Mumbai Twistathon 2024


Date
May 25 - 26, 2024
City
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Venue

Shree Chandulal Nanavati Vinay Mandir - Nanavati School

Address
Nanavati School, Vallabhbhai Patel Road, LIC Colony, Suresh Colony, Vile Parle West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400056
Details

Auditorium

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Trishan Gupta and Zain Ali Behzaad
WCA Delegate
Somya Srivastava
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

If you are a new competitor, please make sure to read all the information in the New Competitor Information tab before registering. All competitors should be familiar with the information in these tabs.

All the participants are requested to volunteer in the competition and every participant (except newcomers) will be assigned to a particular event they have to either judge, scramble, etc for the group/event.

Make sure you will be available at the venue at least 15 minutes before your event starts. You won't be allowed to participate in an event under any circumstances if you reach late.

If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time, please bring your goverment ID card for verification.

Events
Main event
Competitors
112
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹900 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


Steps to register for this competition -
1. Sign in / Sign up on WCA
2. Register for the competition here
3. Pay for the competition fees here

Wait for 1-2 days for your registration to be approved

Check Registration and Payments tab for more information on how to register for this competition

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Shrivatsa Patil won with an average of 8.36 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Anuj Sandesh Salvi finished second (8.63) and Shaurya Kasat finished third (8.93).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Shrivatsa Patil 7.34 8.36 India 12.527.357.349.488.25
2x2x2 Cube Shubham Maharana 1.93 2.18 India 1.932.852.242.002.31
6x6x6 Cube Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka 1:43.10 1:44.68 India 1:43.101:44.821:46.11
7x7x7 Cube Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka 2:52.26 2:56.14 India 3:02.542:53.632:52.26
3x3x3 Blindfolded Zain Ali Behzaad 43.18 DNF India 43.18DNFDNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Kalidindi Hardhik Varma 11.20 14.45 India 15.7714.0311.2013.5622.03
Clock Jay Nikhil Gadgil 3.84 4.47 India 4.564.414.443.844.96
Pyraminx Imaad Sohel Ajani 2.16 2.33 India 3.612.382.162.352.26
Square-1 Parth Chhugani 7.85 11.71 India 10.447.8512.5112.1714.33

The participant must compulsorily register on WCA and should make the payment on or before May 19th, 2024.

Please check your respective mail ID's through which you will receive all the communications from the organization team.

All the Newcomers are requested to get their valid ID proofs with Date of Birth Mentioned on it.
All the Non Indian Citizens must bring a valid passport.

First time participants
Step 1 - Sign-up on WCA. You must mention your full name without any abbreviations while creating your WCA profile.
Step 2 - Register for the competition
Step 3 - Pay here - https://thecubeology.com/products/mumbai-twistathon-2024

Returning participants
Step 1 - Sign-in using your email that you used for your previous competitions
Step 2 - Register for the competition.
Step 3 - Pay here - https://thecubeology.com/products/mumbai-twistathon-2024
Registration for the event will only be accepted if a person has registered on the WCA page AND made the payment.

Please do the payment of each participant separately.

Fee Structure:
The competition has a flat fee of INR 900 inclusive of all events

Notes:
1. You can't change the events once the registration period closes.
2. It is mandatory to pay the registration fees AND register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
3. Wait for 48 hours to get your registration confirmed after payment has been done.

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete!

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, however, it is still required that they are familar with the full set of regulations above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8

If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor/judge tutorial the morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.

If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the registration tab, click register, and fill out the information it asks for. This will help you get set up the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?

A: Yes! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. Please refer to section 3 of the WCA Regulations for more information on what puzzles are okay to use in competition. If you have any questions, please reach out!

Q: What is the competition like?

A: Competitions are a ton of fun! Competitions are a great opportuity to meet new cubers, make new friends, and be able to compete and get official times recognized by the World Cube Association. Competitions can be as social of an event as you would like them to be. The communitiy is extremely welcoming and you can always sit at any table and strike up a conversation with another cuber. They are great places to try new cubes as well, just in case you are looking to get a new main cube! Once you walk into the venue, you will most likely see your nametag at a check-in table. If you are a first-timer, you will be asked to verify your information on your registration (name, DOB, country). Once you grab your nametag, go ahead and find a seat and start cubing! There will be a competitor/judge tutorial, which can be found on the schedule. After that, we will begin with the first event and will be calling events up by group. Your group numbers can be found on the back of your nametag. After you compete in an event, you will most likely also be expected to help judge another group (typically the following group). Competitions are very self-sufficient, so we rely heavily on the assitance from other cubers and parents like you! Your assisgned helping groups should also be listed on the back of your nametag. Once you are done competing in your event, you can go back to your table and continnue to socialize! To see if you made it to the next round of an event, you can check your results.

Q: How do I find results?

A: For the day of competing, WCA Live will have all of the results manually entered throughout the day. Once on WCA Live, scroll to the competition in question and you're good to go! After the competition, official results will be posted typically within a few days to a week after the competition happens.

Q: How do I get a WCA ID?

After official results are posted after the competitions (see question above), you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?

A: Make sure you pay you registration fee in order to be eligible to be placed on the competitor list. If the competitor limit has been reached by the time your registration is completed, you will be placed onto a waitlist, which is listed in the order of when competitors pay. If you are not advanced from the waitlist before the waittlist closes (date found on Register tab), you will be issued a full refund.

Q: What is the typical age of competitors at these events?

A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though! Everyone can and should cube!

Q: Are there age divisions?

A: Nope! All competitors compete in the same groups.

Q: Is there anything else I should know before attending my first competition?

A: Yes! Attending your first competition can come with a lot of nerves, so try and focus on having fun and meeting new people. If you aren't as fast as Max Park or Feliks Zemdegs, just remember that all cubers faster than you have been at your speed at some point! People often do slightly worse in competition than at home too, so don't beat yourself up if you don't do as well as you had hoped! Once you lock in your first set of results, you'll have new personal records to break and goals to achieve at every new competition! If you plan on bringing any of your own puzzles, we highly rercommend marking them somehow (sharpie mark under a center cap or something similar) or keeping them in a box/bag. It happens far too often that many cubers bring a bunch of puzzles, put them on a table unattended, and accidentally take someone elses' puzzle, thinking it was theirs. It's easy to lose track of a single puzzle, especially since so many of them look the same at first glance!

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

Before the competition, you will receive a card/nametag with information detailing what group you will be competing in for each event in an email. We will be relying on competitors to help by judging whenever they are not competing. Judging is very easy and is a great way to make time fly!

We will provide a judging and competitor tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of 3x3. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge or compete to be properly prepared when they are expected to help or compete!

We will need help judging for the second/final rounds of events as we can not assign staff for those in advance. Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge; you do not need to know how to cube in order to be a judge. Having enough judges ensures that we stay on schedule and are able to leave on time.

If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

The students of Nanavati school can participate in this competition with a registration fees of INR 750.

Please contact us through this form and we will make the arrangements.

Interested in helping out?

Our competitions rely on all competitors to help out with juding, scrambling, and running. The volunteer staff is generally expected to help out for the whole day, not just events they're competing in, especially with:

  • Running
  • Scrambling
  • Data Entry
  • Miscellaneous jobs that come up throughout the day

If you are interested in helping out, please apply via this form no later than Saturday, May 18th, 2024. We may have more applicants than we're able to accept; apologies if this is the case. If you are selected, you'll receive lunch and refunded registration.

Note: Registration fees are only refunded after the competition, assuming that you fulfill the expectations of the job.

All results will be submitted to an auxiliary site (WCA Live) to determine placing for later rounds in the competition. To see the criteria for qualifying onto the next round of an event, check the Events tab for more information. Below you will find the link to our specific WCA site where you can see your individual rankings for this competition.

Link: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/4703

Please keep in mind that all results are entered and submitted manually by a volunteer, so give time for your results to be submited. All results will be done before the following round, or by the end of the competition.

Event sponsor:




Category Description Prize
Podium in any event Placed top 3 in the final round of an event Medals & Certificates
Newcomers Placed top 3 in all events based on round 1 Medals & Certificates
Fastest Female Placed top 3 in 3x3x3 Cube based on round 1 Medals & Certificates
Age Category Placed top 3 in Under 9 and Under 12 years based on 3x3x3 round 1 Medals & Certificates
Participation Anybody who participates at the competition Certificates

Note: The Organising Team has the complete right to change the Prizes if needed without any prior Information.

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.

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