All Attendees (Spectators/Families)

• All spectators are welcome to attend this event for free without any prior registration.
• We enthusiastically welcome all non-competitors who want to assist with judging during the competition! It's a wonderful way to support the event that your child or loved one enjoys and make the time fly by as well. If you have never judged before, just attend the new competitor tutorial and/or visit the HAelp Desk for a personal tutorial during the competition. But once you are trained in judging, you are welcome to take a judging seat at any open station at any time!

All Competitors

• Please declare your residency on CubingUSA by logging in to the CubingUSA website, editing your account and setting your home state before Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT/7:00PM CDT. This information will be used both to determine who is eligible for Southeast Champion titles and also to provide custom competition materials to you based on your home state.
• All competitors will have judging assignments throughout the day in addition to their competing assignments. These judging assignments are mandatory, and competitors who repeatedly miss their assignments can be subject to disqualification from the rest of the competition under WCA Regulation 1e2. Any competitor who does not yet know how to judge will need to attend the new competitor tutorial and/or visit the HAelp Desk for a personal tutorial before their first judging assignment.
• Please plan to be present in the venue at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start of each event you are competing in to ensure you do not miss your group. If you miss your group, you may not be able to compete in the event.
• If you have to leave the competition early and miss any subsequent round that you have qualified for, please notify the HAelp Desk before leaving so your spot can be offered to the next-fastest competitor.

New Competitors

• We will have new competitor tutorials at 9:30am on Friday and 7:45am on Saturday. You must attend one of these tutorials before competing in your first event in order to learn the competing and judging processes.
• The WCA Competitor Tutorial video linked below is highly recommended viewing for both new competitors and their families before the competition in order to know what to expect ahead of time. It will also give you a solid foundation to learn the additional information that will be presented at the in-person tutorial.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: Do I use my own cubes to compete?
• A: Yes, you are responsible for providing your own puzzles. Be sure to review Article 3 of the WCA regulations and confirm that your puzzles are competition legal before the event. Some examples of non-legal puzzles are electronic cubes (such as Giiker, GOcube, or GAN356i), cubes with carbon fiber stickers, cubes with more than one logo, and cubes with significantly damaged or missing stickers/pieces.
• Q: Do I use my own timer to compete?
• A: No, all equipment for the competition (timers, displays, etc.) is provided by the organizers/delegates.
• Q: How fast do you have to be to compete?
• A: As long as you are able to solve the puzzle within the time limit listed on the Events tab, you are fast enough to compete!
• Q: What will the average age of competitors be?
• A: Most competitors are between 10 and 25 years old, with the average age usually falling in the mid-teens. However, all ages are welcome - everyone can and should cube!
• Q: Are competitors divided by gender or age?
• A: No, all competitors compete in the same division on the same even playing field.
• Q: Why am I not on the competitor list yet? I already signed up and paid!
• A: Registrations are approved manually, so it may take some time for the organizers to see and accept your registration. Also, if registration is already full when you register and pay, you will be placed on the waiting list instead. If you still do not see your name on the competitor list or waiting list 48 hours after submitting payment, please reach out via the "Contact Organization Team" link on the General Info tab.
• Q: How do I change my events or cancel my registration?
• A: Please reach out via the "Contact Organization Team" link on the General Info tab and an organizer or delegate will handle your request. Please note that no refunds, cancellations, event changes, etc. will be processed after the deadlines listed on the General Info tab under "Registration Requirements".
• Q: How do I know when exactly I will be competing?
• A: To see what time each event you are competing in takes place, check the Schedule tab. At the competition, your personal nametag that you receive at check-in will list which group you are assigned to compete in for each event. Each group competes in order - group 1, then group 2, and so on. Please be familiar with which group you are in and pay attention as they are called up throughout the day - you may not be able to compete if you miss your group.
• Q: What do I do while I'm not competing?
• A: In addition to your competing group assignments, you will also have judging assignments throughout the day. The WCA is a volunteer-based organization, and everyone has to chip in a little bit to make sure the competition is a success! You are welcome and encouraged to judge as much as you want, even beyond your assignments - it's a fun way to get right up in the middle of the action. When you're not judging or competing, though, you'll probably want to hang out at the tables with other cubers and make some new friends!
• Q: Where do I find my results during the competition?
• A: During the competition, you can see results on WCA Live as they are entered. Please note that all results are entered by hand and there may be delays depending on the availability of staff to enter data.
• Q: How will I know if I made it to the next round?
• A: Once a round is completely entered on WCA Live, the competitors whose names are highlighted will be the ones moving on to the next round. To check if the round is actually complete, scroll down to the bottom and see if all listed competitors have results. If there are competitors without results, the round is not completely entered yet and the next round has not been finalized.
• Q: Where do I find my results after the competition?
• A: Within a week of the end of the competition, the results of the competition will be uploaded on the main WCA website and will appear on your WCA profile. You will receive an email notification when this happens.
• Q: Who do I ask if I have a question about the competition not answered here?
• A: You can always reach out via the "Contact Organization Team" link on the General Info tab and we'll get back to you shortly!

Location

Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium - The Hall at SMA
385 N Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29303

Please note that the entrance for the The Hall is not the front entrance that faces the street - this takes you to the venue's auditorium space, which is not a part of the competition. The entrance for the competition is on the side of the building as you walk from the main parking lot to the street, as highlighted below:

Parking

Free parking is available at the venue. If the venue parking lot is full, parking is also available at the Spartanburg County Admin Building across the street as well as at the VCOM lot on Magnolia Street as highlighted below:

Please refer to the venue website as needed for more information on parking.

Lodging

Spartanburg's tourism agency, OneSpartanburg, has generously provided us with a hotel discount flyer which you can use to book from a variety of Spartanburg hotels at 10-15% off their usual rates. Visit the flyer link and click on the hotel logos to be taken to the discounted booking page for that hotel. The two nearest hotels to the venue are the AC Hotel and the Marriott, both of which are within walking distance. If any other hotel deals/discounts become available, we will update this page, notify all registered competitors, and make announcements on Southeast Cubing social media.

Restaurants

There will be a concession stand open at the venue to provide food on-site. There are also a variety of restaurant options in downtown Spartanburg walking distance from the venue as well as fast food options within a few minutes' drive. Please note that outside food is not allowed in the venue; if you get food from anywhere besides the venue concession stand, you will need to eat it before returning to the venue.

Air Travel

The nearest major airport to Spartanburg is Greenville-Spartanburg International, located less than 30 minutes away. Charlotte Douglas International, located a little over an hour away, is another option with significantly more destinations and flight options.

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:

• Alabama
• Florida
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Tennessee

The deadline to officially declare your residency in the Southeast by listing your home state on your CubingUSA account is Sunday, June 9, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT/7:00PM CDT. Only those who declare 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

SoutheastCubing.org

The new Southeast Cubing website is home to all kinds of information about cubing in the Southeast including:

Southeast Cubing is also on social media!

A separate multi-location competition for 3x3x3 Fewest Moves will be held on Saturday, June 15th. The exact locations for this competition will be added to this page and announced via Southeast Cubing social media when they are available.

The podium from CubingUSA Southeast FMC Championship 2024 will be recognized during the awards ceremony at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 to crown our Southeast FMC Champion!

We will be recruiting talented staff members to make this competition a success!
The Staff application is open from now until May 12th. The application will be closed after that.

Staff Application - Click here to apply

Expectations for Staff

• Most staff will spend the majority of their time during the competition performing scrambling and running duties on one or more assigned stages of the competition. You will be expected to proactively fill in those roles as you see them become available throughout the day, and also follow the directions of the stage lead delegates to take on other tasks such as judging as needed.
• Some staff will have assignments on the HAelp Desk/Data Team. While performing this role, you will assist with answering questions from attendees, handling check-in, providing new competitor tutorials, performing data entry and double-checking entered results, printing and sorting scorecards for subsequent rounds of the competition, and other tasks as needed when directed to do so by the stage leads for HAelp Desk/Data Team.
• Staff will have breaks in their assignments in order to compete in their registered events and will also be able to take breaks as needed as long as the stage lead delegates are made aware.
• If you will only be available for certain parts of the competition or are only interested in staffing for certain events/rounds, you can apply to be a partial staff member and receive reduced benefits accordingly.
• We expect all staff applicants for this competition to have some form of previous official staffing experience or at least have regularly helped out significantly at multiple previous competitions.

Benefits for Staff

• Registration fee refunded after the competition (full refund for full competition staff, refund prorated accordingly for partial competition staff)
• Free lunch vouchers for all days of the competition that you assist as staff
• Free competition t-shirt
• Great experience staffing and making new friends at a championship!

Apparel must be pre-ordered. No apparel will be for sale at the competition.

Shirts and hoodies are available for purchase from Custom Ink!
The order will close on May 31st. Orders will be shipped to an organizer's residence and then distributed at Competitor Check-In. Apparel must be picked up during Competitor Check on Saturday morning at 7am.
Order here: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/sec24/

Order here: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/sec24/

We are looking forward to announcing the competition sponsorship and prizes soon! Once this information is ready, it will be added to this page and announced via Southeast Cubing social media.