Canada's Best in the West 2018
- Date
- Aug 24 - 26, 2018
- City
- Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 401 Festival Ln, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 5T8
- Contact
- Organizer
- Alberta Cubers
- WCA Delegate
- Kristopher De Asis
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 127
- 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 200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $50 (Canadian Dollar).
The cost per competitor for pre-registering online is $50.00. You may pay in advance online, or at the registration desk the morning of the competition. If you pay online, the fee is refundable if you cancel your registration before online registration closes.
If you do not register online, you can still register the morning of the competition, but the cost at that time is $60.00.
This cost includes all events you wish to compete in.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Kian Mansour won with an average of 7.78 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Seamus Twyman finished second (8.86) and Paris Dorn finished third (9.20).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Kian Mansour | 6.79 | 7.78 | Canada | 8.20 | 7.29 | 8.37 | 7.86 | 6.79 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Kian Mansour | 1.76 | 2.30 | Canada | 2.18 | 4.22 | 2.04 | 1.76 | 2.68 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Paris Dorn | 25.58 | 30.92 | Canada | 32.04 | 29.38 | 25.58 | 36.87 | 31.33 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Pahul Singh | 1:04.86 | 1:05.65 | Canada | 1:05.31 | 1:05.51 | 1:26.72 | 1:04.86 | 1:06.14 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Paris Dorn | 1:52.58 | 2:00.73 | Canada | 2:06.08 | 1:52.58 | 2:03.52 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Paris Dorn | 2:51.99 | 2:57.68 | Canada | 2:58.39 | 2:51.99 | 3:02.66 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Jake Klassen | 17.47 | NR | DNF | Canada | DNF | 17.47 | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Kian Mansour | 10.56 | 11.18 | Canada | 10.56 | 10.97 | 11.24 | 25.66 | 11.32 | |||
| Clock | Thomas Mercer | 11.44 | 12.92 | Canada | 15.78 | 13.46 | 11.44 | 13.28 | 12.03 | |||
| Megaminx | Vito Kosasih (高耀梁) | 43.65 | 45.21 | NR | Indonesia | 54.59 | 46.20 | 43.65 | 45.46 | 43.98 | ||
| Pyraminx | Kabir Johal | 4.36 | 4.82 | Canada | 4.62 | 5.21 | DNF | 4.62 | 4.36 | |||
| Skewb | Paris Dorn | 3.51 | 5.10 | Canada | 4.08 | DNF | 4.77 | 3.51 | 6.46 | |||
| Square-1 | Ryan Yasinko | 9.64 | 12.21 | Canada | 10.57 | 13.25 | 20.32 | 12.81 | 9.64 | |||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Carlo Flores | 38.66 | 44.38 | Canada | 49.61 | 44.47 | 1:04.32 | 39.06 | 38.66 | |||
| Event | Format | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 2x2x2 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 3 |
| 3x3x3 | Average of 5 | 4 |
| 4x4x4 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2 |
| 5x5x5 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2 |
| 6x6x6 | Best of 1/Mean of 3 | 1 |
| 7x7x7 | Best of 1/Mean of 3 | 1 |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Best of 3 | 2 |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2 |
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 1 |
| Clock | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 1 |
| Megaminx | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 1 |
| Pyraminx | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2 |
| Skewb | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 1 |
| Square-1 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 1 |
Details on unofficial events will be available soon.
The cost per competitor for pre-registering online is $50.00. You may pay in advance online, or at the registration desk the morning of the competition. If you pay online, the fee is refundable if you cancel your registration before online registration closes.
If you do not register online, you can still register the morning of the competition, but the cost at that time is $60.00.
This cost includes all events you wish to compete in. The first 100 competitors to register and pay will also receive a gift bag. The cost for spectators is free.
Online registration will close on August 10th, 2018 at 11:59 PM (MT).
Note that the schedule and cut-offs are tentative, and are subject to change once we have a better estimate of the turnout.
The "Activity" column describes non-WCA events.
Friday (August 24)
| Start Time | Event | Format | Activity | Cutoff | Time Limit² | To Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | Check in/Registration | |||||
| 10:00 AM | 6x6x6 Combined¹ Final | Best of 1/Mean of 3 | 4:00 | 10:00 | ||
| 11:15 AM | Clock Combined Final | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 0:25 | 10:00 | ||
| 12:15 PM | Lunch | 3x3x3 with Socks | ||||
| 1:45 PM | 3x3x3 Blindfolded Round 1 | Best of 3 | 15 mins cumulative³ | Top 12 | ||
| 2:45 PM | 7x7x7 Combined Final | Best of 1/Mean of 3 | 5:00 | 10:00 | ||
| 4:00 PM | Megaminx Combined Final | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2:00 | 10:00 | ||
| 5:00 PM | Square-1 Combined Final | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 0:30 | 10:00 | ||
| 5:30 PM | 3x3x3 With Feet Combined Final | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 3:00 | 10:00 | ||
| 6:00 PM | 3x3x3 Blindfolded Finals | Best of 3 | 10:00 | |||
| 6:45 PM | Seminar: How to get fast at 3BLD - Jake Klassen | |||||
| 7:00 PM | Team Factory |
Saturday (August 25)
| Start Time | Event | Format | Activity | Cutoff | Time Limit | To Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Check-in/Registration | |||||
| 9:00 AM | Rule Explanation | |||||
| 9:15 AM | Skewb Combined Final | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 0:45 | 10:00 | ||
| 10:00 AM | 2x2x2 Combined Round 1 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 0:45 | 10:00 | Top 50 | |
| 11:00 AM | Pyraminx Combined Round 1 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 0:45 | 10:00 | Top 24 | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | Team Blindfolded | ||||
| 1:30 PM | 3x3x3 Round 1 | Average of 5 | 10:00 | Top 75%⁴ | ||
| 3:15 PM | 4x4x4 Combined Round 1 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 1:15 | 10:00 | Top 12 | |
| 4:15 PM | 2x2x2 Round 2 | Average of 5 | 10:00 | Top 12 | ||
| 4:45 PM | Pyraminx Finals | Average of 5 | 10:00 | |||
| 6:00 PM | TheCubicle.us GuanLong Challenge | |||||
| 7:15 PM | Seminar: Roux vs. CFOP - A Method Comparison - Kian Mansour | |||||
| 7:30 PM | Mystery Event |
Sunday (August 26)
| Start Time | Event | Activity | Cutoff | Time Limit | To Proceed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Check-in/Registration | |||||
| 9:00 AM | 3x3x3 One-Handed Combined Round 1 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 0:45 | 10:00 | Top 12 | |
| 10:00 AM | 3x3x3 Round 2 | Average of 5 | 10:00 | Top 50 | ||
| 11:00 AM | 5x5x5 Combined Round 1 | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2:10 | 10:00 | Top 12 | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | Parent Solve | 10:00 | |||
| 1:30 PM | 3x3x3 Round 3 | Average of 5 | 10:00 | Top 16 | ||
| 2:00 PM | 3x3x3 One-Handed Finals | Average of 5 | 10:00 | |||
| 2:30 PM | 5x5x5 Finals | Average of 5 | 10:00 | |||
| 3:00 PM | 2x2x2 Finals | Average of 5 | 10:00 | |||
| 3:30 PM | 4x4x4 Finals | Average of 5 | 10:00 | |||
| 4:00 PM | 3x3x3 Finals | Average of 5 | 10:00 | |||
| 6:00 PM | Awards |
¹ In a 'Combined' round, you are required to get a result below the cut-off to complete your average. For events with the 'Mean of 3' format, you have one attempt to get under the cutoff, and for events with the 'Average of 5' format, you have two attempts to get a single result under the cutoff.
² If the solve time exceeds the 'Time-limit', the competitor will be asked to stop and the result will be a DNF.
³ The total time for all three of a competitor's 3x3x3 Blindfolded attempts must not exceed 15 minutes.
⁴ Up to 100 competitors.
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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).
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.