LogoCool Down with the Cows 2022
- Date
- Oct 8, 2022
- City
- Cowaramup, Western Australia, Australia
- Venue
- Address
- Hall Rd, Cowaramup WA 6284
- Contact
- Organizers
- Mark Charlesworth, Melanie Charlesworth, and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Charlie van Ooran, James Holdsworth, and Tyler Williams
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (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 .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for Cool Down with the Cows 2022 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 $20 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
- Once the competitor limit of 50 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- You must pay the $20 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 25/09/2022 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 25/09/2022.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
- Refunds will only be issued after this date if you are feeling unwell with COVID-19 symptoms or are awaiting a COVID test and can no longer attend the competition.
You may change the events you are registered on the Register tab by 25/09/2022. After this date it is not possible to add further events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
COVID requirements:
This competition will comply with the Western Australian Government requirements in place at the time of the competition. Please see the FAQ tab for any COVID requirements, which may change closer to the competition.
Communications from us:
- There will be important messages from the organisational team regarding your registration. Please ensure you whitelist our domain speedcubing.org.au in your email program.
- Once the competitor limit of 50 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Jonathan Charlesworth won with an average of 8.92 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Tyler Williams finished second (9.88) and Jay Calter finished third (10.63).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Jonathan Charlesworth | 8.06 | 8.92 | Australia | 8.06 | 10.39 | 9.03 | 9.68 | 8.06 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Jonathan Charlesworth | 1.98 | 2.37 | Australia | 2.43 | 1.98 | 2.55 | 2.13 | DNF | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Jonathan Charlesworth | 28.03 | 34.38 | Australia | 33.59 | 34.42 | 35.12 | 37.39 | 28.03 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Amy Smith | 49.19 | DNF | Australia | 49.19 | DNF | 1:11.39 | |||||
| Pyraminx | Amy Smith | 3.56 | 4.40 | Australia | 4.51 | 4.87 | 5.44 | 3.81 | 3.56 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 25 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 10 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:30.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative * | ||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 |
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Schedule for Saturday (October 08, 2022)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by September 25, 2022. You can change your events via the competition registration page.
Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration at 9:30 AM.
You should be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.
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?
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. What do I need to know before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations . We also recommend that you watch this helpful competitor guide and read this competition tutorial. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
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 Delegates for this competition are Charlie van Ooran, James Holdsworth, Tyler Williams, and Zak Kenny, feel free to ask them 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. Can I compete in a cow costume?
Yes, squirrel costumes are also encouraged.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.
COVID-19 FAQ
Q. What COVID safety protocols will be in place?
The competition will adhere to WA Government COVID restrictions in place at the time.
We will email competitors if there are any changes to the COVID restrictions we will be running this competition under.
You MUST NOT attend if you have tested postive for COVID. If this is the case, please contact the organisational team
Q. Will there be an attendee / guest limit at this competition?
No, there are currently no capacity restrictions for public events in WA.
Q. Can I bring my own face mask and/or hand sanitiser?
Yes, it is recommended that you bring your own face mask and hand sanitiser. Hand sanitiser will be provided at the venue.
Q. Where can I ask other questions?
Please contact the organisational team.
Live Results
Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.
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.
No tickets are required but we ask you to avoid the busy early morning period.
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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).
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.