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New Competitors

If you're a new competitor, we do not recommend this competition for you. This competition only has 3x3 Fewest Moves, where you are given an hour to write down a solution to a 3x3 scramble in as few moves as possible.

Information for All Competitors

• During the rounds, please stay silent within the venue. These events require a high amount of concentration and any noise can be distracting. We will announce when the silence will begin and when you may talk within the venue again.
• Please treat the venue with respect, put all of your rubbish in bins, black bin bags, or take it home with you and keep your area tidy.
• We may be taking videos and photographs of the competition and the environment for our social media pages and website. By attending the competition as a competitor or a guest, you are accepting that you may be filmed or photographed for these purposes.
• Some venues may allow guests, some may not. This will be communicated closer to the time, once we have an idea as to how busy each venue is going to be.

Birmingham

The Birmingham venue is located at Ark St Alban's Academy, a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Highgate area of Birmingham.

What 3 Words: ///panic.swept.tracks

Train:: The nearest major train station is Birmingham New Street. From there it is a 0.9 mile/ 1.45 km walk, taking about 20 minutes.
Bus:: Connections between Birmingham New Street and the venue can be found using Google Maps, including the 35, 45 and 47 bus routes.
Car: Visitors should look for on-street parking in the surrounding residential area or use nearby public parking facilities in the Birmingham City Centre or Digbeth areas

Accommodation: Nearby chain hotels include the Ibis Budget Birmingham Centre (0.9 mile/ 1.45k walk) and Travelodge Birmingham Central Bull Ring (1 mile/ 1.6km walk). Other options can be found on various other sites including booking.com and airbnb.com.

Cardiff

What 3 Words: ///chip.badly.shine

Train: Cardiff Central train station is a 15 minute/0.6 mile walk away.
Bus: The area is well served by local buses.
Car: there are multi-storey car parks nearby, for example NCP Greyfriars. The Cardiff Council website has suggestions about parking and driving in Cardiff.

London

The venue is a classroom in Clapton Girls' Academy.

Train: Hackney Downs, Hackney Central and Clapton stations are a short walk away.
Bus: Many bus routes operate nearby. See TFL for further details.
Car: Driving is not recommended as the venue is in a relatively central part of London. There is no parking available on site.

Visiting the UK from overseas

If you are travelling from a Visa-exempt country (including USA, Canada and Australia) or from the European Union you may now need a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Holders of Irish passports or legal residents of Ireland are exempt from this requirement.

This can be applied for via the UK Government website here.

Please comment in your registration which venue you'll be at!

Birmingham
Venue: Ark St Albans Academy
Address: Conybere St, Birmingham B12 0YH
Room: Canteen
Competitor Limit: 60
Delegate: AJ Nicholls, Ryan Eckersley
Notes: This venue will also be used to hold the Kewbz UK Blindfolded Championship on the previous day, Saturday 15th August.

Cardiff
Venue: Hilton Cardiff
Address: Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3HH
Room: Victoria Suite
Competitor Limit: 10
Delegate: Rich Casey

London
Venue: Clapton Girls' Academy
Address: Almack Road, London, E5 0RL
Room: N64
Competitor Limit: 20
Delegates: James Golding, Oliver Hexter

This competition is sponsored by KewbzUK!

Here is what KewbzUK have to say:

Based in the UK, KewbzUK have grown to become the largest and most trusted speed cube shop in the UK & Europe. Not only do they stock some of the best twisty puzzles in the world, they are also lucky to be exclusive resellers of CubicleLabs premium lubricants.

In the event that a venue becomes full, we shall show a Waiting List for each venue within this tab.

If you don't see your name in the list below, or on the list of competitors after registration opens, please note:
1. You need to pay your registration fee before you will appear on either the list of competitors or this waiting list.
2. When you register for this competition, you will need to leave a comment that indicates which venue you intend to go to.
3. This waiting list is updated by volunteers and may at times be slightly out-of-date. Please be patient, but feel free to contact us via the Contact Form if you have paid and left a comment indicating your intended venue, but don't see your name on either the list of competitors or on this tab within 72 hours.