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Rubik's Irish Championship 2026

Waterford · 24 July 2026 · 16 events · 197 competitors · 334 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won five of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Oisín Olwill by 0.01 seconds. 197 competitors produced 334 personal bests, 286 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ciarán Beahan set the 7×7 single national record: 1:40.13.

Five wins
Ciarán Beahan — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Oisín Olwill over Antonin Leprince
334
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ciarán Beahan6.497.03
2×2Luca Dalton1.401.57
4×4Ciarán Beahan23.0126.14
5×5Ciarán Beahan39.7241.33
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:09.871:11.47
7×7Ciarán Beahan1:40.131:49.03
3×3 blindfoldedColm McCarthy23.67—
3×3 one-handedCJ Furey10.8211.35
ClockJack Corr2.472.88
MegaminxStephanie Rose Martin25.0826.21
PyraminxOisín Olwill1.522.26
SkewbDeclan Mangan-Lamb2.753.09
Square-1Dorian Chan7.178.28
4×4 blindfoldedColm McCarthy2:50.30—
5×5 blindfoldedAdam Bermingham9:27.73—
3×3 Multi-BlindKalin Doherty20 of 23 cubes · 54:44—

The PB harvest

334 set · 286 still standing
  • Jack Corr — Clock single 2.47: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
  • Ronan Finke — Skewb single 1.37: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
  • Namuun Natsagdorj — Clock single 2.66: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
  • Alex Hamilton — Skewb single 2.25: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Adam Bermingham — Skewb single 2.26: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Aidan Browne — Clock single 4.07: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Luke Ryan — Pyraminx single 3.42: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Khusel-Erdene Unur-Erdene — Skewb single 3.07: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

197 competitors · 2329 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. Ciarán Beahan won it with a 7.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

197 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.