Please Be Solved Pickering 2023
- Date
- Jun 17, 2023
- City
- Pickering, Ontario, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 470 Kingston Rd, Pickering, ON
- Details
Paris & Franklin Rooms
- Contact
- Organizers
- Abdullah Gulab, Alyssa Esparaz, Jonathan Esparaz, Liam Orovec, Michael Zheng, Sarah Strong, Speedcubing Canada, and Tarandeep Mittal
- WCA Delegates
- Abdullah Gulab, Alyssa Esparaz, Jonathan Esparaz, Liam Orovec, Lin Salvo, Michael Zheng, Sarah Strong, and Tarandeep Mittal
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
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Blindfolded events only
The only events at this competition are blindfolded events, which require a significant amount of practice and concentration. All attendees, including competitors and guests, are asked to please remain quiet at this competition to allow competitors to concentrate.
FMC Canada connection
This competition is happening on the same day as FMC Canada 2023 in the same venue as the Pickering, ON location. You are welcome to register for one or both competitions, but please note that you need to register for FMC Canada 2023 separately.
This competition will be held during the morning and evening, with FMC Canada 2023 happening during the afternoon (Eastern Time).
Note for new competitors
Although first-timers are welcome to compete if they know how to solve puzzles blindfolded (please note Regulation 2k6), this might not be the best experience for new competitors. Please consider registering for another competition if this one isn't for you.
Notice of Filming and Photography
Attendees of Speedcubing Canada competitions consent to their images being used by Speedcubing Canada and its partners in marketing materials, social media and other digital platforms.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 40
- Number of times bookmarked
- 23
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and will close .
- Registration requirements
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Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 40 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (Canadian Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 95% 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Health and Safety Policy
Competitors must read the Health and Safety Policy prior to registering.
Guest Limit
Space is limited in the venue and our priority is allowing as many competitors as possible to compete within our limited venue space. Competitors may bring at most one (1) guest.
Competitor List
Registrants must pay the registration fee in order to be added to the competitor list. Unpaid registrations will not be accepted. Organizers manually accept registrations one at a time in the order the registration fees are paid, so your name may not appear on the competitor list immediately.
Once the competitor list reaches the 40 competitor limit, registrants who pay the registration fee will be added to the waiting list instead of the competitor list. Due to the competitor limit, completing your registration within the initial registration period does not guarantee you a spot on the competitor list.
Waiting List
The waiting list is ordered based on the timestamp that registrants paid the registration fee. If you are added to the waiting list you will be informed via an email. Additionally, you can ask about your position on the waiting list by emailing Speedcubing Canada.
If anyone on the competitor list deletes their registration, the person at the top of the waiting list will be moved to the competitor list. After June 12, 2023, the competitor list will be finalized and registrants who are still on the waiting list will be refunded 100% of their registration fee. Registrants on the waiting list may email Speedcubing Canada at any time to forfeit their spot on the waiting list and be refunded 100% of their registration fee.
If the competitor list fills up quickly, registration could close earlier than the originally listed date (June 12, 2023). The waiting list will close at the same time that registration closes.
Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
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3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 20:00.00 cumulative * | Top 12 advance to next round |
Final | Bo3 | 15:00.00 cumulative * | ||
4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:15:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final and 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final ** | |
5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:15:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final and 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final ** | |
3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
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Schedule for Saturday (June 17, 2023)
By registering for this competition you agree that you and (if applicable) your guest understand and will follow the following policies:
- Masks are strongly recommended. Wearing a well-fitting mask that covers your nose and mouth is important for protecting yourself and others from respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19. Please help keep our community safe and healthy during the competition.
- Competitors must not attend the competition if they test positive for COVID-19 or if they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
These policies are subject to change as deemed necessary by the organizers, the WCA Board, and/or municipal/provincial/federal government.
Parking is free at the venue. The nearest bus stop is Kingston Rd. @ Rougemount Dr. and the nearest train stations are Rouge Hill GO and Pickering GO.
There are several food options within a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk from the venue, including Burger King, Thai One On, Swiss Chalet, Wendy's or Tim Hortons.
Since this is a smaller competition, we will not have a staff application like other competitions in the Greater Toronto Area.
As per Regulations 1e2 and 1f2, all competitors must be available to help judge and scramble.
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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline A1a2++).
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.