Competitions · Ireland

Gort-a Go Fast 2026

Galway, Ireland · 7 March 2026 · 10 events · 91 competitors · 156 personal bests

Colm McCarthy won two of the ten events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Rían Burke by 0.20 seconds. 91 competitors produced 156 personal bests, 95 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Lucas Patrick Dowling set the 2×2 average national record: 1.37.

Two wins

Colm McCarthy — 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded

0.20s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Rían Burke over Ben Timmons

156

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	CJ Furey	5.50	6.17
2×2	Kalin Doherty	1.44	1.78
4×4	Ben Timmons	27.25	32.91
5×5	Colm McCarthy	55.81	59.99
3×3 blindfolded	Colm McCarthy	25.29	—
3×3 one-handed	Rían Burke	13.57	15.32
Clock	Rían Burke	4.02	4.32
Megaminx	Chris O'Shea	45.72	49.23
Pyraminx	Oisín Olwill	2.19	2.71
Skewb	William Carey	2.79	3.31

The PB harvest

156 set · 95 still standing

Nuadha Walsh — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Deasúin Kenny — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Tiernan McCorry — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Conor Smith — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Tom Doherty — 3×3 single 7.65: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Jacob Culleton Kaminski — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Sean Conlon — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Jane Kelly — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

91 competitors · 803 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

91 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.