Frequently Asked Questions About WCA Competitions

lolamajens said:
It may be a stupid question but: All visitors can come to competitions to observe and spectate for free right?
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Nope. US Nationals 2014 and like every other LSC comp you had to pay to spectate [But that is because you were paying to get into the venue itself, not the competition.]
 
lolamajens said:
It may be a stupid question but: All visitors can come to competitions to observe and spectate for free right?
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Unfortunately not. It all depends on the competition organisers. I haven't ever heard of spectators being charged to come, and personally I don't think it should ever be done, but it isn't against the regulations.

However a more common problem is venue limitations. If a competition is at a museum or something, they might require all spectators to pay the admission fee to the museum to get in.
 
This may sound a bit weird (and whiny) but I was wondering why all of the competitions west of the International Date Line happen to be on Saturdays. I am a Sabbath-observer but also want to someday participate in a WCA competition. It's not that I think it's unfair, it would just be nice if I understood why, so that way I could plan around it (for example, going to a competition during winter, when Sabbath ends earlier).
 
3DSRed said:
This may sound a bit weird (and whiny) but I was wondering why all of the competitions west of the International Date Line happen to be on Saturdays. I am a Sabbath-observer but also want to someday participate in a WCA competition. It's not that I think it's unfair, it would just be nice if I understood why, so that way I could plan around it (for example, going to a competition during winter, when Sabbath ends earlier).
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I guess its the delegate's preference, a possible reason could be that people don't wanna get tired on a Sunday night because of Monday (a work/school day) being the next day?
 
3DSRed said:
This may sound a bit weird (and whiny) but I was wondering why all of the competitions west of the International Date Line happen to be on Saturdays. I am a Sabbath-observer but also want to someday participate in a WCA competition. It's not that I think it's unfair, it would just be nice if I understood why, so that way I could plan around it (for example, going to a competition during winter, when Sabbath ends earlier).
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You've got to be joking.

Not every competition is held on a Saturday, but most are because it's the most convenient day for quite a few people. You don't have to worry about going home late, you still have a day to do work, and Christians can go to church the next day.
 
3DSRed said:
This may sound a bit weird (and whiny) but I was wondering why all of the competitions west of the International Date Line happen to be on Saturdays. I am a Sabbath-observer but also want to someday participate in a WCA competition. It's not that I think it's unfair, it would just be nice if I understood why, so that way I could plan around it (for example, going to a competition during winter, when Sabbath ends earlier).
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You realise that implies every competition, don't you?

Almost all Bay Area Speedcubin' comps have been on Sundays. Some people think Sunday competitions are weird, and I don't get why.
It can suck for people who are travelling far to such a competition (because of work on Monday morning or whathaveyou), but for local people I'd assume there'd be little difference.
 
Ranzha said:
You realise that implies every competition, don't you?

Almost all Bay Area Speedcubin' comps have been on Sundays. Some people think Sunday competitions are weird, and I don't get why.
It can suck for people who are travelling far to such a competition (because of work on Monday morning or whathaveyou), but for local people I'd assume there'd be little difference.
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Some people attend church regularly on Sunday and this may conflict with their schedule. However, some people attend on Saturdays too and I've never heard of an issue with that. I personally don't have an issue missing church for an event like a competition.
 
3DSRed said:
This may sound a bit weird (and whiny) but I was wondering why all of the competitions west of the International Date Line happen to be on Saturdays. I am a Sabbath-observer but also want to someday participate in a WCA competition. It's not that I think it's unfair, it would just be nice if I understood why, so that way I could plan around it (for example, going to a competition during winter, when Sabbath ends earlier).
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You aren't the first person to complain about this. Feel free to take the initiative and organise one for yourself (or travel further for a comp).
 
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Religious reasons have little to do with competition scheduling.
Most people have to travel and book flights / take long drives to attend and delegate competitions.
Considering most ordinary people have to work on mondays, it is much simpler and logical to travel friday night / saturday early morning for the workout that is running/delegating a competition and use the sunday to travel back to their homes / sort through results / rest / prepare for their work week.
Also, depending on what part of the world you live, more venues are open on saturdays than on sundays.

That's why, in my view, there are more competitions schedules for saturdays than on sundays.
 
abomb2o11 said:
is it possible to organize your own competition?
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Absolutely. Someone has to do it. After all, who else will organise it?

All that you need for the competition to be WCA recognised is the presence of a WCA delegate. I suggest you first go to the effort of ensuring you can get a venue, and show the leadership qualities to organise a competition. Then contact delegates around your area to see if any are willing to attend your competition. I'm sure if you seek guidance from the delegate they will be more than happy to assist. However don't expect them to do everything for you.
 
How can I host an official WCA Competition

Hi All!!!
So there ARNET many competitions on the West Coast, and I want to maybe be able to host one instead. Any way I can do that and have the official scores on the official WCA Website? So basically an official competition. Who would I need to speak with, and how much average it would cost
Thanks!!!
-Riley
 
CuberRiley said:
Hi All!!!
So there ARNET many competitions on the West Coast, and I want to maybe be able to host one instead. Any way I can do that and have the official scores on the official WCA Website? So basically an official competition. Who would I need to speak with, and how much average it would cost
Thanks!!!
-Riley
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The best starting point is to contact the WCA Senior Delegate of your region or the WCA Delegate that is closest to you. You find the official list of Delegates here: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/delegates
 
JemFish said:
I've seen some cubers use stickerless cubes, but only for BLD (especially MBLD). Is this legal or was Marcell Endrey 'cheating'?!
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It was allowed for a period of time in the past by some delegates due to a lot of confusion surrounding the topic. No one deliberately cheated.
 
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