Vadodara Winter Open 2023
- Date
- Sep 17, 2023
- City
- Vadodara, Gujarat, India
- Venue
Vadil Vatsalya Bhavan, Vadodara
- Address
- Vadil Vatsalya bhavan, Near Dmart, Makrand Desai Road, Vadodara
- Details
1st floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Anas Jethva, Dhyaan Shah, and Naksh Baman
- WCA Delegates
- Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) and Sukesh Kumar
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 56
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
- 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 85 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹600 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC on the Register tab.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of ₹700 (Indian Rupee).
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) won with an average of 9.02 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) finished second (9.97) and Dadhania Het finished third (10.51).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) | 7.91 | 9.02 | India | 7.91 | 9.89 | 12.46 | 8.27 | 8.90 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) | 1.64 | 2.43 | India | 1.71 | 2.98 | 5.17 | 1.64 | 2.60 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) | 37.23 | 40.67 | India | 39.43 | 39.05 | 51.13 | 43.54 | 37.23 | |||
| Pyraminx | Imaad Sohel Ajani | 2.27 | 2.97 | India | 2.64 | 3.73 | 2.55 | 3.73 | 2.27 | |||
| Square-1 | Imaad Sohel Ajani | 12.12 | 15.01 | India | 39.54 | 14.36 | 14.29 | 16.38 | 12.12 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 34 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 5:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 |
For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!
We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...
First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
We have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, but is not a substitute for reading the regulations.
Youtube
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the "Registration and Payment" tab for further details.
FAQs
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.
Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to live.worldcubeassociation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.
Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegates.
First time participants
Step 1 - Sign-up on WCA
Step 2 - Register for the competition
Step 3 - Pay registration fees on Cubelelo HERE
Returners
Step 1 - Sign-in using your email that you used for your previous competitions
Step 2 - Register for the competition.
Step 3 - Pay registration fees on Cubelelo HERE
Registration for the event will only be accepted if a person has registered on the WCA page AND made the payment.
Note: While selecting events selected events will be highlighted in black
Registration fees are as follows:
| Number of Events | Online fees(in INR) |
|---|---|
| Base Fees | 500 |
| 1 Event | 600 |
| 2 Events | 700 |
| 3 Events | 800 |
| 4 Events | 900 |
| 5 Events | 1000 |
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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.