SA State Championship 2021
- Date
- Jun 5 - 6, 2021
- City
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Venue
- Address
- 32 Rosa St, Goodwood SA 5034, Australia
- Details
Banquet Hall & Activity Hall
- Contact
- Organizers
- Dallas McNeil, Leo Hock-Morris, Liam Sweet, Matthew Flay, and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Charlie van Ooran and Liam Sweet
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- 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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for SA State Championship 2021 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 is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the $25 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
- Once the competitor limit of 100 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- You must pay the $25 registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
- New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
- Waitlisted competitors will only be added to the competition if an existing competitors withdraws.
- All competitors still on the waiting list after 27/05/2021 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 27/05/2021.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
- Refunds will be issued if you are feeling unwell with COVID-19 symptoms or are awaiting a COVID test and can no longer attend the competition. We will also provide a refund if there is a change in border restrictions that limits your ability to attend the competition.
You may change the events you are registered for by contacting the organisational team by 27/05/2021. 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.
Communications from us:
There will be important messages from the organisational team regarding your registration. Please ensure you whitelist our domain speedcubing.org.au in your email program.
- Once the competitor limit of 100 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Tu Pham won with an average of 8.63 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Seth Ferry finished second (9.69) and Chan Hui Tung (陳許瞳) finished third (11.09).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Tu Pham | 7.39 | 8.63 | Vietnam | 7.39 | 8.79 | 9.46 | 8.92 | 8.17 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Gerard McGinley | 2.61 | 4.10 | Australia | 3.94 | 4.40 | 2.61 | 4.00 | 4.36 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Chan Hui Tung (陳許瞳) | 38.66 | 40.47 | Hong Kong, China | 41.43 | 39.77 | 40.41 | 41.24 | 38.66 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Charlie van Ooran | 1:02.35 | 1:12.69 | Australia | 1:10.47 | 1:21.16 | 1:02.35 | 1:13.97 | 1:13.63 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Chan Hui Tung (陳許瞳) | 2:16.44 | 2:21.07 | Hong Kong, China | 2:17.22 | 2:29.55 | 2:16.44 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Chan Hui Tung (陳許瞳) | 3:30.13 | 3:48.26 | Hong Kong, China | 3:50.35 | 4:04.29 | 3:30.13 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Liam Sweet | 1:34.35 | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | 1:34.35 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Nathan Nairn | 36 | Australia | 36 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Tu Pham | 14.08 | 15.58 | Vietnam | 14.08 | 15.65 | DNF | 15.43 | 15.65 | |||
| Clock | Nathan Nairn | 9.90 | 11.58 | Australia | 11.69 | 11.31 | 11.75 | 14.28 | 9.90 | |||
| Megaminx | Chan Hui Tung (陳許瞳) | 1:20.50 | 1:26.47 | Hong Kong, China | 1:33.41 | 1:22.68 | 1:27.48 | 1:29.26 | 1:20.50 | |||
| Pyraminx | Nathan Nairn | 4.01 | 5.13 | Australia | 4.42 | 5.71 | 7.22 | 5.26 | 4.01 | |||
| Skewb | Aston Culf | 4.94 | 6.37 | Australia | 11.64 | 4.94 | 5.39 | 6.98 | 6.75 | |||
| Square-1 | Chan Hui Tung (陳許瞳) | 10.68 | 13.50 | Hong Kong, China | 12.83 | 10.68 | 16.77 | 14.14 | 13.54 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Yinhao Ding | 9:04.80 | DNF | Australia | 9:04.80 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Yinhao Ding | 21:47.00 | DNF | Australia | 21:47.00 | DNS | DNS | |||||
Travel
By car
Some parking is available at the venue, however it is a shared space with the local library. There is additional parking in surrounding streets.
By Public Transport
- Goodwood Railway Station, serviced by the Belair and Seaford lines, is a 10-15 minute walk from the venue.
- The Goodwood Road tram station is short walk from the community centre, providing easy access from the city.
- Bus Stop 4 on Goodwood Road is around the corner from the community centre.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by 27/05/2021. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
If you are competing in 4x4/5x5 Blindfolded you must arrive at 8:30am.
ALL OTHER COMPETITORS You should arrive for registration between 9:00am and 9:30am.You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 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 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 Liam Sweet and Charlie van Ooran. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.
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.
COVID-19 FAQ
Q. What COVID safety protocols will be in place?
The organisers have put together a COVID safety plan. You may ask to view the plan either before or at the competition.
- There will be an increased focus on hand hygiene and maintaining social distancing, hand sanitiser will be available throughout the venue.
- There will be an increased cleaning regime.
- We will be capturing names and phones numbers to aid in contract tracing (via the COVID-SAfe Check-In)
If you are sick, have travelled overseas in the previous 14 days, are a close contact of someone confirmed to have COVID-19, awaiting the results of a COVID test or generally unwell and showing any symptoms no matter how mild, you must NOT attend this competition.
Q. Do I have to wear a face mask?
Facemasks are not compulsory but you are welcome to wear one if you wish.
Q. Can I bring my own face mask and/or hand sanitiser?
Yes, it is recommended that you bring your own face mask and hand sanitiser. Hand sanitiser will be provided at the venue.
Q. Can I still borrow some one else's puzzles?
We advise against sharing of puzzles.
Please make sure your puzzles are legal for competition, especially for events such as 3x3 blindfolded (no logos!). All of the information regarding cube legality can be found in the WCA Regulations. If you are unsure about this please don't hesitate to contact the organisers with any questions.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
Please contact the organisational team.
This speedcubing competition is open to ALL competitors. However, the title of South Australian State Champion for each event will be awarded to the top-ranked competitor who lives in South Australia.
If you would like to compete for a SA State Champion title, you MUST enter your details here.
You will ONLY be eligible for the title of SA Champion at this competition if you register your home state as SA in the form. You are welcome to compete in other state championship competitions, but you will NOT be able to compete for another State Champion title.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
This competition will be using pre-generated groups for first rounds. It is important that you know which groups of each event you are in. However, for FMC and MBLD there are no specified groups, as everyone competes at the same time.
A summary of groups has been prepared, as well as a personalised group list for each competitor. Each competitor will be provided with a printed copy of their invididual group numbers at registration.
Throughout the competition we will also need judges, runners and scramblers. Do not hesitate to ask if you can be helpful in some way!
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++).
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.