Durban Winter 2024
- Date
- Jun 8, 2024
- City
- Durban, South Africa
- Venue
Atholl Heights Primary School
- Address
- 52 Methven Rd, Westville, Durban, 3629
- Details
A primary school hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Chase Lee Roodt and Craig Roodt
- WCA Delegate
- Maverick Pearson
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
CubingZA and CubeCo welcomes you to the first Durban speedcubing competition of 2024! Check out the registration details below and sign up to come and break your PB in 3x3, 2x2, 4x4, 3x3 One-handed, and Pyraminx!
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 33
- 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 R150 (South African Rand).
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of R150 (South African Rand).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 3 guests.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
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 R150.00 can be made at THIS LINK
DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE REGISTERED IN STEP 2 ABOVE PLEASE. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Christian Swartz won with an average of 9.53 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Waseem Hoosain finished second (9.66) and Maverick Pearson finished third (10.20).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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| 3x3x3 Cube | Christian Swartz | 8.49 | 9.53 | South Africa | 9.06 | 11.22 | 9.27 | 10.27 | 8.49 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Waseem Hoosain | 3.01 | 3.23 | South Africa | 3.06 | 8.95 | 3.14 | 3.01 | 3.50 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Waseem Hoosain | 29.79 | 33.20 | South Africa | 29.93 | 38.73 | 29.79 | 40.99 | 30.94 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Waseem Hoosain | 13.83 | 16.49 | South Africa | 13.83 | 16.22 | 17.38 | 17.83 | 15.87 | |||
| Pyraminx | Chase Lee Roodt | 4.10 | 5.43 | South Africa | 4.98 | 4.10 | 6.58 | 4.91 | 6.41 | |||
If you're a first-time competitor, 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. The speedcubing community is a healthy environment for cubers of all ages!
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. 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 New Competitor Tutorial. 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.
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. If you would like some more information about what to expect, take a look at:
- this tutorial on how you'll complete your solves
- this video on what to expect at your first competition If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the organisers - we would be happy to help!
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration between 08:00 and 08:45 on Saturday morning. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled.
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 10 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 or by contacting the organizers/delegate.
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 your own 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. 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 up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegate for this competition is Maverick Pearson. Feel free to ask him any questions you may have on the day about the rules and regulations, schedule, cutoffs, time limits, and advancement to subsequent rounds.. The competition organisers are Craig and Chase Roodt. Ask them if you have questions about CubeCo, the venue, prizes, etc.
Q. Can I help on the day?
Definitely! Throughout the day we will always need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
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 CubingZA or checking the WCA Competitions page.
Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competitions you will be automatically assigned a WCA ID. Check the official results to see your WCA ID, which will also appear on your WCA profile.
Please also refer to the WCA's FAQ.
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.