shota wakabayashi's 18.67 fmc mo3

I got 20, 17, 19 = 18.67 mo3, tied WB!!!



20
R' U' F L2 F' D2 L2 D L2 F2 L U L2 U' R2 B2 L2 B2 D B2 F U R' U' F
(FMC League 2024 - 8.3: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ygaMZA4OZJ4rOVOM7fzwcK1WoHHSxftesUUCqB68eyc/edit?usp=drivesdk ) (EO counts: 4/6/6) (optimal: 18 moves)

D B (L F') // EO, DR-2e3c (4/4)
(D' R' D') // DR, 4b5 (3/7)
F2 R'\* B2 L' U2 L\* D2 L' B2 L // HTR (10/17)
B2 R2\* F2 // 3E (3/20)
\* = w // finish (0/20)

∴ D B F2 L' D2 L' B2 R U2 L' F2 L F2 L2 F2 D R D F L' (20)


31 EOs and 12 RZPs checked

optimal from DR

I had these other DRs:

D B' (L F)
R' L U' R U // 4a3, 23 optimal (9)

D B' (L F)
R' L B2 U' R U // 4a1, 2e, 22 opt (10)

L D' L B2 U
(U2 D2 B2 L' B) // 2c4, 24 opt (10)

(R' L2 F)
(B2 L' U R)
(U R2 L2 D) // 4a3, 24 opt (11)

(R' L2 F')
(R U)
F2 R' B2 D2 R U // 0c3, 24 opt (11)



17
R' U' F L' R2 B2 R2 D U2 B2 R2 U' F2 L2 R' U B2 F' L' F2 L2 B R' U' F
(this: https://discord.com/channels/1007840975726575667/1007841479982600252/1233761548380405840) (EO: 4/6/4) (optimal: 17)

(D B') // EO, DR-2e3c (2/2)
B2 D' L' D // DR, 2c3 (4/6)
(U2 R B2 R' U2 R) // HTR (6/12)
(F2 D2 R2 F2 U2) // finish (5/17)

∴ B2 D' L' D U2 F2 R2 D2 F2 R' U2 R B2 R' U2 B D' (17)


17 EOs and 15 RZPs checked

optimal for the whole scramble

I had these other DRs:

(D B)
F2 U' R' U // 2c3, 19 opt (6)

(D B)
U2 B2 D' L' D // 4b5, 19 opt (7)

(D B)
U2 F2 U' R' U // 4b5, 20 opt with non-DR moves  (7)

(D B')
F2 R
(D' R D R) // 4a1, 4e, 20 opt (8)

(D B')
(R)
(U2 L2 B2 D' L) // 4b5, 20 opt with non-DR moves (8)

B2 R' U2 L
F B D2 F' D // 2c4, 22 opt (9)

B2 L' B2 R
L2 B2 R2 B D // 2c4, 23 opt (9)

(D B)
R'
B2 U' D L D' L // 2c4, 21 opt (9)

(D B)
(R2 B2 R' L' D R D) // 4b5, 23 opt (9)

(D B)
R
(D L2 D2 L D L) // 4b5, 23 opt (9)

(U2 L2 D')
(F)
L U2 R' F R2 F // 2c4, 22 opt (10)

(D B)
F2 R'
B2 U' D L D' L // 2c4, 23 opt (10)

B2 R' U2 L
(D2 B L2 B F2 U) // 4b5, 22 opt (10)



19
R' U' F U' D2 B2 L' D2 B U' F U2 L' D2 R' B2 D2 L' U2 R' L2 F2 D2 F R' U' F
(generated by csTimer and posted by me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MegaDBL/status/1784498309538959743?t=UygCetceJ2U6IQC55FlsMA&s=19 ) (EO: 8/4/8) (optimal: 17)

B2 F' R' // EO (3/3)
(D2 F') // DR-4e4c (2/5)
(B2 R2 D F2 U2 F) // DR, 0c0, 2e (6/11)
(U2 B2 \# U' L2 B2 L2 U') // HTR (7/18)
(L2) // 2e2E (1/19)
\# = B2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2 // finish (6-6/19)

∴ B2 F' R' L2 U L2 B2 L2 U' F2 D2 F U' F2 D' R2 B2 F D2 (19)


14 EOs and 16 RZPs checked

optimal from EO

I had these other DRs:

(B' D R' F')
(U)
(L D' L' D) // 2c3, 21 opt (9)

(B' D R' F)
(U)
(L D' L' D) // 4b3, 22 opt (9)

(B' D R' F)
B2 U' R U R // 2c4, 24 opt (9)

(B' D R' F)
L2 B2 U' R U R // 4a4, 24 opt (10)

D' F U2 L
U'
F' U2 B R2 B' D // 4b2, 2e, 22 opt (11)

B2 F' R
U B
D2 B2 U2 D' B D2 B // 0c3, 26 opt (12)