Arnold Classic Africa 2019

Date: May 17 - 19, 2019
City: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
Address: 161 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2031, South Africa
Details: On Level 2 of the Convention Centre
Contact: info@m.cubingza.org
Organizers: Amnon Melzer, Brendan James Gray, and Kim Katz
WCA Delegate: Brendan James Gray

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Information

General Information

This competition will take place as part of the Arnold Classic Sport Festival. Please note that due to the nature of the festival the venue will be extremely noisy, and this is outside of our control.

Guests

Spectators are welcome, but will need to pay for entrance to the expo. Tickets can be bought online through WebTickets or paid for at the door. Various pricing options are available depending on whether you wish to attend for the whole weekend or just one day.
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Volunteering

If you would like to volunteer to help staff at the competition, please contact one of the WCA delegates. Please state which dates and times you will be available. Volunteer schedules will be drawn up so that they don't clash with your competing.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 77

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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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 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is R100 (South African Rand).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of R100 (South African Rand).
Spectators can attend paying an entry fee of R150 (South African Rand).

Payment

Competitors who register on the WCA website at least 14 days before the competition will be granted free access to the expo and will only have to pay the competition entry fee. The entrance fee is R 100 and must be paid online in advance. Please see the Payment Information tab for details.

Those who register will first be placed on a waiting list. Registrants are required to register as an Athlete for Speed Cubing and pay online through WebTickets. Once payment has been confirmed, the registration will be approved. Please see the payments tab for details.

Competitors who wish to register on the spot on the day of the competition may do so, but must still register and pay for a ticket online through WebTickets. Please see the Payment Information tab for details.
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Cameron Blumenow won with an average of 10.42 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Shivaan Harichander finished second (10.84) and Ruben Grobler finished third (11.80).

African records: Cameron Blumenow‎ 4x4x4 Cube 39.60 (average); Ruben Grobler‎ 3x3x3 With Feet 1:01.10 (average).

Event	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Cameron Blumenow	7.55		10.42		South Africa	11.34	11.83	8.95	7.55	10.96
2x2x2 Cube	Ruben Grobler	2.30		2.79		South Africa	4.50	3.03	2.75	2.58	2.30
4x4x4 Cube	Cameron Blumenow	36.98		39.60	AfR	South Africa	41.11	40.32	37.36	41.24	36.98
5x5x5 Cube	Ruben Grobler	1:21.09		1:24.18		South Africa	1:28.97	1:25.06	1:22.80	1:21.09	1:24.68
6x6x6 Cube	Ruben Grobler	2:51.04		3:14.38		South Africa	2:52.23	3:59.86	2:51.04
7x7x7 Cube	Ruben Grobler	4:18.28		4:28.36		South Africa	4:35.89	4:18.28	4:30.92
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Ruben Grobler	2:00.72		DNF		South Africa	2:00.72	DNF	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Timothy Lawrance	30		32.67		South Africa	36	30	32
3x3x3 One-Handed	Ruben Grobler	17.30		20.00		South Africa	17.30	21.09	26.38	17.72	21.19
Clock	Ruben Grobler	13.20		15.26		South Africa	13.20	15.73	15.51	DNF	14.54
Megaminx	Maverick Pearson	1:05.34	NR	1:23.57		South Africa	1:16.77	1:36.03	1:31.61	1:05.34	1:22.33
Pyraminx	Cameron Blumenow	4.70		5.50		South Africa	6.01	4.86	5.63	8.42	4.70
Skewb	Ruben Grobler	3.59		5.89		South Africa	7.27	3.59	6.56	4.62	6.50
Square-1	Ruben Grobler	18.84		23.17		South Africa	26.38	22.36	24.19	22.96	18.84
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Dylan Swarts	10:45.00	NR	DNF		South Africa	DNF	10:45.00	DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Ruben Grobler	2/2 7:09				South Africa	2/2 7:09
3x3x3 With Feet	Ruben Grobler	54.33		1:01.10	AfR	South Africa	1:01.89	57.54	54.33	1:11.99	1:03.88

The entrance fee is R 100 and needs to be paid through WebTickets:

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This includes entrance to the expo. On the spot registrations are allowed, but you will still have to purchase a ticket through WebTickets online before entering the venue.

Guests will also need to buy tickets to enter the expo. Guest tickets can be purchased through WebTickets or at the door.

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 across rounds (see Guideline A1a2++).

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.