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.
Muhammed Enes Ertaş won İstanbul FMC and BLD 2019 with a mean of 28.33 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Mutlu Özçelebi finished second (33.00) and Tolga Kaan Kantarcı finished third (33.00).
Daniel Karnaukh won Kent Fall 2019 with an average of 7.02 seconds. Luke Griesser finished second (7.98) and Jack Pfeifer finished third (8.15).
Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won Fuengirola Cubea 2019 with an average of 8.94 seconds. Abel Pérez Gisbert finished second (10.62) and Rafael Rodriguez Santana finished third (10.93).
La Silla II 2019 will take place on December 21 - 22, 2019 in Santa Catarina, Mexico. Check out the La Silla II 2019 website for more information and registration.
Harbin Open 2019 will take place on December 22, 2019 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Check out the Harbin Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
New Year in PSU 2019 will take place on December 21, 2019 in Novopolotsk, Belarus. Check out the New Year in PSU 2019 website for more information and registration.
Ordos Winter 2020 will take place on January 11, 2020 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. Check out the Ordos Winter 2020 website for more information and registration.
Krischal Dhungel won Cube Jatra 2019 with an average of 11.19 seconds. Salon Ngakhushi finished second (11.58) and Pratyush Ale Magar finished third (12.78).
Dinajpur Cubing Open 2019 will take place on December 23, 2019 in Dinajpur Sadar, Bangladesh. Check out the Dinajpur Cubing Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Montevideo Palace 2019 will take place on December 22, 2019 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Check out the Montevideo Palace 2019 website for more information and registration.
Trinity Valley Spring 2020 will take place on February 22, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Check out the Trinity Valley Spring 2020 website for more information and registration.
Sean Patrick Villanueva won Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2019 with an average of 7.39 seconds. Brenton Angelo Lo Wong finished second (7.50) and Toby Litiatco finished third (8.43).
Medan 10th Anniversary 2019 will take place on December 21 - 22, 2019 in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Check out the Medan 10th Anniversary 2019 website for more information and registration.
Dunas Open 2019 will take place on December 21 - 22, 2019 in Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Check out the Dunas Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Biel Salmons Gonzalez won Martorell Open 2019 with an average of 8.18 seconds. Eder Olivencia Gonzalez finished second (9.32) and Mauro Moises López finished third (10.12).
Tymon Kolasiński won PST CFL Częstochowa 2019 with an average of 7.14 seconds. Karol Zakrzewski finished second (8.50) and Kajetan Opach finished third (8.54).
Chelles Open 2020 will take place on February 15 - 16, 2020 in Chelles, France. Check out the Chelles Open 2020 website for more information and registration.
C3 Cup Finale 2019 will take place on December 28 - 29, 2019 in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Check out the C3 Cup Finale 2019 website for more information and registration.
Oregon State Leap Day 2020 will take place on February 29, 2020 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Check out the Oregon State Leap Day 2020 website for more information and registration.
Young He (何嘉炀) won Big and Skewb Utah 2019 with an average of 4.66 seconds in the Skewb event. Eric Pesci finished second (5.94) and Preston Duke finished third (6.16).
Max Siauw won SnoCo Fall 2019 with an average of 6.91 seconds. Luke Tycksen finished second (7.68) and Sameer Aggarwal finished third (8.16).
Daniel Wallin won Blind in the Water Tower 2019 with a single solve of 32.50 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Konstantin Jaehne finished second (48.30) and Vilius Ribinskas finished third (1:29.38).
