Trinity Valley Spring 2020


Date
Feb 22, 2020
City
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Venue

Trinity Valley School

Address
7500 Dutch Brand Road, Fort Worth, Tx
Details

Dinning Hall

Contact

Organizers

Organizer
Brian Johnston
WCA Delegates
Jae Park and Nitin Subramanian
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Information

Please note that this schedule is subject to change, as we may hold events slightly earlier or later than shown depending on whether the competition is running ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, you may want to look at CubingUSA's Competitor Tutorial.

Events
Main event
Competitors
107
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


Any requested changes to registration before registration closes will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list. If you believe you paid and your name isn't showing up, please contact us so that we can assist you.
Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete.

If the competitor limit is filled, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Your registration will not be accepted unless a spot opens up.

Highlights
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Aaron Huynh won with an average of 7.65 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ryan Pilat finished second (8.26) and Patrick Fischer finished third (9.58).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Aaron Huynh 6.46 7.65 United States 9.016.467.997.917.06
2x2x2 Cube Patrick Fischer 1.69 2.71 United States 2.312.962.861.692.95
3x3x3 Blindfolded Jae Park 1:01.15 DNF United States DNFDNF1:01.15
Megaminx Dylan Baumbach 49.52 56.58 United States 56.871:06.6656.5049.5256.38
Pyraminx Andres Rodriguez 2.36 2.93 United States 3.812.362.752.693.34
Skewb Patrick Fischer 3.30 4.21 United States 5.383.305.244.083.32
Event Round Format Time limit Cutoff Proceed
3x3x3 Cube First round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 50% advance to next round
Second round Ao5 10:00.00 Top 50% advance to next round
Final Ao5 10:00.00
2x2x2 Cube Final Bo2 / Ao5 1:00.00 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round Bo3 10:00.00 cumulative * Top 8 advance to next round
Final Bo3 10:00.00 cumulative *
Megaminx Final Bo2 / Ao5 5:00.00 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00
Pyraminx Final Bo2 / Ao5 1:00.00 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00
Skewb Final Bo2 / Ao5 1:00.00 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00

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Schedule for Saturday (February 22, 2020)

From 08:00 AM
To 08:30 AM
Tutorial for new competitors
Dinning Hall
From 08:30 AM
To 10:00 AM
3x3x3 Cube First round
Dinning Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 50% advance to next round
From 10:00 AM
To 10:30 AM
Awards for 1st round finishers
Dinning Hall
From 10:30 AM
To 11:45 AM
2x2x2 Cube Final
Dinning Hall
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 1:00.00
From 11:45 AM
To 12:30 PM
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round
Dinning Hall
Format
Bo3
Time limit
10:00.00 cumulative *
Proceed
Top 8 advance to next round
From 12:30 PM
To 01:30 PM
Lunch
Dinning Hall
From 01:30 PM
To 02:30 PM
Pyraminx Final
Dinning Hall
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 1:00.00
From 02:30 PM
To 03:30 PM
Skewb Final
Dinning Hall
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
1:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 1:00.00
From 03:30 PM
To 04:30 PM
Megaminx Final
Dinning Hall
Format
Bo2 / Ao5
Time limit
5:00.00
Cutoff
2 attempts to get < 2:30.00
From 04:30 PM
To 05:00 PM
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final
Dinning Hall
Format
Bo3
Time limit
10:00.00 cumulative *
From 05:00 PM
To 06:00 PM
3x3x3 Cube Second round
Dinning Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
Proceed
Top 50% advance to next round
From 06:00 PM
To 07:00 PM
3x3x3 Cube Final
Dinning Hall
Format
Ao5
Time limit
10:00.00
From 07:00 PM
To 07:30 PM
Awards
Dinning Hall

This competition has a competitor limit of 120 people, with a $15 registration fee payed via Stripe.

If the competitor limit is filled, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Your registration will not be accepted unless a spot opens up.

New Competitors

  • Please try to arrive early to watch the new competitor introduction at 8:00AM.
  • Please bring some form of identification. This will be used to verify your name, birthday, and nationality. (something like a passport or school ID).
  • Please be familiar with all of WCA's regulations, most importantly Article A. If you have any questions about the regulations, feel free to ask us.
  • 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 prefer reading, there is a WCA tutorial in a pdf format here.
  • In each event we will have rounds. We will take the top competitors on to the subsequent rounds. After a round is completed results will be entered into WCA live.
  • Each round will be divided into groups to help them run more efficiently. We will call the groups in order, along with a last call. Please come bring your puzzle up and wait in the competitor waiting area whenever your group is called. We are allowed to deny you the ability to compete if you do not come up by the last call. On the Group Sheet, you may notice that you have a group as well as a Judging(J), Running(R), and Scrambling(S) assignment. If this is the case, then the group you are competing in will have no letter next to it. The Group that you are working will have the letter next to it (i.e. 2J would mean you are judging in Group 2). Please either judge or find someone to take your judging place when you are scheduled to judge. If all the judging stations are full, then don't worry, come help out a little later. You may see that you may have a job in an event that you are not competing in. Please try to help out as much as possible, especially during these times!

All Competitors

  • Please try to arrive at least 30 minutes early for the events you are competing in to ensure that you are on time for that event.
  • We will use regulation 9p3) for all final rounds. If you are not present when a final starts, you will be withdrawn from that final.
  • Please note that this schedule is subject to change, as we may hold events slightly earlier or later than shown depending on whether the competition is running ahead of schedule or behind schedule.
  • It would be wonderful if we could get some volunteer help from the parents. This would require either being present at the judging tutorial or to have someone teach you how to judge later in the day. Judge for however long you'd feel like. It's an excellent way to make the time fly by!
  • Your delegate for this competition is Jae Park. Ask him if you have any questions throughout the day!

Before Inspection:

  1. Reset the timer, so that it shows all zeroes.
  2. Reset the stopwatch, so that it shows all zeroes.
  3. Ask the competitor if they are ready. Wait until they say that they are.

Inspection:

  1. Simultaneously start the stopwatch and lift the cover from the puzzle.
  2. If the stopwatch reaches 8 seconds and the competitor has not started the timer yet, say “8 seconds.”
  3. If the stopwatch reaches 12 seconds and the competitor has not started the timer yet, say “12 seconds.”
  4. If the competitor starts the timer between 15.01 and 17.00, they receive a +2 penalty.
  5. If the competitor starts the timer after 17 seconds, they receive a DNF.

During the solve:

  1. Do not distract the competitor. Refrain from doing any activity that may distract yourself or the competitor, like cubing or looking at your phone
  2. Pay attention to the solve so that if any incident occurs, you can discuss with the delegate. a. Again, do not solve your own cubes while judging!

Cutoffs:

  1. If the competitor fails to make the listed time limit, after they go over that time limit, the judge stops their attempt and the solve is marked a DNF.
  2. If the competitor fails to make the listed cutoff after completing the first 2 attempts (first attempt if the competitor is given 3 attempts), the competitor is finished after those attempts.

After the solve:

  1. Inspect the puzzle without touching or moving it to see if it is solved. If there is a misalignment and you are not sure about the correct penalty, ask for help.
  2. If the competitor touches the puzzle before you have a chance to look at it, the solve is given a DNF. a. If the competitor has not made any moves, you can give them a +2 penalty instead.
  3. Write down the time of the solve on the scorecard. a. If there was no penalty, just write the time shown on the timer. b. If there was a +2 penalty at the beginning of the solve, write “2 +” before writing the time on the timer. c. If there was a +2 penalty at the end of the solve, write “+ 2” after writing the time on the timer. d. All solves with penalties have to include an equals sign and final result. (e.g. 19.57+2=21.57)
  4. If the solve was a DNF, write DNF instead of a time. For Blindfolded, write the time as well.
  5. Put your initials in the Judge column and have the competitor initial in the Comp column.

Blindfolded:

  1. There is no inspection. The competitor starts the solve by starting the timer and taking off the cube cover.
  2. When the competitor starts the timer, start the stopwatch as a backup timer in case they go above 10 minutes.
  3. Once the competitor has starting turning the cube (NOT merely after they have put on their blindfold), hold the barrier between the competitor’s eyes and hands so they wouldn’t be able to see the cube, even without a blindfold.
  4. If the solve was a DNF, write both the time and DNF. E.g. DNF (2:05.987)

Other:

• If it’s the competitor’s first official solve, encourage them to practice using the timer once or twice before inspection.
• If a piece pops out of the puzzle, the competitor has to either reassemble the puzzle with the timer still running, or receive a DNF because the puzzle is not considered solved, it is up to the delegate to decide if the cube is solved depending on what pieces are missing.
• When a puzzle defect happens during a solve, nobody except the competitor can touch any pieces of the cube.

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/running 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:

Numbers in the column "Comp" show the group number you're assigned to compete.
Numbers in the column "J/R" show the group number you're assigned to judge or run.
Numbers in the column "Scr" show the group number you're assigned to scramble.

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. Reg 1e2

Group Information for Trinity Valley Spring2020

Live results will be updated through WCA Live.

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A free blindfold to all 3x3x3 Blindfolded competitors! (Success not required :-)

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.

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