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Cork Open 2019

Cork · 13 April 2019 · 12 events · 76 competitors · 64 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won six of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Matt Prestwich by 0.23 seconds. 76 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ciarán Beahan set the 6×6 average continental record: 1:30.76.

Six wins
Ciarán Beahan — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx
0.23s
closest final — Skewb, Matt Prestwich over Ciarán Beahan
64
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ciarán Beahan8.168.41
2×2Callum Hales-Jepp1.782.52
4×4Ciarán Beahan25.3127.00
5×5Ciarán Beahan45.9550.11
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:28.361:30.76
7×7Ciarán Beahan2:05.332:12.16
3×3 blindfoldedTao Yu (喻韬)38.99—
3×3 Fewest MovesJames Molloy24 moves—
ClockMatt Prestwich6.737.37
PyraminxCiarán Beahan4.685.18
SkewbMatt Prestwich3.195.42
3×3 Multi-BlindCallum Hales-Jepp14 of 16 cubes · 55:08—

The PB harvest

64 set · 18 still standing
  • James Molloy — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • John O'Connell — 4×4 single 33.25: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • John O'Connell — 2×2 single 2.26: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • John O'Connell — Pyraminx single 4.21: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Addison Heffernan — 2×2 single 2.71: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Yifeng Zhao (赵益沣) — Pyraminx single 4.78: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Addison Heffernan — Pyraminx single 5.06: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • James Hamm — 3×3 single 12.14: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

76 competitors · 587 results · 12 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Ciarán Beahan won it with a 8.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1B U2 L2 D2 B2 R2 B F U2 R' D2 R' U' F2 R' U F L F2
  2. 2F2 U2 R D2 F2 R2 F2 R B2 F R' D U' L D' B2 D U' L F'
  3. 3R' D B2 L2 F U' L B2 U L U' L2 F2 U R2 U B2 R2 D' R2
  4. 4B D2 U2 B R2 B2 R2 F U2 L2 D2 R F' D L B L U' R' D' L'
  5. 5F2 U L2 F2 U' L D2 F' U B2 R2 B' U' B U' L' F2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.