European Rubik's Cube Championship 2008
City: | Derio (Bilbao), Spain |
Date: | September 19/20/21, 2008 |
Venue: | Derio Sports Center |
Time schedule (provisional)
Below is the PROVISIONAL time schedule for European Rubik's Cube Championship 2008.We recommend everyone to be available in Bilbao on Friday afternoon at 16:00.
For the main events there will be qualification rounds on Friday for people who registered late or who are not in the top of the WCA ranking. The best competitors from the qualification round qualify for the first round.
Side events may be cancelled in case of conflicts in time schedule, due to a high number of competitors.
Friday September 19, 2008 | ||||||
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Area | Event | Round | Time limit | Format | #Competitors | Time |
Main | On-site Registration | 09:00 - 21:00 | ||||
Main | Protocolary Opening Ceremony: Ribbon Cut and welcome | 15:25 - 15:30 | ||||
Main | Rubik's Cube | qualification round | 2:30 | average of 5 | n.a. | 15:30 - 16:00 |
Main | 5x5x5 Cube | qualification round | 4:00 | best of 2 | fill 1st round to 40 | 16:00 - 17:00 |
Main | 4x4x4 Cube | qualification round | 3:00 | best of 2 | fill 1st round to 60 | 17:00 - 18:00 |
Main | Rubik's Cube One-handed | qualification round | 1:30 | best of 2 | fill 1st round to 50 | 18:00 - 19:00 |
Main | 2x2x2 Cube | final | 0:30 | average of 5 | 120 | 19:00 - 20:30 |
Main | Opening Ceremony: concert, speaker, choir and dance | 20:30 - 21:30 | ||||
Derio | Informal meetings, street animation | 21:30 - 23:00 | ||||
Side events | ||||||
Side | Pyraminx | combined final | 0:30 | best of 2 average of 5 (<0:13) | 60 | 15:30 - 17:30 |
Room | Rubik's Cube Multiple blindfolded | final | WCA regulations max. 2:30 hours | best of 1 | 45 | 15:30 - 19:00 start before 16:00 |
Room | 4x4x4 Cube Blindfolded | final | 40:00 | best of 2 | 20 | 15:30 - 19:00 |
Room | 5x5x5 Cube Blindfolded | final | 60:00 | best of 2 | 15 | 15:30 - 19:00 |
Saturday September 20, 2008 | ||||||
Area | Event | Round | Time limit | Format | #Competitors | Time |
Entrance | On-site Registration | 08:30 - 10:30 | ||||
Room | Rubik's Cube Fewest moves | final | 60:00 | best of 1 | 40 | 09:00 - 10:00 |
Main | 4x4x4 Cube | first round | 3:00 | average of 5 | 60 | 09:30 - 11:30 |
Main | Rubik's Cube One-handed | first round | 1:30 | average of 5 | 50 | 11:30 - 13:00 |
Lunch, antique cars exhibition and typical basque sports | 13:00 - 14:00 | |||||
Main | Rubik's Cube | first round | 2:30 | average of 5 | 160 | 14:00 - 16:45 |
Main | 5x5x5 Cube | first round | 4:00 | average of 5 | 40 | 16:45 - 18:45 |
Main | Rubik's Cube With feet | first round | 3:00 | best of 1 | 20 | 18:45 - 19:15 |
Derio | Informal meetings: dancing lessons, magician, etc | 19:30 - 22:30 | ||||
Outside | Special Concert: Kepa Junkera and guests | 23:00 - 01:00 | ||||
Side events | ||||||
Side | Rubik's Magic | final | 0:30 | average of 5 | 70 | 10:00 - 12:00 |
Side | Rubik's Master Magic | final | 0:30 | average of 5 | 40 | 10:00 - 12:00 |
Side | Square-1 | combined final | 2:00 | best of 1 mean of 3 (<1:00) | 50 | 14:00 - 16:00 |
Side | Megaminx | combined final | 4:00 | best of 1 mean of 3 (<2:30) | 50 | 16:00 - 18:00 |
Sunday September 21, 2008 | ||||||
Area | Event | Round | Time limit | Format | #Competitors | Time |
Main | Rubik's Cube Blindfolded | first round | 7:00 | best of 2 | 80 | 09:00 - 11:00 |
Side | Rubik's Clock | combined final | 0:40 | best of 1 mean of 3 (<0:18) | 50 | 09:00 - 11:00 |
Main | Rubik's Cube | semi final | 2:30 | average of 5 | 48 | 11:15 - 12:15 |
Main | Rubik's Cube With feet | final | 3:00 | best of 1 | 4 | 12:15 - 12:30 |
Lunch and championship videos | 12:30 - 13:00 | |||||
Main | 4x4x4 Cube | final | 3:00 | average of 5 | 16 | 13:00 - 13:45 |
Main | Rubik's Cube One-handed | final | 1:30 | average of 5 | 16 | 13:45 - 14:15 |
Main | 5x5x5 Cube | final | 4:00 | average of 5 | 16 | 14:15 - 15:00 |
Main | Rubik's Cube Blindfolded | final | 8:00 | best of 3 | 12 | 15:00 - 15:30 |
Main | Rubik's Cube | final | 2:30 | average of 5 | 16 | 15:30 - 16:00 |
Main | Prize awards and closing ceremony | 16:15 - 17:15 | ||||
Larrabarri | After party | 17:30 - 19:30 |
Qualification
Competitors who beat the qualification times (see table below) in an official WCA competition before August 31, 2008 will automatically qualify for the first round of the events. Other competitors need to compete in the qualification round of the event or may be put on a waiting list for the event.Event | Qualification time |
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Main events: | |
Rubik's Cube | n.a. (except for special cases) |
4x4x4 Cube | 1:40.00 average |
5x5x5 Cube | 3:00.00 average |
Rubik's Cube blindfolded | n.a. |
Rubik's Cube with feet | 2:00.00 single |
Rubik's Cube one-handed | 0:40.00 average |
Side events: | |
2x2x2 Cube | n.a. |
Rubik's Magic | n.a. |
Rubik's Master Magic | n.a. |
Rubik's Clock | 0:25.00 average |
Square-1 | 1:00.00 average |
Megaminx | 3:00.00 average |
Pyraminx | 0:20.00 average |
Rubik's Cube multiple blindfolded | 2 cubes blindfolded |
4x4x4 Cube blindfolded | 1:00:00 single |
5x5x5 Cube blindfolded | 2:00:00 single |
Rubik's Cube fewest moves | 70 moves |
Prizes
Below is the list of the prizes to be won at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2008.Total prize money is 9,000 euros. There are 56 trophies to be won in 17 events.
Prizes can be won by the top three European (including Israel) competitors of each event, and the best non European competitor in the Rubik's Cube event.
Non European competitors will receive a certificate if they finish in top 6 of an event.
# | Event | Position | Prize | Trophy | Certificate |
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1 | Rubik's Cube | 1st | 2,000 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | 500 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
3rd | 250 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
1a | Rubik's Cube fastest solve of competition | 500 euros | trophy | certificate | |
1b | Rubik's Cube youngest solver of competition | trophy | certificate | ||
1c | Rubik's Cube oldest solver of competition | trophy | certificate | ||
1d | Rubik's Cube fastest solve per country | trophy | |||
1e | Rubik's Cube best classified non European competitor | 100 euros | trophy | certificate | |
2 | 4x4x4 Cube | 1st | 500 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | 250 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
3rd | 150 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
3 | 5x5x5 Cube | 1st | 500 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | 250 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
3rd | 150 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
4 | 2x2x2 Cube | 1st | 500 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | 250 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
3rd | 150 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
5 | Rubik's Cube blindfolded | 1st | 500 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | 250 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
3rd | 150 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
6 | 4x4x4 Cube blindfolded | 1st | 250 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
7 | 5x5x5 Cube blindfolded | 1st | 250 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
8 | Rubik's Cube multiple blindfolded | 1st | 250 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
9 | Rubik's Cube one-handed | 1st | 500 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | 250 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
3rd | 150 euros | trophy | certificate | ||
10 | Rubik's Cube with feet | 1st | 150 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
11 | Rubik's Cube fewest moves | 1st | 250 euros | trophy | certificate |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
12 | Rubik's Clock | 1st | trophy | certificate | |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
13 | Rubik's Magic | 1st | trophy | certificate | |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
14 | Rubik's Master Magic | 1st | trophy | certificate | |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
15 | Megaminx | 1st | trophy | certificate | |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
16 | Square-1 | 1st | trophy | certificate | |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate | |||
17 | Pyraminx | 1st | trophy | certificate | |
2nd | trophy | certificate | |||
3rd | trophy | certificate |