Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2017
- Date
- Sep 30, 2017
- City
- Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- Venue
Sci-Enza Science Centre, University of Pretoria
- Address
- University of Pretoria, 50 Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria, 0011, South Africa
- Contact
- Organizers
- Pieterjan Joubert and Sae-ouk Oh
- WCA Delegate
- Brendan James Gray
- Information
This competition is a chance to compete in big cubes and unusual puzzles. Open to all ages and citizenships. Registration on line is essential as no registration on the day of the competition will be possible.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 17
- 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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Justin Zhang won with an average of 10.75 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Shivaan Harichander finished second (12.75) and Ruben Grobler finished third (12.80).
African records: Pieterjan Joubert 7x7x7 Cube 4:25.74 (average); Ruben Grobler 3x3x3 With Feet 1:05.27 (single) and 3x3x3 With Feet 1:08.45 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Justin Zhang | 9.25 | 10.75 | NR | South Africa | 11.11 | 10.00 | 11.13 | 9.25 | 14.28 | ||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Pieterjan Joubert | 3:07.05 | 3:09.20 | South Africa | 3:09.35 | 3:11.20 | 3:07.05 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Pieterjan Joubert | 4:10.04 | 4:25.74 | AfR | South Africa | 4:39.56 | 4:27.61 | 4:10.04 | ||||
| Clock | Brendan James Gray | 18.64 | 20.02 | South Africa | 21.36 | 18.64 | 48.85 | 19.48 | 19.21 | |||
| Square-1 | Ruben Grobler | 20.21 | 23.50 | South Africa | 24.19 | 20.85 | 25.46 | 26.85 | 20.21 | |||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Ruben Grobler | 1:05.27 | AfR | 1:08.45 | AfR | South Africa | 1:08.31 | 1:05.27 | 1:11.77 | |||
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 11:30 | Registration |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | 3x3 with Feet |
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Rubik's Clock |
| 10:15 - 11:30 | 6x6 Cube |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | 3x3 Cube (First Round) |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Square-1 |
| 13:45 - 15:00 | 7x7 Cube |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | 3x3 Cube (Final) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Prize Giving |
Competitors must be present at the start of an event in order to compete in that event.
The entrance fee is R50, which may be paid in cash at the venue before the first event in which you are competing.
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).
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.