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Irish Championship 2019

Lucan, Dublin · 22 June 2019 · 17 events · 102 competitors · 167 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won seven of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Callum Hales-Jepp by 0.03 seconds. 102 competitors produced 167 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ciarán Beahan set the 7×7 average continental record: 2:06.76.

Seven wins
Ciarán Beahan — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Callum Hales-Jepp over Tao Yu (喻韬)
167
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ciarán Beahan7.007.82
2×2Callum Hales-Jepp2.603.37
4×4Ciarán Beahan22.8226.09
5×5Ciarán Beahan42.9548.44
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:27.661:28.88
7×7Ciarán Beahan2:03.932:08.28
3×3 blindfoldedTao Yu (喻韬)36.19—
3×3 Fewest MovesTao Yu (喻韬)23 moves—
3×3 one-handedCiarán Beahan13.4615.73
ClockDaniel Sheppard7.408.11
MegaminxSean Moran47.0350.46
PyraminxCiarán Beahan3.123.90
SkewbKatie Moughan3.535.33
Square-1John O'Connell13.0116.05
4×4 blindfoldedCallum Hales-Jepp3:29.30—
5×5 blindfoldedMengfei Shen (沈梦非)9:22.35—
3×3 Multi-BlindMengfei Shen (沈梦非)21 of 25 cubes · 57:04—

The PB harvest

167 set · 46 still standing
  • Tao Yu (喻韬) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 23 moves: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Keith Jackman — Pyraminx single 3.23: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Malachi Lacey — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Andy Lee Mitchell — 4×4 single 34.94: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Gerard McAteer — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Thaynara Santana de Oliveira — 4×4 single 36.04: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Malachi Lacey — Pyraminx single 4.63: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Jefferson Ryan — Skewb single 4.21: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

102 competitors · 716 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 7.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

102 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.