Fewest Moves Asian Record 17 moves single and 21.67 mean by Yiwei Liu

[abunickabhi]

Competition: Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021
Attempts: 25, 23, 17 = 21.67 mo3

Result link: https://cubingchina.com/live/Tianjin-Summer-Solstice-2021#!/event/333fm/f/all
Reconstruction: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7HNpHPiUqBGHcAO9UI-YJA
Her WCA Profile: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2012LIUY03
Her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEJnKoQT9SZj5u8rW8MvFA/videos (Since this was a FMC attempt, there will not be any video of it.)

She beats the current AsR single by 2 moves and mean by 1 move (previously held by Fush), and her PR single by 5 moves and mean by 4.33 moves.

The attempt was just 1 move off from the WR single and 0.67 moves off the WR mean. This attempt makes her WR#2 in both single and mean.

 

[Waffles]

Good to see some more good fmc solves, its nice to compare what you’re doing with experienced people.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

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

 

[xyzzy]

Imagine getting a 20-move solution…
then striking it all out and replacing it with a 17-move solution.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

It also makes her the no.1 female in FMC.

 

[mookiemu]

Can anyone explain what is going on? I'm just trying to analyze it for myself and some things just don't make sense. It's almost like magic.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Can anyone explain what is going on? I'm just trying to analyze it for myself and some things just don't make sense. It's almost like magic.

it IS magic

https://fmcsolves.cubing.net/fmc_tutorial_ENG.pdf

 

[BenChristman1]

It also makes her the no.1 female in FMC.

I’m pretty sure it also makes her the highest-ranked female in any event.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

I’m pretty sure it also makes her the highest-ranked female in any event.

Have any ever gotten 2nd or 1st in any other events previously?

 

[Jack314]

Have any ever gotten 2nd or 1st in any other events previously?

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2008YUDA01 Yu Da-Hyun has held the Megaminx WR.

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2003LEEJ01 Also Jasmine Lee was WR2 for Clock in 2003.

 

[Cuberstache]

Can anyone explain what is going on? I'm just trying to analyze it for myself and some things just don't make sense. It's almost like magic.

From what I can tell, the entire solve is done on the inverse scramble. Then the final solution is reversed to solve the original scramble

F' U R U' F' U' D' B' R B2 L U2 F' B2 D2 L F2 U2 B2 D2 B2 R' F' U R // Scramble (inverse)
B2 U' B // EO (Edge Orientation)
R2 D F2 D2 U L' // DR (Domino Reduction)
U2 F2 L2 D R2 U F2 U' // Finish

 

[mookiemu]

From what I can tell, the entire solve is done on the inverse scramble. Then the final solution is reversed to solve the original scramble

F' U R U' F' U' D' B' R B2 L U2 F' B2 D2 L F2 U2 B2 D2 B2 R' F' U R // Scramble (inverse)
B2 U' B // EO (Edge Orientation)
R2 D F2 D2 U L' // DR (Domino Reduction)
U2 F2 L2 D R2 U F2 U' // Finish

Aahh! I see. The ole inverse scramble ploy! That is something I never think about trying. Gotta do more studying. Thanks!

 

[Cuberstache]

Aahh! I see. The ole inverse scramble ploy! That is something I never think about trying. Gotta do more studying. Thanks!

Yeah, this is actually a remarkably straightforward solution, no NISS, no insertions, just straight DR on the inverse. The reason I tried the inverse was that there were a lot of domino-type moves at the beginning of the solution.

 

[Jack314]

Yeah, this is actually a remarkably straightforward solution, no NISS, no insertions, just straight DR on the inverse. The reason I tried the inverse was that there were a lot of domino-type moves at the beginning of the solution.

The solution was found by switching after DR then doing HTR.

 

[mookiemu]

Yeah, this is actually a remarkably straightforward solution, no NISS, no insertions, just straight DR on the inverse. The reason I tried the inverse was that there were a lot of domino-type moves at the beginning of the solution.

Fewest moves is way more remarkable, to me, than sub-10 speed solves.

 

[Hayden Ng]

I’m pretty sure it also makes her the highest-ranked female in any event.

Yu Da Hyun WR2 and former WR Megaminx average? may even be considered better as it's not tied second.

 

[gottagitgud]

Berta García Parra has twice ranked second in the world in 3BLD:
2017 with a single of 20.38
2019 with a mean of 19.23