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Rocky Mountain FMC Championship 2026

2026-08-15 ~ 2026-08-15
Doug Li
Non-participant
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F R' L2 F' L' D' R' U L2 F' L2 F2 R2 U' L2 U D2 L2 F2 U2 L2 D R' U' F
Results
22
F' L2 D R2 L' D L2 F D2 L' B' R' L' F L F' R F2 B L D F2
first, found this 23:

F' L2 D R2       // 2x2x2 on UBR (4/4)
(D' @ F L2 D' L) // XX-Cross on B\U (5/9)
(L' R F2 R' F L) // 3rd pair on DLb (6-2/13)
(R U F' U' R')   // sq on Fdl + EO on FB-axis (5/18)
(R U' R U R2)    // all edges, leaving 3c, -2 on normal (5-3-2/18)
@ = [D B D', F'] // insert 3c comm (8-3/23)
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then found a different 23:

(D' L' U) U       // EO on UD-axis (3+1/4)
(L F L2 F)        // 2x2x2 on UFR (4/8)
(D2 F L2 F')      // edge on DR + sq on B + sq on L (4/12)
(B' L B')         // F2L-1p on R-DF + keep sq on L (3/15)
(L # F L F')      // F2L on R, leaving 3c on L (4/19)
# = [L' B' L, F2] // insert 3c comm (8-4/23)
//==========================================================
then found this 22 using the same 222-start as the first solution:

F' L2 D R2                  // 2x2x2 on UBR (4/4)
(F2 D' L' F' L' F' $ L2 D2) // sq on D + sq on F + lots of pairs (8/12)
(F' L2 D' L)                // all but 2c2c (4/16)
$ = [F, L B' L']            // insert 3c comm (8-5/19)

skel: F' L2 D R2 L' D L2 F D2 L' B' L' F L % B F L D F2
% = [L', F' R' F]           // insert 3c comm (8-5/22)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F L' B D' L' U F2 L2 U B2 U' L2 D' L2 F' D' L U2 F2 L2 U2 R' U' F
Results
24
U' L F2 B' R' B2 R F' R' F2 B2 R' B2 D2 B U2 B2 R' B R B2 D F' U'
(U F D) U'             // EO on UD-axis (3+1/4)
L F B' % R2 B'         // pseudo X-Cross on U\BL + 1e (5/9)
B' R F2 R' $ D2 B U2 B // F2L-1p on U-BL (8-1/16)
B R' B R B2 D2         // all edges, leaving 3c+1tc, -1 on inverse (6-1-1/20)
$ = [R F2 R', B2]      // insert 3c comm (8-9/19)
% = [F, R' B2 R]       // insert 3c comm (8-3/24)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F U2 F' R2 B2 R2 U2 F R2 F R2 D2 U' B2 L R2 D B F' U' R' U' F
Results
22
F' B D2 L2 F' B' D' B U' B2 D' F' D B D F2 D' F' L' F' L2 D
(D' L2 F L)         // EO on LR-axis + 4p (4/4)
B F' D2 L2 F' U' B' // XX-Cross on U\B (7/11)
(F D F2 D2 F D2)    // F2L on U, leaving 2tc on DB (6/17)
([D', B U B'])      // 3c comm, -4 on normal (8-1-4/20)

skel: B F' D2 L2 F' B' D' B U' B' D' F' @ D2 F2 D' F' L' F' L2 D
@ = [F, D B' D']    // insert 3c comm (8-6/22)
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