Cubing with the Kilkenny Cats 2025

The sports hall at Loreto Secondary School Kilkenny hummed with the constant plastic click of turning puzzles as sixty-three competitors gathered across two days of action. Timers flashed green, stopwatches clicked into place, and inspection tables remained packed throughout the weekend. The setting provided an ideal stage in Kilkenny, Ireland, as seasoned hands and fresh challengers alike took to the tables for a busy schedule spanning fourteen events and twenty-four total rounds from July 12 to July 13.

Veteran competitors quickly found their rhythm across the schedule, demonstrating their practiced composure under competition conditions. Ben Timmons delivered an exceptional showing across several disciplines, anchoring his weekend with multiple victories. In 3x3x3 One-Handed, Timmons secured top honours with a winning average of 16.51 seconds, clear of Conor Ryan McMorrow at 18.64 and Namuun Natsagdorj at 19.02. His steady hand carried into the bigger puzzles, where experience routinely makes the difference over long solving sessions.

That poise was on full display in the 4x4x4 Cube and 5x5x5 Cube brackets. Ben Timmons secured the 4x4x4 Cube title with a 35.59-second winning average, ahead of Namuun Natsagdorj with 36.48 and Annika Stein with 38.52. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Timmons again emerged first, posting a 1:08.56 average over Natsagdorj at 1:10.57 and Adam Bermingham at 1:10.65. Timmons also added a second-place finish in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a single of 52.47 seconds and third in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, proving that veteran versatility remains tough to match at this WCA competition.

The marquee Rubik's Cube category brought three intense rounds of traditional speedcubing action among fifty-four entrants. Prabhav Rajaram Nayak delivered the standout 3x3 results of the tournament, taking the 3x3x3 Cube title with an 8.07-second average and a best single of 6.77. Nayak finished clear of Odhran D'Arcy with a 9.13 average and Oisín Olwill at 9.68. Nayak was equally clinical in the Megaminx division, securing victory with a winning average of 31.55 seconds.

Away from the top steps of the podium, significant individual milestones highlighted the depth of the field throughout the weekend. Reuben Kiernan took on twelve events, recording his first ever attempts at both 6x6x6 Cube in 2:53.61 and Square-1 in 38.17, while slicing his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best down to 20.79, which was 43.1 percent faster than his prior mark. Logan Moriarty tackled seven events, posting a first official Skewb attempt of 11.29 seconds alongside a 3x3x3 One-Handed best of 32.68, improving by 48 percent. Oisin West completed eleven events, recording an initial Square-1 attempt of 40.98 seconds and dropping his one-handed mark by 39.3 percent to 42.13. Conor Mays took fourth in 2x2x2 Cube and logged a first 7x7x7 Cube result of 6:05.22, improving his Square-1 best by 30.1 percent to 23.21.

Other competitors marked crucial turning points in their own journeys across the tables. Peter Taylor took on eleven events, posting a first official 7x7x7 Cube mark of 8:39.68 and shaving 33.4 percent off his Skewb best with a 4.02 single. Aadhinath Subeesh logged a first Pyraminx result of 14.75 seconds and dropped his 3x3x3 Cube best by 53.9 percent to 20.24. Jacob Sheane stepped onto the tournament floor for his first speed cubing event, taking on five events with a best finish of 38th in 2x2x2 Cube, a 22.41 3x3x3 Cube single, and a 2:01.32 4x4x4 Cube attempt. First-time entrant Ronan Casey competed across four events, logging a Pyraminx mark of 5.92 seconds and a 19.31 single on the 3x3x3 Cube.

The larger puzzles demanded immense stamina, and Adam Bermingham delivered seasoned mastery in both. Bermingham claimed the 6x6x6 Cube title with a winning average of 1:58.77, finishing ahead of Namuun Natsagdorj with 2:11.59 and Ben Timmons with 2:15.20. Bermingham followed that up by capturing the 7x7x7 Cube event in an average of 3:11.05. In 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, Enda Loftus solved seventeen of twenty-three cubes in an exact hour to take first, leading Bermingham with 11 of 13 points in 47:59 and Timmons with 10 of 11 in 57:17.

Short-format events produced intense competition across two-round fixtures. Ronan Finke won the 2x2x2 Cube with a 3.19-second average, followed closely by Callie LePage at 3.40 and Namuun Natsagdorj at 3.41, before Finke doubled his tally by capturing Skewb in 3.07 seconds. Lucas Patrick Dowling topped the Pyraminx field with a 2.81 average, while Rían Burke collected two victories, winning Clock in 4.69 seconds and Square-1 in 9.51 seconds. Simon Kelly won 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a 41.74 single.

By the time tables were cleared and scores verified, Cubing with the Kilkenny Cats 2025 had served as a thorough showcase of high-level solving. Host nation Ireland secured thirty podium spots, while Mongolian competitors took seven and Indian competitors took three. For both the experienced frontrunners and those making their earliest competition marks, the weekend set a strong standard for the rest of the 2025 season.