UK Championship 2019


Date
Oct 25 - 27, 2019
City
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Venue

The Forum

Address
21 Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1EG
Details

Main Suite

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
AJ Nicholls, Christopher Morris, James Golding, and Ronald Mansveld
WCA Delegates
Daniel Sheppard, David Lim, James Molloy, Mary Hennessy, Sam Spendla, and Thaynara Santana de Oliveira
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Please make sure to read all the information in the tabs above.

Qualification Requirements: If you do not meet the qualification requirements in competition before 11 October 2019, you will not be eligible to compete in those events. Please see the Qualification tab to see all times required.

Final Round Advancements: For all events with more than one round we will be taking a minimum number of UK competitors to the final. If necessary, we will increase the size of the final by one competitor at a time until we have enough UK competitors. The requirements are as follows: 3x3x3 with Feet - 4 UK competitors; 2x2x2 Cube, 4x4x4 Cube, 5x5x5 Cube, 6x6x6 Cube, 7x7x7 Cube, 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 One-Handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1 - 6 UK competitors; 3x3x3 Cube - 8 UK competitors.

Please Note: As this is the UK Championship, only competitors who represent the United Kingdom will be eligible for prizes. The competition remains open for all nationalities to compete.

Events
Main event
Competitors
289
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 300 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is £20 (British Pound).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


Make sure to register and pay for the competition to be accepted. We will not accept any registrations at the competition.

Please be aware that there are many qualification requirements for this competition. If you do not meet the qualification requirements in competition before 11 October 2019, you will not be eligible to compete in those events. Please see the Qualification tab to see all times required.

If registration is full by the time you pay you will be on the waiting list. If you do not make the competitor list by the time the competition happens then you will get a full refund.

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. By not telling us you are denying someone a chance to compete.

If you inform us you are no longer attending and registration is still open, we will issue a full refund. If registration is closed we will offer a 50% refund. If you do not tell us you are not attending then you will receive no refund.

If you have any problems check out the FAQ, or feel free to contact us.

Highlights
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Sebastian Weyer won with an average of 6.68 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Philipp Weyer finished second (7.20) and Ciarán Beahan finished third (7.43).

European records: Ciarán Beahan‎ 6x6x6 Cube 1:20.84 (single) and 7x7x7 Cube 1:59.12 (single).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Sebastian Weyer 5.10 6.68 Germany 6.876.586.607.525.10
2x2x2 Cube George Scholey 0.91 1.81 United Kingdom 0.912.031.921.661.84
4x4x4 Cube Sebastian Weyer 21.62 24.16 Germany 24.9321.6223.8923.6627.07
5x5x5 Cube Ciarán Beahan 43.01 45.44 Ireland 46.9944.6347.6043.0144.70
6x6x6 Cube Ciarán Beahan 1:30.25 1:33.79 Ireland 1:38.971:30.251:32.14
7x7x7 Cube Ciarán Beahan 2:03.81 2:11.29 Ireland 2:20.122:03.812:09.94
3x3x3 Blindfolded Christopher Morris 23.39 DNF United Kingdom DNF23.39DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Daniel Sheppard 22 23.33 United Kingdom 242422
3x3x3 One-Handed Ciarán Beahan 11.31 12.46 NR Ireland 11.8114.3111.3112.5313.04
Clock Jacob Chambers 6.39 6.63 United Kingdom 6.656.396.566.686.97
Megaminx Sean Moran 40.23 NR 46.40 United Kingdom 48.9645.9440.2346.2047.06
Pyraminx Jules Desjardin 1.88 2.71 France 3.162.812.171.883.16
Skewb Harry Savage 2.27 3.23 United Kingdom 2.272.293.653.833.74
Square-1 Charlie Stark 8.82 10.79 United Kingdom 11.209.378.8211.8115.61
4x4x4 Blindfolded Oliver Frost 2:56.98 DNF United Kingdom DNFDNF2:56.98
5x5x5 Blindfolded Oliver Frost 6:22.57 DNF United Kingdom DNFDNF6:22.57
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Bertie Longden 31/34 56:35 NR United Kingdom 31/34 56:35DNF
3x3x3 With Feet Lim Hung (林弘) 19.99 22.43 Malaysia 19.9922.8620.8823.5431.26

This event has many qualification requirements. For the events that list only a time, you must have achieved an average or mean faster than this. These qualification requirements must be obtained at a WCA competition by the 11th October otherwise you will be removed from the event.

Event Qualification Requirement
3x3x3 Cube -
2x2x2 Cube -
4x4x4 Cube 1:15
5x5x5 Cube 2:00
6x6x6 Cube 3:30
7x7x7 Cube 5:15
3x3x3 Blindfolded 5:00 Single
3x3x3 Fewest Moves -
3x3x3 One-Handed 0:40
3x3x3 With Feet 1:30
Clock 0:15
Megaminx 1:45
Pyraminx -
Skewb -
Square-1 0:25
4x4x4 Blindfolded A 4x4 Blindfolded success
5x5x5 Blindfolded A 5x5 Blindfolded success
3x3x3 Multi-Blind 9 Points

UKCA

All competitions in the UK are run by the UKCA with the help of our many organisers from all over the country. We have organised over 40 competitions in the UK and have also helped run competitions over in Ireland to help their community grow. Our delegates have over 200 combined competitions of experience with many more to come.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I register?
A: First you need to make sure you have created a WCA account. You can do this 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 follow the instructions carefully.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Please make sure that you have followed the instructions listed on the Register page. You could also be on the waiting list. The competitor limit can be found on the General Info page, and you can see the number on accepted competitors on the Competitors page also on the menu. If you have done everything correctly and the competition is not full then just be patient. We have to manually approve registrations and the organisers aren't available all the time. If you believe you have followed the steps correctly but still are not on the registration list after 2 days, then feel free to email us at the contact link on the General Info page.

Q: Why are there so many events with a qualification time?
A: As the UK community has grown, it has become very hard to find a big enough venue for the UK Championship each year. As a result we have qualification times for a number of events as the main purpose of this competition is to ultimately crown UK Champions in every event. We still have many other events all throughout the country that hold a variety of events throughout the year with no qualification times!

Q: What happens if I don't meet the qualification requirements?
A: If you register for the competition, we will not remove you from events you do not qualify for straight away. If you do not meet the qualification requirements in competition before 11 October 2019, you will not be eligible to compete in those events. After that date, we will amend registrations so that only competitors who have qualified will participate.

Q: Why have I been removed from some events?
A: As the UK Championship is the busiest competition of the year, we have some qualification requirements for many events. Please see the question above.

Q: Can I change the events I am registered for?
A: As long as registration is still open, yes you are allowed to change events. Email us at the contact link on the General Info page with the events you would like to change. If registration is closed then please do not email us with event changes. If at the competition you decide that you do not want to compete in an event, come up to the scramble table when your group is called and simply tell the scramblers that you are not going to compete.

Q: I am no longer able to attend, what do I do?
A: The first thing you need to do is tell us as soon as you know via the contact link on the General Info page. Competitions generally fill up quite quickly and letting us know that you can't attend means we can add someone from the waiting list.

Q: If I do not attend do I get a refund?
A: If you inform us you are no longer attending and registration is still open, we will issue a full refund. If registration is closed we will offer a 50% refund. If you do not tell us you are not attending then you will receive no refund.

Q: How fast do I have to be to compete?
A: We recommend that you check out the Events and Schedule tabs - if you can make the time limit for the events you want to compete in, then you're fast enough! Loads of people come to competitions just to beat their own personal bests, and meet likeminded people, with no intention of winning or even making it past the first round.

Q: Are there different age categories?
A: All competitors compete on the same level and all ages are welcome. In general most are aged 10-20 but we have plenty of regulars who are older or younger than this!

Q: Do I use my own cubes to compete?
A: Yes! Make sure to bring cubes for all events you are competing in and look after them, you don't want them to go missing.

Q: Can I come only to spectate?
A: Yes! Spectating this competition will be free for everyone. Unless you are attending with a competitor, we would highly recommend to come to spectate only in the afternoons, as the venue will be extremely busy in the morning on both days!

Q: I'm a parent, what can I do to get involved?
A: If you're looking for something to do then you can certainly help out with the running and judging! We pretty much always need help with this and they are really easy procedures to follow. You can come to the introduction to competing where we go through all of it there. Running is also great for step count and requires zero knowledge of cubing if you're worried about that!

Q: When do I arrive at the competition?
A: If you are a new competitor, we highly recommend that you show up for the introduction to competing which is held as the first thing on both days. Otherwise, we recommend you turn up at least 15 minutes before your first event, you can check when this is on the Schedule tab. This will give you enough time to register, find a seat, and warm-up.

Q: What do I do when I arrive?
A: The first thing you do when you arrive is find the registration desk if registration is open. If you arrive before registration opens, we will make an announcement as to when it does open. If there is nobody present at the registration desk then find a staff member and we will make sure to register you.

Q: When can I leave the competition?
A: You are more than welcome to leave whenever you want. If you have no more events left then you are not required to stay.

Q: How do I find results?
A: All the results will be found on this page a couple of days after the competition, once they have all been checked and uploaded. If you are looking for live results, they can all be found on the Live Results tab.

New Competitors

If you are a new competitor, it is important that you are familiar with the Regulations. The regulations are very long and are quite a lot to take in so don't worry if you don't remember it all! Because of this, we have a video that explains the competing procedure which we recommend to watch before attending: Competing Tutorial. We will also be holding an introduction to competing as per the Schedule which we recommend you attend as well.

New competitors must bring some form of ID to show at the competition to confirm the name, the country they wish to compete for, and the date of birth registered with. The usual items of ID that people bring are Passports, Birth Certificates, Driver's Licenses, etc. As long as it has your name, date of birth, and country, then it will be fine.

If you have any questions, we recommend that you check the FAQ in case it has been asked before. But you are more than welcome to contact us at the link on the General Info page. We also recommend you check out the UKCA tab to sign up to our mailing list for announcements of future competitions, among other things.

Information for All Competitors

  • Please help judge! As a competitor, your judging assignments are the absolute minimum you should be doing to help out. As second rounds, third rounds and finals have no assigned judges, we really need people to help out whenever available for these. If you are directly asked to judge, please go and judge for the remainder of the round in progress. If you do not comply then we are within our rights to disqualify you from the competition as per Regulation 1e2. If you're a parent you can also get involved with running and juging, it's really easy!
  • Please note that Carbon-Fiber puzzles are not permitted, and please make sure your cube complies with logo regulations!
  • When you are competing and have handed in your puzzle, please make sure to be waiting in the designated area so that judges and runners do not have to come searching for you.
  • Please DO NOT talk about the scrambles or your solutions whilst the round is in progress as per Regulation 2g3.
  • During blindfolded events, please stay silent within the venue. These events require a high amount of concentration and any noise can be distracting. We will announce when the silence will begin and when you may talk within the venue again.
  • No flash photography under any circumstance within the venue. It is extremely distracting for competitors.
  • If you are a spectator, please stay 1.5m away from competitors at all times as per Regulation 7b. If you are filming someone competing, please stay out of the competitor area.
  • Please treat the venue with respect, put all of your rubbish in bins, black bin bags, or take it home with you and keep your area tidy.
  • There are thousands of puzzles at these events, make sure to keep yours together so you don't lose them! Keeping them in a bag and looking after it at all times is recommended. If you do lose a puzzle, please contact us at the link on the General Info page, it is likely that someone has handed it in to us.
  • 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

This competition is once again being held in The Forum, right near the centre of Stevenage. The entrance to the venue is up the stairs at the back behind the Ibis hotel.

Travel

Car: There is no free parking for this venue, however the Westgate Shopping Centre has a car park that is relatively cheap and can be found by GPS at the postcode SG1 1QR.
Train: Stevenage train station is only a short walk away from the venue.
Plane: The nearest airports to Stevenage are London Stansted and London Luton. There are good connections to Stevenage by train and coach from both airports.
Coach: National Express has a lot of coaches from many places that will take you right into Stevenage.

Accommodation

The nearest hotel to the venue is the Ibis, which is directly attached to the venue. The Holiday Inn is only a few miunutes walk to the venue and may be a slightly cheaper alternative. There are also plenty of other options available that are not listed.

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

Groups are live here!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Due to production times and to ensure you get the new UKCA clothing at UK Championship 2019 we now have a new deadline for orders. Please make sure to order by August 29th at the latest!

New and redesigned for 2019, we have UKCA jackets with custom naming on the back; as well as UKCA polos.

Visit the following website for more information on the items: https://azalea-coconut-dml4.squarespace.com/store.

PS: If you won't be at UK Championship 2019 you can still order and select it to be delivered instead. We will update you when your order is ready for shipment.

Sizing

The following chest sizes are in inches:

Women’s polos & jackets
33-S, 35-M, 37-L, 39 XL

Men’s polos & jackets
38-S, 40-M, 42-L. 44-XL, 46 XXL

Live results at the competition are provided courtesy of WCA Live.

Please note that the results may not be entered immediately. It is important that the competition is running smoothly before we can enter data. Sometimes there might be a delay of up to an hour before the results for a round are entered. This link is also reachable from the Results tab on the main WCA page.

UK Championship 2019 Live Results

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.

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