Wellington Mind Games 2025


Date
Jan 26, 2025
City
Wellington, New Zealand
Venue

Ngaio Town Hall

Address
1 Ottawa Road, Ngaio, Wellington 6035
Details

Hall

Website
Wellington Mind Games 2025 website
Contact

Speedcubing New Zealand

Organizers
Jack Maddigan and Speedcubing New Zealand
WCA Delegates
Alex Asbery, Jack Maddigan, and Liam Wadek
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Wellington Mind Games 2025 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition. It is focused on some of the more mentally demanding events, that are given less of a focus in normal competitions - blindfolded and fewest moves solving, specifically.

The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience or skill. There will also be event-based time limits in place, to ensure we stay on schedule, especially given the time taken by fewest moves solving. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations.

The main event of this competition is Fewest Moves

Events
Main event
Competitors
15
Registration period

Online registration opened Monday, November 25, 2024 at 5:00 AM UTC and closed Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM UTC.

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
Highlights
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Aneurin Hunt won with a mean of 28.33 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Jack Maddigan finished second (31.00) and Jack McDougall finished third (34.00).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded James Macdiarmid 20.56 DNF New Zealand 25.80DNF20.56
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Aneurin Hunt 25 28.33 New Zealand 273325
4x4x4 Blindfolded Tom Nelson 2:02.37 2:21.15 New Zealand 2:36.482:24.612:02.37
5x5x5 Blindfolded Jack McDougall 12:43.00 15:06.00 New Zealand 16:31.0012:43.0016:03.00
3x3x3 Multi-Blind James Macdiarmid 45/51 59:39 New Zealand 45/51 59:3943/51 58:39
EventRoundFormatTime limitProceed
3x3x3 BlindfoldedFirst roundBo315:00.00 cumulative*Top 75% advance to next round
FinalBo315:00.00 cumulative*
3x3x3 Fewest MovesFinalMo31 hour
4x4x4 BlindfoldedFinalBo31:00:00.00 cumulative*
5x5x5 BlindfoldedFinalBo31:00:00.00 cumulative*
3x3x3 Multi-BlindFinalBo210:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00
Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

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The time zone for this venue is Pacific/Auckland.
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How can I change my events?
A. You must make any change to your registered events before registration closes. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.

What time should I arrive at the competition?
A. You should be at the venue ready to compete at least 30 minutes before your first scheduled event, however if you wish to turn up earlier and help with the competition then please do. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.

How old do I have to be to compete?
A. Anyone can compete at any age! We encourage anyone considering to compete to register as it will be a great experience regardless of age.

How fast do I have to be to compete?
A. To compete you only need to know how to solve the cube, but please note this competition does not have the standard 3x3 event, and only has blindfolded and FMC events! Please check the events tab for information in time limits for each event.

What do I need to know before the competition day?
A. Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
Video Competitor Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww
Written Competitor Tutorial: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/edudoc/competitor-tutorial/tutorial.pdf

How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
A. Times will be uploaded throughout the competition to WCA Live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.

Who can I ask for help on the day?
A. Your Delegates for this competition are Alex Asbery and Jack Maddigan. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.

Can I help on the day?
A. Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.

Where can I ask other questions?
A. The organisational team can answer all your questions through the contact link on the info page. You can also find the delegate email addresses on the WCA website.

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).

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.

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