Please Be Solved Pickering Evening 2023
- Date
- Jun 17, 2023
- City
- Pickering, Ontario, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 470 Kingston Rd, Pickering, ON
- Details
Paris & Franklin Rooms
- Contact
- Organizers
- Abdullah Gulab, Alyssa Esparaz, Jonathan Esparaz, Liam Orovec, Michael Zheng, Sarah Strong, Speedcubing Canada, and Tarandeep Mittal
- WCA Delegates
- Abdullah Gulab, Alyssa Esparaz, Jonathan Esparaz, Liam Orovec, Michael Zheng, and Sarah Strong
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Blindfolded events only
The only events at this competition are blindfolded events, which require a significant amount of practice and concentration. All attendees, including competitors and guests, are asked to please remain quiet at this competition to allow competitors to concentrate.
Other competitions
FMC Canada 2023 (Pickering location) and Please Be Solved Pickering 2023 will take place at the same venue, earlier in the day before this competition. Each competition will end before the next competition begins, ensuring no overlap. Please feel free to register for one or multiple competitions, but you must register for each competition separately.
Note for new competitors
Although first-timers are welcome to compete if they know how to solve puzzles blindfolded (please note Regulation 2k6), this might not be the best experience for new competitors. Please consider registering for another competition if this one isn't for you.
Notice of Filming and Photography
Attendees of Speedcubing Canada competitions consent to their images being used by Speedcubing Canada and its partners in marketing materials, social media and other digital platforms.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 17
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Friday, April 21, 2023 at 11:00 PM UTC and closed Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 30 competitors.
Registering for this competition is free.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 8:55 PM UTC on the Register tab.
On the spot registrations will be accepted for free.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Guest Limit
Space is limited in the venue and our priority is allowing as many competitors as possible to compete within our limited venue space. Competitors may bring at most one (1) guest.
Competitor List
Organizers manually accept registrations one at a time in the order the registration was completed, so your name may not appear on the competitor list immediately.
Once the competitor list reaches the 30 competitor limit, registrants will be added to the waiting list instead of the competitor list. Due to the competitor limit, completing your registration within the initial registration period does not guarantee you a spot on the competitor list.
Waiting List
The waiting list is ordered based on the timestamp that registration was completed. If you are added to the waiting list you will be informed via an email. Additionally, you can ask about your position on the waiting list by emailing Speedcubing Canada.
If anyone on the competitor list deletes their registration, the person at the top of the waiting list will be moved to the competitor list. After June 12, 2023, the competitor list will be finalized and registrants who are still on the waiting list will have their registration removed.
If the competitor list fills up quickly, online registration could close earlier than the originally listed date (June 12, 2023). The waiting list will close at the same time that online registration closes.
Competitors may register on the spot the day of the competition if the competitor list has not reached the 30 competitor limit.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Kai Wen Yang won with a result of 12/15 55:36 in the 3x3x3 Multi-Blind event. Ivan Krueger finished second (9/9 56:12) and Serena Meng finished third (7/8 53:45).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Liam Chen | 3:08.76 | DNF | United States | 3:08.76 | DNF | 4:21.99 | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Ivan Krueger | 20:48.00 | DNF | United States | 20:48.00 | 24:42.00 | DNS | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Kai Wen Yang | 12/15 55:36 | Canada | 12/15 55:36 | ||||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:15:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final, 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final** | |
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:15:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final, 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final** | |
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
Parking is free at the venue. The nearest bus stop is Kingston Rd. @ Rougemount Dr. and the nearest train stations are Rouge Hill GO and Pickering GO.
There are several food options within a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk from the venue, including Burger King, Thai One On, Swiss Chalet, Wendy's or Tim Hortons.
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 across rounds (see Guideline A1a2++).
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.