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Dublin Open 2017

Dublin · 2 December 2017 · 17 events · 62 competitors · 127 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won seven of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Aisling Chan by 0.01 seconds. 62 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ciarán Beahan set the 7×7 single continental record: 2:21.40.

Seven wins
Ciarán Beahan — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Square-1
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Aisling Chan over Evan Liu
127
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ciarán Beahan7.028.05
2×2Ciarán Beahan2.823.35
4×4Ciarán Beahan26.4928.94
5×5Ciarán Beahan45.2252.17
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:32.171:36.86
7×7Ciarán Beahan2:28.212:33.25
3×3 blindfoldedTao Yu (喻韬)39.7349.38
3×3 Fewest MovesRobert Riordan29 moves
3×3 one-handedCallum Hales-Jepp12.2016.01
ClockEvan Liu5.706.39
MegaminxEvan Liu56.2758.44
PyraminxAisling Chan3.365.43
SkewbKatie Moughan5.486.10
Square-1Ciarán Beahan11.4913.31
4×4 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp3:53.52
5×5 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp
3×3 Multi-BlindNevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)11 of 12 cubes · 56:06

The PB harvest

127 set · 39 still standing

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

62 competitors · 536 results · 17 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 8.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

62 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.