The Battlefords: Cubers Strike Back 2024

Date: May 4, 2024
City: North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Venue: Western Development Museum North Battleford
Address: SK-16 &, SK-40, North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y1
Details: Heritage Hall
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Dylan Vaskevicius, Laura Plourde, and Speedcubing Canada
WCA Delegates: Alexander Mutch, Dylan Vaskevicius, Laura Plourde, Orion Donovan, and Vianne Chang

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

Western Development Museum: The registration fee for this competition includes admission to the Western Development Museum for the competitors and their guests. There will be a longer lunch break in the competition schedule so everyone can enjoy the museum. Learn more about the WDM at their website here.

We ask attendees to limit themselves to two guest per competitor if possible so that we do not go over capacity limits for this venue which is 240 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.

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.

Draw prizes:
There will be draw prizes throughout the day to encourage competitors to stay after their round is done.

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: 32

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 70 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $35 (Canadian Dollar).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.

On the spot registrations will be accepted only if the competitor limit was not reached during pre-registration.
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Kyle Santucci won with an average of 6.19 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jonathan Petry finished second (10.16) and Emma Kemp finished third (10.20).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Kyle Santucci	5.68	6.19	Canada	6.19	7.50	5.84	5.68	6.55
4x4x4 Cube	Jonathan Petry	33.36	35.90	Canada	35.76	36.32	38.20	35.61	33.36
5x5x5 Cube	Jonathan Petry	1:06.15	1:10.60	Canada	1:11.51	1:32.60	1:06.15	1:11.08	1:09.21
3x3x3 One-Handed	Kyle Santucci	9.18	11.73	Canada	12.07	12.55	11.76	9.18	11.36
Clock	Kye Riddell	6.31	7.04	Canada	7.24	7.51	DNF	6.36	6.31
Pyraminx	Dylan Vaskevicius	3.46	5.41	Canada	4.99	3.46	7.05	10.47	4.19

The registration fee for this competition includes admission to the Western Development Museum for the competitors and their guests. There will be a longer lunch break in the competition schedule so everyone can enjoy the museum. Learn more about the WDM at their website here.

Indoor exhibits feature a gallery of old vehicles, steam engines, and other displays of Saskatchewan's history.
Outdoor exhibits include a heritage village, a blacksmith shop, and old steam locomotives. Note: Outdoor exhibits are weather dependent and may not be open for the season yet.

The venue is located at the intersection of SK-16 and SK-40. There is a large parking lot with free parking.

There are several fast food and sit down restaurants just a short drive down SK-40. There are also several hotels nearby.

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 delegates for this competition are Vianne Chang, Laura Plourde, and Dylan Vaskevicius.

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.

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.

Facebook Group
Join the Saskatchewan Speedcubing Facebook group here!

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.

If you don't know how to judge or run, make sure to come to the competitor tutorial at the start of the competition. These duties will be on the back of your name tag (explained in the competitor tutorial), so please be aware of when you're expected to come up and help. This is required to keep the competition running smoothly and on time, since it is purely run by volunteeers. For non-first rounds (ie 3x3x3 round 2) there are no assigned duties, so if you see an empty juding seat then please come up and fill it.

We also ask that you keep the venue as tidy as possible as possible - please put garbage/recycling/etc in the appropriate bins when you're leaving.

If you need help or are confused about any of these duties, just ask an organizer or an experienced competitor and they can explain.

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).

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.