CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023


Information

This competition is supported by CubingUSA as the Southeast Regional Championship for 2023. Residents of the following states/territories are eligible for the title of Southeast Champion: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and US Virgin Islands.

All competitors must read the "Important Information" tab prior to registering.

Southeast Champions of 2023:

3x3x3 Cube - Nicolás Sánchez - 7.63 Average
2x2x2 Cube - Nicolás Sánchez - 1.65 Average
4x4x4 Cube - Nicolás Sánchez - 28.29 Average
5x5x5 Cube - Sean Hartman - 53.25 Average
6x6x6 Cube - Vishwa Sankar - 1:36.16 Mean
7x7x7 Cube - Vishwa Sankar - 2:34.06 Mean
3x3x3 Blindfolded - Noah Swor - 20.79 Single
3x3x3 Fewest Moves - Kerry Creech - 26.33 Mean
3x3x3 One-Handed - Andreas Lambropoulos - 12.55 Average
Clock - Vishwa Sankar - 5.25 Average
Megaminx - Heewon Seo - 31.92 Average
Pyraminx - Zachary Ochs - 2.40 Average
Skewb - Dominic Redisi - 2.96 Average
Square-1 - Calix Tang - 8.88 Average
4x4x4 Blindfolded - Elvin Xu - 5:39.93 Single
5x5x5 Blindfolded - Raymond Goslow - 15:55.00 Single
3x3x3 Multi-Blind - Raymond Goslow - 12/13 Cubes in 59:52

Events
Main event
Competitors
194
Registration period

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There is a competitor limit of 250 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $45 (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.
Any spectator can attend for free.

After registering for this competition, please declare your residency on CubingUSA by logging in to the CubingUSA website, editing your account and setting your home state.

Registrations are accepted manually by the organization team. If you do not see your name on the competitor list within one business day after completing payment, please contact the organizers to resolve the issue.

Registrations may be deferred due to providing incorrect or incomplete information when registering. In these cases, the organizers will email you before accepting the registration to confirm your competitor information. After 24 hours without a response, the registration will not be accepted until the information is clarified.

All staff members must pay the registration fee in order to have their registration accepted. After the competition, staff members will receive a refund for the registration fee.

Waiting List Policy

After the competitor limit has been reached, you may still register and pay the registration fee in order for your registration to be put on a waiting list. If you submit your registration but do not pay, you will not be placed on the waiting list. Please contact the organization team if you would like to know what your place on the waiting list is. You do not have a spot at the competition until you receive a confirmation email with the subject line: "Your registration for CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 has been accepted." Do not make travel plans until you receive the acceptance email and see your name on the competitor list.

If you are first on the waiting list and someone cancels their registration, then you will automatically be accepted into the competition and receive a notification email. After the competition, all competitors remaining on the waiting list will receive a refund for the registration fee, minus processing fees.

Highlights
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Dylan Miller won with an average of 6.38 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ryan Pilat finished second (6.64) and Luke Griesser finished third (6.64).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Dylan Miller 5.45 6.38 United States 7.696.395.456.326.44
2x2x2 Cube Nicolás Sánchez 1.27 1.65 United States 2.061.821.391.751.27
4x4x4 Cube Nicolás Sánchez 25.36 28.29 United States 29.9926.7328.1425.3633.93
5x5x5 Cube Sean Hartman 48.84 53.25 United States 48.8451.5049.9959.1858.27
6x6x6 Cube Vishwa Sankar 1:33.53 1:36.16 United States 1:35.361:39.601:33.53
7x7x7 Cube Zachary White 2:31.02 2:33.68 United States 2:33.342:36.692:31.02
3x3x3 Blindfolded Noah Swor 20.79 DNF United States DNF20.79DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Andreas Lambropoulos 10.55 12.55 United States 10.55DNF11.3812.8413.42
Clock Vishwa Sankar 4.93 5.25 United States 5.325.10DNF4.935.34
Megaminx Heewon Seo 28.91 31.92 United States 1:10.1532.4728.9133.1730.11
Pyraminx Zachary Ochs 1.76 2.40 United States 1.763.551.821.835.56
Skewb Dominic Redisi 2.47 2.96 United States 2.474.653.012.583.28
Square-1 Calix Tang 7.10 8.88 United States 11.547.108.828.689.13
4x4x4 Blindfolded Ryan Pilat 3:24.48 DNF United States 3:24.48DNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Raymond Goslow 15:55.00 DNF United States DNF15:55.00DNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Raymond Goslow 12/13 59:52 United States 12/13 59:52
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 3:00.00 Top 75% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
2x2x2 Cube First round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 100 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
4x4x4 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 3:00.00 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 3:00.00
5x5x5 Cube First round Bo2 / Ao5 5:00.00 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 5:00.00
6x6x6 Cube First round Bo1 / Mo3 10:00.00 1 attempt to get < 3:30.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Mo3 10:00.00
7x7x7 Cube First round Bo1 / Mo3 10:00.00 1 attempt to get < 4:30.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Mo3 10:00.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round Bo3 10:00.00 cumulative * Top 16 advance to next round
Final Bo3 10:00.00 cumulative *
3x3x3 One-Handed First round Bo2 / Ao5 2:00.00 2 attempts to get < 40.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
Clock First round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 17 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
Megaminx First round Bo2 / Ao5 5:00.00 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 5:00.00
Pyraminx First round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 101 advance to next round
Second round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
Skewb First round Ao5 1:00.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 1:00.00
Square-1 First round Bo2 / Ao5 2:00.00 2 attempts to get < 40.00 Top 16 advance to next round
Final Ao5 2:00.00
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final Bo3 50:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final and 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final **
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final Bo3 50:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final and 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final **
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final Bo1 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00

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Schedule for Saturday (April 15, 2023)

From 07:00 AM
To 09:30 AM
Set-Up
HAelp Desk
From 07:30 AM
To 10:20 AM
Check-In
HAelp Desk
From 08:00 AM
To 09:30 AM
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final (Attempt 1)
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo1
Time limit
10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00
From 09:30 AM
To 10:20 AM
7x7x7 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo1 / Mo3
Time limit
10:00.00
Cutoff
1 attempt to get < 4:30.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 10:20 AM
To 10:40 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
HAelp Desk
From 10:40 AM
To 11:35 AM
2x2x2 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 100 advance to next round
From 11:35 AM
To 12:25 PM
Lunch
HAelp Desk
From 12:25 PM
To 01:45 PM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
3:00.00
Proceed
Top 75% advance to next round
From 01:45 PM
To 01:55 PM
Competitor Photo & Special Announcements
HAelp Desk
From 01:55 PM
To 02:45 PM
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round
Red Stage
Format
Bo3
Time limit
10:00.00 cumulative *
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 01:55 PM
To 03:35 PM
5x5x5 Cube First round
Blue Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 2:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 02:45 PM
To 03:35 PM
5x5x5 Cube First round
Red Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 2:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 03:35 PM
To 04:25 PM
Pyraminx First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 101 advance to next round
From 04:25 PM
To 05:20 PM
3x3x3 One-Handed First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 40.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 05:20 PM
To 06:05 PM
Clock First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 17 advance to next round
From 06:05 PM
To 06:30 PM
7x7x7 Cube Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Mo3
Time limit
10:00.00
From 06:30 PM
To 07:45 PM
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo3
Time limit
50:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final and 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final **
From 06:30 PM
To 07:45 PM
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo3
Time limit
50:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final and 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final **
From 06:30 PM
To 07:45 PM
Dinner
HAelp Desk
From 07:45 PM
To 08:30 PM
State Relay Tournament
HAelp Desk

Schedule for Sunday (April 16, 2023)

From 07:00 AM
To 07:50 AM
6x6x6 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo1 / Mo3
Time limit
10:00.00
Cutoff
1 attempt to get < 3:30.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 07:50 AM
To 08:30 AM
Square-1 First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 40.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 08:30 AM
To 09:15 AM
Skewb First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 09:15 AM
To 10:05 AM
Megaminx First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 2:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 10:05 AM
To 10:35 AM
2x2x2 Cube Second round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 10:35 AM
To 11:40 AM
4x4x4 Cube First round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
3:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 1:30.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 11:40 AM
To 12:20 PM
Lunch
HAelp Desk
From 12:20 PM
To 12:45 PM
5x5x5 Cube Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
From 12:45 PM
To 01:00 PM
Square-1 Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 01:00 PM
To 01:30 PM
Pyraminx Second round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 01:30 PM
To 01:50 PM
6x6x6 Cube Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Mo3
Time limit
10:00.00
From 01:50 PM
To 02:05 PM
3x3x3 One-Handed Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
2:00.00
From 02:05 PM
To 02:25 PM
Megaminx Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
From 02:25 PM
To 02:40 PM
Skewb Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 02:40 PM
To 03:00 PM
4x4x4 Cube Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
3:00.00
From 03:00 PM
To 03:45 PM
3x3x3 Cube Second round
Red Stage, Blue Stage
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Proceed
Top 16 advance to next round
From 03:45 PM
To 03:55 PM
2x2x2 Cube Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 03:55 PM
To 04:05 PM
Pyraminx Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 04:05 PM
To 04:20 PM
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Bo3
Time limit
10:00.00 cumulative *
From 04:20 PM
To 04:35 PM
Clock Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 04:35 PM
To 04:50 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
HAelp Desk
Format
Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
From 04:50 PM
To 06:00 PM
Awards / Clean-Up
HAelp Desk

Live Results

All Attendees (Spectators/Families)

  • Spectators (parents, siblings, friends, etc.) are allowed to come and watch for free. No prior registration is required.
  • It would be wonderful if we could get some volunteer help from parents. (If you have not judged before, please attend the new competitor tutorial to learn how.) Once you know how, you can judge for however long you'd feel like - it's an excellent way to help support the event your kid is enjoying and make the time fly by as well!

All Competitors

  • Make sure to set your home state on CubingUSA by logging in to the CubingUSA website and editing your account.
  • All competitors will receive judging assignments and are expected to fulfill them. Failure to show up to judge may result in disqualification. If you do not know how to judge, please attend the new competitor tutorial to learn how.
  • You should be present before the start of each event you are competing in. If you miss your group, you may not be able to compete in the event.

New Competitors

  • We will have a new competitor tutorial at 10:20am on Saturday. It is very important that you attend this tutorial to learn the competing and judging processes.
  • This video will help explain most things that any first-time competitor will need to know. It is highly recommended that parents watch this video as well to better understand how a competition works.

If you have any questions not answered on the competition website, please use the contact link on the General Info tab to contact the organization team.

We will be awarding Southeast Regional Champion titles in each event to the highest-ranked competitor from CubingUSA's Southeast region, which is defined as the following states and territories:

  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • North Carolina
  • Puerto Rico
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • United States Virgin Islands

The deadline to officially declare your residency in the Southeast by listing your home state/territory on your CubingUSA account was Sunday, March 26, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT/7PM CDT. Only those who declared residency by the deadline will be eligible for Southeast Champion titles. If you achieve a Southeast Champion title, you may be asked to verify your residency at the competition.

Southeast Region Map

Event 2018 - Athens, GA 2019 - Charlotte, NC 2020/2021 2022 - Gatlinburg, TN (+ FMC locations)
3x3x3 Cube Nicolás Sánchez (GA), 8.64 average Tommy Cherry (FL), 8.45 average Not held Nicolás Sánchez (GA), 7.92 average
2x2x2 Cube Tommy Cherry (FL), 1.79 average Zachary Ochs (NC), 2.13 average Not held Zachary Ochs (NC), 1.65 average
4x4x4 Cube Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) (FL), 28.37 average Katie Hull (GA), 28.27 average Not held Katie Hull (GA), 29.51 average
5x5x5 Cube Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) (FL), 56.34 average Jared Stinson (GA), 1:02.52 average Not held Katie Hull (GA), 53.78 average
6x6x6 Cube Jared Stinson (GA), 2:01.38 mean Jared Stinson (GA), 1:53.70 mean Not held Sean Hartman (FL), 1:46.61 mean
7x7x7 Cube Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) (FL), 2:58.03 mean Sean Hartman (FL), 2:44.76 mean Not held Sean Hartman (FL), 2:30.46 mean
3x3x3 Blindfolded Tommy Cherry (FL), 29.96 single Tommy Cherry (FL), 22.68 single Not held Tommy Cherry (FL), 16.71 single
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Jacob Ambrose (GA), 31.67 mean Jacob Ambrose (GA), 28.00 mean Not held Zachary Ochs (NC), 25.00 mean
3x3x3 One-Handed Kieran Dizon (GA), 12.42 average Kieran Dizon (GA), 12.84 average Not held Andreas Lambropoulos (NC), 13.06 average
3x3x3 With Feet Kevin Min (AL), 29.49 average Tommy Cherry (FL), 28.69 average Not held Not held
Clock Carson Claud (NC), 7.28 average Kerry Creech (NC), 5.75 average Not held Kerry Creech (NC), 4.92 average
Megaminx Jared Stinson (GA), 47.48 average Jared Stinson (GA), 44.69 average Not held Heewon Seo (FL), 33.84 average
Pyraminx Zachary Ochs (NC), 3.35 average Kerry Creech (NC), 3.77 average Not held Kerry Creech (NC), 1.89 average
Skewb Kevin Min (AL), 3.93 average Tommy Cherry (FL), 4.67 average Not held Dominic Redisi (TN), 2.64 average
Square-1 Tommy Cherry (FL), 10.18 average Tommy Cherry (FL), 9.91 average Not held Noah Swor (FL), 9.67 average
4x4x4 Blindfolded Tommy Cherry (FL), 4:31.26 single Raymond Goslow (GA), 7:54.72 single Not held Carson Claud (NC), 7:58.33 single
5x5x5 Blindfolded Tommy Cherry (FL), 12:54.00 single Tommy Cherry (FL), 5:41.42 single Not held Tommy Cherry (FL), 9:54.14 single
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Raymond Goslow (GA), 13/15 cubes in 57:36 Tommy Cherry (FL), 28/30 cubes in 59:26 Not held Sean Hartman (FL), 15/16 cubes in 57:30

A separate multi-location competition for 3x3x3 Fewest Moves was held on April 1, 2023, with locations in Birmingham, AL; Orlando, FL; Cumming, GA; and Charlotte, NC.

CubingUSA Southeast FMC Championship 2023

The podium from CubingUSA Southeast FMC Championship 2023 will be recognized during the awards ceremony at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 to crown our Southeast FMC Champion.

Register for the State Relay Tournament

CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 will have a State Relay Tournament on Saturday evening (7:20pm-8:00pm).

Format:
- The competition will be a single bracket elimination where each team will compete head to head against another team to eliminate them from the tournament.
- Each team will be made up of 4 different people from the same Southeast state (AL, GA, FL, NC, SC, TN).
- A state may have multiple teams competing; however, a person can only compete on one team.
- The team will solve 8 puzzles back-to-back (2x2, 3x3, 4x4, OH, Clock, Pyra, Skewb, Sq-1). Each person on the team will solve 2 of these puzzles. The team which solves its 8 puzzles the fastest will advance to the next round.

Location:
Orange Beach Event Center
4671 Wharf Pkwy W
Orange Beach, AL 36561

Parking:
Free parking is available at the venue.

Lodging:
The competition venue has compiled a list of lodging options, which can be found by visiting this link and clicking "Book Direct".

Restaurants:
The venue is across the street from The Wharf, a shopping and dining complex that includes a variety of restaurants. Other options, including fast-food chains, are also available within a short drive.

Air Travel:
The nearest major airport to Orange Beach is Pensacola International (32 miles away), which is served by direct flights from major Southeast cities such as Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Tampa, Orlando, and Miami.

Staff members have now been chosen for this competition. If you applied, you have been notified as to your acceptance status.

Expectations from staff members:
- Staff members will have additional assignments throughout the competition. You will be responsible for primarily scrambling and running duties, filling in missing judging spots if needed, and following any other instructions from team leaders.
- Staff members with HAelp Desk / Data Team assignments will have additional responsibilities while on the HAelp Desk stage. They will answer questions from attendees, handle the check-in process, provide a new competitor tutorial for late arrivals, perform data entry and data checking, and print and sort scorecards.
- You can select to only be a partial staff member if you only want to help out with certain events/rounds.
- For this competition, we expect all staff members to have some previous staffing and/or competition experience.

Benefits for staff members:
- Refunded registration fee
- Free meals (Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner, Sunday lunch)
- T-shirts
- Great experience staffing at a Championship!

All apparel has been ordered. No additional items can be pre-ordered, and there will not be any extra items for sale at the competition. There are no refunds on apparel orders.

If you ordered apparel before the deadline, it can be picked up during Competitor Check-In at the HAelp Desk on Saturday, April 15th between 7:30am and 10:20am. You must pick up your order during this time.


This competition is sponsored by The Cubicle! They will provide gift card codes for the podium in each event.

Keep up with the latest cubing happenings in the Southeast by connecting with us on social media!

Cubing Southeast Facebook group

WCA - Southeast, USA Discord server

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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