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Irish Championship 2016

Dublin · 25 June 2016 · 17 events · 62 competitors · 61 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won seven of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ciarán Beahan by 0.07 seconds. 62 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jesse Tipton set the Skewb average continental record: 5.04.

Seven wins
Ciarán Beahan — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.07s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ciarán Beahan over Evan Liu
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ciarán Beahan8.198.84
2×2Callum Hales-Jepp2.883.95
4×4Ciarán Beahan29.2232.42
5×5Ciarán Beahan1:03.261:08.54
6×6Ciarán Beahan2:00.682:08.31
7×7Ciarán Beahan2:54.302:54.91
3×3 blindfoldedTao Yu (喻韬)32.20—
3×3 Fewest MovesCharlie Stark35 moves—
3×3 one-handedCiarán Beahan12.3415.87
ClockJames Molloy7.207.94
MegaminxCallum Hales-Jepp1:04.731:06.34
PyraminxCiarán Beahan2.445.24
SkewbJesse Tipton4.425.04
Square-1Charlie Stark9.7312.73
4×4 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp4:08.68—
5×5 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp9:15.36—
3×3 Multi-BlindCallum Hales-Jepp10 of 15 cubes · 57:46—

The PB harvest

61 set · 10 still standing
  • Jakub Potocki — 3×3 single 11.92: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Greg Austin — 6×6 single 2:56.93: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.
  • István Kocza — 2×2 single 5.36: into the top 43.7% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Tipton — 6×6 single 3:54.38: into the top 63.5% of the event's history.
  • Rudy Faye — Pyraminx single 11.45: into the top 63.6% of the event's history.
  • Rudy Faye — Skewb single 11.66: into the top 64.3% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Lloyd — Pyraminx single 12.87: into the top 72.2% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Tipton — 7×7 single 6:26.38: into the top 73.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

62 competitors · 495 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 8.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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