LogoODU Big Blue Spring 2018
- Date
- Mar 31, 2018
- City
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Venue
Webb University Center, Old Dominion University
- Address
- 1300 W 49th St, Norfolk, VA 23529
- Details
North Cafeteria (inside Webb University Center)
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Ankush Hommerich-Dutt and Maggie Jordan
- WCA Delegate
- Chester Lian
- Information
Registration fee: $20 per competitor. No refunds! Registration must be paid online. There is no at-the-door registration. There will be a competitor limit of 125. All net proceeds will go to Engineers Without Borders, a group of engineers who benefit underserved communities.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 67
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Tanzer Balimtas won with an average of 8.63 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ryland Wilson finished second (9.87) and Will Callan finished third (10.11).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Tanzer Balimtas | 6.95 | 8.63 | United States | 6.95 | 10.17 | 8.42 | 7.51 | 9.96 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Will Callan | 1.66 | 1.79 | United States | 1.66 | 1.97 | 3.33 | 1.67 | 1.73 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Tanzer Balimtas | 29.17 | 37.36 | United States | 35.13 | 35.61 | 41.34 | 41.61 | 29.17 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Will Callan | 1:08.67 | 1:12.27 | United States | 1:23.23 | 1:11.00 | 1:10.90 | 1:14.91 | 1:08.67 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Tanzer Balimtas | 13.47 | 14.84 | United States | 15.17 | 14.48 | 16.48 | 14.88 | 13.47 | |||
| Pyraminx | William Klauer | 4.47 | 5.05 | United States | 5.60 | 4.55 | 5.01 | 4.47 | 5.73 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 40.00 | 2 attempts to get < 20.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 40.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:45.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:30.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 40.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 40.00 | 2 attempts to get < 20.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 40.00 |
| Event | Rounds | Format | Cutoff | Time Limit | Advancing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3 | 3 Rounds | Average of 5 | 10:00 | 40 to Round 2, 16 to Round 3 | |
| 2x2 | 2 Rounds | Average of 5 | 0:20 | 0:40 | 16 to Round 2 |
| 3x3 One-Handed | 1 Round | Average of 5 | 0:40 | 1:00 | |
| 4x4 | 1 Round | Average of 5 | 1:45 | 2:30 | |
| 5x5 | 1 Round | Average of 5 | 2:30 | 3:30 | |
| Pyraminx | 1 Round | Average of 5 | 0:20 | 0:40 |
Cutoff: The competitor must complete at least one of their first two solves under this time in order to complete the average.
Time Limit: If any solve in the average goes over this time, the competitor will be given a DNF.
Note: Cutoffs and time limits only apply to Round 1 of an event.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-11:15 | 3x3 Round 1 |
| 11:15-12:00 | 2x2 Round 1 |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch/5x5 Finals |
| 1:00-2:00 | Pyraminx Finals |
| 2:00-3:00 | 4x4 Finals |
| 3:00-4:00 | 3x3 Round 2 |
| 4:00-5:15 | 3x3 One-handed Finals |
| 5:15-5:30 | 2x2 Finals |
| 5:30-6:00 | 3x3 Finals |
| 6:00 | Awards |
All times are subject to change.
If we run ahead of schedule, more rounds of existing events may be added. 3x3 Head to Head Finals is a possibility!
Lunch is on your own and will be held during 5x5 Finals.
Getting to the venue: https://www.odu.edu/about/visitors/directions
The competition is in the North Cafeteria!
Parking: There is a free parking garage! (Garage E) It is right off of Hampton Blvd on 49th St. https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/offices/parking-and-transportation-services/docs/odu-metered-base-map-mm.pdf
Prizes are generously sponsored by TheCubicle.us.
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.