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Northern Irish Open 2013

Ballymoney, County Antrim · 6 April 2013 · 16 events · 17 competitors · 43 personal bests

Daniel Sheppard won eleven of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tao Yu (喻韬) by 0.39 seconds. 17 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ciarán Beahan set the 3×3 single national record: 10.65.

Eleven wins
Daniel Sheppard — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.39s
closest final — 2×2, Tao Yu (喻韬) over Daniel Sheppard
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Sheppard11.4712.10
2×2Tao Yu (喻韬)3.153.48
4×4Daniel Sheppard42.0848.87
5×5Daniel Sheppard1:22.151:26.94
6×6Daniel Sheppard2:52.963:05.24
7×7Daniel Sheppard4:06.384:35.35
3×3 blindfoldedKelsey McKenna1:14.781:28.40
3×3 Fewest MovesDaniel Sheppard26 moves
3×3 one-handedDaniel Sheppard15.7118.91
ClockDaniel Sheppard6.698.69
MegaminxDaniel Sheppard1:19.631:32.49
PyraminxDaniel Sheppard3.946.15
Square-1Daniel Sheppard23.2831.29
4×4 blindfoldedNevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)8:27.84
5×5 blindfoldedNevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)18:15.00
3×3 Multi-BlindKelsey McKenna9 of 10 cubes · 50:44

The PB harvest

43 set · 9 still standing
  • Kelsey McKenna — 3×3 single 11.30: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Kelsey McKenna — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:14.78: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • James Hamm — 3×3 one-handed single 23.03: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
  • Conn Talbot — 4×4 single 1:05.00: into the top 41.8% of the event's history.
  • Kelsey McKenna — 5×5 single 1:54.16: into the top 45.4% of the event's history.
  • Kelsey McKenna — 2×2 single 5.52: into the top 45.5% of the event's history.
  • Laurence Livsey — Megaminx single 2:10.55: into the top 51.5% of the event's history.
  • Conn Talbot — 6×6 single 4:41.78: into the top 77.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 170 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

17 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.