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Howrah Cube Open 2024

Date: May 11 - 12, 2024
City: Howrah, West Bengal, India
Venue: Shree Shyam Mandir Ghusuridham Sabhagar (Hall)
Address: 122, Jogendranath Mukherjee Rd, Ghusuri, Howrah, West Bengal - 711107
Details: Ground Floor
Contact: Contact Us
Organizers: Bengal SpeedCubing Association (BSA), Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka (हितेश कुमार भुवालका), and Mukul Das (मुकुल दास)
WCA Delegate: Spondon Nath

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

Participants have to bring their own cube for the event.
Check out all the other Tabs for more detailed information.

Make sure to be available at the venue at least 15 minutes before your event starts. Late entries won't be allowed to participate.
Attend the tutorial session if you're new to WCA competitions or unfamiliar with its rules.
Bring a government ID card for verification if it's your first time participating in a WCA competition.
Participants are expected to volunteer and will be assigned with roles as judges, scramblers, or runners, with the exception of newcomers.
Addition of any New Round on spot will be done only under the discretion of the Delegate with consultation of Organising team.

Non-Veg Food is strictly prohibited in the Venue Premises.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 120

Number of times bookmarked: 19

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: 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 ₹550 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE

Notes:
1. It is mandatory to pay the registration fees AND register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
2. Wait for up to 48 hours to get your registration confirmed after payment has been done.
3. If you are a first time participant, please bring a valid goverment ID proof (Aadhaar, Passport etc) for verification.
4. For the returning participants: Please claim your WCA ID if you have not claimed it yet. Click here for tutorial video.
5. Please check your respective mail ID's through which you will receive all the communications from the organisation team.
6. All refunds will only be issued after registration period is over.
7. Only 2 guests per competitor are allowed.
8. Non-veg food are not allowed inside the venue premises.

STEP 1: Click on "Register" on the left side of the competition page and register for the competition. You must select your events which you want to participate in and mention the number of guests who are coming along with you.
Once you register your name will be in the waiting list.

STEP 2: Registration fees are as follows:

Base Fees (One Event Included) : ₹550
Each Additional Event: ₹50

No. of Events	Fees
1	₹550
2	₹600
3	₹650
4	₹700
5	₹750
6	₹800
7	₹850
8	₹900
9	₹950
10	₹1000
11	₹1050
12	₹1100
13	₹1150

Click Here to Pay Your Registration Fees

Notes
1. You can't change the events once the registration closes.
2. It is mandatory to pay the registration fees & register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
3. Wait for 48 hours to get your registration confirmed after payment has been done

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

We have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, however this is not a substitute fo reading the regulations!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=dPL3eV-A0ww

If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the 'Registration & Payment' tab and it will guide you to the registration.

FAQs

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.

Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 8 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube! In previous competitions participants who were just 5 years of age also solved the cubes.

Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to live.worldcubeassocation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.

Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.

Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & the delegate.

A competition cannot run smoothly without the help of the Volunteers. Volunteers consist of Judges, Scrambles and Runners. We would like all the Participants, specially Returners to Actively take part in Volunteering to make this Competition a Huge Success.

Click Here to Go Through the Judges Tutorial.

Nearest Railway & Airport.

● Howrah Railway Station - Public transport from the Station- Bus, Auto Rickshaw, E Rickshaw or Ola/Uber.
● Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport- Public transport from the Station- Bus, Auto Rickshaw, E Rickshaw or Ola/Uber.

Food Can be Purchased from Food Outlets Near the Venue or can be Ordered Online.

NOTE: NON VEG FOOD IS NOT ALLOWED AT THE VENUE

Prizes worth ₹1,00,000+ 🥳

Participation Certificates to all Participants.
Discount Coupons to all Participants from The Cubeology.
Top 3 Podiums for Each Event to be Awarded with Puzzles, Coupon Codes, Medals and Certificates.
Top 10 Sum of Ranks (Kinch) to be awarded with Special Gift, Coupon Codes, Medals and Certificates.
Fastest Debutant, Fastest Female Cuber and Youngest Cuber to be awarded with Special Gift, Coupon Codes, Medals and Certificates.

Note: The Organising Team has the Complete Right to Change the Prizes if needed without any prior Information.

Title Sponsor : Diansheng

Powered By : Maidan Sports

Event Sponsor : The Cubeology

Photography Partner : JP Studio

Media Partner : Bhuwalka Publicity Solution

Live results of the competition will be available on WCA Live during and after the competition. This page will be updated as the competition draws closer.

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.