WCA World Championship 2019-Melbourne Australia July 11-14

[FastCubeMaster]

How's the winter weather mid-July in Melbourne? Will this be the first winter Worlds?

It varies a lot I’m pretty sure, like in one day it could feel like all four seasons at different times of the day. it’s cold but definitely not freezing. That’s just based off of when I went down there In winter, but up in Queensland it’s like bright and sunny 95% of the time.

Also, are Australian schools on break this week? Or do the closest people need to skip school? Ik Feliks skipped school for 2013 and maybe other years.

If you mean the week worlds runs into, then it’s holidays for us. But pretty sure the week after, school starts back for most.

 

[casi]

We definitely know Feliks will show up.

 

[David Zemdegs]

How's the winter weather mid-July in Melbourne? Will this be the first winter Worlds?

Winter max varies between about 10-17C. And mins about 3-8C.

 

[David Zemdegs]

Also, are Australian schools on break this week? Or do the closest people need to skip school? Ik Feliks skipped school for 2013 and maybe other years.

School holidays differ between states but from what I can see most states have school holidays for worlds.

 

[Loser]

School holidays differ between states but from what I can see most states have school holidays for worlds.

Cool. Also, how much/did Feliks have to skip for WC2013 and the other worlds?

 

[David Zemdegs]

Cool. Also, how much/did Feliks have to skip for WC2013 and the other worlds?

Cant remember - If it wasnt during school holidays It would have only been a few days.

 

[Faz]

Time to remove that question mark in the title!

https://www.facebook.com/Speedcubin...105024912022/2221828954772955/?type=3&theater

 

[tx789]

Time to remove that question mark in the title!

https://www.facebook.com/Speedcubin...105024912022/2221828954772955/?type=3&theater

Getting closer now.

 

[Loser]

Time to remove that question mark in the title!

https://www.facebook.com/Speedcubin...105024912022/2221828954772955/?type=3&theater

Do you know when we could expect to see it on the WCA page?

 

[Faz]

Do you know when we could expect to see it on the WCA page?

Nope, sorry. This is just a 'save the date' announcement.

 

[Julio974]

The WCA should add a "continental rotation" system, like a 6-years cycle with 2 worlds being either Europe, North America or Asia, and the remaining one being either South America, Africa and Oceania. That may seem strange, but advantaging north-hemisphere-continents is justified by the fact that there are more people, more cubers, more infrastructure and accessibility. A place ticket from North America or Europe to Australia is very, very costly and the times zones lag can hurt performances. Also, it's not as harsh as what the WSSA does!
What do you think of that continental rotation system?

 

[Ronxu]

The WCA should add a "continental rotation" system, like a 6-years cycle with 2 worlds being either Europe, North America or Asia, and the remaining one being either South America, Africa and Oceania. That may seem strange, but advantaging north-hemisphere-continents is justified by the fact that there are more people, more cubers, more infrastructure and accessibility. A place ticket from North America or Europe to Australia is very, very costly and the times zones lag can hurt performances. Also, it's not as harsh as what the WSSA does!
What do you think of that continental rotation system?

You can't force people to organize worlds.

 

[Loser]

Also I don't really see any point to this lol

 

[Julio974]

Also I don't really see any point to this lol

Well it adds diversity

 

[Loser]

Well it adds diversity

Huh? We already have diversity in worlds. It's been held on 4 continents, and is going to a 5th soon. What you are proposing is too rigid, and for a young organisation like the WCA, flexibility is a must. And also, that would mean that the next worlds in Australia would be in about 2037 lol.

 

[Kit Clement]

Huh? We already have diversity in worlds. It's been held on 4 continents, and is going to a 5th soon. What you are proposing is too rigid, and for a young organisation like the WCA, flexibility is a must. And also, that would mean that the next worlds in Australia would be in about 2037 lol.

Not only that, but by 2019, Worlds will have been in a different continent for the last 5 times it has been held. Diversity is not the issue at all here.

 

[abunickabhi]

I will be going to Worlds!!!! Quite excited yo.

 

[Loser]

Posts #46 and #47 were Feliks and his dad lol, on different topics.

 

[DesertWolf]

Pretty happy worlds is in Australia. Gives me a chance to discover a new country which i've never been too. Also does anyone know when qualification times + Cut Offs for events will be public? Would like to know which events i need to practice more.

 

[Loser]

Pretty happy worlds is in Australia. Gives me a chance to discover a new country which i've never been too. Also does anyone know when qualification times + Cut Offs for events will be public? Would like to know which events i need to practice more.

hopefully soon lol