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Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2023

Kilkenny · 9 September 2023 · 14 events · 94 competitors · 198 personal bests

Richard Madden won six of the 14 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ronan Finke by 0.21 seconds. 94 competitors produced 198 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Rían Burke set the Clock single national record: 4.39.

Six wins
Richard Madden — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.21s
closest final — Skewb, Ronan Finke over William Carey
198
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3CJ Furey5.737.85
2×2Kalin Doherty1.062.53
4×4Richard Madden32.3734.34
5×5Richard Madden1:00.171:05.74
6×6Richard Madden2:12.812:22.06
7×7Richard Madden3:47.683:54.17
3×3 blindfoldedColm McCarthy49.97—
3×3 one-handedRichard Madden9.4312.85
ClockRían Burke4.395.26
MegaminxRory Menary45.7151.06
PyraminxMiłosz Andzel2.322.91
SkewbRonan Finke2.763.40
Square-1Richard Madden7.1510.76
3×3 Multi-BlindNamuun Natsagdorj5 of 6 cubes · 39:34—

The PB harvest

198 set · 24 still standing
  • Richard Madden — 3×3 one-handed single 9.43: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
  • Adam Furlong — 5×5 single 1:02.30: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Logan Tully — 2×2 single 2.64: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
  • Iollan Walsh — Skewb single 3.97: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Liam Pike — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Robert Haraszti — Skewb single 5.36: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Ciara O'Brien — 3×3 single 14.85: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Roisin Wrixon — 2×2 single 4.08: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

94 competitors · 917 results · 14 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. CJ Furey won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.