UBC Side Events 2023
- Date
- Feb 5, 2023
- City
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
- Details
This event will be held in room 261
- Contact
- Organizers
- Matt Hudon and Speedcubing Canada
- WCA Delegates
- Kevin Matthews, Matt Hudon, and Vianne Chang
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please review all of the tabs listed on this website.
Please note that this is a Side Events competition. This means 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.
Please note that advancement conditions for final rounds may change, depending on registration numbers.
Spectators can attend for free. Being mindful of space, we ask that no competitor brings more than 1 guest.
Finally, please note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule as the day progresses, so please be ready at least 30 minutes in advance just in case.
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 37
- 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 40 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (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.
Please review all of the tabs listed on this website!
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
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Max Siauw won with an average of 6.81 seconds in the Clock event. Kye Riddell finished second (7.01) and Brian Kan finished third (8.66).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6x6x6 Cube | Max Siauw | 1:24.55 | 1:28.36 | United States | 1:27.89 | 1:32.64 | 1:24.55 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Max Siauw | 2:17.06 | 2:25.12 | United States | 2:33.94 | 2:24.37 | 2:17.06 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 31.56 | 34.75 | Canada | 31.56 | 40.15 | 32.53 | |||||
| Clock | Max Siauw | 6.17 | 6.81 | United States | 6.27 | 7.51 | 7.78 | 6.17 | 6.65 | |||
| Skewb | Max Siauw | 3.48 | 3.92 | United States | DNF | 4.13 | 3.48 | 3.91 | 3.73 | |||
| Square-1 | Max Siauw | 5.84 | 6.21 | United States | 6.31 | 6.28 | 6.05 | 5.84 | 13.82 | |||
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.
Competitors must not attend if they have covid or are symptomatic.
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.
Venue
Irving K Barber Learning Centre (IBLC) - 261
1961 East Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z1
The competition will be held in Room 261.
Parking
Parking information can be found here.
Public Transit
UBC is accessible by many buses and the venue is right by the UBC bus loop/exchange. Due to construction and other unforeseen circumstances, buses may be delayed. Please check Translink's alerts and plan your trip accordingly.
Food
There are many restaurants within walking distance from the venue including on the first floor of the Nest and in the Life building right next door.
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 video made specifically for new cubers, just to show the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
Video: WCA Competitor Tutorial
*There will also be a quick competitior tutorial at the start of the competition.
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 daunted 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, do not hesitate to contact Mathieu Hudon at Matthudon2273@gmail.com
Competition 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.
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.
Because of our limited competitor size, we kindly ask that everyone tries to help 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.
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Waitlist
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.
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.