LogoBrisbane Big n Blind 2023
- Date
- Nov 11 - 12, 2023
- City
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Venue
Northside Christian College
- Address
- 151 Flockton St, Everton Park QLD 4053, Australia
- Details
Music Room 1
- Contact
- Organizers
- Ming Dao Ting and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Conan Mo, David McLean, Hao Do, Hayden Ng (吳宇晞), and Mitchell Anderson
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please note, this competition does not include 3x3. If you are interested in competing in 3x3 we recommend signing up to the Speedcubing Australia mailing list to be notified as new competitions are announced.
This will be allocated on a first-come-first serve basis in order of payment.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 37
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 40 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% 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.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for Brisbane Big n Blind 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 40 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 2023-11-03 23:59 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 2023-11-03 23:59.
- 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 2023-11-03 23:59. 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 40 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Charlie Eggins won with a single solve of 14.74 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Conan Mo finished second (44.78) and Carlo Malagar finished third (1:22.61).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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| 5x5x5 Cube | Yibo Wang (王奕博) | 49.31 | 51.82 | China | 52.22 | 51.37 | 51.87 | 49.31 | 54.00 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Hayden Ng (吳宇晞) | 1:28.64 | 1:35.65 | Australia | 1:28.64 | 1:37.31 | 1:41.00 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Hayden Ng (吳宇晞) | 2:08.48 | 2:20.10 | Australia | 2:26.66 | 2:25.17 | 2:08.48 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Charlie Eggins | 14.74 | 15.99 | Australia | 17.88 | 14.74 | 15.35 | |||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Charlie Eggins | 2:02.04 | DNF | Australia | DNF | 2:02.04 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Charlie Eggins | 7:23.80 | DNF | Australia | 7:23.80 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Charlie Eggins | 21/27 52:24 | Australia | 21/27 52:24 | DNF | |||||||
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by November 3. You can change your events via the competition registration page.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration between 9-9:30am if you are competing in multiblind. You should be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. 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. 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 on time limits for each event.
Q. What do I need to know before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. We also recommend that you watch this helpful competitor guide and read this competition tutorial. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded through the day. 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?
Your WCA Delegates for this competition are Conan Mo, Hao Do, David McLean and the competition organisers are Ming Dao Ting - 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 any delegates or Ming.
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. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
ATT: If you've been to Northside for a comp before, THIS ONE IS IN A DIFFERENT BUILDING.
Northside Christian College shares a campus with Nexus Church, and there is ample parking on site. The best place to park is Car Park 7 or 8, as shown on the map below.
The two competition rooms are located in the CINC building (Centre for Innovation and Creativity), which is the newest looking sandstone building on the campus.
There are also several restaurants and shops at Northwest Plaza, 500m down the road on Flockton Street, including Pizza Hut, Subway and Coffee Club.
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Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
Time Limit System
For 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7, the time limits for the first two rounds are cumulative. The time limits will be tracked using this sheet. More information can be found on the sheet. We will also be using one judge for two competitors, hence there being two spaces on the sheet.
Note that your 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 group will be the same, and you will compete in them one after another.
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++).
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.