Showground Showdown 2021
- Date
- Jan 30 - 31, 2021
- City
- Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
- Venue
- Address
- 1 Graylands Rd, Claremont WA 6010
- Contact
- Organizers
- Charlie van Ooran, Melanie Charlesworth, Speedcubing Australia, and Zak Kenny
- WCA Delegates
- Charlie van Ooran, Edward Hollingdale, and Zak Kenny
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
The delegates/organiser of the compeition will not allow anyone to enter the venue if they are showing signs of illness and are not responsible for any illness you may contract from the competition.
Please take the time to read all the FAQ tabs, even if you have previously competed before, as there may be some restrictions that you may be unaware of. We would further like to emphasise that there is strictly a limit of ONE guest per competitor.
If you require wheelchair/pram accessibility, please contact us regarding this. We will have to arrange a stair-lift in advance if this is required so please make sure to notify us. Otherwise entry via stairs will be the only option.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 113
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 10:15 AM UTC and closed Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3:59 PM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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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 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3:59 PM UTC 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 South Perth Summer 2020 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 will not be processed until you have paid the registration fees. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
Once the competitor limit has filled, the waiting list will be opened. New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment. Waitlisted competitors will only be accepted provided one of the accepted competitors withdraws from the competition. All competitors still on the waiting list after the 24th of January 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 the 24th of January. Refunds will not be issued after this date for any reason. Withdrawing enables competitors on the waiting list to attend the competition.
You may change the events you are registered for by by contacting the organisational team by 24th of January. 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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Joshua Hounslow won with an average of 8.76 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Marquez Phan finished second (9.07) and Jonathan Charlesworth finished third (9.11).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Joshua Hounslow | 7.76 | 8.76 | Australia | 7.76 | 9.24 | 8.29 | 9.83 | 8.74 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Joshua Hounslow | 2.30 | 2.82 | Australia | 2.30 | 3.18 | 2.81 | 2.48 | DNF | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Jonathan Charlesworth | 31.59 | 34.93 | Australia | 37.09 | 40.58 | 34.28 | 31.59 | 33.41 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Jonathan Charlesworth | 53.28 | 1:06.66 | Australia | 53.28 | 1:08.21 | 1:06.76 | 1:05.02 | 1:10.40 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Jonathan Pang | 2:10.58 | DNF | Australia | DNF | 2:10.58 | 2:16.29 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Marquez Phan | 15.60 | 17.19 | Australia | 16.95 | 19.11 | 18.52 | 15.60 | 16.10 | |||
| Megaminx | James Holdsworth | 44.77 | 49.66 | Australia | 47.36 | 54.13 | 47.48 | 44.77 | 55.44 | |||
| Pyraminx | Joshua Hounslow | 3.34 | 3.73 | Australia | 3.40 | 6.24 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 3.34 | |||
| Skewb | Jonathan Charlesworth | 2.51 | 3.87 | Australia | 2.51 | 2.80 | 3.40 | 5.40 | 6.70 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 50 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 50 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | Top 6 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 45.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 6 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 4:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by the 24th of January. Please contact us through this page detailing your event changes.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration at 8:30AM on Saturday the 30th of January. Further you should 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 throughout 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 Charlie Van Ooran and Zak Kenny. Feel free to approach us with any questions!
Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates and Organisers to ask how you can best assist.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
We are pleased to confirm that dailypuzzles.com.au will be the sponsor of this competition.
Thanks to their generosity all competitors will receive a free gift, a cube cover, a cube stand, and an exclusive discount code to use at dailypuzzles.com.au.
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.