' F2 L2 U2 R' B2 L2 U2 R' F2 D' F' D' B F2 R U' B2 D2 R' U' F
Results
28
Solution
F2 U2 R B' R' U' R' L' U2 F2 R' U' L2 D2 L F2 R2 L B2 R2 F2 U2 B2 U2 B2 U2 L' F2
F2 U2 R B' // EO (4/4)
R' U' // DR-4c4e (2/6)
R' L' U2 F2 R' U' // DR 2c3 (6/12)
(F2 L) [R2 U2 R D2 R'] // HTR (7/19)
B2 R2 F2 U2 B2 U2 B2 U2 // Leave M-slice (8/27)
[] = L2 D2 L F2 L R2 // Solved (+1/28)
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July 26, 2024 8:56 PM
Weekly 2024-30
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F U' B2 L F' B' L F' R' U F2 U' L2 D' R2 U2 R2 U R2 L2 D R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
B' R U L B L2 U R' F2 R B2 R' F2 R' D L2 D' B2 L2 F2 B2 U2
B' R U L B // EO + DR-2c (5/5)
([B' D' B U' B' D B U]) // Placeholder comm 2c3 (8/13)
L2 U % B2 R2 D L2 D' // HTR (7/20)
B2 L2 B2 F2 U2 // Solved (5/25)
Remove [] // Leave 3c (-8/17)
%: R' F2 R B2 R' F2 R B2 // Solved (8-3/22)
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July 26, 2024 11:49 AM
Weekly 2024-29
Scramble 3
Scramble
R' U' F B2 R2 B' R2 F L2 U2 F2 L2 F D' R B F2 U L F L2 D B' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
R2 L' D' F B R2 U D L2 D' B2 U' D2 L2 F2 L2 B2 U2 B2 D R' F2 R U' R2 D
R2 L' D' F B // EO + DR-4c2e (5/5)
(D' R2 U R' F2 R) // DR 2c3 (6/11)
(D') R2 [D2 F2 U' F2 U] // HTR (7/18)
L2 F2 L2 B2 U2 B2 // Leave E-slice (6/24)
[] = U D L2 D' B2 U' D2 // Solved (+2/26)
Disappointing result for such a good scramble, I found many good DRs but all of them gave 24 or worse to slice and none of them were +0/+1.
Edit: missed that easy 19 :( I had that group of DRs written down but not the variation that gives 19
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July 15, 2024 6:07 PM
Weekly 2024-29
Scramble 2
Scramble
R' U' F U2 L' B R2 F R' L D R U2 R2 F2 R2 L2 D' F2 R2 U B2 U2 F2 R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
U' D' F U B R2 L' B L2 B2 D2 B R' B' D2 F R2 F' B2 R2 B' D2 L2 U2 F2 L2
D' U' F U // EO (4/4)
B L' // DR-4c4e (2/6)
R2 B L2 B2 D2 B R' // DR 4b2 (7/13)
B' D2 [B U2 B'] R2 B' // HTR (7/20)
D2 L2 U2 F2 L2 // Leave S-slice (5/25)
[] = F R2 F' B2 // Solved (+1/26)
Bad scramble, I only wrote down 3 DRs. 26 is acceptable for me
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July 15, 2024 4:46 PM
Weekly 2024-29
Scramble 1
Scramble
R' U' F D' F2 L2 D' B2 L D2 B' L' F' L2 F' R2 F2 R2 F' R2 D2 F R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R B2 U2 R' U B' L2 B U2 B' D2 F2 R2 D2 R2 B R2 L2 U2 F U L2 D2
R B2 U2 R' // EO (4/4)
U // DR-4c4e (1/5)
(D2 L2 U') // DR 5q (3/8)
(F' U2 R2 L2 B') // Reduce to 3q with inserted M2 (5/13)
B' L2 B U2 B' // HTR (5/18)
D2 F2 R2 D2 R2 // Solved (5/23)

Found this DR quite early and decided to commit to this because there were many variations to check (inspired by one of Jay's video, maybe that was a bad decision but it worked out). Had some other DRs but they were all 12-13 to 3/4q
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