Take Your Time Richmond 2023

Date: May 14, 2023
City: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: J.N. Burnett Secondary School
Address: 5011 Granville Ave. Richmond BC V7C 1E6
Details: The competition will be held in the Multipurpose room
Contact: jimatthew12@gmail.com
Organizers: Matthew Ji and Speedcubing Canada
WCA Delegates: Kevin Matthews and Vianne Chang

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Information

Please review all of the tabs listed on this website.

Note that 3x3 speedsolving will NOT be held at this competition. If you are looking to compete in events that are not being held, please look for another competition.

Event start times may change depending on registration totals. Competitors will be notified about changes after registration has closed. You only need to show up for the events that you're competing in - but we encourage you to show up for longer. Do note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, particularly for events in the afternoon please be ready at least 30 minutes in advance just in case

Spectators can attend for free. Due to venue capacity, we ask that competitors bring a maximum of 1 guest each.

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Events
Main event
Competitors: 44

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (Canadian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
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 on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

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IMPORTANT: Organizers manually move competitors to the competitors list after payment has been received. This is done based on order of payment - You will receive an email letting you know that payment has been received, but you are not registered for this competition until you receive a second email confirming registration and your name appears on the competitors list

Once the competitor limit has been reached, a waitlist opens. This waitlist will be maintained for those who secure waitlist registration by making payment in the event a competitor vacancy opens up.
Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist will receive a 100% refund shortly before the competition starts.
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Sameer Aggarwal won with an average of 30.43 seconds in the 4x4x4 Cube event. Luke Jankowiak finished second (35.17) and Jonathan Truchot finished third (35.38).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
4x4x4 Cube	Sameer Aggarwal	24.98	30.43	United States	29.63	31.87	32.61	24.98	29.78
5x5x5 Cube	Sameer Aggarwal	51.86	56.26	United States	53.96	1:13.26	51.86	53.02	1:01.79
6x6x6 Cube	Sameer Aggarwal	1:41.39	1:42.31	United States	1:43.67	1:41.88	1:41.39
7x7x7 Cube	Sameer Aggarwal	2:51.07	2:53.37	United States	2:55.42	2:51.07	2:53.62
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Kevin Matthews	41.52	48.56	Canada	50.87	41.52	53.29
Clock	Dilshawn Sidhu	4.68	5.61	Canada	5.48	8.58	5.63	5.72	4.68
Megaminx	Sameer Aggarwal	43.75	50.26	United States	56.53	54.63	50.65	45.50	43.75

Any changes to the information below will be noted on this page and sent to registered competitors via email.

There are currently no restrictions on indoor events in British Columbia. Masks are a personal choice, and are not required. No proof of vaccination is required.

Any competitor or guest who has had a recent positive COVID-19 test or is experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, nausea, etc. should NOT attend this competition. If you need to cancel your registration due to the onset of any COVID-19 symptoms and/or testing positive for COVID-19 (cough, fever, chills, nausea, etc) even on the weekend of the competition, let us, your organisers, know and we will arrange a FULL refund for you.

If the situation changes and we're required by the government to bring in restrictions, we will notify registered competitors by email and also post updates here.

You may check the B.C. Government's Province-Wide restrictions page to check for changes prior to the event.

Assumption of Risk

The risk remains that a communicable disease (e.g., COVID-19) outbreak could occur at any time and those attending this competition at Burnett Secondary School might become infected. Individuals attending this competition must understand this risk as per the Board's policy: Communicable Disease Addendum for Community Use of District Facilities.

Venue
J.N. Burnett Secondary School, Granville Avenue
5011 Granville Ave
Richmond, BC V7C 1E6

The competition will be held in the Multipurpose Room on the first floor.

Parking
Free parking is available at the venue and nearby.

Public Transit
The Venue is accessible by many buses. Please check Translink's alerts and plan your trip accordingly.

Food
Many food options are available at Blundell Centre which is nearby. Food delivery apps are also availible.

Welcome

For those of you new to cubing - WELCOME! This competition is fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you to be aware of these basics before coming to compete.

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations. Of course, those regulations contain a lot of legalese, so we have a a few videos made specifically for new competitors, just to show the basics of competing. These videos will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
* Speedcubing Canada New Competitor Tutorials Playlist (from 2023)
* Chris, Kit, and Lauren's WCA Competitor Tutorial (from 2015)

Note: There will also be a competitior tutorial at the start of the competition - see the schedule tab.

For those interested in more of the B.C cubing community, see Vancouver's own cubing facebook group.
There is also a PNW (Pacific Northwest) cubing Facebook group.

FAQs

Q: What will the competition look like?
A: A competition usually runs throughout the whole day where cubers meet up and have fun, although you are more than welcome to stay the whole day or leave whenever. You will compete in events you have signed up for and have the choice to cube at a waiting table.
Q: Who is allowed to compete?
A: Everyone, from all ages are allowed to compete! Do not be hesitant if you are not experienced with cubing or competing, we encourage newcomers to come along, we will help out.
Q: Whose cubes do I use?
A: When competing, it is ideal to use your own cube. Make sure you have one ready to go when it is time to compete. Equipment like timers will be there to compete with. (The competition will not supply you with cubes to compete.)
Q: How do I check the results of the competition?
A: There will be a website: WCA Live to check concurrent results throughout the day. Official results will then be posted the following days of the competition.

Do not be intimidated by all these rules and expectations. Competitions are for everyone to have fun! If at any time during the day you have any questions feel free to ask us!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact jimatthew12@gmail.com

Competitor Duties

Particularly if you are newer to competing or to judging or need that refresher after being out of competitions for so long, please read the WCA Competition Tutorial before coming to the competition to learn for the first time or simply be reminded as a more experienced competitor about the procedures for both competing and judging. There are also tons of tutorials on YouTube if you prefer to learn that way.

All experienced competitors will be scheduled by the organizers to serve as judges and scramblers. Schedules will be posted at the venue and found on the back of the prepared name tags on the day of competition.
We kindly ask that everyone tries to out by judging, scramble or run, in order to keep pace with the day.

Keeping the venue as tidy as possible will be a great help as well.

Serving in these essential roles - including on the spot invitations to both competitors and attendees to assist the organizer as co-runners - makes for a smooth and excellently run competition for all.

Thank You.

Waitlist

Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.

Once the competitor limit has been reached, a waitlist opens.

IF YOU DO NOT GET A CONFIRMATION OF SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE WAITLISTED. Your name is not lost or forgotten. You do not need to be in touch. The organizer will notify you if a spot for you becomes available.

This waitlist will be maintained for those who secure waitlist registration by making payment in the event a competitor vacancy opens up.

Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.

Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist will receive a 100% refund shortly before the competition starts.

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.