You Better Belize It 2023

Date: Mar 18 - 19, 2023
City: Punta Gorda, BZE, Belize
Venue: TCC Toledo Community College Auditorium
Address: TCC (Toledo Community College Auditorium - 454V+3CM, Punta Gorda, BZE
Details: Auditorium
Contact: Belize It! Organization Team
Organizers: Kristin Knowles and Pablo Say
WCA Delegates: Anthony Brooks and Marvin Solano

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Information

English

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. This is the first competition in Belize.
The competition is open to all competitors of all nationalities. Registration is available on the WCA website. No experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA Regulations
The competition is free to spectators and guests.

Spanish

Esta competencia es reconocida como una competencia official de la World Cube Association. Esta es la primera competencia oficial en Belice.
La competencia es abierta a competidores de cualquier nacionalidad, El registro esta habilitado desde la página oficial de la WCA. No es necesario tener experiencia, pero los competidores deben estar conocer los Reglamentos
El acceso a invitados y espectadores será gratuita.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 22

Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements

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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 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (Belize Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% 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.

You Better Belize It! 2023 will be the first official competition in the country!

Registration is done in the "Register" tab of this page, but only the person who has made the payment and notified to the contact email will appear on the list.

The deadline to register is Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

The competition You Better Belize It! 2023 is open to the competitors of all nationalities

Process:

Perform the registration process on this page (Register) by selecting the categories to participate.

Make the respective payment, base fee is $20 Belize dollars (BZD) which includes participation in all categories.

For information on how to pay the registration please see the payment tab.

Send an email to the organizers including:
- Name
- Date of birth
- Registered categories
- Photo of the payment

Wait for an answer and verify that your name appears in the WCA list.

You Better Belize It! 2023 será la primera competencia oficial en el país

El registro se realiza en la pestaña "Register" de esta página, pero sólo aparecerá en el listado quien haya efectuado el pago y realizado la notificación al correo de contacto.

La fecha límite para registrarse 15 de Marzo del 2023

El torneo You Better Belize It! 2023 está abierto a competidores de cualquier nacionalidad

Proceso

Realizar el proceso de registro en esta página (Register) seleccionando las categorías para participar.

Efectuar el pago respectivo, el costo es de $20 Belize dollars (BZD) que incluye participación en todas las categorías.

Para información de como realizar el pago por favor ver la pestaña de Pagos

Enviar un correo a los organizadores que incluya:

Nombre
Fecha de nacimiento
Categorías registradas
Foto del depósito realizado

Esperar respuesta y verificar que el registro aparezca en el listado de la WCA.

Highlights

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Anthony Brooks won with an average of 8.26 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Matthew Mayernik finished second (11.87) and Brian Brooks finished third (12.69).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Anthony Brooks	7.74	8.26	United States	7.74	8.50	7.85	10.95	8.42
2x2x2 Cube	Matthew Mayernik	2.33	3.69	United States	3.72	4.04	3.84	3.50	2.33
4x4x4 Cube	Jose Daniel Solano Rodríguez	53.14	56.33	Costa Rica	55.23	53.14	53.78	1:00.65	59.99
5x5x5 Cube	Jose Daniel Solano Rodríguez	1:36.82	1:47.56	Costa Rica	1:43.60	2:05.41	1:45.21	1:53.87	1:36.82
3x3x3 One-Handed	Anthony Brooks	19.11	20.09	United States	19.11	20.67	20.01	20.63	19.63
Megaminx	Anthony Brooks	1:05.89	1:15.62	United States	1:05.89	1:21.23	1:14.55	1:11.07	1:25.02
Pyraminx	Matthew Mayernik	5.77	7.16	United States	7.73	10.69	6.27	5.77	7.49
Skewb	Jose Daniel Solano Rodríguez	6.27	8.09	Costa Rica	9.18	9.30	8.43	6.27	6.67

Punta Gorda is 266km (165.28mi) south of Belize City. Please read the following article and plan your travel accordingly: Planning a Trip in Punta Gorda

There are dozens of affordable, highly-rated, hotels and Airbnbs in Punta Gorda.
Things to Do in Punta Gorda

Effective July 12, 2022, travellers are no longer required to show proof of vaccination for entry into Belize's airport, land borders or sea ports

All competitors must be famililar with the WCA Regulations. Participants are expected to know WCA's regulations before attending an official competition.

When you arrive, There will be a table inside the venue where you will find a nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for.

New Competitors:
Video: 5+ Things To Know Before a Cubing Competition
Video: How to Judge at WCA Competitions! (In Depth Tutorial)
Read: WCA Competition Tutorial

Group information will be updated here the week of the competition.

Live results will be available at this link during the event:

https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/

Effective July 12, 2022, travellers are no longer required to show proof of vaccination for entry into Belize's airport, land borders or sea ports

Masks will be OPTIONAL for this competition.

If the facility changes it's policy between now and the competition start date, we will abide by updated policies

Let us know if you have questions. If you are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms or test positive before the competition, do not attend.

Belize Schools Scheduled for Rubik's programs:
1. The Shepard's Academy (Belmopan) March 8-9
2. QSI International School (Belmopan) March 9
3. University of Belize - math and chess team (Belmopan) March 8
4. San Isidrio Government School (San Isidro) March 10
5. Bella Vista Primary School (Bella Vista) March 13
6. Peninsula International Academy (Placencia) TDB
7. Punta Gorda Cube Camp (Punta Gorda) March 14-17

DONATE CUBES TO BELIZE! Nonprofit Cubing Enrichment Opportunities will be shipping cubes to schools in Belize weekly through the end of January, and letting Belizean families know to get their kids signed up!

Anthony Brooks (delegate) and Kristin Wiley (organizer) have family/ heritage in Belize.

Cubing Enrichment Opportunities will be hosting a 4-day cubing program in Belize prior to the competition. More information on the program will become available on her 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).

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.