Perth Underground Open 2022
- Date
- Jan 29, 2022
- City
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Venue
- Address
- 174-176 William St, Perth WA 6000
- Contact
- Organizers
- Charlie van Ooran and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Charlie van Ooran and Zak Kenny
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Friday, November 26, 2021 at 10:00 AM UTC and closed Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 3:59 PM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 3:59 PM UTC you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 3:59 PM UTC.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for Perth Underground Open 2022 is submitted and pending approval”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.
Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via Stripe on the register page. Your registration will not be processed until you have paid the registration fees. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
Once the competitor limit has filled, the waiting list will be opened. New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment. Waitlisted competitors will only be accepted provided one of the accepted competitors withdraws from the competition. All competitors still on the waiting list after the 20th of January will be removed and provided with a full refund. You may enquire about your position on the waiting list by contacting the organisational team .
Deleting Registration/Refunds:
If you can no longer make the competition you may request a refund. To receive a full refund you must contact the organisational team by the 20th of January. Refunds will not be issued after this date for any reason, unless the competitor falls sick. Withdrawing enables competitors on the waiting list to attend the competition.
You may change the events you are registered for by by contacting the organisational team by the 20th of January. After this date it is no longer possible to add events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Lachlan Stephens won with an average of 9.16 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Luke Burong finished second (9.35) and Jonathan Charlesworth finished third (9.69).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Lachlan Stephens | 7.77 | 9.16 | Australia | 9.58 | 7.77 | 8.42 | 13.11 | 9.48 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 50 advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by 20/01/2022. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
Please arrive at the venue for registration between 12:30PM and 1:00 PM at the latest.
If you leave the venue at all throughout the day, you should arrive back at the venue ready to compete 20 minutes before you are scheduled. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
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?
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?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations . We also recommend that you watch this helpful competitor guide and read this competition tutorial. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded to WCA Live through the day. 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.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegates for this competition are Charlie Van Ooran and Zak Kenny. Feel free to approach us with any questions!
Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
Q. How do I find out about other upcoming competitions in Australia?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in Australia by signing up to the Speedcubing Australia mailing list.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
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.