Kericho Open 2023


Date
Sep 16, 2023
City
Kericho, Kenya
Venue

A.C.K. Grace Conference Centre

Address
A.C.K. Grace Conference Centre, Kericho, Kenya
Details

Trinity hall

Contact

+254 700 919601 or skamauthegreat@gmail.com

Organizers
Michael Nziwa Makanga, Rayan Parmar, and Samuel Kamau
WCA Delegate
Rayan Parmar
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Information

Welcome! This will be the first WCA competition we will have in Kericho... and we will plan on organising many more in the future.

We will be glad to see all the cubers from around this region, and you'll all have a great time.

More information under their respective tabs.

Events
Main event
Competitors
83
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is KSh500 (Kenyan Shilling).
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of KSh500 (Kenyan Shilling).
Any spectator can attend for free.

ksh 500

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Highlights
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Mugambi Simon won with an average of 14.25 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. John Muthee Karichu finished second (14.26) and Teddy Mbingo finished third (14.76).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Mugambi Simon 11.76 14.25 Kenya 17.7615.7412.5711.7614.44
2x2x2 Cube John Muthee Karichu 3.95 5.31 Kenya 7.044.403.955.575.96
Pyraminx John Muthee Karichu 5.87 9.25 Kenya 10.049.145.879.199.43
Event Round Format Time limit Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 50% advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
2x2x2 Cube Final Ao5 10:00.00
Pyraminx Final Ao5 10:00.00

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Schedule for Saturday (September 16, 2023)

From 09:00 AM
To 09:40 AM
Check-in
Main hall
From 09:40 AM
To 10:00 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
Main hall
From 10:00 AM
To 01:00 PM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Main hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 50% advance to next round
From 01:00 PM
To 02:00 PM
Lunch
Main hall
From 01:00 PM
To 03:30 PM
2x2x2 Cube Final
Main hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 03:30 PM
To 05:00 PM
Pyraminx Final
Main hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 05:00 PM
To 06:30 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
Main hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 06:30 PM
To 06:45 PM
Awards
Main hall

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww

There is a hotel located in the site where you can buy your lunch from. Light snacks will be provided for participants and spectators.

Those who are not aware of the area, for example, those who will be coming all the way from Nairobi, please use the location from Google maps to help you navigate.

Those who plan on using public transport, there are multiple bus stops near the main road.

For those who will be coming with private vehicles, there will be plenty of secure parking.

Follow this link for the Cubing Kenya facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/Cubing.Kenya/
Follow this link for the Cubing Kenya instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/cubing.kenya/

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.

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