How Long Do Competitions Take?
In the UK, most competitions are over a weekend. With different events taking place all day on the Saturday and all day on the Sunday. There may be 1-17 different official events during a competition.
Most days start at around 9am and finish between 5pm and 7pm UK time. There is a schedule tab on each competition webpage that will have the specific detail for that competition (see below image).
While competitions try to stick to the schedule, this cannot be guaranteed, and competitions can run early or late. If you are not at the venue when an event1 is running you may miss out on competing in that event. We also encourage cubers and parents to help out throughout the day (see questions Can my young person help at a competition: run/judge/scramble? and Can I help at a competition?).
Glossary:
1 Different types of puzzle that are part of the schedule for that competition.
1 Different types of puzzle that are part of the schedule for that competition.
Kirsty Grainger, 2023-2024