The successful passing of the WCA Competition Announcement Policy Version 2.0 established the WCA Competition Announcement Team that is in need of a leader. The WCA Competition Announcement Team (WCAT) is an Advisory Committee of the WCA which is responsible for approving and announcing WCA Competitions.
The applications are open to everyone; it’s not a requirement to hold a current position in the WCA to be considered. Candidates are expected to fulfill their terms (24 months) and to spend at least 8 hours per week on average to work for the Team. The qualities expected of candidates are:
1. Strong leadership skills
2. Attention to detail
3. Good knowledge of Regulations and policies
4. Excellent communication skills
Due to the time-sensitive nature of this work, the Leader of this committee must be very responsive to email, mostly within 24 hours. The WCAT will need to process approximately 40 requests per week, which generates 150-200 emails.
We are happy to announce that the WCA Board of Directors has a new member: Chris Wright!
An anonymous election took place among the WCA leaders and delegates in accordance with Motion 5.2018.1 who approved Chris’s application. We are glad to bring Chris onto the WCA Board and we wish him luck in his new position.
These changes have become effective immediately.
Chris’s application can be viewed to all interested in seeing it here.
We are informing you that the winning candidate to host the WCA World Championship 2019 is Melbourne, Australia!
We believe that their plan was the strongest among the four candidates and that their team will lead to a successful championship next year.
Thank you to the applicants from Brest, Belarus and Beijing/Guangzhou, China for their submissions. You can view all of the application documents here.
The WCA South American Championship 2018 will take place on December 15 - 16, 2018 in Poá, SP, Brazil. Check out the WCA South American Championship 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Jakarta Cubing 2018 will take place on December 15 - 16, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Check out the Jakarta Cubing 2018 website for more information and registration.
Seungmin Lee won the Saint John 2018 with an average of 12.28 seconds. Liam Orovec finished second (13.47) and Chandler Pike finished third (14.76).
Sorin Turculeț won the Botosani Cube Day 2018 with an average of 10.65 seconds. János Bereczki finished second (10.99) and Matei Alexandru Stroescu finished third (11.01).
The Game Pro Tour 2018 will take place on October 27 - 28, 2018 in Arequipa, Peru. Check out the Game Pro Tour 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Bangalore Open 2018 will take place on October 20 - 21, 2018 in Bangalore, India. Check out the Bangalore Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Ural Autumn 2018 will take place on October 27 - 28, 2018 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Check out the Ural Autumn 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Kubekings Villanueva Open 2018 will take place on October 27 - 28, 2018 in Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain. Check out the Kubekings Villanueva Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
The GLS Cup V 2018 will take place on October 20 - 21, 2018 in Gdańsk, Poland. Check out the GLS Cup V 2018 website for more information and registration.
Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva won the Manaus Cubo Plaza Open 2018 with an average of 8.35 seconds. Renan Gonçalves Melo finished second (15.26) and Ruan Thimoteo Derzi de Oliveira finished third (15.62).
Erik Shakirov won the Almet Open 2018 with an average of 10.22 seconds. Alexey Kislovskiy finished second (11.32) and Artem Plotnikov (Артём Плотников) finished third (12.06).
Diego Meneghetti won the Mineirim Open Spring 2018 with a single solve of 33.95 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Alexandre Henrique Afonso Campos finished second (1:52.85) and Augusto Rosa Esteves finished third (3:51.80).
The Wiscube 2018 will take place on December 8 - 9, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Check out the Wiscube 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Glorioso San Carlos 2019 will take place on February 16 - 17, 2019 in Puno, Peru. Check out the Glorioso San Carlos 2019 website for more information and registration.
The TJHSST Fall 2018 will take place on November 3, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Check out the TJHSST Fall 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Ljubljana Open 2018 will take place on November 10 - 11, 2018 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Check out the Ljubljana Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
Farid Mikhailov won the Kaspiy Open 2018 with an average of 9.52 seconds. Saveliy Surikov finished second (11.01) and Ilya Tsiareshka finished third (11.15).
The Foothills Fright 2018 will take place on October 27, 2018 in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. Check out the Foothills Fright 2018 website for more information and registration.
Alikhan Yertursyn (Алихан Ертурсын) won the KSF Semey City 2018 with an average of 11.87 seconds. Amir Murzakarimov (Амир Мурзакаримов) finished second (11.96) and Ilyas Arystanbekov (Ильяс Арыстанбеков) finished third (12.07).
Zeyu Gao (高泽宇) won the Quanzhou Open 2018 with an average of 8.43 seconds. Antoine Cantin finished second (9.10) and Zheng Lin (林铮) finished third (10.05).
Max Park won the Berkeley Summer 2018 with an average of 6.77 seconds. Christopher Yen finished second (7.35) and Richard Jay S. Apagar finished third (8.48).
World records: Max Park 3x3x3 One-Handed 9.42 (average).
Jonathan Esparaz won the No 3x3x3 Mississauga 2018 with an average of 30.26 seconds in the 4x4x4 Cube event. Max Xiong (熊锐明) finished second (34.87) and Louis Cormier finished third (35.93).
