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.
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).
The Myyrmäki Summer Challenge 2019 will take place on May 24 - 26, 2019 in Vantaa, Finland. Check out the Myyrmäki Summer Challenge 2019 website for more information and registration.
Joshua Feran won the Copper Country Cubing 2019 with an average of 11.05 seconds. Sydney Weaver finished second (12.04) and David Madigan finished third (14.84).
Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) won the Shanghai Memory Nightmare 2019 with a single solve of 23.12 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Yifan Wang (王逸帆) finished second (28.22) and Yucheng Chen (陈裕铖) finished third (30.68).
Weihao Kong (孔维浩) won the Dalian Spring 2019 with an average of 7.64 seconds. Yezhen Han (韩业臻) finished second (8.23) and Sheng Cao (曹晟) finished third (8.93).
William Lu (呂宇綸) won the HCHS 10th Anniversary 2019 with an average of 8.73 seconds. He-Ping Zheng (鄭和平) finished second (9.08) and Ping-Yueh Huang (黃品越) finished third (9.35).
The Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 will take place on June 15 - 16, 2019 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Check out the Malaysia 10th Anniversary Cube Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
Sebastian Weyer won the Penn Cube Day Spring 2019 with an average of 7.42 seconds. Patrick Ponce finished second (7.62) and Keaton Ellis finished third (8.23).
Niko Ronkainen won the Easter FMC Kamppi 2019 with a mean of 28.33 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event.
Biel Salmons Gonzalez won the JukiMods Baztan Open 2019 with an average of 8.96 seconds. Eder Olivencia Gonzalez finished second (9.22) and Adrián Martínez Macías finished third (9.95).
The Northern Virginia Summer 2019 will take place on June 22 - 23, 2019 in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. Check out the Northern Virginia Summer 2019 website for more information and registration.
Kush Jajal won the PDPU Open 2019 with an average of 11.42 seconds. Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar finished second (12.14) and Rudra Pratap Singh finished third (13.37).
The Baku Open 2019 will take place on May 18, 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Check out the Baku Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Santa Fe Invierno 2019 will take place on June 22, 2019 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina. Check out the Santa Fe Invierno 2019 website for more information and registration.
The SESC Gravataí 2019 will take place on June 8 - 9, 2019 in Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Check out the SESC Gravataí 2019 website for more information and registration.
Serene Aryal won the Cubing Chitwan 2019 with an average of 12.81 seconds. Aayas Dhoj Joshi finished second (16.02) and Bikram Kumar Baishya finished third (17.33).
