Competitions · Ireland

Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2023

Kilkenny · 6 August 2023 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 83 personal bests

Cillian Hainbach won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Hugo McGrath by 0.04 seconds. 63 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Feidhlim Harvey took a Skewb single of 15.84 down to 6.57, 59 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Cillian Hainbach — 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx

0.04s

closest final — Skewb, Hugo McGrath over Ben Timmons

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	CJ Furey	6.69	7.49
2×2	CJ Furey	2.08	2.96
4×4	Cillian Hainbach	26.68	31.66
5×5	Cillian Hainbach	1:03.04	1:03.92
3×3 Fewest Moves	Satya Bhavesh Gala	36 moves	—
Pyraminx	Cillian Hainbach	2.17	3.35
Skewb	Hugo McGrath	3.50	5.02

The PB harvest

83 set · 25 still standing

Brúin Fahy — Pyraminx single 3.25: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
James O'Shea — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Kevin Tspon — 3×3 single 9.98: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Rafael Velosa Maeda Cavalcanti — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Conor Reilly — 2×2 single 2.77: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Sinéad Cleary — 3×3 single 11.46: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Donal Croughan — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Mick Wyse — Pyraminx single 5.31: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

63 competitors · 468 results · 7 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 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.