If You Can’t Go to the Competition, What Happens?
If your registration is cancelled before the deadline (which is about a week before the competition) then you are normally refunded 75% of your registration fee. (50% is normal for the UK Championship.) Each competition will set out the cut-off date for the partial refund.
Refunds can’t be made after this point because competitor numbers relate closely to venue costs (the UKCA1 is not for profit but can’t run at a loss) and because places can’t be offered to those on the waiting list after this point. Places can’t be offered to others after this date due to the time it takes to set up competitions.
Individual competitors sign up to different events and ahead of the competition the Delegates2 assign competitors to different groups/roles for the competition and this takes time. It isn’t possible to swap to an alternative competitor as their event list and their experience will be different. The deadline is set to ensure that the volunteer team has enough time to do this work.
Glossary:
1 UK Cube Association, the UK’s recognised regional organisation for organising Speedcubing competitions to WCA standards.
2 Volunteers who are formally recognised by the World Cube Association. They make sure that competitions are run according to the mission, spirit and regulations of the WCA.
1 UK Cube Association, the UK’s recognised regional organisation for organising Speedcubing competitions to WCA standards.
2 Volunteers who are formally recognised by the World Cube Association. They make sure that competitions are run according to the mission, spirit and regulations of the WCA.
Kirsty Grainger, 2023-2024