BC Championship 2024

Date: Aug 16 - 18, 2024
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: Beban Park Social Centre
Address: 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC
Details: In the auditorium
Contact: Speedcubing Canada
Organizers: Heewon Hwang, Kevin Matthews, Speedcubing Canada, Tanja Crowie, and Vianne Chang
WCA Delegates: Heewon Hwang, Kevin Matthews, Orion Donovan, and Vianne Chang

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

Information

After hosting the Canadian Championship in July 2023, Speedcubing Canada welcomes you back for BC's first Provincial Championship!

Note: While everybody is welcome to attend and compete, only BC residents will be eligible for the title of BC Champion. For more information, please check out the Championship Eligibility tab.

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. So, if you are not competing in any events being held on Friday, then you don't need to show up until Saturday. Note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, so please be ready for each event/round about 30 minutes in advance, just in-case.

To get updates about future BC and/or Canadian competitions, join the Speedcubing Canada mailing list. Unsubscribe at any time.

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.

Masks will be optional. Do not attend if you feel/are sick.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 136

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 190 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $60 (Canadian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $60 (Canadian Dollar).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

If the competitor limit has been reached and you register and pay for this competition, then you will be on the waitlist. If/when accepted competitors cancel their registrations, spots will open up for people on the waitlist and competitors will be taken in the order they initially completed registration (i.e. paid). If you are accepted from off of the waitlist, you will be notified by receiving an email saying that your registration has been accepted. If you do not make it off the waitlist, then you will be fully refunded your registration fee and, unfortunately, will not be able to compete in the competition.

See the Championship Eligibility tab for information on who is eligible to be named BC Champion.
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Luke Jankowiak won with an average of 7.71 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Timothy Castle finished second (7.71) and Ash Black finished third (7.93).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Luke Jankowiak	6.50	7.71	Canada	8.46	7.43	8.59	7.24	6.50
2x2x2 Cube	Kevin Lê	1.80	2.30	Canada	1.80	2.45	2.49	2.31	2.13
4x4x4 Cube	Noah Stelting	29.58	33.26	Canada	29.58	30.89	34.24	34.64	48.04
5x5x5 Cube	Timothy Castle	48.03	57.00	United States	55.07	1:00.13	55.79	48.03	1:08.72
6x6x6 Cube	Jack Anderson	1:41.62	1:43.59	United States	1:41.62	1:43.63	1:45.53
7x7x7 Cube	Timothy Castle	2:24.29	2:33.91	United States	2:43.49	2:24.29	2:33.96
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Timothy Castle	18.77	DNF	United States	DNF	DNF	18.77
3x3x3 One-Handed	Ash Black	12.44	14.39	United States	12.44	13.88	22.54	15.44	13.85
Clock	Dilshawn Sidhu	3.00	4.27	Canada	5.81	3.00	4.41	4.72	3.68
Megaminx	Ethan Rusnak	42.04	48.07	Canada	48.16	45.38	50.68	54.05	42.04
Pyraminx	Jacob Kotai	1.28	1.99	Canada	2.04	2.64	1.28	1.28	3.61
Skewb	Ash Black	1.74	2.76	United States	1.74	3.97	4.30	2.22	2.09
Square-1	Eeshir Pannun	8.26	9.93	Canada	10.20	8.26	9.27	10.33	16.66

Travel

Beban Park Social Centre

Located in Nanaimo at 2300 Bowen Road, in the heart of Nanaimo, BC.

Ferry schedules:

The venue is 24 km from the Duke Point Ferry terminal and 4 km from the Departure Bay Ferry terminal.

Vancouver (Tsawwassen) to Nanaimo (Duke Point) - Link
Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) to Nanaimo (Departure Bay) - Link

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Airport

The nearest airport is the Nanaimo Airport (YCD), a mere 20 km away.

Taxi Services

Yellow Cab Nanaimo: 250-751-1111
AC Taxi: 250-753-1231

Parking

There is free parking available just outside of the venue.

Lodging

There are numerous hotels within 5 km of the venue, including:
- The Port-O-Call Inn & Suites
- Gibralter Rock Ocean View B&B
- Best Western
- Ramada
- Casaway Motel
- Travelodge
- The Spot
- Bulebird Motel

Food

There are many options close to the venue, including Beban Plaza and Country Club Centre.

We will provide a list of restaurants that offer delivery, and it is worth noting that Skip the Dishes, DoorDash, and UberEats deliver in Nanaimo.

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. These 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.

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.

Note: We are also accepting staff applications for this competition. Dedicated staff will be expected to take on volunteer duties for the majority of the time during the competition, however, all other returning competitors will still be assigned some judging/running duties.

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 BC-only 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.) 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.

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 do not hesitate to contact the organizers (see the general info tab).

Unofficial Event

Mini Guildford Challenge

Results

Rank	Teammate 1	Teammate 2	Time
1	Jose Rodriguez	Jacob Kotai	2:08.99
2	Ethan Rusnak	Luke Jankowiak	2:16.74
3	Callen Kleij	Wesley Haas	2:22.48
4	Peter Barnwell	Kevin Lê	2:24.98

Registration for the Mini Guildford Challenge is open to all BC residents. It will be held on Saturday, August 17 during lunch.
A "Mini Guildford" relay consists of the following events: 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 3x3x3 One-Handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1.

In a team of two (2), you and a partner will need to solve every event in the relay. You may both be solving at the same time.
You may decide with your partner who gets to solve each puzzle, and in which order.
This event will be a "Best of 1", meaning you will have only one attempt.
Together as a team, you must bring at least 1 puzzle for every event in the list.

Teams have been selected and contacted as of August 1, 2024

Standard WCA penalties may apply:
- A +2 second penalty for each puzzle that is one move away from solved.
- If a puzzle is more than one move from solved when the timer is stopped, the whole attempt will be a DNF.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Staff Application

Please fill out this form if you would like to apply to join the volunteer staff team: https://forms.gle/Lw6vEiqNxUb9FJ8QA. All information is contained within the form.

Championship Eligibility

The title of BC Champion in each event will be awarded to the highest ranking competitor from British Columbia.

Note that title eligibility is based on residency, not citizenship. If you represent a region that is NOT Canada on the WCA, but live in BC, you may be eligible for the title of BC Champion.

You can confirm your BC residency either by filling this form before the competition, OR verbally at the check-in table during the competition. Note that you only need to do this if you expect to be the highest ranking competitor from BC in an event.

If you have any championship eligibility questions, please contact us.

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).

Cutoff

The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).

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.