Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025

Date: Apr 19, 2025
City: Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: Langley Banquet Hall #1
Address: 3227 264 St UNIT #6, Aldergrove, BC V4W 2X3
Details: In Banquet Hall #1
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Dilshawn Sidhu, Joanne Chew, and Speedcubing Canada
WCA Delegates: Alexander Mutch, Heewon Hwang, Kevin Matthews, and Vianne Chang

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

You are welcome to join the Facebook Group Rubik's Cube Solvers Vancouver. To get updates about future BC and/or Canadian competitions, join the Speedcubing Canada mailing list.

Please review all of the tabs listed on this website.

You only need to show up for the events that you're competing in - but we encourage you to show up for longer. Do note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, particularly for events in the afternoon please be ready at least 30 minutes in advance just in case

Notice of filming and photography:
Attendees of Speedcubing Canada competitions consent to their images being used by Speedcubing Canada and its partners in marketing materials, social media and other digital platforms.

Health and Safety:
Masks will be optional at this event. Please stay home if you are sick or feeling unwell.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 150

Number of times bookmarked: 31

Registration period: Online registration opened Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM UTC and closed Friday, March 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
Registration requirements: Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (Canadian Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, April 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, April 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Friday, April 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

Review all of the tabs listed on this website!

IMPORTANT: Organizers manually move competitors to the competitors list after payment has been received. This is done based on order of payment - You will receive an email letting you know that payment has been received, but you are not registered for this competition until you receive a second email confirming registration and your name appears on the competitors list.

Once the competitor limit has been reached, a waitlist opens. This waitlist will be maintained for those who secure waitlist registration by making payment in the event a competitor vacancy opens up.
Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist will receive a 100% refund shortly before the competition starts.

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Cutoff	Proceed
3x3x3 Cube	First round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 72 advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 16 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
2x2x2 Cube	First round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 16 advance to next round
2x2x2 Cube	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
Clock	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	1:30.00	2 attempts to get < 35.00	Top 24 advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	1:30.00		Top 8 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
Skewb	First round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 16 advance to next round
Skewb	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
Square-1	Final	Bo2 / Ao5	3:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:00.00

Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

You are viewing the schedule for the venue Langley Banquet Hall , the sole venue for this competition.

The time zone for this venue is America/Vancouver.

Green Stage

White Stage

Events

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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Venue

Langley Banquet Hall
3227 264 St UNIT #6
Aldergrove, BC V4W 2X3

The competition will be held in hall #1

This location is conveniently a 20 minute drive from the Sumas border.

Parking

There is free parking at the venue.

Public Transit

The venue is a 3 minute walk away from the Route 503 bus. Please check Translink's alerts and plan your trip accordingly.

Accommodations

The Best Western Plus Country Meadows is a 2 minute drive/8 minute walk from the venue.

Food

There are many food options within walking distance of the venue.

Competitor Duties

If this isn't your first competition, you will be assigned some judging and/or running duties throughout the competition. You will only be assigned these tasks in events that you're competing in. If you don't know how to judge or run, make sure to come to the competitor tutorial at the start of the competition.

Your scheduled duties will be on the back of your name tag (explained in the competitor tutorial), so please be aware of when you're expected to come up and help. This is required to keep the competition running smoothly and on time, since it is purely run by volunteeers. For non-first rounds (ie 3x3x3 round 2) there are no assigned duties, so if you see an empty judging seat then please come up and fill it.

Feel free to also watch this video to learn how to judge.

Your competition schedule, which includes all rounds you're competing and staffing in will also be available at Competition Groups about a week before the competition. If you are a confirmed registrant, you will receive a pre-competition email which will contain an updated link to this Competition Groups page, among other useful information. We recommend you keep this link open during the competition, so you can see when you are competing, especially if you've made it past the first round in an event.

We also ask that you keep the venue as tidy as possible as possible - please put garbage/recycling/etc in the appropriate bins when you're leaving.

If you need help or are confused about any of these duties, just ask an organizer or an experienced competitor and they can explain.

We look forward to seeing you at the competition!

Welcome

For those of you new to cubing - WELCOME! This competition is fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you to be aware of these basics before coming to compete.

Resources

If you haven't been to a competition before, we'd strongly recommend looking through all of the below resources. Although there will be a competitor tutorial at the start of the competition (see the Schedule tab), reviewing these in advance is very helpful.

The WCA has a WCA Competition Tutorial pdf.
Speedcubing Canada has a New Competitor Tutorials playlist (from 2023).
US Cubers Chris, Kit, and Lauren have a WCA Competitor Tutorial video (from 2015).

Finally, note that all competitors are expected to be familiar with the WCA Regulations. Note that the resources above are meant to summarize some of the most prominent regulations, among other things.

Community

For Canada-wide or province-specific competition updates, subscribe to the Speedcubing Canada mailing list.
For those interested in more of the B.C cubing community, see Vancouver's cubing facebook group.
There is also a PNW (Pacific Northwest) cubing facebook group.

FAQs

Q: What will the competition look like?
A: A competition usually runs throughout the whole day where cubers meet up and have fun, although you are more than welcome to stay the whole day or leave whenever. You will compete in events you have signed up for, and when not competing you're able to hang out in the audience and interact with other cubers.

Q: Who is allowed to compete?
A: Everyone, from all ages are allowed to compete! (You just need to register within the competitor limit.) Do not be hesitant if you are not experienced with cubing or competing, we encourage newcomers to come along, we will help out.

Q: Whose cubes do I use?
A: When competing, it is ideal to use your own cube. Make sure you have one ready to go when it is time to compete. (The competition will NOT supply you with cubes to compete with.) Please be sure your cubes are compliant with WCA puzzle regulations. Equipment like timers will be there to compete with.

Q: How do I check the results of the competition?
A: Check out WCA Live and search for the competition name to check live results throughout the day. Official results will then be posted within a few days of the end of the competition.

Q: How do I know when I'm competing?
A: Your competition schedule, which includes all rounds you're competing and staffing in will also be available at Competition Groups about a week before the competition.

Q: Can I judge if I have never judged before?
A: Yes, new competitors and spectators can help judge this competition. Please watch this video to learn how to judge.

Do not be intimidated by all these rules and expectations. Competitions are for everyone to have fun! If at any time during the day you have any questions feel free to ask an organizer or other competitors!

If you have any questions or concerns, please go to the "General Info" tab and reach out where it says "Contact." We look forward to seeing you at the competition!