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Singapore Special 2013

NUS MathSoc — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:39:36 GMT

Hi, the NUS maths society is planning to organise the 'Singapore Special 2013' in this coming Sept.

Please ignore the poll on top, and vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-sT...t4BiQ/viewform

The competition will be held on either 21/09 (Sat) or 14/09 (Sat)
So we would like to know which day you prefer or more likely to come. Please kindly inform us by voting as soon as possible.
If the competition clashes with your school events but you still want to come to the competition, we can write an invitation letter to your school.

The following events will be included:

Rubik's Cube: Fewest moves
Rubik's Cube: With feet
Megaminx
Pyraminx
Square-1
Rubik's Clock
6x6 Cube
7x7 Cube
4x4 Cube: Blindfolded
5x5 Cube: Blindfolded
Rubik's Cube: Multiple Blindfolded

Other events such as normal Rubik's Cube will not be included, as this competition is mainly to provide opportunities in competing in those special events which cubers have less chance to compete in Singapore or other countries around.

Happy cubing!

Indiana 2013

Mike Hughey — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:39:10 GMT

The Indiana 2013 competition will be held in Fishers, Indiana on August 24, 2012.

http://koii.cubingusa.com/Indiana2013/

12 of the 17 events in one day this year. Same venue as the last few years.

FAQ:
1. Why August, instead of November, like last year?
Sorry for the change; the venue wasn't available in early November this year. I'm hoping that the competition is early enough in the school year that, even if people have started, they won't have too much schoolwork piled up yet, so they'll be able to attend.
2. Why are the cutoff times for some of the puzzles tougher than in previous years?
I made them a little more stringent this year so we wouldn't get in trouble with time, in case the competition is big again this year like it was last year.
3. Why no 6x6x6?
So there's time for 7x7x7. We had 6x6x6 last year, and I'll try to have them again next year.
4. Why no fewest moves, 4x4x4 BLD, or 5x5x5 BLD?
So there's time for 3x3x3 multiBLD. We had fewest moves, 4x4x4 BLD and 5x5x5 BLD last year, and I'll try to have them again next year.
5. Why no pyraminx?
So we'll hopefully have time for everything else. It's a pretty tight schedule as is; hopefully everyone will help out as needed so we can have another successful competition. Again, we had pyraminx last year, and I'll try to have it again next year.

(I'll add to these as I get questions.)

3BLD podium 31.10 mean of 3 (Manufaktura Open 2013)

Przemek Kaleta — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:56:27 GMT

Marcin (Maskow) Kowalczyk 29.30
Marcin Zalewski 31.94
Grzegorz (sneze2r) Jałocha 32.06
:P
http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=206&cat=16&rnd=2
UWR?

Swedish Championship 2013

Gunnar — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:41:07 GMT

Hi!

Registration has opened for this years swedish championship. It's open for people of all nationalities but of course only swedish citizens can become the swedish champion. :)

This year the championship will be held in Gothenburg, and it takes place at September 14-15th. We will have all official events. Only exception is that FMC can't be combined with bigBLD since they will run simultaneously.

Participation fee will be 100SEK, which includes a competition T-shirt. Swedish citizens have to pay on advance, but this is not neccesary for foreigners since it's a bit more complicated for them.

Registration can be done here: http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/...ampionship2013

/Gunnar Krig :)

Czech Open 2013

Ton — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:14:22 GMT

The Czech Open 2013 is from 12-14 July if you register on the WCA pages for the Czech Open 2013 WCA registration for the Czech Open 2013

Please do not forget to register also on the Czech open site Czech open site fill in Rubik’s Cube as tournament

See also Czech open site for accommodations
And Travel info: travel-connection

Schedule

Attached Images

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Canadian Open 2013!

Sa967St — Mon, 27 May 2013 02:24:39 GMT

http://canadiancubing.com/Event/CO2013

Registration: http://canadiancubing.com/Event/CO2013/Registration

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/577377858961676/

Dates: July 6-7, 2013.

Location: 21 Classic Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5S 2Z3 (University of Toronto, New College campus in the Wetmore Dining Hall).

Events:
2x2x2
3x3x3
3x3x3 One-Handed
3x3x3 Blindfolded
4x4x4
5x5x5
6x6x6
7x7x7
Pyraminx
Megaminx
Square-1
Clock
4x4x4 Blindfolded
5x5x5 Blindfolded

Dixon Summer 2013

cuber952 — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:30 GMT

Dixon Summer is here again.

Date:
June 29, 2013

Location:
Dixon Historic Center
205 W 5th St
Dixon IL 61021

Registration Fee:
$5.00 first event, $2.00 for each additional event
We will be having Lunch at the competition. The cost is $5 per person (includes drink)

Main Events:
2x2 Speedsolve
3x3 Speedsolve
4x4 Speedsolve (2:00 combined / 3:00 hard)
5x5 Speedsolve (3:00 combined / 4:00 hard)
6x6 Speedsolve (5:00 combined / 6:00 hard)
3x3 One Handed (59.16 combined / 1:30 hard)
3x3 Blindfolded (Best of 3, combined time < 15 minutes)
Megaminx (3:00 combined / 5:00 hard)

Potential Events:
3x3 With Feet
3x3 Multiple Blindfolded

Coastal Cubing 2013 - Astoria, Oregon

TheGrayCuber — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:20 GMT

http://worldcubeassociation.org/resu...stalCubing2013

http://www.cubingusa.com/coastalcubing2013/index.php

THE FIRST COMPETITION IN THE STATE OF OREGON!

Date: June 8th 2013
Venue: Clatsop Community College
1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, OR
Building Columbia, Room 219

Events:
2x2
3x3
4x4
OH
BLD
Megaminx
Pyraminx
MBLD

Guildford Open 2013

kinch2002 — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:43:31 GMT

Original Post: There's an opportunity to hold a competition in Guildford on 24-25th August. It's bank holiday weekend. The venue would be the same as usual. How does that sound to people?

Updated Info:

Venue is booked. It will become official in the next week or so hopefully

Tree Town 2013 - Ann Arbor, MI

kippy33 — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:31:11 GMT

Yay Michigan competition!

link - http://www.cubingusa.com/treetown2013/index.php
more link - http://worldcubeassociation.org/resu...i=TreeTown2013
even more link - http://geeklyworldnews.files.wordpre...rt_link021.jpg

Date: July 13, 2013
Events: 2x2 (2 rounds), 3x3 (3 rounds), 4x4, 6x6, OH (2 rounds), BLD, Clock (2 rounds), Fewest Moves

It's a pretty cool/fancy venue, there will (most likely) be dedicated judges, you should come, etc.

Thailand Championship 2013

pjk — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:19:12 GMT

The Thailand Championship happened this weekend, but I didn't see a thread about it (since few Thai cubers are active here). But I wanted to post my observations:
- For the size of the Thai cubing community, they have lots of very good solvers (and a few who weren't at this competition). I think this has to do with the Thai work ethic.
- This competition was probably the most well organized and professionally run competition I've ever been to. The stage was well setup, the sitting area was perfectly placed, the scrambling and data entry were stationed well, there was a small table to buy cubes, there was a cord that roped off the correct distance from the competitors, and the competition was held in a massive mall. Lots of spectators, and also lots of places for cubers to sit. The competition went smooth and was by no means rushed. The custom made displays worked awesome. One thing that would have been nicer is if there were a couple tables on the side for people to sit at and cube.
- Thai's are friendly people. It is a great way to practice Thai. I really need to study more.
- There were some strange Thai TV shows interviewing people. One guy had a mask on and was acting like a freak. I think it was a comedy.
- I did terrible, but as always, I'm more motivated to practice.
- I failed at 4x4, and BLD (off by a T-perm on a solve that would have won the event).

Overall, excellent competition. It was a great pleasure to be part of such a great community. The rest of the world should use a competition like this as a model for how competitions should be run.

I will likely post some pictures here soon if you're interested.

Edit: The photographer at the competition posted some excellent pictures here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...5197427&type=1

Caltech Spring 2013

samchoochiu — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:25:00 GMT

Hello everyone,
This is the official thread for Caltech Spring 2013 Rubik's Cube Competition. This competition is not yet on the WCA website but you should anticipate the competition to be on May 25th, 2013.

The organizer and I wanted to know what events you guys would like to see at the competition, as you may know the Caltech event list has pretty much stayed the same for the last couple years besides removing certain events. Our staple events are 2x2,3x3,OH,Sq-1 and some events we can add are 4x4,5x5,Megaminx,BLD(pick two only).

If you regularly attend Caltech competitions or expect to attend this competition, please leave your vote below.

Shepparton Winter Open 2013 (Aussie)

cubecraze1 — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:20:06 GMT

I've had a talk with Tim and he said that he'd be happy to delegate so, I'm posting now.
Proposed date: 8th of June.
Proposed area: GoTafe Shepparton. Area has toilets with around 10 minute walk to a food court.
Proposed events: 2-4 OH, Pyra Bld? Sq1 or 4bld in lunch maybe.
Anyone interested?

Anyone who lives interstate and doesn't know where Shepparton is, it's around 2 hours north of Melbourne.

Canberra Winter 2013

ottozing — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:17:01 GMT

Hey guys. Since my last Canberra competition was such a success, I've decided to organize another one in Canberra. However, due to circumstances beyond my control, the venue we used for the last comp will no longer be avaliable to us :( Finding a venue shouldn't be a major issue for now though. The events will most likely be 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, OH, and maybe something else if we have time. Just vote on the poll what days you would be able to attend and hopefully the comp will be a great success like last time :)

National Capital Region 2013 Competition (Rockland, Ontario)

antoineccantin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:09:04 GMT

We are pleased to announce once again this year the NCR 2013 competition.

It will be held on May 18 at the Optimist Performance Hall in the L'Escale Highschool in Rockland, Ontario (Canada).

Events:

2x2x2
3x3x3
3x3x3 OH
3x3x3 BLD
3x3x3 Feet
4x4x4
Megaminx
Pyraminx

We unfortunately won't be able to hold big BLD/multi or 5x5 this year due to event limitations.

Registration for the competition will close on May 14, 2013
If you register online, it will be 10$ for an event + 2$ per event with a max of 20$. If you don't pre-register online, it will be 15$ + 2$ per event with no max fee.

Visit the page on CanadianCubing.com for more information.