North Star Cubing Challenge 2018


Date
Jan 27, 2018
City
Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Venue

Hamel VFW

Address
19020 Hamel Rd, Plymouth, MN 55446
Details

Go into the Door nearest to the Parking Lot.

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Carter Kucala and Kristin Knowles
WCA Delegate
Walker Welch
Information

Please read the Important Competitor Information tab before registering.

Events
Main event
Competitors
91
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (United States Dollar).
Highlights
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Patrick Ponce won with an average of 8.33 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Cale Schoon finished second (9.59) and Tyler Robinson finished third (10.06).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Patrick Ponce 6.45 8.33 United States 9.676.986.4510.298.35
5x5x5 Cube Patrick Ponce 49.61 53.19 United States 55.8153.4054.0149.6152.16
3x3x3 Blindfolded Cale Schoon 34.20 38.90 United States 34.2043.1939.32
Clock Stanley Chapel 6.47 7.52 United States 6.996.477.647.938.25
Skewb Cale Schoon 2.56 3.37 United States 10.052.812.564.153.14
Square-1 Patrick Ponce 10.05 11.42 United States 13.4713.0110.1110.0511.14
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 36 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
5x5x5 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 3:30.00 2 attempts to get < 2:15.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final Bo3 15:00.00 cumulative *
Clock First round Bo2 / Ao5 2:00.00 2 attempts to get < 45.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
Skewb First round Bo2 / Ao5 1:00.00 2 attempts to get < 30.00 Top 20 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
Square-1 First round Bo2 / Ao5 1:30.00 2 attempts to get < 45.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00

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Registration is now finalized. You will not be able to make any changes to your registration.

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING

Newer Competitors:
Be sure to read the WCA regulations before you compete so you are able to understand the rules. A basic overview can be found in this video.

All Competitors
Even though we will have a dedicated staff, there will not be enough staff to cover all the judging stations throughout the day. The new competitor tutorial at the beginning will include an explanation of judging. If you see an open judging spot, please volunteer and ask questions if you need help! If there aren't enough people in the spots for judging we will announce that we need more. If you are worried about judging, don't be! It's really fun!

FAQ:

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?

A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete.

Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?

A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 12 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!

Q: What is the competition like?

A: Competitions are a bunch of tables where cubers like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing, Cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see lots of timers flickering with contestants and new personal bests. This competition will have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into groups, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the schedule tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.)

Q: Where do I find results?

A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to http://cubecomps.com/ to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?

A: Make sure you pay your entrance fee in order to be placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the competition. No matter what your situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?

A: YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

Event: Rounds: Cutoff/Time Limit:
3x3 3 10 minute Time Limit
5x5 1 2:15 / 3:30
3x3 Blindfolded 1 15:00 Combined Limit
Clock 2 0:45 / 2:00
Skewb 2 0:30 / 1:00
Square-1 2 0:45 / 1:30

Tentative Events: (These may be added if time permits)
* Square-1 Round 3
* 5x5 Round 2
* Skewb Round 3

Time: Event: # of Competitors Advance
8:30-9:00 Clock Round 1
9:00-9:15 New Competitor Tutorial
9:15-10:45 3x3 Round 1
10:45-11:30 Square-1 Round 1
11:30-12:30 3x3 Blindfolded/Lunch/ Raffle/ Group Photo
12:30-1:30 3x3 Round 2 36 competitors
1:30-2:30 Skewb Round 1
2:30-3:00 Square-1 Final 12 Competitors
3:00-4:00 5x5 Combined Final
4:00-4:30 Skewb Final 12 Competitors
4:30-5:00 Clock Final 6 Competitors
5:00-5:45 Buffer Time
5:45-6:00 3x3 Final 12 Competitors
6:00 Awards

The schedule is subject to change based on registration.

There will be hamburgers and hot dogs available for purchase in the side room. There are also plenty of fast food resturants within 2 miles of the venue.

We are no longer accepting staff applications for North Star Cubing Challenge 2018. There will still be opportunities to volunteer as judge at the competition. If you have any questions about staffing, please use the contact tab on the main page of the website.

This competition will be held in the Hamel VFW.

19020 Hamel RD,
Plymouth, MN, 55446

Enter through the doors nearest to the parking lot. There is plenty of parking just outside the building. Please do your best to clean up after yourself.

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Name 3x3 5x5 3BLD Clock Skewb Square-one
Aaruthran Anurajan 2 1
Alec Olson 3 3 1 2 1
Anders Skarphol 4 3 4
Andrew Hoffman 5
Andrew Pathos 6 4 1 8
Andrew Tyberg 7 1 4
Arjun Prasad 3 5
Benjamin Tyberg 8 6
Bennet Koranda 9
Bjorn D. Lucas 10
Bodie Zwank 1 1 1 7 3
Braedy Lavell 2 2 8
Brandon Mikel 4 3 2 1 1
Brandon Satterstrom 5 2 4
Brody Meschke 3 2 1
Brody Schoon 4 3 3 2
Caden Wiss 5 4 4
Cale Schoon 6 1 2 2 1 1
Cameron Jamison 7 2 5 3
Carter Bitz 6 4 1 6 4
Carter Kucala 2 2 2 3 2 2
Cassidy Wienke 8
Chase Andre 9 2 7
Christopher Marchitto 10 8
Clark Prokop 1
Cole Hanson 2 3 3 1 1
Colin D. Phan 3 4
Daed Bechtold 4 4 2
Daniel Chen 5
David Amaro 6
David Golisch 7 1 3 2
David Nguyen 3 3 3
Edward Shi 8
Ethan Bockenhauer 9 2 1 4 4
Ethan House 10 1 5 1
Evan Klein 1 3 4 6 2
Evan White 2 7
Faris Ahmed 3 8 3
Frank Kallstrom 4
Gabriel LaForte 5 4 3
Gavin Valentia 6 4 1
Georgia Lou Wilson 7
Graham Hirman 8 1
Harrison Toppings 9 2 4
Holden Peterson 10 3
Ian Jacob Johnson 1
Ian Southa 3 4 3
Indigo Sabin 2 5
Isaac Stoltz 4
Jack A. Kern 5 2 3 6 2
Jack Faatz 6 7
Jack Johnson 7 1 2 8 3
Jackson Mandle 7
Jedrick Remonde 8 3 1 1
Jerry Alejandro Reyes 9 4
Jesslyn Valerie 10 1 3 2 4
John Wilson 1 2 3
Johnnie Lisle 2 4
Jonathan Harmon 3 4 5
Joshua Beck 4 1 4 6
Joshua Feran 5 3 2 1 3 3
Josiah Zderad 4 4 7 1
JT Withrow 5 8
Kenneth Chen 6 1 1
Kristin Wiley 8 1 1 2
Luke Saunders 7
Mason Ries 8
Matt Koltes 9
Matthew Tokheim 10 2 2 3 2
Max Williams 1 4
Max Youngberg 2 5 3
Melissa Su 6 1 3 4 4
Michael Messicci 3 6
Mike Bitz 4
Miles Krueger 5
Morrison Sovereign 7
Nicholas Kelly 1
Noah Bonsell 6 8
Patrick Ponce 7 3 2 1
Philippos Karypis 8 4 1 2
Rachel Feran 10 2 2
Reid Peterson 9 3
Robert Francis Gariepy 4
Sam Peterson 10
Sarah Young 1 5
Simon Kellum 7 2 1 4 5 4
Stanley Chapel 8 3 2 2 6 1
Taylor Blumberg 2 1 6
Theron Olson 3 7
Tommy Peck 1 1 1 8
Tyler Bitz 4 1
Tyler Johnson 5 2 2 2 3
Tyler Patten 6 3 4
Tyler Robinson 9 4 2 3 7 2
Walker Welch 10 1 2 4 3 3
Will Cerne 1 2 1 4 4 1
William Christopher Morgan 7 1 5
William Wigstrom Jr. 8 6
Yusuf Ragab 9 4 1 7 2
Zeke Mackay 2 2 1 3 8 4

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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