Ashfield Winter Challenge 2024
- Date
- Dec 1, 2024
- City
- Ashfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Venue
Ashfield Town Hall
- Address
- 412 Main St, Ashfield, MA 01330
- Details
Upper Hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Cube New England, Levi Gibson, and Margot Audero
- WCA Delegates
- Levi Gibson and Margot Audero
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is organized by Cube New England, a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of speedcubing in New England.
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
- 13
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.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 20 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (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 .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $30 (United States Dollar).
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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Krish Shah-Nathwani and Levi Gibson won with a mean of 21.00 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Christopher Chi finished third (21.67).
North American records: Krish Shah-Nathwani 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 21.00 (average); Levi Gibson 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 21.00 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 21.35 | DNF | United States | DNF | 21.35 | 21.42 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Levi Gibson | 20 | 21.00 | NAR | United States | 20 | 23 | 20 | ||||
| Krish Shah-Nathwani | 20 | 21.00 | NAR | United States | 20 | 22 | 21 | |||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 2:52.93 | DNF | United States | DNF | 2:52.93 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 4:32.67 | DNF | United States | DNF | 5:47.91 | 4:32.67 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Rowe Hessler | 63/68 59:33 | United States | 63/68 59:33 | ||||||||
For First-Time Competitors
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules.
In addition, please read this tutorial document before coming to the competition.
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 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:
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.
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 $30.00. (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 60. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 100 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, November 21, 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 Thursday, November 21, 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 60 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Thursday, November 21, 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.
TRAVEL
There are many accomadations in the Central/Western Massachusetts area, as well as ample parking at the venue
Street parking is available for this competition.
We have no COVID-19 related restrictions. However any competitor who feels more comfortable wearing a mask may feel free to do so.
We strongly recommend that you test for covid-19 4 days before the competition.
Both groups and a link to live results will be posted ~1 week prior to the competition date
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.