New Zealand Nationals 2024

Date: Dec 13 - 15, 2024
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Venue: Friday: Multi Cultural Rec Centre Sat/Sun: Addington Raceway
Address: 75 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch 8024 (Please see venue tab for Friday address)
Details: Friday: Recreational Hall (2nd Floor) Sat/Sun: Christian Cullen Lounge
Website: New Zealand Nationals 2024 website
Contact: https://speedcubing.nz/contact-us/
Organizers: Dwyane Ramos and Speedcubing New Zealand
WCA Delegates: Alex Asbery, Daniel Fraser, Finn Trass, Jack Maddigan, James Dyer, and Liam Wadek

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

New Zealand Nationals 2024 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition.

This competition is open to all competitors regardless of age, experience, or skill. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary. There are a few qualification requirements for this national championship to maintain smooth running of the competition, please refer to the events tab to see these requirements.

Please make sure to read all the information in the FAQ and other tabs before registering. All competitors should be familiar with the information in these tabs.

In addition, New Zealand Nationals 2024 will crown the National Champions in 16 WCA official events, over the course of 3 days.

Sponsored by QY Toys and X-Man Design!

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Events
Main event
Competitors: 104

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 75% 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.
Any spectator can attend for free.

Payment

Payment is made via the external website with two options to pay, either bank transfer or Paypal.

Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.

Waiting List

Once the competitor limit has filled, a waiting list will be created.
You must pay the registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
New registrations will be added to the waiting list in order of payment.
If a competitor withdraws, the next person on the waiting list will be added to the competition.
The last date to make it off the waiting list would be 24 hours before the competition begins.
All competitors who remain on the waiting list after the competition will be fully refunded.

Changing Events

Competitors may change their registered events by contacting the organisational team.
Additional events can be added until registration closes. After this date competitors may only remove events.
It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not want to compete in.

Cancelling Registration

If you can no longer attend the competition, please contact the organisational team as soon as possible to cancel your registration.
Cancelling your registration enables us to maximise attendance by letting another competitor on the waiting list to attend.
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Andrew Y. Feng won with an average of 5.93 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dwyane Ramos finished second (6.75) and Adrien Auvray Matyn finished third (6.92).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Andrew Y. Feng	4.87	5.93	United States	4.87	6.83	6.21	5.40	6.17
2x2x2 Cube	Connor Johnson	1.01	1.59	New Zealand	1.19	1.90	DNF	1.01	1.67
4x4x4 Cube	Alexander Vujcich	24.77	26.94	New Zealand	25.35	27.87	24.77	29.85	27.59
5x5x5 Cube	Alexander Vujcich	43.90	47.31	New Zealand	1:05.77	45.04	51.22	45.67	43.90
6x6x6 Cube	Henry Eyles	1:27.09	1:31.14	New Zealand	1:32.45	1:33.89	1:27.09
7x7x7 Cube	Dwyane Ramos	2:18.48	2:25.13	New Zealand	2:24.27	2:32.65	2:18.48
3x3x3 Blindfolded	James Macdiarmid	26.25	DNF	New Zealand	DNF	26.25	DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed	Dwyane Ramos	8.25	9.28	New Zealand	9.30	9.31	9.23	9.42	8.25
Clock	Brandon Harris	3.03	4.46	New Zealand	6.29	3.03	3.53	DNF	3.57
Megaminx	Alexander Vujcich	29.87	33.51	New Zealand	36.60	29.87	33.55	37.26	30.39
Pyraminx	Jasper Murray	1.39	1.70	New Zealand	2.06	1.66	1.93	1.39	1.52
Skewb	Dwyane Ramos	1.60	2.64	New Zealand	2.35	1.60	2.81	2.76	3.32
Square-1	Adrien Auvray Matyn	5.06	6.10	New Zealand	5.88	6.28	5.06	6.13	17.44
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Tom Nelson	3:16.78	DNF	New Zealand	3:16.78	DNF	DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Jack McDougall	9:49.59	DNF	New Zealand	9:49.59	DNF	DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	James Macdiarmid	46/53 58:22		New Zealand	46/53 58:22	41/53 1:00:00

Q. How can I change my events?
A. You must make any change to your registered events by 1/12/2024. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.

Q. 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.

Q. 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.

Q. 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.

Q. 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

Q. 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 have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.

Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
A. Your Delegates for this competition are Alex Asbery, Luke Heath-Edwards, David Lim, Daniel Fraser, Tim Xie, Liam Wadek and Caleb Hall. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.

Q. 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.

Q. 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.

Friday

Our venue on Friday is the Multi Cultural Recreational Centre

Address:
455 Hagley Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011

Room:
Second floor function room

Parking:
When coming down Hagley Avenue and turning into the venue, there will be plenty of free parks infront of the building.

Note: Hagley Ave is a ONE WAY street please be mindful of this.

Bus:
Both number 7 and 140 go past the venue

Sat/Sun

Our venue for the weekend is Addington Raceway

Address:
75 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch 8024

Room:
Christian Cullen Lounge. First floor, located in the largest of the buildings.

Bus:
Number 120 and the Orbiter both go past the venue via Whiteleigh Ave. There is a ~5 minute walk to the venue from the closest stop.

New Zealand Nationals 2024 welcomes spectators!

We encourage anyone who is capable of solving under the time limit to compete, but if you feel you're not quite ready to compete yet then we encourage you to come and spectate, then you will have a better understanding of how a competition operates and will know what to do when you do compete later.

There are also plenty of opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. If you would like a judging tutorial please approach an Organizer or a Delegate. If you don't know how to find us, just ask another competitor in the venue and they will be able to help point us out!

Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge. We will run a judging tutorial at the same time as the new competitor tutorial, you can also have someone teach you how to judge later in the day. Judging is not difficult and you don't need to be a cuber to be a successful judge, it is an excellent way to make the time fly by!

This venue has been picked out by our delegates to suit as many spectators as possible. With Saturday and Sunday being held in a performing arts centre. With a stage that the cubers will compete on and a massive auditorium for anyone to watch.

Feel free to record and encourage our young talented cubers.

Spectators come free of charge!

Thanks to our sponsors of QY Toys, X-Man Design, Speedcube.co.nz, and Mindplay.nz, we have many prizes to give away at this competition

Podiums

Every competitor who places in the top 3 New Zealanders in an official event will get a trophy in the colour corresponding to their placement. These trophies will be made of a Qiyi puzzle for the event, graciously provided to us by QY Toys.
Every competitor who podiums (either New Zealand or overall podium) in any event will get a certificate, both for all official events and the following categories: Team Blind, Fastest Newcomers, 3x3x3 Podium for compeititors over 40 years old.

3x3x3 Podium

Thanks to our sponsors of Mindplay.nz and Speedcube.co.nz, those who are in the New Zealand podium for 3x3x3 will also get a cash prize!

1st: $200
2nd: $100
3rd: $50

Raffles

During lunch of day 2 (Saturday the 14th of December), we will be hosting raffles that every competitor is entered into. Huge thanks to QY Toys and Speedcube.co.nz for providing the following puzzles/accessories for the raffle:

XMD Hong 5x5 - 3
XMD Wingy v2 Skewb - 3
Qiyi SCS Smart 3x3 - 1
XMD Tornado v4 - 2
Qiyi Clock - 3
Speedcube.co.nz Lubricant Bundle - 4

The raffle will run as each winner can come and take a prize of their choosing, with the final winner getting the:

Grand prize

The grand prize includes: the final 2 remaining cubes from the prize list, 1 Speedcube.co.nz Lubricant Bundle, and a $100 Gift card to Speedcube.co.nz.

Fastest Newcomers

The following prizes will go to the fastest newcomer in the 3x3x3 event, and the runner up.

Fastest Newcomer:

XMD Tornado v4 3x3, Qiyi Mirror Blocks, Speedcube.co.nz Lubricant Bundle

Runner up Newcomer:

Qiyi M Pro 3x3, Speedcube.co.nz Lubricant Bundle

Most Helpful Competitor

The most helpful competitors throughout the competition will be chosen by the delegates of New Zealand Nationals, and they will get some share of the following prizes at the end of the competition:

Qiyi M Pro 3x3 - 2
Qiyi Mirror Blocks - 2
Qiyi SCS Smart 3x3 - 2
Speedcube.co.nz Lubricant Bundle - 2

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.

Qualification

Qualification times must be set in other WCA competitions in order to compete. Qualification times in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded must be set before Dec 2, 2024. Qualification times in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Clock must be set before Dec 1, 2024.