LogoOulu Open 2018
- Date
- Oct 20 - 21, 2018
- City
- Oulu, Finland
- Venue
- Address
- Nahkatehtaankatu 6, 90100 OULU
- Contact
- Organizers
- Niko Ronkainen and Olli Vikstedt
- WCA Delegates
- Niko Ronkainen and Olli Vikstedt
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 29
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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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 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is €10 (Euro).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of €15 (Euro).
Maksu suoritetaan käteisellä kisapaikalla.
Peruuttamatta jätetystä osallistumisesta peritään ilmoittautumismaksu seuraavissa kilpailuissasi Suomessa.Payment is done in cash at the venue.
In case you fail to cancel an online registration, the registration fee will be charged at your next competiton in Finland. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Kari Hyttinen won with an average of 11.54 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Niko Ronkainen finished second (11.70) and Callum McArthur-Mortell finished third (12.86).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Kari Hyttinen | 9.53 | 11.54 | Finland | 11.07 | 9.53 | 11.06 | 12.56 | 12.48 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Kari Hyttinen | 1.49 | 2.96 | Finland | 4.47 | 3.88 | 3.02 | 1.99 | 1.49 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Joona Ekdahl | 40.54 | 43.35 | Finland | 40.54 | 45.11 | 41.67 | 43.81 | 44.56 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Arttu Puttonen | 1:13.63 | 1:27.37 | Finland | 1:27.18 | 1:13.63 | 1:26.14 | 1:28.80 | 1:39.49 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Niko Ronkainen | 2:33.66 | 2:37.55 | Finland | 2:40.43 | 2:33.66 | 2:38.57 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Niko Ronkainen | 3:43.65 | 4:06.12 | Finland | 4:20.86 | 4:13.86 | 3:43.65 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Timo Norrkniivilä | 35.57 | DNF | Finland | DNF | DNF | 35.57 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Niko Ronkainen | 17.22 | 18.79 | Finland | 17.22 | 24.61 | 18.45 | 18.69 | 19.22 | |||
| Clock | Niko Ronkainen | 6.07 | 6.72 | Finland | 6.61 | 7.72 | 6.07 | 7.45 | 6.10 | |||
| Megaminx | Rasmus Hagnäs | 58.21 | 1:00.92 | Finland | 1:04.46 | 1:02.44 | 58.21 | 58.71 | 1:01.61 | |||
| Pyraminx | Timo Norrkniivilä | 3.56 | 3.83 | Finland | 3.56 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 3.80 | 3.60 | |||
| Skewb | Niko Ronkainen | 3.15 | 4.69 | Finland | 5.53 | 5.00 | 5.26 | 3.81 | 3.15 | |||
| Square-1 | Kari Hyttinen | 20.65 | 22.23 | Finland | 25.03 | 21.28 | 20.65 | 23.20 | 22.21 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Olli Vikstedt | 3:41.38 | DNF | Finland | DNF | 3:41.38 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Timo Norrkniivilä | 16/21 51:55 | Finland | 16/21 51:55 | ||||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 6 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 8 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 6 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:30.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 6:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 15:00.00 cumulative * | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | Top 6 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:45.00 | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 5:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 20:00.00 cumulative * | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 40:00.00 cumulative * | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
Saturday / Lauantai
| TIME | EVENT | ROUND | FORMAT | CUTOFF TIME | TIME LIMIT | # OF COMPETITORS TO THE NEXT ROUND |
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| 10:00 | Ilmoittautuminen aukeaa - Registration opens | |||||
| 10:15 | 3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded | Final | Best of 1 | 10min/cube up to 60:00 | ||
| 11:05 | Info uusille kilpailijoille - Introduction to new competitors | |||||
| 11:15 | 3x3x3 One-Handed | Combined 1st round | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 1:30 | 10:00 | 8 |
| 11:45 | Square-1 | Combined Final | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 1:30 | 5:00 | |
| 12:15 | Clock | Combined 1st round | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 1:00 | 3:00 | 6 |
| 12:45 | Lunch - Lounastauko | |||||
| 13:15 | 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Best of 3 | 20:00 cumulative | ||
| 13:45 | 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Average of 5 | 10:00 | ||
| 14:15 | 5x5x5 | Combined 1st round | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 2:00 | 10:00 | 6 |
| 14:45 | 6x6x6 | Combined Final | Best of 1 / Mean of 3 | 3:30 | 10:00 | |
| 15:15 | Clock | Final | Average of 5 | 2:00 | ||
| 15:45 | 5x5x5 | Final | Average of 5 | 4:00 | ||
| 16:15 | 7x7x7 | Combined Final | Best of 1 / Mean of 3 | 6:00 | 10:00 | |
| 17:00 | 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Best of 3 | 40:00 cumulative |
Sunday / Sunnuntai
| TIME | EVENT | ROUND | FORMAT | CUTOFF TIME | TIME LIMIT | # OF COMPETITORS TO THE NEXT ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Ilmoittautuminen aukeaa - Registration opens | |||||
| 10:05 | Info uusille kilpailijoille - Introduction to new competitors | |||||
| 10:10 | 2x2x2 | 1st round | Average of 5 | 10:00 | 75% | |
| 10:40 | 3x3x3 | 1st round | Average of 5 | 10:00 | 75% | |
| 11:30 | Skewb | Combined 1st round | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 1:00 | 2:00 | 8 |
| 12:00 | 4x4x4 | Combined 1st round | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 2:00 | 10:00 | 8 |
| 12:30 | 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Best of 3 | 15:00 cumulative | ||
| 12:45 | Lunch - Lounastauko | |||||
| 13:15 | Pyraminx | Combined 1st round | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 1:00 | 2:00 | 8 |
| 13:45 | 2x2x2 | 2nd round | Average of 5 | 10:00 | 8 | |
| 14:05 | 3x3x3 | 2nd round | Average of 5 | 10:00 | 6 | |
| 14:30 | Pyraminx | Final | Average of 5 | 2:00 | ||
| 14.45 | Skewb | Final | Average of 5 | 2:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Megaminx | Combined Final | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 1:45 | 10:00 | |
| 15:35 | 4x4x4 | Final | Average of 5 | 10:00 | ||
| 15:55 | 2x2x2 | Final | Average of 5 | 2:00 | ||
| 16:15 | 3x3x3 | Final | Average of 5 | 10:00 | ||
| 17:00 | Awards and clean up |
Jokaisen kilpailijan pitää tuntea ja ymmärtää WCA:n säännöt ennen kilpailuun osallistumista.
WCA:n kilpailun suomenkieliset säännöt löydät täältä. Lue artiklat 3 ja A erityisen tarkasti.
Ennen kilpailua, rekisteröinnin jälkeen, järjestetään kilpailu- ja tuomarointiopastus, johon jokaisen kilpailijan tulisi osallistua.
Tärkeimpänä:
* Salamavalon käyttö kvuatessa on kielletty
* Yleisön on pysyttävä ainakin 1,5 metrin päässä ratkaisupaikoista
* Ratkaisujen kuvaaminen on sallittua kunhan kameran näyttö on joko pois päältä tai suunnattu kilpailijasta poispäin
* Perehdy erityyppisiin rangaistuksiin
* Jos et ole varma rangaistuksesta, kutsu delegaatti paikalle
* Jos uskot kilpailijan ansaitsevan ylimääräisen yrityksen, kutsu delegaatti paikalle
* Älä pyöritä kuutioita tai käytä puhelinta tuomaroidessa
* Älä koske muilta kilpailijoilta irronneisiin paloihin
* Pidä huoli siitä, että aika on kirjoitettu tuloskorttiin selvästi
* Älä unohda laittaa nimikirjaimiasi tuloskorttiin joka yrityksen jälkeen
Each competitor must be familiar with and understand the WCA Regulations before the competition.
The WCA regulations are available here. Pay especially close attention to articles 3 and A.
You can have a look at this video to get a basic overview of the regulations.
Most importantly:
* Flash photography is not permitted
* The audience must stay at least 1.5 meters away from the solving stations
* You are allowed to film your attempts as long as the camera's screen is either off or pointed away from you
* Be familiar with the different types of penalties
* If you unsure of the penalty, ask for a delegate
* If you believe the competitor deserves an extra attempt, ask for a delegate
* Do not cube or use your phone as a judge
* Do not touch popped pieces of other competitors
* Make sure that the time written down is not ambiguous in any way
* Don't forget to sign your attempts
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.