The Big Cube Melbourne 2023
- Date
- Oct 14, 2023
- City
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Venue
- Address
- 8/12 Simla St, Mitcham VIC 3132
- Details
Indoor Soccer Court
- Contact
- Organizers
- Lennon Hughes and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Beste Cifci, Divnoor Bajwa, Kerrie Jarman, and Lennon Hughes
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Important Information
The Big Cube Melbourne 2023 is taking place at the The Big LAN X event.
This venue requires those under 18 years old cannot enter the venue without a parent/guardian present. The parent/guardian will be required to sign a consent form upon entry.
For more information, please check the important information tab.
Contact us
We are on Facebook and Instagram!Speedcubing Australia acknowledges the traditional owners of this land, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, and pays respect to the elders, past and present for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal Australia.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 95
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- 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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% 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 can attend paying an entry fee of $10 (Australian Dollar).
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for The Big Cube Melbourne 2023 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 is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the $25 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
- Once the competitor limit of 100 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- You must pay the $25 registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
- New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
- Waitlisted competitors will only be added to the competition if an existing competitors withdraws.
- All competitors still on the waiting list after Tuesday 10th October 11:59 UTC+11 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 Tuesday 10th October 11:59 UTC+11.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
You may change the events you are registered on the Register tab by Tuesday 10th October 11:59 UTC+11. After this date it is not possible to add further events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
- Once the competitor limit of 100 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Phoenix Patterson won with an average of 8.09 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Lennon Hughes finished second (9.28) and Divnoor Bajwa finished third (9.41).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Phoenix Patterson | 7.09 | 8.09 | Australia | 11.06 | 8.04 | 7.52 | 7.09 | 8.72 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Phoenix Patterson | 1.11 | 1.61 | Australia | 1.81 | 1.11 | 1.65 | 1.36 | 3.51 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Tam Quan | 20.34 | 25.67 | Australia | 20.34 | 34.38 | 22.30 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Phoenix Patterson | 10.20 | 12.64 | Australia | 12.79 | 12.05 | 10.20 | 13.09 | 16.83 | |||
Spectators will need to purchase a $10 entry ticket to spectate the competition. Tickets can be purchased online or on the day in-person. More details on tickets can be found here.
We encourage spectators and it is often good to come watch first to understand how a competition operates. You will then know what to do when you do compete. There are also plenty of opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. If you would a judging tutorial please approach a Delegate, they will be wearing the bright red polo shirts.
Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge. We will run a judging tutorial at the same time as the new competitor tutorial, you can also have someone teach you how to judge later in the day. Judging is not difficult and you don't need to be a cuber to be a successful judge, it is an excellent way to make the time fly by!
Venue
This competition is part of The Big LAN X event.
By car
The competition venue is located at Mitcham Baptist Church. There is lots of parking at the venue that is available, as well as at Mitcham Station.
By Train
Mitcham Station is a 2 minute walk from the venue, which is on the Belgrave & Lilydale lines.
By Bus
There are two bus stops within a 5 minute walk from the venue.
Mitcham Station/Calcutta St: Routes 736, 740 & 765.
Delhi St/Mitcham Rd: Routes 736 & 765.
This competition is part of The Big LAN X event.
The Big LAN is a non-profit community LAN party and currently the largest LAN event in Australia. The Big LAN's aim is to run community events for people in a range of hobbies including video games, board games, art, and more that encourage them to come together, meet like-minded people face-to-face, and form long-term friendships in a casual atmosphere.
Competitors under the age of 18 cannot enter the venue without a parent/guardian present. The parent/guardian will be required to sign a consent form upon entry.
Spectators will need to purchase a $10 entry ticket to spectate the competition. Tickets can be purchased online or on the day in-person. More details on tickets can be found here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by Friday 6th October 11:59PM AEDT. You can change your events via the competition registration page.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration from 10:30AM. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Sometimes we run ahead and if you are not available for your group you most likely will not be permitted to join a later group. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
Q. I have never been to a competition before, is this a good competition for me?
YES! All of our competitions cater for newcomers. There is a new competitor tutorial and plenty of friendly delegates to help you understand what you need to do. Watch these tutorial videos to understand what a competition looks like and what is expected of you
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. Please note that this competition is a bit different to most of our others and all children under 18 will need to be signed in by a parent or guardian.
Q. Do children need to have adult supervision?
YES. Adult supervision of children is required at ALL times. The WCA Delegates and Organisers are very busy running the competition and cannot be responsible for supervising children.
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. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is condensed version of the competitor tutorial. You may also like to watch this helpful competitor guide.
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. We also recommend you bring a water bottle. 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 by Speedcubing Australia.
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 has been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
There will be multiple Delegates there on the day - they will be wearing bright red shirts. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.
Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
Q. How do I find out about other upcoming competitions in Australia?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in Australia by signing up to the Speedcubing Australia mailing list.
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.
Q: I lost a puzzle at the competition, what should I do?
There are hundreds of puzzles at these events, make sure to keep yours together so you don't lose them! Keeping them in a bag and looking after it at all times is recommended. If you do lose a puzzle (or anything else), please speak to us at the event or contact the organisational team, it is possible someone has handed it in to us.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
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You can find an individual schedule here. Each competitor will be provided with a printed copy of their invididual group assignments at registration. As this is a major competition, we cannot adjust groups. Please arrive on time to your assigned groups.
Throughout the competition we will also need judges, runners and scramblers. All competitiors will need to do some judging at the bare minimum. In any event in which you compete, you are expected to assist with judging. If you don't know how to help please come and ask, there is almost always something for you to do.
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.