Incident: Competitor likely received a misscramble on a National Record attempt
11i1 misscramble
AlMadarOpen2025
A competitor had broken the National Record single in Skewb, which was significantly faster than their average in the event. Due to the cheering and excitement, the delegate and competitor were only able to meet at the end of the competition to verify the scramble. After multiple attempts, the competitor claimed that they were unfamiliar with the true scramble (that they were supposed to receive)
The competitor was then encouraged to try out the scramble at home once scrambles were posted, but the competitor asked for help in reading the notation, which lead to suspicion regarding the validity of the record. The delegate also noticed that the scorecard for the record-breaking attempt was not signed by the scrambler. Due to all of these factors, there was high suspicion that the cube was incorrectly scrambled.
The WRC agreed that the cube was likely not scrambled correctly, and ruled that the incident should be handled assuming that the scramble was not correct. Following 11i1, since no extra attempt was given at the competition, the attempt was ruled as a DNS.
In order to reduce the penalties that must be given to competitors who receive incorrectly scrambled puzzles, the WRC recommends the following:
- Competitors who are expected to meet the crieteria in 11i1 should have their scrambles checked by a second scrambler (11i1+)
- Competitors who achieve results meeting the criteria in 11i1 should have their scrambles checked as soon as is reasonable.
- Provisional extras can be given if the resolution to an incident is unclear in the moment. (11e+++++)