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Competitions · Ireland

Cubing with the Cats Saturday 2023

Kilkenny · 5 August 2023 · 8 events · 73 competitors · 86 personal bests

Namuun Natsagdorj won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Namuun Natsagdorj by 0.04 seconds. 73 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Namuun Natsagdorj set the Skewb single national record: 2.29.

Three wins
Namuun Natsagdorj — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Namuun Natsagdorj over William Carey
86
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Namuun Natsagdorj8.7810.85
2×2Namuun Natsagdorj2.603.45
3×3 blindfoldedSimon Kelly1:04.54—
PyraminxNamuun Natsagdorj2.514.26
SkewbCathal Burke2.443.75
Square-1Adam Bermingham10.7012.62
4×4 blindfoldedAdam Bermingham8:53.25—
5×5 blindfoldedAdam Bermingham——

The PB harvest

86 set · 29 still standing
  • Fionn Liam O'Toole — Skewb single 3.53: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Fionn Liam O'Toole — 3×3 single 10.86: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Jack Leger — Skewb single 4.04: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Johnny Edger — Skewb single 4.62: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian Moore — Skewb single 5.09: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
  • Ollie Cunningham — 3×3 single 14.22: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Daire Rice — Pyraminx single 6.35: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Fionn Liam O'Toole — 2×2 single 3.75: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

73 competitors · 478 results · 8 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. Namuun Natsagdorj won it with a 10.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.