LogoArnold Classic Africa 2019
- Date
- May 17 - 19, 2019
- City
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Venue
Sandton Convention Centre
- Address
- 161 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2031, South Africa
- Details
On Level 2 of the Convention Centre
- Contact
- Organizers
- Amnon Melzer, Brendan James Gray, and Kim Katz
- WCA Delegate
- Brendan James Gray
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
General Information
This competition will take place as part of the Arnold Classic Sport Festival. Please note that due to the nature of the festival the venue will be extremely noisy, and this is outside of our control.
Guests
Spectators are welcome, but will need to pay for entrance to the expo. Tickets can be bought online through WebTickets or paid for at the door. Various pricing options are available depending on whether you wish to attend for the whole weekend or just one day.
Tickets for guestsVolunteering
If you would like to volunteer to help staff at the competition, please contact one of the WCA delegates. Please state which dates and times you will be available. Volunteer schedules will be drawn up so that they don't clash with your competing.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 77
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R100 (South African Rand).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of R100 (South African Rand).
Spectators can attend paying an entry fee of R150 (South African Rand).
Payment
Competitors who register on the WCA website at least 14 days before the competition will be granted free access to the expo and will only have to pay the competition entry fee. The entrance fee is R 100 and must be paid online in advance. Please see the Payment Information tab for details.
Those who register will first be placed on a waiting list. Registrants are required to register as an Athlete for Speed Cubing and pay online through WebTickets. Once payment has been confirmed, the registration will be approved. Please see the payments tab for details.
Competitors who wish to register on the spot on the day of the competition may do so, but must still register and pay for a ticket online through WebTickets. Please see the Payment Information tab for details.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Cameron Blumenow won with an average of 10.42 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Shivaan Harichander finished second (10.84) and Ruben Grobler finished third (11.80).
African records: Cameron Blumenow 4x4x4 Cube 39.60 (average); Ruben Grobler 3x3x3 With Feet 1:01.10 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Cameron Blumenow | 7.55 | 10.42 | South Africa | 11.34 | 11.83 | 8.95 | 7.55 | 10.96 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 2.30 | 2.79 | South Africa | 4.50 | 3.03 | 2.75 | 2.58 | 2.30 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Cameron Blumenow | 36.98 | 39.60 | AfR | South Africa | 41.11 | 40.32 | 37.36 | 41.24 | 36.98 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 1:21.09 | 1:24.18 | South Africa | 1:28.97 | 1:25.06 | 1:22.80 | 1:21.09 | 1:24.68 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 2:51.04 | 3:14.38 | South Africa | 2:52.23 | 3:59.86 | 2:51.04 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Ruben Grobler | 4:18.28 | 4:28.36 | South Africa | 4:35.89 | 4:18.28 | 4:30.92 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Ruben Grobler | 2:00.72 | DNF | South Africa | 2:00.72 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Timothy Lawrance | 30 | 32.67 | South Africa | 36 | 30 | 32 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Ruben Grobler | 17.30 | 20.00 | South Africa | 17.30 | 21.09 | 26.38 | 17.72 | 21.19 | |||
| Clock | Ruben Grobler | 13.20 | 15.26 | South Africa | 13.20 | 15.73 | 15.51 | DNF | 14.54 | |||
| Megaminx | Maverick Pearson | 1:05.34 | NR | 1:23.57 | South Africa | 1:16.77 | 1:36.03 | 1:31.61 | 1:05.34 | 1:22.33 | ||
| Pyraminx | Cameron Blumenow | 4.70 | 5.50 | South Africa | 6.01 | 4.86 | 5.63 | 8.42 | 4.70 | |||
| Skewb | Ruben Grobler | 3.59 | 5.89 | South Africa | 7.27 | 3.59 | 6.56 | 4.62 | 6.50 | |||
| Square-1 | Ruben Grobler | 18.84 | 23.17 | South Africa | 26.38 | 22.36 | 24.19 | 22.96 | 18.84 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Dylan Swarts | 10:45.00 | NR | DNF | South Africa | DNF | 10:45.00 | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Ruben Grobler | 2/2 7:09 | South Africa | 2/2 7:09 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Ruben Grobler | 54.33 | 1:01.10 | AfR | South Africa | 1:01.89 | 57.54 | 54.33 | 1:11.99 | 1:03.88 | ||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 48 advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mo3 | 1 hour | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Clock | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| Megaminx | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Skewb | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| Square-1 | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 2:00:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final and 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final ** | |
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 2:00:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final and 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final ** | |
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
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The entrance fee is R 100 and needs to be paid through WebTickets:
This includes entrance to the expo. On the spot registrations are allowed, but you will still have to purchase a ticket through WebTickets online before entering the venue.
Guests will also need to buy tickets to enter the expo. Guest tickets can be purchased through WebTickets or at the door.
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 across rounds (see Guideline 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.