Please Be Solved Vancouver 2024
- Date
- Nov 23, 2024
- City
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
- Details
Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Room 155
- Contact
- Organizers
- Heewon Hwang, Kevin Matthews, and Speedcubing Canada
- WCA Delegates
- Heewon Hwang, Kevin Matthews, and Vianne Chang
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please review all of the tabs listed on this website. This competition ONLY HAS BLINDFOLDED EVENTS, and is NOT A REGULAR COMPETITION. Note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, so please be ready for each event/round about 30 minutes in advance, just in case (we will not start the first event early).
- Join the Speedcubing Canada mailing list for competition announcements.
- Join the Vancouver Facebook group for BC discussion/announcements.
- Join the PNW Facebook group for PNW discussion/announcements.
Notice of filming and photography: Attendees of Speedcubing Canada competitions consent to their images being used by Speedcubing Canada and its partners in marketing materials, social media and other digital platforms.
This is on the same day as FMC Canada 2024, in the same room.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 12
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.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 24 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (Canadian Dollar).
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 2 guests.
Review all of the tabs listed on this website! This is not a standard competition - we will not have the regular 3x3x3 event.
If you register (including payment) for FMC Canada 2024's Vancouver location, then you may register for this competition for free. If this is the case, register (and pay) for FMC Canada, then register for this competition (without paying) and indicate in your registration comment that you've registered for FMC Canada.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Kevin Matthews won with a single solve of 43.64 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Etan Huang finished second (1:10.10) and Jason Lewis finished third (2:24.79).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 43.64 | DNF | Canada | 48.17 | DNF | 43.64 | |||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 3:40.70 | DNF | Canada | DNF | 3:40.70 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 8:20.35 | DNF | Canada | DNF | DNF | 8:20.35 | |||||
This competition is happening right after FMC Canada 2024. Do not show up early, as fewest moves will be ongoing and also requires silence/no distractions.
If you register (including payment) for FMC Canada 2024's Vancouver location, then you may register for this competition for free. If this is the case, register (and pay) for FMC Canada, then register for this competition (without paying) and indicate in your registration comment that you've registered for FMC Canada.
Venue
The competition is at UBC, in the Irving K Barber Learning Centre, located at 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, in room 155.
Note that this is the same venue/room as FMC Canada 2024 (a multi-venue competition) which is taking place directly before this competition.
Parking
Parking information can be found here.
Public Transit
UBC is accessible by many buses and the venue is less than a 5 minute walk from the UBC bus loop/exchange. Due to construction and other unforeseen circumstances, buses may be delayed. Please check Translink's alerts and plan your trip accordingly.
Food
There are many restaurants within walking distance from the venue including on the first floor of the nearby Life building and in the Nest building.
As this is a small competition with only blindfolded events, we will need everyone to help out when not competing - typically, this means you will need to judge when not competing.
Welcome
For those of you new to cubing - we'd like to welcome you to attend a competition, but this is probably NOT a good competition to attend. We only have blindfolded events, and WILL NOT HAVE 3x3x3. Please search for other BC competitions.
Regulations
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
- Join the Speedcubing Canada mailing list for competition announcements.
- Join the Vancouver Facebook group for BC discussion/announcements.
- Join the PNW Facebook group for PNW discussion/announcements.
FAQs
Q: What will the competition look like?
A: Unlike normal competitions, this one will be small and quiet. Spectator are welcome, but will need to be quiet/undistracting the entire time.
Q: Who is allowed to compete?
A: Everyone, from all ages are allowed to compete - but for this particular competition, you need to know how to solve a cube blindfolded.
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 am competing?
A: Group assignments for competing and staffing will be available on Competition Groups a few days before the competition.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the organizers (see the general info tab).
Thank you to SpeedCubeShop for sponsoring this competition!
Upon check-in, all competitors will receive
- A SpeedCubeShop lanyard
- Discount codes
- Stickers
Prizes
SpeedCubeShop will be providing gift cards to their online store to all competitors who achieve their FIRST successful result in each of the following categories at this competition:
| 3BLD Single | 3BLD Mean |
|---|---|
| $3.00 | $5.00 |
| 4BLD Single | 4BLD Mean |
|---|---|
| $5.00 | $10.00 |
| 5BLD Single | 5BLD Mean |
|---|---|
| $10.00 | $20.00 |
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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline 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.