LogoNew Zealand Nationals 2024
- Date
- Dec 13 - 15, 2024
- City
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Venue
Cashmere High (https://www.cashmere.school.nz/)
- Address
- 172 Rose Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024
- Details
McCombs Centre (Main Stage), Gym 2 (Friday Only)
- Website
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- Dwyane Ramos and Speedcubing New Zealand
- WCA Delegates
- Alex Asbery, Caleb Hall, Daniel Fraser, David Lim, Liam Wadek, Luke Heath-Edwards, and Tim Xie
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
New Zealand Nationals 2024 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition.
This competition is open to all competitors regardless of age, experience, or skill. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary. There are a few qualification requirements for this national championship to maintain smooth running of the competition, please refer to the events tab to see these requirements.
Please make sure to read all the information in the FAQ and other tabs before registering. All competitors should be familiar with the information in these tabs.
In addition, New Zealand Nationals 2024 will crown the National Champions in 16 WCA official events, over the course of 3 days.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 200
- Number of times bookmarked
- 51
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and will close .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $40 (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.
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 100 advance to next round | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 50 advance to next round | |||
| Semi Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 100 advance to next round | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 80 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | ||||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 4:00.00 | ||||
| 6x6x6 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 6:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Mo3 | 6:00.00 | ||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 7:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 4:30.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Mo3 | 7:00.00 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 5:00.00 cumulative * | Top 10 advance to next round | Single solve under 3:00.00 | |
| Final | Bo3 | 5:00.00 cumulative * | ||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 45.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:30.00 | ||||
| Clock | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | Average under 20.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | ||||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | ||||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 80 advance to next round | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | ||||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 60 advance to next round | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | ||||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 30.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 20:00.00 cumulative * | Top 10 by single | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 30:00.00 cumulative * | Top 10 by single | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo2 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 | Top 10 by single |
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Schedule for Friday (December 13, 2024)
Schedule for Saturday (December 14, 2024)
Schedule for Sunday (December 15, 2024)
Q. How can I change my events?
A. You must make any change to your registered events by 1/12/2024. 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 second 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, Luke Heath-Edwards, David Lim, Daniel Fraser, Tim Xie, Liam Wadek and Caleb Hall. 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. The organisational team can answer all your questions through the contact link on the info page. You can also find the delegate email addresses on the WCA website.
New Zealand Nationals 2024 is the first National Championship in New Zealand to host an unofficial event!
So with that being said... How does it work?
Signing up:
Signing up for any unofficial event is done at the same time you register for your official events.
Simply select the event that you would like to compete in under the official events.
NOTE: There will still be an extra cost for signing up for the event.
What you need on the day:
We will be hosting 3x3x3 Team Blind. This event will require one 3x3x3 cube and one blindfold PER team (cubes and blindfold must comply with normal 3x3x3 blindfolded standards. See - WCA Regulations)
What if I don't have a partner/they are unable to come?
All competitiors without partners on the day will be assigned a partner.
In the case of an odd number of competitors, the final competitor will be paired with a delegate.
What format will Team Blind be in?
We have decided to make this event an MO3 event. This means you get three attempts and the rankings will be based on the mean.
What are the prizes?
A special certificate will be handed out to the teams placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Will the results be on my WCA profile?
Unfortunately no. As Team Blind is not a listed WCA event, there is nothing we can do to add the times to your WCA profile, or display them on WCA live.
Parking:
There is a staff carpark through the entrance on Barrington.
Drive through the gate and along the field the park is to your right.
You can also park on Barrington St if there are no available parks.
Public Transport:
From the Bus Interchange, there are three buses you can take to get to the venue:
Route 1 - Princess Margaret Hospital,
Route 44 - Westmorland,
Route 60 - Hilmorton & Wigram.
Note that route 1 and 44 stop outside Cashmere High School, whereas you would have to walk an extra km if you were to take the route 60 bus.
If you're nearby popular shopping centres, there is a bus route called the Orbiter which go around these places and stops outside the school, but it does not pass the Bus Interchange.
Walking:
Fri - Walk past the office building and continue straight past the mural. There will be 3 sets of doors leading to the Gym.
Sat/Sun- The venue is outside the carpark with a lawn in front of it, enter through the glass doors.
New Zealand Nationals 2024 welcomes spectators!
We encourage anyone who is capable of solving under the time limit to compete, but if you feel you're not quite ready to compete yet then we encourage you to come and spectate, then you will have a better understanding of how a competition operates and will know what to do when you do compete later.
There are also plenty of opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. If you would like a judging tutorial please approach an Organizer or a Delegate. If you don't know how to find us, just ask another competitor in the venue and they will be able to help point us out!
Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge. We will run a judging tutorial at the same time as the new competitor tutorial, you can also have someone teach you how to judge later in the day. Judging is not difficult and you don't need to be a cuber to be a successful judge, it is an excellent way to make the time fly by!
This venue has been picked out by our delegates to suit as many spectators as possible. With Saturday and Sunday being held in a performing arts centre. With a stage that the cubers will compete on and a massive auditorium for anyone to watch.
Feel free to record and encourage our young talented cubers.
Spectators come free of charge!
New Zealand Nationals 2024 is proudly sponsored by Speedcube.co.nz!
More information coming soon!
New Zealand Nationals 2024 is proudly sponsored by MindPlay.nz!
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.
Qualification
Qualification times must be set in other WCA competitions in order to compete. Qualification times in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded must be set before Dec 2, 2024. Qualification times in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Clock must be set before Dec 1, 2024.