Caleb’s road to brutally beating AJT17 single-handedly // APB OH WB2???

will i beat AJT17?

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 45.5%
  • No

    Votes: 4 36.4%
  • Maybe

    Votes: 1 9.1%
  • idk

    Votes: 2 18.2%
  • Probably not

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • should i switch to roux?

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • Total voters
    11
ALMOST SUB-10 WITH APB 2H WHATTT
Generated By csTimer on 2025-07-24
single: 10.17

Time List:
1. 10.17 L2 D2 R2 F2 D B' R' U2 B' D2 L2 F2 L2 B' U2 F' U2 R' B'

PB ao12!!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-07-24
avg of 12: 15.74

Time List:
1. 14.69 R D' F' U' B L' D R' U' F2 U2 R2 B2 R' U2 R' L' D2 F2
2. 16.60 B' U2 B U2 R2 D2 F' R2 F' D F2 D B2 F2 R U L' R
3. 19.28 D2 R F' U2 B2 D2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 L2 F2 L' U2 F' D' U' L2 R'
4. 17.68 L F' L F R U L R2 U2 L2 B' U2 B' U2 R2 F B R D2
5. 14.14 R U R' U2 F2 B' R' F D' B2 L D2 L D2 F2 D2 B2 L U2 R2
6. 15.79 B2 D2 R U2 F' U' R' D2 B2 L2 F U2 L2 F' L2 U2 R2 L2 B U
7. 15.01 L' R2 D' B2 R2 U R2 F2 L2 U R2 D' B' U' F2 D R U B2 F
8. 13.54 F U2 B U D2 R2 L F R' F D2 L2 F' R2 B2 U2 L2 D2 F D2 F2
9. 14.76 D2 L' F' U B' L U' B2 U' D2 R B2 R' F2 R2 D2 R' D2 L
10. 15.89 U2 B2 U' R' L B' D R2 F L2 F D2 L2 F2 L2 F' L2 B2 U2 D B'
11. (19.85) D2 F L2 D' F2 D2 R2 D L2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D L F2 D' U2 F L' B
12. (10.17) L2 D2 R2 F2 D B' R' U2 B' D2 L2 F2 L2 B' U2 F' U2 R' B'
 
what what what what
Generated By csTimer on 2025-07-28
single: 7.78

Time List:
1. 7.78 L' D2 L' F2 L2 R F2 D2 L' F2 D2 R' B' F' U F2 R D R2 D R'
Generated By csTimer on 2025-07-28
avg of 5: 13.04

Time List:
1. 12.51 D L2 B' R2 U2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F' U' L' B U2 F2 D R U
2. 13.65 F' D B L2 F' U2 F2 R D2 L2 B2 U' B2 D F2 B2 L2 F2 U R2 F
3. (14.37) F D F U' B' L B2 U R2 U2 F D2 F' U2 B' U2 R2 U2 B2 D F
4. (7.78) L' D2 L' F2 L2 R F2 D2 L' F2 D2 R' B' F' U F2 R D R2 D R'
5. 12.97 F2 D F2 L2 D' B2 R2 D2 F' D2 U2 R F' D' L U R2 B
Generated By csTimer on 2025-07-28
avg of 12: 13.42

Time List:
1. (10.03) D' L2 B' L2 B F U2 L2 U2 F' L2 U2 B2 L' U' F' L D' U' L'
2. (16.59) U2 L2 F' L2 F2 R2 U2 R2 F R2 B2 L2 U F' L2 F2 D' R' F' L' F'
3. 14.45 L2 B R2 D L2 B' L2 F' R' D2 R B2 U2 R' U2 L2 F2 D2 F2 D'
4. 12.90 R F' R2 B' L D B R2 U2 R2 F2 U2 R U2 L F2 R' D2 L
5. 14.07 D R2 B2 D2 R2 U L2 U2 F2 L D2 R D' U2 R2 B L' D
6. 11.45 R2 B' F2 L2 B2 D L2 D F2 L2 U' L2 F2 B' L' R2 B D2 R' U' B'
7. 12.40 B2 L B2 D2 R B2 R' F2 U2 R F2 B' U' R2 B' D' U2 B' R2 U' L
8. 14.22 B' R2 D2 R2 U2 D' L B' U R2 U2 F2 R D2 R B2 R2 D2 R U2 L2
9. 14.57 D' R' F2 U R L U' F D' F2 D R2 L2 D B2 U2 B2 L2 U' F
10. 15.02 U D2 L2 D2 U2 F' D2 R2 F2 R2 F' U2 F' L' U2 R U' B F2 L2 F
11. 12.04 R2 F2 L2 U2 R2 U R2 D' U' R' U' B F' R' D F R2 U' L'
12. 13.10 F' B' L' B' U' R2 D B' U' R2 F R2 B R2 L2 U2 R2 B' L2
 
woah sub- @Abram Grimsley with APB 2H!!
Generated By csTimer on 2025-08-01
avg of 5: 11.50

Time List:
1. (7.81) U2 D2 L' F' D R D F R2 F L2 F D2 B2 L2 D2 B2 L2 U2 D
2. (13.88) U2 B2 L F2 D2 B2 D' B2 U F2 R2 U2 R2 U' F U' L R B2 U B'
3. 12.68 B' D2 B2 R B2 R2 F2 L B2 D2 F' L U' B' F' R2 U L B'
4. 12.45 D2 L B2 F2 U' R2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U L2 U' F' R B' D' B' R2 U'
5. 9.38 R' F2 U B2 D2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U' B2 R2 L U B R D' R D
counting 9 is crazy

Generated By csTimer on 2025-08-01
avg of 12: 12.33

Time List:
1. 13.74 U2 R B' D2 B U2 R2 B U2 L2 R2 U2 L2 U' R' B U2 B2 D' R2 B2
2. (14.38) U' L2 F' L D F' R B' U2 F2 D2 R' D2 F2 L2 F2 R F2 R F
3. (7.81) U2 D2 L' F' D R D F R2 F L2 F D2 B2 L2 D2 B2 L2 U2 D
4. 13.88 U2 B2 L F2 D2 B2 D' B2 U F2 R2 U2 R2 U' F U' L R B2 U B'
5. 12.68 B' D2 B2 R B2 R2 F2 L B2 D2 F' L U' B' F' R2 U L B'
6. 12.45 D2 L B2 F2 U' R2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U L2 U' F' R B' D' B' R2 U'
7. 9.38 R' F2 U B2 D2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U' B2 R2 L U B R D' R D
8. 13.60 B2 D2 F2 L2 B2 U' B2 L2 F2 R2 F' R' D' L2 F' U' L B' R' F
9. 12.89 F D F' R2 F U2 R U' R2 U' F2 D' R2 U L2 U2 F2 U' B' U'
10. 13.41 F2 D2 R2 B2 D2 F2 R' D2 R2 U2 B2 L2 B D L2 U2 B' F U B2 L'
11. 12.18 B' D' R' L2 D' B U L D L2 F' U2 B' U2 R2 F2 L2 F' B'
12. 9.07 B2 U2 L' F2 R2 U2 L D2 R2 B2 D2 R U' R' D' R F D2 R' D2 L
 
I am probably going to try and get sub-10 with APB 2H first before i start grinding APB OH. I think i also need to improve my BR pair solutions since sometimes they can get pretty inefficient (8 moves at max) as well as a consistent sub-16 move 223 and better EO recognition.
 
I am probably going to try and get sub-10 with APB 2H first before i start grinding APB OH. I think i also need to improve my BR pair solutions since sometimes they can get pretty inefficient (8 moves at max) as well as a consistent sub-16 move 223 and better EO recognition.
If you want, there is an algorithmic way for BR pair that you can look at here. If not learning it fully algorithmic, just using it as a reference for some of those harder cases would be useful.
As for getting a better 223 that will just take a lot of practice and experimentation, since it's not fully optimal to go from roux FB into DFDB since there are some cases where you can solve one of the DFDB edges while doing the FB which can save a few moves, but is a bit harder to do sometimes.
Then EO is also just practice to get familiar with the cases, but after a few hundred more solves your EO should be really good, so just keep at it.
 
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WHATTTTT SUB-9???????
 
WHAT???
Generated By csTimer on 2025-08-29
avg of 5: 14.49

Time List:
1. 14.60 R F L2 R2 D' F2 D L2 D F2 U2 L D2 L D' F' L F' R
2. (13.52) R F2 D2 L2 R' U2 R D2 F2 U2 L' B' U' L2 B R D2 B U
3. (16.96) L' F' R' U' R' L2 B L2 U L2 B2 R2 U2 F2 D F2 D2 L' U2
4. 14.94 B2 D' B2 F2 U2 L2 D' F2 D' U' F2 R B R D2 U' R B L' B2 U2
5. 13.93 F2 D U L2 R2 D' F2 D F2 U' F L' U R F' L2 R D' U2 R2

last solve was a LL skip but i can’t find the solution i did
 
Generated By csTimer on 2025-08-29
single: 12.14

Time List:
1. 12.14 R2 U B2 R2 F2 L2 R2 U' R2 U R2 U' F' D' U2 L' B F R2 U2 R'

pb single let’s go and PB ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2025-08-29
avg of 12: 15.31

Time List:
1. (17.96) R' D L D2 F L' B L' B2 L' B2 L' B2 L' U2 D2 L F2 D F
2. 14.60 R F L2 R2 D' F2 D L2 D F2 U2 L D2 L D' F' L F' R
3. 13.52 R F2 D2 L2 R' U2 R D2 F2 U2 L' B' U' L2 B R D2 B U
4. 16.96 L' F' R' U' R' L2 B L2 U L2 B2 R2 U2 F2 D F2 D2 L' U2
5. 14.94 B2 D' B2 F2 U2 L2 D' F2 D' U' F2 R B R D2 U' R B L' B2 U2
6. 13.93 F2 D U L2 R2 D' F2 D F2 U' F L' U R F' L2 R D' U2 R2
7. 16.66 R2 F2 B U2 R' B D' L' U2 B2 U2 B2 L' D2 L' U2 B2 R2 D2 F R'
8. 15.42 U' R2 B2 F2 U R2 F2 U' R2 D2 B2 R2 B' U' B' F2 L' B2 D' F2 L'
9. 17.73 B' R2 B R' B' R2 B' L' U' F2 L2 F2 R2 U L2 D F2 D B2 L2
10. 16.53 R2 U' R2 D F2 U R2 D B2 L2 B2 D2 L' B L2 F2 D B U2 B' U2
11. (12.14) R2 U B2 R2 F2 L2 R2 U' R2 U R2 U' F' D' U2 L' B F R2 U2 R'
12. 12.80 F' U' F' D U B2 R2 U L2 F2 U' R2 D' F' R2 D2 R D B' L'

happy to get my APB OH times down to sub-PR
 
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i’m back on the OH grind
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-20 (solving from 2026-01-17 16:02:04 to 2026-01-17 16:08:48)
avg of 5: 14.78

Time List:
1. (15.53) F U B2 R B' U F L F2 R B2 R U2 F2 L' B2 L U2 L2 U' B' @2026-01-17 16:02:04
2. 14.46 F' L2 B2 L D F2 B R2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U2 D' L2 U B2 U' R U' @2026-01-17 16:02:32
3. (14.37) R2 B2 D' L' F2 D' U2 R2 F2 U' L2 B2 L2 U R' B' L F' U R' F2 @2026-01-17 16:03:02
4. 15.31 B' U2 F R2 F L2 R2 U2 B2 F' D2 F2 R' U L' R U' F D B' U' @2026-01-17 16:04:14
5. 14.56 L2 F2 D2 L' D2 F2 R D2 F2 R' D F' D R U' R2 B2 L2 R @2026-01-17 16:08:48
 
chat
i’m back on the OH grind
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-20 (solving from 2026-01-17 16:02:04 to 2026-01-17 16:08:48)
avg of 5: 14.78

Time List:
1. (15.53) F U B2 R B' U F L F2 R B2 R U2 F2 L' B2 L U2 L2 U' B' @2026-01-17 16:02:04
2. 14.46 F' L2 B2 L D F2 B R2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U2 D' L2 U B2 U' R U' @2026-01-17 16:02:32
3. (14.37) R2 B2 D' L' F2 D' U2 R2 F2 U' L2 B2 L2 U R' B' L F' U R' F2 @2026-01-17 16:03:02
4. 15.31 B' U2 F R2 F L2 R2 U2 B2 F' D2 F2 R' U L' R U' F D B' U' @2026-01-17 16:04:14
5. 14.56 L2 F2 D2 L' D2 F2 R D2 F2 R' D F' D R U' R2 B2 L2 R @2026-01-17 16:08:48
and I got an APB pb single lol
Generated By csTimer on 2026-01-20
single: 11.55

Time List:
1. 11.55 B' L' D2 B2 L2 D R2 D L2 U' R2 U2 L2 R U F' U R2 F' L2 @2026-01-20 17:43:21
 
OMG WHAT WHAT WHAT WB2???????
Generated by CubeTime
current ao5: 12.913

Time List:
1. 13.700: R F2 R D2 R F2 R2 B2 L B F D' B L2 U' L2 D' B2
2. (15.310): R' D2 L' D2 B2 R U2 L' U2 R2 D B D2 U' B2 L' D L R' D'
3. 13.360: R' D2 R D2 R B2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 B2 R D2 F' R2 F U
4. (11.070): F' U2 F D2 R' B' U' D B' U' R2 F' L2 B2 R2 F D2 R
5. 11.680: B' D2 R2 B2 L' B' D2 B D B2 L2 U' B2 U R2 L' B2 U2
@AJT17 IS THIS WB2???
 
recons
13.70:
15.31:
13.36:
11.07 (PB single):
11.68:
 
OMG WHAT WHAT WHAT WB2???????
Generated by CubeTime
current ao5: 12.913

Time List:
1. 13.700: R F2 R D2 R F2 R2 B2 L B F D' B L2 U' L2 D' B2
2. (15.310): R' D2 L' D2 B2 R U2 L' U2 R2 D B D2 U' B2 L' D L R' D'
3. 13.360: R' D2 R D2 R B2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 B2 R D2 F' R2 F U
4. (11.070): F' U2 F D2 R' B' U' D B' U' R2 F' L2 B2 R2 F D2 R
5. 11.680: B' D2 R2 B2 L' B' D2 B D B2 L2 U' B2 U R2 L' B2 U2
@AJT17 IS THIS WB2???
Yeah, the next fastest ao5 is 17.14 on the leaderboard. Now you're just 0.16 away from beating my record!
 
OMG WHAT WHAT WHAT WB2???????
Generated by CubeTime
current ao5: 12.913

Time List:
1. 13.700: R F2 R D2 R F2 R2 B2 L B F D' B L2 U' L2 D' B2
2. (15.310): R' D2 L' D2 B2 R U2 L' U2 R2 D B D2 U' B2 L' D L R' D'
3. 13.360: R' D2 R D2 R B2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 B2 R D2 F' R2 F U
4. (11.070): F' U2 F D2 R' B' U' D B' U' R2 F' L2 B2 R2 F D2 R
5. 11.680: B' D2 R2 B2 L' B' D2 B D B2 L2 U' B2 U R2 L' B2 U2
@AJT17 IS THIS WB2???
Also, that 11.07 is WB2 single!
 
recons
13.70:
15.31:
13.36:
11.07 (PB single):
11.68:
@Caleb Valenzuela do you want your single and ao5 results to be added to the OH APB leaderboard?

I just looked through all of the recons, and for the most part, they were good, but I do have some feedback for most of them.

For solve 1, you should've inserted the last pair for FB in this way to solve the DB edge along with it, which saves 2 moves. Then, for solving misoriented BRPair, you can do either the RUM insert or the fR insert to influence your EO solutions, since doing RUM misorients the UR edge. You should use the fR insert when that edge is oriented that way you can get better EO cases.
B' D2 R2 B2 L' B' D2 B D B2 L2 U' B2 U R2 L' B2 U2
x2 // inspection
F' R z U R U z' y r U2 r' // 223
R U R' f R' f' // BRPAIR
U F R' F' // EO
U' R' U R U R U2' R' U R U' R' // LXS
F' r U R' U' r' F R // ZBLL

For solve 2, you did a move then immediately undid it, which you could've avoided, but it's not super important right now. As I mentioned earlier, you should pay attention to the EO of the UR edge when you have a misoriented pair because you can option select between the 2 algs to get better EOs, though in this case, it doesn't really change much since either continuation gives SUS. Which leads me into another thing you should be looking out for, how all of the EO algs affect the edges and how you can influence solving DR while doing EO. Which, for SUS, is very easy to see and do. From the exec angle, if DR is in UF, then you can do S' U' S to solve DR, and when DR is in BU, you can use S' U S to solve DR.
F' U2 F D2 R' B' U' D B' U' R2 F' L2 B2 R2 F D2 R
y' // inspection
D' z U R' U' z' r2 R' U R U z U' R' U R' z' U R' r U' r2 U r' // 223
U R2 U f R' f' // BRPAIR
U2 S' U S // EO
U R U' R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // LXS
U2 R U2 R' U L' U2 R U R' U2 L U R U' R' U // ZBLL

For solve 3, you can fingertrick B and B' moves as f z' or f' z respectively. Then, for EO, here is another common example of solving DR while doing EO, which just involves not doing the last R move but instead going into pairing DR and dBR pair, leaving you with only the standard F2L LXS cases, which are moderately easier than the rest of LXS.
R' D2 R D2 R B2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 B2 R D2 F' R2 F U
z2 y // inspection
D' z U' R U z' R U R' L' U L U2 f z' U2 r' U2 r U r U' r' // 223
U R' U' R2 // BRPAIR
F R' F' U' R U R // EODR
U2 R U' R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // LXS
U' F' r U R' U' r' F R2 U2 R' U' R U' R' U' // ZBLL

For solve 4, again just doing option select to insert misoriented BRPair to give better EO cases; in this case, it gives you 2 bad instead of 4 bad. For this specific 2 bad case, I like to move DR into UF so it gets solved, which is another EODR case you could look out for.
R' D2 L' D2 B2 R U2 L' U2 R2 D B D2 U' B2 L' D L R' D'
x' // inspection
U2 R' U' R2 F U z U R2 U' R U R' U' z' r2 U r' // 223
U R2 U f R' f' // BRPAIR
U2 R U' R' f R' f' // EODR
U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' U' R U R' // LXS
U R2 D' r U2 r' D R U R U' R' U2 R U // ZBLL

For solve 5, you could've solved the second FB pair like this, which I find to be better than doing 3 F moves right after each other. Other than that, there really wasn't much wrong with this solve.
R F2 R D2 R F2 R2 B2 L B F D' B L2 U' L2 D' B2
z' x'// inspection
U' R U2 R' U' z' F' R U2 F' U r' U2 r2 U' r' // 223
R' U' R r' U' R U M' // BRPAIR
U R' F R F' // EO
U2 R U2 R2 U' R' U R // LXS
R' U2 z U R' D R U' z' U R' U R // ZBLL
 
do you want your single and ao5 results to be added to the OH APB leaderboard?
yes please


@Caleb Valenzuela do you want your single and ao5 results to be added to the OH APB leaderboard?

I just looked through all of the recons, and for the most part, they were good, but I do have some feedback for most of them.

For solve 1, you should've inserted the last pair for FB in this way to solve the DB edge along with it, which saves 2 moves. Then, for solving misoriented BRPair, you can do either the RUM insert or the fR insert to influence your EO solutions, since doing RUM misorients the UR edge. You should use the fR insert when that edge is oriented that way you can get better EO cases.
B' D2 R2 B2 L' B' D2 B D B2 L2 U' B2 U R2 L' B2 U2
x2 // inspection
F' R z U R U z' y r U2 r' // 223
R U R' f R' f' // BRPAIR
U F R' F' // EO
U' R' U R U R U2' R' U R U' R' // LXS
F' r U R' U' r' F R // ZBLL

For solve 2, you did a move then immediately undid it, which you could've avoided, but it's not super important right now. As I mentioned earlier, you should pay attention to the EO of the UR edge when you have a misoriented pair because you can option select between the 2 algs to get better EOs, though in this case, it doesn't really change much since either continuation gives SUS. Which leads me into another thing you should be looking out for, how all of the EO algs affect the edges and how you can influence solving DR while doing EO. Which, for SUS, is very easy to see and do. From the exec angle, if DR is in UF, then you can do S' U' S to solve DR, and when DR is in BU, you can use S' U S to solve DR.
F' U2 F D2 R' B' U' D B' U' R2 F' L2 B2 R2 F D2 R
y' // inspection
D' z U R' U' z' r2 R' U R U z U' R' U R' z' U R' r U' r2 U r' // 223
U R2 U f R' f' // BRPAIR
U2 S' U S // EO
U R U' R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // LXS
U2 R U2 R' U L' U2 R U R' U2 L U R U' R' U // ZBLL

For solve 3, you can fingertrick B and B' moves as f z' or f' z respectively. Then, for EO, here is another common example of solving DR while doing EO, which just involves not doing the last R move but instead going into pairing DR and dBR pair, leaving you with only the standard F2L LXS cases, which are moderately easier than the rest of LXS.
R' D2 R D2 R B2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 B2 R D2 F' R2 F U
z2 y // inspection
D' z U' R U z' R U R' L' U L U2 f z' U2 r' U2 r U r U' r' // 223
U R' U' R2 // BRPAIR
F R' F' U' R U R // EODR
U2 R U' R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // LXS
U' F' r U R' U' r' F R2 U2 R' U' R U' R' U' // ZBLL

For solve 4, again just doing option select to insert misoriented BRPair to give better EO cases; in this case, it gives you 2 bad instead of 4 bad. For this specific 2 bad case, I like to move DR into UF so it gets solved, which is another EODR case you could look out for.
R' D2 L' D2 B2 R U2 L' U2 R2 D B D2 U' B2 L' D L R' D'
x' // inspection
U2 R' U' R2 F U z U R2 U' R U R' U' z' r2 U r' // 223
U R2 U f R' f' // BRPAIR
U2 R U' R' f R' f' // EODR
U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' U' R U R' // LXS
U R2 D' r U2 r' D R U R U' R' U2 R U // ZBLL

For solve 5, you could've solved the second FB pair like this, which I find to be better than doing 3 F moves right after each other. Other than that, there really wasn't much wrong with this solve.
R F2 R D2 R F2 R2 B2 L B F D' B L2 U' L2 D' B2
z' x'// inspection
U' R U2 R' U' z' F' R U2 F' U r' U2 r2 U' r' // 223
R' U' R r' U' R U M' // BRPAIR
U R' F R F' // EO
U2 R U2 R2 U' R' U R // LXS
R' U2 z U R' D R U' z' U R' U R // ZBLL
thanks for the critique😃
 
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