Please Be Solved Pickering 2023

Date: Jun 17, 2023
City: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Venue: George Ashe Library
Address: 470 Kingston Rd, Pickering, ON
Details: Paris & Franklin Rooms
Contact: info@speedcubingcanada.org
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

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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 Evening 2023 will take place at the same venue, later in the day after 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.

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Events
Main event
Competitors: 20

Registration period: Online registration opened Friday, March 10, 2023 at 1:00 AM UTC and closed Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 40 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (Canadian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

Health and Safety Policy

Competitors must read the Health and Safety Policy prior to registering.

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

Registrants must pay the registration fee in order to be added to the competitor list. Unpaid registrations will not be accepted. Organizers manually accept registrations one at a time in the order the registration fees are paid, so your name may not appear on the competitor list immediately.

Once the competitor list reaches the 40 competitor limit, registrants who pay the registration fee 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 registrants paid the registration fee. 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 be refunded 100% of their registration fee. Registrants on the waiting list may email Speedcubing Canada at any time to forfeit their spot on the waiting list and be refunded 100% of their registration fee.

If the competitor list fills up quickly, registration could close earlier than the originally listed date (June 12, 2023). The waiting list will close at the same time that registration closes.
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Liam Chen won with a single solve of 18.38 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Jaren Pellazar finished second (24.57) and Ryan Wu finished third (51.17).

Event	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Liam Chen	18.38		DNF		United States	18.38	DNF	23.89

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Proceed
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	20:00.00 cumulative*	Top 12 advance to next round
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	15:00.00 cumulative*

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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The time zone for this venue is America/Toronto.

Events

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Saturday, June 17, 2023

9:15 - 9:30

Check-In

9:35 - 10:25

3x3x3 Blindfolded First round

10:30 - 10:50

3x3x3 Blindfolded Final

By registering for this competition you agree that you and (if applicable) your guest understand and will follow the following policies:

There are no formal restrictions in place. These policies are subject to change as deemed necessary by the organizers, the WCA Board, and/or municipal/provincial/federal government.

Updated April 13, 2023.

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.

Per Regulations 1e2 and 1f2, all competitors must be available to help judge and scramble.

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).

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.