WA State Championship 2021
- Date
- Jul 17 - 18, 2021
- City
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Venue
Claremont Showground
- Address
- 1 Graylands Rd, Claremont WA 6010
- Details
Claremont Showground Members' Lounge
- Contact
- Organizers
- Mark Charlesworth, Melanie Charlesworth, and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Charlie van Ooran and Zak Kenny
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 10:00 AM UTC and closed Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 12:59 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 140 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, July 9, 2021 at 10:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, July 9, 2021 at 10:59 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Friday, July 9, 2021 at 10:59 AM UTC by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for WA State Championship 2021 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 140 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 09/07/2021 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 09/07/2021.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
- Refunds will be issued if you are feeling unwell with COVID-19 symptoms or are awaiting a COVID test and can no longer attend the competition. We will also provide a refund if there is a change in border restrictions that limits your ability to attend the competition.
You may change the events you are registered for by contacting the organisational team by 09/07/2021. After this date it is no longer possible to add events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
Communications from us:
There will be important messages from the organisational team regarding your registration. Please ensure you whitelist our domain speedcubing.org.au in your email program.
- Once the competitor limit of 140 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Marquez Phan won with an average of 9.06 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Alevio Hamizan Ersha finished second (9.26) and Lachlan Stephens finished third (9.63).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Marquez Phan | 7.93 | 9.06 | Australia | 9.70 | 9.39 | 7.93 | 9.16 | 8.62 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Lachlan Stephens | 2.41 | 2.81 | Australia | 2.41 | 2.52 | 2.94 | 4.44 | 2.96 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Marquez Phan | 28.38 | 32.27 | Australia | 31.92 | 36.25 | 31.76 | 33.14 | 28.38 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Marquez Phan | 1:01.28 | 1:05.48 | Australia | 1:01.28 | 1:08.55 | 1:09.45 | 1:04.48 | 1:03.41 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Alevio Hamizan Ersha | 2:06.63 | 2:07.51 | Indonesia | 2:09.21 | 2:06.68 | 2:06.63 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Alevio Hamizan Ersha | 3:13.03 | 3:29.81 | Indonesia | 3:38.91 | 3:13.03 | 3:37.50 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Jonathan Pang | 1:43.46 | DNF | Australia | DNF | 2:10.07 | 1:43.46 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Joshua Hounslow | 28 | Australia | 28 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Luke Burong | 15.52 | 17.15 | Australia | 17.36 | 15.77 | 18.33 | 19.83 | 15.52 | |||
| Clock | Jonathan Charlesworth | 7.33 | 7.98 | Australia | 7.45 | 8.10 | 11.57 | 7.33 | 8.38 | |||
| Megaminx | James Holdsworth | 44.44 | 50.27 | Australia | 53.69 | 45.69 | 51.42 | 1:01.67 | 44.44 | |||
| Pyraminx | Joshua Hounslow | 2.79 | 3.12 | Australia | 2.79 | 2.83 | 3.14 | 5.32 | 3.38 | |||
| Skewb | Jonathan Charlesworth | 2.05 | 3.62 | Australia | 3.96 | 3.52 | 2.05 | 4.35 | 3.38 | |||
| Square-1 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 10.23 | 10.55 | Australia | 10.23 | 10.48 | 12.24 | 10.58 | 10.59 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Sam Sieracki | 43:27.00 | DNF | Australia | 43:27.00 | DNS | DNS | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Stephane Tahon | 3/3 20:31 | France | 3/3 20:31 | ||||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
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| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 50 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 50 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:15.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | |
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 6:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:30.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 8:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 5:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Bo1 | 1 hour | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:20.00 | 2 attempts to get < 40.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:20.00 | |||
| Clock | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 40.00 | |
| Megaminx | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 40.00 | |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 45:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by 09/07/2021. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
If you are not competing in 4x4 blindfolded or 5x5 blindfolded, you should arrive at the venue for registration between 9:20AM and 9:50AM at the latest. Please be aware that these blindfolded events will be taking place before 9:20, so if you arrive at the venue early please be quiet.
If you are competing in 4/5BLD, please arrive at the venue at 8:20AM to allow for time to submit cubes.
In general, you should be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
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.
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. What do I need to know before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations . We also recommend that you watch this helpful competitor guide and read this competition tutorial. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded through the day. 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?
Your Delegates for this competition are Charlie Van Ooran and Zak Kenny. Feel free to approach us with any questions!
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. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
This speedcubing competition is open to ALL competitors. However, the title of Western Australian State Champion for each event will be awarded to the top-ranked competitor who lives in WA.
If you would like to compete for a WA State Champion title, you MUST enter your details here.
You will ONLY be eligible for the title of WA State Champion at this competition if you register your home state as WA in this form. You are welcome to compete in other state championship competitions, but you will not be able to compete for another State Champion title.
Please note this form is only relevant for returning competitors (that already have a WCA ID). State information will be captured at registration for all newcomers.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
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.