Amherst Winter Challenge 2025
- Date
- Jan 25 - 26, 2025
- City
- Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
- Venue
Amherst Woman's Club
- Address
- 35 Triangle St, Amherst, MA 01002
- Details
Ground Floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Cube New England and Levi Gibson
- WCA Delegates
- Levi Gibson, Margot Audero, Will Russo, and Zachary Miller
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- 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
- Competitor limit
- 24
- Number of times bookmarked
- 21
- Registration period
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Online registration will be open from to .
- Registration requirements
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Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 24 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $50 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
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 .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
By registering, I hereby release and hold harmless Cube New England Inc. and its officers and volunteers (“Cube New England”), to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all claims, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind or nature which may arise out of or relate to my traveling to or from, attending, or participating in the Event and my use of any venue facilities, including any liability for injury, death, or damage attributable to the alleged negligence of Cube New England, but excluding liability for injury, death, or damage caused solely by gross negligence of Cube New England. I take full personal responsibility for my conduct and actions during the Event and agree to indemnify Cube New England for any loss, damage, injury or expense resulting from my acts or omissions while participating in the Event or present at the event venue.
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 $50.00. (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 Thursday, January 16, 2025 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 Thursday, January 16, 2025 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 Thursday, January 16, 2025 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.