Peterborough Open 2018
- Date
- Jun 30 - Jul 1, 2018
- City
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Venue
- Address
- Station Rd, Peterborough PE1 1QL
- Details
Function Room
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Sam Jacklin, Sam Spendla, and Steven Kearns
- WCA Delegates
- Daniel Sheppard, David Lim, and James Molloy
- Information
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 99
- Registration period
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- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is £14.95 (British Pound).
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- Highlights
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Ciarán Beahan won with an average of 7.22 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Harry Savage finished second (9.22) and Robert Yau finished third (9.33).
European records: Ciarán Beahan 5x5x5 Cube 42.88 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Ciarán Beahan | 6.09 | 7.22 | Ireland | 7.56 | 7.14 | 7.40 | 7.13 | 6.09 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Harry Savage | 2.08 | 2.80 | United Kingdom | 2.58 | 3.25 | 2.08 | 2.63 | 3.18 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Ciarán Beahan | 26.62 | 28.19 | Ireland | 29.68 | 27.07 | 27.82 | 32.41 | 26.62 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Ciarán Beahan | 45.04 | 48.88 | Ireland | 50.01 | 45.04 | 50.31 | 55.53 | 46.31 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Ciarán Beahan | 1:30.64 | 1:36.68 | Ireland | 1:44.57 | 1:34.83 | 1:30.64 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Ciarán Beahan | 2:27.55 | 2:27.76 | Ireland | 2:27.84 | 2:27.55 | 2:27.88 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Christopher Morris | 27.77 | DNF | United Kingdom | DNF | 27.77 | 44.11 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Ciarán Beahan | 12.56 | 14.11 | Ireland | 12.56 | 17.31 | 14.70 | 13.62 | 14.00 | |||
| Megaminx | Robert Yau | 43.62 | NR | 48.83 | NR | United Kingdom | 48.36 | 48.66 | 50.60 | 49.48 | 43.62 | |
| Pyraminx | Harry Savage | 2.85 | 4.00 | United Kingdom | 5.23 | 3.10 | 5.45 | 3.66 | 2.85 | |||
| Skewb | Harry Savage | 2.20 | 3.39 | United Kingdom | 9.45 | 2.20 | 3.31 | 3.58 | 3.27 | |||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Bertie Longden | 23/27 58:01 | United Kingdom | 23/27 58:01 | ||||||||
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Venue
The competition will be held in the Function Room in the Great Northern Hotel in Peterborough. The entrance to the venue is via Station Road, next to the Queensgate Shopping Centre and opposite the train station.
Travel
Car: The venue has its own Car Park which will be free all day as long as you get a token from the main reception. However, this is not a big car park so there will be limited spacing. If the car park is full, there is also the the Queensgate Yellow Car Park next to the venue which is £12 for Saturday and £2 for Sunday. The best postcode for sat-navs is PE1 1QL. There are many other car parks in the town and multiple other multi-storeys at the Queensgate Shopping Centre a short walk away.
Bus: There are both local services and National Express services to and from the Bus Station situated a short walk away through the Queensgate Shopping Centre.
Train: Peterborough is on the Virgin Mainline from London Kings Cross. There are trains to and from London every 10-15 mins. The venue is opposite the station.
Plane: Stansted and Luton are the closest airports which are convenient. You can rent a car, board a bus, or catch a train direct to Peterborough.
Accommodation
There are a quite a few hotels in the town centre, including the venue itself, although there may be other cheaper alternatives closeby.
Great Northern Hotel
Park Inn
Cut Off: You must achieve a single time under this time in one of your first two solves to complete the average of 5. If the format is mean of 3, then the cutoff applies after 1 solve. These generally only apply during the first round of an event.
Time Limit: If you take longer than this on a single solve you will be stopped, and given a DNF result for that attempt. These apply for every round of an event.
Total Time: All solves for the round must be completed within this time. For example if the total time is 10 minutes and you take 4 minutes for the first attempt, you will have 6 minutes left for your remaining attempts. This is generally only used for blindfolded events.
Events
| Event | Rounds | Cut Off | Time Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3 | 3 | 03:00 | 10:00 |
| 2x2 | 2 | 00:30 | 01:00 |
| 4x4 | 3 | 01:30 | 03:00 |
| 5x5 | 2 | 02:30 | 04:00 |
| 6x6 | 2 | 04:00 | 06:00 |
| 7x7 | 1 | 06:00 | 08:00 |
| 3x3 Blindfolded | 1 | 10:00 Total Time | |
| 3x3 One-Handed | 2 | 00:45 | 01:30 |
| Megaminx | 1 | 02:30 | 04:00 |
| Pyraminx | 2 | 00:30 | 01:00 |
| Skewb | 2 | 00:30 | 01:00 |
| 3x3 Multi-Blind | 1 |
The following events are not being held:
- 3x3 Fewest Moves
- 3x3 With Feet
- Clock
- Square-1
- 4x4 Blindfolded
- 5x5 Blindfolded
Saturday - 30th June
| Time | Event | Round | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:45 | Registration Opens [ALL DAY] | ||
| 09:00 | Introduction to Competing | ||
| 09:15 | Pyraminx | 1 | 16 |
| 10:15 | Skewb | 1 | 16 |
| 11:15 | 4x4 | 1 | 32 |
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:15 | 3x3 Multi-Blind | 1 | - |
| 14:35 | 6x6 | 1 | 16 |
| 15:35 | 5x5 | 1 | 16 |
| 16:45 | 4x4 | 2 | 16 |
| 17:25 | Pyraminx | 2 | - |
| 17:40 | Skewb | 2 | - |
| 17:55 | 6x6 | 2 | - |
| 18:25 | 5x5 | 2 | - |
| 18:55 | 4x4 | 3 | - |
Sunday - 1st July
| Time | Event | Round | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration Opens [ALL DAY] | ||
| 08:45 | Introduction to Competing | ||
| 09:00 | 3x3 | 1 | 64 |
| 10:20 | 3x3 One-Handed | 1 | 16 |
| 11:20 | 2x2 | 1 | 16 |
| 12:20 | Lunch | ||
| 12:55 | 3x3 Blindfolded | 1 | - |
| 13:35 | 3x3 | 2 | 32 |
| 14:35 | 3x3 One-Handed | 2 | - |
| 14:55 | 2x2 | 2 | - |
| 15:10 | Megaminx | 1 | - |
| 16:00 | 7x7 | 1 | - |
| 17:00 | 3x3 | 3 | - |
| 17:30 | Awards |
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.