Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019
- Date
- Mar 23, 2019
- City
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Venue
BCIT
- Address
- 555 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3H6
- Details
Conference Room 280/282/284
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Kyle Van Straaten and Matthew Dickman
- WCA Delegates
- Kevin Matthews and Matthew Dickman
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 75
- 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.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 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $27 (Canadian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Max Siauw won with an average of 8.60 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Anthony Brooks finished second (8.74) and Dylan Wang finished third (9.12).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Max Siauw | 6.29 | 8.60 | United States | 8.71 | 8.34 | 8.75 | 6.29 | 8.76 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Luke Jankowiak | 2.55 | 2.86 | Canada | 3.03 | 2.62 | 3.82 | 2.94 | 2.55 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Max Siauw | 3:07.74 | 3:12.29 | United States | 3:08.27 | 3:07.74 | 3:20.85 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 57.91 | 1:11.08 | Canada | 1:32.14 | 1:03.19 | 57.91 | |||||
| Pyraminx | Jose Miguel Rillera | 4.37 | 4.67 | Canada | 4.92 | 4.37 | 4.41 | 4.69 | 5.30 | |||
| Skewb | Max Siauw | 3.07 | 4.48 | United States | 3.07 | 3.82 | 4.99 | 6.61 | 4.64 | |||
| Square-1 | Max Siauw | 7.96 | 9.93 | United States | 8.97 | 10.81 | 10.00 | 13.04 | 7.96 | |||
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 and Guidelines, found below:
Regulationshttps://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
Guidelines: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/guidelines.html#
This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the registration tab, click register, and fill out the information it asks for. This will help you get set up the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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, or arrange to borrow a cube from a friend.
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: What do I do when I walk in?
A: There is NO CHECK-IN. If you registered online, just have fun and hang out with other cubers. We will be calling people up, so just wait for your name/group to be announced.
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 Cubecomps.com to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay you entrance fee in order to be placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the compeition. No matter what you situation may be however, please register online. ** For most competitions, you may only compete if you have registered online and paid before the deadline.**
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
Parking is available at the venue in an underground parking garage for under $10.
This competition will be sponsored by CubingOutLoud! They will be providing gift-card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in every event. If you haven't checked out their store already, I highly recommend you do! They will not be selling puzzles onsite. To be redirected to their site, either click HERE or the logo below!
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).
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.