Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023
- Date
- Nov 25, 2023
- City
- Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Venue
Mimosa Mall
- Address
- 131 Kellner St., Brandwag, Bloemfontein, 9301
- Details
Open floor area set up in a shopping mall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- Ilse Botha
- WCA Delegates
- Joshua Christian Marais and Maverick Pearson
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
CubingZA is excited to announce the Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2023 speedcubing competition! This competition will focus on a variety of shorter, popular events, several of which have never been held in Bloemfontein before. Don't forget that to participate you need to register for the competition in the "Register" tab, and make an EFT payment to confirm your entry. Please see Registration Requirements below for the banking details and when registration opens.
Masters and Challengers
This competition will recognise the performance of both established cubers and relatively new competitors - if you have never been to a competition before, or come from the Free State and your only other competition you have attended was Mimosa Mall Master Cubers 2022 (last year's competition), then you qualify as a Challenger. All Challengers will be able to qualify for their own prizes and podium places. Otherwise, if you have attended at least 2 competitions before, you are a Master Cuber and will be competing against some of the best in the country for the top prizes!
All New Competitors
If this is your first time competing, or the first time your child or ward is competing, please ensure to bring with ID (card, book, passport, birth certificate) so that we can verify that the name is spelled correctly, the Date of Birth is correct, and the Nationality is correct.
Please also ensure you have all the puzzles you need to compete - we do not supply puzzles for competitors. You are welcome to ask other competitors if you can borrow their puzzle for a certain event, but there is no guarantee. If you need a puzzle before the competition, check out www.speedcubes.co.za, www.cubeco.co.za, or https://cubestuff.co.za/ to order your puzzles before the comp.Spectators
As this is a public venue in a shopping mall, any spectators can attend for free. Please be aware that there will be arranged seating specifically for parents and guardians of competitors, but this will be limited.
Volunteering
Please note that all competitors are required to assist with volunteering during the competition - either in the role of "runner", "judge" or "scrambler". These roles will be explained as part of the "New Competitor Tutorial", but you can take a look at this video.
Sponsorship
Massive thanks to Mimosa Mall for sponsoring this competition. As part of the sponsorship, they are providing the venue free of charge, as well as all of the competition sound/video equipment we will need and assisting with setup, advertising, and of course, providing a very generous amount of prize money for the winners!
Lucky Draw
During prize-giving after 3x3 Finals on Saturday, we will be having a Lucky Draw for two winners to receive R250 Speedcubes.co.za vouchers each with free shipping on their order! If you needed another reason to stick around and watch 3x3 Finals other than the amazing speed of some of Africa's top speedcubers, maybe you could be one of the lucky winners and walk away with some free cubes or apparel courtesy of our local speedcubing store.
About CubingZA
Competitions in South Africa have exploded since the end of COVID, and interest is only getting stronger. CubingZA is a volunteer organisation made up of delegates and community members who have come together to try and ensure that we can sustainably run regular competitions all across the country.
If you'd be interested in helping out, please get in touch. We are particularly looking for help with communications, and graphic design.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 42
- 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 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R250 (South African Rand).
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of R250 (South African Rand).
Any spectator can attend for free.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Please note that there are THREE steps you need to take to be entered into this competition:
- First-timer competitors must create a WCA account if they do not already have one (or their parent/guardian must create one for them).
- The competitor must register for the competition using their WCA account, specifying which events they want to participate in.
- The competitor must pay the entry fee by sending the appropriate amount of R250.00 to the following bank account. DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE REGISTERED IN STEP 2 ABOVE PLEASE.
| Account Name: Mr Duncan Hobbs.
| Bank: Tymebank.
| Account number: 5300 1800 564.
| Branch code: 678910.
| Account type: Current Account.
Please note: we will be handling the EFT payments manually, so it might take a few days for us to confirm your registration. If you have not recieved a notification from us saying that your registration has been approved within 3 DAYS (72HRS) of making payment, please do not hesitate to contact us. NB. Please use the full name of the COMPETITOR as your reference when making EFT payments.
Please note the following:
* If you haven't both registered for the competition (Step 2) and paid for a ticket (Step 3), you will not be able to compete.
* Please note that on the spot registrations will be accepted, but it is still recommended to enter online since there is a competitor limit. Entering online is the best way to secure your place.Refunds and terms:
If your registration is cancelled before 24 November at midnight (00:00) you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
No refunds will be offered after the cut off date has been reached, unless you were already on the competition waiting list and organised to be refunded with the WCA delegate (Maverick). - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Daniel Rush won with an average of 7.65 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ruben Grobler finished second (8.60) and Joshua Christian Marais finished third (10.25).
African records: Daniel Rush 3x3x3 Cube 6.81 (average); Heinrich de Lange Megaminx 41.90 (average); Joshua Christian Marais 3x3x3 One-Handed 10.34 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Daniel Rush | 7.16 | 7.65 | South Africa | 7.35 | 7.42 | 8.57 | 8.17 | 7.16 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 1.19 | 2.76 | South Africa | 2.00 | 4.16 | 2.12 | 1.19 | 6.96 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Joshua Christian Marais | 10.34 | AfR | 12.05 | South Africa | 11.17 | 11.55 | 10.34 | 15.34 | 13.42 | ||
| Megaminx | Heinrich de Lange | 41.04 | 41.90 | AfR | South Africa | DNF | 41.11 | 41.04 | 41.68 | 42.92 | ||
| Pyraminx | Ruben Grobler | 3.98 | 5.58 | South Africa | 5.33 | 6.17 | 3.98 | 12.99 | 5.25 | |||
| Skewb | Ruben Grobler | 3.39 | 4.51 | South Africa | 5.04 | 3.39 | 4.87 | 3.62 | 5.39 | |||
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?
You may sign up for any event that you can do, but take note of the cutoffs and time limits, which will be explained more in detail at the start of the competition.
Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is condensed version of the competitor tutorial.
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. 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.
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 have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegates for this competition are Maverick Pearson and Joshua Christian Marais. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.
Q. Can I help on the day?
Definitely! Throughout the day we will always need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
Q. How can I find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa by signing up on CubingZA or checking the WCA Competitions page.
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.
Please also refer to the WCA's FAQ.
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.