As a result of our recent application period, a new Senior Delegate has been appointed. For the Latin America region, the Board received the applications of Natán Riggenbach and José Garrido. After deliberation, they decided to appoint Natán Riggenbach for the position.
The appointment is effective immediately. You may find both applications here.
We want to thank both applicants for their willingness in helping the WCA and the Speedcubing Community even more than they currently do now. Good luck to Natán in his new role!
Dear WCA Community,
The WRC would like to inform you about the versions of the WCA Regulations and Guidelines, which are going into effect May 1, 2019.
You can review all 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 complete files of the regulation and guidelines. All changes and additions are marked green and removals are red.
Round format changes:
Competition organization changes:
The WCA Marketing Team is asking for membership applications with the primary task of handling the distribution of WCA Competition Gear. The responsibilities of these team members will be to receive equipment orders, re-pack the equipment for international shipping, and make routine trips to the post office.
Applicants must be based within the United States for this unique position. Otherwise, the applications are open to everyone; it is not a requirement to hold a current position within the WCA to be considered.
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.
The Trondheim Parity Open 2019 will take place on June 7 - 9, 2019 in Trondheim, Norway. Check out the Trondheim Parity Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Cubing GEEK-CON Manizales 2019 will take place on May 26, 2019 in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. Check out the Cubing GEEK-CON Manizales 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Please Be Quiet Thailand 2019 will take place on May 25, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. Check out the Please Be Quiet Thailand 2019 website for more information and registration.
Lukas Shelley won the Kunshan Open 2019 with an average of 8.16 seconds. Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) finished second (8.95) and Chengyang Song (宋成阳) finished third (9.46).
Ernesto Gutiérrez Cuba won the Speedcuber Perú Otoño 2019 with an average of 8.71 seconds. Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla finished second (9.50) and Angel Anampa finished third (9.72).
The Kunming Open 2019 will take place on May 26, 2019 in Kunming, Yunnan, China. Check out the Kunming Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Cornelius Dieckmann won the Empire State Spring 2019 with an average of 7.28 seconds. Stanley Chapel finished second (8.12) and Krish Shah-Nathwani finished third (8.27).
Max Siauw won the Rose City 2019 with an average of 7.64 seconds. Anthony Brooks finished second (7.65) and Sameer Aggarwal finished third (9.21).
Mohammad Soroush Hoseini (محمد سروش حسینی) won the Sina International 2019 with an average of 9.66 seconds. Kasra Sarebanha (کسری ساربانها) finished second (10.07) and Ilia Rashidi (ایلیا رشیدی) finished third (10.43).
Deni Mintsaev won the YJ Petersburg Special 2019 with a single solve of 29.76 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Nikolay Masson finished second (55.96) and Roman Strakhov finished third (56.09).
The Welcome to Murmansk 2019 will take place on May 25 - 26, 2019 in Murmansk, Russia. Check out the Welcome to Murmansk 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Forgotten O'Clocks SBC 2019 will take place on June 16, 2019 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. Check out the Forgotten O'Clocks SBC 2019 website for more information and registration.
Yusheng Du (杜宇生) won the Nanchang Open 2019 with an average of 7.26 seconds. Kai Su (苏锴) finished second (9.29) and Guojie Wang (王国杰) finished third (9.42).
Azhar Virani won the DFW With A Twist 2019 with an average of 9.07 seconds. Jeff Park finished second (9.20) and Mahith Bandi finished third (9.37).
Joshua Hounslow won the Slow Down Perth 2019 with an average of 1:08.37 in the Megaminx event. Jonathan Charlesworth finished second (1:09.30) and James Holdsworth finished third (1:17.90).
Paul Mahvi won the Berkeley Spring 2019 with an average of 7.74 seconds. Isaac Langer finished second (8.34) and Varun Mohanraj finished third (8.89).
Atsuto Takemura (竹村篤人) won the Kansai Open 2019 with an average of 8.58 seconds. Sei Sugama (洲鎌星) finished second (8.60) and Asato Irifune (入船朝斗) finished third (8.79).
Asian records: Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) Square-1 7.67 (average).
The Ukrainian Open 2019 will take place on June 8 - 9, 2019 in Kiev, Ukraine. Check out the Ukrainian Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Fabio Schwandt won the Lincoln Open 2019 with an average of 8.36 seconds. George Scholey finished second (8.57) and Chris Mills finished third (9.19).
Jeriel James Thomas won the Sharjah Open 2019 with an average of 8.70 seconds. Abishua James Thomas finished second (10.33) and Mihir Narayan finished third (10.38).
Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) won the Dongguan Spring 2019 with an average of 7.64 seconds. Zijian Cai (蔡子健) finished second (7.72) and Zixuan Yang (杨子轩) finished third (9.15).
