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Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026

2026-07-16 ~ 2026-07-19
Doug Li
Non-participant
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F U' F2 U2 L2 F2 D L2 R2 B2 L2 B D' R' U L2 F' U' R2 F U R' U' F
Results
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F' U2 F R2 L2 U R F2 L F R' U' D F2 U D' F L2 D2 L D L' D
F' U2 F L2 R2 U     // 2x2x2 on UBR + edge on DB (6/6)
R F2 L R'           // Line on LS (4/10)
R F R' L2 @ F L2    // 1x2x3 bar on BL, giving F2L-1p on B-DR (6-2/14)
D2 L D L' D         // all but 3e (5/19)
@ = L2 U' D F2 D' U // insert 3e comm (6-2/23)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F R D2 B' F2 R2 D' L2 F2 U2 B' L F' D' L U B' U' F' R' U' F
Results
22
R2 F2 U B2 R B L F' R2 F B2 R2 L B2 R' L2 D2 B R2 B' L D'
(D) R2 F2 U       // EO on UD-axis (1+3/4)
B2 R B L          // 2x2x3-1c on UL-B (4/8)
F' R2 F R' D2 @   // sq on Dfl, giving 2x2x3 on FL + 4e (5/13)
R2 B R2 B'        // all edges, leaving 5c (4/17)
[B R2 B', L']     // 3c comm (8-6/19)
@ = [D2, L U2 L'] // insert 3c comm (8-3/24)

rewrite: R2 F2 U B2 R B L F' R2 F R' L U2 L' { D2 L U2 } L2 R2 B R2 B' L D'
{ = M2 // insert slice (2-1/25)
} = M2 // insert slice (2-4/23)

rewrite: R2 F2 U B2 R B L F' R2 F R' L < U2 L R2 U2 > L D2 B R2 B' L D'
< = M  // insert slice (2-4/21)
> = M' // insert slice (2-1/22)
//==========================================================
backup 24 found earlier:

L @ F R D2 R F D     // X-Cross on D\BL (7/7)
F R' F2 D' F2 D F' R // F2L-1p on D\BR using a fancy multislot (8/15)
U2 R B' R' B         // F2L on D + CLL-skip, leaving 3e on U (5/20)
@ = [M, F R F']      // insert 3e comm (10-6/24)

final: R U R U' R' L F D2 R F D F R' F2 D' F2 D F' R U2 R B' R' B
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F L F L' R' D2 U2 F2 R' D2 R' D R' F' D' L2 B2 F R' B' R' U' F
Results
19
R L' B' L D' R2 D L' D2 R2 U' F2 B' L B' R' B L' B
found with over 30 mins remaining:

R L' B'             // sq on D + EO on FB-axis (3/3)
D' R2 # D' R2 U' F2 // 2x2x3 on FL (6/9)
B2 R' @ B2          // all but 3c+1tc (3/12)
@ = [R, B L B']     // insert 3c comm (8-4/16)
# = [R2, D L D']    // insert 3c comm (8-5/19)
//==========================================================
found this 22 earlier, in first 10 mins:

(F2 D2) R          // 2x2x2 on DFR + edge on DL (2+1/3)
(L' U L)           // pair on FLd, giving 2x2x3 on DF (3/6)
U' B' U B'         // F2L-1p on D-BL (4/10)
U2 L U2 F U' F' L' // L2C, leaving 3e, -1 on inverse (7-1/16)

skel: R U' B' U B' U2 L U2 F U' F' L2 U' L % D2 F2
% = [L' U2 L, E]   // insert 3e comm (10-4/22)

final: R U' B' U B' U2 L U2 F U' F' L2 U L D' U B' U2 B U' D' F2
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