WA Open 2022


Date
Jun 25 - 26, 2022
City
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Venue

Claremont Showground Members' Lounge

Address
1 Graylands Rd, Claremont WA 6010
Contact

Speedcubing Australia

Organizers
Mark Charlesworth, Melanie Charlesworth, and Speedcubing Australia
WCA Delegates
Charlie van Ooran, James Holdsworth, Tyler Williams, and Zak Kenny
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Information

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Events
Main event
Competitors
84
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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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 160 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (Australian Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% 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.


Payment:

Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for WA Open 2022 is submitted and pending approval”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.

Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via Stripe on the register page. Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the $30 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.

Waiting List:

  • Once the competitor limit of 160 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
  • You must pay the $30 registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
  • New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
  • Waitlisted competitors will only be added to the competition if an existing competitors withdraws.
  • All competitors still on the waiting list after 17/06/2022 will be removed and provided with a full refund.
  • You may enquire about your position on the waiting list by contacting the organisational team.

Deleting Registration/Refunds:

  • If you can no longer make the competition you may request a refund.
  • To receive a full refund you must contact the organisational team by 17/06/2022.
  • Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
  • Refunds will only be issued after this date if you are feeling unwell with COVID-19 symptoms or are awaiting a COVID test and can no longer attend the competition.

You may change the events you are registered on the Register tab by 17/06/2022. After this date it is not possible to add further events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.

COVID requirements:

This competition will comply with the WA Government requirements in place at the time of the competition. Please see the FAQ tab for any COVID requirements, which may change closer to the competition.

Communications from us:

  • There will be important messages from the organisational team regarding your registration. Please ensure you whitelist our domain speedcubing.org.au in your email program.
Highlights
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Lachlan Stephens won with an average of 9.15 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Tyler Williams finished second (9.42) and Joshua Hounslow finished third (9.75).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Lachlan Stephens 8.20 9.15 Australia 8.8610.429.259.348.20
2x2x2 Cube Joshua Hounslow 1.66 2.37 Australia 2.293.582.291.662.53
4x4x4 Cube Joshua Hounslow 29.44 33.02 Australia 33.0234.2929.4436.9331.74
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Joshua Hounslow 28 Australia 28
Pyraminx Joshua Hounslow 2.31 3.17 Australia 5.093.642.683.182.31
Skewb Jonathan Charlesworth 3.06 3.57 Australia 3.233.063.504.623.98
Square-1 Jonathan Charlesworth 8.06 10.04 Australia 8.4410.8010.8811.928.06
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 48 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
2x2x2 Cube First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 48 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
4x4x4 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 2:30.00 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 Top 75% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 2:30.00 Top 10 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:30.00
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final Bo1 1 hour
Pyraminx First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 32 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
Skewb First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 75% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
Square-1 First round Bo2 / Ao5 2:00.00 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00

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Schedule for Saturday (June 25, 2022)

From 09:00 AM
To 09:40 AM
Registration
Main Room
From 09:40 AM
To 10:00 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
Main Room
From 10:00 AM
To 11:45 AM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 48 advance to next round
From 11:45 AM
To 12:50 PM
Pyraminx First round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 32 advance to next round
From 12:50 PM
To 01:45 PM
Lunch
Main Room
From 01:45 PM
To 02:55 PM
2x2x2 Cube First round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 48 advance to next round
From 02:55 PM
To 03:50 PM
Square-1 First round
Main Room
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 1:00.00
Proceed
Top 8 advance to next round
From 03:50 PM
To 04:35 PM
Skewb First round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 04:35 PM
To 05:55 PM
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 1)
Main Room
Format
Bo1
Time limit
1 hour

Schedule for Sunday (June 26, 2022)

From 08:40 AM
To 10:00 AM
4x4x4 Cube First round
Main Room
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
2:30.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 1:30.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 10:00 AM
To 10:50 AM
3x3x3 Cube Second round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 10:50 AM
To 11:30 AM
2x2x2 Cube Second round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 11:30 AM
To 12:10 PM
4x4x4 Cube Second round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:30.00
Proceed
Top 10 advance to next round
From 12:10 PM
To 01:20 PM
Lunch
Main Room
From 01:20 PM
To 01:45 PM
Skewb Second round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 01:45 PM
To 02:20 PM
Pyraminx Second round
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 02:20 PM
To 02:50 PM
Unofficial Event - 2x2
Main Room
From 02:50 PM
To 03:20 PM
Unofficial Event - 3x3
Main Room
From 03:20 PM
To 03:35 PM
Square-1 Final
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 03:35 PM
To 03:50 PM
Skewb Final
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 03:50 PM
To 04:05 PM
Pyraminx Final
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 04:05 PM
To 04:20 PM
4x4x4 Cube Final
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:30.00
From 04:20 PM
To 04:35 PM
2x2x2 Cube Final
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 04:35 PM
To 04:50 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
Main Room
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 04:50 PM
To 05:20 PM
Awards
Main Room

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How can I change my events?
You must make any change to your registered events by 17 June 2022. You can change your events via the competition registration page.

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration at 9:00AM on the Saturday. On the Sunday, please arrive at the venue 30 minutes prior to your first event of the day. Please see the schedule for further information.

Further to this, you should be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.

Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
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?
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?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations . We also recommend that you watch this helpful competitor guide and read this competition tutorial. You should also know when your events are scheduled throughout the day.

Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
For this competition, you will progress to the next round if you beat the times required on the events tab.

Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegates for this competition are Charlie van Ooran, Zak Kenny, James Holdsworth and Tyler Williams. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day!

Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.

Q. How do I find out about other upcoming competitions in Australia?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in Australia by signing up to the Speedcubing Australia mailing list.

Q. Where can I ask other questions?
The organisational team can answer all your questions.

COVID-19 FAQ

Q. What COVID safety protocols will be in place?
The competition will adhere to WA Government COVID restrictions in place at the time.
We will email competitors if there are any changes to the COVID restrictions we will be running this competition under.

You MUST NOT attend if you have tested postive for COVID. If this is the case, please contact the organisational team

Q. Will there be an attendee / guest limit at this competition?
No, there are currently no capacity restrictions for public events in WA.

Q. Can I bring my own face mask and/or hand sanitiser?
Yes, it is recommended that you bring your own face mask and hand sanitiser. Hand sanitiser will be provided at the venue.

Q. Where can I ask other questions?
Please contact the organisational team.

Live Results

Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.

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).

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.

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