Ohio State Fall Gray 2022


Date
Nov 13, 2022
City
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Venue

Ohio Union

Address
1739 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210
Details

First Floor - Great Hall Meeting Room

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Braden Richards, Steve Greer, and The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State
WCA Delegates
Alison Meador and Mason Langenderfer
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Information

This is a series competition with Ohio State Fall Scarlet 2022. You may only register for and compete in one of the two competitions. If you have already registered (with payment) for Ohio State Fall Scarlet 2022, your registration for this competition will be rejected.

This competition will take place in the Great Hall Meeting Room, which is on the first floor near the east side.

For those not competing in the 4BLD/5BLD, doors to the room will remain closed until the end of the event (10:20am EST), at which other competitors will be let in to set up.

Events
Main event
Competitors
65
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
This competition is part of the Ohio State Fall 2022 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 75 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
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 on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


Ohio State University students (and alumni) will be able to participate in this competition for free. If you are attending or graduated from The Ohio State University, register for the competition as normal and pay the full registration fee to be accepted. Your registration will not be accepted if the full fee is not paid. Once accepted, please contact the Organizers at ohiostatecubeclub@gmail.com with a picture of your BuckID or some other valid proof of current or previous attendance. Once verified, your registration will be refunded.
If you an Ohio State University student or alumni but are not a member of The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State, you can contact the Organizers at the email previously listed to join the club.

If you paid but do not see your name on the registration list, please wait 48 hours prior to emailing the organizational team. Despite the use of the Stripe payment system, organizers still have to manually move competitors to the approved competitor list following payment.

Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee and your name appears under the competitors tab.

Registration on the WCA website must be manually approved. Please allow up to 48 hours after payment for us to approve your registration before contacting us.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Luke Garrett won with an average of 5.75 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dominic Heising finished second (8.77) and Mason Langenderfer finished third (9.96).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Luke Garrett 5.20 5.75 United States 5.496.336.175.205.60
3x3x3 Blindfolded Mason Langenderfer 53.48 DNF United States DNF53.48DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Luke Garrett 9.74 10.41 United States 9.7410.2210.0211.9410.99
Megaminx Luke Garrett 43.46 44.70 United States 48.9845.5743.4644.1144.41
Skewb Luke Garrett 4.06 4.50 United States 4.224.064.724.864.56
4x4x4 Blindfolded Michael Ngan (顏律言) 5:11.59 DNF Hong Kong, China DNFDNF5:11.59
5x5x5 Blindfolded Mason Langenderfer 12:15.00 DNF United States DNFDNF12:15.00

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING

For First-Time Competitors

All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules. Note that this video is fairly old and some information may be outdated.

In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.

Finally, please be familiar with how to judge at a cubing competition. All competitors will be required to judge in at least one of the events they are competing in. This video gives a basic overview of how to judge, and does include more up-to-date information.

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 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.

Venue:

Parking:
There is a parking garage located adjacent to the building at 1759 N. High Street Columbus, Ohio 43210. Pricing can be found at the garage website.

Entrance:
Ohio Union: You may enter either at the East Entrance on High Street or at the West Entrance on College Road. Proceed to the east side of the first floor to find the Great Hall Meeting Room

Hotels:
There is no designated hotel for this competition.
However, there are multiple hotels located near the univeristy including Holiday Inn Express, Days Inn, Comfort Suites, The Blackwell Inn, The Urban, and more







Thanks to The Cubicle for sponsoring this competition and their continued support in growing the community! Check them out here: https://www.thecubicle.com/

FAQ:
Who can compete?

Everyone is welcome to compete. All you need to do is register for the event.

Is there a competitor limit?
Yes, it is 75 competitors. You just need to make sure to register before the registration deadline.

How do I register?
Click on the registration tab on the competition website and follow the instructions.

Where can I find my WCA ID?
If you have never competed before, you do not have a WCA ID. You will automatically be assigned one when the results for your first competition are posted. If you have competed before, you can find your WCA ID and profile by searching for yourself on the WCA website.

Do spectators have to pay to attend?
Nope! Spectators may attend free of charge. However we will have a limit of how many spectators/guests may be in the room at one time.

This is my first competition. What do I need to know?
There is a lot of good information available in the "Competitor Information - MUST READ" tab.

I can only attend for part of the competition. Can I do my solves early?
Unfortunately, no. In order to keep the competition running smoothly, we have to stay on schedule.

When do I need to show up?
Look at the schedule on the competition website. You must be present and ready to compete during all events that you are registered for. The schedule is subject to change. We recommend coming about 15-30 minutes before the start of your first event.

Where can I see the results for the competition?
During the competition, live results will be posted on WCA Live. These results are unofficial. A week or so after the competition, official results will be posted on the WCA website.

Can I join The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State?
Anyone is welcome to attend our events (competitions). However, only Ohio State students may officially join. We are working with the univerisity to allow non-members to attend meetings, but this is still a work in progress. If you wish to attend meetings and are in high school or below, please email us at ohiostatecubeclub@gmail.com

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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline 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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