Tassie Summer - Launceston 2022


Date
Jan 16, 2022
City
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Venue

St Thomas More's Catholic School

Address
125 Abbott St, Newstead TAS 7250
Details

Main Hall

Contact

Speedcubing Australia

Organizers
Jode Brewster, Kerrie Jarman, Michelle Brewster, and Speedcubing Australia
WCA Delegates
Ethan Pride, Kerrie Jarman, and Michelle Brewster
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Information

Speedcubing Australia's first ever competition in Launceston, Tasmania.

If you feel sick, stay at home. If you are exhibiting cold or flu-like symptoms consistent with COVID-19, you will not be permitted in the venue. We are not responsible for any illness you may contract from the competition.

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Events
Main event
Competitors
21
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $25 (Australian Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.

Payment:

Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Tassie Summer - Launceston 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.
  • If you do not move off the waitlist you will be 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.
  • Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
  • To receive a full refund you must contact the organisational team by 09/01/2022.
  • 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 for here

COVID requirements:

  • Face masks are recommended
  • All competitors and guests must check-in using the QR code
  • If you feel sick, stay at home. If you are exhibiting cold or flu-like symptoms consistent with COVID-19, you will not be permitted in the venue.

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.
Highlights
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Jode Brewster won with an average of 8.00 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Arisandra Soo finished second (8.22) and Geoffrey Li finished third (10.55).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Jode Brewster 6.40 8.00 Australia 7.348.176.408.5011.17
2x2x2 Cube Jode Brewster 2.31 2.62 Australia 3.072.413.052.412.31
3x3x3 One-Handed Jode Brewster 10.45 13.21 Australia 11.8010.4514.3415.2113.48
Pyraminx Jode Brewster 1.89 4.03 Australia 3.144.894.154.811.89
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 5:00.00 Top 75% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 5:00.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 5:00.00
2x2x2 Cube First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 75% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
3x3x3 One-Handed Final Bo2 / Ao5 2:00.00 2 attempts to get < 50.00
Pyraminx First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00

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Schedule for Sunday (January 16, 2022)

From 10:30 AM
To 11:00 AM
Registration
Main Hall
From 11:00 AM
To 11:15 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
Main Hall
From 11:15 AM
To 12:00 PM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 12:00 PM
To 12:30 PM
2x2x2 Cube First round
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 12:30 PM
To 01:00 PM
Pyraminx First round
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 8 advance to next round
From 01:00 PM
To 01:30 PM
3x3x3 One-Handed Final
Main Hall
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 50.00
From 01:30 PM
To 02:30 PM
Lunch
Main Hall
From 02:30 PM
To 02:55 PM
3x3x3 Cube Second round
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Proceed
Top 8 advance to next round
From 02:55 PM
To 03:15 PM
2x2x2 Cube Second round
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 8 advance to next round
From 03:15 PM
To 03:30 PM
3x3x3 One-Handed
Main Hall
From 03:30 PM
To 03:45 PM
Pyraminx Final
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 03:45 PM
To 04:00 PM
2x2x2 Cube Final
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 04:00 PM
To 04:15 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
Main Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
From 04:15 PM
To 04:30 PM
Packup
Main Hall
From 04:30 PM
To 04:45 PM
Awards
Main Hall

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How can I change my events?
Yes you can change your events on the Register tab

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration between 9.45 - 10.15am Sunday 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. 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 Kerrie Jarman, Ethan Pride and Patrick Kleverlaan 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. Where can I ask other questions?
Please contact the organisational team.

COVID-19 FAQ

Q. What COVID safety protocols will be in place?
The organisers have put together a COVID safety plan.
- There will be an increased focus on hand hygiene and maintaining social distancing, hand sanitiser will be available throughout the venue.
- There will be an increased cleaning regime.
- All competitors and guests will need to check in via the Tas Check In app to aid in contract tracing

If you are sick, are a close contact of someone confirmed to have COVID-19, awaiting the results of a COVID test or generally unwell and showing any symptoms no matter how mild, you must NOT attend this competition.

Q. Do I have to wear a face mask?
Yes, as per Tasmanian regulations, Facemasks are mandatory for indoor gatherings.

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 be provided at the venue.

Q. Can I still borrow some one else's puzzles?
We advise against sharing of puzzles.
Please make sure your puzzles are legal for competition, especially for events such as 3x3 blindfolded (no logos!). All of the information regarding cube legality can be found in the WCA Regulations. If you are unsure about this please don't hesitate to contact the organisers with any questions.

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.

The first rounds of all events will be run in pre-determined fixed seated groups. It is important that you know which groups of each event you are in.

A summary of groups can be found here. Your individual groups can be seen here. Each competitor will be provided with a printed copy of their invididual group assignments at registration.

Throughout the competition we will also need LOTS of judges, runners and scramblers. All competitiors will need to do some judging at the bare minimum, usually in other groups of your events, the more events you do the more your will need to help out. If you don't know how to help please come and ask, there is almost always something for you to do.

If you have any questions about the groups please contact us here

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).

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.

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