Saraswati Open 2024
- Date
- Apr 6, 2024
- City
- Raigad, Maharashtra, India
- Venue
Saraswati College Of Engineering
- Address
- Plot No. 46, Sector 5 Near MSEB Sub Station, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410210
- Details
Room Number 412, 413 & 417, 4th Floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Gaurav Bhuimbar, Hardik Dadas, Minal Chandrakant Hedalkar, Prachiti Ziman, Rotaract Club of Saraswati College, Rushikesh Chavan, and Vaishnavi Borse
- WCA Delegates
- Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) and Pranav Dandgaval
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Participants have to bring their own cube for the event.
Check out all the other Tabs for more detailed information.
Make sure you will be available at the venue at least 15 minutes before your event starts. You won't be allowed to participate in an event under any circumstances if you reach late.
If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time, please bring your goverment ID card for verification.
All the participants are requested to volunteer in the competition and every participant (except newcomers) will be assigned to a particular event they have to either judge, scramble, etc for the group/event.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 54
- 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 ₹800 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Steps to register for this competition -
1. Sign in / Sign up on WCA
2. Register for the competition here
3. Pay for the competition fees here
Wait for 1-2 days for your registration to be approved
Check Registration and Payments tab for more information
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Shrivatsa Patil won with an average of 8.16 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Shubham Maharana finished second (8.72) and Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap finished third (9.28).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Shrivatsa Patil | 7.29 | 8.16 | India | 9.19 | 8.59 | 7.66 | 8.24 | 7.29 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Shubham Maharana | 1.49 | 1.75 | India | 1.90 | 1.49 | 2.81 | 1.66 | 1.70 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) | 40.16 | 41.26 | India | 40.16 | 42.52 | 41.11 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Shubham Maharana | 12.23 | 13.56 | India | 12.23 | 14.39 | 12.65 | 14.06 | 13.98 | |||
| Pyraminx | Imaad Sohel Ajani | 2.27 | 3.69 | India | 4.59 | 2.27 | 3.57 | DNF | 2.92 | |||
| Skewb | Pranav Dandgaval | 3.72 | 5.26 | India | 4.96 | 3.72 | 4.78 | 6.03 | 6.06 | |||
For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!
We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...
First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
We have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, however this is not a substitute fo reading the regulations!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=dPL3eV-A0ww
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the 'Registration & Payment' tab and it will guide you to the registration.
FAQs
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.
Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 8 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube! In previous competitions participants who were just 5 years of age also solved the cubes.
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to live.worldcubeassocation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.
Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegates.
Please check your respective mail ID's through which you will receive all the communications from organisation team.
All the Newcomers are requested to get their valid ID proofs with Date of Birth Mentioned on it.
For the Returning Participants: Please claim your WCA ID if you have not claimed it yet. Link is provided below.
First time participants
Step 1 - Sign-up on WCA. You must mention your full name without any abbreviations while creating your WCA profile.
Step 2 - Register for the competition
Step 3 - Pay here - https://www.cubelelo.com/products/saraswati-cube-open-2024
Returning participants
Step 1 - Sign-in using your email that you used for your previous competitions
Step 2 - Register for the competition.
Step 3 - Pay here - https://www.cubelelo.com/products/saraswati-cube-open-2024
Registration for the event will only be accepted if a person has registered on the WCA page AND made the payment.
Please do the payment of each participant separately.
Fee Structure:
The competition has a flat fee of INR 800 inclusive of all events
Pay the registration fees here: https://www.cubelelo.com/products/saraswati-cube-open-2024
Notes:
1. You can't change the events once the registration period closes.
2. It is mandatory to pay the registration fees AND register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
3. Wait for 48 hours to get your registration confirmed after payment has been done.
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.