NxN Minnesota 2023


Date
Dec 9, 2023
City
New Brighton, Minnesota, United States
Venue

New Brighton Community Center

Address
400 10th St NW, New Brighton, MN 55112
Details

Community Room AB

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Midwest Cubing Association and Shain Papalotl Longbehn
WCA Delegates
Shain Papalotl Longbehn and Walker Welch
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Information

This competition is a series competition with Side Events Minnesota 2023. You may only compete in one of these competitions. Please click here for more info about series competitions.

This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association (MCA).

We have local Facebook groups for our Cubing Area. Feel free to join the Minnesota Cubing Community and follow the Midwest Cubing Association for information and announcements on upcoming competitions.

Events
Main event
Competitors
51
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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This competition is part of the Minnesota 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 90 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $20 (United States Dollar).


⚠️ Registration is accepted in the order paid. Payment must be made for registration to be considered complete. ⚠️

If all competing spots are filled, a waitlist will begin. Waitlist spots are added in the order paid.

Click here for more information about the waitlist.

Please wait 48 hours for your registration to be manually accepted.

Highlights
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Brody Rhoades won with an average of 7.95 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ethan Cho finished second (8.34) and Kaius Young finished third (9.15).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Brody Rhoades 6.97 7.95 United States 8.508.047.326.97DNF
2x2x2 Cube Walker Welch 1.65 2.49 United States 2.302.031.653.134.03
4x4x4 Cube Kaius Young 26.13 28.76 United States 31.3035.4126.1327.7627.23
5x5x5 Cube Ethan Cho 49.32 52.86 United States 49.3253.4851.1253.971:02.44
6x6x6 Cube Tyler Johnson 1:31.58 1:42.35 United States 1:51.191:44.291:31.58
7x7x7 Cube Ethan Cho 2:25.58 2:29.87 United States 2:25.582:33.902:30.14
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 75% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
2x2x2 Cube First round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 50% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 2:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
4x4x4 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 2:00.00 2 attempts to get < 1:10.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
5x5x5 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 3:00.00 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 Top 8 advance to next round
Final Ao5 3:00.00
6x6x6 Cube First round Bo1 / Mo3 5:00.00 1 attempt to get < 3:30.00 Top 6 advance to next round
Final Mo3 5:00.00
7x7x7 Cube First round Bo1 / Mo3 7:00.00 1 attempt to get < 5:30.00 Top 6 advance to next round
Final Mo3 7:00.00

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Schedule for Saturday (December 09, 2023)

From 08:10 AM
To 08:40 AM
Check-in
Red Stage, Blue Stage
From 08:40 AM
To 09:00 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
Red Stage, Blue Stage
From 09:00 AM
To 10:00 AM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 10:00 AM
To 10:50 AM
4x4x4 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 1:10.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 10:50 AM
To 11:45 AM
7x7x7 Cube First round
Red Stage
Format
Bo1 / Mo3
Time limit
7:00.00
Cutoff
1 attempt to get < 5:30.00
Proceed
Top 6 advance to next round
From 11:45 AM
To 01:00 PM
Lunch
Red Stage, Blue Stage
From 11:45 AM
To 12:30 PM
Ten 3x3x3 Cubes Unofficial Event
Blue Stage
From 01:00 PM
To 02:00 PM
2x2x2 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 50% advance to next round
From 02:00 PM
To 02:10 PM
New Competitor Awards
Red Stage, Blue Stage
From 02:10 PM
To 02:40 PM
3x3x3 Cube Second round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 02:40 PM
To 03:20 PM
6x6x6 Cube First round
Red Stage
Format
Bo1 / Mo3
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
1 attempt to get < 3:30.00
Proceed
Top 6 advance to next round
From 03:20 PM
To 04:05 PM
5x5x5 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
3:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 2:00.00
Proceed
Top 8 advance to next round
From 04:05 PM
To 04:35 PM
2x2x2 Cube Second round
Red Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 04:35 PM
To 04:55 PM
7x7x7 Cube Final
Red Stage
Format
Mo3
Time limit
7:00.00
From 04:55 PM
To 05:15 PM
6x6x6 Cube Final
Red Stage
Format
Mo3
Time limit
5:00.00
From 05:15 PM
To 05:35 PM
5x5x5 Cube Final
Red Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
3:00.00
From 05:35 PM
To 05:55 PM
4x4x4 Cube Final
Red Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 05:55 PM
To 06:15 PM
2x2x2 Cube Final
Red Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 06:15 PM
To 06:35 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
Red Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 06:35 PM
To 06:50 PM
Clean-up / Awards
Red Stage, Blue Stage
This competition is a series competition with Side Events Minnesota 2023. You may only compete in one of these competitions.

Series FAQ

Q: What events are at each competition?
A: The events in this series are as follows:

  • Side Events Minnesota 2023 (Dec 2): 3x3, 3x3 One-Handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, (Unofficial: Mirror Blocks)
  • NxN Minnesota 2023 (Dec 9): 3x3, 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, (Unofficial: Ten 3x3x3 Cubes)

Q: Can I compete at both competitions?
A: No, you can only compete at one. This allows more people to compete. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Q: Can I attend both competitions as a spectator
A: Yes! Spectators are free. Please also feel free to volunteer to help when we need it.

Q: Can I register for one and then switch to the other?
A: As long as registration is still open you can switch, however, please keep in mind:

  • If the other competition is full, you will go to the end of the waitlist out of fairness to others.
  • You will have to register and pay for the other competition. A 90% refund will be given for the competition you don't intend on competing in.

Q: Both competitions are full, can I be on both waitlists?
A: Yes! If both competitions are filled with 85 competitors each, then you can be on the waitlist for both competitions. Please keep in mind:

  • You will have to pay for both to be considered registered on the waitlist.
  • Whichever waitlist you get off of first will be the one your registered. You cannot choose which one you prefer.
  • A full refund will be given for the competition you did not make it off the waitlist for.

Q: My registration was accepted but I can no longer attend. Can I remove my registration?
A: Yes! Please let us know as soon as possible so other competitors can have your spot. If your registration was accepted, a 90% refund will be given to accommodate the processing fee as long as it is requested before the deadline.

Q: I am on the waitlist but I can no longer attend, can remove myself from the waitlist?
A: Yes! Please let us know as soon as possible so others can move up the waitlist. If you are not a registered competitor and are on the waitlist, you will receive a 100% refund.

Q: Registration closed and I didn't make it off either waitlist. What now?
A: Please be sure that you paid - if you did not pay, you were never considered fully registered. If you did pay, you will receive a 100% refund We are also working on announcing more competitions all the time - Click here to see Minnesota competitions!

Once registration fills, a waitlist will begin and the link to monitor the status will be in this tab. You must pay the full registration fee to be added to the waitlist. When the waitlist reaches 20 people, registration will close and no more people will be allowed to register.

Please also note you can be on the waitlist for both Side Events Minnesota 2023 and NxN Minnesota 2023, but if you are accepted into one of the competitions, your other registration will be deleted and a 100% refund will be processed for the deleted registration. If neither of your registrations are accepted a week before each competition, you will receive 100% of your payment back.

The results for this event can be found here.

Information

Ten 3x3x3 Cubes will be held as an unofficial event at this competition. This means that results will not be recorded in WCA's rankings. However, the organization team will have the results posted on a competition tab after the competition.

Competitors must provide their own ten 3x3x3 cubes that comply with Article 3 of the WCA regulations (The same rules for any 3x3 event). Towels will be provided as cube covers.

Please note the regulations that we will be following for this event:

Format:

Competitor Limit: 20
Format: Bo2
Time Limit: 5:00

Registration:

The first twenty people to register will be accepted into the extra event. Only competitors who are officially registered for the competition's official events may compete in Ten 3x3x3 Cubes. A waitlist will be kept for this event of registered competitors who were not the first twenty people.

All registered competitors must help scramble this event. You must know how to read standard cubing notation and be comfortable scrambling.

Before registering, please note the Time Limit is 5 minutes, which is 30 seconds per cube.

Registration for the the extra event opened November 19th at 7:00pm Central via a form emailed out to registered competitors. Please email Shain Longbehn to register if you would still like to register. Current registrations can be found here.

Live results will be available at this link during the event.

https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/

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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