Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018
- Date
- Apr 7 - 8, 2018
- City
- San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines
- Venue
- Address
- General Luna Avenue, San Mateo, Rizal
- Details
Mall Event Center
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- Pauline Padua
- WCA Delegates
- Bille Janssen Lagarde and John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀)
- Information
All registrants are required to read the COMPETITOR INFORMATION tab. WCA website registration will close on March 16, 2018. Payment will close on March 18, 2018. Payment deadline may close earlier than scheduled if all slots are taken ahead of time.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 92
- 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.
There is a competitor limit of 140 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₱350 (Philippine Peso).
Pre-payment is mandatory. Payment details shall be emailed within 48hrs once WCA website registration is completed. Registration fee is 350php (good for the first 2 events of your choice). An additional of 50php shall be added per extra event registered thereon.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Robbie Villarica won with an average of 9.50 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jolo Endona finished second (9.81) and Jaybee Montecillo finished third (9.91).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Robbie Villarica | 9.35 | 9.50 | Philippines | 9.36 | 10.30 | 9.35 | 9.55 | 9.58 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Justin Andrew Dee | 2.69 | 2.81 | Philippines | 4.87 | 2.98 | 2.73 | 2.69 | 2.71 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Jolo Endona | 45.78 | DNF | Philippines | DNF | 45.78 | 46.70 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀) | 36 | 37.00 | Philippines | 37 | 36 | 38 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Richmond Mico Rigor | 11.82 | 13.45 | Philippines | 14.49 | 12.25 | 11.82 | 13.61 | 19.91 | |||
| Pyraminx | Justin Andrew Dee | 2.59 | 3.33 | NR | Philippines | 3.73 | 2.59 | 7.30 | 2.90 | 3.37 | ||
| Skewb | Lorenzo Layug | 3.54 | 4.09 | Philippines | 3.61 | 5.27 | 3.81 | 3.54 | 4.84 | |||
FIRST TIME COMPETITORS
All newcomers are required to read WCA First-time Competitor Guide document to familiarize yoruself of the popular WCA regulations used to govern WCA competitions. Additionally, please watch this competitor tutorial by WCA Senior Delegate Kit Clement of the USA.
ALL COMPETITORS
When you arrive at the competition venue, kindly follow the following steps:
1. Head to the registration table and sign on the competitor masterlist.
2. Get your Competitor Envelope which contains your Certificate of Participation, competitor ID, lanyard, event schedule and grouping/officiating Team Assignment. You will be assigned to officiate at some point during the competition so be sure to take note of your assignement to avoid being disqualified. As per WCA Regulation 1e2, all competitors must be ready to officiate when called or assigned to. Declining such assginment merits disqualification at the discretion of the WCA Delegate.
3. Go inside the venue hall and wait for the competition to start.
| Event | Number of Rounds | Qualifiers to 2nd Round | Qualifiers to Semi-Final | Qualifiers to Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | 4 | 50 | 25 | Top 12 |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 3 | 40 | Top 12 | |
| Pyraminx | 3 | 40 | Top 12 | |
| Skewb | 3 | 40 | Top 12 | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 2 | Top 20 | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | 1 | |||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | 1 |
Day 1
| Time | Event | Round | Format | Cut-off | Time Limit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 - 10:45 AM | Opening Program | |||||
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Newcomers Orientation | |||||
| 11:00 - 12:30 PM | 3x3x3 Cube | Combined First | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 1 minute | 1minute 30 | Top 50 qualifies for the 2nd Round |
| 12:30 - 1:00 PM | LUNCH | |||||
| 1:00 - 2:15 PM | 2x2x2 Cube | Combined First | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 15 seconds | 30 seconds | Top 40 qualifies for the 2nd Round |
| 2:15 - 3:30 PM | Pyraminx | Combined First | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 20 seconds | 35 seconds | Top 40 qualifies for the 2nd Round |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM | Skewb | Combined First | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 30 seconds | 45 seconds | Top 40 qualifies for the 2nd Round |
| 4:30 - 5:30 PM | 3x3x3 One-Handed | Combined First | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 40 seconds | 1 minute | Top 20 qualifies for the Final |
| 5:30 - 6:15 PM | 3x3x3 Cube | 2nd Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | Top 25 qualifies for the Semi-Final | |
| 6:15 - 7:00 PM | 2x2x2 Cube | 2nd Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | Top 12 qualifies for the Final | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mean of 3 | 60 minutes | Attempt 1 |
Day 2
| Time | Event | Round | Format | Cut-off | Time Limit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 - 11:30 AM | 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mean of 3 | 60 minutes | Attempt 2 | |
| 11:30 - 12:15 PM | Skewb | 2nd Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | Top 12 qualifies for the Final | |
| 12:15 - 1:00 PM | LUNCH | |||||
| 1:00 - 1:45 PM | Pyraminx | 2nd Round | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | Top 12 qualifies for the Final | |
| 1:45 - 2:30 PM | 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Best of 3 | 10 minutes | ||
| 2:30 - 2:50 PM | Skewb | Final | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | ||
| 2:50 - 3:10 PM | 2x2x2 | Final | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | ||
| 3:10 - 3:30 PM | Pyraminx | Final | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | ||
| 3:30 - 3:50 PM | 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | ||
| 3:50 - 4:50 PM | 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mean of 3 | 60 minutes | Attempt 3 | |
| 4:50 - 6:00 PM | 3x3x3 Cube | Final | Average of 5 | 10 minutes | ||
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Awarding of Winners |
Please see regulation A1a for the concept Time Limit.
Please see regulation 9g for the concept of Combined Rounds and Cut-off
NOTE: 2nd round and Final of some events maybe canceled if the event gets behind as scheduled.
Payment Details are emailed to the WCA account used to register on this website within 48hrs after pre-registration is complete. Be sure that you are using a valid email to be able to receive the payment details. Registration payment is non-refundable.
LOCATION MAP
TRAVEL GUIDE
From Cubao:
1. Ride Bus to SM Fairview.
2. Alight at Sandigan Bayan.
3. Cross the footbridge towards the market along Commonwealth Avenue - Northbound.
4. Ride a jeep with sign board "San Mateo Maly".
5. Alight at Sandigan Bayan.
From SM Fairview:
1. Ride a bus bound to Philcoa/Cubao.
2. Alight at Sandigan Bayan.
3. Cross the footbridge towards the market along Commonwealth Avenue - Northbound.
4. Ride a jeep with sign board "San Mateo Maly".
5. Alight at Sandigan Bayan.
For the latest updates and announcements regarding the event, please visit the official facebook page of the Philippine Cubers Association.
You can also join the official facebook community group of PCA by clicking here.
Gan Cube is the main sponsor of this competition. Prizes courtesy of Gan Cube will be given away to all podium finishers.
| Rank | Prize |
|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube / 3x3x3 One-Handed / 3x3x3 Blindfolded / 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | |
| Champion | GAN 356 Air SM (Master Edition) |
| 1st Runner-up | GAN 356 Air S |
| 2nd Runner-up | GAN 356 Air S |
| Female Category / NYT Category | |
| Champion | GAN 356 Air S |
| 1st Runner-up | GAN 249 v2 |
| 2nd Runner-up | GAN 249 v2 |
| 2x2x2 Cube | |
| Champion | GAN 249 v2 M (Competition Edition) |
| 1st Runner-up | GAN 249 v2 M |
| 2nd Runner-up | GAN 249 v2 M |
| Skewb / Pyraminx | |
| Champion | GAN 356 Air S |
| 1st Runner-up | GAN 356 Air |
| 2nd Runner-up | GAN 356 Air |
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).
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.