Rubik's UK Championship 2023


Date
Oct 20 - 22, 2023
City
Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Venue

Coventry Building Society Arena

Address
Judds Lane, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6AQ
Details

Exhibition Hall 2

Contact
Organization team
Organizer
UK Cube Association
WCA Delegates
Adam Swaine, Bertie Longden, Christopher Morris, Edward Hollingdale, Eleanor Sinnott, Mary Hennessy, Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿), Oliver Hexter, Oliver Wheat, Sam Spendla, and Simon Kelly
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Information

Welcome to Rubik's UK Championship 2023!

This year's UK National Championship!

Please read ALL tabs before registering as there is lots of information which will be new to you, even if you are an experienced competitor.

Spectators are welcome! Please read the information below, and the information in the Guests, Spectators, and Media tab.

Free T-Shirt: By registering and attending Rubik's UK Championship 2023, you'll receive a Rubik's UK Championship 2023 t-shirt as a memento! Please fill in your registration comment with your t-shirt size.

Guests: Guests will only be permitted to attend by paying a £5 fee at the competition. Competitors will receive lanyards, and their guests and spectators will receive wristbands, which are to be worn throughout the weekend for security reasons. This includes parents/guardians of competitors. The fee must be paid at the competition and cannot be prepaid beforehand. The guest field in the registration form is for informational purposes only; the fee must be paid at the competition. We accept cash or card payments.

Qualification Requirements: If you do not meet the qualification requirements outlined in the Events tab in an official WCA competition by 9th October 2023, you will not be eligible to compete in those events. You will not be able to add events to your registration which you do not qualify for, but can update your registration if you later qualify for them. There are no qualifications in 3x3, 2x2, Pyraminx, or Skewb, so newcomers will be able to compete in these events only.

Final Round Advancements: For all events with more than one round, we will be taking a minimum number of UK competitors to the final. If necessary, we will increase the size of the final by one competitor at a time until we have enough UK competitors. The requirements are as follows: 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3 One-Handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1 - 6 UK competitors; 3x3 - 8 UK competitors. 3x3 Multiple Blindfolded has a Top 16 qualification requirement, similarly this must contain at least 6 UK competitors.

Fewest Moves: FMC will not be held at this competition. To compete for the national champion title for FMC, you must compete at Rubik's UK Championship FMC 2023. The winner of the FMC competition will be awarded their prize during the awards at Rubik's UK Championship 2023.

Please Note: As this is the UK National Championship, only competitors who represent the United Kingdom will be eligible for prizes. The competition remains open for all nationalities to compete.

Events
Main event
Competitors
477
Registration period

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Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 500 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is £50 (British Pound).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% 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 can attend paying an entry fee of £5 (British Pound).
Competitors may only register for events that they are already qualified for.

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Please fill in your registration comment with your t-shirt size.

Make sure to register and pay for the competition to be accepted. We will not accept any registrations at the competition.

Once you have been accepted you will receive a confirmation email. If registration is full by the time you pay then you will not receive this confirmation email and you will be on the waiting list. If you do not make the competitor list by the limit date for refunds (specified above), then you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.

You will not be able to add any events to your registration which you do not qualify for. If you do later achieve the qualification standard for an event, you can add the event to your registration via the competition registration page. You must make any change to your registered events by October 10th at 7:00pm.

Guests will only be permitted to attend by paying a £5 fee at the competition. Competitors will receive lanyards, and their guests and spectators will receive wristbands, which are to be worn throughout the weekend for security reasons. This includes parents/guardians of competitors. This fee cannot be prepaid, and must be paid at the competition. The guest box on the registration form is for informational purposes only, the fee must be paid at the competition. We accept cash or card payments.

If you can no longer attend, let us know as soon as possible by contacting us. This will give you your 50% refund and allow someone off the waiting list an opportunity to compete.

If you have any questions, please check out the FAQ or contact us.

Again, please fill in your registration comment with your t-shirt size.

Highlights
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Twan Dullemond won with an average of 6.44 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Mika Smulders finished second (7.35) and Nicholas Archer finished third (7.35).

European records: Niklas Aasen Eliasson‎ Clock 2.71 (single) and Clock 3.52 (average).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Twan Dullemond 5.07 6.44 Netherlands 6.806.615.076.036.67
2x2x2 Cube James Alonso 1.36 1.86 United Kingdom 1.971.981.642.631.36
4x4x4 Cube Twan Dullemond 22.02 25.38 Netherlands 22.3527.5428.3922.0226.25
5x5x5 Cube Ciarán Beahan 39.77 44.00 Ireland 44.7943.2239.7746.2143.99
6x6x6 Cube Ciarán Beahan 1:21.29 1:24.07 Ireland 1:29.421:21.511:21.29
7x7x7 Cube Ciarán Beahan 1:55.82 2:00.89 Ireland 2:03.111:55.822:03.73
3x3x3 Blindfolded Jaye Sloan 19.33 DNF United Kingdom 19.33DNF20.89
3x3x3 One-Handed Nicholas Archer 9.24 9.42 United Kingdom 9.289.659.969.249.32
Clock Anders Barhaugen 3.60 4.51 Norway 4.844.255.704.453.60
Megaminx Sean Moran 32.14 33.75 United Kingdom 36.3932.6032.2532.1439.48
Pyraminx Daniel Partridge 1.78 2.39 United Kingdom 2.622.392.662.151.78
Skewb Ariel Benchetrit 2.80 3.34 United Kingdom 3.534.263.173.322.80
Square-1 Fabio Schwandt 7.79 8.37 United Kingdom 8.087.798.9210.148.10
4x4x4 Blindfolded Ryan Eckersley 1:36.70 1:48.66 NR United Kingdom 2:02.161:47.121:36.70
5x5x5 Blindfolded Ryan Eckersley 4:09.21 DNF United Kingdom DNF4:09.21DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Jaye Sloan 31/33 54:15 United Kingdom 31/33 54:15DNFDNF