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Cork Spring 2026

Cork · 21 February 2026 · 12 events · 77 competitors · 85 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won three of the twelve events (4×4, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Lucas Patrick Dowling by 0.45 seconds. 77 competitors produced 85 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ciarán Beahan set the 4×4 average national record: 22.27.

Three wins
Ciarán Beahan — 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.45s
closest final — Skewb, Lucas Patrick Dowling over Chris O'Shea
85
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Oscar Green6.358.07
2×2Lucas Patrick Dowling1.351.53
4×4Ciarán Beahan21.6222.27
5×5Colm McCarthy55.6159.52
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:10.731:12.80
7×7Ciarán Beahan1:45.451:50.05
3×3 blindfoldedColm McCarthy24.86—
3×3 Fewest MovesColm McCarthy24 moves—
MegaminxChris O'Shea47.3648.91
PyraminxOisín Olwill1.622.32
SkewbLucas Patrick Dowling3.054.00
3×3 Multi-BlindAdam Bermingham12 of 13 cubes · 52:07—

The PB harvest

85 set · 42 still standing
  • Oisín Olwill — 3×3 single 5.93: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
  • Chris O'Shea — Pyraminx single 2.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Chris O'Shea — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Colm McCarthy — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Sahil Belmonte — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Rose O'Neill — 3×3 single 10.88: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Patryk Hunia — 4×4 single 40.51: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Patryk Hunia — 3×3 single 12.09: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 585 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. Oscar Green won it with a 8.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.