FMCow Ohio State 2023


Date
Dec 5, 2023
City
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Venue

Ohio Union

Address
1739 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210
Details

Maudine Cow Room, Lower Level

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Braden Richards, Carson Miller, Jack Bohning, Keenan Darkins, and The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State
WCA Delegate
Braden Richards
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

This competition takes place on a Tuesday Evening and will only feature 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 5x5x5 Cube, and 6x6x6 Cube. This competition is not recommended for first-timers or for those looking for a typical competition experience. Please consider instead any of the many other competitions happening in Ohio.

Only one guest per competitor is permitted. Please consider coming without a guest as spectator seating will be limited.

Events
Main event
Competitors
14
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 20 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $7 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

Ohio State University students (and alumni) will be able to participate in this competition for free. If you are attending or graduated from The Ohio State University, register for the competition as normal and pay the full registration fee to be accepted. Your registration will not be accepted if the full fee is not paid. Once accepted, please contact the Organizers at ohiostatecubeclub@gmail.com with a picture of your BuckID or some other valid proof of current or previous attendance. Once verified, your registration will be refunded.
If you an Ohio State University student or alumni but are not a member of The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State, you can contact the Organizers at the email previously listed to join the club.

If you paid but do not see your name on the registration list, please wait 48 hours prior to emailing the organizational team. Despite the use of the Stripe payment system, organizers still have to manually move competitors to the approved competitor list following payment.

Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee and your name appears under the competitors tab.

Registration on the WCA website must be manually approved. Please allow up to 48 hours after payment for us to approve your registration before contacting us.

Highlights
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Jack Bohning won with a mean of 34.67 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Carson Miller finished second (39.00) and Xuyan Huang (黄绪琂) finished third (42.67).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Braden Richards 1:02.07 1:07.45 United States 1:11.031:06.841:02.071:06.231:09.27
6x6x6 Cube Darshan Bhavanasi 2:02.13 2:06.85 India 2:09.722:08.692:02.13
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Jack Bohning 31 34.67 United States 393431

Registration Process

Before You Register
All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.

How to Register Online
Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $7. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.
Note: You are only allowed to bring up to 1 guest with you to this competition. If you list 2 or more guests in your registration, it will not be approved without contacting the organizers.

The competitor limit for this competition is 20. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 20 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.

Any requested changes to registration before Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM EST will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.

How to Pay for Registration Online
Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."

Refunds
Approved competitors who cancel their registration before Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM EST are eligible for a refund for 95% of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.

Waitlist Information
We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM EST, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.

FAQ

Who can compete?
Everyone is welcome to compete. All you need to do is register for the event.

Is there a competitor limit?
Yes, it is 20 competitors. You just need to make sure to register before the registration deadline.

How do I register?
Click on the registration tab on the competition website and follow the instructions.

Where can I find my WCA ID?
If you have never competed before, you do not have a WCA ID. You will automatically be assigned one when the results for your first competition are posted. If you have competed before, you can find your WCA ID and profile by searching for yourself on the WCA website.

Do spectators have to pay to attend?
Nope! Spectators may attend free of charge. However we will have a limit of how many spectators/guests may be in the room at one time.

This is my first competition. What do I need to know?
There is a lot of good information available in the "Competitor Information - MUST READ" tab.

I can only attend for part of the competition. Can I do my solves early?
Unfortunately, no. In order to keep the competition running smoothly, we have to stay on schedule.

When do I need to show up?
Look at the schedule on the competition website. You must be present and ready to compete during all events that you are registered for. The schedule is subject to change. We recommend coming about 15-30 minutes before the start of your first event.

Where can I see the results for the competition?
During the competition, live results will be posted on WCA Live. These results are unofficial. A week or so after the competition, official results will be posted on the WCA website.

Can I join The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State?
Of course! Anyone is welcome to attend our meetings and club events. If you wish to attend meetings and are in high school or below, please email us at ohiostatecubeclub@gmail.com

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING

For First-Time Competitors

All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a fun overview of the rules.

In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.
This document is also useful: Competing, Judging, and Running Tutorial

Finally, please be familiar with how to judge at a cubing competition. All competitors will be required to judge in at least one of the events they are competing in. This video gives a basic overview of how to judge, and does include more up-to-date information.

For All Competitors

Before you arrive, you will recieve an email with competition information including your groups for the competition. This could be displayed in one of two ways, either as a pdf or as a website link to competitiongroups.com.
If you recieve a pdf, it will contain multiple competitor cards. Find the card with your name on it, and it will contain personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event, along with judging/scrambling assignments. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look similar to the following:

If you recieve a website link to competitiongroups.com, click on the link (or head to the Groups tab on this website) and login to your WCA account. Then, find the competition and scroll to your name. Your list of groups will look similar to the following:

If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

Venue:

Parking:
There is a parking garage located adjacent to the building at 1759 N. High Street Columbus, Ohio 43210. Pricing can be found at the garage website.

Entrance:
Ohio Union: You may enter either at the East Entrance on High Street or at the West Entrance on College Road. Proceed to the Lower Level (below the first floor) and proceed to the East Side towards the Maudine Cow Room.

Hotels:
There is no designated hotel for this competition.
However, there are multiple hotels located near the univeristy including Holiday Inn Express, Days Inn, Comfort Suites, The Blackwell Inn, The Urban, and more

Food:
There are options available on inside the Union including Woody's Tavern and Union Market, as well as several restaurants on High St. including Subway, Raising Canes, and more.

There will be a cumulative time limit of 20 minutes for 5x5, 6x6.

You may compete in these events in an order of your choosing.
Once you start an event, you must complete it before moving on to another event. This means either finishing all the solves for the event or choosing to DNS any remaning solves.
The cumulative time limit only includes time spent solving, not waiting/inspecting/anything else.
If you reach the cumulative time limit during a solve, you will be stopped and the solve will be recorded as a DNF.

Competitors will be split into two groups. Group 1 will compete in both events, there will be a short break for warming up, then group 2 will compete in both events. Regardless of which group you are in, everyone who is competing in 5x5 or 6x6 MUST be present during BOTH groups to help judge. Fulfillment of staffing assignments is a requirement for being allowed to compete.

Group Assignments

Name Group 1 Assignment Group 2 Assignment
Anthony Pugh Competitor Judge
Braden Richards Runner Competitor
Carson Miller Scrambler Competitor
Chris Nankervis Judge Competitor
Clara Joy Litman Judge Competitor
Darshan Bhavasani Competitor Scrambler
David Miguel-Santiago Judge Competitor
Evan Brown Judge Competitor
Garrett Crook Competitor Judge
Jack Bohning Scrambler Competitor
Jacob Bennett Judge Competitor
Keenan Darkins Competitor Judge
Mason Langenderfer Competitor Scrambler
Ricky Martin Competitor Runner
Xuyan Huang Competitor Judge
Zach Baruch Judge Competitor

Time limit

If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline A1a2++).

Format

The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.

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