FMC Ukraine-Poland I 2026

2026-05-31 ~ 2026-05-31

2 solves tied mallard, 1 solve tied mallard except for a 11+10 from 2c4 with variations, 1 solve would've been 1 move from mallard except for writing mistake, and 2 absolute disasters on the best scrambles. Overall i'm ok with my performance this competition, missing a free 19 on a1 sucks cause this could've easily led to a sub21 mean but i did have cold hands and had to poop for half of the attempt. Very happy to be 2nd in both rounds and 3rd overall, I love actually having people of similar or better level to compete against instead of just against nr. Congrats to Radek on a super cool 18 and a win with a 20.33 and to Krzystof for triple woaj in round 2.

First

#2Mean22.33Single21 (23 / 21 / 23)

Attempt 1

Scramble

R' U' F U L U2 R2 U2 B D2 F U2 L2 B D' L R F' R' F' D' F R' U' F

Results

U2 R' B R U R2 F L2 F R2 D' B2 U' D2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U F2 L2 B2 U2

U2 R' B R
U R2 F L2 F // 9 4b3
R2 U' L2 U L2 U2 L2 F2 D
B2 R2 F2 D2 // 22 E, +1

~40 eos checked, all 4movers lmao

What a scramble to want to shit for half the attempt on💀

21 is findable from this dr, but i just didnt spend enough time on it considering the scramble:
F L2 B U2 F' B U' R2 F2 U' F2 L2 U2 L2 D (15)
or 5q but reasonable:
F L2 F' L2 B2 L2 U F2 D F2 U B2 U' R2 U' (15)

I also had:
R' B R'
U R2 U' B D2 B // 9 2c4, very easy 21 optimal on inverse, i had the htr but from a wrong trigger on normal and didn't see the double slice, sad

R' B R
(D2 F2 U' D F U2 F) // 10 4b2 4e

U R' B R
U R2 U B D2 B // 10 2c3 4e

B' R' B2 R
(U B2 U2 R2 D B) // 10 2c3 4e

Idk how we all(except Radek) skill issued this, i switched the jzp but didn't try solving it like a normal rzp:
F2 U2 R' B                   // eofb       (4/4)
                             // rzplr-eofb (0/4)
(L D2 R' B2 R' D)            // drlr-eofb  (6/10)
(L2 D2 B2 D2 U2 R F2 D2 F2)  // fin        (9/19)

June 1, 2026 2:03 AM GMT+8

Attempt 2

Scramble

R' U' F R2 D2 R2 F' D2 F D2 B L2 B' R2 D' L' U' B2 L D2 L F' R' U' F

Results

R F2 U L D' F2 U B' R2 D2 B2 U' R2 F2 U' L2 B2 R2 U2 B U'

R F2 U L
(U B) D' F2 U B' // 10 4b2 4e
R2 D2 B2 U' R2 F2 U'
L2 B2 R2 U2 B2 // 22-1

59 eos checked

Ties mallard, cool. The only other 21 it gives is from the extension of the 4b3 in 10 below

Also:
F' (U D' F)
(U' R2 B2 R U2 L) // 10 4c3
D' (U B2 U R2 U')
(F' B L2 U2 F B') // 22

F' (U D' F)
(U' L2 F2 L B2 R)
D' (U L2 U2 R2 F2 D')
(B2 L2 B2 R2) // 21 E, +1

R F2 U L
D' B' (R2 U' L2 D F) // 11 4b2 2e
F2 R2 U L2 U
L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 R2 // 22 E, +1

June 1, 2026 2:12 AM GMT+8

Attempt 3

Scramble

R' U' F R2 F2 U2 F' U2 R2 F U2 F2 L2 R D F' L D U2 B' U B2 D2 R' U' F

Results

R' U2 F' D2 L' U2 F2 R U2 R L2 F2 R' U' D' F2 U D F' R D' B L

(L' B' D)
(R' F) R' U2 F' // 8 2c4
D2 L' U2 F2 R U2 L' D2 L'
U' D' F2 U D // 22 M, +1

~35 eos checked

Found this slice at 56 minutes, solved and wrote it down at around 58.5, but for some reason i wrote down that i switched (F2 D2 L') instead of (F2 U2 R) and so my solution was wrong by 2 moves and i couldn't fix it in time:
(L' B' D)
(R' F') R' U2 F'
(U2 R) L'^ B2 D2 R^ F2 R
F2 D2 L2^ B2 D2 // 21 M, ^=w for +0

This is very reasonable but after i found the 8+4 i went all in on it and only checked for rzp skips on the 3mover extensions:
(L B' L2 D')                     // eoud       (4/4)
(B)                              // rzplr-eoud (1/5)
(D2 R F' R2 B)                   // drlr-eoud  (5/10)
(R2 U2 B2 D2 L' F2 R' D2 U2 R2)  // fin        (10/20)

June 1, 2026 2:23 AM GMT+8

Final

#2Mean22.33Single21 (24 / 21 / 22)

Attempt 1

Scramble

R' U' F D2 R F2 L2 B2 R F2 L' B2 L' B2 R2 D' B' R' F2 D F' U2 R U R' U' F

Results

B R2 U2 B2 U2 L B2 U2 R B2 L' U2 B2 L' F2 B L' B2 L' D2 B2 D' L' B'

(B L D)
B (B2 D2 L B2 L B') // 10 2c4
(F2 L B2 U2 L B2 L' B2 D2 R')
(U2 B2 U2 R2) // 24 M, +0

40 eos checked, all 4movers again

The dr is a pretty easy 23 opt but 23 isn't what i was looking for on a scramble like this, this was just a backup i wrote down from the first htr on the dr i checked.

Missed this rzp, and except for it the scramble looked like it had literally nothing:
F2 D'                               // eoud       (2/2)
R' F                                // rzplr-eoud (2/4)
U2 R2 F2 L B'                       // drlr-eoud  (5/9)
F2 L2 B2 R' U2 F2 D2 B2 L R2 U2 B2  // fin        (12/21)

I knew this 5c4e instant rzp on the 2mover had a short dr, i just couldn't prove it lol. There is a different htr path for the 20 which is a qt on inverse and switch so this is super findable if you find the base dr
F2 D                            // eoud       (2/2)
B' D2 R                         // rzpfb-eoud (3/5)
L2 B' U2 R                      // drfb-eoud  (4/9)
B' D2 B R2 D2 U2 R2 D2 F' U2 F  // fin        (11/20)

June 1, 2026 2:38 AM GMT+8

Attempt 2

Scramble

R' U' F L' U' F2 D R2 F2 D2 B L' B U F' L2 U2 L2 U B D R' U' F

Results

F' L B' D R' F' U' B' D F B2 U' F2 B2 D2 F2 B2 R2 D' B2 D

F' L B' D R'
F' U' B' D F // cool 10 2c3 4e
(U' L2 U R2 & U')
(B2) // 16 2E2E+E

& = F2 B2 D2 F2 B2 // +5, slice in +0

~60 eos checked

Tied mallard, cool

You can get an S 4x in 18 but there isn't a better spot to insert it. ALso this which almost worked but still a 21:
(F2 B2 U' B2 U L2 D)
(B F' R2 F' B') // 22-1

Thought this would give me a lead over some people cause of a pretty obscure dr but then this spawns and everyone gets a 21 from it lol:
(D' F L' B' D)
(R F2 L) // 8 2c4

June 1, 2026 2:51 AM GMT+8

Attempt 3

Scramble

R' U' F U' R D B2 F2 D' F2 D R2 B F D2 R' B2 L' R' U L' D2 R' U' F

Results

U' R2 U2 L' B' R' B2 D2 R2 F L2 F D2 F2 L2 U2 D2 F' U' R' L' F2

U' (F2 L R U)
R2 U2 L' B' R' // 10 4b3
(F) B2 D2 R2 B D2 B
U2 B2 L2 U2 D2 // 22 S, +0

This was going to be the last eo i ckecked before goint to 4a4 in 10, literally saved by it, had nothing else viable

This is the only 21 from mallard but egh:
R2 D' F R L'                  // eolr       (5/5)
                              // rzpud-eolr (0/5)
(L2 D' F2 U2 R2 F')           // drud-eolr  (6/11)
(U B2 D F2 U' F2 U2 L2 R2 U)  // fin        (10/21)

June 1, 2026 3:01 AM GMT+8