Wakefield Autumn 2023
- Date
- Oct 7 - 8, 2023
- City
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Venue
Unity Hall
- Address
- 83 Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1EP
- Details
Major Hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Jacob Chambers and UK Cube Association
- WCA Delegates
- Eleanor Sinnott and Oliver Wheat
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
IMPORTANT: We have had a venue change for this competition. Please make a note of the new venue details of this competition.
As this is a smaller venue, we highly encourage competitors to reduce the number of guests they are bringing. Guests of competitors will be allowed in the venue at any time, however spectators will only be permitted to attend after 1:00pm on both days.
If you are a new competitor, please make sure to read all the information in the FAQ and the Important Information tabs before registering. All competitors should be familiar with the information in these tabs.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 170
- 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 180 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is £30 (British Pound).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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.
Make sure to register and pay for the competition to be accepted. We will not accept any registrations at the competition.
Once you have been accepted, you will receive a confirmation email. If registration is full by the time you pay then you will not receive this confirmation email and you will be on the waiting list. If you do not make the competitor list by the limit date for refunds (specified above), then you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee. You may contact us to ask for your current position on the waiting list.
If you can no longer attend, let us know as soon as possible through the contact link on the General Info page. We often have waiting lists so letting us know you cannot attend allows us to add another person to the competition.
If you would like to change events, you can do so on the register page by simply reselecting your events list, and clicking "Update Registration".
Registration changes and deletions will only be processed after a request through the contact form. We will not accept any changes to registrations via any other platform.
If you have any problems check out the FAQ, or feel free to contact us.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Herman Westerlund Kalland won with an average of 7.19 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Elian Beguec finished second (7.77) and Caleb Wolf Dunn finished third (7.87).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Herman Westerlund Kalland | 6.82 | 7.19 | Norway | 7.89 | 6.82 | 6.82 | 7.32 | 7.42 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Luke Burns | 0.70 | 1.27 | NR | United Kingdom | 2.98 | 0.70 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.58 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Daniel Partridge | 51.06 | 55.44 | United Kingdom | 52.78 | 51.06 | 55.97 | 57.57 | 57.88 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Daniel Partridge | 1:37.75 | 1:42.60 | United Kingdom | 1:37.75 | 1:44.12 | 1:45.93 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Daniel Partridge | 2:23.36 | 2:34.07 | United Kingdom | 2:29.81 | 2:23.36 | 2:49.03 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Ben Stokes | 19.50 | 22.17 | United Kingdom | 19.50 | 24.47 | 22.54 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) | 27 | China | 27 | ||||||||
| Clock | Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) | 4.07 | 4.34 | China | 5.44 | 4.19 | 4.46 | 4.36 | 4.07 | |||
| Megaminx | Aidan Grainger | 27.81 | 33.95 | United Kingdom | 35.12 | 27.81 | 31.78 | 34.96 | 37.45 | |||
| Square-1 | Elian Beguec | 8.51 | 10.04 | France | 11.44 | 9.71 | 8.51 | 13.76 | 8.98 | |||
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Frequently Asked Questions
First time at our competitions?
Q: How do I register?
A: Make sure you have created a WCA account by going to the sign-up page and creating an account. Once you have created the account and confirmed your email address, follow the menu bar to the Register page and carefully follow the instructions.
Q: Can I come only to spectate?
A: Yes! There is no need to book - you can just rock up on the day. It can be a bit hectic in the mornings so afternoon is preferred.
Q: Are there different age categories?
A: No, all competitors compete on the same level and all ages are welcome.
Q: Am I allowed to bring a guest?
A: Yes, you can bring as many guests as you want.
Q: How fast do I have to be to compete?
A: Check out the Events tab - if you can make the time limit for the events you want to compete in, then you're fast enough!
Q: Do I have to be there on both days?
A: No, if you only have events on one of the days, you don't have to turn up for the other day. You can see what days your events are on on the Schedule tab.
Q: When can I leave the competition?
A: You are welcome to leave whenever you are not competing. If you have no more events left then you are not required to stay.
Q: Do I use my own cubes to compete?
A: Yes!
Q: How do I find live results?
A: You can see live results as soon as they're entered at WCA Live.
Q: What happens to my results after the competition?
A: Within a couple of days, they will all be posted to this page and if this is your first competition you will automatically have your very own WCA ID assigned.
Q: Do you have a mailing list?
A: Why yes, we do have a mailing list! Sign up here for announcements of future competitions and more.
Need to unregister?
Q: What do I do if I can no longer attend?
A: Let us know via the contact link on the General Info page.
Q: If I do not attend do I get a refund?
A: If you inform us you are no longer attending before the limit date for refunds on the General Info page then you will receive a 75% refund. If this time has passed then you will receive no refund.
New Competitors
To register, make sure you have created a WCA account by going to the sign-up page and creating an account. Once you have created the account and confirmed your email address, follow the menu bar to the Register page and carefully follow the instructions.
If you are a new competitor, please make sure to:
Familiarise yourself with the WCA Regulations by watching this tutorial for new competitors video. We will also be holding a live tutorial on both mornings of the competition.
Bring some form of ID with you such as your passport, driver's licence, or birth certificate. Expired ID or photos of ID are both accepted.
Information for All Competitors
Schedule Changes: Please note that the schedule is subject to change up until the Wednesday before the competition. Any major changes should be communicated in the precompetition email.
Please help judge! As a competitor, your judging assignments are the absolute minimum you should be doing to help out. Since second rounds, third rounds and finals have no assigned judges, we really need people to help out whenever available for these. If you're a parent you can also get involved with running and juging, it's really easy! We will have a judging tutorial in the mornings as well, which will run through the process and will be tailored towards parents who want to get involved.
No flash photography anywhere in the venue.
If you are a spectator, please never stand further forward than the front row of spectator chairs.
We will be taking videos and photographs of the competition and the environment for our social media pages and website. By attending the competition as a competitor or a guest, you are accepting that you may be filmed or photographed for these purposes.
This competition is sponsored by KewbzUK!
Based in the UK, KewbzUK have grown to become the largest and most trusted speed cube shop in the UK & Europe. Not only do they stock some of the best twisty puzzles in the world, they are also lucky to be exclusive resellers of CubicleLabs premium lubricants.
Please note that this is travel information for the new Wakefield Autumn 2023 venue at Unity Hall
Venue
The venue is Unity Hall and Business Space, 83 Westgate, Wakefield WF1 1EP. It's just a 4 minute walk from Wakefield West Gate.
Travel
Car: The postcode for the venue is WF1 1EP. Parking is available at multiple locations within a 5 minute walk from the venue:
- Unity House Car Park, WF1 1ER
- CDWSC Car Park, WF1 1DH
- Carter Street Car Park, 4 Carter St, WF1 1XJ
- The Granary Car Park, Wakefield, WF1 2SD
Train: The nearest train station is Wakefield Westgate. It is approximately a 4 minute walk from the venue. Also, Wakefield Kirkgate is approximately a 20 minute walk from the venue.
Plane: The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport. It is approximately a 50 minute drive from the venue.
Coach: National Express run coaches to and from Wakefield at the Wakefield Bus Station, see their website for more details https://routemap.nationalexpress.com/
Bus: Wakefield Bus Station is an 8 minute walk from the venue.
Accommodation
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield (just a few doors down)
- York House Hotel
- Travelodge (a bit further away, but cheaper)
- Ramada Hotel
Each event is run in groups, depending on how many people are competing in the event depends on how many groups there are. We call each group up one at a time in order to complete their solves during the scheduled time for the round. We have software that automatically picks what groups you are in, the judges, and who scrambles for each group. This is the minimum amount you should be helping out as it only is for first rounds. We always appreciate extra help!
Please note down which groups you are competing and scrambling in before arriving at the competition!
Groups
You can also see your groups for first rounds and later subsequent rounds at competitiongroups.com!
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.