Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for check-in registration between 08:00 and 08:30 on Saturday morning. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled.

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?
You only need to know how to solve the 3x3 cube in under 10 minutes to compete! Refer to the Events tab to see specific Time limits and Cutoffs for other events.

Q. How can I change my events?
You can change your events via the competition registration page.

Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is a condensed version of the competitor tutorial.

Q. What do I need to bring?
You need to bring a puzzle for each event you are signed up to compete in - make sure they are allowed per the WCA regulations. To summarise, your cube should NOT have physical damage, such as very scratched up stickers, dents, or visibly broken pieces; it should only have ONE logo; it should not have any textures or patterns (so NO "carbon-fiber" cubes); and it must not have transparent pieces. If you are unsure whether your puzzle is competition-legal, please get in touch with a delegate to check. Many competitors also bring a 'warm up cube' to use between submitting their puzzle for scrambling and starting their official solve. All timing equipment is provided.

Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded through the day onto WCA Live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.

Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegate and Organizer for this competition is Maverick Pearson. Feel free to ask any questions you may have on the day about the rules and regulations, or the schedule, cutoffs, time limits, and other event-related queries.

Q. Can I help on the day?
Definitely! Throughout the day we will always need judges and runners so please see the Delegate to ask how you can best assist.

Q. How can I find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa by signing up on CubingZA or checking the WCA Competitions page.

Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competitions you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.

Please also refer to the WCA's FAQ.

If you're a first-time competitor, we would love to have you! It doesn't matter how quickly you can solve the cube - everyone is there to have fun, make new friends, and do their best. The speedcubing community is a healthy environment for cubers of all ages!

New competitors must bring some form of ID to show at the competition to confirm the name, the country they wish to compete for, and the date of birth registered with.
The usual items of ID that people bring are Passports, Birth Certificates, Driver's Licenses, etc. As long as it has your name, date of birth, and country, then it will be fine.

This competition runs over two days but you don't need to attend both days. Have a look on the schedule to see when the different events are happening so you can decide what days you should attend. Make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before Registration ends on the first day you'll be competing. This helps us with entering everyone into the system and ensures that you're on time for the New Competitor Tutorial. As a first-time competitor, you don't want to miss this as we'll be going over all the details of how to participate in this competition.

If you're on the fence about going, take a look at this video giving a bit of insight into what a cube competition is like. If you would like some more information about what to expect, take a look at:

* this tutorial on how you'll complete your solves
* this video on what to expect at your first competition If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the organisers - we would be happy to help!

Information for all competitors:

• Please help judge! These competitions need lots of volunteers to run smoothly and on time, judges are the main roles that require the most help. It is also very easy to do, even non-cubers and parents can do it! If you are unsure of the procedure we will explain it as a part of the new competitor tutorial which will take place at the start of the competition. If you still don't quite understand we are happy to show you anytime throughout the rest of the competition. And you may judge in any round you like throughout the competition, as long as you aren't competing in that group.
• However if you are competing in an event then you are expected to also help out. We understand if you need time to warm-up so we would really appreciate it if you could judge in the group immediately following yours. For example if you are competing in group 2, please help judge in group 3 etc. If there are only 2 groups, we expect you to help out in the other group.
• No flash photography under any circumstance within the venue. It is extremely destracting to competitors while they are competing. You are more than welcome to record or take pictures as long as your flash is off.
• Make sure to keep your space clean and tidy. Please put all your rubbish into the bins or take it home with you when you leave.
• There are hundreds of puzzles within the venue at all times. Make sure to keep your cubes together to ensure that you don't lose any! It is a good idea to use a koki-pen or some other marker and place a mark, initials, name, etc on the INSIDE of a piece of your puzzles - for example, under a 3x3 center-cap, or on the inside of a Pyraminx tip, so that if there is a cube mixup, you can easily identify your puzzle.

CubingZA is a volunteer organisation made up of delegates and community members who have come together to try and ensure that we can sustainably run regular competitions all across the country.

If you'd be interested in helping out in CubingZA's mission to improve competitive speedcubing in the country, please get in touch.

Huge thanks to Speedcubes for sponsoring this competition!

Speedcubes has been a long time cube-shop, competition organizer and sponsor of WCA competitions in South Africa.
For Speedcubes Bloemfontein 2024, they are sponsoring vouchers for the podium winners, lucky draw prizes, and offering competition equipment such as banners, tablecloths and cube covers, as well as helping us cover the venue fee. We are very grateful for their support! They hope to have a cube shop set up at the competition too - we will send out any updates on this ASAP!