Belfast Summer 2024


Date
Jun 15 - 16, 2024
City
Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom
Venue

Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre

Address
Montgomery Rd, Castlereagh, Belfast BT6 9HS, UK
Details

Sports Hall. Located on the first floor.

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Alex Baine, Speedcubing Ireland, and UK Cube Association
WCA Delegates
Eleanor Sinnott, Kevin Timmons, Maria Beausang, Mary Hennessy, Oliver Hexter, Seán O'Toole, and Simon Kelly
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Please read all the information in the FAQ and the Important Information tabs before registering.

Spectators may attend for free. There is no need to book!

Kewbz

Events
Main event
Competitors
107
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
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 £30 (British Pound).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


Make sure to register and pay for the competition to be accepted. We will not accept any registrations at the competition.

Once you have been accepted, you will receive a confirmation email. If registration is full by the time you pay then you will not receive this confirmation email and you will be on the waiting list. If you do not make the competitor list by the limit date for refunds (specified above), then you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee. You may contact us to ask for your current position on the waiting list.

If you can no longer attend, let us know as soon as possible through the contact link on the General Info page. We often have waiting lists so letting us know you cannot attend allows us to add another person to the competition.

If you would like to change events, you can do so on the register page by simply reselecting your events list, and clicking "Update Registration".

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Daniel Rush won with an average of 6.83 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ciarán Beahan finished second (7.63) and Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) finished third (9.65).

African records: Daniel Rush‎ 4x4x4 Cube 23.55 (single).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Daniel Rush 6.30 6.83 South Africa 7.656.526.306.329.95
2x2x2 Cube Max Tully 1.41 1.59 United Kingdom 1.521.471.901.771.41
4x4x4 Cube Ciarán Beahan 25.32 26.74 Ireland 27.4125.3226.0828.1026.73
5x5x5 Cube Ciarán Beahan 39.64 41.55 Ireland 49.7039.6440.6140.8643.18
3x3x3 Blindfolded Mengfei Shen (沈梦非) 28.64 DNF China 28.85DNF28.64
3x3x3 One-Handed Ciarán Beahan 9.40 11.75 Ireland 9.409.9712.8212.4713.83
Clock Adam Devere 4.71 5.50 United Kingdom 4.715.285.52DNF5.69
Pyraminx Edward Burgess 2.03 2.13 United Kingdom 2.282.092.032.032.43
Skewb Harry Owen 3.01 3.41 United Kingdom 4.213.523.083.643.01
Square-1 Daniel Rush 10.34 11.89 South Africa 11.6010.3412.7113.8411.36

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Frequently Asked Questions

First time at our competitions?

Q: How do I register?
A: Make sure you have created a WCA account by going to the sign-up page and creating an account. Once you have created the account and confirmed your email address, follow the menu bar to the Register page and carefully follow the instructions.

Q: Can I come only to spectate?
A: Yes! There is no need to book - you can just rock up on the day. It can be a bit hectic in the mornings so afternoon is preferred.

Q: Are there different age categories?
A: No, all competitors compete on the same level and all ages are welcome.

Q: Am I allowed to bring a guest?
A: Yes, you can bring as many guests as you want.

Q: How fast do I have to be to compete?
A: Check out the Events tab - if you can make the time limit for the events you want to compete in, then you're fast enough!

Q: Do I have to be there on both days?
A: No, if you only have events on one of the days, you don't have to turn up for the other day. You can see what days your events are on on the Schedule tab.

Q: When can I leave the competition?
A: You are welcome to leave whenever you are not competing. If you have no more events left then you are not required to stay.

Q: Do I use my own cubes to compete?
A: Yes!

Q: How do I find live results?
A: You can see live results as soon as they're entered at WCA Live.

Q: What happens to my results after the competition?
A: Within a couple of days, they will all be posted to this page and if this is your first competition you will automatically have your very own WCA ID assigned.

Q: Do you have a mailing list?
A: Why yes, we do have a mailing list! Sign up here for announcements of future competitions and more.

Need to unregister?

Q: What do I do if I can no longer attend?
A: Let us know via the contact link on the General Info page.

Q: If I do not attend do I get a refund?
A: If you inform us you are no longer attending before the limit date for refunds on the General Info page then you will receive a 75% refund. If this time has passed then you will receive no refund.

Something else you'd like to know?

We have a detailed Parents' Guide that covers the answers to many more questions, free from cubing jargon! Whilst primarily aimed at the parents of younger competitors, there is useful information for everyone to find within it.
Check it out here!

New Competitors

To register, make sure you have created a WCA account by going to the sign-up page and creating an account. Once you have created the account and confirmed your email address, follow the menu bar to the Register page and carefully follow the instructions.

If you are a new competitor, please make sure to:

  • Familiarise yourself with the WCA Regulations by watching this tutorial for new competitors video. We will also be holding a live tutorial on both mornings of the competition.

  • Bring some form of ID with you such as your passport, driver's licence, or birth certificate. Expired ID or photos of ID are both accepted.

Information for All Competitors

  • Schedule Changes: Please note that the schedule is subject to change up until the Wednesday before the competition. Any major changes should be communicated in the precompetition email.

  • Please help judge! As a competitor, your judging assignments are the absolute minimum you should be doing to help out. Since second rounds, third rounds and finals have no assigned judges, we really need people to help out whenever available for these. If you're a parent you can also get involved with running and juging, it's really easy! We will have a judging tutorial in the mornings as well, which will run through the process and will be tailored towards parents who want to get involved.

  • No flash photography anywhere in the venue.

  • If you are a spectator, please never stand further forward than the front row of spectator chairs.

  • We will be taking videos and photographs of the competition and the environment for our social media pages and website. By attending the competition as a competitor or a guest, you are accepting that you may be filmed or photographed for these purposes.

Disclaimer

  • There may be a photographer present at our events and by attending you give us permission to use any photos or videos you appear in on our website, our social media, or for other marketing purposes.
  • The UKCA does not accept responsibility and expressly excludes liability to the fullest extent permitted by law for any loss or damage to any personal property; or for personal injury or illness suffered by you at a UKCA event.
  • The UKCA is not responsible for any accommodation, travel or associated costs you might incur in the unlikely event that a competition has to be cancelled, rescheduled or relocated.
  • Children under 18 years old should be accompanied by an adult.

KewbzUK will be sponsoring this competition!

They will have a stall set up where you can buy lots of different puzzles. Maybe you'll find a new main?

Kewbz

Based in the UK, KewbzUK have grown to become the largest and most trusted speed cube shop in the UK & Europe. Not only do they stock some of the best twisty puzzles in the world, they are also lucky to be exclusive resellers of CubicleLabs premium lubricants.

Venue

Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre is located on Montgomery Road in East Belfast. This multipurpose facility boasts a double storey spacious gym, Belfast's largest swimming pool, and a 4-court sports hall.

Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre
Montgomery Rd
Castlereagh
Belfast
UK BT6 9HS

Travel

Car:
Free parking is available at the centre. For competitors travelling from the Republic of Ireland take the M1 to Lisburn (Junction 6), at the roundabout take the exit for the A55. Follow the A55 until you reach Cregagh Road. Turn right from Cregagh Road onto Montgomery Road, follow Montgomery Road for 1km and Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre will be on you right.

Train:
Belfast Lanyon Place Station is the nearest train station to the venue. There are regular daily trains from Connolly Station Dublin to Lanyon Place Belfast. It is a 50 minute walk from the train station to the venue. The 5a and 6a buses run regularly from Lanyon Place to Montgomery Road.

Plane:
Belfast International Airport is the largest airport in Northern Ireland, it handles both domestic and international flights, and is located 21 miles west of Belfast City. It is 35 minute drive from Belfast International Airport to the venue, the 300/300a bus runs regularly from Belfast International Airport to city centre. Alternatively, George Best Belfast City Airport is the nearest airport to the venue and hosts many domestic flights.

Coach:
Translink run coaches between Derry~Londonderry and Belfast. Aircoach run coaches between Dublin and Belfast.

Bus:
The venue is close to several bus routes including 5a, 5b, 6a.

Accessibility Information

Disabled parking spaces are available with a yellow hatched drop off zone to minimise distance between cars and the centre entrance.
There are lifts available to access the sports hall on the first floor.
All hallway doors also open automatically by sensor.
Accessible toilets are available outside the sports hall beside the gym changing rooms.
Please contact us if you require any further information.

Each event is run in groups, determined by how many people are competing in that event. We will call up the groups either one or two at a time depending on how many stages we have at the competition (which you can see on the Schedule tab). Odd groups will always be on the left stage and even groups on the right stage. Your scrambling and judging assignments are the minimum amount you should be helping out as it only is for first rounds. We always appreciate extra help!

Please note down which groups you are competing and scrambling in before arriving at the competition!

Groups

You can find your groups here!

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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.

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