LogoBroome Open 2023
- Date
- Nov 4, 2023
- City
- Broome, Western Australia, Australia
- Venue
Broome Lotteries House
- Address
- 20 Cable Beach Rd E, Broome WA 6725
- Details
Meeting Room 2
- Contact
- Organizers
- Jesse Woodley, Kelly Woodley, and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Ethan Pride and Mitchell Anderson
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is proudly supported by Broome Lotteries House!
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 17
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 30 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $10 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $10 (Australian Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for Broome Open 2023 is submitted and pending approval”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.
Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via Stripe on the register page. Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the $10 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
- Once the competitor limit of 30 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- You must pay the $10 registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
- New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
- Waitlisted competitors will only be added to the competition if an existing competitors withdraws.
- All competitors still on the waiting list after 03/11/2023 will be removed and provided with a full refund.
- You may enquire about your position on the waiting list by contacting the organisational team.
Deleting Registration/Refunds:
- If you can no longer make the competition you may request a refund.
- To receive a full refund you must contact the organisational team by 03/11/2023.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
You may change the events you are registered on the Register tab by 03/11/2023. After this date you may add events by speaking to the Delegate on the day. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
- Once the competitor limit of 30 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Mitchell Anderson won with an average of 12.38 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ethan Pride finished second (15.52) and Jesse Woodley finished third (19.82).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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| 3x3x3 Cube | Mitchell Anderson | 10.86 | 12.38 | Australia | 11.75 | 15.01 | 10.92 | 14.46 | 10.86 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Mitchell Anderson | 4.43 | 5.73 | Australia | 6.05 | 5.77 | 4.43 | 5.66 | 5.76 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Mitchell Anderson | 49.25 | 51.76 | Australia | 52.50 | 49.25 | 50.61 | 52.16 | 59.32 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Ethan Pride | 26.66 | 30.67 | Australia | 30.15 | 26.66 | 33.03 | 34.85 | 28.82 | |||
| Pyraminx | Mitchell Anderson | 3.59 | 6.63 | Australia | 6.65 | 6.32 | 7.46 | 3.59 | 6.92 | |||
| Skewb | Ethan Pride | 4.74 | 6.32 | Australia | 7.54 | 7.15 | 4.74 | 6.91 | 4.90 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| Pyraminx | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |
| Skewb | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
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Schedule for Saturday (November 04, 2023)
Spectators are permitted and may enter FREE of charge.
We encourage spectators and it is often good to come watch first to understand how a competition operates. You will then know what to do when you do compete. There are also plenty of opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. If you would a judging tutorial please approach a Delegate, they will be wearing the bright red polo shirts.
Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge. Judging is not difficult and you don't need to be a cuber to be a successful judge, it is an excellent way to make the time fly by!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You can make any change to your registered events online by 3/11/2023. You can change your events via the competition registration page. After this date you may add events by speaking to the Delegate on the day.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration from 9:30am. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Sometimes we run ahead and if you are not available for your group you most likely will not be permitted to join a later group. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
Q. I have never been to a competition before, is this a good competition for me?
YES! All of our competitions cater for newcomers. There is a new competitor tutorial and plenty of friendly delegates to help you understand what you need to do. Watch these tutorial videos to understand what a competition looks like and what is expected of you
Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
Anyone can compete at any age! We encourage anyone considering to compete to register as it will be a great experience regardless of age.
Q. Do children need to have adult supervision?
YES. Adult supervision of children is required at ALL times. The WCA Delegates and Organisers are very busy running the competition and cannot be responsible for supervising children.
Q. How fast do I have to be to compete?
To compete you only need to know how to solve the cube! Please check the events tab for information in time limits for each event.
Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is condensed version of the competitor tutorial. . You may also like to watch this helpful competitor guide.
Q. What do I need to bring?
You need to bring a puzzle for each event you are signed up to compete in - make sure they are allowed per the WCA regulations. We also recommend you bring a water bottle. Many competitors also bring a 'warm up cube' to use between submitting their puzzle for scrambling and starting their official solve. All timing equipment is provided by Speedcubing Australia.
Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded through the day onto WCA Live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round has been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.
Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegate for this competition is Ethan Pride, feel free to ask him any questions you may have on the day.
Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.
Q. How do I find out about other upcoming competitions in Australia?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in Australia by signing up to the Speedcubing Australia mailing list.
Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competitions you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.
Q: I lost a puzzle at the competition, what should I do?
There are hundreds of puzzles at these events, make sure to keep yours together so you don't lose them! Keeping them in a bag and looking after it at all times is recommended. If you do lose a puzzle (or anything else), please speak to us at the event or contact the organisational team, it is possible someone has handed it in to us.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
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Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.