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Irish Championship 2023

Waterford · 7 July 2023 · 16 events · 233 competitors · 498 personal bests

Tymon Kolasiński won six of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Rían Burke by 0.01 seconds. 233 competitors produced 498 personal bests, 136 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ciarán Beahan set the 6×6 single continental record: 1:11.58.

Six wins
Tymon Kolasiński — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx
0.01s
closest final — Skewb, Rían Burke over Cathal Burke
498
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tymon Kolasiński4.795.15
2×2Kalin Doherty1.541.80
4×4Tymon Kolasiński19.8523.15
5×5Tymon Kolasiński38.3240.68
6×6Tymon Kolasiński1:15.051:15.31
7×7Tymon Kolasiński1:55.531:58.11
3×3 blindfoldedTao Yu (喻韬)32.25—
3×3 one-handedChris Mills11.0711.57
ClockCai Giesinger4.695.23
MegaminxChris Mills38.7743.83
PyraminxTymon Kolasiński1.521.82
SkewbRían Burke2.483.52
Square-1Richard Madden7.419.58
4×4 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez3:25.32—
5×5 blindfoldedNevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)10:23.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindJosete Sánchez19 of 21 cubes · 56:44—

The PB harvest

498 set · 136 still standing
  • Kalin Doherty — 2×2 single 0.81: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
  • Chris Mills — Pyraminx single 1.39: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
  • Cillian Hainbach — 2×2 single 1.13: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
  • Eric Quinn — 2×2 single 1.18: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Rían Burke — Pyraminx single 2.29: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Eoin Ryan-Preston — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Rhys Maher — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Osborne — Skewb single 2.70: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

40 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

26 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

233 competitors · 2445 results · 16 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. Tymon Kolasiński won it with a 5.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

233 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.