[For YT Video] 100 2x2ers, 1 Scramble

[baseballjello67]

I know people have done this before, but let's do it again! @NigelTheCuber, @Luke Solves Cubes, and I are making a collaboration video! The video will be on both my YouTube channel and Nigel's channel (baseballjello67 and NigelTheCuber).

As we know that many people cannot submit videos, we ask that you only put a written reconstruction of your moves and your thought process. We will go through all of them, sort them out, and make a clip of each one ourselves. We will then make a conclusion about the most common method, most common solution, weirdest solution, smartest solution, shortest solution, longest solution (don't try), closest solution to what we do, etc.

Please do it in this format:

Name:
Cube:
Global average:

Solution (split into different lines for each step, after each line, do // and say what you did):

Explanation: (Just explain your thinking for each step)

Full solution:

Time:

TPS: (Just moves divided by time)

Your name can be your speedsolving username if you would prefer that.

Please be thorough in your response. Thank you. The video will be published a few weeks after we reach 100 people. If you know someone else who doesn't have a username, ask them to make a google doc and give the link to you, then post the link here. Thanks!!

(Let's get nigel to 1k subs by the end of the year)


SCRAMBLE: R2 U F U2 R U2 F' U2 F'


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS DO NOT POST HERE. PRIVAELY DM ME FOR QUESTIONS, KEEP THIS THREAD ONLY FOR THE RECONSTRUCTIONS.

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Name: Nigel
Cube: XMD Flare
Global: 3.3
Solution: x' U (F2 R U //Face
U' R' F) R2 U' R2 F R U2 //EG1

With cancellations: x' U F' R2 U' R2 F R U2

I did U to make a bar and F2 to create another bar, and then R to finish a layer. Then I got a EG-1 that is solved with R' F R2 U' R2 F R with U2 AUF. However, the last two moves of the layer and the first 2 moves of the EG-1 alg cancel into a F', hence my final solution

I got 2.90 on my first attempt (4.48tps)

 

[baseballjello67]

Name: baseballjello67
Cube: Gan 251 M Pro
Global Average: 3.4

Solution:

F R2 U // face on left
z' // moving face to bottom
R U' R2 F R2 U' R' // Best EG-1 ever (The only one I have memorized)
U2 // AUF

Explanation:

I saw that this was a no-bar scramble, but after six seconds of inspection, I found a face. I decided to not one look this solve, but I decided to solve the side on the left for better finger tricks. That explains lines one and two.

I then thought I would do Ortega, but after seeing the EG-1 case, I realized this was the only case I had fully memorized. I know a few others, but they aren't stuck in my memory like this one is. I have done this case a lot and was able to execute it very quickly and predict the AUF (I have learned how to do it for this case by myself).

Full solution: F R2 U z' R U' R2 F R2 U' R' U2

Time: 2.44

11 STM / 2.44 seconds = 4.50 TPS

 

[CornerTwisted]

Name: CornerTwisted
Cube: Tengyun V1M
Global average: 3.1

Solution:
R F D' F // Face
U' R U' R2' F R2 U' R' U' // EG-1

Explanation: R F makes the yellow DR bar, U' would pair the other two, and R would insert them. Because I am using EG-1, this means that the bar should be at the back. either U' R y or D' F could represent the solution. Next, I see the EG-1, which is a U off. This was my first EG-1 that I learned, so it is very easy to perform fast.

Full solution: R F D' F U' R U' R2' F R2 U' R' U'

Time: 2.28

TPS: 5.7

 

[Stock_Fish109]

Name: Stock_Fish109
Cube: YJ MGC Elite
Global Average: 7.07

Solution:
z' y2 // inspection
R2 F R F' U' L' U' L // adjacent swap white face
R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' // OLL
U y R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' // PLL ADJ/ADJ

Explanation: R' puts the R/G with O/B making half a face, but R2 cancels into sledge which inserts B/R, then finally insert O/G normally. OLL solves normally with an alg which gives a bar in the back so I immediately rotate to the right and do U and see while starting the ADJ/ADJ alg from ortega that it is a green bar which means I will have a U' AUF.

Full Solution: z' y2 // R2 F R F' U' L' U' L R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' U y R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 U'

Time: 4.88

TPS: 5.73

 

[DynaXT]

Name - Dyna
Cube - QiYi MS Magnetic
Average - Idk like 5

I noticed a two move bar, but didn’t know how to make a full layer efficiently, and being the small brain child I am I haven’t learned EG-1 (haven’t even finished full CLL yet, still have like 5 left), so I did the face, did OLL, and a PBL that didn’t require a rotation from my current orientation (thanks squan algs I randomly tried on other cubes).

Solution: R F U’ R U’ F R U R’ U’ R U R’ U’ F’ R2 U’ R2’ U R2 U’ R2’ U R2

6.95 seconds, 29 moves, 4.17 TPS

 

[tetraaa]

Name: 43Cubes
Cube: Moyu RS2M Evo
Global average: sub-4
Solution
z // Inspection
U L U' L' U L // insert 3 out of 4 pieces on the bottom (white) layer
D' R U R' // insert last white piece rotationless
U' F R U R' U' F' // last layer

Explanation: I noticed that the WOG and WRB pieces were an L move from being solved, but before that I took out the WBO corner by doing a U and then did L and then lefty unsexy (U' L' U L). Now I had 3 of my 4 first layer pieces inserted, then I did a D' move then R U R' to finish the first layer rotationless. After that I did U' to align the OLL how I solve it, and then realized that it would be a PLL skip as the two left pieces on the top were the same color and the two top pieces on the right were opposite colors. I did F sexy (R U R' U') F' and the cube was solved.

Full solution: z U L U' L' U L D' R U R' U' F R U R' U' F'

Time: 2.34

TPS: 7.26 TPS

 

[Timona]

Name: Timona
Cube: Qiyi Qidi S2
Global Average: 4.2

Solution
z' y' U L2 U2 L' U L R U2 R' // Layer
U' R U' R' F L' U' L U // CLL

Explanation
There's no pre-made bar of any sort, so my brain instantly defaulted to White. Doing z' y' puts the White-Blue-Orange corner in DBR, making it "solved". U L2 solves the White-Red-Blue corner correct relative to DBR, U2 L' U L is just a basic insertion for White-Green-Red and R U2 R' inserts White-Orange-Green, solving the layer. The rest is a Sune CLL.

Time: 3.112 secs

TPS: 5.78TPS

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

Name: Luke
Cube: Valk 2 LM
Global Average 4.19

Solution
z y2 R U' L' U L R' U R U' R' U R U F R U R' U' F' U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2

So I made a layer, then I got F R U R' U' F' OLL, then i just had a j perm with a u2 auf.

Time: 3.6

TPS: 9.44

 

[Yoruba]

Name: Yoruba
Cube: Dayan Tengyun 2x2 M
Global average: 3.2

Solution:
R F U' R //Face
U' R U' R2' U R2 U R2' U' R //OLL
R2 U R2' U' R2 U R2' U' R2 //PBL

Explanantion:
I couldn't find an obvious face, so i defeaulted to white/yellow. I noticed that from the standard orientation, R F solves a 2x2x1 block on the left and forces a good case for the other 2 yellow stickers, so i can insert them with U' R. This makes a bar on left, which i will remember for later.
For OLL i got a Pi case, and i noticed that there is a bar of matching stickers on the left and a bar of opposite stickers on the right. This means that after OLL, i would have a diag swap on top.
I now knew that i had a bar on left at the bottom and a diag swap on the top, so i could go into PBL without pausing.
Finally, during PBL i realized that i didn't had to AUF, because the FLU and FLD stickers were matching.

Time: 2.99

TPS: 7.69

 

[Daviddonut]

Name: David donut
Cube: some cheap cube idk the name
Global average: 3 something

Solution (split into different lines for each step, after each line, do // and say what you did):
x' // inspection
F R U R' // Face with twisted corner
y2 // setup
R U' R U' R' F R' F' R U' R' //TCLL
Explanation: (Just explain your thinking for each step)
made a twisted face and did tcll the y2 in the middle kinda shafted me

Time: 2.62
Moves: 15
TPS: 5.72

 

[sleepx]

Name: Milo Kai
Cube: YJ YuPo (and MGC)
Global average: 7.50

Solution: x // inspection
L' B L y' x R' F R F' // Face
U' F R' F' R U R' U' R' // oll
x2 y R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'

Explanation: yellow layer, easy oll then abt perm

Full solution:
x L' B L y' x R' F R F' U' F R' F' R U R' U' R'
x2 y R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'
Time: 7.87 (6.58 MGC)

TPS: 3.7tps

 

[AbsoRuud]

Name: Coffeecuber
Cube: MeiLong 2M
Global average: 6

Solution (split into different lines for each step, after each line, do // and say what you did):
z'y2 // Inspection
B U2 R // Orange face
U' F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' // AUF and OLL
z2 // Rotation for PBL
R U' R F2 R' U R' // PBL
Explanation:
This scramble sucks. Took me a bit to find a decent first face. 3 moves is pretty good though. I default to this easy alg for this OLL because it's the first I ever learnt and I never bothered to learn anything else. Rotation for PBL because I don't know this case from all angles anymore.

Full solution: z'y2 B U2 R U' F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' z2 R U' R F2 R' U R'

Time: 5.71

TPS: 3.68

 

[hyn]

Name: hyn
Cube: MGC
Global average: ~4

Solution:
y // Inspection
R F R2 // Layer (3/3)
R' F2 R F' R' F2 R U' R' F R F' // CLL (12/15)
U // AUF (1/16)
Explanation:
I saw no bars, so looked for 1 move bars and barely saw any until I stumbled upon this one, which is one move to an opposite bar with a R before to make 2 opposite bars, and then cancellation with R2 F2 R2.
Then a massive pause to recognise the CLL, and execution.
Full solution:
y R F R2 R' F2 R F' R' F2 R U' R' F R F' U
Time: 4.659
TPS: 3.43

 

[Nevan J]

Name: Nevan J
Cube: YJ YuPo V2 M
Global Average: Sub 5

Solution:
x // Inspection
R' U' R U y L2 y' R U R2 F' R2 U R' // First Layer
U2 U R' U R U' R2 F R F' R U R' U' R // CLL
U // AUF

Explanation: I couldn't find anything good on any colour, so I switched to white. Next I predicted where all the pieces needed to go for the white layer, and solves them. Then I did some unecessary U moves because of bad CLL recognition, and did it, and was left with AUF as U.

Full Solution:
x R U' R U y L2 y' R U R2 F' R2 U R' U2 U R' U R U' R2 F R F' R U R' U' R U

Time: 6.24
TPS: 4.48

 

[Imsoosm]

Name: Imsoosm
Cube: Gan 249
Global: ~2.5

Solution:
z' // inspection
F U2 (L) // face
(R') F R2 U' R2 F R // EG-1
U2 // AUF

Explanation:
When I got the scramble I saw it was a no bar. So I decided to try to look for a easy layer for CLL, but there were none (shortest I could find were like 8-10 moves with meh fingertricks)
So I decided to use Ortega (because I don't know that many EG-1s). Found a easy three move face on orange, and I got a EG-1 that I knew, which also happened to be the shortest and fastest and easiest case.

Full Solution:
(with cancellations)
z' F U' L2 F' L2 U L U2 (8 moves, optimal I think? (I didn't do the cancellations in the actual solve tho, I'm not that good at tracking))

Time: 1.765 (wasted a lot of time on recog, without huge pause would probably be sub-1.5)
TPS: 6.23

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Name: Imsoosm
Cube: Gan 249
Global: ~2.5

Solution:
z' // inspection
F U2 (L) // face
(R') F R2 U' R2 F R // EG-1
U2 // AUF

Explanation:
When I got the scramble I saw it was a no bar. So I decided to try to look for a easy layer for CLL, but there were none (shortest I could find were like 8-10 moves with meh fingertricks)
So I decided to use Ortega (because I don't know that many EG-1s). Found a easy three move face on orange, and I got a EG-1 that I knew, which also happened to be the shortest and fastest and easiest case.

Full Solution:
(with cancellations)
z' F U' L2 F' L2 U L U2 (8 moves, optimal I think? (I didn't do the cancellations in the actual solve tho, I'm not that good at tracking))

Time: 1.765 (wasted a lot of time on recog, without huge pause would probably be sub-1.5)
TPS: 6.23

lol same as me

but u were a full second faster

 

[Swagrid]

Name: Swagrid
Cube: YLM
Global average: 4-5

y2 F' U' L U' L' // 3/4 layer
R U' R' // O5C
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // P5C


Explanation:
decided to learn and main VOP for 2x2 because it is a silly event so I chose a silly method. It starts with a V (3/4 layer) then orients and permutes the remaining pieces.
for the V, there was a clear 1 move 2/3 on blue so I took that and just added the next piece after, plain and simple. Didn't do L U2 L' because U' L U' L' felt more comfortable. After that, recognise and execute both O5C and P5C. Did J perm instead of T because it would mean an aufless ending.

Full solution:
y2 F' U' L U' L' R U' R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'

Time: 3.63

TPS: 6.0

 

[baseballjello67]

Trailer is up!

I know the music sucks, but I am too tired.


If you have Youtube, it is helpful to watch this video.

 

[Mattecuber]

Name: Matteo
Main: Gan 251 M Leap
Global average: 6.50

Solution: x2 R U R' U' R U R' U' y2 R U' R' U R U' R' // RED FACE
U R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
y' R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 U // PBL

Explanation: i noticed that 2 red corners were diagonal to each other, so i decided to make the red face. the other two corners were misoriented in the same face, so i oriented them to make the red face, then i did an easy oll and i noticed the pbl case from the two bars that were on my left, so I rotated did the alg and solved the cube.

Full solution: x2 R U R' U' R U R' U' y2 R U' R' U R U' R' U R U R' U' R' F R F' y' R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 U
Time: 7.03
TPS: 4.55