Amherst Spring Challenge 2024

Date: Mar 16, 2024
City: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Venue: Amherst Woman's Club
Address: 35 Triangle St, Amherst, MA 01002
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Cube New England, Levi Gibson, and Margot Audero
WCA Delegates: Jesse Mailloux, Levi Gibson, Margot Audero, and Will Russo

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Information: The only events at this competition will be 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, and 5x5x5 blindfolded. First-time competitors are welcome, however we will not be holding the normal speedsolving events, and so you may prefer to attend a different competition.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 18

Registration period: Online registration opened Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC.
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There is a competitor limit of 24 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
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Aedan Bryant won with a mean of 23.00 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Levi Gibson finished second (23.33) and Thiago Han finished third (27.33).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Rowe Hessler	19.23	21.97	United States	26.48	20.20	19.23
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Aedan Bryant	22	23.00	United States	25	22	22
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Rowe Hessler	2:23.18	DNF	United States	DNF	2:23.18	2:33.29
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Rowe Hessler	5:00.61	DNF	United States	DNF	DNF	5:00.61
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Rowe Hessler	49/64 59:51		United States	49/64 59:51

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Proceed
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	10:00.00 cumulative*	Top 75% advance to next round
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	10:00.00 cumulative*
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	Mo3	1 hour
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	1:30:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final, 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final**
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	1:30:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final, 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final**
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	Bo1	10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00

Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

8:50 - 11:00

4x4x4 Blindfolded Final

8:50 - 11:00

5x5x5 Blindfolded Final

8:35 - 8:50

Registration

11:00 - 12:10

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 1)

12:10 - 12:25

Cube submission for 3x3x3 Multi-Blind

12:25 - 1:25

Lunch

1:25 - 2:45

3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final (Attempt 1)

2:45 - 3:55

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 2)

3:55 - 4:35

3x3x3 Blindfolded First round

4:35 - 5:45

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 3)

5:45 - 6:15

3x3x3 Blindfolded Final

6:15 - 6:30

Awards

Registration Process

Before You Register

All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.

How to Register Online

Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $25.00. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.

The competitor limit for this competition is 24. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 24 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.

Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations or payments will be accepted.

Any requested changes to registration before Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM EST will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.

How to Pay for Registration Online

Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."

Refunds

Approved competitors who cancel their registration before Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM EST are eligible for a refund for half (50%) of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.

Waitlist Information

We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once 24 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM EST, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.

Parking:
There is parking at the venue, as well as overflow parking at Amherst Regional High School.

Hotels
There are some nearby hotels that we recommend listed here.

Flights
The nearest airports to this competition are Bradley airport (~50 min), Worcester airport (~1.5 hours) and Boston Logan airport (~2 hours).

Since the competition is located in downtown Amherst, there are many restaurants within walking distance of the venue.

We recommend taking a look at this website to find great food options that are close to the venue

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++).

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.