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  • Results of contest #436 (Oct 4, 2024)

    Scramble

    • R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    1 Jev Ulric Torres 21 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    F L2 U2 L2 B2 D2 B' R2 F' B2 D2 L2 D2 R' B R2 B2 D' R' U2 L2 (21)
    (L2 U2 R D) // EO 4e4c (4/8)
    (B2 R2 B’ R) // DR-FB 2c3 (4/8)
    B (D2 L2 D2 F’ L2 F) // HTR (7/15)
    (B2 F2 D2 L2 F2) // 3e2e2e (5-1=4/19)

    Skeleton: B 😭 F2 L2 D2 B2 F L2 F D2 L2 D2 R’ B R2 B2 D’ R’ U2 L2 = 19 moves

    😭 D2 🔥 L2 D2 F2 L2 D2 L2 F2 // 3e (8-6=2/21)

    Skeleton: [B D2 L2 D2 F2 L2 B2 F L2 F] D2 L2 D2 R’ B R2 B2 D’ R’ U2 L2 = 3e slice 21 moves

    [] = Bw D2 L2 D2 Fw2 L2 B2 Fw L2 F’ B2 = Solved +1 = 22
    [] = F L2 U2 L2 B2 D2 B’ R2 F’ B2 = Solved -1 = 21

    Solution: F L2 U2 L2 B2 D2 B’ R2 F’ B2 D2 L2 D2 R’ B R2 B2 D’ R’ U2 L2 = 21 moves


    My gosh, there were plenty of good short DRs (from my perspective) from this scramble, like short 4e4c, 8e7c, and 2e3c setup to trigger, but wow, I didn’t expect that I’d fine a DR in 8 moves.

    Experimented with solving the HTR, originally started from inverse, but went to starting with starting the qt to 4b2 in normal after getting a bunch of 3e3e3e’s.

    B qt in normal and then finishing everything else in inverse gave HTR in 15 moves (a first for me), and 3e2e2e in 21 moves.

    Found an insertion for the 2e2e in the HTR part of the skeleton.

    Originally did an insertion to solve 3e, which gave 22 moves, but I decided to try move widening the DRs, and somehow got a 21.
    2 Korakot Inkaew (กรกฎ อิ่นแก้ว) 22 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    R U2 D2 B2 R D2 R' D2 B2 D2 R2 B2 U' F2 U B2 R' U' B U B R (22)
    (R' B' U' B') // EO (4/4)
    (U R B2 U' F2 U) // DR (6/10)
    R U2 D2 B2 R D2 R' // HTR (7/17)
    D2 B2 D2 R2 B2 // finish (5/22)
    3 Yurii Riabov (Юрій Рябов) 23 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    F' R2 F D2 B D2 R2 B2 D2 R2 D2 L2 F L' F2 D2 R B R B' D' L2 R' (23)
    (R L2 D) // EO(3/3)
    (B R' B' R' D2 F2 L) // DR, 2c4(7/10)
    (F) F' R2 F D2 B // HTR(6/16)
    D2 R2 B2 D2 R2 D2 L2 F2 // finish(8-1/23)

    Other drs:
    (L D2 B' L R2 U' L2 D L2 F) // 2c3 in 10
    (L' B' D' B L F2 D L2 U' D R) // 4b2 in 11

    I had this htr:
    (L D2 B' L R2 U' L2 D L2 F)
    F2 U' R2 U R2 & F2 B2 D // htr in 18

    But if you insert & = U2, then it's suddenly 3move finish, bruh. And that's the only way to get sub23 from what i had, not good for 2/4/4 but at least i didn't miss obvious finishes

    I somehow hallucinated that I already checked 3mover extensions on inverse when i didn't, because of which i missed 8move dr with 21, skill issue
    3 Evan Brown 23 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    Bw' R2 L2 U2 Fw' F2 U2 F' D2 R2 U' D' B2 U' D' R B R2 B2 D' R' U2 L2 (23)
    was a bit too tired to be doing this attempt

    (L2 U2 R D B2 R2 B' R')

    I had this nice dr that has a 21
    F' R2 B U' // eo
    (B') R // jzp
    U2 B' R2 F // 4b2

    but I wrote down the wrong premove and couldn't find it when I came back lmao
    5 Artem Boiko (Артем Бойко) 26 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    F' L F R U' F2 L2 D2 F2 D' F2 D L2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 B2 L' U' L2 B2 U2 L2 B2 (26)
    F' L F R // EO 4/4
    (B2 L2 U2 B2 L2 U L) // DR 7/11
    U' F2 L2 D2 F2 D' F2 D // HTR 8/19
    L2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 B2 // FINISH 7/26
    6 Hsiang-Cheng Kan (闞祥誠) 28 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    R B' R U R B D' R2 B U B L2 F2 D B2 U F2 D2 F2 R2 F2 R2 D2 R2 U2 B2 U F2 (28)
    R B' R U R //EO (5/5)
    B //DR-2E3C (1/6)
    D' R2 B U B //DR (5/11)
    (F2 U' B2) L2 F2 D B2 U //HTR (8/19)
    R2 @ F2 U2 L2 D2 L2 D2] //3E (7/26)

    @=R2 F2 D2 F2 R2 F2 [D2 F2 (8-4)
    [ ]=R2 D2 R2 U2 (-2)
    7 Abhiram Sudershan 29 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    U F2 B' L' F' D F D L F B' L2 F' B L D2 L2 D' B' L2 B D L2 D' R' B R L' U (29)
    U F2 (U’)// 222 (3/3)
    (L R’ B’ R) B’// 223 (5/8)
    L’ F’ D F D’ L2 D// F2L-1 (7/15)
    (D L2 D’ B’ L2 B)// F2L (6/21)
    D’ L2 D2 L D2 L D2 L2 D’// 3E (9-5/25)
    Skeleton: U F2 B' L' F' D F D L 😃 D2 L D2 L2 D' B' L2 B D L2 D' R' B R L' U
    😃: F B' L2 F' B D2 (6-2/29)
    Final Solution: U F2 B' L' F' D F D L F B' L2 F' B L D2 L2 D' B' L2 B D L2 D' R' B R L' U
    8 Justin Reilmann 30 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    R D R2 F2 U2 B' D U' B U B2 D2 B' D' B' D2 B' D' B R' D' R D L' R F' R' F L D2 (30)
    R D R2 F2 U2 // 2x2x2
    B' D U' B U // 2x2x3
    B2 D2 B' D' B' // F2L-1
    D2 B' D' B // Last Slot
    R' D' R D L' R F' R' F L D2 // Last Layer
    9 Maxime Grosfillier 31 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    U F2 D' L' U D2 B2 D2 R' U' B2 U R D' U' B2 U D L B' R B2 L' B2 R' U R B R' B' U' (31)
    (a) U F2 D’ L’ U D2 B2 D2 // 2x2x3 (8/8)
    (b) R‘ U’ B2 U R // f2l-1 (5/13)
    (c)’ U B R B’ R’ U’ R B‘ R’ // OLL (9/22)
    (d)’ R B’ L B2 R’ B L’ D’ U’ B2 U D // PLL (12-3/31)
    10 Varun Ashok 33 1. R' U' F D' U' R2 B2 U' R2 B2 D L2 R2 F U R U' L R F R2 F2 R F' R' U' F
    U F2 B' R' U2 R D' R' U2 B2 R L2 D B' L B D' L' D2 F U F' D' F U' F' L D2 B D B' D2 U (33)
    (U2 L2 U F2) // 222


    U F2 (U') // 222 (3/3)
    B' D'R' B2 R / 223 (5/8)
    L2 D B' L B// f21-1 (5/13)
    (D2 B D' B' D2 L' D' L D) // reduce to 5c (9/22)

    Skeleton: U F2 B' * D' R' B2 R L2 D B' L B D' L' D ; L D2 B D B' D2 U (22)
    * = R' U2 R D' R' U2 R D (8-2)
    ; = D F U F' D' F U' F' (8-1)

    Final solution: U F2 B' R' U2 R D' R' U2 B2 R L2 D B' L B D' L' D2 F U F' D' F U' F' L D2 B D B' D2 U (33)