Lyttelton Spring 2021
- Date
- Nov 27 - 28, 2021
- City
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Venue
- Address
- Lyttelton Recreation Centre, 25 Winchester Street, Lyttelton, 8082
- Details
Main Hall
- Website
- Lyttelton Spring 2021 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- Chris Mills and Mike Field
- WCA Delegates
- Alex Asbery and Luke Heath-Edwards
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Lyttelton Spring 2021 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition. Speedcubing is solving the 3x3x3 Cube or other similar puzzles as quickly as possible. The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience and skill, but certain event-based time limits will be in place so as to make sure we can stay on schedule and get through the days on time. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 50
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 5:00 AM UTC and closed Friday, November 12, 2021 at 10:59 AM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (New Zealand Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, November 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 10:59 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Friday, November 12, 2021 at 10:59 AM UTC by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Payment is made via the external website with two options to pay, either bank transfer or Paypal.
If registration fills up, a waiting list will be created. The conditions to make it off the waiting list are that a spot opens up (someone else pulls out) and payment is completed.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Chris Mills won with an average of 6.85 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Adrien Auvray Matyn finished second (6.86) and Dwyane Ramos finished third (7.12).
Oceanian records: Dwyane Ramos 3x3x3 One-Handed 9.53 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Chris Mills | 5.95 | 6.85 | United Kingdom | 6.59 | 7.68 | 5.95 | 7.74 | 6.29 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Dwyane Ramos | 2.03 | 2.31 | New Zealand | 2.22 | 2.03 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.22 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Chris Mills | 27.99 | 29.29 | United Kingdom | 27.99 | 30.31 | 29.32 | 35.68 | 28.24 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Ben Kirby | 52.20 | 56.55 | New Zealand | 1:01.09 | 59.38 | 52.20 | 57.75 | 52.51 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | James Macdiarmid | 33.71 | DNF | New Zealand | 33.71 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Dwyane Ramos | 8.05 | NR | 9.53 | OcR | New Zealand | 8.74 | 14.25 | 8.05 | 10.62 | 9.23 | |
| Clock | Dwyane Ramos | 7.20 | 7.87 | New Zealand | 8.18 | 8.09 | 7.35 | 10.66 | 7.20 | |||
| Pyraminx | Jasper Murray | 1.79 | 2.34 | New Zealand | 2.37 | 2.76 | 2.41 | 2.25 | 1.79 | |||
| Skewb | Dwyane Ramos | 1.98 | 2.79 | New Zealand | 4.07 | 2.38 | 2.56 | 1.98 | 3.44 | |||
| Square-1 | Adrien Auvray Matyn | 8.84 | 11.61 | New Zealand | 11.66 | 18.49 | 8.84 | 9.59 | 13.57 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 35 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 30 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 4:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 6:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 3:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 6:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 24 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 10 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 3:00.00 |
How can I change my events?
A. You must make any change to your registered events by 12/11/2021. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.
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.
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.
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.
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
How do I find out if I've progressed to the second 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.
Who can I ask for help on the day?
A. Your Delegates for this competition are Alex Asbery and Luke Heath-Edwards feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.
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.
Where can I ask other questions?
A. The organisational team can answer all your questions through the contact link on the info page. You can also find the delegate email addresses on the WCA website.
There is parking available on site, and more avaiable on nearby streets. However, on Saturday morning there is the Lyttelton Farmers Market which can cause issues with finding parking. So, we have gotten permission to use the Te Ana Marina carpark which is just a short walk away. Address: Harbour Whakaraupo, Lyttelton (https://www.google.com/maps/place/-43.60515181562737,%20172.71086518713406)
If you require an accessible parking space please contact Mike Field at help@speedcube.co.nz
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.