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Ohio State Mental Madness 2026

2026-03-20 ~ 2026-03-20
Doug Li
Non-participant
Round 1
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F R2 F D2 L' U2 B2 R' F2 R U2 B2 D F2 U' L B2 U B' D' R' U' F
Results
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D B' R2 U2 F U F' U R2 F B D B D R L D2 B2 U F2
(F2 U R L)        // EO on LR-axis + sq on B (4/4)
(F2)              // 3p (1/5)
(U2 B)            // 2x2x2 on UBR (2/7)
(B D' B' D' F') D // F2L-1c on R-DF (5-1+1/12)
B' (B')           // shift (1+1/14)
[R2: U2 F U F' U] // all corners, leaving 3e (7/21)

skel: D B' R2 U2 F U F' U R2 B F D B D B2 U2 F2 $ L' R' U' F2
$ = F2 U2 B2 L2 B2 U2 F2 R2 // insert 3e (8-7/22)

rewrite: D B' R2 U2 F U F' U R2 B F D B D L2 { B2 U2 F2 } R L' U' F2
{ = M  // insert slice (2-1/23)
} = M' // insert slice (2-5/20)
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March 22, 2026 11:56 AM
Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F R' F U B R B2 L2 B2 F2 D L2 D' R' B2 L2 F2 U F U R' U' F
Results
22
R2 L2 F D2 B U' L' F U' F2 L U2 F U' R F' L F R' U2 F' U2
L2 R2 F D2 B        // 2x2x2 on DBR (5/5)
U' L' F U' F2       // 2x2x3 on DR (5/10)
(U2 F U2 F')        // sq on L (4/14)
(L' F @ U F' U2 L') // F2L on R, leaving 3c on L (6/20)
@ = [F' L F, R]     // insert 3c comm (8-6/22)
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March 22, 2026 2:18 PM
Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F L2 F U' B2 L U D B R2 F2 U' L2 F2 B2 U2 D' L2 B' U R' U' F
Results
22
U2 F D' F' U2 L2 F2 L' U L F2 R' F' U R F' U F R B2 U B'
F D' F' @ L2 F'  // 2x2x2 on DFL + 2p (5/5)
(B U' B2)        // 2x2x3 on DL (3/8)
(R' F' U' F)     // edge on DR + 2p (4/12)
(R' U' R)        // F2L-1p on D-FR + pair on ULb (3/15)
(R' F R F2)      // sq on U (4-2/17)
(L' U' L F)      // F2L on B instead, leaving 3c on F (4-1/20)
@ = [F D F', U2] // insert 3c comm (8-6/22)
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March 22, 2026 2:32 PM
Round 2
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F U F' B R2 U2 L D F B2 D2 F2 U2 R2 L' F2 L' U2 L2 D' R' U' F
Results
21
D' B2 L U2 D2 F2 D R2 B D2 B' U' D' B2 D B D' B2 U B' R
(R') D' B2 L // EO on LR-axis (1+3/4)
D2 U2 F2     // 2x2x2 on UFL (3/7)
D R2         // 2x2x3 on UF (2/9)
B D2 B' D'   // F2L-1p on L-UB + F2L-1p on F-DR (6/13)
[U' B2 D, B] // direct finish using a block comm (8/21)
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March 23, 2026 7:13 AM
Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F U' L2 D F2 D' F2 U2 F' U B D2 U B2 R U L2 D B R' U' F
Results
22
F D F L2 U' R D' F' D B2 D2 F B U B D' B2 U' B2 D L2 B2
F D F           // sq on R (3/3)
L2 U' R         // 2x2x2 on UFR (3/6)
D' F' D B2 D2 F // 2x2x3 on FR + 2x2x3-1e on BL-UL (6/12)
(B2) B2         // shift for F2L on R + 1p (1+1/14)
B' U B D'       // lots of blocks (4-1/17)
B2 U' B2 D L2   // direct finish (5/22)
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March 24, 2026 2:33 PM
Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F L2 B2 D' L2 F2 B L U2 F' L' U2 R' F2 L B F' D2 R' U' F
Results
22
R2 D2 R F' B U' R2 U' L2 F U' B D2 R B2 L U F2 L U' L' F'
R U2 @ B U' B R   // 1x2x3 on B (6/6)
R' D2 R B2        // X-Cross on B\DR + 1x1x3 bar at UR (4-2/8)
L U F2 L U' L' F' // all but 2e2e (7/15)
@ = [U2 R2, S]    // insert 3e comm (8-5/18)

rewrite: R' B F' # U2 L2 F U' B D2 R B2 L U F2 L U' L' F'
# = [S', U' R2 U] // insert 3e comm (10-6/22)
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March 24, 2026 3:09 PM