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Oberlin Challenge I 2026

2026-02-15 ~ 2026-02-15
Doug Li
Non-participant
Round 1
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F R' F' B L F' R L U' F' U' L2 U2 L2 B2 U' D2 L2 B' U R' U' F
Results
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U F B2 D L2 U' D' B U B U' D' B D' B' U B D' B L' B R F
(F' R' B' L)      // EO on LR-axis (4/4)
U F B2 D L2       // 2x2x2 on UFL + edge on FR (5/9)
D' U' B U         // pair on URf, giving 2x2x3 on UF (4/13)
B D' B @ D2 B     // all but 3c (5/18)
@ = [B' U' B, D'] // insert 3c comm (8-3/23)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F D F' D U2 R D2 U2 R2 F2 R' U2 L' D U' L B' U2 B2 U' R' U' F
Results
22
F R U2 D B2 D' R' U' F' U2 F' B D' L D F B' R U B2 D2 L
(L' D2 B2 U' R')  // sq on Dbl + 2x2x2 on DFR (5/5)
[F R D: U2 B2]    // F2L-1p on D-FL (8/13)
F U' F' U2 L' U L // all corners, leaving 3e on U (7-2/18)
[L' U' L, S]      // 3e comm (10-6/22)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F D2 R2 D L B' D' R' D' B R' F2 U' B2 D' R2 U F R' U' F
Results
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R' L D2 F' D F2 U F' D2 F U' F' U L U' R L F' R
(R')              // 2x2x3-1c on BR-U (1/1)
(F L2)            // pair on BLd (2/3)
([L R' U: L'])    // F2L-1p on B-UL (7-1/9)
(L R') L R'       // free shift (2-4+2/9)
(D2 @ F' D' F D2) // all but 3c (5/14)
@ = [D2, F U F']  // insert 3c comm (8-3/19)
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Round 2
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F R2 F2 R D2 F2 D R2 U R2 D L2 B D B2 L F' L U F R' U' F
Results
21
B2 R2 B L F' B2 L U2 B L B' R2 B R L' D2 R U' R' D2 F2
(F2 R U)          // EO on UD-axis (3/3)
B2 R2 B L F' B2 L // sq on Rdb + 2x2x2 on DFL (7/10)
U2 R2 B @ R2      // all edges, leaving 5c (4/14)
[R' D2 R, U']     // 3c comm, -4 on inverse (8-1-4/17)
@ = [B' R2 B, L]  // insert 3c comm (8-4/21)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F D' R D2 F2 L' R2 F2 R2 D2 R D U B L D2 B R2 B' F2 R' U' F
Results
19
F' U' R U' L' U' B' D' B U' F B' D F R F2 D R' D'
F' U' R U' L' U2 B'     // X-Cross on U\BL (7/7)
D' @ F D F R F2 D R' D' // F2L on U, leaving A-Perm on D (9/16)
@ = [D, B U B']         // insert 3c comm (8-5/19)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F U F L2 B2 F' D2 B F R' D' L F L U B' F2 R B2 D R' U' F
Results
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U2 B R L2 U2 B2 R' F' L2 F R F' B U R2 B' U R2 L' U R2 U' L U
U2 B R            // EO on LR-axis (3/3)
L2 U2 B2 F' L2 @  // 2x2x2 on DFL (5/8)
B U R2 B'         // 2x2x3 on DL (4/12)
U R2 U R2         // all edges, leaving 5c (4/16)
[R2, U' L' U]     // 3c comm (8-4/20)
@ = [L2, F R' F'] // insert 3c comm (8-4/24)
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