Volunteering

Please note that all competitors are required to assist with volunteering during the competition - either in the role of "runner", "judge" or "scrambler". These roles will be explained as part of the "New Competitor Tutorial", but you can take a look at this video.

If any parents are willing to help judge or run, please watch the above video if you have not been a judge/runner at previous competitions. We greatly appreciate all assistance during the competition and more volunteers helping out during the competition helps to stay on schedule and not run behind.

Schedule

Be sure to be ready to compete in any of your scheduled events at least 30 minutes before the scheduled starting time.

Dual Rounds

This competition will make use of Dual Rounds, please see the 'Dual Rounds' tab for more information.

Notice of Filming

Please note that there will be filming and photography at this event. You therefore consent to your image being used by CubingZA and its partners in their marketing and social media platforms by attending.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 75

Number of times bookmarked: 1

Registration period

Online registration opened and will close .

Registration requirements

Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 75 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R250 (South African Rand).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 80% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of R250 (South African Rand).

Payment

First-timer competitors must create a WCA account if they do not already have one (or their parent/guardian must create one for them).
The competitor must register for the competition using their WCA account, specifying which events they want to participate in.
Credit and Debit Card payments for the competition entry fee of R250.00 can be made at the following link

Payment Link

DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE REGISTERED ONLINE IN STEP 2 ABOVE PLEASE. Your registration will remain pending until payment has been received.

Please note:
* If you haven't both registered for the competition (Step 2) and paid for a ticket (Step 3) before registration closes, you will not be able to compete.

How can I stay up to date on future competitions?

Below are a few options for getting notified of future competitions:

1. Register an account on CubingZA. Once you are logged in, you will be able to set notifications for competitions in your preferred provinces. You should receive email notifications for new competitions in these regions.
2. Join the CubingZA Whatsapp community by clicking on this link. By joining the Whatsapp community you will automatically be added the announcement group, and will have the option to join the following groups:
a. ZA Speedcubing Advice & PBs - this group is strictly for posting personal bests and asking for speedcubing advice.
b. African Cubers - this group is for catching up and chatting with fellow cubers.
3. The WCA Official website competitions page will show all announced competitions coming up.

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration between 07:30 and 08:15 on Saturday morning. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled.

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. How fast do I have to be to compete?
You only need to know how to solve the 3x3 cube in under 10 minutes to compete! Refer to the Events tab to see specific Time limits and Cutoffs for other events.

Q. How can I change my events?
You can change your events by contacting the Organizers.

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 don't need to know everything! Just try to get a basic idea.

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. To summarise, your cube should NOT have physical damage, such as very scratched up stickers, dents, or visibly broken pieces; it should only have ONE logo; it should not have any textures or patterns (so NO "carbon-fiber" cubes); and it must not have transparent pieces. If you are unsure whether your puzzle is competition-legal, please get in touch with a delegate to check. 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.

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 have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.

Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your delegates for this competition are Anthony Rush, Catherine Rush and Daniel Mizen. Feel free to ask any questions you may have on the day about the rules and regulations. The competition organisers are Carol Rush and Daniel Rush. Ask them if you have any queries about the competition schedule, cutoffs, time limits, and advancement to subsequent rounds.

Q. Can I help on the day?
Definitely! Throughout the day we will always need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.

Q. How can I find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in South Africa by signing up on CubingZA or checking the WCA Competitions page.

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.

Please also refer to the WCA's FAQ.

Competition Groups:

Each event is run in groups. The number of groups is dependant on how many people are competing in the event. Competition Groups automatically picks what groups you are in, the judges, the runners and who is scrambling for each group. We always appreciate the help!

Check HERE to see the group assignments. Nothing will be displayed for this competition until during the week before.

This competition will be using dual rounds for the 3x3x3, 2x2x2, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, pyraminx and skewb events, meaning every competitor will compete in two official rounds in each event.

How it works:

You will compete in Round 1 of the event.
Later in the competition, you will compete in Round 2 of the same event.
Both rounds are official WCA rounds.

For 2x2x2, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, pyraminx and skewb, your best result from either round will determine your final placing, as there are no further rounds. However for 3x3x3, your best result from either Round 1 or Round 2 will determine whether or not you will advance to the final round. (Round 3)

Important notes

Everyone can compete in both rounds.
Both rounds are independent and count as official WCA results.
There is no disadvantage to a slower first round—you have a second opportunity to improve your result.
Advancement or final placing is based on your best result from the two qualifying rounds.

CubingZA is a volunteer organisation made up of delegates and community members who have come together to try and ensure that we can sustainably run regular competitions all across the country.
If you'd be interested in helping out in CubingZA's mission to improve competitive speedcubing in the country, please get in touch.

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Before we get started
Please edit your server profile name to include your WCA ID like this John Smith | 2025SMIT07
Once this has been done you will be added as a member and all the channels will be visible to you.
How to change a nickname - https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/219070107-Server-Nicknames#h_01H4RRB3ZD1HD8R7YF2MKS4N16

Community rules
Be respectful to one another
No racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise bigoted remarks. Please keep swearing to a minimum!
No NSFW
No spamming
This includes repeatedly pinging @ everyone, @ here, or pinging the team, admins, mentors and moderators for inappropriate reasons.
Make sure you're in the right channel
Keep discussions/posts to their appropriate channels as best you can. If you’re not sure, ask!
Please listen and be respectful to our team, admins, and mentors - they’re here to help! Blatant disrespect and not following instructions will not be tolerated.

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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).

Cutoff

The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).

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.

Advancement Condition

The number of competitors shown as advancing to the next round is the planned maximum. The actual number may be lower if there are fewer competitors than expected, or if there are ties at the boundary.