Carson's Challenge (2x2)

[precompsubwr]

I GOT AN IDEA

Goal: Get a sub 2 2x2 average using only LBL (First layer, OLL, PLL)
The challenge is named after Carson Widjaja, who got a 1.97 official 2x2 average using LBL

If you can't get sub 2, just try to get a good average. Here's mine:

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-01
avg of 5: 1.73

Time List:
1. (2.48) F' R' F R' F2 R U2 R U'
2. 2.20 R F' R U2 F' U' F2 R2 U2
3. 1.10 F2 U' R2 F' R' F U' R2 U'
4. 1.89 U2 R2 U F' R' F2 R' F' U'
5. (1.08) U R' F2 R' F2 U F R2 U

Post your times below!

Ok, you can cancel into OLL and PLL if it makes it easier btw

 

[Yann1qua12DagOat]

I really suck at 2x2
But here is my average:
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-02
avg of 5: 4.81

Time List:
1. 5.69 F2 R F U2 F2 R2 F' R' F' U'
2. (6.70) U R2 U' R' U2 F U F2 U'
3. 3.49 R2 U R' F' U F2 U2 R' U'
4. 5.25 U2 F R' F U' F' U2 F U
5. (3.17) R2 U2 R' F2 R' F' U' R U

 

[mdcuber9]

My PB ao5 was with LBL:
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-01
avg of 5: 3.13

Time List:
1. 3.47 R2 U R' U' R2 F U2 F U
2. (6.80) F U' F' R' F2 R2 U' F' U2
3. (2.40) F R' F U' F R U R U'
4. 3.20 R' U' F2 R F2 R U' R U
5. 2.71 F2 U R' F' R' U' R2 U R2

 

[precompsubwr]

Updating this every time I get a new PB

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-02
avg of 5: 1.18

Time List:
19. 1.13 R F' R' F2 R2 U' R2 F' U2
20. (1.93) U' R2 U F2 U F' U2 R' U
21. 1.13 F U' F2 R U' R2 F' R2 F2
22. 1.28 R' F U F' R' F' U2 R U R U'
23. (0.95) U R2 U' F' U2 F' R' U R' U'

I'm also making leaderboards for this challenge:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tYEzn7lxKfVxWlzWgVX_AJVQ9oYWJWHfiV83BImDCcY/edit?usp=sharing

 

[mdcuber9]

Updating this every time I get a new PB

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-02
avg of 5: 1.34

Time List:
1. 1.73 R U R U2 F2 U' F U' F'
2. 1.24 F2 U R2 F' R U2 F' R2 U2
3. 1.04 F U2 F U2 R F2 R F2 U2
4. (1.77) R2 U2 R' U2 R F' U2 R2 F
5. (0.95) R2 F' U' F2 U2 F2 U' R U'

I'm also making leaderboards for this challenge:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tYEzn7lxKfVxWlzWgVX_AJVQ9oYWJWHfiV83BImDCcY/edit?usp=sharing

So did you have skips on any of these or were they all full step???

 

[precompsubwr]

So did you have skips on any of these or were they all full step???

1 and 4. can't remember but probably fullstep or OLL skip
2 and 3. cancelled into OLL, PLL skip
5. pure LL skip

 

[Yann1qua12DagOat]

I'm also making leaderboards for this challenge:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tYEzn7lxKfVxWlzWgVX_AJVQ9oYWJWHfiV83BImDCcY/edit?usp=sharing

Here's my new ao5 (nearly a sub-3 single!):
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-03
avg of 5: 4.51

Time List:
1. 4.57 U R' F' U R F' U F2 U'
2. (5.67) U R2 F' R2 U' F U2 F U'
3. 5.13 R2 F2 R' F2 U' F2 U F' R2 U
4. 3.83 U' R U R' U F' U R' U
5. (3.00) U R' F2 R U2 F' R2 U' R2

 

[Cuberd]

Wygenerowane przez csTimer dnia 2026-01-04
Średnia z 5: 2.30

Lista czasów:
1. 2.47 R' U2 F R U2 F2 R U' F2
2. (3.22) U2 F' U' R' U2 F2 R2 U' R2
3. 1.97 U F2 U F' U2 R' U2 R2 F' U'
4. (1.72) F2 U2 R2 F U' F2 U R U'
5. 2.46 U' R2 U2 R' U' F2 R' U' R2 U'

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

i cant even get sub-2 consistently with CLL+EG-1 (skill issue)

 

[mdcuber9]

btw @precompsubwr my avg happened on 4-1-25 (no April fools lol)

 

[bluecubing]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-05
avg of 5: 2.72

Time List:
1. (2.10) R2 U R' U R2 U2 R' U R'
2. (4.71) F' U2 F R' F2 R F2 R' U2
3. 2.85 R2 F' R' F' U R2 U F2 R'
4. 2.63 F2 R U2 F' R' F2 U2 F' U'
5. 2.67 F R' F R2 U' F' U R' U'
Yay very spammy solutions

 

[bluecubing]

WHAT WERE THESE SCRAMBLES
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-05
avg of 5: 2.10

Time List:
1. 2.17 R F2 U2 F R' F2 R' F2 R2 U'
2. 2.18 U2 F U2 F U' F U' F U'
3. (2.60) U2 F' U' F R2 F R2 F' U'
4. (1.18) R' F R F2 U F2 U F U'
5. 1.96 F U' R' F U F' U' R2 U'

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

I mean I just use Ortega/LBL for my main method so ig I'll just post my pb(that I can find cuz I got a 2.07 but cant find it)
Generated by CubeDesk on 2026-01-08
best 2x2 average of 5: 2.302

Solves:
5. 4.686 F' R F' R' F' U R2 F'
4. 1.902 R2 U2 R' U F2 U' F2 R' F' U'
3. 3.265 R' U R2 U R' F R2 U R'
2. 1.501 R2 U' R F' U2 F2 U' R2 U
1. 1.741 U F' U R' U' F R U2