Ask questions about organising a WCA competition here

[Lord_Oscar]

As the title suggests, this thread is for people who want to organise a WCA competition in their hometown to ask questions and get answers. Feel free to ask questions about anything related to organising.


To kick discussion off, what was the most challenging/surprising thing that you dealt with at your first organised competition?


Links:
Ask questions about organizing WCA Competitions here | WCA Forum
WCA Competition Organizer Guidelines
List of WCA Delegates

 

[Lord_Oscar]

I'm currently organising several comps that are yet to be announced. The most difficult part has been contacting a delegate. They get hundreds of emails a week, and picking out the good proposals from the bad ones can be very time-consuming. In the end, I one of my co-organisers asked the delegate at another competition if he could attend.

Apart from that, it's been relatively easy, and I would definitely recommend organising!

 

[Curunír]

I'm currently organising several comps that are yet to be announced. The most difficult part has been contacting a delegate. They get hundreds of emails a week, and picking out the good proposals from the bad ones can be very time-consuming. In the end, I one of my co-organisers asked the delegate at another competition if he could attend.

Apart from that, it's been relatively easy, and I would definitely recommend organising!

you should organiz some more comps wjith 3bld
(me are totally not biased in any way)

 

[Lord_Oscar]

you should organiz some more comps wjith 3bld
(me are totally not biased in any way)

Haha, maybe. First I need to organise a Pyraminx main comp. You could try getting in touch with Oscar Hansen, and organise a Palmy comp with him. If you go to the WCA Contact Form, and select "Contact organisers/delegates of a competition", you can get his email address.

 

[Curunír]

Haha, maybe. First I need to organise a Pyraminx main comp. You could try getting in touch with Oscar Hansen, and organise a Palmy comp with him. If you go to the WCA Contact Form, and select "Contact organisers/delegates of a competition", you can get his email address.

I wanted to do a Napier/Hastings comp or something but I haven't gotten round to doing anything about it

 

[Lord_Oscar]

I wanted to do a Napier/Hastings comp or something but I haven't gotten round to doing anything about it

If you can find a venue first, that would be ideal. Have a look at the venue for Nimble Napier 2021. Feel free to send them emails asking them questions. I had a very long email chain with a venue at one point before they ultimately cancelled on me.

 

[bldcuber314]

you should organiz some more comps wjith 3bld
(me are totally not biased in any way)

Yh he should organise a comp with 5 rounds of 3BLD so you can get NR

 

[bldcuber314]

How old should you typically be to organise a comp?

 

[yes cubing]

How old should you typically be to organise a comp?

There isn't really an age limit, I am currently in the middle of organising a comp, and the delegates know I'm 12 and are fine with it.

 

[Lord_Oscar]

How old should you typically be to organise a comp?

There’s no minimum age. If you can demonstrate that you’re trustworthy, can get things done and can put together a decent proposal, then most delegates will say yes.

 

[Lord_Oscar]

Yh he should organise a comp with 5 rounds of 3BLD so you can get NR

I haven’t memorised the competition requirements policy, but I think the maximum number of rounds allowed for anything is 4.

 

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

I haven’t memorised the competition requirements policy, but I think the number of rounds allowed for anything is 4.

This is true

 

[Curunír]

Yh he should organise a comp with 5 rounds of 3BLD so you can get NR

not if I triple DNF in da first round :3

 

[Discomantis]

To kick discussion off, what was the most challenging/surprising thing that you dealt with at your first organised competition?

For me, it's living in NYC, where venue costs are absurd. It's hard for me to organise regularly because of that

 

[Lord_Oscar]

For me, it's living in NYC, where venue costs are absurd. It's hard for me to organise regularly because of that

That can be a major stumbling block. Thankfully, in New Zealand, we have an RO who cover the costs. Have you contacted CubingUSA or your state/city cubing authority for financial support?

 

[Discomantis]

That can be a major stumbling block. Thankfully, in New Zealand, we have an RO who cover the costs. Have you contacted CubingUSA or your state/city cubing authority for financial support?

I have been using Mid-Atlantic speedcubing for financial support in terms of organization.

It’s going to become non-profit soon so it will be a lot easier to organize when that happens!

anyway, I plan to organize once it becomes non-profit as I have a venue in mind that will work once it becomes non-profit.

 

[Davian]

I might want to organize an comp in The Netherlands with side events only, I was thinking of:
Clock
Skewb
Pyra
Megaminx
Sq-1

Now there is an venue in my city but its a bit expensive, so what do I do?

 

[Discomantis]

Now there is an venue in my city but its a bit expensive, so what do I do?

Can the registration fee cover the costs of the venue + WCA dues? If the registration fee will have to be a lot, you might not wanna use that venue, but if it isn’t too much, then the venue should be possible to use.

 

[yes cubing]

I might want to organize an comp in The Netherlands with side events only, I was thinking of:
Clock
Skewb
Pyra
Megaminx
Sq-1

Now there is an venue in my city but its a bit expensive, so what do I do?

how much does the venue cost per day?

 

[Tabe]

I might want to organize an comp in The Netherlands with side events only, I was thinking of:
Clock
Skewb
Pyra
Megaminx
Sq-1

Now there is an venue in my city but its a bit expensive, so what do I do?

Just know that not having 3x3 will limit interest on the comp.