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Lets Go Carlow 2026

Carlow · 7 February 2026 · 11 events · 81 competitors · 97 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won four of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by CJ Furey by 0.32 seconds. 81 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ciarán Beahan set the 6×6 single national record: 1:06.19.

Four wins
Ciarán Beahan — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.32s
closest final — 3×3, CJ Furey over Ciarán Beahan
97
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3CJ Furey4.706.67
2×2Stephanie Rose Martin1.451.61
4×4Ciarán Beahan21.3624.69
5×5Ciarán Beahan40.1942.86
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:06.191:12.69
7×7Ciarán Beahan1:45.891:49.37
3×3 blindfoldedSimon Kelly28.23—
ClockJack Corr3.013.36
MegaminxStephanie Rose Martin26.4427.83
SkewbWilliam Carey2.132.56
3×3 Multi-BlindSimon Kelly13 of 22 cubes · 52:05—

The PB harvest

97 set · 28 still standing
  • Ciarán Beahan — 6×6 single 1:06.19: into the top 0.069% of the event's history.
  • Elliott Laurent — 4×4 single 25.66: into the top 0.89% of the event's history.
  • Tom Doherty — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Daithí O'Connor — 3×3 single 8.83: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Yehor Dmytruk — 3×3 single 9.53: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Roantree — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Jack Corr — 4×4 single 35.21: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Strzelecki — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

81 competitors · 588 results · 11 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. CJ Furey won it with a 6.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.