LogoIt Better Be Solved NYC 2018
- Date
- Aug 11, 2018
- City
- New York, New York, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 15 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, USA
- Details
3rd Floor, Room C1-2
- Contact
- Organizers
- Christopher Chi and Zach Zwerling
- WCA Delegate
- Matthew McMillan
- Information
Spectators may attend free of charge. Please note that this competition will not be holding regular events such as 3x3.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 19
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
Your registration is not considered complete until you have registered and paid (via Stripe payment). The registration fee is $25. Your registration is not complete until you have registered and pre-paid via Stripe. Registrations are manually approved so please be patient and wait at least 24 hours after you have submitted both your registration and your payment.
There is a 25 person competitor limit. There will be no waitlist for this competition, so after registration closes, you will not be able to sign up and compete.
We are not accepting any registrations or payments at the door. We will not be adding any events to this competition other than those already being held.
There will be no refunds.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Chris Choi won with a mean of 28.00 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Christopher Chi finished second (28.00) and Luigi Soriano finished third (28.33).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Chris Choi | 24 | 28.00 | United States | 30 | 30 | 24 | |||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Daniel Goodman | 7:34.53 | DNF | United States | DNF | 12:47.00 | 7:34.53 | |||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | First round | Mo3 | 1 hour | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Mo3 | 1 hour | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 45:00.00 cumulative * | |
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 45:00.00 cumulative * |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | FMC Round 1 (Attempt 1) |
| 09:10 | FMC Round 1 (Attempt 2) |
| 10:20 | 5BLD Final |
| 11:40 | FMC Round 1 (Attempt 3) |
| 12:50 | Lunch |
| 13:20 | FMC Round 2 (Attempt 1) |
| 14:30 | FMC Round 2 (Attempt 2) |
| 15:40 | 4BLD Final |
| 16:50 | FMC Round 2 (Attempt 3) |
| 18:00 | Awards/Buffer |
The registration fee for this competition is $25 USD. Pre-payment is required via Stripe.
Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the registration list. Despite the automated payment system, organizers are still required to manually move competitors from the waiting list to the registration list.
There will be no refunds. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events. There will be no waitlist for this competition.
Spectators may attend free of charge.
Car: Parking in NYC is difficult to find and often expensive. We highly recommend the use of public transportation. If you still wish to drive, use google maps for directions.
Subway: The Bryant Park subway station is accessible via the B, D, F, M and 7 subway lines, and is within walking distance of the venue.
Buses and Trains beyond NYC: You can also take a train or bus from beyond NYC to Grand Central, which is about a 10 minute walk from the venue.
Live results will be available at cubecomps.
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 (see Regulation 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.