Kilkenny teenager celebrates European championship win in unique sport
Jack Corr (16) from Kilkenny City had a great win at the WCA European Championships
Kilkenny’s Jack Corr (16) enjoyed a fantastic win at the WCA European Championships which were held in The Netherlands earlier this month.
The teenager, who is going into fifth year at the CBS Secondary School in Kilkenny in September competed in the championships at the Sportscentrum Valkenhuizen in Arnhem in The Netherlands on July 17.
The youngster who has been involved in cubing since the age of 10 also went on to further success at the Irish Championships which took place at the SETU Arena in Waterford over the weekend and retained his Irish championship title and also went on to achieve an two more national records.
Jack travelled to The Netherlands to compete in the European championships and his Dad, Oisin went along to support his son and the Irish contigent.
Not only did Jack made it to the finals in “The Clock” category but went on to be placed second, a fantastic achievement for the young Kilkenny man.
His proud parents, Oisin and Ethel are delighted with their son’s achievements.
“Cubing is great, there is fantastic comradery and the people competing get great enjoyment out of it,” said his Mum, Ethel who added that the 100th cubing competition in Ireland is taking place at the Ormonde Hotel in Kilkenny on August 22 and 23.
“There are still a lot of people who don’t know about it, it is a great community to be involved in,” she added.
Speedcubing Ireland is a not-for-profit, wholly volunteer-run organisation dedicated to supporting the speedcubing community in Ireland. Speedcubing is the act of solving twisty puzzles, such as the Rubik's Cube®, as quickly as possible.
Speedcubing Ireland is recognised by the World Cube Association and have sanctioned over 45 of Speedcubing Ireland's competitions since 2019.
The WCA governs competitions for twisty puzzles, of which the most well known is the Rubik's Cube® or the 3x3x3 Cube as it is officially called.
There are currently 17 official WCA events, including big cubes up to 7x7x7, Blindfolded events and some events that are not even cubes such as the Pyraminx and Clock.