Solving in Shreveport 2023


Date
Feb 5, 2023
City
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Venue

Holiday Inn Shreveport Downtown

Address
102 Lake St. Shreveport LA, 71101
Details

Pavilion 3, 4

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Eric Zhao and RJ Gohn
WCA Delegates
Fletcher Berry and RJ Gohn
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Information
Events
Main event
Competitors
85
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 125 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
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No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


Highlights
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Luke Garrett won with an average of 5.81 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ryan Pilat finished second (7.32) and RJ Gohn finished third (10.02).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Luke Garrett 5.51 5.81 United States 6.435.876.025.535.51
2x2x2 Cube Luke Garrett 1.08 1.66 United States 1.841.501.641.083.18
6x6x6 Cube Luke Garrett 1:44.20 1:48.40 United States 1:53.781:47.211:44.20
Pyraminx Andres Rodriguez 2.23 2.51 United States 2.232.483.472.412.65
Square-1 Ryan Pilat 6.59 7.61 United States 7.838.048.516.956.59
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 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
2x2x2 Cube First round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
6x6x6 Cube Final Bo1 / Mo3 10:00.00 1 attempt to get < 4:00.00
Pyraminx First round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 12 advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
Square-1 Final Bo2 / Ao5 2:30.00 2 attempts to get < 30.00

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Schedule for Sunday (February 05, 2023)

From 08:30 AM
To 09:00 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
From 09:00 AM
To 10:30 AM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 10:30 AM
To 11:30 AM
Pyraminx First round
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 11:30 AM
To 12:30 PM
2x2x2 Cube First round
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 12:30 PM
To 01:30 PM
Lunch
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
From 01:30 PM
To 02:30 PM
3x3x3 Cube Second round
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 12 advance to next round
From 02:30 PM
To 03:10 PM
Square-1 Final
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
2:30.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 30.00
From 03:10 PM
To 03:50 PM
6x6x6 Cube Final
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Bo1 / Mo3
Time limit
10:00.00
Cutoff
1 attempt to get < 4:00.00
From 03:50 PM
To 04:10 PM
Pyraminx Final
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 04:10 PM
To 04:30 PM
2x2x2 Cube Final
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 04:30 PM
To 04:50 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
Pavilion 1, 3, 4
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 04:50 PM
To 05:05 PM
Awards
Pavilion 1, 3, 4

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.

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

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:

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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.

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

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 have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor tutorial, Saturday morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.

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, however, we will have a vendor at this competition, from which you can buy puzzles if your current ones have seen better days.

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!

The registration fee for this competition is $30.00. The WCA Stripe payment system is being used for this competition. You will be prompted to pay following registration. You are not considered registered until you compete. Any requested changes to registration before the deadline will be honored before registration is closed.

If you paid but don't see your name on the registration list within 48 hours, please email the organizers.

You must register and pay online to compete. No at-the-door registrations or payments will be accepted under any circumstances. We realize this may not be ideal for some people, but this allows us to have an exact count of people attending and lets us use staff resources more effectively the day of the competition. Spectators may attend for free.

If you have registered and are no longer able to attend, please contact us. If it is before January 28th you are eligible for a 50% refund. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.

The official hotel for this competition will be Holiday Inn Shreveport Downtown. There is a room block available where you will be able to book rooms for a discounted rate. We will have a link to book a room in the block here.

The Wyndham has generously offered us the following:

  • Complimentary casino and airport shuttle service.
  • Complimentary on-site surface parking & complimentary wireless internet throughout the hotel.

TBD

TBD

If the registration limit is reached, then we will open a waitlist that prospective competitor can join by paying their registration fee (which will be refunded after the waitlist deadline of January 27th, 6:00PM CST is reached).

More information will be included here if the registration limit is reached.

TBD

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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