N8W8 Summer 2016

Date: Aug 6 - 7, 2016
City: Zonhoven, Belgium
Venue: Evenementenhal Zonhoven
Address: Rozenkransweg 4, 3520 Zonhoven
Details: Polyvalente zaal
Website: N8W8 Summer 2016 website
Contact: Geert Bicler
Organizer: Geert Bicler
WCA Delegate: Geert Bicler

Information: The entrance fee for this competition will be: For competitors: €8 per day or €15 for the weekend. Competitors only registered for 3x3 get a €3 discount. There's a limit of 45 competitors.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 43

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Reinier Schippers won with an average of 9.92 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Anthony Lafourcade finished second (10.60) and Jonathan Mauroy finished third (10.90).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Reinier Schippers	8.61	9.92	Netherlands	9.77	8.61	9.94	10.15	10.06
2x2x2 Cube	Wilhelm Kilders	2.94	3.58	Germany	3.88	5.03	2.94	2.94	3.93
4x4x4 Cube	Reinier Schippers	34.28	35.78	Netherlands	37.05	35.58	34.28	34.71	38.72
5x5x5 Cube	Reinier Schippers	1:07.91	1:18.67	Netherlands	1:07.91	1:23.00	1:14.58	1:18.43	1:27.06
6x6x6 Cube	Wilhelm Kilders	2:19.59	2:24.53	Germany	2:23.69	2:19.59	2:30.31
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Ivo Bakker	42.19	DNF	Netherlands	43.68	42.19	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Max Hahnbück	24		Germany	24
3x3x3 One-Handed	Jonathan Mauroy	14.88	17.49	Belgium	23.71	17.88	16.58	14.88	18.00
Clock	Sébastien Auroux	7.16	8.46	Germany	9.59	8.46	9.47	7.44	7.16
Pyraminx	Anthony Lafourcade	2.65	3.41	France	3.53	4.02	4.83	2.65	2.69
Skewb	Anthony Lafourcade	2.13	3.44	France	3.46	3.56	2.13	3.31	3.55
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Manu Vereecken	6:54.05	DNF	Belgium	DNF	6:54.05	DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Manu Vereecken	21:17.00	DNF	Belgium	DNF	DNF	21:17.00

Saturday
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Sunday
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4BLD & 5BLD can be done whenever you want, just find a judge and ask us for the scramble!
(time limit: 60min per solve & format will be Best of 3)

Zonhoven is easily reachable by car or public transportation.
Zonhoven is situated 85 km east of Brussels and 65 km west from Aachen, right by the E314 highway.
At the venue there is a very big parking, and it is free of charge.

Where can I sleep?
There is one youth hostel in the neighbourhood (+/- 6km from the venue)
De Roerdomp
There is a new hostel in Hasselt - Hostel H

Below u can find a list of hotels in Zonhoven.
General list of places to stay for the weekend: Zonhoven Website

Traveling using public transport:

By Bus
You can take busses 22, 23, 48, or 18a to Zonhoven.
These busses pass by 2 major train stations in the neighbourhood, being Hasselt and Kiewit.
Although taking the bus from Hasselt station is recommended and it’s about a 20min bus ride from Hasselt to Zonhoven
For bus schedules please visit http://www.delijn.be/

By Train
Starting December, Zonhoven has a train station.
To calculate your trip please visit http://www.b-rail.be/ and fill in „Zonhoven [B]” as your destination or departure station.

Below you can find maps how to get from the bus stop or train station to the venue.

BUS
If you take busses 22, 23 or 48, you have to take the „Zonhoven Church” bus stop.
If you are not sure were to get of, just ask the bus driver!
For a map click HERE

If you take bus 18a you need to follow the directions below to get to the venue.
You need to take the „Engstegenseweg” bus stop.
If you are not sure were to get of, just ask the bus driver!
For a map click HERE

TRAIN
The train stops at „Halve Weg”, its about 1,5km from the venue.
For a map click HERE

The N8W8 Summer 2016 is a Rubik's Cube competition organised by Geert Bicler and volunteers.
From questions or information please e-mail to Geert.
With this competition we hope to attract a lot of local cubers and give them a chance to compete.
We also warmly invite competitors who come from abroad to give this event an international flavour.

During the championship the official WCA regulations will be applied.
Results of the championship will be added to the official WCA World Rankings

Before the competition starts all competitors can practice on the official timing equipment: the Stackmat timer.
All puzzle brands may be used during the competition, as long as the puzzles comply with the WCA regulations.

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.