Results of contest #426 (Jul 26, 2024)

B' R F2 L' // EO (4/4)
(B' F2 U' F2 D2 B') // DR (6/10)
(R2 U F2 D' R2 U') // HTR (6/16)
(U D' F2 U' D') // finish (5-2/19)

(L F' U2 L') // EO (4/4)
(D) L2 B' U' F' U' // DR (6/10)
D2 F2 L2 F // HTR (4/14)
U2 F2 U2 D2 R2 U2 // finish (6/20)

U' L U F // EO (4/4)
(U L2 F2 U2 L2 U) // DR (6/10)
(B2 U2 R' B2 L2 B2 L') // HTR (7/17)
(F2 L2 U2 L2 B2) // finish (5/22)

(D B U L2 D) // EO (5/5)
(B L2 B' F2 L' B2 R) // DR 2c3 (7/12)
(B) [D2 B L2 B // HTR (5/17)
F2] L2 U2 L2 D2 // LS (5/22)

[] = F B' L2 F R2 B' // slice (+1/23)

B' (R' F') // EO (3/3)
U D2 L // RZP 2e3c (3/3)
D' R U' R // DR 4b2 (4/4)
F2 B2 D' F2 U // HTR (5/15)
D2 L2 B2 // finish (3/18)

(F' L' F' U) // EO (4/4)
B2 D2 B2 F R // DR 2c4 (5/9)
F' (F' D2 B D2 R2 L2 B) // HTR (8/17)
(D2 R2 B2 D2 L2) // finish (5/22)

(L U2 D' R) // EO(4/4)
D B' // DR-2E3C, found though nissing (D) rzp(2/6)
(B2 D F U' F) // DR, 2c4(5/11)
([D F2 U' L2 U B2 D) // HTR corners, was just checking parity and saw huge blocks(7/18)
(U2 B2 * L2) // 2E2E(3/21)

* = B2 U] F2 L2 B2 D F2 R2(8-3/26)
[] = U' D2 R2 U' F2 U L2(-1/25)

Very crappy scramble, mallard gives 23 from rzp in 6 from 4mover and 24 from 7c8e premade rzp from 5mover i didn't see. I was messing around a lot in this attempt and somehow this is optimal from dr, and this was my only workable dr

B' (R' F) // EO(3/3)
U D2 L // DR-2E3C(3/6)
D' R U' R // DR, 4b2(4/10)
F2 B2 [U' R2 D // HTR(5/15)
U2] L2 F2 B2 // LS(4-1/18)

[] = D' F2 U D2(+0/18)

My first 18, and optimal from the scramble as well! Found it at 16 minutes, very happy i found that rzp, second eo I checked lmao

(F' L' F' U) // EO(4/4)
(B R2 U2 F R') // DR, 4a3(5/9)
& L2 F U2 F' L2 B2 D2 F // HTR(8/17)
B2 // 2E2E(1/18)

& = U2 R2 B' L2 D2 R2 F' L2(8-4/22)

Optimal from dr with 3q

Other dr:
U' L U F' B2 U2 B2 L U2 R // 4b2 in 10, 21 optimal from jzp with other setup to trigger and 4q, so not really a huge miss

Also there's a 21 from rzp i had but didn't find dr:
U F' R L
R2 L2 -$gt; 2c4 in, but i didn't try inverting both moves

B' L D2 R' // EO (4/4)
(B' , F2 U F2 D2 B) // DR 2c3q (6/10)
D L2 U' F2 U' R2 U2 R2 // AB3E (8/18)
R2 U F2 R2 B2 D L2 B2 // finish (8-4/22)

Solution: B' L D2 R' D L2 U' F2 U' R2 U' F2 R2 B2 D L2 B D2 F2 U' F2 B


I missed a 19 from one of the 8 variations bruh:

B' R F2 L' // EO (4/4)
(B' F2 U' F2 D2 B') // DR 2c3q (6/10)
(R2 D R2 D' B2 D') // HTR (6/16)
(R2 D2) // leave slice with +1 (2/18)

(F2 D2 B2 D) // EO+DR-4e4c (4/4)
F' L2 F R2 F' R // DR 2c4q (6/10)
B (B U2 F' D2 B2 R2 L2 B') // HTR (9/19)
(U2 L2 U2 L2) // finish (4/23)

U' L U F' // EO+JZP (4/4)
L2 U2 D2 L D2 R' // DR 4b2q (6/10)
U F2 R2 B2 R2 U' // HTR (6/16)
R2 F2 D2 B2 U2 // finish (5/21)


Also I had

U' L U F' // EO+JZP (4/4)
(U L2 F2 U2 L2 U) // DR 4b2q (6/10)
(B2 U2 [R F2 L) // HTR (5/15)
(D2 R2] U2 B2) // leave slice (4/19)

[] -$gt; (R2 L' U2 L F2 R L) // finish (+2/21)

(L') R' B D2 R' // EO (5/5)
(B') // DR-4e4c (1/6)
F2 B2 D F // DR (4/10)
U2 F2 B2 // 1x2x3 (3/13)
L2 U B2 L2 U2 R2 // blocks (6/19)
D R2 U F2 D' L2 U' D // finish (8/27)

I missed a 26 because of slice things, bad scramble 6/6/6

R2 F' R // EO+DR-4e4c (3/3)
(D2 B U2 B D') // DR (5/8)
(F U2 F U2 F' L2 B) // Reducing qt (7/15)
(L2 F U2 R2) // Blocks (4/19)
(B2 U2 R2 B2 L2 B) // Finish (6/25)

Linear finish again wtf, 17 move finish from DR is not very good but hey, not bad tho.

R' U2 B' R' B' // Blocks (5/5)
(U') // 2x2x2+Pseudo F2L-2 (1/6)
R' // Pseudo F2L-2 (1/7)
B2 * F L' F U' F U L F' B2 // AB3C (10/17)

*: R' F L' F' R F L F' (8-5)

WTF, I guess I will be doing more blockbuilding instead of DR now (I'm joking, but this was so unexpected)

(L U2 D' R) // EO (4/30)
(D B' R2 B2 U2 F' D2 F B2 U') // DR (14/30)
B' L2 B U2 F2 R2 U2 L2 U2 * F // HTR (24/30)
(D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 L2) // Finish (30/30)

* = U2 L2 F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 F2 (+3/33)

B D2 R B' // EO (4/23)
F2 R2 U R2 U L $ // DR 4b3 (10/23)
U2 F2 L2 U R2 D$' L2 U2 R2 F2 [U // HTR (21/23)
B2 D2] // 2E+Slice (23/23)

$ = L2 F2 U2 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 // (+3/26)
* = Dw'
[] = D' U2 R2 D2 // (+1/27)

First Sub-30!! I now recall that I can use 3E algs for insertion, 25 moves might've been possible for me.

F U R' U L' // EO (5/25)
D' F' U2 F // DR, 2c4 (9/25)
R2 U' L2 B2 $ D' L2 U R2 D // HTR (18/25)
L2 B2 R2 U2 R2 D2 F2 // 2e2e (25/25)

$ = B2 L2 D2 L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 // Finish (+3/28)

F' R' U' L' // EO
U (R2 U' B2 F2 D) // DR 10
(L2 B @ D2) U2 // layer-1 (13)
B' L2 B' U2 F' B2 * D2 F2 B // finish in 22

* = S' // (2-3)
@ = S // (2-2)

B' R F2 L' // EO (4/4)
(B' F2 U' F2 D2 B') // DR (6/10)
D F2 U' B2 U // HTR (5/15)
B2 D2 R2 D2 F2 R2 // 3E (6/21)

B' R F2 L' D F2 U' B2 U B2 D2 R2 D2 F2 * R2 B D2 F2 U F2 B
*[F B' D2 F' B R2] (6-4/23)