One-Answer WCA Competition and Regulations Question Thread

[GAN 356 X]

Judging here is required only for people who aren't at their first comp, but I judged at my first comp. Judging isn't something you should avoid. I actually enjoy it and don't consider it a chore that must be done. You get to see many cubers solve their cube, from super fast ones to slower ones. So definitely try judging when you have a chance.

Yup, its very fun!

 

[ImmolatedMarmoset]

Let me chime in and say that it’s fun. (Stop spamming people’s inboxes guys this is a tad excessive)

 

[xcross]

I was fidgeting around with my new cube, (first I own capable of corner twists) doing a slow beginners method solve. I reach a point where LL was being worked on, so as you would do in the beginners method, you would solve a LL Cross, (F, R. U, R', U', F') when I saw what i believed was multiple corner twists, so i twisted them back, only to notice they weren't twisted. I solved OLL with one algorithm and some twists. Now, my question is, IF you were to do this in competition, going, C(ross) F(2L) new OLL thing, then PLL, would it be competition legal?

 

[ImmolatedMarmoset]

I was fidgeting around with my new cube, (first I own capable of corner twists) doing a slow beginners method solve. I reach a point where LL was being worked on, so as you would do in the beginners method, you would solve a LL Cross, (F, R. U, R', U', F') when I saw what i believed was multiple corner twists, so i twisted them back, only to notice they weren't twisted. I solved OLL with one algorithm and some twists. Now, my question is, IF you were to do this in competition, going, C(ross) F(2L) new OLL thing, then PLL, would it be competition legal?

It’s also just slower, and takes barely more effort (and pays off way more in the long run) to learn a few algorithms for 4-look last layer. It’ll take you a week to learn them all if you focus, and that’s really not too hard to do.

 

[Skittleskp]

In my area, you are required to judge and/or run, first comp or not. It's not really an issue, and you can get out of it, but it IS required here.

Sorry! I didn't realize that different areas had different policies. In my area, it's requested not required. Apologies for the misunderstandings.

 

[Kit Clement]

Sorry! I didn't realize that different areas had different policies. In my area, it's requested not required. Apologies for the misunderstandings.

Technically, it is required in all areas.

1e2) Every competitor must be available for judging. If required to judge, a competitor may be excused only for a legitimate reason (e.g. being unfamiliar with a puzzle), at the discretion of the WCA Delegate. Penalty: disqualification from the competition (see Regulation 2k).

The competition can't happen if people don't judge. If there are vacancies that need to be filled, anyone can be asked, regardless of the volunteer systems that are used in every area.

 

[ichcubegerne]

The competition can't happen if people don't judge. If there are vacancies that need to be filled, anyone can be asked, regardless of the volunteer systems that are used in every area.

Exactly and especially newer cubers are always heavily needed for judging, since experienced cubers are often scrambling or doing orga stuff, so judges are always needed. Thats why we have a judging tutorial in germany at the beginning of judgable events at both days (Also if you make some mistakes at the beginning thats totally normal, I made a lot mistakes in my career while judging too)

 

[AbsoRuud]

Everyone judges at comps here, even Mats Valk. Just do it, don't try get out of it. It's part of the whole hobby and it really isn't a chore.

 

[BenChristman1]

I have fun judging, but at my brother and sister's 1st comp, neither of them judged. I was planning on taking one of their places but all of the judging and running spots were already filled. So, it seems that in my area people who are not even supposed to be judging are very eager to, anyway.

 

[kirbzcitkatz]

I went to the WCA and it said that the website was shut down. I went to YouTube to find the WCA Still there. And under the WCA website link it said they had decided to shut down the WCA. Please tell me if this is true or am I going nuts!?!?

 

[TipsterTrickster]

It’s probably just them updating the site, most likely removing 3x3 wf rankings. Don’t worry the wca isn’t going away, and it isn’t just you this is also happening to me.

 

[kirbzcitkatz]

Thank goodness.
I would have been screaming for hours

The site will probably be working tomorrow and I will look so stupid and dump

 

[CodingCuber]

It’s back up now

 

[PetrusQuber]

If I’m judging, and the competitor gets, say, a +2, do I write the actual time, +2, and overall time after penalty, or just do the maths in my head and write the penalised time only?

 

[GenTheSnail]

Although I'm not a delegate, from my experience, what you first described is correct. For a +2 that happened after the solve (bad timer stop, touching the puzzle, or a single turn off, etc.), write out:

12.34 + 2 = 14.34

Also remember that +2s can happen before a solve, so for a +2 that happened before the solve (over inspection, bad timer start, etc.), put it before the solve time.

And for multiple penalties, add the penalties together for +4, +6, +8, if they all happened before or after a solve. For over inspection, a half turn off, and karate chop stop, I would write out:

2 + 12.34 + 4 = 18.34

 

[Tabe]

Yeah, you write it out so there's no ambiguity about what happened.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Thanks!

 

[GAN 356 X]

After attending Melbourne Cube Days 2019 a few months back, I am curious to see what my scrambles were. Thanks in advance!

 

[ImmolatedMarmoset]

WCADB

 

[Kit Clement]

Or CubingChina: https://cubingchina.com/results/competition/MelbourneCubeDays2019/scrambles