Saskatchewan Newcomers 2025
- Date
- Mar 22, 2025
- City
- Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Venue
Rosewood Park Alliance Church
- Address
- 1300 N Courtney St, Regina, SK S4Y 0C5
- Details
Gym
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Carol Preece, Laura Plourde, and Speedcubing Canada
- WCA Delegate
- Laura Plourde
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition features easy and popular events, making it perfect for newcomers.
First Time Competitors:
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. There is a video here for a basic rundown of a competition.Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
- 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
- Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
- If greater than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
- If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes two weeks prior to the competition, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.
Judging:
All competitors are expected to help at this competition. We will have a judging tutorial at the beginning of the day. All competitors will be assigned to judge 1 group of each of the events they are competing in. There will also be draw prizes throughout the day to encourage competitors to stay after their round is done.Mystery event:
There will be a mystery event at lunch. You only need to know how to solve a 3x3 to participate.4x4
There will be no cutoff for 4x4 at this competition. The cumulative time limit is 20 minutes. You may take over 10 minutes to do a single solve if you let your judge know beforehand. 4x4 is scheduled such that overflow into lunch is acceptable so everyone can get results.
We ask attendees to limit themselves to one guest per competitor if possible so that we do not go over capacity limits for this venue which is 160 people.
Attendance is not required for the entire competition, however please arrive at least 15 minutes before your event's planned start time.
Please bring your own cubes for the events you are competing in.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.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 44
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Friday, March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
- 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 70 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (Canadian Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, March 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $30 (Canadian Dollar).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
On the spot registrations will be accepted only if the competitor limit was not reached during pre-registration.
Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
If greater than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes two weeks prior to the competition, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Jonathan Petry won with an average of 9.79 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Karl Sebastien Haw finished second (10.21) and Jack Granger finished third (10.97).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Jonathan Petry | 8.36 | 9.79 | Canada | 10.41 | 10.14 | 8.36 | 8.95 | 10.29 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Zach Ramer | 2.78 | 3.25 | Canada | 2.78 | 2.86 | 6.73 | 3.00 | 3.90 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Jonathan Petry | 34.54 | 37.40 | Canada | 42.13 | 35.02 | 37.57 | 34.54 | 39.61 | |||
| Pyraminx | Zach Ramer | 4.05 | 4.60 | Canada | 4.76 | 5.10 | 4.17 | 4.87 | 4.05 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 20:00.00 cumulative* | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
Q. How do I register for this competition?
A. You'll need a WCA Account to register. Once registration has opened, you can register at the register button to your left or at this link. Select the events you'll be competing in and any comments you'd like the organization team to know. After pressing Register, you'll be prompted to pay using Stripe. You must pay your registration fee to be eligible to compete. If there is still space in the competition and you do not receive an email saying your registration has been accepted within 48 hours of paying, please contact the organization team. If the competitor limit does not fill during registration, we will accept a limited number of on the spot registrations, up to the original competitor limit.
Q. How can I prepare for the competition day?
A. Competitors should understand the WCA Regulations before competing. We will have a New Competitor Tutorial at the beginning of the day where you can learn and ask questions.
Q. Who should I ask if I have any questions?
A. Before the competition, you can contact the organization team with any questions with our contact form. During the competition, you can speak to a delegate. Your delegate for this competition is Laura Plourde.
Q. What are groups? How can I find which ones I'm in?
A. Groups are how we determine when each competitor competes. During each round, we will have several groups that will be called up in succession. When the group in which you're supposed to compete is called, please come up to the cube dropoff table and submit your puzzle. When the group you're judging is called, come up and find an empty station to judge. Groups will be printed on your nametag the day of the competition, and can also be found at competitiongroups.com.
Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
A. WCA Competitions are open to cubers of any age! We do not have age groups so all competitors compete with each other. For some events, the groups will be sorted by speed, so you will be competing against cubers of the same skill.
Q. What do I need to bring to the competition?
A. You'll need to bring the puzzles required for any event you'll be competing in. Most competitors like to bring other cubes to warm up with. All timing equipment will be supplied by the WCA Delegates at the competition. There will also be a "Library of Cubes" at the competition, for anyone who needs to borrow a cube or wants to learn a new event.
Q. Where can I find results for this competition?
A. Live results will be visible on the WCA Live and will be posted on the WCA Website shortly after the competition. If it's your first competition, you'll get a WCA ID when results are posted to the WCA Website.
Q. How can I have a competition in my hometown?
A. For any suggestions on future Saskatchewan competitions, contact Alberta Cubers here. For those near the Minnesota or North Dakota border, please reach out to the Minnesota delegates here. You can stay updated on Canadian competitions by signing up to the Speedcubing Canada mailing list here.
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.