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FMC LIVE - North America 2025

2025-03-15 ~ 2025-03-15
Doug Li
Detected as competition participant
First
#48MeanDNFSingle21 (DNS / 26 / 21)
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F U2 R2 B2 L R2 D2 L' U2 F R' U' L U2 R' B R' U B R' U' F
Results
DNF
DNS
I attempted it the next day at home and got this 24:

(D') D B' D'           // EO on UD-axis (4/4)
F L'                   // 2x2x2 on DFL (2/6)
L F' L D2 F L2         // 2x2x3 on FL (6-4/8)
B R' B2                // F2L-1c on L-UB (3/11)
B' R' @ B R2 B' R' B R // 2-gen ZBLS, leaving 3c on LL/R (8-1/18)
@ = [D', B U B']       // insert 3c (8-2/24)

final: D B' D' L D2 F L2 B R' B R' D' B U B' D B U' R2 B' R' B R D

// I retried this recently (16 months later) and was only able to find a 25 because that EO is easy to miss
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F D2 F2 D B2 F2 U' L2 R' B R F L2 R F' R2 F' L2 B U2 R' U' F
Results
26
F L2 U L' U' L F' D L' B D' F' D B' D' F B' U L2 U' F2 R F' B2 D' L
(L' D F B2 R' B) // 2x2x2 on UBR (6/6)
(F2)             // X-Cross on R\UB (1/7)
([B': U L2 U'])  // 2nd pair on UFr (5-2/10)
(D L D')         // 3rd pair on DBr (3/13)
(F L' U)         // sq on L (3/16)
(L U' L2 F')     // all but 3c (4/20)

skel: F L2 U L' U' L F' D L' @ D' B' U L2 U' F2 R B2 F' D' L
@ = [B, D' F' D] // insert 3c comm (8-2/26)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 F2 U2 L2 D2 B D2 L' D U L F U B' R2 F' L' B R' U' F
Results
21
R D F L B2 L D2 L U2 L' D2 L2 U2 D R2 U' L' U R2 U' D'
R D F L B2 L2 $ U'    // X-Cross on R\UF (7/7)
L' D2 L U' L' D2 L2 U // F2L-1p on R-DB (8/15)
D % L' D'             // all but 2tc (3/18)
$ = [L' D2 L, U']     // insert 3c comm (8-10/16)
% = [U R2 U', L']     // insert 3c comm (8-3/21)
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found same final solution again later using EO strat:

R D F             // EO on FB-axis + 2x2x2-1c on DFR (3/3)
L B2 L2 U'        // sq on Ufr, giving X-Cross on R\UF + 1e (4/7)
U' @ L U          // 2nd pair on UBr (3-1/9)
D L' # D'         // all edges, leaving 3c+1tc (3/12)
@ = [U2, L' D2 L] // insert 3c comm (8-4/16)
# = [L , U R2 U'] // insert 3c comm (8-3/21)

final: R D F L B2 L D2 L U2 L' D2 L2 U2 D R2 U' L' U R2 U' D'
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Final
#7Mean23.67Single23 (23 / 23 / 25)
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F D L2 D2 L' F2 L' R2 B2 U F2 U2 B F D R2 U2 B2 R' U' F
Results
23
F U' R B R U2 B' U2 L2 D2 B U2 B' D2 L' U B' R B' R' B U' B'
F U' R B R           // 2x2x2 on DFR (5/5)
U2 B' U2 L           // 2x2x3 on DF + 2p (4/9)
L @ B U2             // 2x2x3 on FR instead (3-1/11)
B' L'                // fix first 2x2x3, giving F2L-1c on F-UL (2/13)
U B' R B' R' B U' B' // ZBLS, leaving 3c on B (8/21)
@ = [D2, B U2 B']    // insert 3c comm (8-6/23)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F L2 U2 R2 B' U' L D F R2 F2 U F2 D' L2 U2 R2 U' L2 B2 D R' U' F
Results
23
D2 L D2 R F2 R2 U2 B' U2 B' R B' R' B D' B2 L F L' B2 L F' D
(D' L' D)        // EO on UD-axis + sq on R (3/3)
D2 L D2 R F2 R2  // 2x2x3 on DF (6/9)
(B' R B R' B2)   // F2L-1p on D-BL (5/14)
(B' U2 B U2)     // 1x2x3 on Ub, leaving 3c (4-1/17)

skel: D2 L D2 R F2 R2 U2 B' U2 B' R B' R' B D' @ L D
@ = [B2, L F L'] // insert 3c comm (8-2/23)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F R2 F' U' L' F U2 R F' L2 B2 U B2 D2 L2 F2 U D2 B2 D2 B R' U' F
Results
25
F R' F' R2 U' R2 U R L2 B' D R2 D' R2 L' F2 L B L' F' U L2 D2 R' F
(F' R D2 L2 U' L') // 2x2x2 on DBL + 2e (6/6)
(L F' L')          // edge on UL, giving X-Cross on L\DB + 1p (3-2/7)
(L2 B')            // setup moves (2-1/8)
(R2 D R2 D')       // lots of pairs (4/12)
(B L2)             // undo setup, giving F2L-1p on L-UF (2/14)
(R' U' R2 U)       // 1p + EO on UD-axis (4/18)
(R2 F R F')        // all edges, leaving 3c (4/22)

skel: F R' F' R2 U' R2 U R L2 B' D R2 D' R2 @ B L' F U L2 D2 R' F
@ = [L' F2 L, B] // insert 3c comm (8-5/25)
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