There will be an appointment of a new WCA Competitions Announcements Team (WCAT) Leader, as Henrik Buus Aagaard has resigned. We would like to thank Henrik for the work he has done leading the team. The WCAT is an Advisory Committee of the WCA which is responsible for approving and announcing WCA competitions.
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:
- Strong leadership skills
- Attention to detail
- Very good knowledge of the WCRP
- Excellent communication skills
With the terms of Board Members Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol and Bob Burton coming to an end, an anonymous election took place on November 9th, 2019. The election was done according to the WCA Motion: Election of Directors.
The Board received the applications of:
We are happy to announce that the election was successful and that both Bob Burton and Henrik Buus Aagaard were respectively re-elected and elected members of the WCA Board of Directors.
We want to thank Alberto for the all the things he has done for the WCA. We wish him all the best in his future activities!
These changes have become effective immediately.
Henrik’s and Bob’s applications can be viewed here.
The WCT is seeking new members to help with graphics design for social media posts and other projects!
The application is open to all WCA members. You do not have to hold a current position to be considered. This position is directed to those with graphic design experience and duties once on the team will mainly focus on that type of work.
Melbourne Summer 2020 will take place on January 25 - 27, 2020 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Check out the Melbourne Summer 2020 website for more information and registration.
Nitin Nathan won VSVN Cube Open 2019 with an average of 10.42 seconds. Sujai Shakthivel finished second (11.58) and Saravanan Gowthaman finished third (12.33).
Matty Hiroto Inaba won Hawaii 2019 with an average of 7.42 seconds. Micah Platt finished second (12.02) and Brandon Harnish finished third (12.29).
Cojedes Cubing 2019 will take place on December 15, 2019 in San Carlos, Venezuela. Check out the Cojedes Cubing 2019 website for more information and registration.
Luke Garrett won Flag City Fall 2019 with an average of 7.52 seconds. Drew Brads finished second (7.72) and Daniel Karnaukh finished third (7.78).
Jan Vodopivec Suhadolc won Ljubljana Open 2019 with an average of 10.13 seconds. Marcel Ručigaj finished second (10.35) and Bence Barát finished third (10.47).
Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) won Chengdu Winter 2019 with an average of 9.20 seconds. Xinyan Liu (刘心妍) finished second (9.59) and Yibo Wang (王奕博) finished third (10.12).
Bernô Feet Friendship 2019 will take place on December 14 - 15, 2019 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. Check out the Bernô Feet Friendship 2019 website for more information and registration.
Ningbo Footsteps 2019 will take place on December 15, 2019 in Ninbgo, Zhejiang, China. Check out the Ningbo Footsteps 2019 website for more information and registration.
Pejaten Village Speedcubing 2019 will take place on December 14, 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Check out the Pejaten Village Speedcubing 2019 website for more information and registration.
North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 will take place on January 18 - 19, 2020 in New Brighton, Minnesota, United States. Check out the North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 website for more information and registration.
Cubing Zacatecas 2019 will take place on December 14 - 15, 2019 in Zacatecas, Mexico. Check out the Cubing Zacatecas 2019 website for more information and registration.
Mega Minnesota Winter 2019 will take place on December 14 - 15, 2019 in Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States. Check out the Mega Minnesota Winter 2019 website for more information and registration.
Baku Engineering University 2019 will take place on December 15, 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Check out the Baku Engineering University 2019 website for more information and registration.
IFAM Open 2019 will take place on December 14 - 15, 2019 in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Check out the IFAM Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Michigan Cubing Club Epsilon 2019 will take place on December 15, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Check out the Michigan Cubing Club Epsilon 2019 website for more information and registration.
GuateMaya Open 2019 will take place on December 14 - 15, 2019 in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Check out the GuateMaya Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Polish Speedcubing Tour Łuków 2019 will take place on December 14 - 15, 2019 in Łuków, Poland. Check out the Polish Speedcubing Tour Łuków 2019 website for more information and registration.
Panamá Kocka 2019 will take place on December 28, 2019 in Panamá City, Panama. Check out the Panamá Kocka 2019 website for more information and registration.
Assylkhan Meirkhanov (Асылхан Мейрханов) won Uzbekistan Nationals 2019 with an average of 9.51 seconds. Davron Takhirov finished second (10.57) and Kamil Rahmatullin finished third (10.72).
FME Open 2019 will take place on December 14 - 15, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Check out the FME Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Salvador NxN 2019 will take place on December 15, 2019 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Check out the Salvador NxN 2019 website for more information and registration.
