Dear WCA Community,
The WCA Board of Directors are accepting applications for Asian Championship 2018 and European Championship 2018.
Please discuss whether this is something you are willing and able to pursue with the delegates and organization teams in your country. Organizing a competition of this size takes a significant amount of time and effort before and during the competition.
If you are interested, then send your application documents to Olivér Perge, pergeoliver@gmail.com (Asian Championship), or Ron van Bruchem, rbruchem@worldcubeassociation.org (European Championship).
The application period ends on August 31, 2017
Please include in your application documents at least the following information:
When would you like to hold the competition?
1.1 number of days of the competition
1.2 overlap with holiday periods of schools
1.3 overlap with national holidays in the country
Where would you like to hold the competition in your country?
2.1 city should be interesting to visit for travellers with opportunities for sightseeing
2.2 ease of international, national, and local travelling
2.3 availability of hotels/apartments in varying price ranges
2.4 venue should be able to accommodate stage, audience, tables to practice, and side rooms
2.5 technology, like internet, video streaming, lighting, and sound equipment, should be available
2.6 number of competitors and spectators that can be hosted
What would the organization team and staff look like?
3.1 core team members
3.2 experience of the core team
3.3 involvement of other parties
3.4 quantity and quality of local volunteers (guideline is 80-120 staff)
3.5 required support by foreign delegates
What will be the overall budget for the competition?
4.1 cost (venue, stage, equipment, decoration, website, badges/lanyards/giftpack, prizes)
4.2 income (registration fees, sponsoring, local government)
You can assume 20K EUR sponsoring from a central sponsor via WCA (for calculation purposes, this is not yet confirmed!). Local sponsors may be Rubik partners or preferably not in puzzle business.
Here is an example document with a non-exhaustive list of topics that need to be arranged and budgeted for a large competition:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w6uxOHrr40of1R4-NjU1vy7fVJXRHiRZBn53Hc-IOk8
The two Directors Olivér Perge and Ron van Bruchem will lead the process of selecting the winning application. The Board of Directors will vote and may consult with other members of our community before voting.
We are looking at a competition that is focused on three things:
1) Will our members have a great experience together?
2) Will our members have a good opportunity to set personal times, in a fair competition where the best will win?
3) Will our sponsors be happy and will this promote our community well?
Kind Regards,
Linus Fresz
on behalf of the World Cube Association
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Daniel Rose-Levine won the Michigan 2017 with an average of 7.75 seconds. Bill Wang finished second (7.99) and Drew Brads finished third (8.17).
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North American records: Daniel Rose-Levine Skewb 2.88 (average).
Israel Fraga da Silva won the SESC Camaquã 2017 with an average of 10.52 seconds. Eduardo Henrique Philippsen finished second (11.67) and Diego Bojunga Meneghetti finished third (12.45).
Martin Fronescu won the Constanța Cube Days 2017 with an average of 9.03 seconds. Haluk Ulkusal finished second (10.18) and Mihnea Andrei Panţu finished third (10.45).
Alejandro Riveiro Rodríguez won the Asturias Open 2017 with an average of 11.67 seconds. Ting Sheng Bao Yang finished second (13.01) and Alexander Olleta del Molino finished third (15.35).
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The Melgar Summer 2017 will take place on September 30 - October 1, 2017 in Melgar, Colombia. Check out the Melgar Summer 2017 website for more information and registration.
The Barby Cube 73 Open Automne 2017 will take place on September 23 - 24, 2017 in Barby, France. Check out the Barby Cube 73 Open Automne 2017 website for more information and registration.
The Lord Of The Minx 2017 will take place on September 24, 2017 in Delhi, India. Check out the Lord Of The Minx 2017 website for more information and registration.
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Khairur Rachim won the Kota Raja Open 2017 with an average of 10.37 seconds. Khairur Rachman finished second (12.59) and Sadriansyah finished third (12.65).
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Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won the Yangzhou Open 2017 with an average of 8.42 seconds. Zibo Xu (徐子博) finished second (8.68) and Lukas Shelley finished third (8.87).
Armin Soleimani (آرمین سلیمانی) won the Chekaad Summer 2017 with an average of 10.19 seconds. Arian Geravandi (آرین گراوندی) finished second (10.48) and Ali Atashi (علی آتشی) finished third (10.53).
The Natal Open 2017 will take place on December 1 - 2, 2017 in Natal, RN, Brazil. Check out the Natal Open 2017 website for more information and registration.
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The Santa Fe Cubing Spring 2017 will take place on October 15, 2017 in Santa Fe, Argentina. Check out the Santa Fe Cubing Spring 2017 website for more information and registration.
The Estonian Open 2017 will take place on September 9, 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia. Check out the Estonian Open 2017 website for more information and registration.
The Paraguay Nationals 2017 will take place on September 30 - October 2, 2017 in Asunción, Paraguay. Check out the Paraguay Nationals 2017 website for more information and registration.
The Atlantic Open Fall 2017 will take place on October 21, 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Check out the Atlantic Open Fall 2017 website for more information and registration.
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