APB Example Solve Thread

[AJT17]

Since there isn't currently an APB example solve thread I thought I would make one since it has been gaining popularity in the past few years and I think it has the potential to be a viable method. This will help to show how different cases can be handled in real solves and encourage more people to try out the method!

APB Mega Doc

APB Mega Doc APB Official Website APBMethod.net (tutorial website) APB Algorithms: Pair Solving: Pair Solving (by Liam Highducheck) Pair Solving (by Kombofuud) Edge Orientation: Edge Orientation LXS: LXS ZBLL: SpeedCubeDB ZBLL AlgDb ZBLL Teri ZBLL Juju ZBLL Daniel Egdal ZBLL...

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Scramble: U B R2 U2 F2 D2 U2 F' R2 F' U2 F2 R' B' L' R U2 F2 R U'
x2 // inspection
U' L2 U2 R L' U L UR U' R' U' L U' L' // 223
R U2 R F R F' // BRPAIR + EO
R' U' R' U R U R U' R' U R U R' // LXS
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' // ZBLL
Next: D R' B R B U R D' L B2 L2 D2 F' U2 B' U2 D2 B2 R2 B R2

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

I'm surprised there aren't any official sub-4's using APB method.
What's the fastest official time using APB?

 

[AJT17]

I'm surprised there aren't any official sub-4's using APB method.
What's the fastest official time using APB?

APB is still a smaller method in terms of its user base. As far as I know a 6.47 is the quickest official single, with an 8.94 ao5. Unofficially there is only a 4.67 single and 7.51 ao5.
I will add the leaderboards for both 2H and OH times to the original post, but currently there is no tracking of official results besides the APB discord.

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Next: D R' B R B U R D' L B2 L2 D2 F' U2 B' U2 D2 B2 R2 B R2

x2 // inspection
L' D' R D' L2 D U F' U R' M2 U' r2 // 223
U R' U R' U' R U S' U' S // BR pair + EO
U' S' U2 S U R U2 R' U R U' R' // definitely not LXS
L' U' L U' L' U2 L // OLL
U R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D' U2 // PLL

Next: B2 U' R F2 L' B L2 U' R U R2 F2 D' B2 U2 R2 U R2 B2 R2 D'



@AJT17 , that fist solve was the smoothest solve I have EVER seen. lol

I'm still just a beginner at APB, so please excuse my lack of LXS and ZBLL.

 

[AJT17]

Next: B2 U' R F2 L' B L2 U' R U R2 F2 D' B2 U2 R2 U R2 B2 R2 D'

z2 // inspection
B (D' U2) L D2 R U' R2' U R2 L U' L' r' U' r U r U2 r' // 223
U2 R' U' R2 U' f' U' f // EO + BRPAIR
R' U' R U R2 U' R' U' R U R' // LXS
U' R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U' R' U' R U R' U R // ZBLL

Next: U R D2 R U F' L U R2 D2 R2 B' L2 F' R2 F D2 L2 B' U2

Not the most efficient 223, but it's not bad.

I'm still just a beginner at APB, so please excuse my lack of LXS and ZBLL.

Feel free to use the APB Mega Doc I linked in the first post to find the LXS and ZBLL cases if you want to try out the cases you don't know, I use it sometimes if I want to see a more refined version of the solution. I also use CubeDB to recon and it gives the option to autofill the ZBLL which I used on this solve.

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Next: U R D2 R U F' L U R2 D2 R2 B' L2 F' R2 F D2 L2 B' U2

z2 y // inspection
U' R2 U L' D2 r' U r2 U2 r' // 223
U R' U2 R U' R U2 f' U' f // BR pair + EO
R' U' R2 U R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' // kind of LXS
U x' R U R' D R U' R' D' // OLL
R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' F2 // PLL

Next: U F2 L2 U B2 L2 D L2 R2 D B F U L R2 D' B R' F' R

Nicer solve than last time. lol!

Feel free to use the APB Mega Doc I linked in the first post to find the LXS and ZBLL cases if you want to try out the cases you don't know, I use it sometimes if I want to see a more refined version of the solution. I also use CubeDB to recon and it gives the option to autofill the ZBLL which I used on this solve.

Also, thanks. I will definitely be using those links.

 

[Twisted101]

x2 y
M U R' F R2 U2 B2 r' R' U' r2 // 223 11/11
R' U R' f R' f2 F U R U' R' S // EOPair cancelled into LXS 12/23
r' F R F' r U' R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' U2 // ZBLL 16/39

Next: R2 L2 F L2 B' U D' L F' R2 L2 D L2 F2 U2 R2 B2 U D R2 F'

 

[AJT17]

Next: R2 L2 F L2 B' U D' L F' R2 L2 D L2 F2 U2 R2 B2 U D R2 F'

x2 // inspection
U L U L' U F U F' L U' L' R' U R' U2 B U r' U2 r U' r U' r' // 223
U' R2 U' f' U' f // EO
R' U2 R' U R U R // LXS
U' R' D' R U2 R' D R2 U' R' U2 R U R' U R U R' U2 // ZBLL

Next: F R2 F L2 U2 B' F2 U' F2 D2 R F' D U' B2 R

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Next: F R2 F L2 U2 B' F2 U' F2 D2 R F' D U' B2 R

x2 // inspection
R' U L' R' F' L' R' U F2 U' F L U2 r' U2 r // 223
R2 U f R' f' R U' R' U2 S' U S // BR pair + EO + DR edge
U R U R' U' R U2 R' // FR pair
U' R U2 R D R' U2 R D' R2 // OLL
U R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' U' // PLL

Next: U D2 B2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B' D2 L2 F2 D' B R U' F' D2 F2 R' B2

 

[tsmosher]

Next: U D2 B2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B' D2 L2 F2 D' B R U' F' D2 F2 R' B2

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

U D2 B2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B' D2 L2 F2 D' B R U' F' D2 F2 R' B2

 Moves 

x2
S' E' r U2' r' U2' r' // FB (7)
E R' U' R E' R' U R u2' // 3QB + dBR (9/16)
F' L' U2' L F // EO + dFR pair (5/21)
U2' R U2' R' // dFR + CLL (4/25)
S R2 S' R2' U S R2 S' R2' // L5EP (9/34)
U2' // AUF (1/35)

NEXT: F' D R2 B2 D2 R2 F2 R F2 R2 D2 R U2 F' D' F' D R D2 F'

 

[Abram Grimsley]

NEXT: F' D R2 B2 D2 R2 F2 R F2 R2 D2 R U2 F' D' F' D R D2 F'

x2 // inspection
R U L U L2 F' r' U' F R r2 U r' R // 223 + BR pair
F R' F' R // EO
U' R U2 R2 U' R' U R // weird LXS
R U2 R D R' U2 R D' R2 // OLL
U x R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' F // PLL

Next: F' U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 D' F2 U' B2 F2 U2 L D R2 F' D2 B2 L' R U2

 

[AJT17]

Next: F' U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 D' F2 U' B2 F2 U2 L D R2 F' D2 B2 L' R U2

z2 // inspection
D2 U2 L R' U R F U F' U R F' U F y U2 r U2 r' // 223
U R U' R U f R' f' // BRPAIR
U2 R' D' r U' r' D R // EO
R' U' R U' R' U R2 U R // LXS
R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' U R U // ZBLL

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

Also, @Abram Grimsley you could have done F R' F' r U R U' r' U2 and it would have solved LL and it's also just a good alg for that angle, and it would have made that a 35 move solution!

Also an extra APB solve I got and down-solved, with a very fluid LXS into LL.

Spoiler: Extra Solve

D' R2 F2 U F2 D B2 D R2 B2 R' U2 F R F D U' B' F U
z2 y // inspection
F L D2 U B' U2 B2 R' r U r' R' r' U' r // 223
U R U f' U' f // EO
R' U' R U R2 U' R' // LXS
R' U R U' R' U R U R' U' R2 D R' U R D' R' U' // ZBLL

https://www.cubedb.net/solve/19510

 

[Abram Grimsley]

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

x2 // inspection
L' U L U R U R' U R F' R' L' U F2 U' F B' L M2 U' r2 // 223
U R' U' R U R2 U' R2 // BR pair
U2 S R' U' R U R S' // EO
U R U' R' U2 R U' R' // FR pair
U R U2 R D R' U2 R D' R2 // OLL
U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL

Next: L B2 D2 L2 B L2 D2 B D2 B F D R' U2 L B2 U2 F D

@AJT17 Thanks for the alg!

 

[Phalentin]

Next: L B2 D2 L2 B L2 D2 B D2 B F D R' U2 L B2 U2 F D

z2 // inspection
U' M' S' R U R' U2 B2 U2 r U r2 // 223
U' R' U R U' R // BR pair
U2 R' F R2 F' // EOPair
R D' U2 R U' R' D R' // LXS
U R2 D' R U2 R' U' D R' U' R2 U R U R2 U // ZBLL

Next: R F2 U2 L2 R2 U R2 F2 U' F2 D B2 F' R U L' D2 B L U2

 

[Twisted101]

y2 r' U' B M' F' U' r U' M' // 223 9/9
U R U' R // BR pair 4/13
U' S' R U R' U' S // EO 7/20
U' S' U2 S // LXS 4/24
U2 R' F' U' F U' R U S' R' U R S U // ZBLL 14/38

next: R' F' B' L2 U' L' F2 U2 L U2 F2 L2 U' B2 U' F2 U' F2 D R2 L2

 

[Abram Grimsley]

next: R' F' B' L2 U' L' F2 U2 L U2 F2 L2 U' B2 U' F2 U' F2 D R2 L2

z2 // inspection
U2 R2 B U R2 D R2 L U2 F' L' F L F L' // 223
U R U2 R' f R' f' U f' U' f // BR pair + EO
U R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R' U2 R2 U2 R // intuitive LXS
U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' U R // OLL
U R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 U' D' // PLL

Next: D' F D2 B R2 U2 B' R2 F2 L2 F' D2 F2 U' B U B' U2 R' B

 

[Twisted101]

y' f U' f' U M F2 r2 U2 M' // 223 9/9
U R2 U' R F R F' // EOpair 7/16
U R U R2 U' R U R // LXS 8/24
U R' U' R U R U R' U' R' U R U R U' R' // ZBLL 16/40

Next:U' B2 U B2 L' F' L U D2 B' U2 F' R2 F' R2 D2 B2 R2 B' R'

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Next: U' B2 U B2 L' F' L U D2 B' U2 F' R2 F' R2 D2 B2 R2 B' R'

x2 // inspection
L' U2 L D' F D R U R' U' R' u2 U2 R2 r U' r' U' r' U2 r // 223
U R2 U' R U' F R U R' U' F' // BR pair + EO
R' U' R' U R2 U' R' // LXS (maybe)
R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' U R // OLL
M' U' M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 // PLL

Next: L' B R2 U2 L' B2 D2 R' D2 U2 B2 R2 U2 R B U' L2 D' L2 B F'

 

[tsmosher]

Next: L' B R2 U2 L' B2 D2 R' D2 U2 B2 R2 U2 R B U' L2 D' L2 B F'

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

L' B R2 U2 L' B2 D2 R' D2 U2 B2 R2 U2 R B U' L2 D' L2 B F'

 Moves 

x2 y'
U' S2 r2 u r' U2' r2 // Dl (7)
U' R' u R' u R U' R u' // 3QB (9/16)
R2' U R2 // dBR (3/19)
U F' L' U2' L F // EO (6/25)
R U' R' U R U' R' U2' R U' R' // dFR (11/36)
u2' r' F R F' r U' R' U' R U' R' // undo pseudo + CLL (12/48)
U S R2 S' R2' // L5EP-DR (5/53)

NEXT: L' R' U2 L D2 L' B2 D2 F2 R2 F2 R' D' R B L U2 B2 D2 R2 U'

 

[Abram Grimsley]

NEXT: L' R' U2 L D2 L' B2 D2 F2 R2 F2 R' D' R B L U2 B2 D2 R2 U'

z2 // inspection
D2 L D' R' u2 U2 r U2 r' // 223
U' R U' R' f R' f' R' F R F' // BR pair + EO
R' U2 R' U2 R2 U2 R' // LXS (maybe)
U' L' U R U' L U R' // OLL
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 // PLL

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