Gymnasium
This is a CubingUSA supported competition.
This competition is in no way affiliated with or organized by The Kew-Forest School.
Online registration opened and closed .
The registration fee for this competition is $35 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 9/1/18, 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.
Spectators may attend free of charge.
WAITLIST INFORMATION:
There will be a 40 competitor waitlist. We will not close registration until the 40 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 9/1/18 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.
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | Top 64 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Combined First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:05.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:15.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:05.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Combined First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 35.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | Combined Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 |
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a combined round (see Regulation 9g).
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.
| Time | Event | Round | Cutoff | Time Limit | Proceeding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30AM | Competitor Tutorial | ||||
| 8:45AM | Pyraminx | Round 1 | - | 1:00 | Top 8 |
| 9:45AM | 3x3x3 Speedsolve | Round 1 | - | 3:00 | Top 64 |
| 11:00AM | 3x3x3 One-Handed | Combined First Round | 0:35 | 1:00 | Top 8 |
| 11:45AM | Megaminx | Combined Final | 2:00 | 4:00 | - |
| 12:30PM | Lunch | ||||
| 1:00PM | 4x4x4 Speedsolve | Combined First Round | 1:15 | 2:05 | Top 8 |
| 2:15PM | 3x3x3 Speedsolve | Round 2 | - | 1:00 | Top 8 |
| 2:45PM | Skewb | Round 1 | - | 1:00 | Top 8 |
| 3:30PM | 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | - | 1:00 | - |
| 3:45PM | Pyraminx | Final | - | 1:00 | - |
| 4:00PM | Skewb | Final | - | 1:00 | - |
| 4:15PM | 4x4x4 Speedsolve | Final | - | 2:05 | - |
| 4:45PM | 3x3x3 Speedsolve | Final | - | 1:00 | - |
| 5:00PM | Awards |
We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...
First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
Of course, those regulations contain a lot of legalese, so we have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww&t=2s
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the registration tab, click register, and fill out the information it asks for. This will help you get set up the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!
Q&A:
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 10 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 nerds 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 new personal bests, and a vendor, where you can purchase all you cubing related needs. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into heats, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.)
Q: How 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 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 you entrance fee in order to be automatically 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 compeition. No matter what you 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: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All cometitors compete in the same group.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
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 closest subway stop is the E or F trains at Kew Gardens / Union Turnpike, about a 3-5 minute walk away from the school.
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 posted on Cube Comps. (A link will be posted later)
Once registration has closed, the groups will be made and subsequently posted here.
We will NOT be calling individual names. We will be calling group numbers. You are responsible for knowing your groups.
We will send out an email to everybody as soon as the groups are posted.
Sponsorship will be announced later on.
If you are interested in receiving updates about competition announcements and staying in touch with cubers and family members of cubers from the tri-state area (southern Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania), please consider joining the Tri-State Cubing Facebook group (click on the logo or here). There, you can also find a link to join a mailing list for competition announcements for this area.
