Ohio State Spring Gray 2023
- Date
- Apr 15, 2023
- City
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 1739 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210
- Details
Third Floor - Cartoon Room
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Braden Richards and The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State
- WCA Delegates
- Braden Richards and Zachary Garber
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This is a series competition with Ohio State Spring Scarlet 2023. You may only register for and compete in one of the two competitions. If you have already registered (with payment) for Ohio State Spring Scarlet 2023, your registration for this competition will be rejected.
This competition will take place in the Cartoon Room, which is located on the third floor of the Ohio Union
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 46
- 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.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 Spring 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 55 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $28 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.
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
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Andy Denney won with an average of 7.75 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Nolan Wood finished second (8.16) and Carson Miller finished third (9.79).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Andy Denney | 7.01 | 7.75 | United States | 8.80 | 8.00 | 7.43 | 7.01 | 7.82 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Andy Denney | 28.46 | 31.02 | United States | 28.46 | 29.72 | 29.73 | 35.98 | 33.60 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Howie Craig | 1:30.34 | 1:40.33 | United States | 1:30.34 | 1:37.94 | 1:52.72 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Nolan Wood | 11.53 | 12.99 | United States | 11.53 | 13.36 | 12.59 | 13.54 | 13.03 | |||
| Megaminx | Andy Denney | 36.04 | 41.03 | United States | 45.30 | 46.05 | 36.04 | 40.22 | 37.56 | |||
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.
This document is also useful: Competing, Judging, and Running Tutorial
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
Before you arrive, you will recieve an email with competition information including your groups for the competition. This could be displayed in one of two ways, either as a pdf or as a website link to competitiongroups.com.
If you recieve a pdf, it will contain multiple competitor cards. Find the card with your name on it, and it will contain personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event, along with judging/scrambling assignments. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look similar to the following:
If you recieve a website link to competitiongroups.com, click on the link (or head to the Groups tab on this website) and login to your WCA account. Then, find the competition and scroll to your name. Your list of groups will look similar to the following:
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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:
The Ohio Union
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 third floor to the Cartoon Room
Food:
There are many options available inside the Union including Woody's Tavern and the Union Market, as well as other options on High St. including Subway, Raising Canes, and more.
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
WCA Live
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Live Results
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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 55 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?
Of course! Anyone is welcome to attend our meetings and club events. If you wish to attend meetings and are in high school or below, please email us at ohiostatecubeclub@gmail.com
Apply for staff here: Staff Application
Staff members are expected to be helping out for most of the groups that they are not competing in themselves.
Staff benefits (contingent on the competition filling):
- Partial registration fee refund ($8)
If you do not fill out this form, you will NOT be eligible for these benefits regardless of how much you help out during the competition. Please fill out this form if you would like to staff. We will let you know whether or not you have been accepted closer to the competition date.
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).
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.