CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025
- Date
- Mar 29 - 30, 2025
- City
- Midrand, South Africa
- Venue
Beaulieu Preparatory School
- Address
- Percheron Rd, Witpoort, Midrand, 1684
- Details
School hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Andries Kruger, Lebo Makoti, Marike Faught, Osman Badroodin, and Xolile Makoti
- WCA Delegates
- Marike Faught and Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
VOLUNTEERING
Please note that all competitors are required to assist with volunteering during the competition - either in the role of "runner", "judge" or "scrambler". These roles will be explained as part of the "New Competitor Tutorial", but you can take a look at this video.
If any parents are willing to help judge or run, please watch the above video if you have not been a judge/runner at previous competitions. We greatly appreciate all assistance during the competition and more volunteers helping out during the competition helps to stay on schedule and not run behind.
SPONSORSHIP
A big thanks to Cubestuff who will be the sponsor for this competition. They will have a stall set up at the venue for you to buy the different speedcubes they have on offer.
You can also go to Cubestuff.co.za to order a variety of cubes and equipment online.NOTICE FOR COMPETITORS
Be sure to be ready to compete in any of your scheduled events at least 30 minutes before the scheduled starting time. Check out the Groups tab for more information on competition groups.
NOTICE OF FILMING
Please note that there will be filming and photography at this event. You therefore consent to your image being used by CubingZA and its partners in their marketing and social media platforms by attending.
About CubingZA
CubingZA is a volunteer organisation made up of delegates and community members who have come together to try and ensure that we can sustainably run regular competitions all across the country.
If you'd be interested in helping out in CubingZA's mission to improve competitive speedcubing in the country, please get in touch.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 100
- Number of times bookmarked
- 16
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Monday, February 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM UTC and closed Friday, March 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R200 (South African Rand).
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM UTC.
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of R200 (South African Rand).
Any spectator can attend for free.
Payment
Please note that there are THREE steps you need to take to be entered into this competition:
1. First-timer competitors must create a WCA account if they do not already have one (or their parent/guardian must create one for them).
2. The competitor must register for the competition using their WCA account, specifying which events they want to participate in.
3. Credit and Debit Card payments for the competition entry fee of R200.00 can be made at this link.DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE REGISTERED IN STEP 2 ABOVE PLEASE.
Please note:
* If you haven't both registered for the competition (Step 2) and paid for a ticket (Step 3), you will not be able to compete.
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 5:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 5:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 3:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 3:00.00 | Top 50% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 4:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 5:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 4:00.00 | Top 50% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 7:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 6:00.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 8:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 50% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 50% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | Top 50% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:30.00 |
If you're a first-time competitior, we would love to have you! It doesn't matter how quickly you can solve the cube - everyone is there to have fun, make new friends, and do their best. If you're on the fence about going, take a look at this video giving a bit of insight into what a cube competition is like.
This competition runs over two days but you don't need to attend both days. Have a look on the schedule to see when the different events are happening so you can decide what days you should attend. For example, if you're only competing in 2x2, you only need to come on Sunday. Make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before Registration ends on the first day you'll be competing. This helps us with entering everyone into the system and ensures that you're on time for the "Tutorial for new competitors". As a first-time competitor, you don't want to miss this as we'll be going over all the details of how to participate in this competition.
You can also watch this tutorial video beforehand on how you'll complete your solves.
We will also be sending out a pre-competition email before the competition with some more information so keep an eye out for that.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the delegates and organiser - we would be happy to help!
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?
You only need to know how to solve the 3x3 cube in under 5 minutes to compete! Refer to the Events tab to see specific Time limits and Cutoffs for other events.
Q. How can I change my events?
You can change your events via the competition registration page.
Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is condensed version of the competitor tutorial.
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. To summarise, your cube should NOT have physical damage, such as very scratched up stickers, dents, or visibly broken pieces; it should only have ONE logo; it should not have any textures or patterns (so NO "carbon-fiber" cubes); and it must not have transparent pieces. If you are unsure whether your puzzle is competition-legal, please get in touch with a delegate to check. 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.
Q: Do I need to be at both days if I am only competing on one day?
No, you only have to be there on the day that you are competing. Make sure to check out the schedule tab to see when you compete. We suggest arriving at the competition at least 30 minutes prior to your event in case we run ahead of schedule.
Q: Where can I view my results?
On the competition days all results will be uploaded to WCA Live. Just search for the competition name under the "upcoming" tab. After the competition has ended, it will take a few days for the official results to be uploaded to the WCA main site.
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 some time for all results to be uploaded. After all the times of a round have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. How can I find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa by signing up on:
1. CubingZA. Once you are logged in, you will be able to set notifications for competitions in your preferred provinces. You should receive email notifications for new competitions in these regions.
2. or checking the WCA Competitions page will show all announced competitions coming up.
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.
Each event is run in groups. The number of groups is dependant on how many people are competing in the event.
Competition Groups automatically picks what groups you are in, the judges, the runners and who is scrambling for each group.
Make sure to keep an eye out before and during the competition for when you are running, judging, scrambling or competing. We always appreciate the help!
Groups
Check HERE to see the group assignments. Nothing will be displayed for this competition until 2 days before.
This competition's results can be viewed live on WCA Live!
Please note that there may sometimes be a delay in entering data. However, we will try our best to keep results updated as much as possible throughout the competition.
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.