Melbourne Mental Mania 2019

Date: Mar 2 - 3, 2019
City: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Venue: Lakeside College
Address: 2 Portobello Rd, Pakenham VIC 3810
Details: Senior School Centre
Contact: Speedcubing Australia
Organizers: Speedcubing Australia, Tim Niewand, and Tommy Kiprillis
WCA Delegate: Ethan Pride

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Information

Please note: There is no 3x3x3 being held.
The main event of this competition is 3x3x3 Blindfolded.
This competition will run between 9:00-19:00 on both days.
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Events
Main event
Competitors: 23

Registration period: Online registration opened Monday, December 17, 2018 at 9:00 AM UTC and closed Monday, February 18, 2019 at 1:00 PM UTC.
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Monday, February 18, 2019 at 1:00 PM UTC you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.

Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for Melbourne Mental Mania is submitted and pending approval” Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via stripe on the register page.

Once the competitor limit has filled new registrations will be added to a waitlist to be sorted in the order of payment. Waitlisted competitors will only be accepted provided one of the accepted competitors withdraws from the competition by emailing the organisation team support@speedcubing.org.au. All competitors still on the waiting list after 19/02/2018 00:00 AEDT will be removed

To receive a refund you must email the organisational team support@speedcubing.org.au before 19/02/2018 00:00 AEDT. Both accepted competitors and waitlisted competitors can request a refund at any point before this date. Refunds will not be issued after this date for any reason.

Registration fee includes GST for payments made after February 10th
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Jack Cai won with a single solve of 20.49 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. David Epstein finished second (54.25) and Tam Quan finished third (1:20.18).

Oceanian records: Jode Brewster‎ Square-1 6.39 (single); Tommy Kiprillis‎ 3x3x3 With Feet 36.93 (average).

Event	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Jack Cai	20.49	22.15		Australia	20.49	24.68	21.29
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Oscar Watson	27	30.33		Australia	33	31	27
Clock	Myles Jarman	7.97	8.94		Australia	9.38	7.97	8.31	9.13	20.61
Square-1	Tommy Kiprillis	8.89	10.79		Australia	11.12	10.15	12.30	8.89	11.10
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Tam Quan	10:48.00	DNF		Australia	10:48.00	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Zeshaan Khokhar	26/30 1:00:00			Australia	26/30 1:00:00	20/31 1:00:00
3x3x3 With Feet	Tommy Kiprillis	33.82	36.93	OcR	Australia	33.82	34.23	39.79	38.96	37.61

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Cutoff	Proceed
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	20:00.00 cumulative*		Top 75% advance to next round
	Second round	Bo3	15:00.00 cumulative*		Top 75% advance to next round
	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
Clock	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	30.00	2 attempts to get < 15.00	Top 6 advance to next round
Clock	Final	Ao5	30.00
Square-1	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	2:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:00.00	Top 6 advance to next round
Square-1	Final	Ao5	1:00.00
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	1:45:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final, 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final**
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	1:45:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final, 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final**
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	Bo2	10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00
3x3x3 With Feet	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	2:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:15.00	Top 8 advance to next round
3x3x3 With Feet	Final	Ao5	1:30.00

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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Events

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Sunday, March 3, 2019

9:00 - 10:15

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 1)

9:00 - 10:00

Registration

10:15 - 12:15

4x4x4 Blindfolded Final

10:15 - 12:15

5x5x5 Blindfolded Final

1:50 - 3:05

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 2)

2:45 - 3:25

3x3x3 Multi-Blind Cubes Submission

3:05 - 3:40

Clock First round

12:15 - 12:50

3x3x3 With Feet First round

12:50 - 1:50

Lunch

3:40 - 4:55

3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final (Attempt 1)

4:55 - 6:10

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 3)

9:00 - 9:15

3x3x3 Multi-Blind Cubes Submission / Set-Up

9:15 - 10:30

3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final (Attempt 2)

10:30 - 11:10

Square-1 First round

11:10 - 12:25

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 1)

12:25 - 1:05

3x3x3 Blindfolded First round

1:05 - 2:05

Lunch

2:05 - 3:20

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 2)

3:20 - 3:50

3x3x3 Blindfolded Second round

3:50 - 5:05

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 3)

5:05 - 5:20

3x3x3 With Feet Final

3x3x3 Blindfolded Final

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration by 9:00AM. Further you should be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day

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?
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?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations . We also recommend that you watch this helpful competitor guide and read this competition tutorial. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.

Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegate for this competition is Ethan Pride.

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.

Q. I have another question.
Then ask us! We can be reached at support@speedcubing.org.au

Live Results

Throughout the competition live results will be uploaded progressively to cubecomps . A live results link for this specific competition will be communicated to you closer to the day.

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.