KES Cube Open 2019


Date
Dec 22, 2019
City
Kannur, Kerala, India
Venue

Kaoser English School

Address
Kaoser English School, Pulloopikkadavu, Kerala 670005
Details

Kaoser Valley

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Cubing Kerala, Lukhman Abdul Latheef, and Mohammed Razal
WCA Delegate
Daniel M. James
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information
  • Make sure you will be available at the venue at least 15 minutes before your event starts. You won't be allowed to participate in an event if you reach late.
  • If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time or not aware of competition rules, make sure that you attend the tutorial session.
  • If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time, please bring your ID card as well.
Events
Main event
Competitors
44
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
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 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹150 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of ₹350 (Indian Rupee).


Registration fee
Pass fee (for participating): 250 INR
Each event: 50 INR
So if you are participating in 3 events, fees will be 250 + (3x50) = 400

Early bird discount offer - till December 5, 2019, 11:59 PM IST
Pass fee (for participating): 150 INR
Each event: 50 INR
So if you are participating in 3 events, fees will be 150 + (3x50) = 300.

Spot Registration
Note: For spot registration, you will be allowed to register only for those events which takes place at least 30 minutes after you register. So, if you want to do spot registration for an event, you should register for it at least 30 minutes before the start of the event.
Pass fee (for participating): 350 INR
Each event: 50 INR
So if you are participating in 3 events, fees will be 350 + (3x50) = 500.

Steps to complete online registration
Step 1 - Register here by selecting the events you want to participate in.
Step 2 - Pay the registration fee here
Step 3 - Wait upto 48 hours for your registration to be confirmed. Once your registration is confirmed, you will get a confirmation mail and your name will appear in the list of registered competitors.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Faheem Arif won with an average of 10.54 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Adwaith Nambiar finished second (10.97) and Venkatesh Sambhubhat finished third (12.27).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Faheem Arif 9.19 10.54 India 9.73DNF10.5411.349.19
2x2x2 Cube Mohammed Razal 3.44 4.89 India DNF4.173.445.025.47
3x3x3 One-Handed Venkatesh Sambhubhat 18.92 20.43 India 20.7721.4621.5819.0718.92
Pyraminx Muhammed Nizam Ansar 3.34 5.36 India 10.965.876.453.343.76

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/

Here's a video that will be helpful for new comers:

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 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!

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 Cubecomps.com 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 & delegates.

Note: Uber or Ola or any kind of online taxi booking services are not there in Kannur

Nearest Airport: Kannur International Airport (CNN) (29 KM (approx.) from the venue)
You can pick the nearby local auto rickshaws or buses to reach the venue. You can also pick taxi to reach the venue but it might be expensive.

Nearest Railway Station: Kannur Railway Station (CAN) (7.1 KM (approx.) from the venue)
Taxi and auto rickshaw are easily available.

Sea Breeze Rest Inn Hotel

Address: PS Rd, Payyambalam, Kannur, Kerala 670001

We highly recommend you this hotel . It comes under budget too , for 24 hours check in - check out it only cost from 1000 - 1500 (INR).
It is 7.1 kms (approx.) away from the venue .

Monsoon Apartments

** Address: Ondenparamb,Subash Road, Thana-Kakkad Rd, Kannur, Kerala 670002***

Its a good hotel to stay , the facilities are great , the price range is from 2000 - 3000 (INR)
It is just 3.3 kms away from the venue . This is the closest hotel near the venue

note - you can't find many restaurant near the venue

AJWA - It is the best hotel near the venue , they are great at making Thalassery dum biryani - Address: Kakkad Rd, Puzhathi Housing Colony, Kerala 670005

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.

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