Northampton Winter A 2023


Date
Feb 25, 2023
City
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Venue

Davis Ballroom

Address
12 Prospect St, Northampton, MA 01063
Details

Second floor, please follow signs.

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Cube New England, Elijah Rain Phelps, Levi Gibson, and Margot Audero
WCA Delegate
Tim Reynolds
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Please read all the above tabs before registering, especially Covid-19 Safety and Competitor Info.

  • The registration fee of $25.00 will be paid in cash on the day of the competition.
  • If you have registered and are no longer able to attend, please email the organizers to cancel your registration.
  • Only one guest will be permitted per competitor.
  • Please provide adult supervision for children under 12 years of age.
  • Proceeds from this competition will go toward Cube New England and the Smith College Trans and Non-Binary Alliance.
Events
Main event
Competitors
67
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
This competition is part of the Northampton Winter 2023 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are: Note: You can submit a registration for all competitions in a Series, but only one of those registrations can be confirmed and accepted. You will only be allowed to compete in one of the Series competitions!
There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


  • The registration fee of $25.00 will be paid in cash on the day of the competition.
  • If you are not able to attend for any reason, please email the organizers to cancel your registration.
Highlights
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Elijah Rain Phelps won with an average of 8.00 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Cameron Soulagnet finished second (8.53) and Jonah Crosby finished third (8.70).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Elijah Rain Phelps 7.17 8.00 United States 7.997.568.4615.287.17
4x4x4 Cube Jonah Crosby 25.36 26.25 United States 26.5525.3627.0726.0926.11
5x5x5 Cube Cameron Soulagnet 52.04 54.49 United States 55.0356.5554.8953.5652.04
3x3x3 One-Handed Eben Quenneville 13.63 16.28 United States 19.0914.7516.6317.4613.63
Pyraminx Elijah Rain Phelps 2.40 4.10 United States 4.293.484.535.752.40
Square-1 Elijah Rain Phelps 6.77 9.84 United States 8.85DNF12.098.586.77

Masks will be optional at this competition, however they are strongly reccomended.

All attendees (competitors + guests) must show valid proof of at least one of the following two requirements to be allowed in the venue:

1) They are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. To clarify, an individual is only considered fully vaccinated if they have received their second dose of a two-dose vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) along with their booster shot, or their only dose of a single-dose vaccine (J&J) along with their booster shot more than two weeks before the competition. Any dose received after February 11th is insufficient for entrance to the competition.

OR

2) They tested negative for COVID-19 within 96 hours (4 days) of the competition. The date when the test is conducted is what matters, not the date when the results are received. Any test conducted later than Tuesday, February 21st is insufficient for entrance to the competition. RAPID tests are permitted either with a dated photo, or the physical test. Along with a full vaccination or negative test document, a valid ID must be shown and checked at the registration desk on the day of the competition. Any proof sent electronically to the organizers and/or delegates prior to the competition will not be accepted.

Competitors may bring at most one guest.

Attendees should maintain a minimum of 3ft from others whenever possible.

The organizing team STRONGLY recommends receiving a COVID-19 vaccination before competing. For information on, and finding vaccines near you, please use this website: !

If you have symptoms related to COVID-19 such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, etc. do not attend this competition.
If you have had a positive COVID-19 test or prolonged exposure to someone with the virus within 10 days prior to the competition, do not attend.

The competition may be cancelled if the COVID-19 situation in Massachusetts and/or the US gets worse.
By registering for this competition, you agree that you understand all the information presented in this tab, will abide by all the COVID-19 restrictions placed on this competition, and acknowledge the risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other disease in attending an event of this scale.

For First-Time Competitors

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

For All Competitors

When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:

If you have any questions at the competition, talk to one of our staff members. If you have questions before the competition, contact us.

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.

Groups and live results will be posted in this tab closer to the date of the competition.

This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle!
They will be providing prizes in the form of gift cards for all of the podium placers. Huge thank you to them!

Award Amounts:
3x3 Podium:
1st: $20
2nd: $15
3rd: $10

Other podiums:
1st: $10
2nd: $7
3rd: $5

Since the competition is in Downtown Northampton, there are plenty of great local food options that are linked below:

List of places to eat.

Parking:
Free parking is available in the Smith College Parking Garage, located at 54 West Street. Please only use spaces with white lines or spaces marked for visitor parking. Specific instructions on how to reach the venue will be sent out in the pre-competition email.

Hotels
There are some nearby hotels listed here.

Flights
The nearest airports to this competition are Bradley airport (~50 min), Worcester airport (~1.5 hours) and Boston Logan airport (~2 hours).

This competition is organized jointly by the Smith College Trans and Non-Binary Alliance, and Cube New England, a group dedicated to growing the speedcubing community in New England, USA.

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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).

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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