Big N Blind Berwick 2023
- Date
- Dec 16 - 17, 2023
- City
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Venue
Berwick Seniors Citizen's Hall
- Address
- 112 High Street, Berwick VIC 3806
- Details
Main Hall
- Contact
- Organizers
- Speedcubing Australia and Swami Srinivasan
- WCA Delegates
- David McLean, Jayden McNeill, and Swami Srinivasan
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please Note: There is no 3x3x3 being held.
The main event of this competition is 3x3x3 Blindfolded.
Contact us
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 27
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM UTC and closed Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:59 PM UTC.
- 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 45 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:59 PM UTC you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:59 PM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:59 PM UTC on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for Big N Blind Berwick 2023 is submitted and pending approval”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.
Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via Stripe on the register page. Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the $35 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
- Once the competitor limit of 45 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- You must pay the $35 registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
- New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
- Waitlisted competitors will only be added to the competition if an existing competitors withdraws.
- All competitors still on the waiting list after 8/12/2023 will be removed and provided with a full refund.
- You may enquire about your position on the waiting list by contacting the organisational team.
Deleting Registration/Refunds:
- If you can no longer make the competition you may request a refund.
- To receive a full refund you must contact the organisational team by 8/12/2023.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
You may change the events you are registered on the Register tab by 8/12/2023. After this date it is not possible to add further events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
- Once the competitor limit of 45 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Michael Tripodi won with a single solve of 19.68 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Theodore Chan finished second (24.13) and Joshua Chau finished third (26.06).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6x6x6 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 1:17.70 | 1:24.19 | Australia | 1:17.70 | 1:19.59 | 1:35.28 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 2:06.57 | 2:08.19 | Australia | 2:06.57 | 2:06.59 | 2:11.40 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Michael Tripodi | 19.68 | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | 19.68 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Max Parris | 30 | 31.67 | Australia | 34 | 30 | 31 | |||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Chenhao Sun (孙晨皓) | 3:33.03 | 4:00.45 | China | 3:33.03 | 3:39.15 | 4:49.18 | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Theodore Chan | 4:28.83 | NR | DNF | Singapore | 5:56.14 | DNF | 4:28.83 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Michael Tripodi | 42/45 58:02 | Australia | DNS | 42/45 58:02 | |||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6x6x6 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 5:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:30.00 | Top 6 advance to next round |
| Final | Mo3 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 8:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 5:30.00 | Top 6 advance to next round |
| Final | Mo3 | 8:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | Top 8 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | |||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mo3 | 1 hour | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:00:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final, 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final** | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:00:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final, 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final** | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo2 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
Spectators are permitted and may enter FREE of charge.
We encourage spectators and it is often good to come watch first to understand how a competition operates. You will then know what to do when you do compete. There are also plenty of opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. If you would a judging tutorial please approach a Delegate, they will be wearing the bright red polo shirts.
Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge. We will run a judging tutorial at the same time as the new competitor tutorial, you can also have someone teach you how to judge later in the day. Judging is not difficult and you don't need to be a cuber to be a successful judge, it is an excellent way to make the time fly by!
No tickets are required for spectators but we ask you to avoid the busy morning period.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by 8/12/2023. You can change your events via the competition registration page.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for check-in at 9:00AM if you are competing in Multi-Blind. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Sometimes we run ahead and if you are not available for your group you most likely will not be permitted to join a later group. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
Anyone can compete at any age! We encourage anyone considering to compete to register as it will be a great experience regardless of age.
Q. Do children need to have adult supervision?
YES. Adult supervision of children is required at ALL times. The WCA Delegates and Organisers are very busy running the competition and cannot be responsible for supervising children.
Q. How fast do I have to be to compete?
To compete you only need to know how to solve the cube! Please check the events tab for information in time limits for each event.
Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is a condensed version of the competitor tutorial. You may also like to watch this helpful competitor guide.
Q. What do I need to bring?
You need to bring a puzzle for each event you are signed up to compete in - make sure they are allowed per the WCA regulations. We also recommend you bring a water bottle. Many competitors also bring a 'warm up cube' to use between submitting their puzzle for scrambling and starting their official solve. All timing equipment is provided by Speedcubing Australia.
Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded through the day onto WCA Live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round has been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
There will be plenty of WCA Delegates wearing red shirts. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.
Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
Q. How do I find out about other upcoming competitions in Australia?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in Australia by signing up to the Speedcubing Australia mailing list.
Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competitions you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.
Q: I lost a puzzle at the competition, what should I do?
There are hundreds of puzzles at these events, make sure to keep yours together so you don't lose them! Keeping them in a bag and looking after it at all times is recommended. If you do lose a puzzle (or anything else), please speak to us at the event or contact the organisational team, it is possible someone has handed it in to us.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
Venue
By Car
The competition venue is located at 112 High Street, Berwick VIC 3806. Onsite parking available.
By Train
Berwick Station (Pakenham Line) is 1.1km away.
By Bus
Routes 836, 838, 926, and 981 stop at Rutland Rd/Princes Hwy (right beside the venue).
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
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You can find an individual schedule here. Each competitor will be provided with a printed copy of their invididual group assignments at registration.
Throughout the competition we will also need judges, runners and scramblers. All competitiors will need to do some judging at the bare minimum, usually in other groups of your events, the more events you do the more your will need to help out. If you don't know how to help please come and ask, there is almost always something for you to do.
If you have any questions about the groups please contact us here
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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline 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.