New York City Spring 2018


Date
Apr 21, 2018
City
New York, New York, United States
Venue

Jan Hus Presbyterian Church

Address
351 E 74th St, New York, NY 10021
Details

The competition will take place in the sanctuary on the second floor.

Contact

NYC Spring 2018 Organizers

Organizer
Zach Zwerling
WCA Delegate
Bob Burton
Information

There is an 80 competitor limit.

This is a CubingUSA supported competition.

Events
Main event
Competitors
71
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (United States Dollar).

All Competitors must read the "Competitor Information" tab prior to registering.

Registration will open on 2/17/2018 at 8PM EST. The entry fee for this competition is $20. Your registration is not complete until you have registered and pre-paid via Stripe.

We will not be accepting any registrations or payments at the door. Spectators may attend free of charge. Refunds will be granted up until April 1st, 2018, under the condition that there is another person on the waitlist to take your spot. See "Registration and Payment" tab for more information.

Highlights
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Daniel Rose-Levine won with an average of 7.34 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. AJ Kamal finished second (7.55) and Daniel Gutierrez finished third (8.02).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Daniel Rose-Levine 6.69 7.34 United States 7.147.677.216.699.03
4x4x4 Cube Chris Choi 29.09 31.52 United States 30.8231.8832.5729.0931.87
3x3x3 Blindfolded Raymond Goslow 56.53 DNF United States 56.531:43.08DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Daniel Rose-Levine 11.43 14.66 United States 16.8611.4312.6625.0414.46
Skewb Christopher Chi 2.72 3.41 United States 3.623.184.622.723.43
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 3:00.00 Top 36 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 3:00.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 3:00.00
4x4x4 Cube Final Bo2 / Ao5 2:00.00 2 attempts to get < 1:10.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final Bo3 15:00.00 cumulative *
3x3x3 One-Handed Final Bo2 / Ao5 1:00.00 2 attempts to get < 40.00
Skewb Final Ao5 1:00.00
Event Format Cutoff Time Limit Advancing Competitors
3x3x3 Speedsolve (3 rounds) Average of 5 - 3:00 36 competitors to Round 2; 8 competitors to Final
4x4x4 Speedsolve (1 round) Best of 2/Average of 5 1:10 2:00 -
3x3x3 One-Handed (1 round) Best of 2/Average of 5 0:40 1:00 -
3x3x3 Blindfolded (1 round) Best of 3 - 10 minutes cumulative -
Skewb (1 round) Average of 5 - 1:00 -
5x5x5 Speedsolve (Tentative) Best of 2/Average of 5 2:00 3:00 -

All cutoffs, time limits, and amount of rounds are subject to change at any time. These changes will be announced.

4x4, 5x5 and 3x3 One-Handed all have cutoffs that will follow the Best of 2 format. See below for more information on cutoffs.

  • Cutoff: One of your first two solves must be under the cutoff time in order to complete a full average of 5.

  • Time Limit: If your solve exceeds the time limit the solve will be stopped and you will be given a DNF.

  • The 15 minute cumulative limit refers to the combined limit for all three solves.

Schedule is subject to change at any time. These changes will be announced.

Please do not arrive at the venue before 10:30, there are other groups using the venue prior to the competition.

Time Event
10:30AM-10:45AM Setup
10:45AM-11:00AM Judging Tutorial/New Competitor Tutorial
11:00AM-12:00PM Skewb Final
12:00PM-1:00PM 3x3x3 One-Handed Combined Final
1:00PM-1:30PM Lunch
1:30PM-3:00PM 3x3x3 Round 1
3:00PM-4:00PM 4x4x4 Combined Final
4:00PM-4:45PM 3x3x3 Round 2 (Top 36)
4:45PM-5:45PM 3x3x3 Blindfolded Final
5:45PM-6:00PM 3x3x3 Final (Top 8)
6:00PM-6:30PM Awards & Cleanup

If there is at least 1 hour of extra time, we will hold 5x5.

If there is less than 1 hour of extra time, we may increase the amount of competitors advancing to the next rounds of 3x3. We also may add extra rounds.

UPDATE: The registration list has now been finalized. We have sent an email to all competitors who did not get off the waiting list. If you are not on the registration list at this point, you will not compete.

WAITLIST INFORMATION:

The competitor limit for this competition has now been reached.

There will be a 20 competitor waitlist. We will not close registration until the 20 competitor waitlist is full. If you would like to join the waitlist, register and pay like normal. Payment is required to secure your spot on the waitlist.

If a competitor drops out, we will email the next person on the waitlist. You then have 48 hours to confirm your attendance before we move onto the next competitor.

If you do not make it off the waitlist by 4/1/2018 then your registration fee will be refunded.

If you are currently registered and cannot compete, feel free to send us an email so that we can let another competitor on the list. We want to allow as many people to compete as possible.

Registration will open on 2/17/2018 at 8PM EST.

The registration fee for this competition is $20 USD. Pre-payment is required via Stripe. As with most competitions in this region, it is critical that you sign up as soon as registration opens, as it does fill up very quickly.

We will not be accepting any payments or registrations at the door. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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.

You are entitled to a full refund of your registration fee, up until 4/1/2018, under the condition that there is another competitor on the waitlist available to take your spot. If you cannot attend the competition, please send us an email letting us know. We will remove you and let another competitor onto the list. We want to allow as many people to compete as possible. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.

Spectators may attend free of charge.

WAITLIST INFORMATION:

The competitor limit for this competition has now been reached.

There will be a 20 competitor waitlist. We will not close registration until the 20 competitor waitlist is full. If you would like to join the waitlist, register and pay like normal. Payment is required to secure your spot on the waitlist.

If a competitor drops out, we will email the next competitor on the wait list. You then have 48 hours to confirm your attendance before we move onto the next competitor.

If you do not make it off the waitlist by 4/1/2018 then your registration fee will be refunded.

If you are currently registered and cannot compete, feel free to send us an email so that we can let another competitor on the list. We want to allow as many people to compete as possible.

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS SECTION BEFORE REGISTERING.

If you are not a new competitor, please skip to the next section.

New Competitors:

If you're new here, welcome! We would just like to inform you of a few things before you compete.

  • All competitors must be familiar with the WCA regulations.
  • Here is a guide that outlines the basic overview of competing: https://www.cubingusa.com/ctutorial.php
  • Please be aware that certain events have time constraints in order for us to stay on schedule. Make sure you read the events page so you understand what those are.
  • If you have any questions on the competition process, or how competing works, feel free to send an email.

If you're ready to sign up, you can do so here!

All Competitors:

The night before the competition, you will receive an email with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also receive staffing assignments. All competitors are expected to help at this competition. For each event you sign up, you will be assigned to help out for that event.

If you are a new competitor, don't worry! At the start at the competition we will have a judging tutorial, so that you know how to carry out your task properly.

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.

CAR: We do not recommend travelling by car, as parking in NYC is difficult to find and expensive. If you would still like to travel by car, consult google maps.

Public Transportation: The Q line stops at 72nd street and 2nd avenue, which is within walking distance of the venue. Alternatively, the 6 train stops at 77th Street and Lexington Avenue which is also fairly close.

Trains/Buses outside NYC: Consult google maps for directions regarding buses/trains outside of NYC. Many offer transfers to the subway lines listed above.

Live results will be available at cubecomps.

www.cubetshirtshop.com will be vending and providing prizes for the winners!

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Feel free to check out the facebook page for this competition.

You are not registered for the competition by going on the facebook page. See the "Registration and Payment" tab, for information on how to register.

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).

Cutoff

The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).

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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