Half Turns Hataitai 2023

Date: Oct 7, 2023
City: Wellington, New Zealand
Venue: Hataitai Centre
Address: Hataitai Centre, 157 Hataitai Road, Hataitai, Wellington, 6021
Details: Main Hall
Contact: https://speedcubing.nz/contact-us/
Organizers: Aneurin Hunt, Jack Maddigan, Speedcubing New Zealand, and Tom Nelson
WCA Delegate: Alex Asbery

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Information

Half Turns Hataitai 2023 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition. It is focused on some of the more mentally demanding events, that are given less of a focus in normal competitions - blindfolded and fewest moves solving, specifically.

The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience or skill. There will also be event-based time limits in place, to ensure we stay on schedule, especially given the time taken by fewest moves solving. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations.

The main event of this competition is Fewest Moves

Events
Main event
Competitors: 29

Registration period: Online registration opened Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 6:00 AM UTC and closed Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 10:59 AM UTC.
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 30 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (New Zealand Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 10:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 10:59 AM UTC by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.

Payment

Payment is made via the external website with two options to pay, either bank transfer or Paypal.

Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.

Waiting List

Once the competitor limit has filled, a waiting list will be created.
You must pay the registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
New registrations will be added to the waiting list in order of payment.
If a competitor withdraws, the next person on the waiting list will be added to the competition.
The last date to make it off the waiting list would be 24 hours before the competition begins.
All competitors who remain on the waiting list after the competition will be fully refunded.

Changing Events

Competitors may change their registered events by contacting the organisational team.
Additional events can be added until registration closes. After this date competitors may only remove events.
It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not want to compete in.

Cancelling Registration

If you can no longer attend the competition, please contact the organisational team as soon as possible to cancel your registration.
Cancelling your registration enables us to maximise attendance by letting another competitor on the waiting list to attend.
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Tom Nelson won with a mean of 25.33 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Jack Maddigan finished second (39.00) and Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) finished third (39.67).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Matthew Yang	5.86	8.82	New Zealand	9.06	8.38	5.86	9.75	9.03
2x2x2 Cube	Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)	1.77	1.95	India	2.74	1.88	2.13	1.77	1.85
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Tom Nelson	29.93	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	DNF	29.93
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Tom Nelson	24	25.33	New Zealand	24	27	25

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Proceed
3x3x3 Cube	First round	Ao5	10:00.00	Top 75% advance to next round
3x3x3 Cube	Final	Ao5	1:00.00
2x2x2 Cube	First round	Ao5	1:00.00	Top 75% advance to next round
2x2x2 Cube	Final	Ao5	1:00.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	10:00.00 cumulative*	Top 75% advance to next round
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	10:00.00 cumulative*
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	First round	Mo3	1 hour	Top 75% advance to next round
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	Mo3	1 hour

Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

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The time zone for this venue is Pacific/Auckland.

Events

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Saturday, October 7, 2023

9:00 - 10:00

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 1)

10:00 - 10:45

3x3x3 Cube First round

10:45 - 11:45

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 2)

11:45 - 12:30

2x2x2 Cube First round

12:30 - 1:30

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 3)

1:30 - 2:00

Lunch

2:00 - 3:00

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 1)

3:00 - 3:30

3x3x3 Blindfolded First round

3:30 - 4:30

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 2)

4:30 - 5:00

3x3x3 Blindfolded Final

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 3)

7:00 - 7:30

Awards

Q. How can I change my events?
A. You may make any changes to your registered events by 05/10/2023. After this date you can only remove events. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
A. You should be at the venue ready to compete at least 30 minutes before your first scheduled event, however if you wish to turn up earlier and help with the competition then please do. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.

Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
A. 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?
A. To compete you only need to know how to solve the cube! Please check the events tab for information in time limits for each event.

Q. What do I need to know before the competition day?
A. Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
Video Competitor Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww
Written Competitor Tutorial: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/edudoc/competitor-tutorial/tutorial.pdf

Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the next round?
A. Times will be uploaded throughout the competition to 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?
A. Your Delegates for this competition are Alex Asbery and David Lim, feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.

Q. Can I help on the day?
A. Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.

Q. Where can I ask other questions?
A. You can contact the organisational team to answer any other questions. You can also find the delegate email addresses here.

Julian Sico
Kayden Loke Zheng An
Jacob Davidson
Benjamin Kimber
Austin Gagen
Rocco Mantaras

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).

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.