Arnold Classic Africa 2018
- Date
- May 18 - 20, 2018
- City
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Venue
Sandton Convention Centre
- Address
- 161 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2031, South Africa
- Contact
-
info@m.cubingza.org (WCA and registration queries), or info@speedcubes.co.za (General and payment queries)
- Organizers
- Amnon Melzer, Brendan James Gray, Brent Boswell, Donovan Hale, and Kim Katz
- WCA Delegates
- Brendan James Gray, Brent Boswell, and Donovan Hale
- Information
General Information
This competition will take place as part of the Arnold Classic Sport Festival. Please note that the venue will probably be quite noisy.
Payment
Competitors who register on the WCA website at least 14 days before the competition will be granted free access to the expo and will only have to pay the competition entry fee. The entrance fee is R 100 at the competition or R 85 if paid online in advance. Please see the Payment Information tab for details.
Volunteering
If you would like to volunteer to help staff at the competition, please contact one of the WCA delegates. Please state which dates and times you will be available. Volunteer schedules will be drawn up so that they don't clash with your competing.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 110
- Registration period
-
Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
-
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Ruben Grobler won with an average of 10.83 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Maverick Pearson finished second (11.26) and Shivaan Harichander finished third (11.42).
African records: Ruben Grobler 4x4x4 Cube 34.77 (single), 3x3x3 With Feet 50.88 (single), and 3x3x3 With Feet 1:04.74 (average); Timothy Lawrance 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 31 (single) and 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 35.33 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 9.97 | 10.83 | South Africa | 9.97 | 10.18 | 10.52 | 11.80 | 13.96 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 3.58 | 3.89 | South Africa | 4.02 | 3.65 | 4.00 | 3.58 | 4.19 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Maverick Pearson | 41.16 | 43.79 | NR | South Africa | 44.09 | 47.18 | 41.16 | 42.59 | 44.68 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 1:29.66 | 1:36.99 | South Africa | 1:40.78 | 1:33.31 | 1:36.88 | 1:29.66 | 1:41.43 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Maverick Pearson | 3:06.00 | 3:22.52 | South Africa | 3:27.38 | 3:34.17 | 3:06.00 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 4:25.75 | 4:53.01 | South Africa | 5:02.03 | 4:25.75 | 5:11.25 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Ruben Grobler | 1:53.10 | DNF | South Africa | 1:53.10 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Timothy Lawrance | 31 | AfR | 35.33 | AfR | South Africa | 37 | 31 | 38 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Patrick Ellis | 18.09 | 21.27 | South Africa | 18.09 | 23.30 | 21.47 | 22.75 | 19.58 | |||
| Clock | Quinton Scholtz | 13.68 | 14.79 | South Africa | 13.68 | 15.21 | 14.90 | 15.53 | 14.27 | |||
| Megaminx | Maverick Pearson | 1:20.00 | 1:25.29 | South Africa | 1:29.34 | 1:20.00 | 1:33.15 | 1:21.08 | 1:25.46 | |||
| Pyraminx | Ruben Grobler | 3.41 | 4.34 | NR | South Africa | 4.92 | 7.31 | 4.20 | 3.91 | 3.41 | ||
| Skewb | Ruben Grobler | 5.12 | 5.73 | South Africa | 5.71 | 7.61 | 5.32 | 5.12 | 6.15 | |||
| Square-1 | Ruben Grobler | 19.42 | 32.51 | South Africa | 29.03 | 29.74 | 19.42 | DNF | 38.77 | |||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Ruben Grobler | 50.88 | AfR | 1:04.74 | AfR | South Africa | 1:08.48 | 1:29.19 | 57.83 | 50.88 | 1:07.92 | |
Fri, 18 May
| Start time | End time | Event | Round | Format | Advancement | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 10:00 | Registration | ||||
| 10:00 | 11:00 | Fewest Moves (First Attempt) | Final (Attempt 1 of 3) | Mean of 3 | 1 hour | |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | 3x3x3 Cube: With Feet | Final Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 11:45 | 13:00 | 6x6x6 Cube | Final Round | Mean of 3 | 10 minutes | |
| 13:00 | 13:30 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 13:30 | 14:30 | Fewest Moves (Second Attempt) | Final (Attempt 2 of 3) | Mean of 3 | 1 hour | |
| 14:30 | 16:00 | 7x7x7 Cube | Final Round | Mean of 3 | 10 minutes | |
| 16:00 | 16:45 | Square-1 | Final Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 16:45 | 17:30 | Clock | Final Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 17:30 | 18:30 | Fewest Moves (Third Attempt) | Final (Attempt 3 of 3) | Mean of 3 | 1 hour | |
| 18:30 | 19:30 | 4x4x4 Cube Blindfolded* |
Final Round | Best of 3 | 45 minutes cumulative | |
| 19:30 | 20:00 | Awards |
Sat, 19 May
| Start time | End time | Event | Round | Format | Advancement | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 10:00 | Registration | ||||
| 10:00 | 11:15 | Megaminx | Final Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 11:15 | 12:15 | Skewb | Final Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 12:15 | 13:30 | 4x4x4 Cube | 1st Round (of 2) | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 14:00 | 14:45 | 3x3x3 Cube: Blindfolded* |
Final Round | Best of 3 | 10 minutes | |
| 14:45 | 16:00 | 3x3x3 Cube: One Handed | 1st Round (of 2) | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 16:00 | 17:15 | 5x5x5 Cube | Final Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 17:15 | 18:00 | 4x4x4 Cube | Final Round (of 2) | Average of 5 | Top 24 of 1st Round | 10 minutes |
| 18:00 | 18:30 | 3x3x3 Cube: One Handed | Final Round (of 2) | Average of 5 | Top 24 of 1st Round | 10 minutes |
| 18:30 | 19:30 | 3x3x3 Cube: Multiple Blindfolded* |
Final Round | Best of 1 | 10 minutes per cube, max of 1 hour | |
| 19:30 | 20:00 | Awards |
Sun, 20 May
| Start time | End time | Event | Round | Format | Advancement | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | 10:00 | Registration | ||||
| 9:30 | 10:00 | Introduction | ||||
| 10:00 | 11:15 | 2x2x2 Cube | 1st Round (of 3) | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 11:30 | 13:15 | 3x3x3 Cube | 1st Round (of 3) | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 13:15 | 14:15 | Pyraminx | 1st Round (of 2) | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | |
| 14:15 | 15:00 | 2x2x2 Cube | 2nd Round (of 3) | Average of 5 | Top 48 of 1st Round | 10 minutes |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 3x3x3 Cube | 2nd Round (of 3) | Average of 5 | Top 48 of 1st Round | 10 minutes |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Pyraminx | Final Round (of 2) | Average of 5 | Top 24 of 1st Round | 10 minutes |
| 16:30 | 17:00 | 2x2x2 Cube | Final Round (of 3) | Average of 5 | Top 24 of 2nd Round | 10 minutes |
| 17:00 | 17:30 | 3x3x3 Cube | Final Round (of 3) | Average of 5 | Top 24 of 2nd Round | 10 minutes |
| 17:30 | 18:00 | Awards |
* Note that the venue is likely to be very noisy, and this is outside of our control. Competitors who choose to compete in blindfolded events do so at their own risk.
The entrance fee is R 100 if paid in cash at the competition, or R 85 if paid online in advance.
Online Payment through Speedcubes.co.za
Competitors who register at least 14 days before the competition will have free entry to the entire expo. Competitors who do not register on the WCA website before this deadline will unfortunately need to pay for entrance to the expo in addition to the competition entry fee.
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.