PR Time in Burnaby 2025
- Date
- Feb 8, 2025
- City
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 6550 Bonsor Ave, Burnaby, BC V5H 3G4
- Details
In the banquet hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Gonzalo Jimenez, Joanne Chew, and Speedcubing Canada
- WCA Delegates
- Alexander Mutch, Heewon Hwang, Kevin Matthews, and Vianne Chang
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
You are welcome to join the Facebook Group Rubik's Cube Solvers Vancouver
Please review all of the tabs listed on this website.
You only need to show up for the events that you're competing in - but we encourage you to show up for longer. Do note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, particularly for events in the afternoon please be ready at least 30 minutes in advance just in case
Spectators can attend for free. Due to venue capacity, we ask that competitors bring a maximum of 1 guest each.
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Masks will be optional at this event. Please stay home if you are sick or feeling unwell.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 85
- Number of times bookmarked
- 35
- Registration period
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Online registration will be open from to .
- Registration requirements
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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 85 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (Canadian Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
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 on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Review all of the tabs listed on this website!
IMPORTANT: Organizers manually move competitors to the competitors list after payment has been received. This is done based on order of payment - You will receive an email letting you know that payment has been received, but you are not registered for this competition until you receive a second email confirming registration and your name appears on the competitors list.
Once the competitor limit has been reached, a waitlist opens. This waitlist will be maintained for those who secure waitlist registration by making payment in the event a competitor vacancy opens up.
Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist will receive a 100% refund shortly before the competition starts.
Venue
Bonsor Recreation Complex
6550 Bonsor Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5H 3G4
The competition will be held in the Banquet Hall on the upper level
Please enter through the front entrance of the building. The direct, outdoor entrace to the Banquet Hall will be closed for maintenance. The Banquet Hall is on the upper floor of the building, and can be accessed by the indoor stairs and elevator.
Parking
There is free parking at the venue.
Public Transit
The venue is a ten minute walk from the Metrotown skytrain station on the Expo Line, and is also accessible by bus. Please check Translink's alerts and plan your trip accordingly.
Cycling
The venue is conveninently located just off of the BC Parkway bike route, a route which is mostly separated from car traffic.
Food
The venue is within walking distance of Metrotown Mall which has many food options.
Competitor Duties
If this isn't your first competition, you will be assigned some judging and/or running duties throughout the competition. You will only be assigned these tasks in events that you're competing in. If you don't know how to judge or run, make sure to come to the competitor tutorial at the start of the competition.
Your scheduled duties will be on the back of your name tag (explained in the competitor tutorial), so please be aware of when you're expected to come up and help. This is required to keep the competition running smoothly and on time, since it is purely run by volunteeers. For non-first rounds (ie 3x3x3 round 2) there are no assigned duties, so if you see an empty judging seat then please come up and fill it.
Feel free to also watch this video to learn how to judge.
Your competition schedule, which includes all rounds you're competing and staffing in will also be available at Competition Groups about a week before the competition. If you are a confirmed registrant, you will receive a pre-competition email which will contain an updated link to this Competition Groups page, among other useful information. We recommend you keep this link open during the competition, so you can see when you are competing, especially if you've made it past the first round in an event.
We also ask that you keep the venue as tidy as possible as possible - please put garbage/recycling/etc in the appropriate bins when you're leaving.
If you need help or are confused about any of these duties, just ask an organizer or an experienced competitor and they can explain.
We look forward to seeing you at the competition!
Welcome
For those of you new to cubing - WELCOME! This competition is fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you to be aware of these basics before coming to compete.
Resources
If you haven't been to a competition before, we'd strongly recommend looking through all of the below resources. Although there will be a competitor tutorial at the start of the competition (see the Schedule tab), reviewing these in advance is very helpful.
- The WCA has a WCA Competition Tutorial pdf.
- Speedcubing Canada has a New Competitor Tutorials playlist (from 2023).
- US Cubers Chris, Kit, and Lauren have a WCA Competitor Tutorial video (from 2015).
Finally, note that all competitors are expected to be familiar with the WCA Regulations. Note that the resources above are meant to summarize some of the most prominent regulations, among other things.
Community
- For Canada-wide or province-specific competition updates, subscribe to the Speedcubing Canada mailing list.
- For those interested in more of the B.C cubing community, see Vancouver's cubing facebook group.
- There is also a PNW (Pacific Northwest) cubing facebook group.
FAQs
Q: What will the competition look like?
A: A competition usually runs throughout the whole day where cubers meet up and have fun, although you are more than welcome to stay the whole day or leave whenever. You will compete in events you have signed up for, and when not competing you're able to hang out in the audience and interact with other cubers.
Q: Who is allowed to compete?
A: Everyone, from all ages are allowed to compete! (You just need to register within the competitor limit.) Do not be hesitant if you are not experienced with cubing or competing, we encourage newcomers to come along, we will help out.
Q: Whose cubes do I use?
A: When competing, it is ideal to use your own cube. Make sure you have one ready to go when it is time to compete. (The competition will NOT supply you with cubes to compete with.) Please be sure your cubes are compliant with WCA puzzle regulations. Equipment like timers will be there to compete with.
Q: How do I check the results of the competition?
A: Check out WCA Live and search for the competition name to check live results throughout the day. Official results will then be posted within a few days of the end of the competition.
Q: How do I know when I'm competing?
A: Your competition schedule, which includes all rounds you're competing and staffing in will also be available at Competition Groups about a week before the competition.
Q: Can I judge if I have never judged before?
A: Yes, new competitors and spectators can help judge this competition. Please watch this video to learn how to judge.
Do not be intimidated by all these rules and expectations. Competitions are for everyone to have fun! If at any time during the day you have any questions feel free to ask an organizer or other competitors!
If you have any questions or concerns, please go to the "General Info" tab and reach out where it says "Contact." We look forward to seeing you at the competition!
Sponsor & Prizes
This competition is sponsored by SpeedCubeShop! They sell speedcubes, timers, mats, gift cards and much more!
SpeedCubeShop will be providing lanyards and decals for each competitor. They will also be providing gift-card prizes to our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers for each event.
Unfortunately, they will not be selling puzzles onsite, but they will be providing a special SpeedCubeShop discount code to all competitors!
Thank you SpeedCubeShop for sponsoring this competition!
This competition is also sponsored by Code Ninjas BC! The amazing Code Ninjas senseis offer an enriching coding experience for kids, fostering the development of valuable coding skills through a game-based curriculum.
Code Ninjas BC has 10 participating centres who will be providing the name badges and certificates for this competition. They are also offering your first month at free at any of the 10 participating centres!
Thank you Code Ninjas BC for sponsoring this competition!
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).
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.