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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I register?
A: First you need to make sure you have created a WCA account. You can do this by going to the sign-up page and creating an account. Once you have created the account and confirmed your email address, follow the menu bar to the Register page and follow the instructions fully and carefully.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Please make sure that you have followed the instructions listed on the Register page. You could also be on the waiting list. The competitor limit can be found on the General Info page, and you can see the number on accepted competitors on the Competitors page also on the menu. If you have done everything correctly and the competition is not full then just be patient. We have to manually approve registrations and the organisers aren't available all the time. If you believe you have followed the steps correctly but still are not on the registration list after 2-3 days, then feel free to email us at the contact link on the General Info page. You can contact us at any time to check your place on the waiting list as well.

Q: I am no longer able to attend, what do I do?
A: The first thing you need to do is tell us as soon as you know via the contact link on the General Info page. Competitions generally fill up quite quickly and letting us know that you can't attend means we can add someone from the waiting list.

Q: If I do not attend do I get a refund?
A: If you inform us you are no longer attending before the limit date for refunds on the General Info page then you will receive a 75% refund. If this time has passed then you will receive no refund.

Q: How fast do I have to be to compete?
A: We recommend that you check out the Events and Schedule tabs - if you can make the time limit for the events you want to compete in, then you're fast enough! Loads of people come to competitions just to beat their own personal bests, and meet likeminded people, with no intention of winning or even making it past the first round.

Q: Are there different age categories?
A: All competitors compete on the same level and all ages are welcome. In general most are aged 10-20 but we have plenty of regulars who are older or younger than this!

Q: Do I use my own cubes to compete?
A: Yes! Make sure to bring cubes for all events you are competing in and look after them, you don't want them to go missing.

Q: Am I allowed to bring a guest?
A: Yes, you are allowed to bring as many guests as you please. Space in the venue may be restricted during busy times so please be sensible.

Q: Can I come only to spectate?
A: Yes! However, the venue is usually quite busy during the morning, so if you are just coming to spectate please come in the afternoon.

Q: I'm a parent, what can I do to get involved?
A: If you're looking for something to do then you can certainly help out with the running and judging! We pretty much always need help with this and they are really easy procedures to follow. You can come to the introduction to competing where we go through all of it there, and there is a tutorial on the Important Information tab as well. Running is also great for step count and requires zero knowledge of cubing if you're worried about that!

Q: When do I arrive at the competition?
A: If you are a new competitor, we highly recommend that you show up for the introduction to competing which is held as the first thing on both days. Otherwise, we recommend you turn up at least 15 minutes before your first event, you can check when this is on the Schedule tab. This will give you enough time to register, find a seat, and warm-up.

Q: Do I have to be there on both days?
A: No, if you're only competing events on one of the days, you don't have to turn up for the other day. You can see what days your events are on on the Schedule tab. If you are assigned tasks (running/judging/scrambling) on a day you're not competing on, do not worry about missing them.

Q: What do I do when I arrive?
A: The first thing you do when you arrive is find the registration desk if registration is open. If you arrive before registration opens, we will make an announcement as to when it does open. If there is nobody present at the registration desk then find a staff member and we will make sure to register you.

Q: When can I leave the competition?
A: You are more than welcome to leave whenever you want. If you have no more events left then you are not required to stay.

Q: How do I find results?
A: All the results will be found on this page a couple of days after the competition, once they have all been checked and uploaded. If you are looking for live results, in the Menu Bar at the top go to Results ≫ WCA Live.

New Competitors

If you are a new competitor, it is important that you are familiar with the Regulations. The regulations are very long and are quite a lot to take in so don't worry if you don't remember it all! Because of this, we'd recommend watching this video from Cubehead that explains the competing procedure before you attend: Competing Tutorial. We will also be holding a tutorial for new competitors which we recommend you attend as well.

New competitors must bring some form of ID to show at the competition to confirm the name, the country they wish to compete for, and the date of birth registered with. The usual items of ID that people bring are Passports, Birth Certificates, Driver's Licenses, etc. As long as it has your name, date of birth, and country, then it will be fine.

If you have any questions, we recommend that you check the FAQ in case it has been asked before. But you are more than welcome to contact us at the link on the General Info page. We also recommend you check out the UKCA tab to sign up to our mailing list for announcements of future competitions, among other things.

Information for All Competitors

• Schedule Changes: Please note that the schedule is subject to change up until the Wednesday before the competition, when we will know exactly how many people are competing in each event. These should be only minor changes and may involve increasing the number of rounds for some events!
• Please help judge! As a competitor, your judging assignments are the absolute minimum you should be doing to help out. As second rounds, third rounds and finals have no assigned judges, we really need people to help out whenever available for these. If you are directly asked to judge, please go and judge for the remainder of the round in progress. If you do not comply then we are within our rights to disqualify you from the competition as per Regulation 1e2. If you're a parent you can also get involved with running and juging, it's really easy! We will have a judging tutorial in the mornings as well, which will run through the process and will be tailored towards parents who want to get involved.
• Please note that Carbon-Fiber puzzles are not permitted, and please make sure your cube complies with logo regulations!
• When you are competing and have handed in your puzzle, please make sure to be waiting in the designated area so that judges and runners do not have to come searching for you.
• Please DO NOT talk about the scrambles or your solutions whilst the round is in progress as per Regulation 2g3.
• During blindfolded events, please stay silent within the venue. These events require a high amount of concentration and any noise can be distracting. We will announce when the silence will begin and when you may talk within the venue again.
• No flash photography under any circumstance within the venue. It is extremely distracting for competitors.
• If you are a spectator, please stay 1.5m away from competitors at all times as per Regulation 7b. If you are filming someone competing, please keep out of the competitor area.
• Please treat the venue with respect, put all of your rubbish in bins, black bin bags, or take it home with you and keep your area tidy.
• There are thousands of puzzles at these events, make sure to keep yours together so you don't lose them! Keeping them in a bag and looking after it at all times is recommended. If you do lose a puzzle, please contact us at the link on the General Info page, it is likely that someone has handed it in to us.
• We will be taking videos and photographs of the competition and the environment for our social media pages and website. By attending the competition as a competitor or a guest, you are accepting that you may be filmed or photographed for these purposes.

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Venue

The venue is the Sports Hall at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College in Eastleigh, Hampshire. The Sports Hall is in the Rose Building, which is the large white building at the front right of the college (by Chestnut Avenue), and there are entrance doors on both sides of the building what3words.com/magic.dome.wage and what3words.com/club.crisp.noisy

Travel

Car: The postcode is SO50 5ZA. The venue is in Eastleigh, which is just north of Southampton, and close to Southampton Airport. By road, the College is 3 minutes drive (1 mile) from the M3 junction 13; and 3 minutes drive (1 mile) from the M27 Junction 5.

Parking: There are three separate car parks at the college - the main two are accessed via Tennyson Road (off Derby Road) at the back of the college and are available on both Saturday and Sunday what3words.com/clocks.stir.wires and have over 100 spaces. The smaller car park accessed via Chestnut Avenue at the front of the college what3words.com/game.handy.icon is only available to us on Sunday (it is reserved for regular college users on Saturdays). There are also several accessible parking spaces in the Chestnut Avenue car park available both days.

There is also on-street parking on Chestnut Avenue in laybys alongside the playing fields (free on weekends). In addition, parking is possible on nearby residential streets - this is free, but check signage - streets to the back of the college (north of Chestnut Avenue) are residents only on Saturday, but unrestricted Sundays, whilst streets to the front (south of Chestnut Avenue) are not restricted at weekends.

Train: The college is just over one mile (22 minutes walk) from Eastleigh train station, and one mile (20 minutes walk) from Southampton Airport Parkway train station. It is on the South Western railway network, and trains from London depart from Waterloo.

Plane: Southampton Airport is within walking distance (one mile - 20 minutes walk).

Coach: The closest National Express Coach stops are in Southampton (there are two stops: Southampton University stop, or City Centre Coach Station). From Southampton city centre you can catch a train to Eastleigh or Southampton Airport Parkway, or catch the Bluestar bus no 2 to Chestnut Avenue, or the U1A Unilink bus to Southampton Airport Parkway. From the University of Southampton Coach Stop, it is a 10 minute walk to the bus stops for either the Bluestar bus no 2 or the U1A Unilink bus.

Bus: The closest bus route from Southampton to the venue is the No 2 Blue Star Service, which stops near the Cricketers Arms on Chestnut Avenue, a few minutes walk from the venue. The U1A bus also goes from Southampton city centre to Southampton Airport Parkway train station (20 minutes walk from the venue).

Refreshments

The venue has a small cafe, next to the Sports Hall entrance, which will be open from 10am to 2pm on both Saturday and Sunday selling refreshments and snacks.

The venue is a 15-20 minute walk to Eastleigh, with cafes and resturants in the Swan Centre, on Market Street and on the High Street. There is also a Sainsburys, Tesco, Lidl and M&S foodhall near Eastleigh train station (just over 20 minutes walk, or around 5 minutes drive).

Accommodation

There are several options for accommodation nearby including:

• Premier Inn - Southampton Airport by M27/J5 (about a mile from the venue)
• Premier Inn - Southampton Eastleigh by M3/J13 (about a mile from the venue)
• Travelodge - Eastleigh Central opposite Eastleigh train station (about a mile from the venue)
• Travelodge - Southampton Eastleigh just north of Eastleigh close to M3/J12 (two miles from the venue)
• Holiday Inn - Eastleigh by M3/J13 (just under a mile from the venue)
• The Concorde Hotel (Ellington Lodge) on Stoneham Lane (about half a mile from the venue)

This competition will be part of the Battle of [New] Hampshire, a friendly challenge between Cube New England and the UK Cube Association. Two competitions will be held on May 27-28:

• Hampshire Spring 2023, Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom
• New Hampshire Spring 2023, Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

The combined results of these two competitions will determine the winner of the Battle of [New] Hampshire!

Live Results

You can follow along the results during the competition here!

Rules

For each of the 8 events held at both competitions, the top 5 finishers in Round 1 at each competition will score points based on their position in the overall standings between the two competitions: 1st place overall scores 1 point, 2nd place scores 2 points, and so on. The lower total number of points wins the event.

For example, in the following results:

Competition A would win, because their total number of points is lower. Even though A6 and A7 did not score points, since they were outside the top 5, they still contributed to Competition A’s win by placing ahead of B5.

Ties between competitors will be broken by single; ties on single mean both score the same points. If the two competitions are tied for a single event, the 6th place, 7th place, 8th place, and so on are added to the results, one at a time, until the tie is broken.

The competition who wins an event will score a point (2 points for 3x3). Whichever competition earns the most points is crowned the winner of the Battle of [New] Hampshire.

Waiting List

• Remember that you have to pay the registration fee in order to join the waiting list.
  
• If you do not make the competitor list by Tues 23 May, then you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.

The following individuals are on the waiting list. Please be patient as this list is manually updated.

1. There is currently no one on the waiting list

Last Updated: 23-May-2023 19:00

Each event is run in groups, depending on how many people are competing in the event depends on how many groups there are. We call each group up one at a time in order to complete their solves during the scheduled time for the round. We have software that automatically picks what groups you are in, the judges, and who scrambles for each group. This is the minimum amount you should be helping out as it only is for first rounds. We always appreciate extra help!

Please note down which groups you are competing and scrambling in before arriving at the competition!

Groups

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