Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023
- Date
- Oct 1, 2023
- City
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 200 University Ave W Waterloo, ON N2L3G1
- Details
The competition takes place at FED Hall.
- Contact
- Organizer
- Speedcubing Canada
- WCA Delegates
- Liam Orovec, Sarah Strong, Shanglin Ye, and Tarandeep Mittal
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Ontario Favourites Fall 2023 Series
This competition is in a series with Pickering Favourites Fall 2023. You will only be able to compete in one of these two competitions. Attempting to register for both competitions will result in only one of your registrations being accepted.
Registration Reminders
Since this is a "favourites" competition, you may choose at most five (5) events.
You must register and pay the registration fee before your registration can be accepted. Unpaid registrations will not be accepted and registration fees will not be transferred across competitions. See the Competitor List and Waiting List sections near the bottom of this page for more details.
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- Events
- Competitors
- 104
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
This competition is part of the Ontario Favourites Fall 2023 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are: Note: You can submit a registration for all competitions in a Series, but only one of those registrations can be confirmed and accepted. You will only be allowed to compete in one of the Series competitions!
There is a competitor limit of 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (Canadian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Friday, September 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, September 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Friday, September 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC 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.
Competitors may register in at most 5 events.
Competitor List
Registrants must pay the registration fee in order to be added to the competitor list. Unpaid registrations will not be accepted. Organizers manually accept registrations one at a time in the order the registration fees are paid, so your name may not appear on the competitor list immediately.
Once the competitor list reaches the 120 competitor limit, registrants who pay the registration fee will be added to the waiting list instead of the competitor list. Due to the competitor limit, completing your registration within the initial registration period does not guarantee you a spot on the competitor list.
Waiting List
The waiting list is ordered based on the timestamp that registrants paid the registration fee. If you are added to the waiting list you will be informed via an email. Additionally, you can ask about your position on the waiting list by emailing Speedcubing Canada.
If anyone on the competitor list deletes their registration, the person at the top of the waiting list will be moved to the competitor list. After September 21, 2023, the competitor list will be finalized and registrants who are still on the waiting list will be refunded 100% of their registration fee. Registrants on the waiting list may email Speedcubing Canada at any time to forfeit their spot on the waiting list and be refunded 100% of their registration fee.
If the competitor list fills up quickly, registration could close earlier than the originally listed date (September 21, 2023). The waiting list will close at the same time that registration closes.
Favourites Competition
Since this is a "favourites" competition, you may choose at most five (5) events. Registrations with more than five (5) events will NOT be accepted.
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Ryan Wu | 6.38 | 6.79 | Canada | 6.68 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 6.38 | 8.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Andrew Mao | 0.92 | 1.53 | Canada | 3.69 | 0.92 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.67 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Morgan Yeh | 23.24 | 27.63 | Canada | 28.51 | 26.64 | 23.24 | 31.28 | 27.75 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Arhaan Sareen | 47.62 | 49.47 | Canada | 51.40 | 49.37 | 47.62 | 47.63 | 51.85 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Max Xiong (熊锐明) | 1:30.73 | 1:31.76 | China | 1:32.52 | 1:30.73 | 1:32.02 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Max Xiong (熊锐明) | 2:11.08 | 2:13.65 | China | 2:15.98 | 2:11.08 | 2:13.88 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Stanley Wang | 10.37 | 12.23 | Canada | 10.37 | 17.50 | 12.45 | 10.84 | 13.41 | |||
| Clock | Lucas Nieuwland | 4.90 | 5.58 | Canada | 4.90 | 6.32 | 5.75 | 5.72 | 5.28 | |||
| Megaminx | Arhaan Sareen | 40.02 | 44.29 | Canada | 40.02 | 44.93 | 44.90 | 56.98 | 43.03 | |||
| Pyraminx | Ezra Shere | 1.26 | 1.87 | United States | 2.78 | 2.14 | 1.26 | 2.03 | 1.43 | |||
| Skewb | Nicholas Patterson | 2.44 | 3.24 | Canada | 3.48 | 3.21 | 3.03 | 3.75 | 2.44 | |||
| Square-1 | Ryan Wu | 7.84 | 10.64 | Canada | 16.19 | 8.64 | 7.84 | 14.62 | 8.66 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | |
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:45.00 | |
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:00.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 4:30.00 | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | |
| Clock | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 20.00 | |
| Megaminx | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 |
We're pleased to have CANcube as the sponsor of Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023! CANCube will be providing gift cards to all podium finishers for use at their online store.
CANCube will be vending puzzles at Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023.
Prizes
Winners will receive CANcube gift cards in the following amounts:
- 1st place: $10.00
- 2nd place: $7.50
- 3rd place: $5.00
The Fastest First-Time Competitor in 3x3x3 Cube at this competition will be provided a $10.00 gift card from CANcube! Additionally, Speedcubing Canada will present the Fastest First-Timer a plaque during the after Round 1 of 3x3x3 Cube.
Parking
There are several parking lots available on campus: https://uwaterloo.ca/parking/about/our-parking-lots. Lot X is a 5-minutes walk from FED Hall and should be free on weekends.
Transit
The ION light rail stops on campus at University of Waterloo Station, which has connections to GO Transit and Grand River Transit buses.
Arrival
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your first event is scheduled to begin. You do not need to arrive at the beginning of the competition if your first event is later in the day.
Name Tag Pick-up
Competitors will be able to pick up their name tags at the data entry desk at any time during the competiiton.
Wi-Fi
There eduroam network is available to all university students and alumni. Otherwise there is no is free public wi-fi.
Food
Food and beverages are not permitted inside FED Hall.
The nearest food options are a Tim Hortons and a convenience store in the Student Life Centre (SLC) building, a 2-minute walk away from FED Hall.
There are also several plazas with a wide variety of restaurants and fast food places along University Avenue.
Please find you groups and judging assignments here: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/WaterlooFavouritesFall2023. These "groups" are when you are assigned to compete, judge and/or scramble during an event you are registered for.
Per Regulations 1e2 and 1f2, all competitors must be available to help judge and scramble. If you're unsure how to judge, please review the WCA Regulations, watch this video, or ask one of the WCA Delegates at the competition.
Please plan to arrive to each of your groups five minutes before it is scheduled to begin. Showing up excessively late to your group may result in not being allowed to compete in that event.
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).
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.