Competitor Duties

Particularly if you are newer to competing or to judging or need that refresher after being out of competitions for so long, please read the WCA Competition Tutorial before coming to the competition to learn for the first time or simply be reminded as a more experienced competitor about the procedures for both competing and judging.

All experienced competitors will be scheduled by the organizers to serve as judges, runners, and scramblers in first rounds. Schedules will be posted at the venue and found on the back of the prepared name tags on the day of competition. To stay on scedule, we kindly ask that everyone tries to out by judging, scrambling or running, especially in later rounds where there are no sceduled volunteers. Even if you are not scheduled to, taking an empty judging spot is always appreciated! Keeping the venue as tidy as possible would be of great help as well, so please clean up before you leave if possible.

In addition, we kindly ask those competing on Friday to lend a hand with setting up the venue.

Serving in these essential roles makes for a smooth and excellently run competition for all. Thank You!

Welcome

For those of you new to cubing - WELCOME! This competition is fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you to be aware of these basics before coming to compete and please be familiar with the WCA Regulations.

Note: There have been some minor updates to the regulations recently. In particular, they require the competitor to finish signing (not just for the judge to finish signing) before the competitor may reset the timer. This (and more) will be reviewed in the competitor tutorial at the start of the day.

Of course, those regulations contain a lot of legalese, so we have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
Video: WCA Competitor Tutorial

FAQs

Q: What do competitions look like?
A: Rubik's Cube competitions are where people come together, hangout with others, make friends and compete.

Q: Who is allowed to compete?
A: Everyone, from all ages are allowed to compete! Do not be discouraged if you are not experienced with cubing or competing, we encourage newcomers to come along, we will be more than happy to help out.

Q: Do I have to stay the for whole competition?
A: No, you are more than free to join/leave throughout the day - just make sure you are on time to compete/volunteer.

Q: Whose cubes do I use?
A: When competing, it is ideal to use your own cube. Make sure you have one ready to go when it is time to compete. Equipment like timers will be there to compete with. (We will not supply you with cubes to compete.)

Q: How do I check the results of the competition?
A: There will be a website: WCA Live to check concurrent results throughout the day. Official results will then be posted on this page in the following days of the competition.

Q: How do I find out about more events like these?
A: We have a Facebook Vancouver Cubing group We will have meetups occassionally and annouce other events in there!

Do not be daunted by all these rules and expectations. Competitions are for everyone to have fun! If at any time during the day you have any questions, feel free to ask us!

If you have any following questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact Vianne Chang.

Any changes to the information below will be noted on this page and sent to registered competitors via email.

Masks will be optional and we will not be seeking proof of vaccination status of any registered competitor or guest in the venue at this time.

Any competitor or guest who has had a recent positive COVID-19 test or is experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, nausea, etc. should NOT attend this competition. If you need to cancel your registration due to the onset of any COVID-19 symptoms and/or testing positive for COVID-19 (cough, fever, chills, nausea, etc) even on the weekend of the competition, let us, your organisers, know and we will arrange a FULL refund for you.

If the situation changes and we're required by the government to bring in restrictions, we will notify registered competitors by email and also post updates here.

You may check the B.C. Government's Province-Wide restrictions page to check for changes prior to the event.

Venue

AMS Student Nest
6133 University Blvd
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z1

The competition will be held in Great Hall North on the second floor of the building.

Parking

Parking information can be found here.

Public Transit

UBC is accessible by many buses and the venue is right by the UBC bus loop/exchange. Due to construction and other unforeseen circumstances, buses may be delayed. Please check Translink's alerts and plan your trip accordingly.

Food

There are many restaurants within walking distance from the venue including on the first floor of the Nest and in the Life building right next door.

Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.

Once the competitor limit has been reached, a waitlist opens.

IF YOU DO NOT GET A CONFIRMATION OF SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE WAITLISTED. Your name is not lost or forgotten. You do not need to be in touch. The organisers will notify you if a spot for you becomes available.

This waitlist will be maintained for those who secure waitlist registration by making payment in the event a competitor vacancy opens up.

Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.

Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist will receive a 100% refund shortly before the competition starts.

This competition will be sponsored by TheCubicle, who will be providing gift-card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in every event. If you haven't checked out their store already, either click HERE or the logo below.

25% of the collected registration fees from this competition will go towards the Urban Native Youth Association, which runs various programs supporting, educating, and empowering Indigenous youth in urban settings in BC. We acknowledge that this competition is taking place on the traditional, ancestral, and stolen territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People, and would like to show our gratitude for being able to organize and cube in this space through this contribution.