Venice of the East Open 2018

Date: Jun 9, 2018
City: Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Venue: YMCA Center
Address: YMCA Center, Alappuzha, Kerala 688013
Details: Auditorium
Contact: Organization team
Organizer: Cubing Kerala
WCA Delegate: Daniel M. James

Information: There is no on-spot registration.
Participation limit is 50, so register as soon as possible.
Registration closes either on June 8, 2018, 11:59 p.m. IST or when registration count reaches 50 (whichever comes first)
Click here to register.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 32

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹200 (Indian Rupee).

Early bird Registration fee - till May 15, 2018, 11:59 p.m. IST or when registration count reaches 50 (whichever comes first)

Pass fee (for participating): 150
Each event: 50
So if you are participating in 3 events, fees will be 150 + (3x50) = 300.

Late Registration fee - till June 8, 2018, 11:59 p.m. IST or when registration count reaches 50 (whichever comes first)

Pass fee (for participating): 250
Each event: 50
So if you are participating in 3 events, fees will be 250 + (3x50) = 400.

There will be no spot registration

Steps to complete register
Step 1 - Register here by selecting the events you want to participate in.
Step 2 - Pay the registration fee by any one method mentioned in Payment method tab.

Notes
1. Registration fee once paid is not refundable.
2. If you fail to do online payment before registration closes, you won't be able to participate even if you had registered in WCA.
3. You can't change the events once the registration closes.
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Allen John won with an average of 11.31 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer finished second (11.92) and Jishnu Jeevan finished third (12.17).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Allen John	9.58	11.31	India	10.29	9.58	12.02	11.62	DNF
2x2x2 Cube	Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer	2.95	3.83	India	4.66	2.95	3.51	3.31	7.35
4x4x4 Cube	Jishnu Jeevan	40.11	47.83	India	43.47	40.11	50.36	49.66	51.48
5x5x5 Cube	Jishnu Jeevan	1:10.75	1:19.46	India	1:14.05	1:40.21	1:10.75	1:15.77	1:28.57
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Jishnu Jeevan	1:14.62	1:37.54	India	1:42.28	1:55.73	1:14.62
3x3x3 One-Handed	Allen John	12.82	16.00	India	18.86	12.82	14.40	14.75	18.84
Pyraminx	Sussan Renny	4.41	4.72	India	5.06	5.75	4.47	4.41	4.63

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Cutoff	Proceed
3x3x3 Cube	First round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 16 advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 5 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
2x2x2 Cube	First round	Ao5	1:00.00		Top 75% advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 5 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
4x4x4 Cube	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	3:30.00	2 attempts to get < 1:45.00
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
5x5x5 Cube	Final	Bo2 / Ao5	7:00.00	2 attempts to get < 3:45.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	20:00.00 cumulative *
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	2:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:00.00	Top 5 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
Pyraminx	First round	Ao5	1:00.00		Top 5 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

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

If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the 'Registration & Payment' tab and it will guide you to the registration.

FAQs

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.

Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!

Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to Cubecomps.com to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.

Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.

Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegates.

https://tiny.cc/cubingkerala (The link will be active only from one day before the competition)

Details available in the link:
1. Live scores of all events
2. Those who all qualify to next round (their rank will be highlighted)
3. PBs that you achieved

From	To	Event	Round	Format	Cutoff	Time Limit	Qualifying
			SILENT EVENT
08:30	09:00	3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	bo3	-	20 mins (cumulative)	N/A
			ROUND 1
09:00	10:45	3x3x3 Cube	Round 1	ao5	-	10 mins	N/A
10:45	11:30	2x2x2 Cube	Round 1	ao5	-	1 min	N/A
11:30	12:15	3x3x3 One-Handed	Combined Round 1	bo2/ao5	1 min	2 mins	N/A
12:15	12:45	Pyraminx	Round 1	ao5	-	1 min	N/A
12:45	13:30	4x4x4 Cube	Combined Round 1	bo2/ao5	1:45 mins	3:30 mins	N/A
13:30	14:00	LUNCH
			ROUND 2*
14:00	14:30	3x3x3 Cube	Round 2	ao5	-	10 min	Top 16
14:30	14:50	2x2x2 Cube	Round 2	ao5	-	10 min	Top 16
14:50	15:10	3x3x3 One-Handed	Round 2	ao5	-	10 min	Top 8
15:10	15:35	4x4x4 Cube	Round 2	ao5	-	10 min	Top 8
15:35	15:45	Puzzle submission**
			FINALS
15:45	16:00	3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	ao5	-	10 min	Top 5
16:00	16:30	5x5x5 Cube	Combined Final	bo2/ao5	3:45 mins	7 mins	-
16:30	16:50	4x4x4 Cube	Final	ao5	-	10 mins	Top 5
16:50	17:05	Pyraminx	Final	ao5	-	10 mins	Top 5
17:05	17:20	2x2x2 Cube	Final	ao5	-	10 mins	Top 5
17:20	17:35	3x3x3 Cube	Final	ao5	-	10 mins	Top 5
17:35	18:00	PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

*The round 2 of an event will be cancelled if the participant count of that event is less than 16. But final round will be still there if participant count is not less than 8.

** NOTE TO THE PARTICIPANTS IF THEY REACH FINALS
1 All the finalists of all events must submit their puzzles between 15:35 and 15:45. (Exception: for those who are finalist of both 3x3 & 3x3 OH can submit their 3x3 puzzle after completing their 3x3 OH solves.
2. All the finalists must be present at the venue till all the final events are over.

(Note: Number of rounds in an event might change to follow WCA Regulation 9m.
Number of people advancing to next round might change to follow WCA Regulation 9p1)

Format abbreviations
ao5 - average of 5
bo3 - best of 3
mo3 - mean of 3

Method 1
Pay the registration fee via Paytm or Tez to 9633062991. Please mention competition name ('Venice' is enough), participant name & WCA ID (if any) as message. If you forget to do it while transferring, message to the same number via SMS/WhatsApp.

Method 2
Payment portal to pay via net banking or cards - Click here.

Method 3
Directly pay to any of the following representatives of Cubing Kerala team before the registration closes:
1. Lukhman Abdul Latheef (Kozhikode) - (+91)9633062991, (+91)8848312243
2. Carmel K. Thadathil (Trivandrum) - (+91)8089730890, (+91)8078403662
3. Safvan Kadannam Potta (Palakkad) - (+91)9400979761

Travel

Nearest Airport
Cochin International airport (COK) - approx. 80 km from the venue
You will get orange low floor AC bus to Vyttila or Ernakulam, from where you will frequently get direct bus to Alappuzha.
Or you can take taxi also, but might be expensive. If the destination is Vyttila, you can get Uber or Ola, which will cost around 600 bucks.

Nearest Railway station
Alappuzha (ALLP) - approx. 4 km from the venue

CAUTION
1. Like other cities in India, the buses in Kerala does not have route number, only way to know is read the board in the bus, but that too will be written in regional language, so you've to get help from stranger.
2. Uber and Ola services has not yet started in Alappuzha. It's available from Airport to Vyttila though.

Accommodation

https://www.goibibo.com/hotels/find-hotels-in-Alleppey/31335703284729576/31335703284729576/%7B%22ci%22:%2220180420%22,%22co%22:%2220180421%22,%22r%22:%221-2-0%22%7D/?{}&sec=dom

For registration related queries, contact:
Lukhman Abdul Latheef - +91 96330 62991
Carmel K. Thadathil - +91 80897 30890

For venue related queries, contact:
Midhun Raj - +91 88486 72824
Hari Shankar - +91 94959 32526

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.