Palmerston North 2023


Date
Apr 16, 2023
City
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Venue

Community Leisure Centre

Address
569 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Details

Neville Butler Hall

Contact

https://speedcubing.nz/contact-us/

Organizers
Joshua Brungar, Oscar Hansen, and Speedcubing New Zealand
WCA Delegate
Alex Asbery
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Information

Palmerston North 2023 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.

Events
Main event
Competitors
76
Registration period

Online registration opened Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:00 AM UTC and closed Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 11:59 AM UTC.

Registration requirements
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Highlights
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Alexander Vujcich won with an average of 7.81 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jasper Murray finished second (7.92) and Oscar Hansen finished third (9.60).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Alexander Vujcich 7.03 7.81 New Zealand 7.898.247.037.299.48
2x2x2 Cube Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) 1.29 1.68 India 1.671.291.742.881.63
4x4x4 Cube Alexander Vujcich 32.27 33.57 New Zealand 33.1734.0432.2736.9533.49
5x5x5 Cube Jasper Murray 50.92 54.85 New Zealand 55.5950.9257.9251.041:03.89
3x3x3 One-Handed Jasper Murray 10.32 12.60 New Zealand 13.0510.3213.2711.4715.29
Pyraminx Jasper Murray 1.46 1.87 New Zealand 3.341.752.041.461.83
EventRoundFormatTime limitCutoffProceed
3x3x3 CubeFirst roundAo510:00.00Top 30 advance to next round
Second roundAo55:00.00Top 15 advance to next round
FinalAo55:00.00
2x2x2 CubeFirst roundAo51:00.00Top 30 advance to next round
Second roundAo51:00.00Top 10 advance to next round
FinalAo51:00.00
4x4x4 CubeFirst roundBo2 / Ao53:00.002 attempts to get < 2:00.00Top 10 advance to next round
FinalAo53:00.00
5x5x5 CubeFirst roundBo2 / Ao55:00.002 attempts to get < 3:00.00Top 8 advance to next round
FinalAo55:00.00
3x3x3 One-HandedFirst roundBo2 / Ao52:00.002 attempts to get < 1:00.00Top 10 advance to next round
FinalAo52:00.00
PyraminxFirst roundAo51:00.00Top 30 advance to next round
Second roundAo51:00.00Top 10 advance to next round
FinalAo51:00.00
Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

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Q. How can I change my events?
A. You may make any changes to your registered events by 12/04/2023. After this date you can only remove events. 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 next 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 and Luke Heath-Edwards, 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. You can contact the organisational team to answer any other questions. You can also find the delegate email addresses here.

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.

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