NZ North Island Championship 2023


Date
Oct 27 - 29, 2023
City
Auckland, New Zealand
Venue

Saturday-Sunday: Saint Kentigern College. Friday: Panmure Community Hall

Address
Saint Kentigern College, 130 Pakuranga Rd, Pakuranga 2010 & Panmure Community Hall, 7/13 Pilkington Road, Panmure 1072
Details

Saturday-Sunday: Saint Kentigern College - Gym 1. Friday: Panmure Community Hall

Website
NZ North Island Championship 2023 website
Contact

https://speedcubing.nz/contact-us/

Organizer
Speedcubing New Zealand
WCA Delegates
Alex Asbery, Caleb Hall, Liam Wadek, and Luke Heath-Edwards
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

NZ North Island Championship 2023 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition. Speedcubing is solving the 3x3x3 Cube or other similar puzzles as quickly as possible. The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience and skill, but certain event-based time limits will be in place so as to make sure we can stay on schedule and get through the days on time. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations.

In addition, NZ North Island Championship 2023 is the last regional championship of 2023 in the lead up to Nationals in December.

Events
Main event
Competitors
152
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 180 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (New Zealand Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.

Payment

Payment is made via the external website with two options to pay, either bank transfer or Paypal.

Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.

Waiting List

Once the competitor limit has filled, a waiting list will be created.
You must pay the registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
New registrations will be added to the waiting list in order of payment.
If a competitor withdraws, the next person on the waiting list will be added to the competition.
The last date to make it off the waiting list would be 24 hours before the competition begins.
All competitors who remain on the waiting list after the competition will be fully refunded.

Changing Events

Competitors may change their registered events by contacting the organisational team.
Additional events can be added until registration closes. After this date competitors may only remove events.
It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not want to compete in.

Cancelling Registration

If you can no longer attend the competition, please contact the organisational team as soon as possible to cancel your registration.
Cancelling your registration enables us to maximise attendance by letting another competitor on the waiting list to attend.

Highlights
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Andrew Y. Feng won with an average of 6.49 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Richard Yiheng Tao finished second (7.18) and Matteo Ortiz finished third (8.31).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Andrew Y. Feng 5.93 6.49 United States 6.675.936.537.116.26
2x2x2 Cube Alexander Vujcich 1.52 1.82 New Zealand 2.571.941.521.901.61
4x4x4 Cube Alexander Vujcich 25.06 29.45 New Zealand 25.0631.4826.4230.4432.13
5x5x5 Cube Angela Braganza 51.45 57.48 New Zealand 1:06.4751.4559.3957.6455.42
6x6x6 Cube Henry Eyles 1:36.30 1:45.37 New Zealand 1:39.301:36.302:00.50
7x7x7 Cube Angela Braganza 2:39.00 2:46.79 New Zealand 2:41.542:39.002:59.83
3x3x3 Blindfolded Tom Nelson 30.32 DNF New Zealand DNF30.3233.88
3x3x3 One-Handed Andrew Y. Feng 12.87 14.27 United States 13.1412.8713.6820.4315.99
Clock Richard Yiheng Tao 4.42 4.66 New Zealand 4.716.664.544.744.42
Megaminx Alexander Vujcich 31.81 33.20 New Zealand 31.8133.6932.3333.5735.60
Pyraminx Elyas Eyou 1.54 2.15 New Zealand 1.752.223.251.542.49
Skewb Oscar McEvoy 2.93 3.32 New Zealand 3.863.093.025.072.93
Square-1 Camerone Chin 6.47 8.18 NR Malaysia 8.376.478.198.248.10
4x4x4 Blindfolded Jim Zhu 5:56.97 DNF New Zealand DNFDNF5:56.97
3x3x3 Multi-Blind James Macdiarmid 37/41 57:43 New Zealand 37/41 57:43
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 5:00.00 Top 75% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 50 advance to next round
Semi Final Ao5 1:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
2x2x2 Cube First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
4x4x4 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 5:00.00 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
5x5x5 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 5:00.00 2 attempts to get < 3:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 3:00.00
6x6x6 Cube Final Bo1 / Mo3 5:00.00 1 attempt to get < 5:00.00
7x7x7 Cube Final Bo1 / Mo3 7:00.00 1 attempt to get < 6:00.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final Bo3 10:00.00 cumulative *
3x3x3 One-Handed First round Bo2 / Ao5 5:00.00 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
Clock First round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
Megaminx First round Ao5 3:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
Pyraminx First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
Skewb First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
Square-1 First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final Bo3 30:00.00 cumulative *
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final Bo3 30:00.00 cumulative *
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final Bo1 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00

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Schedule for Saturday (October 28, 2023)

From 07:45 AM
To 10:00 AM
Check-in
Gym 1
From 08:00 AM
To 09:00 AM
Megaminx First round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
3:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 09:00 AM
To 10:00 AM
Clock First round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 10:00 AM
To 10:10 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
Gym 1
From 10:10 AM
To 11:40 AM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 11:40 AM
To 12:40 PM
2x2x2 Cube First round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 12:40 PM
To 01:30 PM
Lunch
Gym 1
From 01:30 PM
To 02:30 PM
Pyraminx First round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 02:30 PM
To 03:30 PM
Skewb First round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 03:30 PM
To 04:30 PM
4x4x4 Cube First round
Gym 1
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 2:30.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 04:30 PM
To 05:30 PM
3x3x3 One-Handed First round
Gym 1
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 2:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round

Schedule for Sunday (October 29, 2023)

From 08:00 AM
To 09:00 AM
3x3x3 Cube Second round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 50 advance to next round
From 09:00 AM
To 10:00 AM
Square-1 First round
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 10:00 AM
To 11:00 AM
5x5x5 Cube First round
Gym 1
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 3:00.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 11:00 AM
To 11:20 AM
Megaminx Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 11:20 AM
To 11:40 AM
Clock Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 11:40 AM
To 12:00 PM
4x4x4 Cube Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 12:00 PM
To 12:20 PM
Skewb Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 12:20 PM
To 12:50 PM
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final
Gym 1
Format
Bo3
Time limit
10:00.00 cumulative *
From 12:50 PM
To 01:30 PM
Lunch
Gym 1
From 01:30 PM
To 01:50 PM
Square-1 Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 01:50 PM
To 02:10 PM
5x5x5 Cube Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
3:00.00
From 02:10 PM
To 02:50 PM
3x3x3 Cube Semi Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 02:50 PM
To 03:10 PM
3x3x3 One-Handed Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 03:10 PM
To 03:30 PM
Pyraminx Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 03:30 PM
To 03:50 PM
2x2x2 Cube Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 03:50 PM
To 04:50 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
Gym 1
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 04:50 PM
To 05:10 PM
Awards
Gym 1

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Schedule for Friday (October 27, 2023)

From 12:30 PM
To 01:00 PM
Cube submission for 3x3x3 Multi-Blind
Main Hall
From 01:00 PM
To 02:00 PM
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final
Main Hall
Format
Bo3
Time limit
30:00.00 cumulative *
From 02:00 PM
To 03:00 PM
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final (Attempt 1)
Main Hall
Format
Bo1
Time limit
10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00
From 03:30 PM
To 04:30 PM
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final
Main Hall
Format
Bo3
Time limit
30:00.00 cumulative *
From 04:30 PM
To 05:30 PM
7x7x7 Cube Final
Main Hall
Format
Bo1 / Mo3
Time limit
7:00.00
Cutoff
1 attempt to get < 6:00.00
From 05:30 PM
To 06:30 PM
6x6x6 Cube Final
Main Hall
Format
Bo1 / Mo3
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
1 attempt to get < 5:00.00

Q. Where is Friday on the schedule?
A. The schedule is split between the two venues, you need to select "Panmure Community Hall" at the top of the schedule page.

Q. How can I change my events?
A. You may make any changes to your registered events by 25/10/2023. After this date you can only remove events. Contact the organisational team detailing your event changes.

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
A. You should be at the venue ready to compete at least 30 minutes before your first scheduled event, however if you wish to turn up earlier and help with the competition then please do. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.

Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
A. 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?
A. 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?
A. Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.
Video Competitor Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww
Written Competitor Tutorial: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/edudoc/competitor-tutorial/tutorial.pdf

Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the next round?
A. Times will be uploaded throughout the competition to 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?
A. Your Delegates for this competition are Alex Asbery and Luke Heath-Edwards, feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.

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

Q. Where can I ask other questions?
A. You can contact the organisational team to answer any other questions. You can also find the delegate email addresses 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).
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.

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