Kensington May Upstairs 2024
- Date
- May 11 - 12, 2024
- City
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Venue
Kensington Town Hall
- Address
- 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington VIC 3031
- Details
Upstairs Conference Room
- Contact
- Organizer
- Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Divnoor Bajwa, Patrick Kleverlaan, and Swami Srinivasan
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please Note: There is no 3x3x3 being held.
The main event of this competition is 3x3x3 Blindfolded.
Contact us
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 26
- 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.
This competition is part of the Kensington May 2024 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are: Note: You can submit a registration for all competitions in a Series, but only one of those registrations can be confirmed and accepted. You will only be allowed to compete in one of the Series competitions!
There is a competitor limit of 30 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $38 (Australian Dollar).
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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Registration Pending: Kensington May Upstairs 2024”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.
Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via Stripe on the register page. Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the $38 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
- Once the competitor limit of 30 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- You must pay the $38 registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
- New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
- Waitlisted competitors will only be added to the competition if an existing competitors withdraws.
- All competitors still on the waiting list after Friday, May 3, 11:59 PM GMT+10, will be removed and provided with a full refund.
- You may enquire about your position on the waiting list by contacting the organisational team.
Deleting Registration/Refunds:
- If you can no longer make the competition you may request a refund.
- To receive a full refund you must contact the organisational team by Friday, May 3, 11:59 PM GMT+10.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
You may change the events you are registered on the Register tab by Friday, May 3, 11:59 PM GMT+10. After this date it is not possible to add further events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Michael Tripodi won with a single solve of 18.86 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Tam Quan finished second (22.66) and Chenhao Sun (孙晨皓) finished third (25.10).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4x4x4 Cube | Divnoor Bajwa | 32.85 | 34.77 | Australia | 34.56 | 33.90 | 35.86 | 32.85 | 39.43 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Ray Zhang (张灏睿) | 1:34.98 | 1:41.75 | Australia | 1:46.55 | 1:43.72 | 1:34.98 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Ray Zhang (张灏睿) | 2:19.07 | 2:30.70 | Australia | 2:19.07 | 2:38.68 | 2:34.36 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Michael Tripodi | 18.86 | DNF | Australia | DNF | 18.86 | 20.69 | |||||
| Clock | Alex Butera | 3.84 | 4.86 | Australia | 4.52 | 4.57 | 3.84 | 6.61 | 5.48 | |||
| Megaminx | Tam Quan | 45.72 | 52.02 | Australia | 50.99 | 45.72 | 50.70 | 56.10 | 54.36 | |||
| Square-1 | Auric Cui | 6.78 | 9.17 | Australia | 9.39 | 10.95 | 6.78 | 7.18 | 11.77 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Michael Tripodi | 1:42.24 | DNF | Australia | DNF | 1:42.24 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Chenhao Sun (孙晨皓) | 9:48.62 | DNF | China | DNF | 9:48.62 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Michael Tripodi | 32/45 1:00:00 | Australia | 32/45 1:00:00 | ||||||||
Spectators are permitted and may enter FREE of charge.
We encourage spectators and it is often good to come watch first to understand how a competition operates. HOWEVER, please note that this competion will have a lot of events that require complete silence for the competitors to concentrate, and there will be very limited space for spectators. If you wish to see how a competion works, we suggest watching the Saturday and Sunday competitions that will be downstairs in relation from this competion, as these two competitions have the main event: the 3x3 Cube, that this upstairs competion does not run, and in addition lots of seating for spectators.
Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge. Tingman has made an excellent video that tells you everything you need to know. We will run a judging tutorial at the same time as the new competitor tutorial and you can also have someone teach you how to judge later in the day. Judging is not difficult and you don't need to be a cuber to be a successful judge, it is an excellent way to make the time fly by! If you would like a judging tutorial on the day, please approach a Delegate. They will be wearing the bright red polo shirts.
No tickets are required for spectators but we ask you to avoid the busy morning period.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by Friday, May 3, 11:59 PM GMT+10. You can change your events via the competition registration page.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for Check-in from 8:30AM if you are competing in 4x4 and 5x5 Blindfolded. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Sometimes we run ahead and if you are not available for your group you most likely will not be permitted to join a later group. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
Q. I have never been to a competition before, is this a good competition for me?
This particular competition DOES NOT contain the standard 3x3 Cube, or any other popular events. If you are a newcomer, we would suggest registering for the Saturday or Sunday competition downstairs instead, as they both contain the 3x3 Cube, and other popular events. There is a new competitor tutorial and plenty of friendly delegates to help you understand what you need to do. Watch these tutorial videos to understand what a competition looks like and what is expected of you.
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. Do children need to have adult supervision?
YES. Adult supervision of children is required at ALL times. The WCA Delegates and Organisers are very busy running the competition and cannot be responsible for supervising children.
Q. How fast do I have to be to compete?
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. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations and watched our tutorial videos. You may also like to watch this helpful video that will show you what to expect.
Q. What do I need to bring?
You need to bring a puzzle for each event you are signed up to compete in - make sure they are allowed per the WCA regulations. We also recommend you bring a water bottle. 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 by Speedcubing Australia.
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 has been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
There will be several WCA Delegates wearing red polo shirts, feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.
Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist. If you would like to learn how to judge - here is a helpful video.
Q. How do I find out about other upcoming competitions in Australia?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in Australia by signing up to the Speedcubing Australia mailing list.
Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competitions you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.
Q: I lost a puzzle at the competition, what should I do?
There are hundreds 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 (or anything else), please speak to us at the event or contact the organisational team, it is possible someone has handed it in to us.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
By car
The competition venue is located at 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington VIC 3031. (Limited parking available. Please be mindful of local traffic.)
By Train
Newmarket Station (Craigieburn Line) is 300m away. Please check for bus replacements and plan ahead before you travel.
By Tram
Route 57 to West Marybyrnong: Newmarket Plaza/Racecourse Rd is 300m away.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
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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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline 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.