We are happy to announce that we have a new Committee Leader. Ronald Mansveld has been appointed as the Leader of the WCA Data Protection Committee (WDPC).
Ronald was selected by the WCA Board and approved in a voting among the current Committee/Team Leaders and Senior Delegates, following Section 4 of our Motion 10.2019.0 about WCA Committees and Teams.
We wish Ronald the best of luck in fulfilling his new duty!
Ronald Mansveld was the only applicant for the position. His candidacy document can be found here if you are interested in viewing it.
The WRC invites the WCA Community to discuss and send feedback on a new draft version of the WCA Regulations for early 2019. This version is not final, and we welcome suggestions on any aspect of the set of changes.
If there are no major issues, we plan to send a final draft to the WCA Board for approval at the beginning of March. (See Motion 14.2019.1 for details about the process.)
The changes listed in this summary are publicly available at https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/posts/call-for-feedback-wca-regulations-2019-draft. You can review all individual changes in this comparison on GitHub. If you do not want to open all the individual changes, you can click on "Files changed" to see the full textual changes to the Regulations and Guidelines. All changes and additions are marked green and removals are red.
Round format changes:
Competition organization changes:
There will be an appointment of a new WCA Team Leader for the WCA Marketing Team (WMT), which has been led by the WCA Board since its creation. The WMT is an Advisory Committee of the WCA responsible for developing and managing the WCA Brand, seeking sponsorships, supporting the distribution of WCA Competition Gear, and marketing WCA Merchandise.
Our newly formed WCA Advisory Council (WAC) is looking for members to help with their mission!
What is the WAC and what do they do?
The biggest task of the WAC is to be an intermediary between the community and the WCA Staff - to give the community a voice when important topics are being discussed. The Community Representatives will be a vital part of that process. More information about the main functions of the WAC can be found here: WCA Motion 20.2019.01
The council will have 2 sub-teams - Community Representatives and WCA Representatives. This announcement is for Community Representatives, who will make up the majority of the council and will not be members of WCA Staff, meaning that anyone except WCA Staff can apply. If you have never held a formal position in the WCA before, this an exciting opportunity to contribute towards making the WCA even better!
The CubingUSA Nationals 2019 will take place on August 1 - 4, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Check out the CubingUSA Nationals 2019 website for more information and registration.
The WCA World Championship 2019 will take place on July 11 - 14, 2019 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Check out the WCA World Championship 2019 website for more information and registration.
Patrick Ponce won the CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 with an average of 7.43 seconds. Luigi Soriano finished second (8.40) and Keaton Ellis finished third (8.46).
North American records: Patrick Ponce 3x3x3 Cube 4.24 (single).
Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza won the Conde Open 2019 with an average of 9.02 seconds. Eduardo Antonio Lara Martínez finished second (9.79) and Julián García Sánchez finished third (9.85).
The Tietomaa Open 2019 will take place on April 27 - 28, 2019 in Oulu, Finland. Check out the Tietomaa Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
The USM Penang Cube 2019 will take place on March 23, 2019 in Penang, Malaysia. Check out the USM Penang Cube 2019 website for more information and registration.
Antoine Cantin won the Québec City 2019 with an average of 7.90 seconds. Kian Mansour finished second (8.39) and Louis Cormier finished third (9.69).
Abylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин) won the KSF Ust-Kamenogorsk City 2019 with an average of 9.91 seconds. Damir Zhanataev (Дамир Жанатаев) finished second (10.38) and Amir Murzakarimov (Амир Мурзакаримов) finished third (10.87).
Angelo Giovanni Licetti León won the Aventura Cúbica VII 2019 with an average of 8.58 seconds. Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla finished second (9.98) and Juan Cesar Flores Navarro finished third (11.05).
Marco Antonio Ponce de León Aguilar won the Glorioso San Carlos 2019 with an average of 11.05 seconds. Jhonatan Reategui finished second (11.87) and Joseph Daniel Blas Sanchez finished third (11.91).
The Trinity Valley Open Spring 2019 will take place on March 30, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Check out the Trinity Valley Open Spring 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019 will take place on March 23, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Check out the Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019 website for more information and registration.
Brian Johnson won the Albany Winter 2019 with an average of 8.44 seconds. Peter Weyers finished second (8.93) and Zeke Mackay finished third (9.01).
Tymon Kolasiński won the GLS Winter Camp 2019 with an average of 7.80 seconds. Kalina Jakubowska finished second (10.58) and Adam Polkowski finished third (11.70).
Max Park won the UCSD Winter 2019 with an average of 6.10 seconds. Paul Mahvi finished second (8.36) and Will Hamilton finished third (8.68).
The Hessen Open 2019 will take place on May 11 - 12, 2019 in Lampertheim, Germany. Check out the Hessen Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Mental Breakdown Norway 2019 will take place on March 24, 2019 in Kjeller, Norway. Check out the Mental Breakdown Norway 2019 website for more information and registration.
Jake Klassen won the I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2019 with a single solve of 19.60 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Theodore Chow finished second (1:28.60) and Raiyan Abdulrub finished third (1:34.66).
Sebastian Weyer won the Manchester Open 2019 with an average of 7.57 seconds. Philipp Weyer finished second (7.65) and Chris Mills finished third (8.37).
Lir Ukaj won the Albanian Open 2019 with an average of 8.47 seconds. Reto Bubendorf finished second (9.52) and Tobias Peter finished third (10.55).
Antonie Paterakis won the Annuntia Open 2019 with an average of 7.31 seconds. Mats Valk finished second (7.43) and Mika Smulders finished third (7.68).
