[WRC Announcement] Skewb will be an official WCA Event as of January 1, 2014

[Sa967St]

The WCA Board has approved the addition of Skewb as a WCA event in the 2014 Regulations. You can view the changes from the current Regulations to account for Skewb here.

The main supporting reasons from the WRC for the addition of Skewb are:

• There has been a high demand as well as strong support from the cubing community for the addition of Skewb over the past few years.
• The overall popularity of Skewb is continuing to grow.
• As a deep-cut puzzle, Skewb would add something new to the Events.
• Skewb is an easy event to hold at competitions, since scrambling is easy, misalignments penalties are easy to determine, and it's relatively fast compared to other events.

An official announcement on the WCA site will be made soon.

Edit: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/skewb-2014

 

[Coolster01]

HOLY CRAPPP! Seriously?!

EDIT: Rhetorical question, though.

Wait, so blizzard town is first comp with skewb? Although it is still possible for it to be added to other earlier comps, or more comps...

 

[XTowncuber]

waaaaaaaat

 

[Michael Womack]

YES YES YES YES YES Looks like I will be needing to get new stickers for mine.

 

[Stefan]

Spoiler

Best prank ever.

 

[angham]

Finally!

 

[Dene]

Whar surprise challenge?

 

[Tim Major]

Good thing I own 15 Skewbs. Now, to sell or not to sell...

 

[Yuxuibbs]

YAY thing is I just sold my skewb and ordered a new one that's currently somewhere in china.... I can't practice :'(

Wait, so blizzard town is first comp with skewb? Although it is still possible for it to be added to other earlier comps, or more comps...

so are you going?

 

[blade740]

Woooohooooo. It's about time!

 

[Coolster01]

so are you going?

Unfortunately, no

 

[cubizh]

Nice work, Sarah (and all that contributed to the proposal).

 

[rj]

Yay? (I don't do skewb)

 

[Michael Womack]

Yay? (I don't do skewb)

You should start now. and it's a very fun puzzle to solve.

 

[rj]

You should start now. and it's a very fun puzzle to solve.

I will, thanks.

 

[brian724080]

WRC Announcement?

 

[Lucas Garron]

Nice work, Sarah (and all that contributed to the proposal).

Indeed, Sarah was the main person to make this happen.

It's been coming for a while, though, with the buildup of community support/interest. I hope it makes those people happy.

You should start now. and it's a very fun puzzle to solve.

I ordered mine! (I'm a little surprised I've never owned one myself, though?)

WRC Announcement?

Sarah *is* on the WRC. ;-)
Also see the link in the first post.

 

[blokpoi]

no

 

[Dene]

Ok so regulations? Notation? I guess I have to learn this stuff now. So pleased with the open and involved process this has gone through >_>

 

[Michael Womack]

I will be assuming that these Skewbs will not be allowed http://www.mefferts.com/products/details.php?lang=en&category=13&id=393 http://www.mefferts.com/products/details.php?lang=en&category=13&id=373