Vancouver Fall Fest 2023
- Date
- Oct 14 - 15, 2023
- City
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 4175 W 29th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6S 1V1
- Details
Dixon Gym on the First Floor
- Contact
- Organizers
- Ash Chen, Speedcubing Canada, and Winston Chow
- WCA Delegates
- Kevin Matthews and Vianne Chang
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please review all of the tabs listed on this website.
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 2 guests each.
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$500 of proceeds from Vancouver Fall Fest 2023 will go to Kids Help Phone, a charity which provides 24/7 support and counseling services to young individuals across Canada who are seeking help, guidance, and a safe space to talk about their concerns and challenges.
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.Masks will be optional. Do not attend this event if sick or feeling unwell.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 71
- 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 75 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 2 guests.
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.
Luke Jankowiak won with an average of 8.35 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Greyson James finished second (8.75) and Kenny Zhong finished third (8.78).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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| 3x3x3 Cube | Luke Jankowiak | 6.40 | 8.35 | Canada | 6.51 | 6.40 | 7.80 | 10.94 | 10.74 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Greyson James | 0.74 | 2.55 | United States | 2.63 | 1.87 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 0.74 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Luke Jankowiak | 32.24 | 38.37 | Canada | 48.68 | 34.14 | 32.24 | 42.69 | 38.28 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Jayce Li | 33.87 | DNF | Canada | DNF | 33.87 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Kenny Zhong | 13.56 | 14.36 | Canada | 13.96 | 13.96 | 15.16 | 15.67 | 13.56 | |||
| Clock | Dilshawn Sidhu | 3.45 | NR | 4.34 | NR | Canada | 4.87 | 3.96 | 3.45 | 4.19 | 8.32 | |
| Megaminx | Greyson James | 1:01.25 | 1:07.63 | United States | 1:10.67 | 1:01.25 | 1:08.38 | 1:03.84 | 1:12.82 | |||
| Pyraminx | Greyson James | 4.04 | 4.28 | United States | 4.33 | 4.41 | 4.11 | 4.57 | 4.04 | |||
| Skewb | Kevin Lê | 3.52 | 4.21 | Canada | 5.37 | 3.52 | 4.61 | 3.88 | 4.15 | |||
| Square-1 | Wesley Haas | 6.91 | 9.74 | Canada | 8.01 | 11.39 | 6.91 | 10.23 | 10.97 | |||
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 Basil.
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 with volunteer tasks - makes for a smooth and excellently run competition for all.
Thank you.
Venue
This competition is at St. Georges School, Senior Campus in the Dixon Gym.
Food
Food and drink are allowed inside of the venue but please be mindful about keeping the space clean.
There are many food options on Dunbar St, about a 15 - 20 min walk away the venue.
Parking
The School's Parking lot is available for parking. *Note: On Sunday from 10AM to 12AM, W 29th Avenue is closed due to a school event. It is reccomended that you arrive on time for the day, even if you are not competing in the morning. *
Public Transit
St. Georges is a 15 minute walk away from multiple Bus Stops. For a more precise route, view google maps directions.
Sponsorship
This competition is sponsored by Cubing Out Loud! They will be providing 15 dollar gift cards for the fastest canadian* in every event, and the fastest newcomer.
*If your country on WCA isn't Canada, but you still live in Canada, you are eligible for the gift card.
Raffles
There will be multiple raffles giving away puzzles to lucky competitors throughout the competition! Judges will be automatically entered into the raffle.
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.