LogoWiltshire December 2023
- Date
- Dec 16 - 17, 2023
- City
- Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Venue
Olympiad Leisure Centre
- Address
- Sadlers Mead, Chippenham SN15 3PA
- Details
Main Sports Hall, on the bottom floor.
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Aidan Grainger and UK Cube Association
- WCA Delegates
- AJ Nicholls, Adam Swaine, Ben Ridley, Bertie Longden, Eleanor Sinnott, Oliver Hexter, Oliver Wheat, Rich Casey, and Sam Spendla
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
If you are a new competitor, please make sure to read all the information in the FAQ and the Important Information tabs before registering. All competitors should be familiar with the information in these tabs.
PLEASE NOTE: For this competition, there will be a competitor limit of 21 for Multi-Blind on a first come first serve basis. If you register for Multi-Blind and are not within the first 21 people registered, your registration for the event will be removed. However we will be keeping a waiting list for this specific event in the case of dropouts before the competition. Please only consider registering for this event if you are certain you would like to compete in it.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 172
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is £30 (British Pound).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
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 may contact us to ask for your current position on the waiting list.
If you can no longer attend, let us know as soon as possible through the contact link on the General Info page. We often have waiting lists so letting us know you cannot attend allows us to add another person to the competition.
Registration changes and deletions will only be processed after a request through the contact form. We will not accept any changes to registrations via any other platform.
If you have any problems check out the FAQ, or feel free to contact us.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
James Alonso won with an average of 6.26 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jason Harley finished second (8.84) and Finley Norris finished third (8.94).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | James Alonso | 5.58 | 6.26 | United Kingdom | 6.90 | 8.77 | 5.58 | 5.77 | 6.11 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | James Alonso | 1.43 | 1.80 | United Kingdom | 1.78 | 1.94 | 1.69 | 1.43 | 2.48 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Daniel Chiu | 27.90 | 30.21 | Hong Kong, China | 27.90 | 30.96 | 37.08 | 29.60 | 30.08 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Harvie Partridge | 1:02.65 | 1:04.47 | United Kingdom | 1:04.62 | 1:07.92 | 1:05.11 | 1:02.65 | 1:03.68 | |||
| Megaminx | Aidan Grainger | 29.58 | 31.62 | United Kingdom | 32.23 | 29.58 | 32.35 | 33.70 | 30.27 | |||
| Pyraminx | Edward Burgess | 1.57 | 2.33 | United Kingdom | 1.57 | 1.88 | 3.11 | 2.98 | 2.14 | |||
| Skewb | Ariel Benchetrit | 2.13 | 2.66 | United Kingdom | 2.72 | 2.13 | 3.10 | 3.03 | 2.22 | |||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Oliver Wheat | 11/11 50:40 | United Kingdom | 11/11 50:40 | ||||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 3:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 80 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:15.00 | Top 16 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 3:30.00 | |||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:45.00 | Top 32 advance to next round |
| Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:45.00 | ||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
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Schedule for Saturday (December 16, 2023)
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Frequently Asked Questions
First time at our competitions?
Q: How do I register?
A: Make sure you have created a WCA account by going to the sign-up page and creating an account. Once you have created the account and confirmed your email address, follow the menu bar to the Register page and carefully follow the instructions.
Q: Can I come only to spectate?
A: Yes! There is no need to book - you can just rock up on the day. It can be a bit hectic in the mornings so afternoon is preferred.
Q: Are there different age categories?
A: No, all competitors compete on the same level and all ages are welcome.
Q: Am I allowed to bring a guest?
A: Yes, you can bring as many guests as you want.
Q: How fast do I have to be to compete?
A: Check out the Events tab - if you can make the time limit for the events you want to compete in, then you're fast enough!
Q: Do I have to be there on both days?
A: No, if you only have events on one of the days, you don't have to turn up for the other day. You can see what days your events are on on the Schedule tab.
Q: When can I leave the competition?
A: You are welcome to leave whenever you are not competing. If you have no more events left then you are not required to stay.
Q: Do I use my own cubes to compete?
A: Yes!
Q: How do I find live results?
A: You can see live results as soon as they're entered at WCA Live.
Q: What happens to my results after the competition?
A: Within a couple of days, they will all be posted to this page and if this is your first competition you will automatically have your very own WCA ID assigned.
Q: Do you have a mailing list?
A: Why yes, we do have a mailing list! Sign up here for announcements of future competitions and more.
Need to unregister?
Q: What do I do if I can no longer attend?
A: Let us know via the contact link on the General Info page.
Q: If I do not attend do I get a refund?
A: If you inform us you are no longer attending before the limit date for refunds on the General Info page then you will receive a 75% refund. If this time has passed then you will receive no refund.
New Competitors
To register, make sure you have created a WCA account by going to the sign-up page and creating an account. Once you have created the account and confirmed your email address, follow the menu bar to the Register page and carefully follow the instructions.
If you are a new competitor, please make sure to:
Familiarise yourself with the WCA Regulations by watching this tutorial for new competitors video. We will also be holding a live tutorial on both mornings of the competition.
Bring some form of ID with you such as your passport, driver's licence, or birth certificate. Expired ID or photos of ID are both accepted.
Information for All Competitors
Schedule Changes: Please note that the schedule is subject to change up until the Wednesday before the competition. Any major changes should be communicated in the precompetition email.
Please help judge! As a competitor, your judging assignments are the absolute minimum you should be doing to help out. Since second rounds, third rounds and finals have no assigned judges, we really need people to help out whenever available for these. If you're a parent you can also get involved with running and juging, it's really easy! We will have a judging tutorial in the mornings as well, which will run through the process and will be tailored towards parents who want to get involved.
No flash photography anywhere in the venue.
If you are a spectator, please never stand further forward than the front row of spectator chairs.
We will be taking videos and photographs of the competition and the environment for our social media pages and website. By attending the competition as a competitor or a guest, you are accepting that you may be filmed or photographed for these purposes.
Venue
The venue is the Olympiad Leisure Centre in the centre of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
The Sports Hall is accessed through the main entrance, past reception on the right, straight on and down the stairs or lift, there is step-free access at the back of the venue that takes you directly into the Sports Hall.
The venue is a 5-10 minute walk from the middle of the town and the closest food outlets and resturants.
It is also next to Monkton Park which has mini golf and footgolf and is a great place to take a walk.
Travel
Car: The postcode for the venue itself is SN15 3PA. Closest all day parking is Chippenham Station CP1 (SN15 3QQ) at £6 per day and is a 5 minute walk from the venue. There are lots of other options in Chippenham. These include:
* Sadlers Mead (SN15 3PA)
* Cocklebury Road (SN15 3QH)
* Monkton Park (SN15 1EP) - This is located next to the venue but maximum stay is 3 hours.
Train: Chippenham train station is less than a 5 minute walk from the venue.
Plane: The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRI) . Bristol itself has very good train connections to Chippenham.
Coach: National Express offer coach services to Chippenham, the bus station is a 15 minute walk from the venue.
Bus: The nearest bus stop is Chippenham Station with buses from Calne (33,55), Swindon (55), Devises (33, X33), Trowbridge (X34) and others.
Accommodation
The closest hotel is the Travelodge, Chippenham (SN15 1JB). This is less than a 10 minute walk from the venue and is located directly next to the train station. A bit further out the Premier Inn Chippenham (SN14 6UZ) is about 2.5 miles from the venue. There are more independent hotels and B&Bs in the area.
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MULTI-BLIND COMPETITORS PLEASE NOTE: We are enforcing a competitor limit on the Multi-Blind event for organisational reasons. There are only 21 spots available, and they will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis as you register. Competitors who register for Multi-Blind after the limit has been reached will be on a reserve list if someone decides not to compete or does not show up on the day.
Last updated: 15-Dec-2023 01:33 UK time
Competitors filling the 21 MBLD slots:
- Oliver Wheat
- Eleanor Sinnott
- Sam Spendla
- AJ Nicholls
- Adam Devere
- Blue James
- Oliver Richards
- Kenny Forbes
- Rian Revening
- Chris Bonnello
- Sophie Gilbert
- Dorian Chan
- Alex Pennington
- Jason Harley
- Steve Clarke
- Thomas Stokes
- Ollie Turner
- Liam Reichl
- Chan Chun Hei
- Edmund Finch
- Harvie Partridge
Each event is run in groups, depending on how many people are competing in the event depends on how many groups there are. We call each group up one at a time in order to complete their solves during the scheduled time for the round. We have software that automatically picks what groups you are in, the judges, and who scrambles for each group. This is the minimum amount you should be helping out as it only is for first rounds. We always appreciate extra help!
Please note down which groups you are competing and scrambling in before arriving at the competition!
Groups
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.