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VERK XVI 2026

2026-06-27 ~ 2026-06-28
Doug Li
Non-participant
Round 1
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F L' D2 F' R L U' L' D' F R F D2 F U2 F2 B U2 D2 R2 U2 R' U' F
Results
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U D B' D' B U' B' R' B' R U' L F' L2 D2 F L' U L2 D' F' U F' U' R2 D
(D' R2 U F U' F D)        // X-Cross on F\UR (7/7)
(L2 U' L F' D2 L2 F L' U) // F2L-1p on F-DR (9/16)
(R' B R D B @ D')         // all but 3c (6/22)
@ = [B' D' B, U]          // insert 3c comm (8-4/26)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F U2 R2 B2 L2 F2 D' U' L B2 F' U B2 F' U' B2 D R' D' R' U' F
Results
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R' U' B2 D B2 D' B2 D2 B2 D2 L B2 R2 L U' R' U' F U2 B U
(U' B' U2 F')          // EO on FB-axis (4/4)
(U R U R2 L2 U)        // 2x2x3 on UL (6/10)
(U' L B2 L' U)         // 2p (5-3/12)
(D R2 D')              // F2L-1p on L-DB (3/15)
(D' R2 D R2 D' R2 D R) // direct finish (8-1/22)

rewrite: R' D' { R2 D R2 D' R2 D2 R2 } D' U' L B2 L R2 U' R' U' F U2 B U
{ = E' // insert slice (2-2/22)
} = E  // insert slice (2-3/21)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F D2 L B' R2 D2 F' D2 B2 F R2 U' B D2 F' L2 B2 L' U B2 R' U' F
Results
23
L U L2 D F2 L D2 F' R2 D2 F B R F2 L' B' L F2 R' L' B' L U2
L U L2 D           // EO on UD-axis (4/4)
F2 L D2 F' R2 D2 F // XX-Cross on D\F (7/11)
B L' B' L          // 3rd pair on BLd, giving F2L-1p on D-BR (4/15)
(U2 L') L'         // F2L-1p on F-UR instead (2+1-2/16)
B R B' @ R' B'     // all edges, leaving 3c (5-2/19)
@ = [B, L F2 L']   // insert 3c comm (8-4/23)
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Round 2
Attempt 1
Scramble
R' U' F R2 B L' D B2 U2 L2 B2 F2 U2 L2 U' B L' R B R2 U' B2 R' U' F
Results
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U2 R2 F' L' F2 B2 R2 D2 R D B' D F' D' B D F' D2 F2 D2 F' U' F' L
(L' F U)            // EO on UD-axis (3/3)
U2 R2 F' L' B2 R'   // 2x2x3 on UB (6/9)
R F2 R2 D2 R        // EO on LR-axis (5-2/12)
D2 @ F2 D2 F2 D2 F' // all but 3c (6/18)
@ = [D' B' D, F']   // insert 3c comm (8-2/24)
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Attempt 2
Scramble
R' U' F R' D' R B' U R' B2 R2 B' R2 D B2 L F2 L U2 R' D2 R' U' F
Results
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F2 R2 U2 D F' L' U F U' F2 D2 L D2 R' L' F R B R' F2 R B' R2
F2 R2 U2 D F' L' // 2x2x2 on UBL (6/6)
(R @ F R)        // Cross on B, ext for 2p (3/9)
(L D2 L' D2)     // 2nd pair on DLb + 3rd pair on DRb (4/13)
(F2 U F' U')     // all but 3c (4/17)
@ = [R B R', F2] // insert 3c comm (8-2/23)
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Attempt 3
Scramble
R' U' F U2 B2 U' L2 R2 D2 F2 B' L U F R2 U B' R' F L' R' D2 R' U' F
Results
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F' D' L' F2 U L' B L' U' L B' L' B U2 B' U' L' B U F R F' B' U' D
F' D' L' F2 U L (D')  // X-Cross on F\DL + 1c (6+1/7)
(U B U')              // 2nd pair on ULf (3/10)
(U F R' F' U')        // F2L on F (5-2/13)
(B' L U B U' @ B' L') // all but 3c on B, -1 on normal (7-1/19)
@ = [U', B' L B L']   // insert 3c comm (10-4/25)
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