NZ North Island Championship 2021
- Date
- Aug 13 - 15, 2021
- City
- Hamilton, New Zealand
- Venue
- Address
- Hungerford Crescent, Cobham Drive SH1, Hamilton
- Details
Central Court
- Website
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 website
- Contact
- Organizer
- Joshua Brungar
- WCA Delegates
- Alex Asbery and Luke Heath-Edwards
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
NZ North Island Championship 2021 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition. Speedcubing is solving the 3x3x3 Cube or other similar puzzles as quickly as possible. The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience and skill, but certain event-based time limits will be in place so as to make sure we can stay on schedule and get through the days on time. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations.
In addition, NZ North Island Championship 2021 is the second regional championship held in New Zealand in the lead up to Nationals later in 2021.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 155
- 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.Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $40 (New Zealand Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% 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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Payment is made via the external website with two options to pay, either bank transfer or Paypal.
If registration fills up, a waiting list will be created. The last date to make it off the waiting list will be 24 hours before the competition begins with the conditions being that a spot opens up (someone else pulls out) and payment is completed.
Competitors may make changes to their registered events up until the end of registration.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Adrien Auvray Matyn won with an average of 7.44 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ben Kirby finished second (7.62) and Chris Mills finished third (7.99).
Oceanian records: Edwin Shen Clock 4.22 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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| 3x3x3 Cube | Adrien Auvray Matyn | 6.77 | 7.44 | New Zealand | 6.93 | 8.33 | 7.07 | 6.77 | DNF | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Alexander Vujcich | 1.51 | 1.99 | New Zealand | 1.78 | 1.51 | 2.44 | 6.53 | 1.75 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Angela Braganza | 27.70 | 30.82 | New Zealand | 30.73 | 32.55 | 27.70 | 32.98 | 29.19 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Ben Kirby | 53.37 | 56.69 | New Zealand | 53.37 | 59.45 | 55.68 | 57.11 | 57.27 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Ben Kirby | 1:48.12 | 1:49.82 | NR | New Zealand | 1:51.58 | 1:48.12 | 1:49.77 | ||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Ben Kirby | 2:55.33 | 3:04.48 | New Zealand | 2:55.33 | 3:06.58 | 3:11.54 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 29.42 | DNF | New Zealand | DNF | 51.83 | 29.42 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Chris Mills | 13.18 | 14.22 | United Kingdom | 14.33 | 13.18 | 16.13 | 14.52 | 13.81 | |||
| Clock | Edwin Shen | 4.22 | OcR | 6.85 | New Zealand | 5.84 | DNF | 6.07 | 4.22 | 8.65 | ||
| Megaminx | James Macdiarmid | 35.98 | 39.70 | New Zealand | 35.98 | 39.95 | 41.83 | 37.33 | 48.47 | |||
| Pyraminx | Ashley Foster | 2.64 | 2.85 | New Zealand | 3.10 | 3.95 | 2.72 | 2.64 | 2.72 | |||
| Skewb | Caleb Hall | 2.74 | 4.22 | New Zealand | 3.62 | 2.74 | 4.59 | 4.50 | 4.55 | |||
| Square-1 | Adrien Auvray Matyn | 7.24 | 8.61 | NR | New Zealand | 8.17 | 9.72 | 8.76 | 8.89 | 7.24 | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 2:30.55 | DNF | New Zealand | 2:30.55 | 2:30.56 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 4:17.61 | DNF | New Zealand | DNF | DNF | 4:17.61 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Tom Nelson | 26/30 1:00:00 | New Zealand | 26/30 1:00:00 | ||||||||
Who can win the North Island Championship?
A: Officially the winner listed for all the events on the WCA website will be the overall winner in each event, however we will also have North Island podiums where those who have declared they are representing the North Island will have a separate podium and these will be the North Island champions for 2021.
How do I declare my region?
A: There is a drop down box on the registration page where you can select your region. This will be what is used to determine which island you are representing at the competition.
How often can I change the island that I am representing?
A: This will follow the same rules as changing the nation you represent in the WCA so you may only change this once per year and cannot change between the South Island Championship and the North Island Championship in the same year. You can however change in a new year if you have moved regions.
Where will the region information be posted?
A: For now this information will not be public other than which Island you are representing. However in the future we will add an option to the SNZ registration page where you can opt in or out of publicly listing your region for the purpose of creating regional rankings for all 17 official WCA events. These rankings will be dispayed on the SNZ website.
Why do you need to know my region?
A: This is to try and see where our competition attendees are travelling from so we can better cater future competitions to visit every region with cubers in them. As well as create the regional rankings list in the future.
Can I choose to not select a region?
A: Yes, this will however make you ineligible for North or South Island podiums.
Can I win a South or North Island podium if I do not represent New Zealand in the WCA?
A: No, this will be treated the same as a National Championship where you can still compete for the overall podiums but not the Regional champiosnship.
How can I change my events?
A. You must make any change to your registered events by 31/07/2021. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.
What time should I arrive at the competition?
A. You should be at the venue ready to compete at least 30 minutes before your first scheduled event, however if you wish to turn up earlier and help with the competition then please do. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
How old do I have to be to compete?
A. Anyone can compete at any age! We encourage anyone considering to compete to register as it will be a great experience regardless of age.
How fast do I have to be to compete?
A. 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.
What do I need to know before the competition day?
A. Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
Video Competitor Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww
Written Competitor Tutorial: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/edudoc/competitor-tutorial/tutorial.pdf
How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
A. Times will be uploaded throughout the competition to WCA live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round has been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Who can I ask for help on the day?
A. Your Delegates for this competition are Alex Asbery and Luke Heath-Edwards feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.
Can I help on the day?
A. Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
Where can I ask other questions?
A. The organisational team can answer all your questions through the contact link on the info page. You can also find the delegate email addresses on the WCA website.
For the first time in New Zealand we will be accepting applications to become a dedicated staff member for the NZ North Island Championship 2021. The roles and benefits of a dedicated staff member will include:
* Having a set scrambling, judging and/or running schedule for the competition
* Discounted registration fees for the competition
Will dedicated staff be the only ones scrambling, runnning or judging for the competition?
A: No, the dedicated staff will just give the organisation team a small group of staff that can be scheduled to aid throughout the competition
How much will I have to staff as a dedicated staff member?
A: This will depend on how many applications we get for dedicated staff. However, all dedicated staff will have scheduled breaks and also the option to choose events they want to warm up for during the application process
How many dedicated staff will be used for the competition?
A: This will be based on registration numbers for the competition and will increase with more competitors.
How do I apply to be a dedicated staff member?
A: The application process to become a dedicated staff member can be done at the same time as the registration process on the SNZ website.
If I do not intend to compete can I still be a dedicated staff member?
A: Yes, please use the contact us email link on the info page to sort this out directly with the organisational team.
The North Island Champion for 3x3 will receive free registration to NZ Nationals 2021 later in the year.
All North Island podiums will receive medals.
More awards will be announced once they are confirmed
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.