Cubing at Punnamada 2023

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Date: May 6, 2023
City: Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Venue: St. Mary's Church
Address: St. Mary's Church, Punnamada, Alappuzha, Kerala
Details: Parish Hall
Contact: cap2023info@gmail.com
Organizers: Hariprasad CM and Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം)
WCA Delegate: Sukesh Kumar

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

Make sure you will be available at the venue at least 15 minutes before your event starts. You won't be allowed to participate in an event if you reach late.
If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time or not aware of competition rules, make sure that you attend the tutorial session.
If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time, please bring your ID card as well.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 42

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 75 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹800 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.

Steps to complete online registration
Step 1 - Please Register or Sign in on WCA https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/users/sign_up, This process helps to create or login on existing account.

Step 2 - Register here by selecting the events you want to participate in the competition. This process is important & You should complete before making the registration fee

Step 3 - Pay the registration fee after step 2 is completed by clicking the link:

Pay here securely

Yooho, that's done. The process is now completed. Now you are just one step away for attending Cubing at Punnamada 2023 . If information including WCA registration as well as Payment information are correct, your registration will be accepted in less than 2 working days. This is not an automation process, the team will valuate each registration one by one

If your registration dosen't approved in 2 days, please contact us on We are happy to assisst you!
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer won with an average of 9.09 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Muhammed Shehzad Khan finished second (9.51) and Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) finished third (10.96).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer	8.81	9.09	India	10.05	8.81	9.36	8.83	9.07
2x2x2 Cube	Kevin Maran	2.03	3.21	India	2.77	3.42	3.70	2.03	3.43
3x3x3 One-Handed	Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer	10.21	14.56	India	14.41	10.21	14.57	14.78	14.69
Pyraminx	Muhammad Shayan	4.59	6.48	India	7.68	5.67	4.59	6.09	19.95
Skewb	Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം)	4.19	4.77	India	4.19	4.40	5.82	5.68	4.23

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

So we have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8&t=6s

If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over and Register for the Competetion

FAQs

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.

Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!

Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to https://live.worldcubeassociation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.

Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.

Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegates.

Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport (COK)

(Auto rickshaws and buses are easily available for transport. You can also avail
the taxi service.

Nearest Railway Station: Alappuzha Railway Station (ALLP)

Live results will be available on WCA Live during and after the competition.

Before You Register

All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.

How to Register Online

Prospective competitors register by:

Signing into their WCA account;

Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;

Paying the registration fee of ₹800. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.
The competitor limit for this competition is 75. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 75 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.

Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete. Spot registration won't be accepted.

Any requested changes to registration before May3 will be honoured. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.

How to Pay for Registration Online

Payment is processed through Cubelelo using the link given in the information page

Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and once done, you are ready to make payment.

Refunds

There's no refund available once the amount is paid. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.

Waitlist Information

We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once 75 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before May 3, 2023 at 11:59 PM, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist.

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.