Bengal Cube Open 2023
- Date
- Sep 22 - 24, 2023
- City
- Howrah, West Bengal, India
- Venue
Shree Shyam Mandir Ghusuridham Sabhagar (Hall)
- Address
- 122, Jogendranath Mukherjee Rd, Ghusuri, Howrah, West Bengal - 711107
- Details
Ground Floor
- Contact
- Organizers
- Bengal SpeedCubing Association (BSA), East India Speedcubing Association, Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka, and Mukul Das (मुकुल दास)
- WCA Delegates
- Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर), Kalindu Sachintha Wijesundara, and Spondon Nath
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
- Make sure to be available at the venue at least 15 minutes before your event starts. Late entries won't be allowed to participate.
- Attend the tutorial session if you're new to WCA competitions or unfamiliar with its rules.
- Bring a government ID card for verification if it's your first time participating in a WCA competition.
- Participants are expected to volunteer and will be assigned with roles as judges, scramblers, or runners, with the exception of newcomers.
- Addition of any New Round on spot will be done only under the discretion of the Delegate with consultation of Organising team.
Non-Veg Food is strictly prohibited in the Venue Premises.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 63
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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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 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹600 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE
Notes:
1. It is mandatory to pay the registration fees AND register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
2. Wait for up to 48 hours to get your registration confirmed after payment has been done.
3. If you are a first time participant, please bring a valid goverment ID proof (Aadhaar, Passport etc) for verification.
4. For the returning participants: Please claim your WCA ID if you have not claimed it yet. Click here for tutorial video.
5. Please check your respective mail ID's through which you will receive all the communications from the organisation team.
6. All refunds will only be issued after registration period is over.
7. Only 2 guests per competitor are allowed.
8. Non-veg food are not allowed inside the venue premises. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Asia Konvittayayotin (เอเชีย กรวิทยโยธิน) won with an average of 8.76 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Aarya Biswas finished second (9.44) and Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka finished third (9.97).
For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!
We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...
First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
We have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, however this is not a substitute fo reading the regulations!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=dPL3eV-A0ww
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the 'Registration & Payment' tab and it will guide you to the registration.
FAQs
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.
Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 8 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube! In previous competitions participants who were just 5 years of age also solved the cubes.
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to live.worldcubeassocation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.
Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & the delegate.
Please check your respective mail ID's through which you will receive all the communications from organisation team.
All the newcomers are requested to get their valid ID proofs with Date of Birth mentioned on it.
For the returning participants: Please claim your WCA ID if you have not claimed it yet. Link is provided below.
How To Claim your WCA ID
First time participants
Step 1 - Sign-up on WCA. You must mention your full name without any abbreviations while creating your WCA profile.
Step 2 - Register for the competition
Step 3 - Pay here - Payment Link for Indian Participants
International Participants can pay via PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/spondonnath
(Screenshot of the Payment Should be sent to bengalspeedcubingassociation@gmail.com )
Returning participants
Step 1 - Sign-in using your email that you used for your previous competitions
Step 2 - Register for the competition.
Step 3 - Pay here - Payment Link for Indian Participants
International Participants can pay via PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/spondonnath
(Screenshot of the Payment Should be sent to bengalspeedcubingassociation@gmail.com )
Registration for the event will only be accepted if a person has pre-registered on the WCA competition page AND made the payment.
This is an Early Bird Fee Structure where people paying the fees uptill 31st July, 2023 23:59 IST
| No. of Events | Fees |
|---|---|
| 1 | ₹600 |
| 2 | ₹650 |
| 3 | ₹700 |
| 4 | ₹750 |
| 5 | ₹800 |
| 6 | ₹850 |
| 7 | ₹900 |
| 8 | ₹950 |
| 9 | ₹1000 |
| 10 | ₹1050 |
| 11 | ₹1100 |
| 12 | ₹1150 |
| 13 | ₹1200 |
| 14 | ₹1250 |
| 15 | ₹1300 |
| 16 | ₹1350 |
| 17 | ₹1400 |
The Following Fee Structure will be followed if you pay your fees from 1st August, 2023 00:00 IST onwards
| No. of Events | Fees |
|---|---|
| 1 | ₹700 |
| 2 | ₹750 |
| 3 | ₹800 |
| 4 | ₹850 |
| 5 | ₹900 |
| 6 | ₹950 |
| 7 | ₹1000 |
| 8 | ₹1050 |
| 9 | ₹1100 |
| 10 | ₹1150 |
| 11 | ₹1200 |
| 12 | ₹1250 |
| 13 | ₹1300 |
| 14 | ₹1350 |
| 15 | ₹1400 |
| 16 | ₹1450 |
| 17 | ₹1500 |
Indian Participants will Pay the registration fees here: https://www.cubelelo.com/products/bengal-cube-open-2023-competition
Notes:
1. You can't change the events once the registration period closes.
2. It is mandatory to pay the registration fees AND register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
3. Wait for 48 hours to get your registration confirmed after payment has been done.
Prizes worth ₹2,50,000+ !!
| Category | Description | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Win any Event | Place 1st in the Final Round of any event | Cubes, Trophy, Medal, Discount Coupons and Certificate |
| Podium in Any Event | Placed top 3 in the Final round of any event | Cubes, Medals, Discount Coupons and Certificates |
| Top 10 Sum of Ranks (Kinch) | Kinch is a way to rank all-round cubing ability in a way that weights all events equally. Read more about it here | Medals, Discount Coupons and Certificates |
| Fastest Debutant Cuber | Fastest average of a participant in 3x3x3 Cube round 1 who is participating in a WCA competition for the first time | Medal, Discount Coupons and Certificate |
| Fastest Female Cuber | Fastest average of a female participant in 3x3x3 Cube round 1 | Medal, Discount Coupons and Certificate |
| Youngest Cuber | Youngest Cuber to Compete in the competition | Medal, Discount Coupons and Certificate |
| Participation | Everyone who participates in the competition | Discount Coupons and Certificates |
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A competition cannot run smoothly without the help of the Volunteers. Volunteers consist of Judges, Scrambles and Runners. We would like all the Participants, specially Returners to Actively take part in Volunteering to make this Competition a Huge Success.
Click Here to Go Through the Judges Tutorial.
Food Can be Purchased from nearby Food Outlets or Can be Ordered Online.
NOTE: NON VEG FOOD IS NOT ALLOWED AT THE VENUE
Nearest Railway Station & Airport.
● Howrah Railway Station - Public transport from the Station- Bus, Auto Rickshaw, E Rickshaw or Ola/Uber.
● Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport- Public transport from the Station- Bus, Auto Rickshaw, E Rickshaw or Ola/Uber.
Live results of the competition will be available on WCA Live during and after the competition. This page will be updated as the competition draws closer.
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.